by Daniel Johnson WWE SummerSlam has long been home to some of the greatest gimmick matches the promotion puts on each year. Of all the great SummerSlam gimmick matches the WWE has had over the years, right up there at… Read More ›
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Ranking SummerSlam’s Ladder Matches
by Daniel Johnson WWE SummerSlam 2014 has a lot going for it. Brock Lesnar/John Cena is a great marquee attraction, Jack Swagger/Rusev is a midcard match WWE actually cares about and the members of The Shield have jumped way up… Read More ›
25 and Under: “Stylin'” Brandon Kirk at FWF
by Daniel Johnson “Stylin’” Brandon Kirk vs. Drax O’Brien The back story to this Funkafied Wrestling Federation (FWF) match is that earlier in the show “Stylin’” Brandon Kirk had been eliminated by Drax O’Brien in a battle royal. O’Brien comes… Read More ›
Victor Andrews Interview
by Dave Pendleton Interviewer’s Note: I had the opportunity to interview Victor “Mr. Everything” Andrews at the end of 2013. Andrews had a wonderful 2013 traveling throughout the southern United States wrestling for Allied Independent Wrestling Federations (AIWF), New Skool… Read More ›
Puro Flashback: Yuji Nagata Takes on Kono Masayuki Inside a Cage
by Daniel Johnson Yuji Nagata vs. Kono Masayuki Yuji Nagata’s performance in this AJPW cage match is considerably different from what one might expect of a well seasoned Japanese technical wrestler. Kono Masayuki likewise is no slouch when it comes… Read More ›
Indie Flashback: Ibo Latino and Cash Money Erkan Battle at GWF
by Daniel Johnson Ibo Latino vs. Cash Money Erkan Mainstream American wrestling has produced a plethora of content in 2013 from great moments (which I drew horribly in MS Paint for the FAN forums): To not so great moments (which… Read More ›
25 and Under: Kay Lee Ray and Carmel Jacob at Pro Wrestling EVE
by Daniel Johnson Kay Lee Ray vs. Carmel Jacob Kay Lee Ray and Carmel Jacob are two young wrestlers who had well over a decade of combined experience when this match took place at Pro Wrestling Energy, Victory, Excellence (Pro… Read More ›
6 Best WWF Intercontinental Champions of the 1990s
by Daniel Johnson A while back I made the list, 6 Worst WWF Intercontinental Champions of the 1990s. Negativity tends to breed negativity so in the hope of creating some good vibes this time around I thought I’d focus on… Read More ›
Elliot Russell Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Elliot Russell just started training for wrestling last year and since debuting has already challenged for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. When Russell decided to become a wrestler he dropped 80 lbs to get… Read More ›
Aaron Xavier Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Aaron Xavier is a new addition to the Illinois based Dreamwave Wrestling. Although Xavier first wrestled at Dreamwave Wrestling Survival of the Fittest 2011, he really made his first splash in the company at Dreamwave… Read More ›