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J-Ro posted:How do you do, fellow This is cool. I will watch with you all.
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It does. Do we know if this will be on Wrestle Universe?
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Lamuella posted:It does. Do we know if this will be on Wrestle Universe? It will probably get uploaded eventually but it's live on SamuraiTV so if you check the RealHero Twitter in the 24 hours after it's done there's a good chance they'll upload it.
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I don't believe that past Shuffle Tag Tournaments have ended up on Universe so you'll want to find the Samurai uploads
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I've skipped a couple DDT shows between nights 7 and 8 of the D-Ou GP because there's other stuff I want to see before the year ends but there's some great stuff from Dramatic DDT on the rookie Toi Kojima who debuted on the Finals. I'm just going to quote the blog direct "In his post-match interview Kojima said he wants to be a cool wrestler just by standing, like Randy Orton. He was also nervous about today’s debut. Last night he received a message of encouragement from Satoshi Kojima which only made him even more nervous. Satoshi supports him because he always likes seeing another Kojima in wrestling." Satoshi Kojima remains the best. Toi Kojima, welcome to bread club Also, Yuji Hino in Damnation? Cool. At least this should mean more eyes on him. Is there a consensus for best TAKA trainee? forkboy84 fucked around with this message at 01:26 on Dec 31, 2020 |
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forkboy84 posted:Is there a consensus for best TAKA trainee? Current crop or all time? All time it's probably one of Makoto Oishi, Kengo Mashimo or Yuji. Maybe Hi69 is up there too.
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Don't think I realised Oishi was a TAKA guy originally. Cool. And yes, I was wondering about all time.
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Speaking of TAKA's best students, Hayato Tamura is leaving JTO. https://twitter.com/JUST_TAP_OUT/status/1344498197100544001?s=19 I would not be surprised to see him show up in NJPW
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It is very explicitly a farm promotion. When he wrestled Tamura, TAKA cut a promo saying that he'd be beating Okada in NJPW in 5 years time and he'd be the biggest name in the business etc. It seems like we're gonna get that closer to 5 months than 5 years but we'll see.
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I was trying to figure out which wrestler I saw wrestle the most in person this year and was pretty shocked to see that Aja Kong made the top ten list. Guess she's sneakily been a workhorse this year. (it was Rina Yamashita for anyone interested)
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NOAH have uploaded two of their recent shows (The Chronicle 4 and Final Chronicle) to Wrestle Universe with English commentary. I believe these are the same shows previously available with English commentary on Fite. Commentary isn't bad. They're going for much more of a sports feel than usual pro wrestling commentary and their play by play man Stewart Fulton is I believe a commentator for Pancrase. However they haven't quite got the rhythm yet. It's very move-oriented coverage rather than going with the flow. I'm certain that will improve with time though, and for prople who have difficulties following with only Japanese commentary it's a big bonus.
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Your not-as-busy-as-usual Puroresu show guide for the first week of 2021. Not necessarily that many shows but a lot of big stuff. 2/1/2021, Saturday 11:30am JST/1:30pm AEDT/2:30am GMT/9:30pm EST/6:30pm PST All Japan New Years War 2021 Night 1 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Takao Omori, Black Menso~re, Osamu Nishimura & Ryuki Honda vs Yoshitatsu, Ryuji Hijikata, Chikara & Takayuki Ueki Evolution (Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura) vs Enfants Terribles (Koji Doi & Kuma Arashi) Jake Lee, TAJIRI & Francesco Akira vs Enfants Terribles (Shotaro Ashino, Hokuto Omori & Yusuke Kodama) Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising HAYATO vs Purple Haze (Izanagi & Shigehiro Irie) Zeus vs Masato Tanaka New Year Battle Royale Koji Iwamoto & Ikuto Hidaka vs Astronauts (Fuminori Abe & Takuya Nomura) All Japan Tag Team Titles: Violent Giants (Shuji Ishikawa & Suwama)(c) vs NEXTREAM (Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi) Match Order TBC Live on AJPW TV 12:30pm JST/2:30pm AEDT/3:30am GMT/10:30pm EST/7:30pm PST FREEDOMS Happy New Freedom 2021 Shin-Kiba 1st RING, Tokyo King of Freedom World Title #1 Contender Tournament Round 1: Tomoya Hirata vs Toshiyuki Sakuta King of Freedom World Title #1 Contender Tournament Round 1: Daisuke Masaoka vs Kenji Fukimoto Yuya Susumu, Kengo & Alejandro vs Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei & Tatsuhito Takaiwa Takashi Sasaki, GENTARO & Dragon Libre vs Jun Kasai, Masashi Takeda & Rina Yamashita Toru Sugiura & Kamui vs Mammoth Sasaki & Violento Jack King of Freedom World Title #1 Contender Tournament Final No air date at present but I'd assume NicoNico? 