by Daniel Johnson Samoa Joe vs. Apocalypse Another Thursday has passed without a proper addition to the ROH Throwback Thursday series by the folks at ROH. I have thus dug through the ROH YouTube channel and have come up with… Read More ›
Dave Meltzer
Kikutaro and a 5 Star Veteran
by Daniel Johnson Masanobu Fuchi vs. Kikutaro Kikutaro aka Ebessan is no doubt a legendary comedy wrestler and can also put on a great non-comedy match. Thus when he is matched with a guy like Masanobu Fuchi, who has had… Read More ›
The 5 Star Match: Where it All Began
When the history of professional wrestling is really examined it can be said that very few matches are actually special. This is one of those rarities. During this period, Tiger Mask was red hot having listed the NWA World Junior Heavyweight… Read More ›
Eight Women Produce a 5 Star Classic
Imagine “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust and The Legion of Doom took on Bret Hart, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Brian Pillman and Jim Neidhart. Wait, scratch that. That actually happened. Okay, imagine “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Shawn… Read More ›
Dreaming of Another Dream Slam
For those unfamiliar, Dream Slam was essentially heaven on earth for a joshi fan. The original Dream Slam was a wrestling summit that was hosted by AJW at its peak in 1993 and invited female wrestlers from some of the… Read More ›
Akira Taue’s Solo 5 Star Match
Throughout his roughly quarter century long career Akira Taue has been given the honor of having fourteen 5 star matches according to Dave Meltzer. Yet, only one of these matches was in a singles effort. Aside from having an amazing… Read More ›
The Beauty of Not Using the Ropes
Outside of Dave Melter’s 5 star rated matches this may be one of the funnest matches to watch that I’ve posted in a while. In it Jonathan Gresham and Mark Angel put on a fantastic match that draws from the… Read More ›
Perhaps Dr. Death’s Best Singles Match
If you’ve never seen “Dr. Death” Steve Williams’ work in Japan then do yourself a favor and watch this match. Heck, even if you’ve seen it before watch it! It is just that good and there is a reason Dave… Read More ›
Michael Elgin Bullies a Nerd
Unless you don’t follow independent wrestling at all then you’re probably aware that Michael Elgin has been tearing things up this year. Most notably he earned Ring of Honor their first five star match in five years from Dave Meltzer… Read More ›
Toyota is Simply the Best
Two of AJW’s top talents fight it out title for title in this breathtaking encounter. At stake are the All Pacific Women’s Championship and the IWA World Women’s Championship. The former title would eventually have a nearly thirty year history… Read More ›
The Johnson Transcript 