So, this little project came about by searching for Tanaka vs Makabe matches on YouTube. How I got to that is a bit of a mystery. If I had to guess, I'd say it was out of curiosity alone. I don't think I found a singles encounter on the 'tube. However, there was a crap ton of tags available. Investigation revealed that a whole chunk of house show matches from the Fall of 2010 were recorded and uploaded by NJPW. These matches show some of the early battles between NJ main roster & CHAOS.
Part 2 to my Fire Pro World prepubescent-like obsessive compulsive hype up.
This entry was going to have a couple more matches but, I ended up going down a NJ rabbit hole. So, my next post will cover that, hint its CHAOS vs NJPW house shows in 2010.
In the meantime, we've got a couple Fire Pro Returns dream matches that I never knew happened. I mean, for real, these are some FPR match maker multi-man battles. And a couple single bouts as I'm a Nagata & Tanaka fan.
Genichiro Te
The Fire Pro World and NJPW partnership has got me really psyched up. The glut of posts I've made on the forum is evidence of that Its all good though because I thought Fire Pro was done after Fire Pro Returns. Its funny because its a little bit of history repeating as I bought a PS2 back in 2007 specifically for FPR and I'll be buying a PS4 for the sole purpose of playing FPW.
Admittedly, Fire Pro Returns was a bigger deal as the game never had a US release and I could only mod my PS1 so
Beau James, a.k.a. King of Kingsport, has posted an episode of an old podcast called "Do You Wanna Be A Wrestler, Kid?" to his YouTube channel where he interviewed Randy Hales.
Hales was the promoter of Power Pro Wrestling in Memphis, TN, from 1998-2001 and worked for many years before that for Jarrett Promotions, making him a mainstay in the Memphis wrestling scene of the time period. Topics include the USWA-WWF working relationship of the 1990s, Monday Night Memories, and Hales booking t
The Brazil-based Federacao Internacional de Luta Livre has posted a 30-minute Ironman match to their YouTube channel between Gabriel Nogueira and Anark Andy. The match took place on May 5 at the FILL 11 Años event in Rio de Janeiro. (Yes, an actual match happened there.)
YouTube user carlos lucha has posted matches Fight The World Wrestling's Breakin' It Down show on July 7 in Tampa, Florida to his channel. Links are included below.
Full card:
Damien Darling & Jack Gallow vs Alex Todd & Apolo Jr.
Luis Adams vs Tony Ortega
Amber Nova vs Layne Rosario vs Natalia Markova vs Rosalie Valle
Max Power vs Josh Grady
Chico Adams & Spectacular JC vs Kevin Powers & Salazar
Austin Gunn vs Ricky Arness
Br
Gene Jackson of the Locals To Legends Radio podcast posted an interview with Madman Pondo yesterday that's worth a listen, especially for fans of death match wrestling. Topics covered include Pondo's stints in Herb Abrams' UWF and Kick Ass Wrestling in Memphis. Pondo also reflects on Insane Clown Posse, how Girl Fight was formed, $5 Wrestling, and more.
Pondo recently released his autobiography, Memoirs of a Madman, that looks to be a must-read. With a foreword written by Vanilla Ice, Pond
Title Match Wrestling has posted a free match to their YouTube channel from Battle Club Pro's Malice at the Palace, which took place on June 16 in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. In this match, Su Yung faces Harlow O'Hara in a Last Woman Standing match. Check it out below.
The rest of the card is available with a two-week free trial for new users on Title Match Wrestling's Network. Other matches on the show include:
Hudson Envy vs Davienne
Tasha Steelz vs Kaitlin Die
WWE.com has just dabbled in high art with a photo series depicting current wrestlers as ECW performers. This includes Shinsuke Nakamura as Sabu, Lana as The Sandman, Rusev as Cactus Jack, New Day as the Dudley Boyz, and even Asuka as Stevie Richards, among others. You can view the full slideshow here.
New Japan Pro Wrestling
July 8, 1994
Summer Struggle
Sapporo, Japan
9.4
It's a status that in many ways he still holds today. Jushin Liger is simply The Man. He's been The Man for the better part of thirty years in New Japan Pro Wrestling, setting up worthwhile opponents to knock them down. In terms of longevity and match quality, Liger has as strong a case as any wrestler for being the greatest of all time.
That reputation was already well established on April 16, 1994, whe
Great American Bash 1988: The Price For Freedom
Baltimore, Maryland
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
July 10, 1988
7.5
In Japan, multi-year chases are fairly common, but that has never really translated to American audiences for whatever reason. Chalk it up to the reactionary tendencies of promoters when gates aren't at a certain level. Maybe it's a lack of conviction. Maybe it's even that pro wrestling has always been more of a fad-based interest than a long-term hobby for mos
Proving Ground Pro has published some of their No Broken Promises show from May 18 in Washington, Illinois, on their YouTube channel. In two first-round matches of the one-night tournament to crown a PGP Cutting Edge Champion, Jake Lander faced Jah C and Tyler Matrix faced Paco Gonzalez. You can watch the matches below.
Let us know what you think of these matches by starting threads to discuss them at the Pro Wrestling Only forums!
Are you one of the wrestle
Beyond Wrestling has added a new free match to their YouTube channel. This comes from their Beyond Vitality show on June 24 in Melrose, Massachusetts. Watch Joey Janela face John "Bad Bones" Klinger.
Doug Buckner has added a new free match from Platinum Championship Wrestling out of Porterdale, Georgia. This match is from their July 4 This Is A Day For Americans! show, when Jon Williams faced Rob Killjoy. You can watch the match below.
Maine independent Limitless Wrestling has posted a new free match to their YouTube channel from their Feed The Need show on May 11. This is a six-man scramble that includes Ace Austin, Kevin Ku, AJ Gray, Jake Parnell, Tony Deppen, and Bolt Brady. Watch it below.
This card is not yet available on DVD, but Limitless Wrestling indicates that it will be.
Also on the show:
Brody King vs Eli Everfly
Ace Romero vs AR Fox
Dream Team vs The Rascals vs Anth
ArticularSK has uploaded a new free match to YouTube on his channel from Global Professional Wrestling, an Illinois-based independent. In this match, The Lunatic takes on Punisher 747. You can watch it below.
A match from a July 9 house show in Augusta, Maine, has been posted to YouTube after being filmed on a fan's smartphone. In the match, SAnitY faced the New Day in a 6-man tag. You can watch the match below.
In partnership with Ring of Honor, Dojo Pro Wrestling has launched a new TV show that's available on Amazon Prime. The concept show includes a gauntlet where independent wrestlers receive a belt to signify completion of that particular level, only to go to their next match and aim to receive a higher belt, like martial arts starting with a white belt. When a wrestler receives the Dojo Pro Black Belt, he earns a shot at the ROH World Championship.
Eleven of the wrestlers are:
Aaron
In the quarter century that has passed since this match took place, it has become rightfully immortalized, although the environment in which this match was created remains frozen in time.
WWF Monday Night RAW 07/11/94
Bushkill, PA
WWF World Championship
8.7
In 1994, Bret Hart clearly had a vision for the type of World Champion he wanted to be. He wasn't your older brother's WWF champion. Instead, whether intentionally or not, he was your father's NWA champion, a modern-day Jac
WWE has officially released The Shield: Justice For All today. Wrestling DVD Network has the match list. You can support Pro Wrestling Only while ordering your copy here.
MasterofMuppets on YouTube has posted a No DQ match between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura from a house show on July 9 in Augusta, Maine. It was not professionally filmed but was captured by a fan in the audience. Watch while you can!
Matches from the Next Evolution Wrestling (NEW) show in Elizabeth City, North Carolina on June 30, have been posted for free on YouTube.
They are:
Austin Shadowz vs Dontay Bishop
DA Assassin vs Livid the Clown
Joe King vs Preston Quinn
Wes Rogers vs Jake Hollister
Handicap Match: Blunt Force Trauma (Benjamin Money Banks & The Demented Bradley) vs Victor Griff
Evolution Championship: Beau Cr
The HECTOR GODFREY TV Youtube channel has just uploaded a free match from the Wrestling Martin Calderon show on July 8 at Azteca Arena Budokan. In the opener of the card, Barba Roja, Chris Stone Jr. & Syrus teamed against Alfa, Angel & Secreto Negro.
Also on the card:
Emperador Azteca Jr. & Impossible vs Corazon Negro Jr. & Drako
Super Comando, Terremoto & Toxico vs Danger, Guerrero Mixtico & Sadico
Fly Star & Muneca de Plat
