Ryan Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 That's a rather complicated tale that I'm not even sure of. Something to do with wanting to start up Zero-One and not getting along with Inoki and what not. I'm not sure if he was fired or just didn't re-sign. He returned from supposedly retiring and fought Fujinami at the dome and I think had issues with Choshu as a booker and was either let go or canned around that period. Whether that was a work that turned into a shoot I have no clue. He immediately founded Z1 which is what he wanted to do that got him fired I guess. He may have also mismanaged funds in some fashion. Someone who can read Japanese would better understand all of this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian_Waffle Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Sad to hear about Izumida. I always liked him as a comedy worker and wished he had more chances to shine in "big" tags as the comedy guy who can occasionally be counted on to kick some butt when he's fired up. Nobody ever talks about this but Izumida, Taue and Kikuchi as a team in NOAH-circa 2005/06 are the best comedy six man team ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Was it 2004 when he did some weird brushing teeth deal? I remember laughing so hard at him brushing teeth midmatch and clearly remember him just sitting there with a perturbed look on his face and green toothpaste everywhere? He was fun in those comedy matches and did well when bumped up the card, similar to Masao Inoue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian_Waffle Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 There's a spot from I think 2005 where Taue decides to grab Kikuchi by the head and use his skull as a battering ram to pound on some Gaijin (probably Scorpio, who was already embroiled in his nipple twisting rivalry with Taue by that point). Kikuchi reacts by basically screaming for Taue to stop and flailing his arms around wildly while Taue drives Kikuchi's over and over into Scorpio's ribcage. When finally Kikuchi starts to lose consciousness, Taue discards him like a used up Kleenex and beckons for Izumida, he of the abnormally large and thick skull, who is of course much more willing and better prepared to be used as a human coconut than poor Kikuchi was. While Taue continues to pound on Scorpio with Izu's head as a weapon, Kikuchi wakes up and comes grumbling over to Taue and confronts him with this amazing pissed off and uncomprehending facial expression like "Taue, man... Wtf....I thought we were friends". Meanwhile Izumida retains this totally ambivalent expression as though Taue using his head to assault an opponent were the most ordinary thing in the world. F##K I miss Kobashi-era NOAH so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFinkstein Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Been getting into BJW over the last few weeks after not watching for a few years. Is there a specific reason why kasai doesn't appear there anymore? I see him about for quite a other promotions, is he just enjoying doing whatever he wants? Same for Sasaki. He doesn't appear on any BJW card but he's fighting for FREEDOMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I think Kasai has issues with BJW management stemming from the past and just wants to be freelance like he is. Sasaki may be similar these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Kasai has been FREEDOMS exclusive for a loooooong time. I think we talked about his troubles with BJW management back on the board pre-collapse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Someone's gotta watch this Bodyguard Triple Crown match and tell us how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 His muscles all exploded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka-to Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 On 2/26/2017 at 10:13 PM, Control said: Someone's gotta watch this Bodyguard Triple Crown match and tell us how it goes. A super hot full house in Osaka rooting for Bodyguard. Except for a couple clumsy spots it was a real good title match. It was close to shocking for a Bodyguard match. Go find it and watch it. Lots of fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian_Waffle Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Can we have a brief discussion about how solid, if unspectacular, Kento Miyahara really has become in his role as All Japan's answer to Tanahashi/Okada? Pretty much all his TC matches I've seen have been effective in getting both him and his opponent over, the Suwama match was probably the best TC match since the company split with W-1, and the fans seem to really buy into him as the new company figurehead. I feel like he's one big name outsider feud away from being a legit star. Maybe they can bring in some big but not unbeatable NJPW guy like Goto or Ishii to really put him over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Some are actually quite highly praising him above just being a solid hand. As long as they're better than Muto vs Scott Hall, he's succeeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Quote New Japan Pro Wrestling veteran Tomoaki Honma had to be stretchered out of an event on Friday after suffering a severe injury during his match. Honma was competing in a six-man tag match alongside Togi Makabe and Michael Elgin against Jado, Toru Yano and Tomohiro Ishii when the incident occured. According to those in attendance … Jado hit the 40-year-old with a DDT late in the match, but the wrestler landed wrong due to one of his feet being caught in the ropes. He then became unresponsive. Doctors immediately checked on Tomoaki and he was put on a stretcher, then taken to a hospital. http://www.prowrestlingsheet.com/honma-hospitalized-injured-injury/#.WLmwlhIrJE4?platform=hootsuite Link also has a picture and tweet from Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 So far, the only news about Honma is injured cervicle vertabrae. Nothing else so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstout Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Meltzer now says Honma can't move his arms or legs, but can speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 News has since been updated. Honma is now moving his arms and legs and can lift things. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian_Waffle Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Zeus pinned Miyahara in a six man a few days ago. I smell a new champ, maybe even before a Carny win next month... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 5 hours ago, Ace said: News has since been updated. Honma is now moving his arms and legs and can lift things. Thank goodness. I've definitely soured on Honma since the allegations about his domestic abuse came out (btw, was there any legal follow up to that?), but nobody deserves that. Here's hoping to a full recovery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Looks like Mutoh might withdraw from W-1. Feeling he is not fitting the theme of W-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 2 hours ago, Dragonzombie said: Looks like Mutoh might withdraw from W-1. Feeling he is not fitting the theme of W-1. W-1: Our wrestlers have cartilage in their knees? In all seriousness, I'm not sure what this means. What is the "theme" of the promotion and how does Mutoh not fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 17 minutes ago, Horton Hears a Wooo!!! said: W-1: Our wrestlers have cartilage in their knees? In all seriousness, I'm not sure what this means. What is the "theme" of the promotion and how does Mutoh not fit? Everyone with a contract in w-1 is either a young or old junior worker except Kono and Soya. Far different from the Ajpw pro wrestling love era which had many actual heavyweight natives and gaijin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 42 minutes ago, Dragonzombie said: Everyone with a contract in w-1 is either a young or old junior worker except Kono and Soya. Far different from the Ajpw pro wrestling love era which had many actual heavyweight natives and gaijin. Hasn't this basically been the case since W-1 was founded, though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Who owns the place? It's not like he's a regular competitor at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka-to Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 The Master's Pro Wrestling show sold out. Is he taking that for himself? Regular W-1 shows aren't drawing as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beech27 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 As potentially feud-signaling call-outs go, this is certainly unique. (And if this happens, there's a 100% chance we're getting an "I'm sorry, I love you/Superkick/2.9 kickout" sequence, right?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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