Doragon Posted February 22, 2022 Author Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) Edited February 22, 2022 by Blue Dragon 3
Doragon Posted February 22, 2022 Author Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) Edited February 22, 2022 by Blue Dragon 2
Doragon Posted February 22, 2022 Author Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) Japanese animation director Masami Obari designed the new IWGP World HW, the brother of NJPW Pres Takami Obari. It supposed to be more oriental and anime looking. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masami_Ōbari https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/大張正己 Edited February 22, 2022 by Blue Dragon 2
DEAN Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Blue Dragon said: GLEAT G REX first Champ Hide contents HO-LEE FUCKING SHIT! GLEAT IS COMPLETELY BALLS OUT. 2
Doragon Posted February 22, 2022 Author Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) G Pro Wrestling is mix of Cima Era Dragongate and Kaz's era AJPW/W-1 training for trainess. U Style for LIDET UWF brand guys, Martial Art guys for the M group. The company that owns GLEAT used to own the version of Pro Wresting NOAH before CyberAgent purchased the rights of NOAH and the roster. GLEAT is the combo show, but G Pro Wrestling is the Pro Wrestling brand. Edited February 22, 2022 by Blue Dragon
Control Posted February 22, 2022 Posted February 22, 2022 KAZMA SAKAMOTO in Bulk Orchestra really dilutes the brand. 2
Doragon Posted February 22, 2022 Author Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) New Japan Pro-Wrestling Co., Ltd is one of the longest still existing surviving Ltd's or corporations in Pro Wrestling since 1972. AJPW is on their 3rd ltd started in 2014, the Baba created All Japan Professional Wrestling Co., Ltd ceased to exist and became defunct around 2012-13. On November 1, 2012, it was succeeded by All Japan Pro Wrestling Systems Co., Ltd. On July 1, 2014, succeeded by All Japan Pro Wrestling Co., Ltd. The current AJPW was established on July 1 2014. Carrying on the history and promotion. Edited February 22, 2022 by Blue Dragon
Doragon Posted February 23, 2022 Author Posted February 23, 2022 If Fujita wins the GHC HW title, he would be NOAH and NOAH is over. Since the promotion won't be shutting down, the name of the promotion could change. Feel the power of IGF
ka-to Posted February 23, 2022 Posted February 23, 2022 I was at that 2015 NYE IGF show. Those shows were strange. Fake shoots, shoots, Hardcore Craig, Pride guys showing up to wave and shake hands with Inoki. Ichi, ni , san, daaaa! was the highlight of the show. They started early enough that I could get to Kyoko Inoue's snack to party for NYE countdown. That was better than going to Saitama and missing the last train back to my hotel in Tokyo. 2
Doragon Posted February 23, 2022 Author Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) Kento defeated Abby Jr. Next is Kento (c) vs Shuji for the Triple Crown. Tatsumi Fujinami & TARU will participate in the Ota Ward show. Voodoo Murders could be revived. Jake Lee will return. Edited February 23, 2022 by Blue Dragon
Doragon Posted February 23, 2022 Author Posted February 23, 2022 Another article has Fujita thinking NOAH the org is wonderful and he wants to save it. 1
Control Posted February 23, 2022 Posted February 23, 2022 Online opinion of Fujita really seems to have shifted. People used to hold the (correct) opinion that he is bad. Now he seems to be a favourite. 2
Doragon Posted February 23, 2022 Author Posted February 23, 2022 Other AJPW stuff of note: AJPW did that evil wrestler dude replaces the ref WWF trope in the Yoshitatsu match. KENZO appeared in the ring and hyped up the newest AJPW Amazon episode. Riki Choshu did guest commentary for that. Few DragonGate guys like KAI showed up for that episode too in ring. Honda attacked Ashino with a chair. Shuji thinks he is the strongest.
Doragon Posted February 23, 2022 Author Posted February 23, 2022 As much as online western fans like Nakajima, Kenoh, and Go, those guys never were draws and all flopped in the last decade. Go himself was already banged up before his latest surgerys and he is now 40, he never really became the new absolute ace he was going to be groomed to be for NOAH, due to many issues that I won't bring up. Kaito the Ace seems the be the only one (who isn't old) that will lead NOAH in the future, NOAH restarted his booking and now have also moved away from the losing many singles match angles. Plus he has the the look women and children like. Retroactively and with retcons, Nosawa has turned the GHC HW into being whoever has it also is the guy for as long as they hold it. Until he loses it. To grandfather in why many wrestlers held the title over the years last decade but weren't the guy for many reasons in the end.
Beech27 Posted February 24, 2022 Posted February 24, 2022 Agree that Kaito will have to be the ace if NOAH is going to have one, but I’m not sure how we can fairly evaluate Nakajima and Kenoh’s drawing power, considering that their HW ascendance and more developed personas coincided with multiple ownership/branding changes and then COVID. 1
Doragon Posted February 24, 2022 Author Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) Seems Nakajima is suffering from eardrum perforation, which will take him out for awhile. And even may make him hard of hearing for life like that other hard of hearing wrestler in AJPW. Edited February 24, 2022 by Blue Dragon
Control Posted February 24, 2022 Posted February 24, 2022 The Kento-Abdullah triple crown show reported a higher attendance than the NOAH show, fwiw. The AJ card was pretty weird, top-to-bottom, so I may have to give it a look.
Doragon Posted February 24, 2022 Author Posted February 24, 2022 If Muto era AJPW had some WCW-ism in it, then current AJPW has some WWF-ism in it instead thanks to Tajiri. Still, at least more angle low unlike Mutoh Era. Only Yoshitatsu vs Kazma now has an angle and Honda. I tend to separate angles from goals. They dropped the Yoshitatsu classic Inoki-ism thing while back. And may bring back Hunter Club stuff instead.
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