Welcome to the first edition of “Sunday Night Showdown!”. This will be a weekly series that will highlight a selected match from any wrestling federation, past or present, to review and dissect for ...

A certifiable legend of the Japanese puroresu scene, Masahiro Chono emerged through the New Japan Pro Wrestling dojo alongside The Great Muta and Shinya Hashimoto, the promotion's fabled 'Three ...

The tombstone reversal sequence between 'Stunning' Steve Austin and Masahiro Chono wasn't quite as slick as the future 'Rattlesnake's effort with Owen Hart five years later, but the 1992 flub between ...

In Japan, Masahiro Chono is known as Mr. August for his propensity to shine in the G1 Climax. In America, there is a decent chance he’s not known at all. Which is a damn shame, because not only did ...

Masahiro Chono is a legend in Japan and is one of the most popular stars that the country produced during the early-90s. This popularity was solidified when he won the NWA World Championship, taking ...

Masahiro "Masa" Chono (蝶野正洋, Chōno Masahiro) is an American-born Japanese-American retired professional wrestler and actor best known for his 26 year stint with New Japan Pro-Wrestling . As the leader ...

The nWo had already been established by the end of 1996, setting the pro wrestling world on fire, but Masahiro Chono joining the group was a seriously underrated moment that has never quite gotten ...

There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it. And sometimes the two worlds collide, and sometimes they don't. Ron holds them at arm's length from each other. Watch every ...

Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm ...