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
Rockstar Pro has just posted a new free match on their YouTube channel from their Amped show on June 27 in Dayton, Ohio. Watch "Bad Bones" John Klinger take on Aaron Williams and let us know what you think!
This is an absolutely amazing find. Steven Regal and Robbie Brookside, two masters of their craft to say the least, work a 60-minute exhibition match from 1993 at WCW's Power Plant training facility. Fans of mat wrestling and the classic British style should probably go out of their way to watch this. We'll have a full review up soon!
Why we rate matches
The mantra we try to live by here at Pro Wrestling Only is that there are only two types of professional wrestling -- good wrestling and bad wrestling. We profess this because as a medium, pro wrestling has proven that it can connect to people in a way that transcends time, place, and culture. We also believe passionately that no matter when or where new fans reach their point of entry, the most open-minded ones can discover and enjoy great wrestling in all corners of the w
This is the first Wrestling In Sevens, a new feature at Pro Wrestling Only where I'll talk to some of the most fascinating fans that I know. The first is with Victor Rodgers, who posts at Victator on the PWO forums and is the author of Chairshot: A Savage Sports Story, available on Amazon.
When did you become a wrestling fan?
It's difficult to remember a time pro wrestling was not in my life. I can't remember much before I was six. A lot of it feels like a camcorder on low battery
What a difference a week makes!
I'd like to thank each of you for being so supportive and active during PWO's first week. In the first seven days the site was up and running, we posted a staggering twenty-two match reviews, two features articles, a podcast, and more! I thought I'd use today's update to talk about lessons learned and where we go from here.
My real-life background is in content management and it's something I've done a decent amount of, but what I'm aiming to do here is
Kenta Kobashi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi are an all-time great babyface tag team, but because of Kobashi's subsequent singles superstardom, they aren't really talked about much at that level. This match -- and frankly, all of their 1992 matches that have made tape -- show much of an oversight that is.
July 5, 1992
All Japan Pro Wrestling
Summer Action Series
Tokyo, Japan
All-Asia Tag Team Titles
9.4
The most rewarding part of navigating Kenta Kobashi's extensive body of work is
Ric Flair and Ricky Morton -- two of the most symbolic figures in wrestling -- voluntarily toss reputations aside to prove their mettle.
Jim Crockett Promotions
NWA Great American Bash
July 5, 1986
Charlotte, North Carolina
NWA World Heavyweight Title
Cage Match
9.5
I don't know if I'd go as far as to say he's taken a beating among hardcore wrestling fans over the last decade, but it's fair to say that a lot of wrestling fans no longer see Ric Flair as infallible. Based
La Parka and La Parka Classic fight over the rights to the name in a real yawner.
July 4, 2010
AAA Lucha Libre Worldwide
Sin Limite
Merida, Mexico
4.0
This was a bit hard to follow much of the time, mostly because they were dressed so similarly. I've seen Super Parka wear the yellow skeleton gimmick and Undertaker-Underfaker at least had purple and gray gloves to distinguish the two of them. It's even harder to follow when Konnan shows up and the RUN-INS commence. I don't ev
