by Daniel Johnson It is no secret that the WWF was ailing in the mid 1990s. While the obvious backlash over a certain scandal (I think it involved anabolic asteroids or something) was a major culprit, some of the company’s… Read More ›
Carlos Colon
Afa Savages Puerto Rico
by Daniel Johnson It just hit me right in the tummy that we are now a full week removed from Thanksgiving. That means I’ll have to wait another 51 weeks before I’m—to paraphrase the legendary wordsmith Dave Batista—not only socially… Read More ›
Randy Savage Stirring Up a Riot
The way the commentators are selling this match I almost thought Huracan Castillo Sr. was going to kick out of the big elbow drop. Of course no one aside from The Ultimate Warrior could withstand that many elbow drops. Even… Read More ›
Abdullah The Butcher Carves Up Giant Warrior
Since it has been a while since I posted some classic WWC action I thought I would write about this little gem. Yes, Abdullah in WWC in a match featured “The Bloody Bloody Matches of the Caribbean #2,” so you… Read More ›
Abdullah The Conqueror
A unique aspect of Abdullah The Butcher’s tenure in WWC is that beyond simply being given a monster push, he was brought in as the first holder of the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship. Abdullah and a few select others such… Read More ›
Hiram Tua and Noriega Need House Show Bookings
Before I get to anything, I just wanted to point out that this video is stretched so the wrestlers look a little bit like hobbits. Oh well, at least now you will get a good idea of what it would… Read More ›
Pre-ECW Barbed Wire
A lot of newer fans (or at least as new as from the 1990s onward) may have had their first knowledge of barbed wire matches by watching the original ECW or perhaps for even newer fans by watching TNA. However,… Read More ›
Brothers Meet for the First Time
Here is a recent match from WWC (well as recent as you consider 2004 anyway). This gives you a chance to see what Carlito and Primo looked like before they went to the WWE. For my money, Carlito has never… Read More ›
Hell in a Cell Without a Roof
Yesterday’s match really gave me a hankering for some Stan Hansen action. Another battle that reminded me of Hansen’s brawls was the one that took place between HHH and The Undertaker just a few days ago. One thing that was… Read More ›
The Johnson Transcript 