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AJPW claimed over 3000 attendance for Kento vs Anzai. That about doubles a lot of their Korakuen Hall shows in recent years, iirc.

Can we embed instagram anymore? https://www.instagram.com/p/DcLxbmjgr1U/?igsh=MWV0NDh6NHM5ajBwcQ== Anyway, ABOVE THE LAW 4K coming soon.

I’d kinda assumed that AJPW would use this title reign to let Kento break the record (I think he’d need 11 defences), but I’ve been reading about Yuma’s increased celebrity after his stint on The Bachelor, so maybe the title is his for the taking. ”I have more Insta followers than you, old man!” is a perfectly acceptable angle for 2026.

Came to this thread just to read comments about “dick dancer.” Arn Anderson, still murdering dudes in retirement.

It’s likely to be region coded though, right? (I mean, UHD isn’t region locked, but I think they’ll probably just have the rights for Australia, and for the rest of us it’d be an import. Maybe I’m wrong). Criterion hasn’t shown any previous interest in Jodorowsky, have they? All the other releases are Severin, Arrow (I think), etc.

My local theatre is doing a double feature of EVANGELION:DEATH (TRUE)² & REBIRTH and The End of Evangelion. Ive never seen EVANGELION. Are these still worth going to?

That’s really sad. There was a year or two there when Joe was a top worker in All Japan and all of his matches were worth a watch. He had a flying crossbody that looked like someone had tossed a car at their opponent. They saddled him, as they do with many foreigners, with a legacy gaijin gimmick (in this case, as Stan Hansen), but unlike most foreigners, he raised himself above the gimmick.

https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/9000-the-complete-kubrick?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=kubrick The Complete Kubrick

Yes, I’ve been holding out hope that Criterion will release Tournier and Mike Leigh box sets at some point in the near future.

Capture (which I think is held in a basement?)

Dotonbori Pro Wrestling (Dotonbori Pro) A-Team Total Triumph Team (TTT)

I’m visiting Japan for the first time this month. Heading there next week. I’ll be leaving Tokyo on the day of the CC Finals, unfortunately.

This is the only CC I can think of where two competitors had to drop out. Jun and Anzai may both have been booked to go well, too. That’s on top of Aoyagi being a replacement. Probably why the last show required two decision matches.

The lineup looks like a lot of fun. Too bad Z1 seems basically invisible these days.

Edited because I do not read most of the forums on this board!