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In the process of watching Day 1 and is there a reason why Honma never made it big in NJPW? I remember him absolutely tearing poo poo up in BJW as a rookie, then getting called up to the big leagues and ending up as p. much an eternal jobber ever since. Obviously the dude's enjoying his job since he's stuck to it for so long, but this match with Tanahashi was p. crazy and the crowd was responding well. Was it the stigma of a garbage promotion holding him back or what? Seems like such a waste to maybe start giving him a more prominent role/bigger matches now that he's near 40.
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Bushmeister posted:Was it the stigma of a garbage promotion holding him back or what? that's what I always assumed but then again Gedo & Jado were FMW guys and look where they are now.  
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Bushmeister posted:In the process of watching Day 1 and is there a reason why Honma never made it big in NJPW? I remember him absolutely tearing poo poo up in BJW as a rookie, then getting called up to the big leagues and ending up as p. much an eternal jobber ever since. Obviously the dude's enjoying his job since he's stuck to it for so long, but this match with Tanahashi was p. crazy and the crowd was responding well. Was it the stigma of a garbage promotion holding him back or what? Seems like such a waste to maybe start giving him a more prominent role/bigger matches now that he's near 40. His initial run in NJPW ended with him being released for "personal problems".
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El Gallinero Gros posted:His initial run in NJPW ended with him being released for "personal problems".
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El Gallinero Gros posted:His initial run in NJPW ended with him being released for "personal problems". I didn't know that he got released at some point, I guess that does explain things. I assumed he had been employed constantly since the 2000's and thought that he just never got a big break despite a long commitment.
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I remember reading that Honma was released due to being associated with the NOAH yakuza scandal in some way, and that was probably also the reason why he hasn't got a significant push, but I can't find a source for that so could just be a dumb rumour.
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masato tatanka posted:Graphs Doc Gallows's win over Honma isn't marked with a pretty green O 
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Biosys posted:I remember reading that Honma was released due to being associated with the NOAH yakuza scandal in some way, and that was probably also the reason why he hasn't got a significant push, but I can't find a source for that so could just be a dumb rumour. That's what I heard too, but it might just be "Guy had vague personal issues...YAKUZA".
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Jul 25, 2014 18:38
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My first thought was drug use before I remembered how much more of a stigma drug use has in the professional world in Japan. ARASHI getting busted for pot basically cost him his career.
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Jul 25, 2014 19:28
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Goto starting with three wins guarantees that he'll choke again.
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tenzan is going to win the g1 climax
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Jul 25, 2014 23:03
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John Cena posted:tenzan is going to win the g1 climax Given that nobody expected Naito to win last year before a certain point this isn't even that ridiculous a notion.
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Jul 26, 2014 01:03
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Brother Karl gave a too sweet interview talking about all the sweet dingers he hit in college baseball. http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/q-and-a-with-machine-gun-karl-anderson-part-1/
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Finished Night 3. Brief thoughts: - They're barely averaging one bad match per night. Almost everything is average at least, and the 2nd half of all three cards have been must watches. The match quality overall is terrific and I don't get the sense, like last year, that guys are killing themselves performing (exception: Ishii )- Great finish in the Goto/Suzuki match. Out of nowhere. - Kojima clotheslining Tanahashi off the top turnbuckle =  . Hell of a match. Loved this.My top five matches so far: 1.) Shibata/Nakamura, Night 1 2.) Okada/Styles, Night 1 3.) Ishii/Kojima, Night 2 4.) Tanahashi/Honma, Night 1 5.) Tanahashi/Kojima, Night 3
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Jul 26, 2014 03:25
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HERE WE GO NIGHT 4!!!
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Jul 26, 2014 09:00
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So many old guys getting wins
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gently caress this goddamn timeslot but I'm a pathetic addict
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Jul 26, 2014 09:23
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Ankle lock reversal was cool, but more important SHELTON STILL UNDEFEATED
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Jul 26, 2014 09:31
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Old men making poor hair decisions.
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Jul 26, 2014 09:38
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Tenzan's mullet is very over with me
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Jul 26, 2014 09:38
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I just got here at the finish of X vs Davey how many matches in is it one or two?
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Jul 26, 2014 09:40
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This is match three.
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Jul 26, 2014 09:42
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This is Shelton's year it's very exciting.
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Jul 26, 2014 09:43
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Jul 26, 2014 09:46
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That's what you get for not waiting till Yano was ready.
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SO this is Yano's thing? Gets beat up, then schoolboys you for a victory?
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Forceholy posted:SO this is Yano's thing? Gets beat up, then schoolboys you for a victory? YTR is basically a heel that thinks he's a face...who gets treated like a face. So he'll try and get the other guy to shake his hand before the match. Then he'll punch them in the dick. Then the crowd will chant for him. It's weird. But he rules.
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Forceholy posted:SO this is Yano's thing? Gets beat up, then schoolboys you for a victory? And then he sells a DVD. It's a pretty basic business plan.
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Forceholy posted:SO this is Yano's thing? Gets beat up, then schoolboys you for a victory? His thing is basically lie+cheat+steal to win e.g. try to use the turnbuckle as a weapon in every match, try to distract the ref for a lowblow, basically win the only way he can
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Jul 26, 2014 09:57
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He's poo poo and bad
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Honma is always so loving happy when he lands that headbutt. Also, how many cigs do you have to smoke daily to get his ridiculous voice.
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Ishin posted:Honma is always so loving happy when he lands that headbutt. he has a crushed larynx from deathmatches I think
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Jul 26, 2014 10:05
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Ishin posted:Honma is always so loving happy when he lands that headbutt. Honma used to be a deathmatch wrestler and he got his vocal chords crushed during a match, which is why he sounds like that.
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Well that certainly makes more sense. God drat that is brutal.
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FIVE SNOWFLAKES!
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Holy poo poo, that (or Okada/Styles) probably my match of the tournament so far. Honma's face when Ishii kicked out towards the end
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You'll get a point someday Honma . Oh good intermission need to catch a breather after just watching that match.
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loving Brutal. At least 4 1/2 stars, and like at least 3 years off both Ishii and Honma's lifespans.
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