Violent People

1976: From West Texas to Japan: The Making of a World Champion

Written by Tony Richards Part of Violent People’s FUNKIN’ FALL series: View the full index. 1976 was a remarkable year in American professional wrestling, a year in which the United States celebrated its bicentennial, the National Wrestling Alliance continued to serve as the sport’s most influential pro wrestling organization, and Terry Funk carried professional wrestling’s […]

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49 mins read

World’s Most Dangerous Retrospective: Ken Shamrock vs. Don Frye (PRIDE FC 2/24/02)

World’s Most Dangerous Retrospective is a review series from three of the founders of Violent People reviewing the matches (and fights) of Ken Shamrock. A not so elegant ripoff of Segunda Caida’s Complete & Accurate series. Matches will be rated as either SOFT or HARD. Pride 19Saitama Super ArenaSaitama, Japan Sam Was PRIDE fixed? Ken […]

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Dump Matsumoto

This week, Orchid and Colette pledge allegiance to the Atrocious Alliance when they take on AJW legend Dump Matsumoto! What does Chigusa Nagayo’s arch-enemy have to do with Dadaism? How far ahead of the curve was Dump’s gutter punk aesthetic? Do a wrestler need a gigantic moveset when they’re armed to the teeth with forks, […]

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