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A continuation of G. Badger's Puro + More blog. Same guy, same blog, just new name.

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Spotlight: AJPW 1986 - October, November & December

Funk Bros vs Road Warriors (10/20) - There are a number of Road Warrior matches in '86. This looked like the best one. I'm very glad I watched it. The Warriors at their best - Powerful but also vulnerable. Terry is great too. Comedy at the start but selling his fear but being tough SOB. That's a rarity in wrestling. Dory is the thing keeping them in the fight. They are selling for him and all is right in the wrestling world. Where this match turns great, is the finish. There's a great high spot
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April Anarchy! BJW Death Match Survivor 2013 Final - 04/10/13

Contrary to the title, there's only 2 death matches. It just happens to feature the final match from the Death Match tournament. If you like traditional wrestling, there's still a lot for you to enjoy! •Brahman Brothers vs. Hoshito Takahashi & Kazuki Hashimoto: A really fun junior comedy match. Good bits of humor with some nice wrestling. Nice start! •Speed of Sound (Hercules Senga & Tsutomu Osugi) vs. Madoka & Shinya Ishikawa - A fun 10-11 match with a heel ref. Speed of Soun
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More Anarchy in April! AAA, PWG, NJPW & more!!

•Gran Hamada vs Perro Aguayo (NJPW 04/21/82): Woefully, we only get the last five minutes. Thankfully we got something at all! This was 5 minutes of excellent action from both guys. Hamada was flawless & quick in his execution. I definitely need to see even more Gran Hamada after watching this. Definitely worth your 5 minutes! •Akira Nogami & Takeshi Iizuka vs Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto (NJPW 04/16/92): Yes! 7 of 11 minutes of fun, fun tag wrestling. Neon pink and yellow trunk
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April Anarchy Continues! AJW, CMLL, NJPW, WWE

I have been spending a lot of brain power and time thinking of Greatest Wrestler Ever. It's actually been taking away from my own projects. So I want to get back to that with a mix up of wrestling in the spirit of April Anarchy. Keep checking out wrestlingdreambattles.blogspot.com for more recommendations 👍 •Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura vs Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne (04/19/81 AWA): A really fun cage match! To be honest, the faces probably got too much offense in but Adrian and Jesse
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Spotlight: AJPW 1986 - August & September

Tiger Mask vs Invader #3 (08/25) Nice to Misawa have a lucha-type match again. I wish they gave Invader #3 a lil more offense. It's short enough that you probably could call it a squash if it were on WCW Saturday Night. I was entertained and feel like I'm getting a better understanding of AJ '86 than just watching the big matches alone. Super Strong Machine & Hiro Saito vs Animal Hamaguchi & Kuniaki Kobayashi (08/25) Joined in progress so we only get 5-6 minutes. This is another b
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March Mayhem Concludes! AJPW, ROH, NJPW & NXT

Hi folks! For more of my March Mayhem, check out this link: https://wrestlingdreambattles.blogspot.com/2026/03/ I appreciate it! And without further ado, let's get to the wrestling! •Mike Awesome vs "Earthquake" John Tenta (AJPW 03/22/03): This was a fun match that put Awesome in an interesting situation. He wasn't the biggest man in the ring. Tenta, even a little bit older was still damn large. Awesome had to employ more brawling than raw power. Earthquake needs to slow the Gladiator
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March Mayhem Continues! Again! AJPW, AWA, NJPW and more!

•Isamu Teranishi vs Goro Tsurumi (03/12/81 IWE): This is a fucking great jip 6 minute match. It's a crime that we only get 1/2 the bout...Teranishi is going to do a rope but Goro uses a folding chair like a shield. Isamu reconsiders...this was a fun spot. It shows a cleverness that I find rare. If you're unfamiliar Goro is going to beat his opponent down with punches and chops. Teranishi is doing monkey flips and other great fundamental junior moves. This is a lot of fun.  •Nick Bockwink
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March Mayhem Continues! AJPW, NJPW, AJW, FMW & more!

