Wyld Samurai Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Are we really educating people on Tobita here? Isn't Ken The Box the reason why DVDVR exists in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, Wyld Samurai said: Are we really educating people on Tobita here? Isn't Ken The Box the reason why DVDVR exists in the first place? DVDVR was around well before Ken the Box I think y'all forget that conception has occurred beyond 1995 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 I think of Survival Tobita as a poor man's Onita, if that helps put him in perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 I do rember DVDVR prior to Ken The Box... I just associate DVDVR with Ken The Box more than anything else. Well that and Lance Storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Gah, I know who Tobita is, I was just under the impression that he was enjoyable to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 16 minutes ago, Wyld Samurai said: I do rember DVDVR prior to Ken The Box... I just associate DVDVR with Ken The Box more than anything else. Well that and Lance Storm. KtB was the mascot put on the t-shirt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawada's Cobra Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 I got some of those SPWC shows from Dean, so for me DVDVR and Tobita are heavily conected. I'd say more like a poor man's Ryuma Go or Goro Tsurumi, both fought monsters in silly matches. Come to think of it Ultraman Robin was doing the same thing around 94-95, I actually have some handheld footage from back than of his. Sorry just love talking about Japanese indies, especially the 90's stuff as there's so much and so much still turning up. Plus stuff like this shows up from time to time, https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u72904946 These are recodings with Ultraman Robin at the Malenko gym from the 90's. I could be wrong but I do believe it also features Poison Sawada, have it but not at hand else I'd make sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 When did Kohei Sato get the giant scar in his forehead? Thing looks like an axe wound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Jake Lee's group. Kento vs Jake will be non title main event. Suwama and Shuji vs Lands Ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Kenny Omega tweeted today that he can count the number of domestic talent in New Japan that actually use a gym on one hand. Shots fired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beech27 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I mean, it's useful (if slightly heelish?) hyperbole: "If the twitter complaints that the initials should stand for No Japanese People Wrestling are true, then it's your fault, actually." And part of me would like to joke that he already gets to tag with Ibushi, why does he need more eye candy? Still, it's not hard to exceed five: The aforementioned Ibushi, SHO, YOH, SANADA, Tana, Ishimori, etc. But I get it. And no I don't know why I'm actually considering that as if he means it seriously... So how about that Marafuji/Sugiura match? Pretty obvious finish--if Maru beats your champ, then he's champ, and your champ just lost to their champ, etc.--but I bought in nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevendaughters Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 13 hours ago, Dewar said: Kenny Omega tweeted today that he can count the number of domestic talent in New Japan that actually use a gym on one hand. Shots fired! I reckon the amount of domestic heavyweights that couldn't legitimately kick his ass could be counted on as many digits. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Puroresudream has uploaded Dragonmania XIII if anyone cares for such things. It features few guys from AJPW and Ultimo Dragon obviously. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 On 6/12/2018 at 2:48 AM, sevendaughters said: I reckon the amount of domestic heavyweights that couldn't legitimately kick his ass could be counted on as many digits. There's rumors of him having a shoot fighting background on small shows under his real name long long ago, so, if that's true, I'd back off on that count. I vaguely recall stories of him being trained in something. Edit: Turns out, I am right. After his release from WWE, Smith tried to find a career in mixed martial arts and entered a few Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournaments, before deciding to give professional wrestling one more chance. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/herald/Transconas-Omega-man-294417621.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Well, enter Tyson Smith onto the role of "real names that could/should be wrestling names". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Curious what a NJPW Legit Badass Power Ranking would look like. Top three - Suzuki, Cobb, KUSHIDA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 6 hours ago, John E. Dynamite said: Curious what a NJPW Legit Badass Power Ranking would look like. Top three - Suzuki, Cobb, KUSHIDA? Only one way to find out. NJPW presents... BRAWL 4 ALL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, Oyaji said: Only one way to find out. NJPW presents... BRAWL 4 ALL No. This is how Tadao Yasuda wins world titles. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 That fight was probably a work too. Having to explain Yasuda to modern fans is fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 In terms of legit high level backgrounds in pro fighting, it is Suzuki and Kushida. Plenty of the roster were very good to amazing amateur wrestlers. That means nothing now. Cobb and Kenny in theory go on there. Yano and Yujiro were very good amateurs. Nakamura was the toughest when he was there and younger. Nakanishi and Nagata were very high level, but that meant nothing the way they were thrown into fights, plus both are fairly long past anything like that, especially Nakanishi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 The final answer to this question is... Chuckie T! He uh...hmm...it's all that Lucha Libre training he never has to use! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Jeff Cobb finished in front of one whole person at an OLYMPICS. That person wasn't CHUCKIE T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 He's still an Olympic level amateur wrestler who isn't old and still does some training. So, he's got that. If you want to go for most badass potential of a guy when they were in their prime. That honor may go to Tamon Honda of AJPW/NOAH of all people. Don't be fooled. He went to 3 straight Olympics for Japan from 84-92 and was a very high level amateur. He just wasn't that great of a pro wrestler for most of the first half of his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevendaughters Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 genuinely did not mind Yasuda as champ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 That's a sin punishable by Sweetser coming to live with you. At least he only held it like 2 months or less. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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