by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Kenny Omega is one of the rare wrestlers who has had a tremendous amount of success in today’s North American wrestling scene and in Japan. In the United States he wrestled for some of the… Read More ›
NJPW
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 ›
Site News 5/31/13
by Daniel Johnson Hey chaps and ladies! Another month goes by and The Johnson Transcript is still kicking! The site is not yet back on full blast, Transcriptonians. Instead of running on Diesel power, it may more closely resemble running… Read More ›
Two of Japan’s Best Active Veterans
by Daniel Johnson Yuji Nagata vs. Masato Tanaka The above clip showcases perhaps the two best ring veterans in Japan currently still competing. Okay, unless the match involves The Great Muta that statement can’t be completely true, but Nagata and… Read More ›
Okada Keeps it Raining in April
by Daniel Johnson NJPW Invasion Attack Hype Video Sometimes when a person is given too much in too little time they self-destruct. Even worse this dilemma is not just limited to people with the first name, “Warrior,” but has affected… Read More ›
Tanahashi Sweeps the Leg
by Daniel Johnson Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Prince Devitt Yes, in this bout Tanahashi uses the same strategy that the fearsome Cobra Kai used on poor Ralph Macchio. As talented as Tanahashi and Devitt are the logic behind this bout is… Read More ›
Choshu in His Fifties
by Daniel Johnson Riki Choshu vs. Tomohiro Ishii Here is a nifty exhibition from yesteryear. In this case the yesteryear of 2007 is not that long ago though this clip features current 61 year old grappler, Riki Choshu. He is… Read More ›
Tanaka and Ishii Live Strong Style
by Daniel Johnson Masato Tanaka vs. Tomohiro Ishii For American wrestling fans the smoke is still clearing from WWE’s 2013 Royal Rumble. While there was plenty of entertaining action and even more for people to complain about there was no… Read More ›
Daniels is on a Roll
by Daniel Johnson Christopher Daniels vs. Tetsuya Naito Hulk Hogan, Sting, Jeff Hardy, Christopher Daniels…what do these names have in common? Well, if Christopher Daniels’ momentum continues than he has a shot at reaching a level in TNA only previously… Read More ›
6 Great Matches You’ve Never Seen: Part VI
by Jeremy Cundiff Thank you for your bandwidth. I’m Madman Szalinski, and I’m just about done with this shit. By shit, of course, I mean this six-part series on great matches that might be a bit obscure. First, I’d like… Read More ›