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Ditch posted:In other news, New Japan was sold by Yukes to BushiRoad, described as "an anima/manga media company that have several successful card games, a few video games and a bunch of internet radio stations", which means they're so dorky that *I* look cool by proxy. Could Yuke's sudden sell of NJPW be related to THQ's growing issues? I know the two are affiliated, but didn't know if they were part of the same company.
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HulkaMatt posted:Are they... a successful company? in japan that means they make such astronomical amounts of money they haven't figured out how to squander it all yet. I fully expect that country to be the first to have a chocolate fountain space elevator.
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Jan 31, 2012 16:43
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NotQuiteQuentin posted:Could Yuke's sudden sell of NJPW be related to THQ's growing issues? I know the two are affiliated, but didn't know if they were part of the same company.
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HulkaMatt posted:Are they... a successful company? I imagine card games are a license to print money in Japan so probably.
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Jan 31, 2012 22:24
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SMASH is putting English subtitles on their videos now. They're not very good, and don't make a ton of sense, but it's great that they're recognizing how many English viewers they have. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNc0wFzATYU Nanae Takanashi and Kana are appearing on the same show too, which means they aren't at each other's throats anymore, even if they might not like one another.
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Feb 5, 2012 17:39
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Bigger news!!!quote: Source: Puroresu Spirit Not as strong as the last card. Kobashi/Mutoh teaming again, and this time we get to see Tanahashi beat up Shiozaki.
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Feb 6, 2012 08:55
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Main event is so much better though.
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Feb 6, 2012 17:57
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Ditch posted:Main event is so much better though.
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Feb 6, 2012 19:05
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In the context of a big main event tag there's no excuse for having Kenzo. None.
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Feb 7, 2012 06:22
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Semi main featuring team "Brokendown Moonsault."
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Feb 8, 2012 10:41
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Bad Knees Bears
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Feb 8, 2012 15:49
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Flameingblack posted:Bigger news!!! I enjoyed the previous card quite a bit. This one also looks very fun. I also wish that Japan would get into the spirit of iPPVs so I don't have to rummage the depths of internets to watch Puro.
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Feb 8, 2012 15:54
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junction 3 has to disband. tozawa sole survivor of 72 minute 7vs7 elimination match.
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Feb 9, 2012 15:49
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The Shaman of Cum posted:junction 3 has to disband. tozawa sole survivor of 72 minute 7vs7 elimination match.
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Feb 9, 2012 20:58
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Flameingblack posted:Tozawa is popular enough to lead a stable of his own at this point. He is over as gently caress in America. Yeah. He's been the leader of BW since him/Kong/Hulk kicked out/screwed over CIMA after a Loser Leaves Unit 10 man tag match. Japanese crowds are finally connecting to him like how they did in the states. If this match is anything like the 10 man match, it could be really incredible.
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Feb 9, 2012 21:45
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NotQuiteQuentin posted:Yeah. He's been the leader of BW since him/Kong/Hulk kicked out/screwed over CIMA after a Loser Leaves Unit 10 man tag match. Japanese crowds are finally connecting to him like how they did in the states. If this match is anything like the 10 man match, it could be really incredible.
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Feb 9, 2012 22:03
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I first saw him as a wimpy in DG and thought he was the best jobber ever.
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Feb 9, 2012 22:28
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I really want to see him show up in PWG and randomly wrestle a match with his Tozawa-juku schtick again just to see how the crowd reacts. If Generico still has his uniform I'm sure Tozawa has it somewhere too.
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Feb 9, 2012 22:40
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The thing about Tozawa is that he was already pretty good before his stay, he just had so much baggage attached to him that he needed that year away from Dragon Gate. I have far too much love for the Tozawajuku vs Zesturins Triangle Gate vs Unit match from 11/2008. As soon as he got to drop the Metabolic gimmick he really started to gain some steam.
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Feb 9, 2012 22:40
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And to think if this was 20 years ago he'd have gone to WCW instead of PWG and come back on the gas a sad broken man.
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Feb 10, 2012 00:46
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SMASH is dissolving: http://kakutolog.cocolog-nifty.com/kakuto/2012/02/post-2a96.html Worst news ever.
