by Daniel Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUkIPZqh-yg Keiji Mutoh vs. Daichi Hashimoto Since debuting last year Shinya Hashimoto’s son, Daichi has taken on some of the best talent competing in Japan today. Of course, any group considered “the best talent competing in Japan… Read More ›
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Intergender Six Man from Japan
by Daniel Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7RMzpUsC2g Makoto, BUSHI and Ultimo Dragon vs. Cheerleader Melissa, MAZADA and Dark Dragon The women start this one off as Cheerleader Melissa mostly dominates the smaller Makoto. This doesn’t last long and soon Ultimo Dragon and Dark… Read More ›
Happy Thanksgiving
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvtXkntArMg Since turkey day is today I thought I’d post a clip of two big guys who look to be going after their dinner. In one corner you have Akebono and Ryota Hama, former sumo wrestlers and two of the… Read More ›
Tajiri Has Been Gone From WWE For Nearly Seven Years
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VD3mhDu-fc Time can be weird in wrestling. For instance, if you look at Yoshihiro Tajiri in this match he doesn’t look that much different from when he last regularly appeared in the largest wrestling promotion in the world, WWE. If… Read More ›
A WCW Cruiserweight Match in AJPW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMpdhlJbGAI Here is a match that could have stolen the show as part of the undercard in 2001 WCW. Despite the company being criticized heavily during the end of its run 2001 actually wasn’t too bad. At the bare minimum… Read More ›
Big Daddy V Reinventing Himself in Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSPGaA9fJkk Here is a match from 20111 that AJPW just put on their YouTube page yesterday. Akebono and Ryota Hama take on Big Daddy V and former WWE developmental wrestler Chris “The Bambikiller” Raaber. These guys are all gigantic…wait. Hold… Read More ›
Another Brief, But Brilliant Taiwan Cup Bout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb-_joosKV8 After watching this match I figured I’d track down another contest from the AJPW Taiwan Cup 2009. Following a showing of this one it is easy to see why the tournament made the little buzz that it did back… Read More ›
Condensed, But Fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRmjDDvN0gg As opposed to “Condensed Butt Fun,” which is the name of something that would surely be horrific. Anyway, when I first saw this match I thought I could write about it in one of two ways. Either based on… Read More ›
A Happy Halloween with Muta and Goldust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Vcl7IrYc4 If pictures like this and this are any indication then The Great Muta and Goldust should be two of the most popular costumes for tonight’s festivities. Perhaps even more unusual than our continuing tradition of having young children go… Read More ›
When in Doubt, Strike It Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkCSsttTurs&feature=plcp Two months ago tomorrow Masakatsu Funaki defeated Jun Akiyama to gain the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship. AJPW is far from its peak and Funaki is a guy that fits perfectly as the champion of the company today so… Read More ›
The Johnson Transcript 