by Daniel Johnson Toru Yano vs. Hiromu Takahashi This match happened at NJPW NEVER 7, a fairly early contribution to NJPW’s NEVER series focusing on emerging and outside talent. Although more recently Hiromu Takahashi has been picking up a win… Read More ›
Puro Flashback
Puro Flashback: Ryusuke Taguchi Wrestles Minoru at Best of the Super Juniors in 2008
by Daniel Johnson Ryusukue Taguchi vs. Minoru The 2008 Best of the Super Juniors allowed another great showing by some of the best light heavyweights NJPW could get together. Among some of the top level participants was Ryusuke Taguchi, but… Read More ›
Puro Flashback: Keiji Mutoh Teams Up with Jimmy Yang
by Daniel Johnson Keiji Mutoh and Jimmy Yang vs. Kaz Hayashi and Satoshi Kojima Here is a pretty interesting match from AJPW that took place just a little over a year ago. Aside from the odd pairing of Keiji Mutoh… Read More ›
Site News 11/28/13
by Daniel Johnson Hey pilgrims and pilgrimettes! As the above image indicates The Johnson Transcript is now accepting new writers. So if you’re interested in covering indepdent wrestling and especially the young performers the scene has to offer then apply… Read More ›
Puro Flashback: Tanaka Faces Goto in the Semi-finals of the NJPW New Japan Cup 2010
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 ›
Puro Flashback: Okada Wrestles Naito in 2007
by Daniel Johnson Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito The NJPW brass in charge of running the company’s YouTube channel uploaded this match last year and labeled it as one of NJPW’s “greatest moments.” In actuality the clip is more of… Read More ›
Puro Flashback: Mutoh Sweeps the Leg
by Daniel Johnson Keiji Mutoh vs. Seiya Sanada Okay, so maybe Keiji Mutoh doesn’t sweep Seiya Sanada’s leg Cobra Kai style in this match, but he sure as heck punishes it. In the early portion of this match, Mutoh doesn’t… Read More ›
Puro Flashback: Rene Dupree in AJPW
by Daniel Johnson Rene Dupree and Joe Doering vs. Taiyo Kea and Takao Omori Do not adjust your computers! I assure you the tattoos that Rene Dupree has in this clip are just as crappy in this video as they… Read More ›
Puro Flashback: A Surprisingly Short AJPW Match
by Daniel Johnson Masakatsu Funaki vs. Jun Akiyama Here is a match that one can’t help, but scratch their head while watching. Two of Japan’s best, Masakatsu Funaki and Jun Akiyama wrestle in this contest from just over a year… 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 ›
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