by Daniel Johnson Tetsuya Naito vs. KUSHIDA Tetsuya Naito and KUSHIDA start this match off in a very scientific manner by trading a lot of holds and not much else. When the action starts to build Naito and KUSHIDA then… Read More ›
Tetsuya Naito
Puro Flashback: An Old Match Featuring the New NWA World Heavyweight Champion
by Daniel Johnson Togi Makabe and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima and Masato Tanaka In case you missed this past Saturday’s NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 you should know that Satoshi Kojima defeated “The Iron Man” Rob Conway to become the… 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: A Fairly Long Shujji Kondo Match
by Daniel Johnson Shuji Kondo vs. Hiroshi Yamato If your only experience with puro is through this website then you may recall that Shuji Kondo can have great brief matches, like those written about here and here, and not much… Read More ›
Daniels is on a Roll
by Daniel Johnson Christopher Daniels vs. Tetsuya Naito Hulk Hogan, Sting, Jeff Hardy, Christopher Daniels…what do these names have in common? Well, if Christopher Daniels’ momentum continues than he has a shot at reaching a level in TNA only previously… Read More ›
Where Has Albert Been for Seven Years?
Since I posted an odd match from a lengthy title reign yesterday, I thought I would post a more normal match from a good title reign today. I also wanted to talk about one of the teams in this IWGP… Read More ›
The Johnson Transcript 