by Daniel Johnson Yuji Nagata vs. Toru Yano This match is brief, but Nagata manages to pack a feud’s worth of psychology into it. While there have been rumors as of late that the WWE is interested in signing Kazuchika… Read More ›
Japan
Terry Funk, a Brainbuster and a Table
by Daniel Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8z1cdMEtzo Terry Funk and Abdullah The Butcher vs. Tarzan Goto and Tomoaki Honma Despite being well, well past their primes in 2002, Terry Funk and Abdullah The Butcher are still a ton of fun to watch in… Read More ›
A Mike Awesome for a New Generation
by Daniel Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TocgYfRJSnI Joe Doering vs. Masayuki Kono Here is one hot off the presses or at least it would be if the official YouTube channel of AJPW had presses. AJPW might get a lot of guff and I… Read More ›
Is That Panda Dead Yet?
by Daniel Johnson El Hijo Del Bamboo vs. Izzie Deadyet El Hijo Del Bamboo comes out with much fanfare and gives out some hugs. After all who wouldn’t want to hug El Hijo Del Bamboo, especially when he comes out… Read More ›
JT Dunn Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: “The Juice” JT Dunn is a wrestler who estimates to spend his time working for about 12 promotions regularly. He considers Premier Wrestling Federation-New England (PWF-NE) his home promotion and has made a splash at Beyond… Read More ›
6 Great Matches You’ve Never Seen: Part V
by Jeremy Cundiff 5. Bas Rutten vs. Koji Kanemoto from NJPW, October 26, 2002 Thank you for your bandwidth. I’m Madman Szalinski, wishing you all a Merry Chr-what? Oh yeah, that’s right. Christmas already happened. I’ll put videos of… Read More ›
Stop! Hama Time
by Daniel Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeBYI9W9Oas Masayuki Kono and Ryota Hama vs. Seiya Sanada and Manabu Soya The tag team of Kono and Hama reminds me of Owen Hart and Yokozuna if they were a less organized face duo. Whereas Hart and… 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 ›
A Japanese Bathroom Brawl
by Daniel Johnson Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata and Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku and Taichi Ishikari This fight from May is supposed to be a three-on-three match, but it opens with some wild brawling and the cameras focus… Read More ›
Nagata Gets Smacked
by Daniel Johnson Yuji Nagata and Wataru Inoue vs. Minoru Suzuki and Yoshihiro Takayama Yes, the deformed chicken is back! Okay, Wataru is actually wearing pants in this match so that helps a little. While his look has improved it… Read More ›
The Johnson Transcript 