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Feb 10, 2012 13:16
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SMASH is going away, but it's more because of a disagreement in management. Tajiri thinks the focus of the promotion should be on the younger stars, that are really making a place for themselves for the first time. Chairman Sakai believes that the Veterans are the foundation of SMASH that bring in all of the fans. Sakai is wrong as poo poo, because his veterans usually can't even bump, except for guys like Ultimo Dragon. It's cool to see Fujiwara in the ring, but he's too goddamn old to wrestle a match. It's expected that Tajiri will break off with his group of younger stars and start a new promotion.
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Flameingblack posted:SMASH is going away, but it's more because of a disagreement in management. Tajiri thinks the focus of the promotion should be on the younger stars, that are really making a place for themselves for the first time. Chairman Sakai believes that the Veterans are the foundation of SMASH that bring in all of the fans. Yes, I sure do love parting with my hard earned yen to watch a couple of old guys avoid bumps. It works so well in the US. Japanese businessmen continue with the dumbness.
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Flameingblack posted:SMASH is going away, but it's more because of a disagreement in management. Tajiri thinks the focus of the promotion should be on the younger stars, that are really making a place for themselves for the first time. Chairman Sakai believes that the Veterans are the foundation of SMASH that bring in all of the fans. Older stars not being able to do poo poo doesn't mean they can't still draw in fans, especially on a small scale level.
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Feb 10, 2012 22:31
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It's still dumb to rely on it of course, though, because then it becomes impossible to create new stars if you're only promoting the old ones and keeping them as the focal point. It's the same poo poo that's been happening in joshi for a long time. It sucks SMASH is done but good on Tajiri for at least realizing that it should be about the younger wrestlers and not the old guys.
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MassRayPer posted:Older stars not being able to do poo poo doesn't mean they can't still draw in fans, especially on a small scale level. TNA. 
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MassRayPer posted:Older stars not being able to do poo poo doesn't mean they can't still draw in fans, especially on a small scale level. If anything Japanese indies really excel at this. Didn't Bull's retirement show do about two thousand? I also remember a show that must have been two or three years back that was a wrestler from the 70s official 'retirement' (didn't wrestle for two decades, came back for one match) that apparently brought it a whole lot of people that left puro behind.
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Feb 10, 2012 23:27
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Retirement shows in general always seem to do well in Japan. If Bull just came back on a show to wrestle I don't think it would've done as much business but throw in your last chance (potentially) to see a person wrestle combined with all the pageantry of a big ceremony and people seem to want to come out for that.
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Feb 10, 2012 23:48
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Okada beat Tanahashi for the title. gently caress that.
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Lloyd Boner posted:Okada beat Tanahashi for the title. gently caress that.  Why Okada though? I mean seriously, why him? He was a super jobber in TNA. It's like they thought "This really worked for Akira Tozawa's popularity!" and in their minds, TNA had created someone as charasmatic and awesome as Tozawa. It just simply didn't happen though. I REALLY DON'T GET THIS AT ALL
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I think its a really weird move. The guy had less than 10 matches in his 2 year stint in TNA. Adam and Mike brought up that it might happen but I didn't think they'd actually go through with it.
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And Tozawa didn't even get the title after being well-received upon returning to Japan. Oh and NJ's champion is more important to the company than DG's. indeed.
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Didn't they give Nakamura a title reign really early into his run also?
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Ditch posted:And Tozawa didn't even get the title after being well-received upon returning to Japan. Oh and NJ's champion is more important to the company than DG's.
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Ditch posted:And Tozawa didn't even get the title after being well-received upon returning to Japan. Oh and NJ's champion is more important to the company than DG's. Could Tozawa not winning also be reflected on how poorly Ryo Saito was over as Dream Gate champ? It seems like they are giving him a slow but steady build. First the minor tourney, tag straps, leading group. Next seems to be King of Gate. And Okada looks to have his V1 against Naito. Looks like if things are going poorly he can drop it to him.
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NotQuiteQuentin posted:Could Tozawa not winning also be reflected on how poorly Ryo Saito was over as Dream Gate champ? It seems like they are giving him a slow but steady build. First the minor tourney, tag straps, leading group. Next seems to be King of Gate.
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Okada winning was too silly not to happen.I haven't asked anyone in Japan if people actually give a poo poo about Okada but thankfully, they probably have no details on what he was actually doing in TNA.
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HulkaMatt posted:Didn't they give Nakamura a title reign really early into his run also? NotQuiteQuentin posted:Could Tozawa not winning also be reflected on how poorly Ryo Saito was over as Dream Gate champ? It seems like they are giving him a slow but steady build. First the minor tourney, tag straps, leading group. Next seems to be King of Gate.
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