Against a Changing World, Hiroshi Tanahashi Stands Tall Over the last few weeks, I've talked about New Japan's aces in romantic opposition to things grander than just their opponents. Antonio Inoki against the mutations of nature itself, Tatsumi Fujinami against his own spite and rage, and Shinya Hashimoto against a curse following him for
Paid-members only BIG EGG MASTERLIST Joseph and Colette Discuss Shinya Hashimoto vs. Kazuo Yamazaki Shinya Hashimoto finally fulfills his destiny and wins the G1 Climax. But is it #1 on the BIG EGG MASTERLIST?
Shinya Hashimoto Breaks the Curse August isn't a great time for Shinya Hashimoto. At this point in his career, he is well and truly cemented as the ace of New Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1990s. He's clocked in two massive year long plus reigns as the IWGP Heavyweight Champion, stood
Paid-members only Monday Nitro Masterlist WCW Doesn't Let Arn Anderson's Retirement Get in the Way of a Bummer Night | WCW Monday Nitro 9/1/97 On a night where you'd expect WCW to rally around one of the all-time boys, they get stomped by the nWo.
NJPW Shinya Hashimoto Gives Up His Leg for the Sake of the G1 Climax Shinya Hashimoto's ambition to win the G1 Climax for the first time runs through the expert legwork of Kazuo Yamazaki.
Paid-members only BIG EGG MASTERLIST Joseph and Colette Discuss Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Riki Choshu NJPW Ace Watch rolls on as Colette and Joseph talk about one of the great rivalries of all time, Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Riki Choshu!
NJPW In the Middle of Their Never Ending Story, Tatsumi Fujinami Triumphs Over Riki Choshu Tatsumi Fujinami had to lose his footing in order to truly scale the mountain in NJPW.
NJPW To conquer Riki Choshu, Fujinami must master himself. Riki Choshu has an uncanny ability to piss people off. That stern smugness he carries himself with might do it. There's also the immediacy of his attack. Here's a man prone to throw that killer lariat at any second in the match. That's the
Paid-members only NJPW Joseph and Colette Discuss Antonio Inoki vs. André the Giant BIG EGG's monthlong look at NJPW kicks off in the biggest possible fashion, literally, with Andre the Giant and Antonio Inoki.
NJPW Against André the Giant, Antonio Inoki Chops Down a Mountain In 1976, fresh from fighting Muhammad Ali, Antonio Inoki found himself proving that Strong Style was the strongest style against André the Giant.
Antonio inoki The Strongest Style Against Nature Itself As New Japan Pro Wrestling's founder and first ever ace figure, Antonio Inoki made a name on proving that pro wrestling is the strongest style. Much of his work through New Japan's first decade is aimed at proving that philosophy in a variety of ways. Notably,
Paid-members only BIG EGG MASTERLIST Joseph and Colette Discuss Goldberg vs. Diamond Dallas Page After giving DDP/Goldberg five stars, how high up the BIG EGG MASTERLIST can Colette convince Joseph to go?
WCW Against Goldberg, every second counts. The bell rings and the clock starts ticking. Wrestling Goldberg in the midst of his famed undefeated streak is nothing less than grappling with inevitability itself. It's a question of when, not if, cause once the jackhammer falls, it's game over. Many Goldberg matches succeed off
WCW Goldberg vs. Diamond Dallas Page Is WCW's Zenith WCW might be the greatest wrestling promotion ever. This might be its greatest match.
Paid-members only WCW Joseph and Colette Discuss Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Psychosis Rey Mysterio Jr. and Psychosis set the world on fire to open up one of the most important nights in wrestling history, but where does the match land on the BIG EGG MASTERLIST?
WCW Rey Mysterio vs. Psychosis: Lucha Libre WCW Style July 7, 1996 is a really important day in wrestling history, and you know why: The Carson City Silver Dollar Pole Match ... and Rey/Psychosis.
Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Psychosis is Timeless Talk around the WCW cruiserweight division always comes back to the idea of these guys really introducing a certain pace and style of match to the American mainstream audiences of the 90s. Dude, forget those people in the stands and watching on pay-per-view, this shit blows my socks
Paid-members only Monday Nitro Masterlist Sometimes Nitro Just Happens | WCW Monday Nitro 11/24/97 Not every episode of WCW Monday Nitro can be the greatest night in the history of our sport. Many of them don't even try. Here's one of those!
Monday Nitro Masterlist The Assassination of Jim Duggan By the Coward Bill Goldberg | WCW Monday Nitro 6/26/00 Despite happening on a show that exists to destroy the emotional sincerity that is core to pro wrestling, Goldberg/Jim Duggan transcends.
Paid-members only WCW Joseph and Colette Discuss WarGames 1994 Joseph and Colette have a less than casual disagreement about one of Colette's favorite matches.
WCW Nasty Dreams: WarGames '94 While not quite the last classic WarGames match, the '94 Stud Stable/Rhodes & Nasties beef is one hell of a ride.
WCW The View Never Changes, but WarGames Sure Does This match has a reputation for being "the last great classic WarGames." Classic in this case, of course, referring more to the lineage of the match as opposed to any indicator of quality. As far as the traditional WarGames as first conceived by Dusty Rhodes and utilized under
Paid-members only Monday Nitro Masterlist If You Don't Flex With Lex I Don't Fuck With You | WCW Monday Nitro 8/4/97 LEX LUGER. HULK HOGAN. THE GREATEST NIGHT IN THE HISTORY OF OUR SPORT.
