More About Me

Since the, "About Me" section of this blog is limited to a specific amount of characters, I decided to write a post that discusses more about what I have done in the pro-wrestling industry, beginning with when I first started in it and leading up to now.

Technically, I started back in the 1990's, contributing to, "Pro Wrestling Illustrated" and then, "Pro Wrestling Torch". In 1997, I contributed to The Official Website of the NWO. That same year, I briefly published my own newsletter, "The Wrestling Express".

In 1998, I taught myself how to design websites, and served as a consultant for various independent promotions. That next year, I worked as a website designer/maintainer for Dylan Summers (Necro Butcher) who was running the Texas-based Power Pro Wrestling Federation, and later was involved with Texas Outlaw Promotions.

During the period of 2000-2002, I was involved in many different projects at once. I was working as a website designer/publicist for talent, contributing to WCW.com, writing columns for independent promotions and the website of former WCW star The Stro, and writing for a variety of pro-wrestling media sites (including WrestlingObserver.com and PWTorch.com). In 2003, I began running my own website, World Wrestling Optimum, which consisted of news, articles, and interviews.

In 2004, I started working for the Michigan-based Ultimate Championship Wrestling as a publicist/columnist. They were an affiliate of AWA Wrestling Superstars Live, and I soon became the publicist/columnist of the main governing body of AWA Wrestling Superstars Live as well. During my time working for UCW, I played a major role in bringing in new talent, due to over the years my having had come into contact with many talents being underused and going unnoticed in the industry.

In 2005, I started doing a column for 3PW. With DVDs sold nationwide, they had the potential to become much bigger than they already were at the time, and were very open to my ideas. I pushed for many changes behind-the-scenes. I had encouraged management to improve the production quality of their DVDs, which led to them dealing with a different production company. 3PW management had planned on waiting for it's fan base to increase before getting TV for 3PW. I explained how getting TV for 3PW is what would increase it's fan base, and I was then given the green light to find networks that were interested. Two networks were very interested, and I encouraged 3PW management to meet with them as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the owner of the company instead opted to shut 3PW down, due to losing interest. Working for 3PW put me in connection with the UK-based 1PW, who I worked as a columnist for.

After 3PW shut down, I began working as a publicist for independent promotions, including CHIKARA. I also worked as a columnist for CZW. Interestingly though, it was 2006 at this point yet I'm still most recognized for the work that I had done for 3PW and AWA/UCW.

In 2007 I started working as a columnist for XCW, a promotion that was seen nationally on MAVTV, had a national DVD deal, and also had PPV events. Working for a promotion of national status was my biggest achievement at that point, and two years later I reached a bigger achievement- Big Japan Pro-Wrestling. Along with working for them as a columnist and an Administrator for their Facebook page, I helped bring Big Japan Pro Wrestling together with Combat Zone Wrestling to form a working relationship after a previous working relationship between the two promotions had fallen apart. This new working relationship has led to Big Japan Pro Wrestling having their first event in the United States.

In October 2009 I assisted publicity & promotions company MGM Management with the HULKAMANIA- Let the Battle Begin tour by distributing their press release to pro-wrestling news sites that are popular with Australian fans, and conducting an interview with Solofa Fatu Jr. (better known as, "Rikishi"). Also, in 2012 I wrote a number of columns for Women Superstars Uncensored.

Recently, I have done social media for Great North Wrestling. I am currently blogging for Michinoku Pro Wrestling.

[Michinoku Pro][PREVIEW] 2019 Tokyo Conference Vol. 6 10/19/19

Join Michinoku Pro on Saturday, October 19th at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo, for 2019 Tokyo Conference Vol. 6! Michinoku Pro is an Iwate-based promotion that has existed since 1993, and primarily has events in the Tōhoku region. However, they also occasionally have events in Tokyo, and when they do, they also present the Kantō region with a roster of talent that consists of names that fans in that region know, as well as ones they SHOULD know. The card will be as follows:

Rasse (2006 Iron Man Tournament winner)
vs.
Tatsuya Hanami

Jinsei Shinzaki
Nogyo Boy Raito
Dinosaur Takuma (Chiba Six Man Tag Team Champion)
vs.
The Great Sasuke (former Chiba Six Man Tag Team Champion) w/ Pretty Ohta
Brahman Shu (former Chiba Six Man Tag Team Champion)
Brahman Kei (former Chiba Six Man Tag Team Champion)

Taro Nohashi (former Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Champion)
vs.
テンクァ

MUSASHI (former Tohoku Tag Team Champion)
Rui Hyūgaji (former Tohoku Tag Team Champion)
vs.
Kengo (former Tohoku Tag Team Champion)
Kenbai (former Tohoku Tag Team Champion)

Tohoku & UWA World Tag Team Championship match
Ikuto Hidaka (Tohoku & UWA World Tag Team Champion)
Minoru Fujita (Tohoku & UWA World Tag Team Champion)
vs.
Yapperman 1 (former Tohoku Tag Team Champion)
Yapperman 2 (former Tohoku Tag Team Champion)

Don't miss this event! Tickets are available at Lawson Ticket, Tickets Pia, Michinoku Pro ticket reservation- 019 (687) 2431, Korakuen Hall 5F office- 03 (5800) 9999, and champion- 03 (3221) 6237.

