Archibald Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 NJPW has uploaded Choshu's retirement match for people who don't want to use other means: https://njpwworld.com/p/s_archive_126_1_01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Watching G1 undercard matches made me reminiscent for KITAMURA. I looked up his twitter and he's going hard into the bodybuilding world. Tragedy. AJPW needs to sign him up ASAP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 How's Hashimoto's kid doing? Where is he working now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 He’s in Big Japan and he’s wretched. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) You know when he debuted I thought from all the press he was getting in Japan, that he would be the thing that would help lift Japanese wrestling back up from the depressing pit it fell into after Misawa died. After one show, I realized that wasn’t the case. Thankfully, a year later New Japan finally got the right guy, and didn’t wait to push him to the top like other promotions had done in the past. Edited July 28, 2019 by LoneWolf&Subs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Noah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenalysis Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 On 7/22/2019 at 2:42 PM, Oyaji said: Watching G1 undercard matches made me reminiscent for KITAMURA. I looked up his twitter and he's going hard into the bodybuilding world. Tragedy. AJPW needs to sign him up ASAP. There's a rumor going around he's going to get back into wrestling through TAKA's new promotion. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Man, who the hell is going to watch that? Even zero1 would've been better because at least there he could beef it up with Hino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 N-1 VICTORY 2019 ~ NOAH NUMBER ONE PRO-WRESTLING LEAGUE (18.08. - 16.09.2019): Block A: - Naomichi Marufuji - Takashi Sugiura - Go Shiozaki - Masa Kitamiya - Alex Hammerstone Block B: - Katsuhiko Nakajima - Shuhei Taniguchi - Kenou - Masaaki Mochizuki - El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. From Purolove. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 That A block... yes please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 All righty then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 It's perfect. If he gets to mix shootstyle and comedy even Rippa will be eating his words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Wouldn't that name be owned by WWE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 On 7/30/2019 at 12:19 AM, alstein said: There's a rumor going around he's going to get back into wrestling through TAKA's new promotion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 (edited) In other beefcake news, Yuji Hino vs. Asuka from the Fire Festival was super fun! Hino doing half-speed chops early on was hilarious, as was his reaction when Asuka was going for a German suplex. Even when she finally hit it (which was great!), Hino had a look of disbelief as he was going up for it. Love both of these two. I just want a All Japan Beefcake Cup with Okabayashi, Kitamura, Hino, Sekimoto, Shingo (those matches when he was freelancing in BJW were unbelievably great), Ishii, Masa Kitamiya, EVIL, Zeus, Suwama, Higuchi from DDT, and Ishikawa. I would be sooooo happy. The trophy can be a giant gilded steak presented by Franck Ribery. Edit: Sekimoto vs. Ohtani, also from day 2 of the Fire Festival, was another really good one with the old man trying to stay in there with the absolute unit. Too bad the show has '90s comm syndrome of having shitty, casual commentary dubbed all over the house sound. Edited July 31, 2019 by Oyaji 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 The Sekimoto/Otani match was on their YouTube channel. *checks* And it still is. It's in 60 FPS and has no commentary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 NJPW added this cool thing on their English site: https://www.njpw1972.com/champions Basically lists all their current and past champs and their title matches with links to NJPW World. I think there are some mistakes on older entries (or deliberate omissions) and naturally not everything is available on the World, but it is still a very cool thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 That is great. Now only if they could fill out their archives even just a little. I appreciate that they posted the May '99 Tenryu/Mutoh IWGP match but I need the title change from December in my life, as it's the superior of the two and those matches need more love. I'd like to watch more '90s NJPW heavyweight footage in general. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Bugg Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Can anyone tell me what SANADA matches in AJPW are worth tracking down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 20 hours ago, D.Z said: So KENTA is sticking around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 14 hours ago, Thomas Bugg said: Can anyone tell me what SANADA matches in AJPW are worth tracking down? Here, have a list of the few recommended by Cagematch. 105 26.04.2013 All Japan Pro Wrestling Go Shiozaki vs. Seiya Sanada 6.50 5 106 08.09.2012 All Japan Pro Wrestling Seiya Sanada vs. Yuji Okabayashi 107 04.03.2012 All Japan Pro Wrestling Seiya Sanada vs. Suwama 4.88 7 108 23.10.2011 All Japan Pro Wrestling Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi vs. Manabu Soya & Seiya Sanada 8.70 22 109 20.08.2011 All Japan Pro Wrestling Hiroshi Yamato, KAI, Manabu Soya, Seiya Sanada & Taiyo Kea vs. Kaz Hayashi, Masakatsu Funaki, Minoru, Shuji Kondo & Suwama 110 12.06.2011 All Japan Pro Wrestling Daisuke Sekimoto, Yuji Nagata & Yuji Okabayashi vs. Manabu Soya, Seiya Sanada & Suwama 111 10.06.2011 All Japan Pro Wrestling Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi vs. Manabu Soya & Seiya Sanada 7.00 8 112 13.04.2011 All Japan Pro Wrestling Seiya Sanada vs. Yuji Nagata 6.78 8 113 21.03.2011 All Japan Pro Wrestling Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi vs. Manabu Soya & Seiya Sanada 8.00 10 114 06.02.2011 All Japan Pro Wrestling Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi vs. Manabu Soya & Seiya Sanada 6.83 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) I feel like there is a good match against Minoru Suzuki I'm forgetting though I can't remember when its from. I forgot Soya and Sanada were a thing in AJPW. I remember the Sekimoto/Okabyashi tags from then to really look out for being the SMOP matches in BJW and AJPW. Edited August 3, 2019 by Eivion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 If y’all could put 1 or 2 AJPW guys in the G1, who would you pick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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