by Daniel Johnson Masato Tanaka vs. Hirooki Goto For the past few years the NJPW New Japan Cup has blessed audiences with some great matches in the springtime. While a lot of the bouts wrestled in the New Japan Cup… Read More ›
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Indie Flashback: Pearce and Yano at New Japan USA
by Daniel Johnson Adam Pearce vs. Toru Yano This match from 2004 comes courtesy of the old NWA Hollywood YouTube channel. Astute wrestling fans may recall that NWA Hollywood wasn’t launched until long after 2004 so how could this be?… Read More ›
Chris Jones Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Chris Jones (shown above performing a double arm suplex) debuted just last year and since then has become increasingly well traveled on the independent wrestling scene in Tennessee. Although originally from Missouri he has crossed… Read More ›
Paul Tracey Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: “Lord of the Manor” Paul Tracey is a veteran of the Irish wrestling scene. Tracey has held a slew of championships across the country and has also defended prestigious championships outside of Ireland’s borders. Arguably… Read More ›
Puro Flashback: Doering Runs From Sanada
by Daniel Johnson Seiya Sanada vs. Joe Doering Here is a match that makes it incredibly difficult to suspend disbelief. Neither Seiya Sanada or Joe Doering have the most toned bodies, but Sanada looks downright paunchy during parts of this… Read More ›
Matt Topolski Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Matt Topolski is the co-founder of Diet Productions, a production company based in Houston, Texas. Topolski and his company have recently been working with the NWA where Topolski also serves as a commentator. Although to… Read More ›
MMA: Wrestling’s Distant Cousin 5
by Daniel Johnson Two MMA icons are set to battle at UCF 164. While not technically the main event Josh Barnett fighting Frank Mir has to be the most interesting bout of the night for many. Both have extensive histories… Read More ›
Puro Flashback: Ibushi Battles Sombra at Best of the Super Juniors
by Daniel Johnson Kota Ibushi vs. La Sombra This is an excellent high speed. high intensity encounter from the 2010 edition of NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors. Within seconds of the match starting Kota Ibushi already reverses an Irish… Read More ›
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 ›
Site News 8/1/13
by Daniel Johnson Hey kiddies and kittens! Voting for The Johnson Transcript Surging Star Award for 2012 has finally begun. You can vote right here! In a way voting taking this long to get underway is a blessing. Since 2012… Read More ›
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