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And he became a champ in such a strong way too. Some nice stiff lariats followed by a Backdrop meant Misawa did a real good job of putting Morishima over. A real fun match to watch. As for the future, I think we'll see Misawa/Kobashi before Kobashi/Morishima. You can use Misawa/Kobashi to build up for Kobashi/Morishima and it gives Kobashi a bit more time to get rid of any remaining ring rust if(when, really) he gets another title reign. Plus I'd love to see the Summer/fall build set up to be Morishima/Marafuji/Suguira being all surly and mean to the old timers like they were in the 2/21/08 6 man. You could even reunite Misawa/Kobashi and have them face off against the young punks for instant heat!
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MassRafTer posted:It would be material from the last few years after the original AJPW was folded and the new All Japan Pro Wrestling (in English) was formed with Akiyama at the helm. The TV network that aired All Japan before the first split still has the rights to that footage right?
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Baron Corbyn posted:Taiji Ishimori has quit NOAH. TNA claims another! If Bushiroad isn't callin him right away I'll be quite mad
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Motoko Baba just passed away https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/988774/
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Believe me navigating stuff like Granblue's website has made appreciate how much New Japan world is actually useable for and English user
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Guessing it probably is KENTA coming back
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Those seem like some awfully big buildings to fill and I hope they have the matches to draw or welp
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Mar 10, 2019 19:57
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Traveling from the 22 to 27 and trying to find out to buy tickets is kinda of an adventure so welp So want to go to the 24th card at Korakuen
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Gonna 100% try to catch a DDT show when I'm in Tokyo later in May
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GEORGE W BUSHI posted:Their next Korakuen is the 19th. Not gonna be in Japan for that one but will try to catch the 25th one at Kitazawa town hall
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https://twitter.com/davemeltzerWON/status/1137505754405953536 Still today the biggest match to make a star in one night. I don't even think Okada/Tanahashi comes close to touching it (simply cause the Crowd wanted Misawa to win and be a star and the crowd for Okada/Tanahashi 1 was shocked. Okada more became a star afterwards)
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Any existing fed work with the WWE is going to be in for a shock when it finds out WWE fans in Japan like the sports entertainment style and the fans of their fed like their style. I can't help but see die hard Big Japan fans not being happy at all in being NXT Japan Also Vince will screw you over etc...etc
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The fact WWE is letting Walter work against Seikmoto does add some fuel to those rumors
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I hope at least the New Japan talent matches hit world cause that card looks amazing
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Don't know how long the channel will last but found a youtube video of 1986 all Japan with commercials - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxb23HGFcjc Tenryu in 86 looks so young but also looks like a grizzled veteran as well
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A very real fear I have is that WWE makes a huge bid for that footage and NTV is dumb enough to sell (which would be unlikely for a lot reasons but it's a fear)
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NOAH would be way easier to add to the DDT service as it doesn't have a TV deal unlike Stardom and New Japan having TV deals with 2 different stations. Now getting NOAH's old stuff on a service probably is nigh impossible due to the TV station owning those tapes
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Misawa was the best and NOAH/Stardom being smart enough to tell WWE and HHH to go marching is amazing
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Kobashi is doing a meet in greet in Tampa during Mania weekend https://twitter.com/ICWNEWYORK/status/1227774570930802688
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I dunno, the WWE cash probably looks real good but I suspect signing a working deal with WWE will piss off the remaining All Japan fans. Could also see the talent leave too (Kento getting crushed in NXT before he even makes it big world wide would be a major crime) RealFoxy posted:What was it that changed during the Monday Night Wars that stopped WCW and WWE from working partnerships with foreign companies in the first place? Hubris? Looking at some of the WCW and WWE Cruiserweight/Light-Heavyweight titles and they were defended regularly and had title changes in Japan and Mexico WCW had it's New Japan realtionship until the end IIRC and all through out the Monday Night wars, even if the New Japan got horrible booking in North America. Working the big New Japan shows probably was still good money for talent especially during the final years as while New Japan was in decline it hadn't hit freefall yet so the big shows still paid good money. WWE was off and on in it's working relationships with Japan. It had some when business was lean or when Vince was just starting out (The last New Japan relationship actually helped Vince out while he waited for the first Mania cash to arrive in) but when business was real good Vince didn't see the need. And the downturn in Japanese business in the 2000's probably meant that Vince though he could probably run there for a few shows instead of working with another company
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Benne posted:God loving damnit Jun Jun wants to get into a Hall of Fame okay!
