The Natural Posted January 22, 2023 Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) Today is Keiji Muto's last match as the Great Muta teaming up with Sting/Darby Allin in Japan for Pro-Wrestling NOAH. Always liked how Muto has two different gimmicks. Bigger still, it's my Sister's birthday. Happy birthday, Laura. Thanks for everything you do, I'm grateful to have you as such a caring, talented, helping Sister to me. Love you xxx. Have yourself a good un! Edited January 22, 2023 by The Natural 8 2
LoneWolf&Subs Posted January 22, 2023 Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) Yes this seriously happened. Bad news for CMLL… They lost a longtime flag bearer. Good news for CMLL… They lost the worst catcher in the woman’s division, and the most undeserved push in the company. Edited January 22, 2023 by LoneWolf&Subs 4
DragonZombie Posted January 22, 2023 Posted January 22, 2023 Shingo had a match with O Khan which was under KOPW Mixed Martial Arts rules. NOAH had another GHC Martial Art rules match, Sakuraba vs Hideki Suzuki. AJPW booked Nosawa and Kendo Kashin vs Onita and Yoshitatsu in a exploding electric current match for next month. It's one of Nosawa's last matches, if Nosawa retires this year with the All Asia tags, then the belts are abolished.
Raziel Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 Ok, after watching the Muta farewell match, I *really* want to see a one off Darby vs. Marufuji match. 6
Cobra Commander Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 Microsoft should buy the WWE so that two userbases that hate their companies while continuing to spend money on those companies can unite. 6
The Natural Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 On 1/22/2023 at 4:36 AM, The Natural said: Today is Keiji Muto's last match as the Great Muta teaming up with Sting/Darby Allin in Japan for Pro-Wrestling NOAH. Always liked how Muto has two different gimmicks. Bigger still, it's my Sister's birthday. Happy birthday, Laura. Thanks for everything you do, I'm grateful to have you as such a caring, talented, helping Sister to me. Love you xxx. Have yourself a good un! Laura thanks y'all xxx.
ChesterCopperpot Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 Fightful are reporting a potential return to WWE for Spoiler AOP and Paul Ellering
Zakk_Sabbath Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 26 minutes ago, ChesterCopperpot said: Fightful are reporting a potential return to WWE for Spoiler Guys, I'm starting to think this WES show in England might be cancelled 10
Cobra Commander Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 of all the times to bring back the wrestling manager who reads the Wall Street Journal daily 2 16
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 Speaking of Paul Ellering - question for y'all. So my understanding was that when the LOD jumped to the WWF in 1990 - Ellering chose to join them later as he wanted to honour the remainder of his contract with WCW, which was about six months left. From what I read in an interview he still was on shows up until that time, but I can't find any reference to him post Capitol Combat and him fighting Teddy Long in a boxing match? What was he doing on WCW programming in that time? If anything?
Raziel Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 I wanna say it was just on the loop and he didn't work TV, but I'll have to dig.
BloodyChamp Posted January 24, 2023 Posted January 24, 2023 I’m so behind on everything. I just learned about Muta’s last match. I wouldn’t have guessed that they would have went all the way back to Sting and Kabuki but it’s cool as heck that they did. I don’t know how the work rate measured up but I wouldn’t doubt that it was 5 stars in the farewell payoff department. I wish we could get some kind of shoot or something with Muta and Sting. They wrestled each other in their 1989 feud more than they did Flair, who is the one everybody associates with their beginning. They really never quit feuding kind of like Sting and Flair. Whenever one of them showed up in the other one’s town it was to wrestle him.
Ziggy Posted January 24, 2023 Posted January 24, 2023 I'm surprised Hunter never tried to get Mutoh in WWE atleast once like Liger. Liger was more of a fit for NXT so it makes sense plus Liger and Regal were friends and was the one who got him booked. Mutoh fit the main roster better but he was way broken down by the time Hunter would have gotten enough clout to get him to work over here 2
Eivion Posted January 24, 2023 Posted January 24, 2023 I assume Mutoh gets announced for the HoF this year.
