http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af9FqRd4tFA At first I was thinking of posting this bout as an example of a bad hardcore match, but then I just realized these guys have a concept of pacing. The encounter is pretty good and at first glance given… Read More ›
Japan
The Funk Brothers Rip Through Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI0jj85QX9I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQQ3ZPHF0xg This match has a little bit of it all and features four guys who though brought up wrestling stateside seemed quite at home working in Japan. I enjoy Terry Funk’s performance in this match the most as he… Read More ›
An Admirable F-5 Attempt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Lm12C7h2Q I’ve always found Brock Lesnar’s stint in NJPW underwhelming, but that is only in comparison to his initial run in the WWE. In this match he attempts to F-5 Akebono, who weighed roughly 500 pounds minimum at the time…. Read More ›
Dave Meltzer vs. Dana White
For a guy who is the president of a mammoth of a company like UFC, Dana White sure has thin skin when it comes to criticism. On Monday UFC uploaded the above video to its official YouTube channel. Rather than… Read More ›
Going Ape for a 5 Star Match
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdDkWdkbWZA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWxjPgCnHiI As promised a little while ago, here is some classic women’s wrestling. This is quite a match to start with and puts just about anything mainstream wrestling has produced in the last five years to shame with the… Read More ›
TNA Sacrifice is Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSajbaCGWD4&feature=plcp TNA Sacrifice goes down tonight and I for one am excited! The two matches that standout most to me are the main event of Bobby Roode/Rob Van Dam and Bully Ray/Austin Aries. I think Roode/Van Dam will put on… Read More ›
Vader Almost Becomes a One-Eyed Monster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmK8mt4QWBg&list=UUUnysQ9fe8DIXI2LJXb6pGg&index=9&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jfNP586vxs&list=UUUnysQ9fe8DIXI2LJXb6pGg&index=8&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pf0LSzSook&list=UUUnysQ9fe8DIXI2LJXb6pGg&index=7&feature=plcp This has to be one of the stiffest matches in existence! Yeah I know it was bad enough I put “one-eyed monster” in the title and now I have to go on about how stiff this match… Read More ›
The Timeless Dragon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdlOhYDd1u8 This is a well-developed match that starts simple with each of the three man teams being paired together. Ultimo Dragon is paired with Black Dragon, Funaki is paired with Joe Doering and Keiji Mutoh is paired with Yoshihiro Tajiri. The entire… Read More ›
A Tiger For Steamboat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bq8oat-IVY This match happened while Ricky Steamboat was on a roll and having some of the best matches of all time with Ric Flair. That said this match is not exactly Flair/Steamboat quality. For starters the beginning has way, way… Read More ›
A Preview of Junior Heavyweights to Come
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fqfMGEy23U With the Best of the Super Juniors XIX fast approaching I thought I would showcase a few combatants. This match makes it easy as everyone in it will be competing in the tournament with the lone exception being Brian… Read More ›
The Johnson Transcript 