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hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Ditch posted:

http://theditch.biz/results.html

All Japan '90s project voting is done! Take a look at the winners. I think the top 50 is a really great mix of what made it such a special product in the annals of pro wrestling.

51. Misawa vs Kobashi, 6/11/99

As my favorite match of all time, this makes me :smith:

# ¿ Feb 20, 2008 16:42

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 18:55

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Ditch posted:

Morishima beat Misawa to win the GHC title

# ¿ Mar 2, 2008 17:23

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

A guy who hates Misawa makes an MV of the GHC Title match. The TPIR failure theme or the Super Mario death theme should be played at the end of EVERY match:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-bmVLzKIH6I

# ¿ Mar 4, 2008 00:41

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Ditch posted:

Oh hey I found an even better picture:

http://ca.c.yimg.jp/sports/1207668233/img.sports.yahoo.co.jp/spnavi/photo/fight/200804/08/20080408044.jpg

Double-drat.

Holy motherfucking poo poo. :froggonk:

RAPADOOOOOOO always has to overcome the odds, but Tanahashi's facial expressions are really throwing down the gauntlet to Cena's expressions.

# ¿ Apr 16, 2008 02:42

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Raffles posted:

I seriously cannot believe this (spoilered for the make benefit of nerds):

8. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Keiji Muto All Japan beat Shinsuke Nakamura (c) (22:34) with a moonsault press to become the 49th champion.

Jesus loving Christ. Making Nak a dominant champ would've done wonders for the belt and for his career.

Just put the loving belt on Nagata or Tanahashi for 2 years straight when they get back. Hell, Tenzan still deserves a halfway decent reign after their bullshit booking of him from the end of '03 to '05.

EDIT: On the bright side...IIZUKA HEEL TURN! :dance:

hunnert car pileup fucked around with this message at 19:06 on Apr 27, 2008

# ¿ Apr 27, 2008 19:01

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Ah, well. Fun while it lasted.

# ¿ Jun 10, 2008 18:41

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Ditch posted:

Yone's okay at first but once you've watched a lot of his matches and he does the same 5 or 6 things every time as the entirety of his moveset... and 2 of those being restholds... it gets ooooooooold.

B-b-b-but his 'fro and his music make up for it!

Ok, not really. :smith:

Still, his music. :slick:

# ¿ Sep 8, 2008 19:20

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Ditch posted:

Meanwhile, Jado and Gedo are booking New Japan. And doing great.

Wait, just the juniors, or the whole promotion? :psyduck:

# ¿ Sep 15, 2008 14:44

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Ditch posted:

NOAH will end the year with a 32-man tournament featuring all its top stars

...oh and all matches have a 10 minute time limit, and a "ref committee" will decide winners for the draws.

I'd be all over this if it was New Japan. Their heavyweight style fits 10 minute matches quite well.

Does NOAH even have 32 guys on their roster? :v:

# ¿ Nov 10, 2008 20:23

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Holland Oats posted:

So why did Trevor Murdoch get released anyway?

They had "nothing to do" for him. :jerkbag:

# ¿ Nov 26, 2008 00:58

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Tias posted:

A little slang talk: What does spotfest mean?

A match made up almost entirely of these:

quote:

Also, when I talk cartoon physics, I mean insane highflying moves a la the mexicans. Sort of like the .gifs you posted in FYAD at one point, with the guys who look like they're on wires

Mid '90s Michinoku Pro and older Toryumon are your best friend for these.

# ¿ Nov 27, 2008 03:23

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

I'd also recommend M2K vs. Do Fixer from the Toryumon 6/29/2003 show. Blew me the gently caress away upon 1st viewing, and unfortunately gets lost in the shuffle of lucharesu 6-man tags.

# ¿ Nov 27, 2008 04:41

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

I am going to be very, very angry if Nak and Goto lose.

And "Ballistic Interception" is officially the greatest Engrish phrase ever. EVER.

