Roman Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 My apologies for the double post, but my childish excitement got the better of me. I just watched a Scott Norton match for old times' sake and remembered something else which made me smile: before he does a Clothesline, he slaps his hands together. He did that a lot and it always made me so happy. I started doing it in mock-fights with my friends as well. It didn't add any power to the strikes, but I felt good doing it, by God! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 I don't know what it was about Norton. Maybe being from late AWA tainted him for some people. He certainly never got any real recognition in WCW until Vicious and Delicious. A fan vote on NJPW World from 2021 or 2022 put him at number 16 in a ranking of foreigners in NJPW. The list really has some recency bias though so if you take out anyone who wrestled before 2010, he's comfortably in the top ten, above Bam Bam Bigelow. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka-to Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 I remember watching Norton in meaningless WCW tag matches. He would be very far away when his partner lost the fall. Didn't want want photos of him in the ring loosing a match to protect NJPW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 There’s a pretty spectacular Norton vs Hashimoto match. Just saying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 In Japan Hansen and Brody et al still get a lot of love because the guys (comedians usually) leading the talk shows are all in their forties and fifties so they often go back to the stars of their childhood. Also, lol at Michael Elgin being on the list. If the rankings were done now, I assume Tama Tonga and El-P would be higher, probably displacing Ricochet, Dragon Lee and Archer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Yuma beat Kento in what looks to have been an under-attended first day of the CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 AJPW doesn't really do those special training or acquire new skills stuff before the CC like they used to do. There was some goals mentioned at the CC press conference but in this day and age, fans can translate or get the info themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Looks like NJPW, NOAH, AJPW are gonna produce something together...they shared the same announcement thing, so in 3 days... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Not sure what Okada is going to do now? Maybe he will win two more G1 Climaxes in the future and breaks Chono's record. Western Wiki is wrong, since the G1 Climax started in 1991, previous NJPW singles HW leagues and tournaments don't count records and history wise for the G1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 (edited) https://twitter.com/CiaranRH93/status/1645381121360666628 Edited April 10, 2023 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 https://twitter.com/DrainBamager/status/1645235124064370688 Okada/Shibata from NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017. 6 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Gotta wait for awhile for any real notable news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Beg to differ, @Red King. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 (edited) With the Aces All Together Again on Friday June 9, at Sumo Hall. Edited April 12, 2023 by Red King 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 T-Hawk is 0-2 in the CC, but he just won the GLEAT title ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 The subtitle of the third All Together show is "If you have the energy, you can do anything", one of Inoki's sayings. https://www.njpw1972.com/147737 They did Jumbo's OH taunt. Inoki's arm taunt is bit more lower. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 @Casey: Found this and thought of you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Attendances don't look good for BJW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Good NJPW news Fans no longer have to wear masks at Japanese events soon, starting on May 1 2023. https://www.njpw1972.com/147905 Covidetty btfo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Masa Chono aims to return to the ring. I already posted about his successful back surgery back in 2021 somewhere, his rehabilitation is still ongoing and he still feels pain https://yomidr.yomiuri.co.jp/article/20230403-OYTET50015/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matwarz Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Shingo Takagi vs Robbie Eagles tonight in Melbourne was an easy 4 1/2*, just a tremendous match. I don’t want to undersell how good Robbie is, but Shingo is just a superstar from the minute he comes through the curtain. Absolutely one of the best I’ve ever seen in the ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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