I’ve mentioned before that Jushin “Thunder” Liger would have been an interesting addition to the WWF during the New Generation Era and here is some proof of my claim. Here, one of the brightest stars of the New Generation Era… Read More ›
Japan
Was NJPW Polishing a Turd?
With WWE recently jumping off the Lord Tensai train (The A-Train?) and significantly diminishing his push the question has to be asked, “Was NJPW polishing a turd to make it look good?” I think this match shows that this was… Read More ›
MVP Goes for IWGP Gold
Montel Vontavious Porter is one of those stars who could greatly benefit from NJPW. His mic skills have never been lacking, but his in-ring showings have been inconsistent at times. If he returns to the WWE or goes to TNA,… Read More ›
Dynamite Kid and Dean Malenko in the Same Match
This match has a little bit of it all. Plenty of mat wrestling, some high flying and even some power moves thrown in. Although Dynamite Kid and Dean Malenko are the two smark favorites in this match, I think Dean… Read More ›
Tiger Mask II Scores a V
Before the match even begins Tiger Mask II has a look on his face that shows through his mask. The look says that this bout is going to be serious business and sure enough it is. Kuniaki Kobayashi sets the… Read More ›
A Finnish Friday
Just thought I’d give a little shout out to the Finnish visitors of this blog (I know there’s at least a few of you!). In this bout the man that would become Ludvig Borga, Tony Halme takes on Vader with… Read More ›
Goldberg Rules the Ring in Japan
Fans are still clamoring for Brock Lesnar to return so in the spirit of that I thought I would post a match…not featuring Brock Lesnar. Instead here is one of his “classic” Wrestlemania opponents “Career Endin’” Bill Goldberg. Years before… Read More ›
…And Now the Exciting Conclusion
I thought I would build up some suspense to the finals of PAIN LIMIT 2010 by not posting it for some days. Of course if you really wanted to you could have searched for it yourself, but oh well. If… Read More ›
Best of the Super Juniors Lives Up To The Name
As good as some of the matches that NJPW have produced have been they have only put on four, 5 star matches according to Dave Meltzer. While some may argue that more NJPW matches are worthy of this ranking, I… Read More ›
Jun Kasai Finds a Bucket the Hard Way
In contrast to the match posted yesterday the other semi-final match of FREEDOMS’ PAIN LIMIT 2010 was a more straightforward hardcore bout right off the bat. The DDT into the bucket of thumbtacks looks more like a match-ender than a… Read More ›
The Johnson Transcript 