Curt McGirt Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Dammit, now you guys got me thinking how badass it would be for a K-DX reunion to stomp all over NJPW (and especially the Bullet Club) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Yikes, I finally watched that Shibata/Shiozaki match. That's the saddest thing I've ever seen. The match was pretty good actually, but the crowd was dead silent for the entire match. What the fuck happened to NOAH, man? This was supposed to be a big interpromotional match between two of the biggest stars of either promotion and the crowd didnn't give a single shit about any of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouderDrew Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Question for those who subscribe to New Japan World. I am thinking about signing up for it and I'm just wondering if it like the WWE Network where you can watch whole shows from the 70s, 80s, 90s, etc or can you just watch individual matches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyanide Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 2 hours ago, SouderDrew said: Question for those who subscribe to New Japan World. I am thinking about signing up for it and I'm just wondering if it like the WWE Network where you can watch whole shows from the 70s, 80s, 90s, etc or can you just watch individual matches? Unfortunately, NJPW World isn't the best resource when it comes to archives, and is nowhere near WWE Network in that regard. Pre-2012, there's no more than a couple dozen matches for each year (with most videos being individual matches, aside from the Dome shows). Going back to the 70s, 1979 has the most matches tagged at 11, and 1989 leads the 80s with 34... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 On 11/12/2016 at 7:40 PM, The Z said: Yikes, I finally watched that Shibata/Shiozaki match. That's the saddest thing I've ever seen. The match was pretty good actually, but the crowd was dead silent for the entire match. What the fuck happened to NOAH, man? This was supposed to be a big interpromotional match between two of the biggest stars of either promotion and the crowd didnn't give a single shit about any of it. I don't remember them being any worse than a typical NOAH crowd but then I was completely sucked into the match so I wasn't noticing. They really should redo it in NJ with flipped winners and then finish with a rubber match, that would be so dope. Shiozaki might end up in the hospital after though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 So, I seem to remember a story from like a year ago that Takumi Soya was returning to wrestling (and All Japan). Am I wrong? I'm wondering if it was more like Takumi was in the crowd and blogs made something of it that it wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 There are reports that Haruka Eigen has passed away http://blog.livedoor.jp/g_kojika/archives/51977815.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 3 hours ago, ChesterCopperpot said: There are reports that Haruka Eigen has passed away http://blog.livedoor.jp/g_kojika/archives/51977815.html Rumors of a 21-spit salute at his funeral have yet to be substantiated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Mitsuo Momota's chopping his worthless son Chikara 400 times in honor of his memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 If anyone is into indie sleaze (FU*CK, Dove, SGP, etc.) some dude in Japan appears to be unloading his entire collection: http://buyee.jp/item/search?seller=tubasashiratori Sadly, no Diana. A few random shows with Fujiwara, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zev Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Has Michael Elgin wrestled recently or is he out with injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 He broke his orbital bone in October and has been out since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maciej Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 The 11/22 BJW show is really damn good. The six man is full of big guys running into each other and Hashimotos kicking each other as expected, but I think it's even more smartly structured and wrestled than usual. Isami Kodaka is completely insane in the also-excellent Deathmatch Title main event. And the undercard has Hideki Suzuki in one match, and Big Guns and Nomura in another, so what's not to love? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Crowd funding for the Local Wrestler Directory (plus plus) 2017 is going on. All in Japanese however. But if you need a profile of Gabaijichan this is what you need to support. http://battle-news.com/?p=25476 https://moon-shot.org/projects/lwd2017-R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 So Keiji Muto has announced a new project called "Pro-Wrestling Masters" with a show scheduled for February 8th, 2017. The main event is Muto/Riki Choshu/Tatsumi Fujinami/Jushin Liger vs Shiro Koshinaka/The Great Kabuki/AKIRA/Akitoshi Saito. AKIRA is the young kid on the block at 50. http://battle-news.com/?p=25576 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Riki's dressed like my dad on the weekend. That really underlines everything about that match right there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Tokyo Sports Year-End Awards: http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/628622/ MVP: Tetsuya Naito Best Bout: Okada vs Marufuji - 7/18 G1 Climax Best Tag Team: Strong BJ (Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi) Fighting Spirit Award: Katsuhiko Nakajima Distinguished Service Medal: Kento Miyahara Technique award: Kenny Omega Rookie award: Chihiro Hashimoto Joshi Wrestling award: Io Shirai Lifetime Achievement Award: Hayabusa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Otto Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 2 hours ago, lostinube said: Distinguished Service Medal: Kento Miyahara Miyahara has had a truly epic year, folks. Watch everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAHU Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 On 12/3/2016 at 4:06 AM, Kevin Wilson said: If anyone is into indie sleaze (FU*CK, Dove, SGP, etc.) some dude in Japan appears to be unloading his entire collection: http://buyee.jp/item/search?seller=tubasashiratori Sadly, no Diana. A few random shows with Fujiwara, though. Tubasa is the owner of FU*CK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 2 hours ago, BAHU said: Tubasa is the owner of FU*CK. I thought I recognized the name from my puro travels but didn't know if that was actually the owner selling the items so I didn't want to call him out like that Unless he has it listed somewhere as his official account in which case I am glad I am able to directly support them indirectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 I was looking at recent Zero One results, and I saw someone named Chris Orndoff. Is that Mr. Wonderful's kid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 The name that makes me worry for that Pro-Wrestling Masters show is Liger i.e. with yearly new Japan contract signings right around he corner him being the only NJ guys in that match make me wonder... James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 17 hours ago, J.H. said: The name that makes me worry for that Pro-Wrestling Masters show is Liger i.e. with yearly new Japan contract signings right around he corner him being the only NJ guys in that match make me wonder... James I wouldn't worry too much, Liger seemingly has always had a blank check to wrestle anywhere he wants due to his status in New Japan, ranging from WWE to random US Indies to Michinoku Pro. I think as long as Liger is wrestling he will be affiliated with NJPW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian_Waffle Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Something else about those recent Z1 results... [SPOILERS AHEAD] I don't really follow Zero-One (who does these days) but I was a little taken aback by how, uh, regressive the results fromtheir big show were this week, Ohtani retains the jr strap AND Sato retains over Obata? Wasn't the whole point of the Fire Festival this year to establish Obata finallyy as the new top guy so they don't have to rely on Sato until he's as old as Hashimoto was when he led this company? Say what you will about Kento Miyahara but at least AJPW invested in a young, unproven guy and have stuck with him long enough to pay off the investment (his recent title match with Suwama was a fantastic New Man vs Guy Who Up Until Now Has Unquestionably Been the Man match. Also, the Jr tag title match finish sounds RIDICULOUS! "Double pinfall" in 216?? What?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matwarz Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Quick note from Tokyo that last nights bjw tag title match was off the charts. Easily the best match I've ever seen live. Insanely stiff, perfectly executed and crowd going batshit. Watching live, absolutely flawless. It's on samurai in a week or so, so I won't spoil the content, safe to say that the capper was a ridiculous spot right before the finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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