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• One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall From Continental

  By danielcarljohnson on June 28, 2012 • ( 0 )

  I have written before about CCW upholding the 1980’s standard of featuring a lot of jobber matches, but they were more than just a playground for squashes. Here, two big names go at it in a tight psychological ride. Also, I… Read More ›

• Vintage Best of the Super Juniors

  By danielcarljohnson on June 27, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Here is one reason I hope that the WWE Network finally launches at some point this year. The long rumored cruiserweight show would give WWE the opportunity to showcase a genre of wrestling that hasn’t been highlighted in the company… Read More ›

• Females Fighting for a 5 Star Match…And Their Hair

  By danielcarljohnson on June 26, 2012 • ( 0 )

  This bout proves that the key to having a truly classic match whether it is ranked by Dave Meltzer as a 5 star match or not is to have not only superior in-ring work, but high stakes as well. I… Read More ›

• Owen in the Orient

  By danielcarljohnson on June 25, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Some promising matches that could have happened never did so we are doomed to only see them on modified versions of WWF No Mercy for the N64. However, sometimes there are less talked about matches that happened between two great… Read More ›

• Hogan Hulks Up On Abdullah

  By danielcarljohnson on June 24, 2012 • ( 0 )

  This match is remarkable for featuring two huge names in wrestling history while they were both still in pretty good shape. Abdullah The Butcher is still packing some back fat, but at least it doesn’t hang that much here and… Read More ›

• Bob Armstrong Before He Was An Old Fart…Almost

  By danielcarljohnson on June 23, 2012 • ( 1 )

  One of the things I like about current WWE programming is that they are finally bringing back some jobber squash matches. Here is a clip not from WWE, but serves as a reason why I love jobber squashes just the… Read More ›

• The Dragon Meets Muta

  By danielcarljohnson on June 22, 2012 • ( 0 )

  I don’t know what it is, but the first time I sat down to watch this match I just couldn’t make it through it. It is a pretty exciting meet overall though with perhaps a slightly awkward beginning. I like… Read More ›

• An Exploding Cage and a Time Bomb

  By danielcarljohnson on June 21, 2012 • ( 1 )

  The most unique and often most hilarious thing about WSX is how much they tried to cram in, in such a short amount of time. Just look at the basic format of the show, a 30 minute wrestling event. This… Read More ›

• Japan Gets Infested By Piranhas

  By danielcarljohnson on June 20, 2012 • ( 0 )

  If you’re surprised that the idea of putting piranhas in wrestling started on the Japanese death match scene then you’ve obviously never seen a Japanese death match. Yes, this match type, which was infamously later attempted by WSX was done… Read More ›

• A Quintuple Star Match for the Triple Crown

  By danielcarljohnson on June 19, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Aside from the range of styles Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu showcase what Dave Meltzer might have valued when giving this bout 5 stars is the circumstances surrounding the match. It was a high stakes battle as Jumbo was the… Read More ›

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