Reserved seats are 5,000 yen (5,500 yen on the day). All other seats are 4,000 yen (4,500 yen on the day).

[Michinoku Pro] Tickets Still Available for 10/19/19 Shin-Kiba 1st Ring (Tokyo) Show!

Michinoku Pro presents 2019 Tokyo Conference Vol. 6 on October 19 at Shin-Kiba First Ring in Tokyo (7:00 PM start time). Michinoku Pro is an Iwate-based promotion that has existed since 1993, and primarily has events in the Tōhoku region. However, they also occasionally have events in Tokyo, and when they do, they also present the Kantō region with a roster of talent that consists of names that fans in that region know, as well as ones they SHOULD know.

This event will be highlighted by a Tohoku & UWA World Tag Team Title defense by Ikuto Hidaka and Minoru Fujita. The Tohoku & UWA World Tag Team Title are two of the most legitimate Tag Team titles in the industry.

The UWA World Tag Team Title's roots began in 1982 in Mexico's Universal Wrestling Association, where it was held by Mexican talents such as Los Villanos, Los Brazos, Perro Aguayo, Los Cowboys, as well as the American/Canadian team The Can-Am Connection. The first holders of the title were the Japanese team of Riki Choshu and Gran Hamada. The title eventually permanently made its way to Japan after the company closed, via El Dorado Wrestling in 2008 with the new champions being Mazada and Nosawa. The team of Kagetora and Kota Ibushi held the title there as well.

Since then the title has been defended in many Japanese promotions, being held by talents such as Speed Of Sounds, Isami Kodaka, the team of Masato Shibata & Shuji Ishikawa, The Brahman Brothers, and the current champions, Ikuto Hidaka and Minoru Fujita. This is their second reign, and it was during Hidaka & Fujita first reign that they unified the UWA World Tag Team Title with Michinoku Pro's Tohoku Tag Team Title, defeating The Brahman Brothers in June 2016 for the UWA World Tag Team Title while they were already the Tohoku Tag Team Champions.

The Tohoku Tag Team Title is a prestigious title in its own individual right as well, with the distinction of having legends a part of its legacy such as The Great Sasuke, Jinsei Shinzaki, Último Dragón, Kensuke Sasaki, and Dick Togo.

Don't miss seeing the Tohoku & UWA World Tag Team Title being defended! Tickets are available at Lawson Ticket, e+, Tickets Pia, Michinoku Pro ticket reservation- 019 (687) 2431, Korakuen Hall 5F office- 03 (5800) 9999, and champion- 03 (3221) 6237.

Reserved seats are 5,000 yen (5,500 yen on the day). All other seats are 4,000 yen (4,500 yen on the day).

[Sendai Girls][RESULTS] 8/31/19

I attended Sendai Girls' August 31 event at Shin-Kiba First Ring in Tokyo. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Sendai Girls is a Sendai-based company that has existed since 2006, and has the most to offer out of all female wrestler (or as they are called in Japan, “joshi”) companies in the industry, from legendary talent, to experienced veterans, to young new talent. Meiko Satomura is the brains behind Sendai Girls, but she is far from being someone who puts the spotlight on herself. Although Satomura is a former Sendai Girls World Champion, she usually stays far away from the World Championship scene, instead wrestling in the midcard with newer, less experienced talent, which helps them learn what to do and not to do in the ring as they continue to progress in their careers.

In the first match, Manami faced Mei Suruga. One of the youngest wrestlers on the Sendai Girls roster and trained by Meiko Satomura, Manami has the skills and aggressiveness to have a bright future in the pro-wrestling industry.

Mei Suruga was a very good opponent for Manami. Also just getting started in her career with one year of experience (Manami has two years of experience), Suraga is full of energy, skill, and enthusiasm.

The match went back and forth, Manami and Mei Suruga attempting to maintain an upper hand, even taking the action to the mat with submissions.

Impressive submissions continued to dominate this match, but both Manami and Mei Suruga refused to give up.

With submissions not giving the desired result, Manami and Mei Suruga began trading forearm shots.

In the end, Manami managed to pin Mei Suruga's shoulders to the mat for a three count and the victory.

Next was AKARI going against KAORU. AKARI's career began this year and she is a member of the PURE-J roster.

AKARI was accompanied by her trainer and PURE-J owner Command Bolshoi.

