In the opening moments of Mitsuharu Misawa’s very first defense of the Triple Crown, Toshiaki Kawada makes it abundantly clear that when that bell rings, the person carrying those belts better be ready to FIGHT. (10.21.1992) ☠️
Incredible to see the legendary Robby Krieger from The Doors still out touring and tearing it up in 2024 with some of the greatest rock songs ever written. 👑
Closing moments of Kerry Von Erich’s NWA World Title win over Ric Flair at Texas Stadium. One of the most emotional, dramatic & visually compelling post-match celebrations in wrestling history. (5.6.1984) 🌟
Sgt. Slaughter x Pat Patterson. Alley Fight. Old School NYC Hardcore Wrestling. 40+ years later and still the gritty gold standard for how a blood feud should be settled. (5.4.1981) ☠️🩸🌃
Free Bird echoes throughout Chiba Park Gymnasium as Terry Gordy defeats Jumbo Tsuruta to capture the AJPW Triple Crown and is joined by Steve Williams for an emotional championship celebration. (6.5.1990) 👑🖤
The British Bulldogs x The Hart Foundation. Revolutionary rivalry that brought a modern edge and a whole new level of dynamism & intensity to WWF in the 1980’s. ⭐️
Reggie Bennett in AJW 1994 - 1996. Bennett wrestled almost exclusively in Japan during the 90’s where she had become a pop culture phenom following a series of major beverage commercials. 🌟
Gary Albright & Steve Williams x Yoshihiro Takayama & Masahito Kakihara. As the major shootstyle feds faded out in the 90’s, most of the rosters either migrated into full scale mma, traditional pro wrestling or a combination of both. (5.1.1998) 🌟