by Daniel Johnson Angelo Poffo vs. Jerry Christie Angelo Poffo played a brilliant heel during his time in Fred Kohler’s NWA territory running out of Chicago, Illinois. He would dress fancifully like Gorgeous George (the old school wrestler not the… Read More ›
Chicago
Old School Flashback: Ricki Starr in His Heyday in Chicago
by Daniel Johnson Ricki Starr vs. Hans Hermann I logged onto the Freakin’ Awesome Network (FAN) message board on September 30 and was disappointed to see that Ricki Starr had passed away at the age of 83. WWE made a… Read More ›
Old School Flashback: Vittorio Apollo Dazzles in his Match with Miguel Torres
by Daniel Johnson Vittorio Apollo vs. Miguel Torres I was recently on the Freakin’ Awesome Network (FAN) and came across an interesting thread regarding over 100 matches from Fred Kohler’s NWA territory based out of Chicago, Illinois that had been… 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: Ilja Dragunov, CorVus and Flying Dragon Jr. at GWF
by Daniel Johnson Ilja Dragunov vs. CorVus vs. Flying Dragon Jr. This triple threat match from the German Wrestling Federation (GWF) from last year features talent from three parts of the world with considerably different wrestling styles. Ilja Dragunov hails… Read More ›
Eric Ryan Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Eric Ryan has wrestled for some of the most notable independent promotions around today including Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Beyond Wrestling. Ryan has held a slew of championships throughout his… Read More ›
Ethan HD Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Ethan HD is currently a major player in the Oregon based West Coast Wrestling Connection (WCWC). Ethan HD had his greatest success in WCWC so far when he defeated Nick Madrid in an I quit match… Read More ›
Bryan Skyline Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Bryan Skyline is an independent pro wrestler based in Michigan. Skyline began his career in 2007 after having trained at Dan Severn’s Michigan Sports Camps in Coldwater. Skyline has wrested for IWA: Mid-South, JAPW and… Read More ›
Bolt Brady Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Bolt Brady is a wrestler originally from Austin, Texas who recently relocated to St. Louis, Missouri. He grew up as a fan during the Attitude Era and names Chris Jericho as his favorite wrestler of… Read More ›
WWE Pay-Per-View Roundtable: Summerslam (2013)
by Daniel Johnson, Kyle Childers and Bad Booking – Dean Ambrose (c) vs. Rob Van Dam for the WWE United States Heavyweight Championship Daniel Johnson: Dean Ambrose should really be on the main show. Rob Van Dam, I am not… Read More ›
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