2023 Puroresu General Discussion

[Doragon]

Really good news for NJPW's business out there.

[lostinube]

Stardom is under the Bushiroad Fight umbrella.

[Doragon]

Hibagon Jr and Raijin Yaguchi above

Kaiju Pro Wrestling, 怪獣プロレス is launching soon in Sept, Raijin is the owner.

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/273006

 

[Doragon]

It's on

[Salads]

Will's UK title rebranding is confirmed as a gimmick and not a permanent change (I thought it was a possibility, don't laugh).

NJPW announced Royal Quest III at the Copper Box this October. Feels ambitious considering that AEW are running their biggest show ever less than two months prior in the same city and a similar story with Rev Pro running their biggest show ever in the exact same building. Plus they announced it late so people like me would've spent their limited funds on the other shows not knowing there was going to be a choice. One show instead of two so should be one good consolidated card which is my preference.

[Doragon]

AJPW

Saree is Unagi's partner. 

First round winner results are out there. 

[Doragon]

AJPW

Jun and Kotaro want the All Asia belts, both want to reclaim those titles for AJPW but they're down on current AJPW.

Unagi has multiple angles going on. One vs Yuma, another is the lead up to the Joshi tag.  And if she doesn't beat Sunny, she has to retrain under Suwama (maybe).

 

[lostinube]

SBK(ento) and Takuma showed up at the end of the GLEAT/AJPW show.

[Doragon]

They're building up to 15 years of Kento Miyahara. Yuma Anzai wants to dethrone Kento as the Ace and become the new Ace of AJPW.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F4QrNNFagAA_0B6?format=webp&name=small

[Mr. Monday Morning]

Not sure if there's much interest in Baka Gaijin but the show earlier today was pretty good. It will not be for everyone, but conversely at the same time there was a little bit of something for everyone:

Maya Yukihi and Shinno Hagane kicking the fuck out of each other

Ram Kaichow bullying Antonio Honda

Mecha Mummy doing a plethora of 90s puro impersonations

Oh and Chris Brookes tried to kill Yoshihiko 

Spoiler

By throwing him out a 4th storey window

https://www.youtube.com/live/6dChJxJkoV4?si=y6UmsZG9q4xOzi02

Edited August 24, 2023 by Mr. Monday Morning

[Doragon]

I skipped lot of news. Nothing really notable.  

 

 

 

[Doragon]

Royal Road winner

Spoiler

Kojima won

Eruption of DDT won the AJPW 6 man tags. 

[Salads]

Zack challenged Will for the UK/US title at Royal Quest III.

Put Zack over and get the Natural a front row seat it'll be like when Simmons pinned Vader.

[ka-to]

On 8/26/2023 at 12:12 AM, 赤い竜 said:

I skipped lot of news. Nothing really notable.  

 

 

 

Very important to tell me that you are not telling me anything?

[Doragon]

16 minutes ago, ka-to said:

Very important to tell me that you are not telling me anything?

I'm not sure what you mean. 

 

[Doragon]

Tokyo Sports wrote that Akebono is still sick and bed ridden to this day.

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/274594

[Doragon]

Yuma Aoyagi retained the Triple Crown by defeating Kojima.

 

[Control]

 

[Doragon]

Yeah, used to be pay problems when Mutoh ran AJPW. It's something Jun decided to fix when got the books.

[Salads]

New Japan dropped Naito v Zack from last year's Royal Quest on youtube if anyone's in the mood for a match where a top crowd and top wrestlers are reunited after years apart and everyone has a lovely time.

[lostinube]

The Road to Destruction finally kicks off tomorrow but in the meantime NJPW World is putting up stuff like Despy vs Daisuke Sasaki and the GLEAT Junior match with Hiromu in it, possibly because it might end up being the set up to a Hiromu/Minoru Tanaka match. They were even putting the AEW shows up faster than normal.

[Evil Otto]

5 hours ago, lostinube said:

The Road to Destruction finally kicks off tomorrow but in the meantime NJPW World is putting up stuff like Despy vs Daisuke Sasaki and the GLEAT Junior match with Hiromu in it, possibly because it might end up being the set up to a Hiromu/Minoru Tanaka match. They were even putting the AEW shows up faster than normal.

Since you're in Japan, you can actually watch the recent CMLL Gran Prix card they recently posted as well.  I highly recommend the final two matches.  

I'm hoping the recent Rev Pro anniversary show eventually shows up there, though it often takes a while.    

[Doragon]

Been few more further reversions and revival of old NJPW elements this year, the Inoki portrait in the dojo, the shorter matches of older days, Sanada, the unit named Strong Style who reflect Strong Style in style, Chono giving Shota his STF.

I wonder what else NJPW bring back?

NJPW becoming less of a Royal Road/Toryumon hybrid clone is good for me.

 

[sabremike]

Hope more AJPW shows end up on Fite+.

[Doragon]

Ryohei Oiwa of NJPW has been training in the NOAH dojo, and he adopted similar looking gear that Kaito wears.

https://twitter.com/njpw_ryoheioiwa