by Daniel Johnson Yuji Nagata vs. Toru Yano This match is brief, but Nagata manages to pack a feud’s worth of psychology into it. While there have been rumors as of late that the WWE is interested in signing Kazuchika… Read More ›
NJPW
JT Dunn Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: “The Juice” JT Dunn is a wrestler who estimates to spend his time working for about 12 promotions regularly. He considers Premier Wrestling Federation-New England (PWF-NE) his home promotion and has made a splash at Beyond… Read More ›
6 Great Matches You’ve Never Seen: Part V
by Jeremy Cundiff 5. Bas Rutten vs. Koji Kanemoto from NJPW, October 26, 2002 Thank you for your bandwidth. I’m Madman Szalinski, wishing you all a Merry Chr-what? Oh yeah, that’s right. Christmas already happened. I’ll put videos of… Read More ›
6 Wrestlers TNA Should Sign/Re-sign…Just for Giggles
by Daniel Johnson I’ve heard TNA called the “spiritual successor of WCW” and for a while I almost believed it. However, if you’ve been watching TNA television lately then you’ll know that TNA is far too financially responsible to be… Read More ›
Antonio Honda Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Antonio Honda is a regular performer for Japan’s DDT promotion. He is known for his impersonations which include competitors ranging from Stan Hansen to Japanese singer-songwriter Eikichi Yazawa. He has had many accomplishments during his tenure… Read More ›
A Japanese Bathroom Brawl
by Daniel Johnson Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata and Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku and Taichi Ishikari This fight from May is supposed to be a three-on-three match, but it opens with some wild brawling and the cameras focus… Read More ›
Nagata Gets Smacked
by Daniel Johnson Yuji Nagata and Wataru Inoue vs. Minoru Suzuki and Yoshihiro Takayama Yes, the deformed chicken is back! Okay, Wataru is actually wearing pants in this match so that helps a little. While his look has improved it… Read More ›
Shibata in a Surprising Performance
by Daniel Johnson Katsuyori Shibata vs. Wataru Inoue I have talked about the dark days of NJPW plenty of times on this website and have even highlighted Shibata as a particularly negative influence. Why do I keep bringing up this… Read More ›
Tommy End Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Tommy End is a wrestler perhaps best known for wrestling as one half of the Sumerian Death Squad along with partner Michael Dante. The team held the tag straps in Germany’s Westside Xtreme Wrestling (WXW)… 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 ›
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