Cobra Commander Posted January 24, 2023 Posted January 24, 2023 I think the Saturday Night PPVs (Premium Live Events) are here to stay.. and I actually kinda like the change, not just because I'm on a family zoom call on Sunday nights, but for always having wrestling PPVs on Saturdays (aside from Souled Out/Road Wild/etc) when I've been a fan, I think I like Saturday Nights more. 2
Cleavy Posted January 24, 2023 Posted January 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Cobra Commander said: I think the Saturday Night PPVs (Premium Live Events) are here to stay.. and I actually kinda like the change, not just because I'm on a family zoom call on Sunday nights, but for always having wrestling PPVs on Saturdays (aside from Souled Out/Road Wild/etc) when I've been a fan, I think I like Saturday Nights more. it's good because they're now on Sunday my time, it's bad because now there's a 1 day gap between the PPV/PLE and the fallout on RAW 1
The Natural Posted January 24, 2023 Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) Royal Rumble is a Saturday PPVs so Sunday UK time like UFC PPV always are and sometimes AEW PPV. Easier usually to make up the sleep lost unlike Sunday PPVs which are a Monday over here. Not sure I'll be watching the Royal Rumble. Torn between Vince back, wanting to support the wrestlers, I'm only interested in the two Royal Rumble matches and last year's sucked. Edited January 24, 2023 by The Natural
The Natural Posted January 24, 2023 Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) AEW Revolution 2023 is 5th of March but it'll go out at 01:00am UK time on the 6th of March. The 6th of March is my birthday. Happy birthday to me, even better if Bryan Danielson wins the AEW World Championship while knowing he won't. AEW Revolution 2021 was on my birthday weekend, 7th March at 1am. The 8th UK time. AEW Revolution 2022 was the 6th March as I went to see The Batman with my Dad/Aje but it went out on the 7th UK time at 1am. AEW Revolution 2023 is the 5th of March but will be on my actual birthday as it'll be the 6th UK time at 1am! The 51st Anniversary of NJPW will be on my birthday UK time. It'll likely be IWGP World Heavyweight Champion (I hate that fucking thing) Kazuchika Okada vs. IWGP Jr Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi! AEW Elevation and WWE RAW is the 6th of March USA time, the 7th over here. Lot of wrestling for my birthday this go round! It's too early in March for WWE PPVs unlike my Sister on the 22nd of January with the WWE Royal Rumble. I've had UFC PPVs either on my actual birthday or my birthday weekend. Edited January 24, 2023 by The Natural
AxB Posted January 24, 2023 Posted January 24, 2023 Why is it that on Dark Elves, we got two promo videos for Supercard of Honour, but none for Revolution? March is sooner than April! 1
The Natural Posted January 24, 2023 Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/steve-austin-vs-brock-lesnar-match-pitched-for-wwe-wrestlemania-39 Conflicting reports. Dave Meltzer says Steve Austin vs. Brock Lesnar while Fightful says Steve Austin vs. Roman Reigns for WWE WrestleMania XXXIX. Hey if Austin/Lesnar happens, we'll get less Suplex City than ever before thank fuck. Edited January 24, 2023 by The Natural
Just Adam Bay Bay Posted January 24, 2023 Posted January 24, 2023 1 hour ago, The Natural said: https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/steve-austin-vs-brock-lesnar-match-pitched-for-wwe-wrestlemania-39 Conflicting reports. Dave Meltzer says Steve Austin vs. Brock Lesnar while Fightful says Steve Austin vs. Roman Reigns for WWE WrestleMania XXXIX. Hey if Austin/Lesnar happens, we'll get less Suplex City than ever before thank fuck. Doesn’t Dave say in that article that Brock vs Austin most likely isn’t happening? Especially at the end when he’s discussing Brock vs Lashley?
JLowe Posted January 24, 2023 Posted January 24, 2023 10 hours ago, BloodyChamp said: I’m so behind on everything. I just learned about Muta’s last match. I wouldn’t have guessed that they would have went all the way back to Sting and Kabuki but it’s cool as heck that they did. I don’t know how the work rate measured up but I wouldn’t doubt that it was 5 stars in the farewell payoff department. I wish we could get some kind of shoot or something with Muta and Sting. They wrestled each other in their 1989 feud more than they did Flair, who is the one everybody associates with their beginning. They really never quit feuding kind of like Sting and Flair. Whenever one of them showed up in the other one’s town it was to wrestle him. Did you see this article by our own Phil Schneider? https://www.theringer.com/2023/1/22/23566293/keiji-muto-great-muta-pro-wrestling-legacy 3 1
BloodyChamp Posted January 24, 2023 Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, JLowe said: Did you see this article by our own Phil Schneider? https://www.theringer.com/2023/1/22/23566293/keiji-muto-great-muta-pro-wrestling-legacy Hot dang that was great. I liked 3 points that he made the most. Muta was “effortlessly cool.” His moves had an “athletic snap.” That describes Muta’s exclusive way he did moves in a nutshell. There was just something neat about it. And of course Gary Hart in general. He was a part of it that had to be there even if he was never the centerpiece. Without him it probably doesn’t work initially. What was the deal at Halloween Havoc 89 seriously? Was the fire at the beginning rigged? Dumb question perhaps but if it was rigged it was random and I’ve never heard anybody take credit for the idea. That’s 1 of those ideas that a million people would take credit for over the years it seems like, similar to The Gladiators. Of course if it wasn’t rigged it’s a miracle a bunch of other things didn’t happen. Edited January 24, 2023 by BloodyChamp 4
Log Posted January 24, 2023 Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) I'd bet you could trace a TON of North American wrestling fans' interest in Japanese wrestling directly back to seeing Muta for the first time. Edit: And after making it to the end of Schneider's article, I see he already made that observation. Edited January 24, 2023 by Log 3
Loki Posted January 24, 2023 Posted January 24, 2023 35 minutes ago, Log said: I'd bet you could trace a TON of North American wrestling fans' interest in Japanese wrestling directly back to seeing Muta for the first time. Edit: And after making it to the end of Schneider's article, I see he already made that observation. Growing up I had a passing interest in wrestling. Then when I saw Muta, followed by Liger, I became instantly hooked. 3
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