by Daniel Johnson Greg Excellent vs. Drake Younger Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) invaded Indianapolis, Indiana for CZW Super Saturday in 2012 with a card featuring hometown hero Drake Younger. Younger took on the bulbous Greg Excellent in a match made… Read More ›
Indiana
25 and Under: “Stylin'” Brandon Kirk at FWF
by Daniel Johnson “Stylin’” Brandon Kirk vs. Drax O’Brien The back story to this Funkafied Wrestling Federation (FWF) match is that earlier in the show “Stylin’” Brandon Kirk had been eliminated by Drax O’Brien in a battle royal. O’Brien comes… Read More ›
Old School Flashback: The PWI Heavyweight Champion, Lightning Rod
by Daniel Johnson Lightning Rod vs. “Bad Boy” Flash Pro Wrestling International (PWI) out of Indianapolis, Indiana had a lot of… … … Well, let’s just say they had a lot of interesting talent. Yet, every promotion needs a top… Read More ›
Old School Flashback: Mad Man Pondo and Troy Miller Take on The James Boys at PWI
by Daniel Johnson Mad Man Pondo and “Top Rope” Troy Miller vs. The James Boys Before Mad Man Pondo was tearing his way through indies from Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) to Juggalo Championship Wrestling… Read More ›
Indie Flashback: “The Lariat” DJ Hyde Wrestles BJ Whitmer at CZW Cinco de Mayo
by Daniel Johnson “The Lariat” DJ Hyde vs. BJ Whitmer “The Lariat” DJ Hyde runs down BJ Whitmer on the mic to start this Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) clip. Rather than take any of Hyde’s crap, Whitmer gives Hyde some… Read More ›
Old School Flashback: Cousin Bubba Battles Austin James for $500 at PWI
by Daniel Johnson Cousin Bubba vs. Austin James Cousin Bubba takes some verbal abuse in this clip from Pro Wrestling International (PWI) when heel Austin James mocks him for being a pig farmer and says he could beat him anywhere,… Read More ›
EPW: John Wayne Murdoch Wrestles Josh Crow
by Daniel Johnson John Wayne Murdoch vs. Josh Crow This match from the Indiana based Evolution Pro Wrestling (EPW) took place just last month at EPW Up to the Task. The bout has an intimate setting with a small crowd,… Read More ›
Old School Flashback: The Heart Throb Wrestles The Gambler
by Daniel Johnson The Heart Throb vs. The Gambler This Pro Wrestling International (PWI) match sees The Gambler (no, not WCW’s Gambler) against The Heart Throb (no, not Antonio or Romeo). As for the competitors even commentator “The Real Deal”… Read More ›
Old School Flashback: Dallas James Nearly Brands Apollo
by Daniel Johnson Dallas “Tornado” James vs. Apollo This Pro Wrestling International (PWI) match pits cowboy wrestler Dallas “Torando” James, who is accompanied by his tag team partner Austin James, against Apollo (not to be confused with the more famous… Read More ›
Old School Flashback: Dragon Slayer Wrestles Johnnie Walker at PWI
by Daniel Johnson Dragon Slayer vs. “Gentleman” Johnnie Walker This 1996 bout comes from Pro Wrestling International (PWI) based in Indianapolis, Indiana. It features Wrestlecrap’s “The Real Deal” RD Reynolds on commentary long before he founded his wildly popular website…. Read More ›
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