AJPW – Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada, June 3rd, 1994

by Jeff on June 3, 2014 at 9:22 pm
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I know, I know, more All Japan. This popped up in my Facebook feed, as Puroresu Spirit’s Match of the Day. 20 years ago today, Misawa and Kawada had one of their classic encounters for the Triple Crown. Literally every match I have seen between these two has been, at worst, very good.

So watch two guys who don’t like each other beat the everliving fuckshit out of each other.

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AJPW – Ric Flair vs. Jumbo Tsuruta, 2/3 Falls

by Jeff on May 29, 2014 at 10:55 pm
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On June 8th, 1983, Ric Flair defended the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against All Japan Pro Wrestling ace Jumbo Tsuruta. Japan still cares about the NWA Title to this day, and matches like this are why. Also, I’m not TRYING to make all of the videos I post All Japan matches, it’s just kind of happening.

Fun things about this match:1. The referee is wearing all green, because green screams authority.
2. Jumbo Tsuruta selling the Figure Four is an act of cartoonish hilarity. So great.
3. In the after-match “guys help the wrestlers who are in need of significant medical attention” segment, keep an eye out for a very young Toshiaki Kawada. He’s not a head-kicking badass yet, but ten years later he and Misawa will be attempting to murder each other on a regular basis.

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Calgary Expo! April 24-27, 2014!

by Jeff on April 23, 2014 at 1:05 am
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I was going to write up a hype piece about my upcoming Calgary Expo appearance, but my publisher beat me to it.

Click here to read about all the cool shit that’ll be happening at the Renegade booth!

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Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Shinjiro Otani – IWGP Championship

by Jeff on April 18, 2014 at 10:36 pm
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An Easter weekend bonus update! From the 10/12/09 Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary Show, Shinsuke Nakamura defends the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against ZERO-1’s Shinjiro Otani. This was before Nakamura became the swaggering personification of not giving a fuck, but in the midst of Otani’s “old man hates your youth” phase, which he is still in. They’re both pretty great.

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Check Out My Wrestlespective Podcast Appearance

by Jeff on March 2, 2014 at 9:37 pm
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Do you guys listen to Jason Mann’s Wrestlespective podcast? You should, because I was Jason’s guest on the most recent episode! We talked about the notorious ECW December To Dismember 2006, specifically the main event Extreme Elimination Chamber. Would Punk have been ready to be ECW Champion at the time? Was this the best utilization of Big Show as a monster character? Was this show better than its reputation? Find out the answer to all of these questions and more by downloading it from iTunes or the Wrestlespective website!

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