by Daniel Johnson *NJPW in collaboration with Global Force Wrestling (GFW) put out an international spectacle on January 4. The NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 show may not have been an indie show on the surface, but at its heart was… Read More ›
Kazuchika Okada
Random Ramblings: TNA is Poison for WRESTLE-1’s Young Lions
by Daniel Johnson A bright spot for TNA, a company which just narrowly escaped death by signing a television deal with Desitnation America, is there relationship with WRESTLE-1, a Japanese promotion headed by legendary star, The Great Muta. Yet, for… Read More ›
Random Ramblings: Alberto Del Rio Fired
by Daniel Johnson Alberto Del Rio was fired from WWE on August 7 and since then the smoke has started to clear. Although what has come out is that Alberto Del Rio has allegedly been fired for a heinous reason,… Read More ›
Puro Flashback: Two Current Champions in the United States
by Daniel Johnson Seiya Sanada vs. Satoshi Kojima Just days ago Seiya Sanada defeated Austin Aries to capture the TNA X Division Championship at TNA/WRESTLE-1 Outbreak. Interestingly enough at the start of the year Satoshi Kojima captured another significant title… Read More ›
AJ Istria Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: AJ Istria is the current top dog in Pacific Pro Wrestling (PPW) having won the PPW Heavyweight Championship in November at PPW SHOWDOWN. Istria is a native of Australia and has been with PPW since… Read More ›
WCW Breaking News 12/27/13
by Daniel Johnson *WCW Starrcade 2013 may very well have the lowest numbers in the pay-per-view’s history. Early estimates indicate there were 26,000 North American buys and 19,000 international buys for a total of 45,000 buys. Problems popped up early… Read More ›
Puro Flashback: Toru Yano Brutalizes Hiromu Takahashi at NEVER 7
by Daniel Johnson Toru Yano vs. Hiromu Takahashi This match happened at NJPW NEVER 7, a fairly early contribution to NJPW’s NEVER series focusing on emerging and outside talent. Although more recently Hiromu Takahashi has been picking up a win… Read More ›
Puro Flashback: Okada Wrestles Naito in 2007
by Daniel Johnson Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito The NJPW brass in charge of running the company’s YouTube channel uploaded this match last year and labeled it as one of NJPW’s “greatest moments.” In actuality the clip is more of… Read More ›
The Johnson Transcript Surging Star Award: 2012 Poll
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6 Entrance Themes Wrestlers Should Have Used Exactly Once
by Daniel Johnson When a wrestler uses a song once for their theme it can really help to make an event special. Perhaps, the prime example of this is HHH using “For Whom The Bell Tolls” by Metallica at Wrestlemania… Read More ›
The Johnson Transcript 