{"id":829,"date":"2016-10-30T07:45:16","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T11:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=829"},"modified":"2016-10-29T23:36:52","modified_gmt":"2016-10-30T03:36:52","slug":"super-dragon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2016\/10\/30\/super-dragon\/","title":{"rendered":"Legacy of Brutality: The Legend of Super Dragon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Much like the territory days of yore when territories had huge Superstars who never transcended to the national mainstream stage (and thus into the canon of wrestling history with the accolades they deserved), the indie circuit has also garnered it’s fair share of Legends. Names like Mike Quackenbush<\/strong>, Mikey Whipwreck<\/strong>, Steve Corino<\/strong>, and the recently retired Necro Butcher<\/strong> have all carved monumental indie careers but for whatever reason never made the jump to any of the “big leagues” with any resounding legacy to speak of. Now that doesn’t mean their careers were any less spectacular, but it does mean that in generations to come, their accomplishments will never be held to the same level of recognition as such Superstars as “Stone Cold” Steve Austin<\/strong>, Booker T<\/strong> or Rob Van Dam<\/strong>. One such wrestler who has been an instrument of devastation for the better part of the entire 2000’s is PWG icon Super Dragon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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At first glance to the uninitiated, Super Dragon – real name Danny Lyon from Orange County, California – may not exactly scream indie wrestling legend. Generic martial arts gear with a somewhat routine lucha mask, his appearance could be any of a hundred different luchadores from AAA<\/strong> or CMLL<\/strong> trying to break into the North American indie mainstream. But his resume of the past nearly 20 years boasts some remarkable achievements and stunning victories by decimation, that warrants the Google search and education of his past matches.<\/p>\n

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Watching back on Super Dragon’s past matches, one is immediately drawn to the stiff severity of his moves. At first glance, one would think he was sloppy and dangerous, shooting beyond the world of kayfabe and taking his opponents lives in their hands with reckless abandon. But you’d be wrong. There’s a grace and an elegance in his brutality, a finely honed skill and creating an illusion of violence that can make the most hardened fan cringe more often than not, all without needless bloodshed or leaving a trail of injuries – it’s as if you combined the fluid grace of Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart<\/strong> with the innovation of violence of Tommy Dreamer<\/strong> into one perfect instrument of destruction. Recently a friend of mine, CHIKARA<\/strong> enthusiast Blake Hellheart<\/strong><\/a>, claimed that Super Dragon was the true IndieTaker<\/strong> – not the Tombstone Piledriver applicated by The Young Bucks<\/strong>, but the true indie version of the Undertaker<\/strong>. His entrances were always full of anticipation, his character was hellbent on the eradication of his opponent, and throughout his career, he has toppled many an indie legend (and a few notable mainstream Superstars).<\/p>\n