by Daniel Johnson Yuji Nagata vs. Masato Tanaka The above clip showcases perhaps the two best ring veterans in Japan currently still competing. Okay, unless the match involves The Great Muta that statement can’t be completely true, but Nagata and… Read More ›
The Great Muta
SMOP Attempts to Smoosh Muta
by Daniel Johnson The Great Muta and KENSO vs. Akebono and Ryota Hama Despite being so big that the size of their lunch would make most men cower in fear, the Super Megaton Ohzumo Powers (SMOP) aka Akebono and Ryota… Read More ›
A Smoking Hot Promotion
by Daniel Johnson Kai Katana vs. VSK NWA On Fire is one of the hotter NWA promotions out there (moderate wordplay intended) and that is at least partly because of the variety of emerging talent they showcase. From Buzz Bloodsaw… Read More ›
Stay Warm
by Daniel Johnson The Great Muta vs. Yoshihiro Takayama I dislike straying too far from the topic of wrestling on this blog, but Nemo is absolutely laying the smack down on the American Northeast aka the area that includes the… Read More ›
Muta, Muta Everywhere
by Daniel Johnson Hate vs. Nobutaka Araya One criticism I’ve been seeing around a lot online of current NWA World Heavyweight Champion Kahagas is that he is a rip-off of The Great Muta. While there are plenty of reasons to… Read More ›
Keiji Mutoh Makes Daichi Hashimoto Famous
by Daniel Johnson Keiji Mutoh vs. Daichi Hashimoto Since debuting last year Shinya Hashimoto’s son, Daichi has taken on some of the best talent competing in Japan today. Of course, any group considered “the best talent competing in Japan today”… 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 ›
Tajiri Has Been Gone From WWE For Nearly Seven Years
Time can be weird in wrestling. For instance, if you look at Yoshihiro Tajiri in this match he doesn’t look that much different from when he last regularly appeared in the largest wrestling promotion in the world, WWE. If anything… Read More ›
A Happy Halloween with Muta and Goldust
If pictures like this and this are any indication then The Great Muta and Goldust should be two of the most popular costumes for tonight’s festivities. Perhaps even more unusual than our continuing tradition of having young children go to… Read More ›
Ebessan Messes with Liger
I posted an interview with a guy named Lyder this week so I figured today would be as good a time as any to post another Jushin “Thunder” Liger match. You have to respect the rhyme scheme. In half seriousness… Read More ›
The Johnson Transcript 