Eivion Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 The rule change they did with wrestlers like Syuri and Giulia being able to defend against natives was fine. Until the omicron variant it felt like we were getting closer to gaijin likely popping up again. Honestly, I think the issues with the title are the same from even before the pandemic where they never did find the enough promotions to partner with and didn't need what is effectively a second world title running around alongside the first so often. I'm kind of hoping the winner forms a double crown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) Tam Nakano proposed White and Red double title match in the backstage. Per Tokyo Sports.. Utami wants to "birth" the first Stardom Triple Crown. She wants the White Belt as well, and she seeks to obtain it next year. Edited December 12, 2021 by D.Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) SAKI of Actwres girl'Z wants to continue the Colors brand after AWG shuts down. She wants the younger talent, Hikari Shimizu & Kakeru Sekiguchi are joining. Edited December 13, 2021 by D.Z 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Nanae Takahashi is leaving SEAdLINNNG? 12.29 In K Hall is supposedly her last show with that group. So the promotion roster will go down to 3 wrestlers only next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, D.Z said: Nanae Takahashi is leaving SEAdLINNNG? 12.29 In K Hall is supposedly her last show with that group. So the promotion roster will go down to 3 wrestlers only next year. Doesn't she own SEAdLINNNG? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, DEAN said: Doesn't she own SEAdLINNNG? Yeah, but this weeks ShuPro will have more info. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Sounds like a mental health issue is leading her to step away. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 8 hours ago, DEAN said: Doesn't she own SEAdLINNNG? 8 hours ago, D.Z said: Yeah, but this weeks ShuPro will have more info. She is founder like she was in Stardom, but I don't think she is the actual owner. I recall something about SEAdLINNNG and Diana being owned by the same parent company. its why Sareee/Sarray was transferred to the former for a bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 20 minutes ago, Eivion said: She is founder like she was in Stardom, but I don't think she is the actual owner. I recall something about SEAdLINNNG and Diana being owned by the same parent company. its why Sareee/Sarray was transferred to the former for a bit. Yea that part has always been a little.... vague? It was "her" promotion and she was the face of it, but I don't think she is the money behind it. I'm a little surprised the promotion will continue without her only because she is such a big part of it and their roster would be pretty tiny without her, so it'll be interesting to see what happens. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Its Nanae, in a year she'll launch another promotion. Don't forget tonight on AEW Dark is Ryo/Riho v. Emi/Mei! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Very fast. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 They can go faster though that might be more for when they wrestle AZM. I'm pretty sure she is similar to Io where she kind of slows down for basically everyone she wrestles, even in High Speed matches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 31 minutes ago, Eivion said: They can go faster though that might be more for when they wrestle AZM. I'm pretty sure she is similar to Io where she kind of slows down for basically everyone she wrestles, even in High Speed matches. So Natsupoi was a gymnast, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 She did rhythmic gymnastics when younger, then baton twirling as she got older. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Mum n daughta 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 The Stardom tag match will be part of the main card it is on, first time in 20 years a NJPW main card has women on it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackhell Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 When Utami debuted I was one of the first on the bandwagon as I thought she showed a lot of ability from the start (it didn't hurt they presented her as special from the jump either), but I'm not sure I would have guessed she'd be the face of Stardom after three years. She's incredible. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Kevin Wilson said: When Utami debuted I was one of the first on the bandwagon as I thought she showed a lot of ability from the start (it didn't hurt they presented her as special from the jump either), but I'm not sure I would have guessed she'd be the face of Stardom after three years. She's incredible. She is Sting in 1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 New Rika gear soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eivion Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 12 hours ago, Kevin Wilson said: When Utami debuted I was one of the first on the bandwagon as I thought she showed a lot of ability from the start (it didn't hurt they presented her as special from the jump either), but I'm not sure I would have guessed she'd be the face of Stardom after three years. She's incredible. Seriously? I mean she went to the finals of GP her first year and was holding 3-4 titles at once. If anything its almost surprising it only took 3 years for her to become the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Eivion said: Seriously? I mean she went to the finals of GP her first year and was holding 3-4 titles at once. If anything its almost surprising it only took 3 years for her to become the face. Yea, seriously. Just because a promotion *wants* to promote a wrestler hard doesn't mean they will become one of the best female wrestlers in the world, those things don't always line up for promotions like that. They gave her the chance but she still had to put in the work to make it happen, not just in-ring but with her look, confidence, etc. which is never a sure thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Kevin Wilson said: Yea, seriously. Just because a promotion *wants* to promote a wrestler hard doesn't mean they will become one of the best female wrestlers in the world, those things don't always line up for promotions like that. They gave her the chance but she still had to put in the work to make it happen, not just in-ring but with her look, confidence, etc. which is never a sure thing. I think she is pretty far off from one the best even in Stardom, let alone the world. Beyond that I feel like Utami hasn't really evolved all that much presentation or even confidence wise. She has basically been on the exact path Ogawa set up for her and never really stumbled off of it in terms of her push. Edited December 17, 2021 by Eivion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Just now, Eivion said: I think she is pretty far off from one the best even in Stardom, let alone the world. Beyond that I feel like Utami hasn't really evolved all too presentation or even confidence wise. She has basically been on the exact path Ogawa set up for her and never really stumbled off of it in terms of her push. That's, like, your opinion man. I've seen big strides in three years and most consider her as having one of the best Joshi matches of 2021. Her presentation and confidence is notably different now than three years ago. I know a lot of older, crankier Joshi fans were salty with her push over legends like Jungle Kyona and Momo but Utami has proven that Stardom was right and she deserved it. They never had to stumble as she showed it was the right choice, they were right to keep going with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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