by Daniel Johnson *JT Dunn, 25, the 2012 winner of The Johnson Transcript Surging Star Award, wrestled Matt Hardy, 41, for the Xtreme Wrestling Alliance (XWA) at XWA Wrestlelution 2015 in Providence, Rhode Island on November 1. Hardy was a… Read More ›
AJPW
Random Ramblings: TNA is Poison for WRESTLE-1’s Young Lions
by Daniel Johnson A bright spot for TNA, a company which just narrowly escaped death by signing a television deal with Desitnation America, is there relationship with WRESTLE-1, a Japanese promotion headed by legendary star, The Great Muta. Yet, for… Read More ›
25 and Under: Jack Gamble at WLW
by Daniel Johnson Jack Gamble vs. Elvis Aliaga Jack Gamble is a 25 year-old man wrestling out of Missouri who was trained by the legendary Harley Race. Gamble started with Race’s World League Wrestling (WLW) in 2009. Since then Gamble… Read More ›
Tristan Archer Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Tristan Archer is a French wrestler who has been performing since 2009. Archer was trained by Lance Storm and began his career in Canada having just one match in front of a paying crowd before… Read More ›
Victor Andrews Interview
by Dave Pendleton Interviewer’s Note: I had the opportunity to interview Victor “Mr. Everything” Andrews at the end of 2013. Andrews had a wonderful 2013 traveling throughout the southern United States wrestling for Allied Independent Wrestling Federations (AIWF), New Skool… Read More ›
Puro Flashback: A Japanese Sampler Featuring Katsuhiko Nakajima
by Daniel Johnson Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kaz Hayashi Katsuhiko Nakajima is a wrestler who is talented enough, yet at the same time young enough, where he could be said to have unlimited potential and… Read More ›
Puro Flashback: Two Current Champions in the United States
by Daniel Johnson Seiya Sanada vs. Satoshi Kojima Just days ago Seiya Sanada defeated Austin Aries to capture the TNA X Division Championship at TNA/WRESTLE-1 Outbreak. Interestingly enough at the start of the year Satoshi Kojima captured another significant title… Read More ›
Puro Flashback: Suwama Wrestles KENSO
by Daniel Johnson Suwama vs. KENSO This AJPW bout from nearly two years ago features Suwama and KENSO (formerly WWE’s Kenzo Suzuki) pulling out some good moves while not necessarily displaying the best chemistry with one another. KENSO has the… Read More ›
Puro Flashback: Seiya Sanada and Joe Doering Get Wild in AJPW
by Daniel Johnson Seiya Sanada and Joe Doering vs. Manabu Soya and Takao Omori This AJPW bought features Seiya Sanada and Joe Doering, two men who have made good opponents, teaming up. Sanada and Doering’s opposition are Get Wild, an… Read More ›
Puro Flashback: Yuji Nagata Takes on Kono Masayuki Inside a Cage
by Daniel Johnson Yuji Nagata vs. Kono Masayuki Yuji Nagata’s performance in this AJPW cage match is considerably different from what one might expect of a well seasoned Japanese technical wrestler. Kono Masayuki likewise is no slouch when it comes… Read More ›
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