by Daniel Johnson Dallas “Tornado” James vs. Apollo This Pro Wrestling International (PWI) match pits cowboy wrestler Dallas “Torando” James, who is accompanied by his tag team partner Austin James, against Apollo (not to be confused with the more famous… Read More ›
Puerto Rico
Puro Flashback: Tama Tonga Faces Hirooki Goto at NJPW NEVER 7
by Daniel Johnson Tama Tonga vs. Hirooki Goto This bout from NJPW NEVER 7 took place when Tama Tonga was in his second year of wrestling for NJPW. Prior to this Tonga, the son of the legendary badass Haku, was… Read More ›
5 Forgotten Matches From the Early Days of Starrcade Worth Checking Out
by Daniel Johnson I recently had the chance to re-watch NWA Starrcade ’83: A Flair for the Gold and NWA Starrcade ’84: The Million Dollar Challenge in their entirety. Although matches like Ric Flair wrestling Harley Race and Roddy Piper… 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 ›
Indie Flashback: Carlito Wrestles Mentallo for the CWE Heavyweight Championship
by Daniel Johnson Carlito vs. Mentallo Wrestling fans who exclusively watch mainstream American shows haven’t seen Carlito since 2010. They haven’t seen a motivated Carlito in even longer. In this match for the CWE Heavyweight Championship, Mentallo does most of… Read More ›
Jocephus Brody Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Jocephus Brody is a terrorizing force who is at the moment ripping through the roster of Resistance Pro, an Illinois based promotion where Billy Corgan of the The Smashing Pumpkins serves as the creative director. Brody… Read More ›
Mendoza!
by Daniel Johnson Miguel Perez vs. Gran Mendoza There are a couple of reasons that I wanted to post this clip even if it looks like the WWC cameraman smeared his lens with Vaseline before he started filming. Neither of… Read More ›
Counting Down 7 Heels Who Could Have Gotten Yokozuna’s Monster Push in 1993
by Daniel Johnson It is no secret that the WWF was ailing in the mid 1990s. While the obvious backlash over a certain scandal (I think it involved anabolic asteroids or something) was a major culprit, some of the company’s… Read More ›
Afa Savages Puerto Rico
by Daniel Johnson It just hit me right in the tummy that we are now a full week removed from Thanksgiving. That means I’ll have to wait another 51 weeks before I’m—to paraphrase the legendary wordsmith Dave Batista—not only socially… Read More ›
Mutoh as Super Black Ninja
Keiji Mutoh has lived an interesting life. Most famously he took on the role of The Great Muta. Less famously he took on the role of Kokushi-Muso. Yet, even less famously than Kokushi-Muso he portrayed Super Black Ninja. Mutoh worked… Read More ›
The Johnson Transcript 