Kang Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Look who showed up in AJPW Both will have a match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Supplemental training time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Not sure if accurate... Total attendance Jan. to Feb. 2023: New Japan: 60,175 (22 shows) NOAH: 53,054 (10 shows) Stardom: 13,007 (18 shows) Dragon Gate: 10,576 (26 shows) All Japan: 6,648 (9 shows) DDT: 4,562 (14 shows) Tokyo Joshi: 4,125 (11 shows) Big Japan: 3,467 (17 shows) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphman 3000 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 AJPW Suwama and Kono are the next challengers for the World Tags, doesn't seem the Kongoh challenge is happening, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackhell Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 I had a blast watching the All Star Junior Festival. So cool to see so many companies represented and some lesser known talent given a showcase to shine. Also you can really feel how much the crowd is enjoying being able to cheer and shout again. Korakuen was rocking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notoriusvig Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Were there any good matches on the 2-23 Fantasticamania show that I need to watch? I kinda just want to skip around and only watch the good stuff. Dave covers the final two shows but not the first two. I've already watched 2-22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Haven't watched it myself but luchablog says the main of 2/23 was the best match of the first two days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Otto Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 The first 3 Fantastica Mania shows were fine, entertaining enough, and satisfying for the audiences who attended. I can't strongly recommend particular matches, though. Have you seen the 2/26 show in Chiba yet? The Místico, Soberano Jr. & El Desperado vs. Hechicero, Templario & DOUKI match was amazing, probably my favorite of the tour. Dave rated Soberano Jr vs. Hechicero on the final Korakuen night lower than, say, Volador Jr vs. Templario on the previous night, and I would have completely switched those ratings around, but hey, everyone's got their specific tastes and all that. Point being, if you skipped the match for that reason, definitely go back and check it out. I loved it, and actually wished it could've gone a few minutes longer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 NJPW Spoiler Naito won his match, of course. Sanada won with his new finish. Taichi's pecking order in NJPW is the same after NJPW's 50th anniversary, regardless of his new unit. Bullet Club still has no leader, the BC unit remains the leaderless unit. The sub unit HOT has Evil as the leader of HOT inside the unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Bullet Club's Spoiler New leader is David Finlay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 (edited) Muto is still training and got in the MPro ring for a interview, and Muto said Kokushi Muso hasn't retired yet. Edited March 6, 2023 by Red King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 The Inoki thing i mentioned some time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Okada officially inherited Inoki's 1 2 3 dah shout. Inoki's grand son will become a pro wrestler. Chono inherited Inoki's will and support activities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 NOAH shifted to different booking philosophy, less focus on old names and more on the youth. More advent post Muto. Anyway masks will be still be required for fans to wear at Cyberfight events after March 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 DDT Jun taught Naya some Jumbo killing techniques, mostly Jumbo's flying and other flying moves. Jun also helped 4 student wrestlers with stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 NOAH Harada had to retire due to doctors stop. http://puroprogramtranslations.blogspot.com/2023/03/noah-dont-end-up-like-me-daisuke-harada.html The same fate could happen to Go Shiozaki if doctors decide for him too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 It's on For the World tags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 upcoming AJPW cards 3/14 Kento vs Inamura 3/18 AJPW vs GLEAT 3/21 Nagata vs Ishikawa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 If Kenoh and Soya win the AJPW World Tags and the NOAH GHC tags, the GHC World tags will be born. However it's not a real unification. The GHC HW is now below the IWGP World HW in pecking order, it's up to Jake Lee to enhance the value of the GHC HW, or Kaito to overcome the odds. Even though NOAH is the bigger promotion over AJPW, the Triple Crown is more valuable over the GHC HW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 (edited) Re: Wearing masks in Japan https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/03/12/national/japan-mask-rules-caveats/ NJPW will continue to ask fans to wear masks at venues although cheering is now allowed and venues will now operate at 100% capacity. Come May they will revise their policies as necessary. https://sp.njpw.jp/410733 NOAH, DDT and TJPW are also continuing to ask fans to mask. Their statements are exactly the same since they came via CyberFight. https://www.noah.co.jp/news/4310/ Edited March 12, 2023 by lostinube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Muto and Okada interview https://article.auone.jp/detail/1/6/12/22_12_r_20230310_1678398271776047?page=2 Muto confirmed The Rock could had been Muto's final opponent. But the Rock costs too much. Muto wants to revive Pro Wrestling Masters cards, lots of active wrestlers are older now and could participate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 55 minutes ago, Red King said: Muto and Okada interview https://article.auone.jp/detail/1/6/12/22_12_r_20230310_1678398271776047?page=2 Muto confirmed The Rock could had been Muto's final opponent. But the Rock costs too much. Muto wants to revive Pro Wrestling Masters cards, lots of active wrestlers are older now and could participate. Lol, so Rock could have been Muto’s last opponent to the same extent he could be my first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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