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I saw the RiffTrax Live and it was great. I can’t imagine watching it on its own, though.

In case you like stupid bullshit.

Well, why post on a message board if you’re not going to indulge in the occasional speculation? I assume he ends up with Cyberagent—probably DDT. Would be cool if he stayed freelance for a bit and floated around. Ibushi in the Champion Carnival would be great. In the meantime:

Kyushu Pro: Kodai Nozaki & Mentai Kid vs TAJIRI & Asosan Asosan I think is meant to be a volcano but looks like he’s wearing a KFC bucket on his head

You say “weird,” I say “majestic.”

AJPW 2/4 card: -Kento vs Yuma for the TC -Atsuki Aoyagi vs Kotaro Suzuki for the junior belt -NOSAWA & Kashin vs Onita & Yoshitatsu ASIA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TORNADO BANKHOUSE CURRENT EXPLOSION DEATH MATCH -Nagata, Ishikawa & Anzai vs Suwama & Saito Bros -Nomura & Ryo Inoue vs Hokuto Omori & Noruki Doi -Ashino & Honda vs Sato & Tamura -Takao Omori, Masao Inoue, Rising HAYATO & Shiiba Ouji vs Black Mensore, Ricky Fuji, Raijin Yaguchi & SUSHI Maybe Omori/Doi get the win and it sets up a tag defence?

What is DDT’s top singles title? Is it the KO-D Openweight (Hino) or the DDT Universal (Doi)?

When is the Dome show? Like, next year?

Severin on 2023

Minoru Suzuki, Naruki Doi, and Hokuto Omori would be a pretty boss unit, but it would have the typical AJPW unit problem of being majority outsiders. Those stables are always inconsistently booked and rapidly fall apart.

Couple of draws I, as a Canadian, cannot enter.

Alley Cat is fun. Don’t know how many times I’ll watch it, but $10 is the right price. Had an eye on Steel and Lace, but didn’t pull the trigger.

Currently, you can get 3 months of MUBI for $1. If nothing else they have interests you, you can pay the buck and watch DECISION TO LEAVE.

Avant-garde Canadian artist and filmmaker Michael Snow has died:

A little late to bring this up, but VS’s subscriber week is this week. Every day at noon Eastern, they’re debuting a new release (or releases), and there’s a new slate of blurays for 10USD each day: https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/10-for-10

The Criterion Channel is featuring “The Fernando di Leo” collection, with: CALIBER 9 THE BOSS THE ITALIAN CONNECTION KIDNAP SYNDICATE SHOOT FIRST, DIE LATER I've seen the first. How are the rest?

Here’s the description for VS’s slate this year (based on their yearly subscription):

Best first-time watches of 2022: Any Number Can Win The American Friend Virunga Ride the High Country Road Games Fascination Bad Day at Black Rock Walkabout Bacarau Body Heat Before Trilogy Himiko Mr. Klein Round Midnight Witchhammer Story of a Cloistered Nun Clearcut Jules & Jim

Euro-sleaze maestro Ruggero Deodato has died.

I could see them signing Yusuke Kodama & Masao Hanabata, maybe Oji Shiba.

X is Naruki Doi. Was thinking it’d be TAKA. Could be interesting!

Closest thing AJPW had to a 21st century Four Pillars of Heaven: Too bad that Nomura was injured during Jake and Yuma’s best years (so far).