*Attendance estimates are still pending for WCW Halloween Havoc 2012, which took place this past Sunday. The planning for the show had several problems most notably having to change locations earlier in the month. Originally booked to take place at… Read More ›
Ultimo Dragon
Do U.S. Promotions Just Push Wrestlers at Random?
Here is a random pairing if there ever was one. Beyond the surface one can spot some similarities between the two. Both had fairly forgettable runs in mainstream American promotions. Orlando Jordan managed to have a run with the WWE… Read More ›
Will Sin Cara Finally Be Pushed to His Potential? Probably Not
In early 2011 WWE pulled off an impressive signing by acquiring international superstar Mistico. If you watch the clip above where he takes on Tiger Mask IV for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship you can see him in all his… Read More ›
Owen in the Orient
Some promising matches that could have happened never did so we are doomed to only see them on modified versions of WWF No Mercy for the N64. However, sometimes there are less talked about matches that happened between two great… Read More ›
Shouldn’t Dragon Kid Be Dragon Man By Now?
Roughly 15 years into his career Dragon Kid has wrestled all over Japan and made a great impression on the United States’ independent scene. Despite WWE rarely showing interest in cruiserweights it is surprising they never took a real interest… Read More ›
Goldberg Rules the Ring in Japan
Fans are still clamoring for Brock Lesnar to return so in the spirit of that I thought I would post a match…not featuring Brock Lesnar. Instead here is one of his “classic” Wrestlemania opponents “Career Endin’” Bill Goldberg. Years before… Read More ›
The Timeless Dragon
This is a well-developed match that starts simple with each of the three man teams being paired together. Ultimo Dragon is paired with Black Dragon, Funaki is paired with Joe Doering and Keiji Mutoh is paired with Yoshihiro Tajiri. The entire tone… Read More ›
A Hot and Spicy Dragon
Hopefully, the prevailing image that mainstream American wrestling fans have of the Ultimo Dragon will be of a great high flyer that was actually used somewhat well in WCW. However, I’m sure at least a few will merely think of… Read More ›
One of My Favorite Japanese Gimmicks x 3
Seriously, how can you beat Tiger Mask? Here is a rarity as you not only get one Tiger Mask, but three! Here Tiger Mask I, III and IV take on Jushin Liger, The Great Sasuke and Ultimo Dragon. Of course… Read More ›