BrianS81177 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 On 8/28/2020 at 6:47 PM, Belgian_Waffle said: I was actively trying to find some of his matches online earlier because I'm curious too and his name is frustratingly un-Googleable. Cagematch.com seems to insist he debuted only last year but the opening match of this HARD HIT show from 5 years ago seems to say otherwise: I could swear JTO just had a show that was main evented by Tamura vs somebody in a match to mark Tamura's 1 year anniversary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 NOAH roster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian_Waffle Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 On 8/31/2020 at 6:20 AM, BrianS81177 said: I could swear JTO just had a show that was main evented by Tamura vs somebody in a match to mark Tamura's 1 year anniversary Maybe it's two different guys then? In any case I'm not really sure what it says about what's left of Z1 that their new champ is an outsider with only 1 year pro to his name. Unless their plan is to sign him and make him a new ace/guy they can build around, in which case all the more power to em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 It's the same guy. Baseball, injuries, MMA training, Hard Hit, years go by, worked in a bar, JTO debut, Z1 Champ. https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/田村ハヤト 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 Also he just lost his one year anniversary match to Sekimoto. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian_Waffle Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 So he wins the belt in between losing big singles matches to TAKA and Sekimoto. I wonder if Z1 just really had to get the belt off of Chris Vice right away or something. I'm much more intrigued by all this than I probably should be, especially since I haven't watched Z1 is ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Bugg Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 I don't know if this has been asked before here, but what are the bloodiest matches in the mainstream offices in Japan (NJPW, AJPW, NOAH)? Besides the obvious Hase-Muta and Nagata-Sasaki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Liger/Muta was decently bloody if I recall correctly. Muta/Kabuki as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordi the former AEW fan Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 It almost goes without saying, but basically anything with Abdullah from the 1970s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) Always had a soft spot for the Nagata vs. Makabe IWGP Heavyweight Championship match in Korakuen. There's several Makabe matches like that from his peak years, particularly good ones with Goto and Nakamura that might have been G1/IWGP/NJC matches. My memory's a little foggy. Also seem to remember Kazunari Murakami murdering a bloody Shibata at one of those crazy weird/bad Ultimate Crush shows. The one that's entirely shit except a very decent Chono/Hogan match and a nutso Bob Sapp 5 on 5 Elimination match that I should go back and re-watch cause it might have been great? And of course, one of the recent Jericho/Naito matches was pretty red. Edited September 7, 2020 by John E. Dynamite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian_Waffle Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Nagata also had a bloodbath with Yasuda at the end of his first IWGP title reign. I also recall Murakami having a super bloody fight with Enson Inoue where Murakami juiced like crazy and was rubbing his hands all over his face and licking the blood off them to try to regain his vision. Not exactly one of the bloodiest in terms of sheer blood volume but maybe the most shocking appearance of lots of blood might be the Ikeda vs Bob Backlund headbutt match from BattlArts back in the day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Zeus wants to or will learn how to do the Misawa Facelock to use for the upcoming CC. He has been watching old Misawa footage from the 90's. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Eivion Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 That is surprising. Figured that was a few more months away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Nothing could possiblye go wrong. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) There are still limits on sports, up to 20 000 only. Fans will still have to remain mostly quiet. Edited September 11, 2020 by D.Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ka-to Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 50% of capacity with a cap at 20,000. Will be examined in November for adjustment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) Dylan James resurfaces in .... RIZIN? Edit to add: Yikes Edited September 13, 2020 by Control 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Since I realized I still have access to NJ World, is there anything in the last year or so that is absolutely must-watch? Or are there any recommendations for a dark horse hit to go look up? I watched the crazy Sasaki/Nagata bloodbath written about above (one of TWO they had where they must've lost a pint apiece) on there yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dragonzombie Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Tamura to recreate UWF in GLEAT, said theres many UWF styles as well to be revived. Other dudes like Riki Choshu are in charge of their own pro-wrestling sections, which aren't shoot style. Think said something about the NJPW vs UWFI 90 battles but inside the promotion. Not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Monday's free NJPW match. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgian_Waffle Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Shame about Yoshitatsu getting injured in the CC. With a big singles win over Miyahara right out the gate (in 20+ mins rather than a fluke) I wonder if he wasn't going to win the whole shebang this year as a token for sticking around so long... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Today is Satoshi Kojima's 50th birthday. You fuckers off my lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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