# ¿ Dec 11, 2008 20:18

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

HwoodNG posted:

Speaking of NOAH,

On the pants that Marufuji wears at ROH's A New Level and New Horizons, on the left leg does it say:

MARUFUJI
DUREX

and if so, what does that mean?

Probably a sponsor of some sort (a la Tanahashi and Power Production). His pants bore an "I.V.Y. GEAR" logo on them during the early part of the decade.

# ¿ Dec 17, 2008 15:16

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Dissolusion posted:

I like the image of Marifuji being sponsored by a condom brand. I think just because the idea is so ridiculous, like the sport stadium in the movie Baseketball being sponsored by Maxipad.

Best ever was Roberto Guerrero being sponsored by Scientology in the mid '80s.

Back on topic, I agree with wanting Kobashi to just call it a career. As much as he's killed himself in the ring, it would be very :smith:

to see him in a wheelchair or worse 5 years from now.

I got into puro thanks to the J Cup, but Kobashi's match with Akiyama in Dec. 2000 made me a fan of his for life.

# ¿ Dec 17, 2008 16:55

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

quote:

All Japan has remained in business since losing NTV, although its popularity has greatly waned and the company has battled serious financial problems over the years, including periods when the wrestlers and office people would be paid in tickets, which they could sell to make money when the company could no longer afford to pay them.

# ¿ Dec 18, 2008 01:48

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

MassRayPer posted:

Luckily for Puro, MMA hosed itself over in Japan so they might get some top notch young athletes who might have done MMA a few years ago. I'm surprised NOAH did run March/April Budokan shows this year, it seemed like they had cut back on Budokans this year.

But you also have to wonder how many guys nowadays are wiling to put up with the bullshit that allegedly goes on in the dojos.

And it is so drat disheartening to think AJPW hasn't run the Budokan in nearly 5 years now. :smith:

# ¿ Dec 18, 2008 04:28

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Gordy posted:

It sucks that Dragongate has stopped doing the lucharesu sprint, it doesn't seem like any puro show that I can get a hold of does them anymore.

I'm fine with this. When you can accurately predict about 5/8 of the spots in every tag match before they hit, it's time to give it a rest.

# ¿ Dec 19, 2008 06:15

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

sigmachiev posted:

1. The tag match disappoints me to no end because it's an instant reminder that all of Liger's best opponents are dead. How fun would it have been to see him vs. Pillman here? Also I would have much rather have seen him vs. Koji in a single.

His partner was one of his best opponents. :v:

# ¿ Dec 19, 2008 21:22

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

It still pisses me off to think how NJ has hosed Tenzan over so many times. I remember being so stoked when he won the G1 and later the IWGP belt in '03, only to lose it on his 1st defense. :ughh:

TenKoji

# ¿ Dec 25, 2008 19:43

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

HulkaMatt posted:

DOIIIIIIIIIIIII

Typhoon has to break up

So Doi will probably ~~lose~~ defend the belt against CIMA at Sumo Hall then?

NO BUYS.

# ¿ Dec 28, 2008 22:43

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Wazzu posted:

low ki?

4. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title ~Ballistic interception~: Tiger Mask beat Low Ki (c) (8:48) with a modified Tiger suplex hold to become the 56th champion.

# ¿ Jan 4, 2009 17:48

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Ditch posted:

Go Shiozaki is getting a BIG push this tour, with a bunch of singles wins, a new powerbomb variant finisher, and now they've unlocked the "can win a match with a lariat" option.

Very happy to hear this. I always thought the Go Flasher was very contrived and not too impactful looking.

I hope against hope it's the Diamondhead. :v:

# ¿ Jan 22, 2009 18:11

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Because Tanahashi has so much luck with women. :ese:

# ¿ Jan 22, 2009 21:39

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

HulkaMatt posted:

KENSUKE OFFICE IS TAKING OVER NOAH YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY.

# ¿ Feb 12, 2009 17:06

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

HulkaMatt posted:

-- Great Sasuke was arrested for assault yesterday. From what I gather, he was on a train without his wrestling mask on and someone decided to take his picture with their cell phone. He got so upset that he allegedly kicked them and throttled them by the collar. He has denied the allegations.

