by Daniel Johnson Masakatsu Funaki vs. Jun Akiyama Here is a match that one can’t help, but scratch their head while watching. Two of Japan’s best, Masakatsu Funaki and Jun Akiyama wrestle in this contest from just over a year… Read More ›
Masakatsu Funaki
Puro Flashback: Masakatsu Funaki Takes On Yuji Nagata MMA Style
by Daniel Johnson Masakatsu Funaki vs. Yuji Nagata The following is a description of perhaps the most baffling non-comedy puro matches I have ever seen. It starts out normally enough with Masakatsu Funaki firing off a kick and Yuji Nagata… Read More ›
Two Late Era WCW Puro Workers Team in 2012 NJPW
by Daniel Johnson Keiji Mutoh and Kaz Hayashi vs. Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Tanaka Quick, what are two things Keiji Mutoh and Kaz Hayashi have in common? Well, if you didn’t read the headline then there may be a few… Read More ›
AJPW Fails to Learn a Lesson from NJPW
by Daniel Johnson Masakatsu Funaki vs. Kyotaro If you are a puroresu fan and have been able to avoid watching any NJPW from the early 2000s then I suppose congratulations are in order. The early 2000s are known as the… Read More ›
When in Doubt, Strike It Out
Two months ago tomorrow Masakatsu Funaki defeated Jun Akiyama to gain the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship. AJPW is far from its peak and Funaki is a guy that fits perfectly as the champion of the company today so take… Read More ›
Liger Shows Up in Style
When I went to AJPW’s YouTube channel today I thought they were going to make my post today about this clip easy. After all they show Jushin “Thunder” Liger right up front looking like the inverse of The White Ranger… Read More ›
The Johnson Transcript 