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Super No Vacancy posted:this is gonna end up with kento as okada’s third lieutenant in chaos Better fate than catering or jobbing on the Largo Loop
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Akileese posted:What are the contract situations with All Japan? Any chance Kento jumps ship if AJPW gets sold to WWE? I'd imagine they're probably just paid for by dates given the size of All Japan and the concept of loyalty to the company that gave you your start is what is keeping talent there. Which would go away if the Company does get sold to WWE so I'd expect Kento to have a lot of offers
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They probably could of been in a position to capitalize on the rebound of New Japan too even with the loss of TV/Death of Misawa if they didn't have the Yakuza finance scandal too
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Rikio-Tanahashi is super interesting match for all the wrong reasons as NOAH really set Rikio up for failure by having him have his first title match on a card with Sasaki/Kobashi and Misawa/Kawada thus insuring his match would not get over (and in NOAH the title match should main event or else the crowd is going to doubt your ability). And Tanahashi really felt like he was in the final years of Tiger Mask 2 phase where he was going through the motions due to Inokism glass ceiling. Not that Rikio would of made it as a top guy but that match and how it was built is a good sign of why NOAH had trouble making new top main eventers
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Inoki being involved will 100% piss off All Japan's fan base
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Lid posted:the chance of Jun getting into the HoF for brining WWE to Japan moves him to sub zero. WWE hall of fame baby!
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Looking forward to some wrestling as I'm going stir crazy after 3 days of self isolation due to having (non covid) sore throat
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Dave mentioning in this weeks observer that the shutdown in Japan has companies that wouldn't bother with WWE now wanting to sell has me worried (though hey, WWE probably won't have the money to buy after it's next Financial report)
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No point having a later show if no crowd. Probably better for talent and everyone
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Smoking Crow posted:im not sure if any of you saw, but someone uploaded the weekly pro wrestling bridge of dreams show to youtube. 6 hours. 13 promotions. every group in japan sent a main event match (except war sorry tenryu) to fill a card. legendary show, not available until now We have a Pacific Rim episode on this show I need to listen too and just watching the All Japan 6 man tag and while the video/audio is very much VHS 90's level I get why people said this was a great match god drat
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NOAH fans may have wanted just the big 4 but NOAH at the time was also not that great at supporting talent when they pushed them to the top. Rikio was never gonna be a guy but having his first defense of the title be on a dome show with Kobhashi/Sasaki and Misawa/Kawada was always going to kill his run dead. And having Marafuji win the title on a roll up over Taue and his first defense be against Kenta also killed that run dead
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Yeah it and Morishima's first run was but I could see why they did it if the spot show money was drying up as they wanted more Misawa than say new guys (which sadly led to Misawa's death so,....)
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Ditch posted:It's really a shame they didn't go with Morishima instead of Rikio as "the future" in 2005, when it wasn't too late to maintain some momentum. I'm not sure it mattered because neither one held a candle to the '90s stars, but Morishima was exponentially more compelling. According to Eggshell's the original plan was Nakamura for that match but New Japan refused as they had plans for him in the G1 and that probably was the final nail in the reign for Rikio especially given the state that New Japan was in 2005 Schneider Heim posted:Tanahashi wrestled in NOAH? Was he invading from NJPW? Tanahashi has quite a few matches in NOAH in the early 00's, though mostly tags as the Young Lion with Nagata . But no it wasn't an invasion it was more just NOAH booking a New Japan guy to get some buzz (even if booking Sasaki later in the card outshone it). He'd go back to NOAH for a single vs Shiozaki in 2010 which is rough in spots but is more fun as Tana gets to be a prick and enjoys it
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Takayama's recovery is amazingly great news.
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forkboy84 posted:Is Takashi Sugiura the most underrated wrestler of the 21st century? Sugiura vs Ishii is an interesting mirror image as Sugiura has had the big title reigns but not the world wide renown whereas Ishii hasn't had a bit title but is well known around the world
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I honestly would not be shocked if All Japan goes out of business in 2021 or does one worse and ends up selling to WWE
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