Someone have that clip of him potatoing the crap out of Dirtbike Kid? ChikaraFanDan's account got taken down awhile back.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2009 02:05

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

So, who are the faces and heels in DG nowadays?

# ¿ Mar 3, 2009 05:31

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

MassRayPer posted:

Is it wrong that Chono does nothing for me? Maybe it is because I first saw him in WCW and he was terrible there, but I've never enjoyed his work, especially compared to most other Puro stars.

Chono took awhile to grow on me. Some of his stuff is really great, other stuff puts me to sleep. Anything with him during the G1 Climax is highly likely to be in the former category.

I also really loved his IWGP Title match against Takayama in 2003. Fantastic brawl.

quote:

-Mascara contra Caballera: Cyber Kong vs. Anthony W. Mori

mask vs. horse?

Mask vs. hair. Damned if I didn't want to see a bald Mori. :v:

# ¿ Mar 17, 2009 01:37

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Wazzu posted:

Well, I imagine battlearts and big japan normally wouldn't score that well.

Just to give you an idea, Tokyo Sports voted loving Nagata vs. Fujita the 2001 MOTY. :psyduck:

# ¿ Apr 3, 2009 02:59

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Ditch posted:

-Nobuhiko Takada vs Genichiro Tenryu in 1996. This isn't even thought of as MOTY for Takada let alone everyone else.

They chose this over Takada's Tokyo Dome matches with Mutoh and Hash? Both of which not just completely ruled but also were legit huge money matches? :psyboom:

quote:

At least they got 1995 right.

6/9/95 is probably the answer, but damned if I don't love the hell outta that Champion's Carnival final.

# ¿ Apr 3, 2009 05:08

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Acute Hepatitis posted:

He has been wrestling in Hustle as Detective Alan Kuroki

I first read this as Detective Alan Kulwicki.

Still, I'd love to see Magnum TOKYO back, as I used to be a pretty big mark for him. But only with his old theme song.

# ¿ Apr 4, 2009 05:46

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

HulkaMatt posted:

I hope CIMA gets his groove back cause I keep hearing otherwise.

Same. Injury or no, dude's been total crap since BloodGen ended.

# ¿ Apr 5, 2009 05:28

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Can somebody please elaborate on Jae's quote in Ditch's interview with him that Ultimo Dragon is insane and an egomaniac?

# ¿ Apr 16, 2009 01:09

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Ditch posted:

For a big Toryumon show he put together a dream match AND FLEW IN DISCO INFERNO TO BE IN IT.

Point taken.

Show was still loving great.

# ¿ Apr 16, 2009 01:53

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Oh, man. Kikuchi vs. Kanemoto. :flashfap:

And I know I'm the only person who will feel this way, I feel kinda :unsmith:

that Nakanishi finally gets a run with the belt.

# ¿ May 7, 2009 06:21

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

Christ that is awful.

Since it's been posted in the threads on this at DVDVR, Strong Style Symphony, CZWFans, and freaking everywhere else talking about this, Jun Akiyama saves the day :unsmith:

# ¿ May 29, 2009 04:32

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

These guys are gonna catch hell if they are still booked for the DGUSA shows.

I seem to recall that Kojima had an entry on his old blog about finding and adopting a stray cat back around '05 or so. I'll see if I can track that down soon.

# ¿ May 29, 2009 08:21

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

My memory sucks; is Tanabe the MPro ref who counts very, VERY loud?

# ¿ Jun 15, 2009 06:39

hunnert car pileup: Oct 28, 2007; the first world was a mistake

TheDuelies posted:

Sugiura challenged Tanahashi to a match after his win! YAY! YAY! YAY!

# ¿ Jun 20, 2009 15:32

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 18:55

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InsensitiveSeaBass posted:

Couldn't they have made Nakanishi a transitional champ in say October to give him his lifetime achievement reign? My American smark brain is not processing the strong style booking here.

Questioning IWGP Title booking is so 2004.

# ¿ Jun 20, 2009 19:16

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