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 was. Anyway, here… Read More ›
NJPW
A Preview of Junior Heavyweights to Come
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 Kendrick…. Read More ›
An Overshadowed Classic Matchup
As any serious fan of Japanese wrestling knows, Tiger Mask I had a legendary series of matches with Dynamite Kid. With their chemistry being as good as it was, it is easy to forget that as those matches were happening… Read More ›
Two Greats Battle
Mick Foley once bragged that for years, people referred to him as the American Onita. Given Foley’s rep that should tell you what you can expect from Atsushi Onita aka The Great Nita. With Nita’s hardcore background and the aura… Read More ›
Best of the Super Juniors XIX is Coming
NJPW recently announced the entrants for the Best of Super Juniors XIX Tournament. Two wrestlers making the cut are Prince Devitt and KUSHIDA. Both guys have a shot at winning as Devitt actually won the 2010 edition of the tournament… Read More ›
Before Brock Was Back…
He first had to go away (duh), but before he did he had one final match for Antonio Inoki’s IGF promotion taking on old rival Kurt Angle. Although the match was promoted as being for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, Brock… Read More ›
Hulk Hogan Goes to Hell
If you have never watched Hulk Hogan wrestle in Japan before then this match will blow your mind. Hogan is known for having formulaic matches in his runs in mainstream American wrestling. However, matches such as this prove just how… Read More ›
Where Has Albert Been for Seven Years?
Since I posted an odd match from a lengthy title reign yesterday, I thought I would post a more normal match from a good title reign today. I also wanted to talk about one of the teams in this IWGP… Read More ›
2 Big Men, 1 Team
Here is a monster size treat! Over a decade ago I remember first reading about the Bam Bam Bigelow/Vader tag team. As these are two of the best big men in modern wrestling I was really anxious to see them… Read More ›