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• Top 10 WCW Cruiserweights Who Never Made It To WWF/WWE TV

  By danielcarljohnson on April 29, 2012 • ( 8 )

  

  WCW closed its doors over 10 years ago when it was purchased by the WWF and as such the future looked bleak for cruiserweights. Never known for pushing its smaller talents the WWF and later WWE at least tried to… Read More ›

• A Hot and Spicy Dragon

  By danielcarljohnson on April 28, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Hopefully, the prevailing image that mainstream American wrestling fans have of the Ultimo Dragon will be of a great high flyer that was actually used somewhat well in WCW. However, I’m sure at least a few will merely think of… Read More ›

• Smoky Mountain Wrestling Lives

  By danielcarljohnson on April 27, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Well, not really. At least not in the way that Jim Cornette or any of your old favorites are involved in the promotion. No, Jimmy Del Ray will not jiggle as your gigolo again anytime soon (maybe that’s a good… Read More ›

• Bob Sapp for President

  By danielcarljohnson on April 26, 2012 • ( 0 )

  If you are expecting a Ric Flair or Bret Hart caliber match then you are insane. The only thing you’re going to see here is chaos! Whatever happened to Bob Sapp? Oh yeah, he went into more serious competitive work… Read More ›

• RVD Passes Kroffat on the Crossroads

  By danielcarljohnson on April 25, 2012 • ( 1 )

  An intriguing aspect of this match is looking at where each of these guys was just five years from when it took place. RVD was in the hottest independent promotion in the United States while fans wondered when he would… Read More ›

• An Overshadowed Classic Matchup

  By danielcarljohnson on April 24, 2012 • ( 0 )

  As any serious fan of Japanese wrestling knows, Tiger Mask I had a legendary series of matches with Dynamite Kid. With their chemistry being as good as it was, it is easy to forget that as those matches were happening… Read More ›

• A Loud Japanese Crowd

  By danielcarljohnson on April 23, 2012 • ( 0 )

  One stereotype that some American wrestling fans have of wrestling in Japan is that Japanese crowds are always quiet and respectful. As hopefully some of the matches I have already written about show this is not always the case. While… Read More ›

• Wrestling with Hepatitis C

  By danielcarljohnson on April 22, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Yes, X-Pac is still wrestling. This match is over a year old, but it occurred long after X-Pac admitted that he had hepatitis C. While some may not blink an eye at this, others may be opposed to his continuing… Read More ›

• Was Konnan Ever Good in the Ring?

  By danielcarljohnson on April 21, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Just an observation, but I often come across this question whenever I read things about Konnan on the Internet. By comparison I have never seen the question, “remember when Konnan was good in the ring?” So, I thought I would… Read More ›

• Two Greats Battle

  By danielcarljohnson on April 20, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Mick Foley once bragged that for years, people referred to him as the American Onita. Given Foley’s rep that should tell you what you can expect from Atsushi Onita aka The Great Nita. With Nita’s hardcore background and the aura… Read More ›

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