by Daniel Johnson *The early estimates for WCW Backstage Assault 2013 are in and they are even lower than the previously reported buys for WCW Starrcade 2013 with only 23,000 North American buys and 17,000 international buys for a total… Read More ›
Scott Steiner
WCW Breaking News 12/27/13
by Daniel Johnson *WCW Starrcade 2013 may very well have the lowest numbers in the pay-per-view’s history. Early estimates indicate there were 26,000 North American buys and 19,000 international buys for a total of 45,000 buys. Problems popped up early… Read More ›
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 ›
Old School Flashback: Madusa Battles Hosaka
by Daniel Johnson Madusa Miceli vs. Malia Hosaka I’ve written before about how female wrestlers sometimes just don’t get enough time to wrestle on television. Heck, even promotions who have been praised in their booking of female wrestlers like ROH… 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 ›
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 ›
WCW Breaking News 11/28/12
by Daniel Johnson *The gigantic news coming out of this week is that after years of battling WCW, Vince McMahon has agreed to sit down with the company’s creative team. There is no word yet on whether WCW and WWE… Read More ›
Jimmy Rave Interview
Interviewer’s Note: Jimmy Rave began his career at the age of 15 and by his early 20s he was a key player in ROH, performing with Prince Nana in The Embassy stable. Rave headlined events and wrestled for the ROH World… Read More ›
WCW Breaking News 11/14/12
*Last night’s WCW Tuesday Nitro from the Hammerstein Ballroom is expected to be the last time the company will ever hold an event in that venue. Raven and Saturn put on a good match where they revisited their feud from… Read More ›
Another Brief, But Brilliant Taiwan Cup Bout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb-_joosKV8 After watching this match I figured I’d track down another contest from the AJPW Taiwan Cup 2009. Following a showing of this one it is easy to see why the tournament made the little buzz that it did back… Read More ›
The Johnson Transcript 