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Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

long-rear end nips Diane posted:

Yesterday’s TJPW show was really good, I recommend checking it out if you have DDT Universe.

The Miyu Yamashita/Maki Itoh match was baller. Put those two in the same ring and something good usually happens, but this was a cut above.

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Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

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Dawgstar fucked around with this message at 16:14 on Jan 17, 2021

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/JoshiPuro/status/1353408844379123713

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

RealFoxy posted:

https://twitter.com/DDTFOODS/status/1354985748575956992

Get drunk with Maki Itoh and Miyu Yamashita on Valentine's Day via Zoom

Somehow one of the most bizarre DDT-related sentences I've ever typed.

https://twitter.com/maki_itoh/status/1354610932270256128

Maki is the best.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/zacyuki/status/1357080557209808896

She's from Canada. You've probably never heard of where. :smug:

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/SirLARIATO/status/1359180465043816450

I haven't followed Fujimoto much since I stopped hearing about ICE Ribbon so forgive me when I ask... excuse me WHAT?

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/miyu_tjp/status/1359861028805201924

I'm not gonna lie, the Pink Striker's a favorite.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

I'm not sure but she tweeted fairly recently she would never work with them (like post-AEW signing). She's pretty close with Asuka/Mio Shirai who cut ties with Io despite their friendship/family ties with Io for a while after she signed with them so I think there's deep issues somewhere. (She's also best friends with Syuri who's signed there so idk)

I always wondered if Asuka and Mio held a grudge when Io left at what felt like the height of Triple Tails.

Anyway, here's something less depressing:

https://twitter.com/ddtpro_eng/status/1360256174021435400

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

RealFoxy posted:

I don't think it was ever an Io issue, that seemed to stem off Io having a rebellious phase when she started dating NOSAWA and got into big trouble coming back from Mexico (Which is a HUGE story in and out of itself). Asuka and Io haven't interacted much in the WWE but Io and Mio did before Io signed/Mio retired briefly so that's got to be cleared up by now.

Is Mio wrestling again? I thought she took time off with her kid then started doing referee stuff.

While Chikara has turned out to be :smith: behind the scenes, I still love the joshi heavy cards they did and do miss Mio in the ring. She honestly seemed to 'get it' in front of the American crowd more than some of the others.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

IceAgeComing posted:

There's been a bit of speculation that mysterious person that left calling TJPW too nice was actually Unagi: apparently she was pretty distant from the rest of the roster when she was there. Don't think we'll ever know really - when Natsumi Maki left AWG to go to TJPW everyone assumed that she had big heat with Yumiko Hotta over it and on the first show after she was pulled because they learned she was leaving to go to TJPW apparently Hotta was... not very nice about the way that she left and spoiled that she was the X on the TJPW 1/4 show that year but this year she ended up going out for dinner with Hotta on Hotta's birthday and that might be a good indication that the assumptions we make on this might be wrong.

Can I ask what you mean by TJPW being too nice?

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

The easy answer is Kamiyu had kind of a famer gimmick for a while. "Had." (Sad music.)

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

I thought Mayu had retired early for some reason. Happy to be wrong.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

RocknRollaAyatollah posted:

I kind of think she purposely pushes it into insane, "I will murder you if you try to leave me" levels of energy and I love it. I wonder how much of it is done straight because it's Japan and Stardom is especially idol level type stuff.

'Yandere' is certainly a gimmick I hadn't considered.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/maki_itoh/status/1362911878465286144

Love that picture of Miyu and Maki.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

Now I miss Kris Wolf. I hope she's enjoying meat somewhere. :smith:

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/zacyuki/status/1364263110148726785

Who is doing this to Kamiyu and how do I make them stop?

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

Speaking of our favorite English student.

https://twitter.com/miyu_tjp/status/1365320539510743049

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/maki_itoh/status/1366195076276187139

OTP.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/Deswarey/status/1367208154627371008

Nice of joshi to bring back Koko Ware's Ghostbuster in the Year of Our Lord 2021.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

I like to think Miyu knows how good she is so she also knows letting out her inner doofus does her no harm and in fact adds to the appeal.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/tde_gif/status/1368399366495551491

My favorite kaiju after Anguirus. :allears:

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

I just noticed the header art for Shoko's Twitter page and it is the best thing ever.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/EvilUno/status/1371505326038646787

Already her power is growing.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

Vince MechMahon posted:

SU-PER DRA-GON! SU-PER DRA-GON!

*Takes hat, kicks it*

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

More evidence re: Miyu = Good.

https://twitter.com/tde_gif/status/1371866870278615048

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

Jerusalem posted:

Oh Shoko is in that match, I hope she wi... oh wait, Yuka is in there, I hope she win... oh it's the bee!

I have to side with the big kaiju.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

The unenlighted, the philistine, the buffoon: "Isn't Shoko actually small?"
Me, the smart, the learned: "No."

https://twitter.com/nk147cm/status/1366004146961149954

(Did you know kaiju carried guns?)

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017


THEY SHOULD HAVE SENT A POET.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/maki_itoh/status/1374219130224607236

God's in his heaven, all's right with the world.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

Lamuella posted:

TJPW have cracked the formula to success.

1) Make your product accessible, both in the sense of being super easy to get into but with depth that rewards people's attention, and in the sense of being very straightforward to get your hands on.

2) Work with other people well and be positive about their enthusiasms

3) Most importantly, have a bee in your company.

You misspelled 'kaiju.' :colbert:

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/miyu_tjp/status/1377232338359226369

Her strongest opponent to date.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

Know the difference:

https://twitter.com/zacyuki/status/1378748649266573312

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/DDTFOODS/status/1380860712994500616

I'd be too shy to say anything but one of you should go say hi.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/EvilUno/status/1382343702543224832

Finally the pecking order has been established.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

You, the philistine: The perfect image does not exist.
Me, the educated goon of the world:

https://twitter.com/miyu_tjp/status/1383197021465505798

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

RealFoxy posted:

One thing that really makes TJPW members stand out is how colorful their costumes are, even amongst similar costumes like Shoko and Neko both have tails, one is immediately identifiable as wolf and the other as a cat. They've done such a good job at character work that you can call them out by their gear and everyone universally is going to know who you're talking about.

I beg your pardon. Shoko is easily identifiable as a WHAT? :colbert:

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

Shoko was actually how I discovered TJPW, thanks to a video on her by the eponymous 'JoShizzle' on YouTube.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/tde_gif/status/1394703700581490690

Not for nothing but these two goofballs are a large part of why I keep watching current wrestling.

Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

Is there a good... I guess jumping on point for Stardom? I feel like I'd still be a little lost when it came to angles but there's a lot of people there I'd like to watch.

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Dawgstar
Jul 15, 2017

GEORGE W BUSHI posted:

Their big Budokan show on March 3rd blew off a lot of stories and had some great matches so I'd recommend there.

Cool! Thank you. It's a lot easier to get info on joshi stuff now than when I got interested in it when Dave Prazak was bringing in Ayumi Kurihara and the like into Shimmer, so I thank the thread for that.

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