Shinya Hashimoto – Death Valley Driver Video Review

1001 MATCHES: Vader

June 25, 2018 Phil 1001, 1001 Matches, Antonio Inoki, Big Bossman, Boss, Bull Power, Cien Caras, El Fabuloso Blondy, El Faraon, Jun Akiyama, Keiji Mutoh, Ken Timbs, Kenta Kobashi, Leon White, Lizmark, Misawa, Mitsuharu Misawa, Otto Wanz, Ray Traylor, Satanico, Shawn Michaels, Shinya Hashimoto, Stan Hansen, The Man They Call Vader, Vader

(by PHIL RIPPA) I hadn’t been planning on spotlighting Big Van Vader as he has been represented decently so far

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DEATH VALLEY DRIVER VIDEO REVIEW – ISSUE #22

May 31, 2018 Phil Aja Kong, All Japan Women, Chavo Guerrero Jr, DEAN, DVDVR, dvdvr22, Dynamite Kansai, El Samurai, Junji Hirata, Jushin Liger, Koji Kanemoto, Kyoko Inoue, Manami Toyota, Satoshi Kojima, Shinjiro Otani, Shinya Hashimoto, Toshiyo Yamada, Yumiko Hotta

CHAVO JR! Kyoko! HOTTA! Liger! AJA! Dynamite Kansai! and Other stuff I’ve seen this week! Howdy! Welcome to DEATH VALLEY

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DEATH VALLEY DRIVER VIDEO REVIEW – ISSUE #17

March 28, 2018 Phil Aja Kong, All Japan Women, Chikako Shiratori, DEAN, DVDVR, dvdvr17, G1, Jaguar Yokota, Jd, Kazuo Yamazaki, Keiji Mutoh, Kensuke Sasaki, Kenta Kobashi, Kumiko Maekawa, Masa Chono, Masato Tanaka, Mima Shimoda, New Japan, Rie Tamada, Riki Choshu, Shinya Hashimoto, Shiro Koshinaka, Stan Hansen, Steve Williams, W*ING Kanemura, Yuko Kosugi, Yumiko Hotta

MASATO TANAKA! HOTTA rules the freakin world! AJA fucking KONG! CHONO! YAMAZAKI! Shiryu! Jaguar Yokota! the marathon of wrestling continues!

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DEATH VALLEY DRIVER VIDEO REVIEW – ISSUE #13

February 28, 2018 Phil Akira Hokuto, Atsushi Onita, Chigusa Nagayo, DEAN, Dos Caras, DVDVR, dvdvr13, El Canek, El Hijo Del Santo, Hayabusa, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Horace Boulder, Horace Hogan, Kazuo Yamazaki, Madusa, Mil Mascaras, MS-1, Negro Casas, Onita Jr, Pandilleros, Reina Jabuki, Rey Sr, Riki Choshu, Shinya Hashimoto, Shiro Koshinaka, Tarzan Goto, Tim Patterson, Villano, Villano III, WCW, Zero

EL HIJO DEL SANTO! DOS CARAS! YAMAZAKI! CHIGUSA! CHONO! El CANEK! and other stuff I saw and heard this week!

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MATCHES THAT TICKLED MY FANCY: January 2018

February 1, 2018May 23, 2018 Phil Akio, Andrade "Cien" Almas, Andre, Atlantis, Brazos, Caifan, Chris Hero, Drew Gulak, Dustin Rhodes, Fancy, Gran Metalik, Harley Race, Jack Gallagher, Johnny Gargano, Kalisto, Kassius Ohno, La Sombra, Lince Dorado, Lizmark, Mascara Sagrada, Miz, Mr. Niebla, Paul London, RIPPA, Roman Reigns, Royal Rumble, Shinya Hashimoto, Super Delfin, TJP, Vader, Velveteen Dream, Victor Zangiev

(by PHIL RIPPA) I watch enough wrestling (but not as much as I used to) that I watch plenty of

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1001 MATCHES: Medium One (Part 1)

January 28, 2018May 23, 2018 Phil 1001, 1001 Matches, Alexander Otsuka, Atsushi Onita, Barry Windham, Becky Lynch, Bert Royal, Bob Backlund, Bobby Eaton, Brutus Beefcake, Candy Okutsu, Curt Hennig, Daisuke Ikeda, Daizee Haze, Destroyer, Dustin Rhodes, El Dandy, Fidel Sierra, Gedo, Giant Baba, Greg Valentine, Huracan Castillo Jr, Jado, Javier Cruz, Javier Llanes, Jerry Blackwell, Jerry Estrada, Junkyard Dog, Juvie, Kawada, Ken Patera, King Tonga, Koji Kanemoto, Mariko Yoshida, Masahiko Kimura, Masanobu Fuchi, Masked Superstar, Matt Bourne, Meng, Midnight Express, Miguel Perez Jr, Mohammed Yone, Mr Olympia, Necro Butcher, Rebecca Knox, Rey Gonzalez, Rey Jr, Rick Martel, Ricky Morton, Rikidozan, Samoa Joe, Sgt. Slaughter, Sheik Adnan El-Kaissey, Shinobu Kandori, Shinya Hashimoto, Stan Hansen, Stan Lane, Star Wars, Steve Williams, Ted Dibiase, Terry Funk, Tom Zenk, Tommy Rich, Tony St Clair, Vader, Vic Faulkner, Victor Zangiev, Wataru Inoue, Yuki Ishikawa, Yumiko Hotta

50 matches to get 700. Part 2 can be found here. 651) RIKIDOZAN vs. MASAHIKO KIMURA – JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

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1001 MATCHES: A to Z

December 29, 2016December 31, 2017 Phil 1001, 1001 Matches, Al Perez, Andre, Arn Anderson, Bam Bam Bigelow, Bob Sweetan, Bobby Heenan, Brian Lee, Carlos Colon, Chase Brown, Chris Benoit, Colossal Connection, Demolition, Eric Embry, Flash Flanagan, Freddie Blassie, Fujiwara, Greg Gagne, Haku, Herb Abrams, Hiroshi Hase, Hulk Hogan, Invader I, Jeff Peterson, Jet Jaguar, John Cena, Kameron Kade, Lex Luger, Low-Ki, Mike Carter, Mike Quackenbush, Misawa, Muta, Naomichi Marufuji, Negro Navarro, Odinson, Pegasus Kid, Princesa Sugehit, Psicosis, Quicksilver, Rey Jr, Rikidozan, Robert Fuller, Shinya Hashimoto, Southern Rockers, Stan Hansen, Steve Williams, Stud Stable, Super Dragon, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Tully Blanchard, Umaga, Villano, Virus, Wellington Wilkins, Wolfie D, Xavier, Yoshie, Yoshihiro Takayama, Yuji Nagata, Zeuxis

(by PHIL RIPPA) A straight forward theme this time which I, of course, made way more difficult for myself. A

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