What's up folks? I'm chugging along with March Mayhem. I'm only watching and reviewing matches from March. I thought I would share a few posts from my Blogger blog here as well as a couple new ones. If you're interested in getting more frequent wrestling recommendations then come over to Wrestling Dream Battles. More reviews, more recommendations, more pics 👍 •Abdullah The Butcher vs Jack Brisco (AJPW 03/27/81):  This is not a match but a chaotic spectacle in the best way. I think every onc
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March Mayhem: Big Japan Wrestling in Hiroshima - 03/17/13

I'm taking a break from All Japan 1986 to visit Big Japan Wrestling 2013 for my March Mayhem project. I'm watching a little bit of everything from my DVDs and online watch list that took place in the month of March. I'm covering the 1980's, 90's, 2000's and 2010's. So far, I've got stuff from NJPW 1984, '96, IWE 1980, Michinoku Pro '98, ROH 2008 and more is being posted. Click those links 🙂.  Or check out: https://wrestlingdreambattles.blogspot.com/ ~~OK let's look at Big Japan Wrestling in Hi
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Spotlight: AJPW 1986 - July

Genichiro Tenryu vs Ashura Hara (07/04/86) - I needed a Hara fix so I went scanning through the Roy TV episodes and saw this one. Boy, it did the trick. It is not a long match but it's a very good one. These two are evenly matched. A worthy follow up to their match earlier. This felt big or innovative for '86. There's things, spots, that seemed ahead of their time. The pacing as well feels more like what we'd see in the 90's. It's not the Choshu/Hansen frenzy nor the "work a hold for 10 minutes"
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Spotlight: AJPW 1986 - May & June

Baba & Ishikawa vs Killer Khan/Masanobu Kurisu (05/10) - This is only OK as Baba really weighs this down. It's noticeable here where it wasn't in the 04/06 match. It's pretty much filler but not a long match. Tenyru vs Yoshiaki Yatsu (05/10) -An excellent, aggressive & technical singles match. This felt closer to something we'd see in 1988-89. It's not the brawling style seen at this time in All Japan. It's Tenryu's style that helps define late 80's AJ and the King's Road era. Her
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Spotlight: AJPW 1986 - April

Tenyru vs Ole Anderson (04/05/86) - Ole & Tenryu deserve more time than this. They are a great pairing in terms of physicality. Here Ole goes berserk on Tenryu's arm. And Tenryu eventually finds some breathing room. Then there's a flurry of offense and the match is over. Weird...it makes some sense given the moves that ended it. But I was left wanting more. It reminds me of a tournament match or a fall in a 2/3 falls match. But it is a single fall. This has been recommended by some and it is
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Spotlight: AJPW 1986 - February & March

Tenryu & Tsuruta vs Choshu & Yatsu  (02/05) - Great, hard fought match! Choshu & Yatsu assault Jumbo at the outset. Tenryu is the guy you want to make a hot tag to! At one point I thought he & Yatsu were going to go at it for real. They get back in the groove. Damn near everyone gets worked over at some point. It's a real physical affair - the stuff you typically associate with Hansen...just violence at every opportunity. All that said, it doesn't seem to have big peaks and valle
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Spotlight: AJPW 1986 - January

Nikita Koloff/Krusher Kruschev vs Yoshiaki Yatsu/Isamu Teranishi (01/01/86) - A squash match which is kinda a waste of Yatsu & Teranishi. Koloff & Krusher had some nice offensive moves. Tiger Mask vs Mil Mascaras (01/02) - Good on paper but bad in reality. That badness is due to Mil. If Misawa had a tell-all book, he would have a story about this match. It reminded me of Mick Foley's recounting of his match with Mil. No it's not the worst thing but it ambles, Mil doesn't seem to k
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Spotlight: Masato Tanaka in Zero One - 2007

You're really missing out if you're not checking out this stuff. This has been an absolute revelation to me. And hey! I get it, I didn't watch Zero One for like 15+ years. A big reason is that no one talked about it. Or the internet wrestling taste makers didn't like it at the time. Screw that 😀 This is some fun smash mouth wrestling. Now that there's a wealth of wrestling posted online, this really is worth watching especially if you're into 2000's wrestling. •Masato Tanaka vs Yoshihito Sasak
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ZERO One Fire Festival 2007 - 07/16-07/28

I've been making my way through Zero One Wrestling. Man, I have been missing out!The following are from the DVD: ZERO1 Fire Festival 2007 Part 1 Samurai TV. So I watched the full episode/DVD. For more great Zero One Wrestling in 2007, including awesome matches with Yoshihiro Takayama, Masato Tanaka and more, check out: https://wrestlingdreambattles.blogspot.com/2026/01/zero-one-wrestling-2007-part-1.html https://wrestlingdreambattles.blogspot.com/2026/01/zero-one-wrestling-2007-part-2.html
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Shoot Style Sampling - UWFi & RINGS - 1996

Kiyoshi Tamura vs Billy Scott (04/19) - Lots of tumbling here 😁 I think they agreed on no strikes to the head or body. Billy is a great explosive wrestler like Tamura but his striking is really good too. I think this rule or facet to the match took something away from what makes him entertaining. Tamura is his usual speedy slippery self. One one hand it's fast and realistic in its urgency. On the other hand, a good shot to the face usually slows a guy down so why not do that? I LIKED IT nonethel
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Spotlight: 1999 - AJW & BJW

