by Alex Knapp WCW World Championship Wrestling Year: 1989 System: NES Developer: Nihon Bussan Publisher: FCI Inc. Who would’ve thought that the competition between the WWF and WCW on the video game consoles extended all the way back to the… Read More ›
Antonio Inoki
Cindy Sanders Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Cindy Sanders is a wrestler from Belarus who had the chance to tour with Japan’s World Woman Pro Wrestling Diana (Diana) for the first time this year. In her home country she is more commonly… Read More ›
Wrestling Game StArcade: Pro Wrestling (NES)
by Alex Knapp Pro Wrestling (NES) Year: 1986 System: Family Disk Computer (in Japan); Nintendo Entertainment System Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo As I’ve been playing decades’ worth of wrestling games, I feel it’s important to stop and ask: How did… Read More ›
5 Forgotten Matches From the Early Days of Starrcade Worth Checking Out
by Daniel Johnson I recently had the chance to re-watch NWA Starrcade ’83: A Flair for the Gold and NWA Starrcade ’84: The Million Dollar Challenge in their entirety. Although matches like Ric Flair wrestling Harley Race and Roddy Piper… Read More ›
Indie Flashback: StarBuck Takes on Stark Adder at FinnFight X
by Daniel Johnson StarBuck vs. Stark Adder Here is something a bit different than a lot of the clips usually posted on The Johnson Transcript. For one, I don’t think most clips on this website resemble one of Antonio Inoki’s… Read More ›
MMA: Wrestling’s Distant Cousin 5
by Daniel Johnson Two MMA icons are set to battle at UCF 164. While not technically the main event Josh Barnett fighting Frank Mir has to be the most interesting bout of the night for many. Both have extensive histories… Read More ›
Antonio Honda Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Antonio Honda is a regular performer for Japan’s DDT promotion. He is known for his impersonations which include competitors ranging from Stan Hansen to Japanese singer-songwriter Eikichi Yazawa. He has had many accomplishments during his tenure… Read More ›
Before Brock Was Back…
He first had to go away (duh), but before he did he had one final match for Antonio Inoki’s IGF promotion taking on old rival Kurt Angle. Although the match was promoted as being for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, Brock… Read More ›