by Daniel Johnson Jim Graham vs. Bozo Brown Bozo Brown had his hands full with a young Jim Graham in this match preserved by Chicago Film Archives through the Russ and Sylvia Davis Collection, 1932-1970.
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Chris Jones Interview
by Daniel Johnson Interviewer’s Note: Chris Jones (shown above performing a double arm suplex) debuted just last year and since then has become increasingly well traveled on the independent wrestling scene in Tennessee. Although originally from Missouri he has crossed… Read More ›
MMA: Wrestling’s Distant Cousin 2
It can be a challenge to get into MMA if you’re a wrestling fan. There may be promos, but they are a world apart from those that open WWE Monday Night Raw every week. There may be fighting, but for… Read More ›
Memphis Hodgepodge 2
Warning: If you couldn’t stomach the original Memphis Hodgepodge then don’t even try to get through this one. Since, I received such a positive response from the first Memphis Hodgepodge I thought I’d follow it up with a sequel of… Read More ›
Memphis Hodgepodge
The USWA was filled to the brim with crap, especially in the last few years before the company went out of business in 1997. The company produced enough clips to keep this blog going for at least a few years…. Read More ›
7 Wrestlers Who Shouldn’t Have Been the Marty Jannetty
Urban Dictionary defines “Marty Jannetty” as, “The member of a pair destined for lesser things. A reference to the 80’s and 90’s wrestling tag team The Rockers. Shawn Michaels went on to greatness, while Marty Jannetty faded into obscurity.” As… Read More ›
Did This Guy Eat Four of Wrestling’s Biggest Gimmicks?
In the dying days of the USWA the people in the company were throwing anything against the wall to see what would stick. Accordingly it was only a matter of time before they put the gimmicks of “Macho Man” Randy… Read More ›
Awful Meets Bad
If you ever wanted to see a match where there is garbage piled on garbage piled on garbage, but not spend a lot of time well then this one is for you! First, we have The Twilight Zone a tag… Read More ›
Christmas Creature Invades USWA
As I’m sure you’d agree there is no better time to celebrate Christmas than mid-September. In that vein I give you one of the USWA’s most awesomely ridiculous gimmicks, Glenn Jacobs aka Kane dressing up like a Christmas tree to… Read More ›
Jack Hammering through the USWA
The guy who came up with the name, “Jack Hammer” for a wrestler must hold a booking record for a gimmick named in four seconds. At least the quality of the name matches the quality of the wrestler! Yes, these… Read More ›
The Johnson Transcript 