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• Avoiding a Sausagefest

  By danielcarljohnson on May 9, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Before today I haven’t posted any solid women’s wrestling matches and now…I still haven’t! However, I’ve been meaning to feature some women’s wrestling on the blog and since I started out with a battle royal for the men, I thought… Read More ›

• Father vs. Son

  By danielcarljohnson on May 8, 2012 • ( 0 )

  This match is short and with minimum contact, which makes for some interesting viewing. There are three reasons I wanted to post this clip today: *First, it reminds me of how significant fathers can be in working with their sons…. Read More ›

• The Timeless Dragon

  By danielcarljohnson on May 7, 2012 • ( 0 )

  This is a well-developed match that starts simple with each of the three man teams being paired together. Ultimo Dragon is paired with Black Dragon, Funaki is paired with Joe Doering and Keiji Mutoh is paired with Yoshihiro Tajiri. The entire tone… Read More ›

• Abdullah The Conqueror

  By danielcarljohnson on May 6, 2012 • ( 0 )

  A unique aspect of Abdullah The Butcher’s tenure in WWC is that beyond simply being given a monster push, he was brought in as the first holder of the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship. Abdullah and a few select others such… Read More ›

• The Ultimate Warrior vs. Homosexuality

  By danielcarljohnson on May 5, 2012 • ( 2 )

  If you can believe it after watching this, the buildup surrounding the event made this match even odder to watch when it first happened. After years of putting down the wrestling business and making anti-homosexual remarks that at minimum bordered… Read More ›

• The Viking Siege

  By danielcarljohnson on May 4, 2012 • ( 2 )

  Prior to ending Tatanka’s undefeated streak a serving as a member of Finish Parliament, Tony Halme stormed Herb Abrams’ UWF as The Viking. Aside from belonging to a different time than his later WWF gimmick, Ludvig Borga, he also has… Read More ›

• A Tiger For Steamboat

  By danielcarljohnson on May 3, 2012 • ( 0 )

  This match happened while Ricky Steamboat was on a roll and having some of the best matches of all time with Ric Flair. That said this match is not exactly Flair/Steamboat quality. For starters the beginning has way, way too… Read More ›

• 6 Worst WWF Intercontinental Champions of the 1990s

  By danielcarljohnson on May 2, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  Although created in the 1970s, the WWF Intercontinental Championship really came into its own in the 1980s with feuds such as Santana/Valentine, Savage/Steamboat and Rude/Warrior setting a high standard of excellence. Yet, the feuds for this title arguably only grew… Read More ›

• No Chairs Needed

  By danielcarljohnson on May 1, 2012 • ( 0 )

  The fit La Parka (especially compared to his L.A. Park days) takes on Lizmark at what would become AAA’s showcase event. There are plenty of usual Lucha moves such as a sick suicide dive that La Parka takes and some… Read More ›

• A Preview of Junior Heavyweights to Come

  By danielcarljohnson on April 30, 2012 • ( 1 )

  With the Best of the Super Juniors XIX fast approaching I thought I would showcase a few combatants. This match makes it easy as everyone in it will be competing in the tournament with the lone exception being Brian Kendrick…. Read More ›

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