AJW 1999 These are some highlights from 1999 All Japan Women's. For my full review and pics, see: https://wrestlingdreambattles.blogspot.com/2025/11/all-japan-womens-wrestling-1999.html Zenjo vs. Neo SCRAMBLE BOUTS 5 X 5: Manami Toyota & Momoe Nakanishi & Nanae Takahashi & Miyuki Fujii & ZAP Isozaki vs. Kyoko Inoue & Chaparrita ASARI & Misae Genki & Saya Endo & Yuka Nakamura (02/16) - This was great!!! Takes a minute to figure out but, its a team elimination
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Spotlight: NJPW 1995 - Hiroyoshi Tenzan

Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Shinya Hashimoto (02/04) - Hashi-f-ing-moto! This was awesome. Tenzan, who's not yet a full baddie, is trying to test the champ. This is his chance to elevate himself one way or another. Hash shows him that being champ means more than just being able to dish out punishment. One has to endure it and push on. I think this was a near classic match...maybe low end classic. I think they did everything so well in terms of pacing, storytelling, a sense of realism, etc. Hiroshi Ha
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Shoot Style Sampling - UWFi & RINGS - 1995

Let's go with  more 1995 shoot style wrestling! Also want to say a big thanks to superkix & KB8 for their work as it's been a big help in sorting & sifting through all of this wrestling goodness. The UWFi & RINGS threads in The Microscope section is the place to start. So now let's look at my sampling of 1995. Hiromitsu Kanehara vs Kenichi Yamamoto (01/16) - Quick one sided bout but very entertaining as Yamamoto not only refused a hand shake but had a couple rude gestures for Ka
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Shoot Style Sampling - UWFi & RINGS - 1994

Hi everyone! I'm back with more shoot style wrestling. We're in 1994 and looking at UWFi & RINGS. Yoshihiro Takayama vs Yuko Miyato (04/03) - Man, Takayama has reach! Miyato isn't going to win the striking game. He doesn't really dominate on the mat either as Takayama has a clear size advantage. This was really good stuff and I thought they went home a little earlier than I would have liked. They had really good chemistry and a dynamic fight.  Really LIKED IT Victor Zangiev vs Yoji
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Shoot Style Sampling - UWFi & RINGS - 1993

Hi folks! I'm back with more shoot style wrestling. This time we're looking at 1993. Let's get started with UWFi. As a reminder, I'm avoiding the big names like Albright, Takada & Vader since I think their matches have been reviewed in depth before.  Dan Severn vs Yoji Anjo (02/14) Damn was this fun. Severn is way bigger than Anjo and was throwing suplexes. Anjo tried for strikes but Dan was absorbing them. I really LIKED IT Steve Day vs Hiromitsu Kanehara (04/10) - This had a bit
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Spotlight: Zero One Wrestling - 2004 & 2005

Greetings from the internet! This time we're looking at Zero One Wrestling from 2004 & 2005. It's a grab bag though. There's a few stand alone matches from 2004. I was able to find a full show but only three matches interest me. Also please check out my new blog Wrestling Dream Battles. Just posted New Japan 1995 part #3 up there.  OK let's look at Zero One Wrestling! 2004 Leonardo Spanky vs. Josh Daniels (01/30) - Good back & forth juniors match. Simple stuff and although
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Spotlight: Zero One Wrestling - 2003

Hello! Now we're on to 2003 & Zero One Wrestling. I was able to selectively watch a couple shows. Also I will include the WEW matches featuring Zero One wrestlers. This is a doozy of a post. There's lots of quality wrestling here! Read on! Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Vansack Acid vs. Low Ki & Paul London (ZERO-ONE 03/02/03) - Oh yeah! This rocked! This is what the ROH guys were trying to do in tag matches in '03. This had great spots and never over stayed it's welcome. Paul London was e
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Shoot Style Sampling - UWFi & RINGS - 1992

Hello! I'm continuing my selective look into 90's shoot style. Seeing as I'm cherry picking and avoiding tags & Takada, Albright, et al. we're starting mid way into 1992 with UWFi. Let's go! Yoji Anjoh vs. Masahito Kakihara (6/28/92) - This is looking to be a shoot style squash match early on as Anjo dominates. Kakihara delivers a gutsy performance. It's like the enhancement talent isn't going to go down so easily. This is a fine example of drama and storytelling in shoot style. This is
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