11 years ago... Rich Swann

#LastOfTheDragon 🐉を初めて出した試合

Dynamite Kansai. The YouTube/streaming era has allowed many Western fans the opportunity to further, or for the first time, get a look at a body of work that puts her among the greatest of her era. 👑☠️

“If you wanna stand out, you gotta do your own sh*t. You don’t do highspots that you see anybody else do…then the people KNOW they haven’t seen that before, and then they react…then you stand out & other promoters want to use you.” ~RVD shoot (1997) 🐉

This photo of ザ・グレート・サスケ THE GREAT SASUKE and Black Tiger (Eddie Guerrero) at an outdoor venue (Sun Life Sports Ground and Youth Center in Gifu) on October 14th, 1994 with the Ferris wheel in the background had to be shared

Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat x Kenta Kobashi & Joe Malenko. Pure tag team pro wrestling clinic. (3.31.1990) 🌟

Even many connoisseurs of heavy metal might not be aware that there exists an official & absolutely glorious 16-bit Super Famicom/PC Engine version of “Hellraiser” by Ozzy Osbourne. 🦇🎮

Always fun and a pleasure working Vader. Loved him

Mitsuharu Misawa x Satoshi Kojima. Misawa returns to an AJPW ring for the first time in four years for an epic Battle of Aces. (7.18.2004) 🌟

Mitsuharu Misawa & Shinya Hashimoto. Ultimate Aces. 👑

SHINGO x Rich Swann (3.17.2013) 🐉

A regular sized can of beer, dwarfed by Andre's hand

Mitsuharu Misawa x Satoshi Kojima. Misawa returns to an AJPW ring for the first time in four years for an epic Battle of Aces. (7.18.2004) 🌟

めっちゃ懐かしい人に会った！！！

すげぇ嬉しい✨

#noah_ghc
#MichaelModest

Coach Smiley!

The British Bulldog x Bret Hart // SummerSlam ‘92 • Japan VHS release (8.29.1992) 🇬🇧

Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid x Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase (11.23.1985) 🌟

A fascinating look at Gong magazine’s annual Reader Polls (Domestic) from 1987-91. As the industry was entering a new boom period, it’s notable that 9 of 1991’s Top 20 did not rank just 2 years earlier & ‘92 would bring even greater change. 📝

22 years ago today

Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward

The 1st Encounter

The reborn UWF had a hardcore fandom very well educated in the style, especially early on, and they respond with building anticipation as Norman Smiley & Kazuo Yamazaki position themselves for a submission hold. 🌟