Beech27 2,616 Posted May 15, 2019 On 5/12/2019 at 10:29 PM, iowanole said: Haven’t read a lot about BJW lately. Seemed they were doing well with some non death match stuff for a while, but went quiet lately. Anything of interest there? Nomura hits people really hard. Hideki Suzuki has a (not entirely unearned) reparation for working in a (boring) fashion that seems disdainful of his opponent and audience, but that can work really well when he wants to work hard. And yeah, Sekimoto and Okabayashi are prime beef. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ka-to 132 Posted May 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Beech27 said: Nomura hits people really hard. Hideki Suzuki has a (not entirely unearned) reparation for working in a (boring) fashion that seems disdainful of his opponent and audience, but that can work really well when he wants to work hard. And yeah, Sekimoto and Okabayashi are prime beef. Hideki Suzuki is now a chair swinging heel working for boss Abdullah Kobayashi, which I find hilarious. Black tights young boys Kato and Hyodo bring some fire and clubbering. Okabayashi has been on fire on his run to the title. The death side has been down. Takahashi's kind of boring, and Isami is too scrawny to be world champion. Nomura's cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pete 14,021 Posted May 16, 2019 So has DDT's NYC show gone online yet? Curious to see if it translates as well on-screen as it did live. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lostinube 168 Posted May 17, 2019 It's on the DDT Universe site but I don't have a sub. Don't know if it's available anywhere else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D.Z 6,262 Posted May 18, 2019 Kento has a new move coming soon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Control 801 Posted May 18, 2019 I really wanna know if that Zeus v Bodyguard singles match made tape. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D.Z 6,262 Posted May 19, 2019 Wasn't broadcasted on tv. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Control 801 Posted May 19, 2019 14 hours ago, D.Z said: Wasn't broadcasted on tv. Nooooooooo(noooooooo)ooooooo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pete 14,021 Posted May 31, 2019 OK, this DDT match sounds amazing. Quote Akito beat (Antonio) Honda on 5/25 in Kitazawa in a Yogi Yogi death match, where in the ring there were two indie wrestlers (Trans-Am Hiroshi and Konaka) meditating. If either Yogi was touched, they would go berserk and attack the person who touched them before going back to meditating. As @DEAN immediately jumps online to look up his new favorite wrestler... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEAN 1,441 Posted May 31, 2019 I like that Minoru Tanaka wrestled in DDT a while back as Trans Am Tanaka. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beech27 2,616 Posted June 3, 2019 Not putting this in the Super Juniors thread as an act of wishful thinking. Also: Stronghearts is hitting Big Japan next on their old time territory style tour, while Nomura is challenging Okabayashi for the heavyweight title. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tromatagon 8,252 Posted June 4, 2019 Apparently Atsushi Aoki has died from a motorcycle accident. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Control 801 Posted June 4, 2019 Just read that. Fucking terrible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D.Z 6,262 Posted June 4, 2019 https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/201906040000162.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raziel 7,471 Posted June 4, 2019 Fuck that's awful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eivion 2,808 Posted June 4, 2019 That is a damn shame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Otto 62 Posted June 4, 2019 Oh man, so sad to hear this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan 5,094 Posted June 4, 2019 Trans-Am Hiroshi. He's gone through many looks. He was doing an American gimmick for awhile. I'm sure there's a timeline for the whole weird gimmick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drock 5 Posted June 4, 2019 That’s awful about Aoki. I was really into NOAH 11-12 years ago and he was my favorite of the “young boys” who went on to graduate to a featured wrestler. Had a lot of really fun matches as a plucky underdog that I now want to go back and watch. Damn, RIP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matwarz 28 Posted June 4, 2019 So sad. Aoki was a super solid hand I got to watch several times in Japan. He was clearly about to have a good run as jr. champ and a firm hand in guiding AJPW’s increasingly bright future. Next Korakuen will be an emotional one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