KAORU is a member of the Marvelous roster who has been very accomplished on the Japanese pro-wrestling scene over the past 32 years: Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, 2-time AJW Tag Team Champion, 2-time Sendai Girls World Tag Team Champion, and JWP Tag Team Champion. She also appeared in WCW and CMLL in the 1990's.

At first it appeared that KAORU was going to give AKARI a fair match.

But KAORU soon gave AKARI a sample of why she earned the nickname "Original Hardcore Queen", a reputation that she gained in the 1990's, as she became very aggressive with AKARI, even taking the match outside the ring into the crowd.

AKARI fought back, and it appeared at times that she was going to gain an upset win over KAORI.

This was only temporary however, as KAORI's experience prevailed and she defeated AKARI after delivering her, "Excalibur" finisher.

In the next match, Meiko Satomura went against Mikoto Shindo.

Meiko Satomura is a legend of the ring, and is considered by many to be the greatest female wrestler of all time. Aside from her classic matches in Japan, American pro-wrestling fans may be familiar with Satomura from her appearances in WCW very early in her career in the 1990's, and her participation in WWE's Mae Young Classic tournament in 2018.

Mikoto Shindo is a member of the Marvelous roster and her career began last year, which is getting off to a great start. Earlier this year Shindo became Sendai Girls Junior Champion, so she is at Sendai Girls events often.

The match was a learning experience for Mikoto Shindo, but she showed fighting spirit in her match with Meiko Satomura.

After eleven minutes of action, Meiko Satomura defeated Mikoto Shindo after hitting her with her Death Valley Bomb finisher.

In the semi-main event, DASH Chisako & Hiroyo Matsumoto faced Mei Hoshizuki & Ryo Mizunami. DASH & Matsumoto are both very accomplished in the tag team scene- DASH is a 4-time former Sendai Girls Tag Team Champion, while Matsumoto has been SHIMMER Tag Team Champion and Goddesses Of Stardom Champion.

Mei Hoshizuki is a member of the Marvelous roster, and was trained by Marvelous owner Chigusa Nagayo, who also trained Meiko Satomura.

Ryo Mizunami is a member of the WAVE roster (where she has been WAVE Tag Team Champion) but she has been wrestling in Sendai Girls for many years, always displaying great talent and showmanship whenever she's in the ring.

It didn't take long for the action to begin.

Showing great teamwork, Hiroyo Matsumoto and DASH Chisako tagged in and out while preventing Mei Hoshizuki from tagging out for a long period of time.

Once able to tag in, Ryo Mizunami began taking control with chops.

A powerful wrestler herself, Hiroyo Matsumoto then began trading chops with Ryo Mizunami.

Hiroyo Matsumoto turned the tide of the match in her team's favor when she and Ryo Mizunami both went for a clothesline, and Matsumoto was left still standing.

DASH Chisako then tagged in, and she and Ryo Mizunami engaged in back and forth action.

Once Mei Hoshizuki tagged back in, she began showing off her impressive agility.

When DASH Chisako & Hiroyo Matsumoto attempted to double team Mei Hoshizuki, Ryo Mizunami interrupted by hitting them with a double clothesline, but Matsumo then responded by hitting her and Hoshizuki with a belly-to-back suplex.

Just as Ryo Mizunami and Hiroyo Matsumoto traded blows in the middle of the ring earlier in the match, DASH Chisako and Mei Hoshizuki eventually began doing the same.

In the end, DASH Chisako & Hiroyo Matsumoto's experience as a team gained them the victory.

In the main event, Ayame Sasamura & Sareee teamed to face Chihiro Hashimoto & Yuu. Sasamura was representing 2AW, a Chiba-based promotion that she wrestles for. Sasamura is a former Sendai Girls Junior Champion, and the first one in Sendai Girls history.

Sareee is the current Sendai Girls World Champion. She has held the title since June, when she defeated Chihiro Hashimoto for it.

Chihiro Hashimoto has held the Sendai Girls World Championship 4 times, which is more times than any other wrestler in Sendai Girls history. She is also a former Sendai Girls Tag Team Champion. Hashimoto is an impressive talent, with natural-born power, the pro-wrestling training of Meiko Satomura, and surprising agility.

Yuu is also a powerhouse, and along with Sendai Girls, she has wrestled in other notable companies such as WAVE, PURE-J and DDT in Japan, and PROGRESS and RevPro in the UK.

They look like future Sendai Girls Tag Team Champions, wouldn't you agree?

A show of respect was displayed between the two teams before the match.

Chihiro Hashimoto & Yuu dominated the match early with their power.

Ayame Sasamura & Sareee had the advantage in speed and agility, and they used this to temporarily keep Chihiro Hashimoto & Yuu off their feet.

Howevr, Chihiro Hashimoto & Yuu's power advantage won out, gaining them the victory.