6:30pm JST/8:30pm AEDT/9:30am GMT/4:30am EST/1:30am PST Big Japan 2021 New Year Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Tatsuhiko Yoshino & Kota Sekifuda vs Kazuki Hashimoto & Takaaki Sato Ryuochi Kawakami & Kazumi Kikuta vs Takuya Nomura & Yuya Aoki Abdullah Kobayashi, Ryota Hama & Arashi vs Daisuke Sekimoto, Daichi Hashimoto & Takuho Kato Jaki Numazawa, Masaya Takahashi & Drew Parker vs Hideyoshi Kamitani, Kankurō Hoshino & Akira Hyodo Ryuji Ito, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Ishikawa vs Yuko Miyamoto, Masashi Takeda & Hideyoshi Kamitani BJW World Strong Heavyweight Title: Yuji Okabayashi(c) vs Yasufumi Nakanoue BJW World Deathmatch Heavyweight Title: Minoru Fujita(c) vs Takumi Tsukamoto Airs on SamuraiTV, 14th January Stardom New Years Stars Shin-Kiba 1st RING, Tokyo Himeka vs Lady C Tam Nakano vs Gokigen ☆ vs Ruaka STARS (Mayu Iwatani, Starlight Kid & Saya Iida) vs Queen's Quest (Momo Watanabe, AZM & Saya Kamitani) Utami Hayashishita vs Unagi Sayaka Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Syuri, Maika & Natsupoi) vs Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima, Konami & Bea Priestley) Show presumably uploaded to Stardom World 3/1/2021, Sunday 10am JST/12pm AEDT/1am GMT/8pm EST/5pm PST Gatoh Move ChocoPro 78 Ichigaya Chocolate Square, Tokyo Card TBA Live on Youtube 11:30am JST/1:30pm AEDT/2:30am GMT/9:30pm EST/6:30pm PST All Japan New Years War 2021 Night 1 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Takao Omori & Black Menso~re vs Purple Haze (Shigehiro Irie & UTAMARO) Francesco Akira & X vs Ryuki Honda & Alejandro Shuji Ishikawa, Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura vs Jake Lee, Koji Iwamoto & TAJIRI Kento Miyahara, Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising HAYATO vs Enfants Terribles (Shotaro Ashino, Kuma Arashi & Yusuke Kodama) GAORA TV Title: Yoshitatsu(c) vs Jun Kasai All Asia Tag Team TitlesPurple Haze (Zeus & Izanagi)(c) vs Enfants Terribles (Koji Doi & Hokuto Omori) Triple Crown Title: Suwama(c) vs Yuma Aoyagi Match Order TBC Live on AJPW TV 6:30pm JST/8:30pm AEDT/9:30am GMT/4:30am EST/1:30am PST DDT New Year's Gift Special! Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Antonio Honda vs Choun-Shiryu Rest of Card announced on day of show. Live on Wrestle Universe Stardom New Year Stars Shin-Kiba 1stRing, Tokyo Lady C vs Maika vs Saki Kashima COSMIC ANGELS (Tam Nakano & Unagi Sayaka) vs STARS (Ruaka & Saya Iida) Queen's Quest (Utami Hayashishita, AZM & Saya Kamitani) vs STARS (Mayu Iwatani, Starlight Kid & Gokigen ☆) Syuri vs Momo Watanabe Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Himeka & Natsupoi) vs Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora, Konami & Bea Priestley) Show presumably uploaded to Stardom World Also shows from Ice Ribbon & Diana 4/1/2021, Monday 11:30am JST/1:30pm AEDT/2:30am GMT/9:30pm EST/6:30pm PST Tokyo Joshi Pro '21 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Suzume vs Arisu Endo Marika Kobashi & Moka Miyamoto vs Pom Harajuku & Haruna Neko Shoko Nakajima vs Hyper Misao Aja Kong, Mizuki & Raku vs Miu Watanabe, Nao Kakuta & Mirai Maiumi Sakisama & Mei Saint-Michel vs Hikari Noa & Sena Shiori Miyu Yamashita vs Maki Itoh Princess Tag Team Titles: Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino(c) vs Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki(c) vs Rika Tatsumi Live on Wrestle Universe 5pm JST/7pm AEDT/8am GMT/3am EST/12am PST New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night 1 Tokyo Dome, Tokyo New Japan Rambo El Phantasmo vs Hiromu Takahashi IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles: Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr)(c) vs GoD (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) IWGP US Heavyweight Briefcase: KENTA(h) vs Satoshi Kojima Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Great-O-Khan Kazuchika Okada vs Will Ospreay IWGP Heavyweight & Intercontinetal Titles: Tetsuya Naito(c) vs Kota Ibushi Live on NJPW World 6:30pm JST/8:30pm AEDT/9:30am GMT/4:30am EST/1:30am PST Pro Wrestling NOAH New Sunrise 2021 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Card announced on the day Live & free on ABEMA Also BJW & Stardom shows 5/1/2021, