by Daniel Johnson *At Stardom, Thunder Rock consisting of Io Shirai, 25, and Mayu Iwatani, 22, won the Goddess of Stardom Tag League 2015 in Tokyo, Japan on November 8. The duo defeated Santana Garrett, 27, and Hiroyo Matsumoto, 30,… Read More ›
AAW
Site News 10/30/15
by Daniel Johnson Greetings wrestling fans! After a long delay, voting for The Johnson Transcript Surging Star Award for 2014 opens tomorrow! As such I thought it would be nice to post about last year’s winner of The Crown J,… Read More ›
Orlando Christopher Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: “Kid Hybrid” Orlando Christopher is only 25 and has already been wrestling for about eight years. Fighting out of Michigan, Christopher has worked for Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling (XICW) since 2006, beginning shortly after he… Read More ›
Indie Flashback: Wayne Mattei Takes on NC Viper
by Daniel Johnson Wayne “The Maniac” Mattei vs. “The Aboriginal Original” NC Viper This match from All Action Wrestling (AAW) aka NWA Australia occurred at AAW Unleashed 2012. The show featured a pretty stacked card for an Australian indie with… Read More ›
Indie Flashback: Alex Shelley Returns to AAW to Wrestle Michael Elgin
by Daniel Johnson Alex Shelley vs. Michael Elgin This bout took place in May 2011 and features Alex Shelley in his first match back in AAW after a long absence. In addition to being treated to Shelley’s encounter with Michael… Read More ›
Christopher Saint Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: “The Revolutionary Reverend” Christopher Saint is a Michigan based performer who started to train to become a wrestler in 2007 and has been working for the past five years. Some of the promotions Saint has… Read More ›
25 and Under: Zakk Sawyers at the Beyond Wrestling St. Louis Sleeper Cell Pilot Taping
by Daniel Johnson Zakk Sawyers vs. Christian Rose Zakk Sawyers is a wrestler who has been on the radar of Beyond Wrestling for a little while, but hasn’t really gotten a chance to shine much in the company. In this… Read More ›
Supafli Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Supafli is a masked wrestler based in Iowa who has been performing since 2008. Supafli has worked for a variety of promotions including Magnum Pro Wrestling (MPW), Pro Wrestling Phoenix (PWP) and 3XWrestling (3XW). In… Read More ›
Chris Jones Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Chris Jones (shown above performing a double arm suplex) debuted just last year and since then has become increasingly well traveled on the independent wrestling scene in Tennessee. Although originally from Missouri he has crossed… Read More ›
Derek Cornell Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Derek Cornell is a regular on the Iowa independent scene and has been wrestling for nearly five years. Some of the Iowa based promotions Cornell has worked for include Pro Wrestling Phoenix (PWP), Magnum Pro… Read More ›
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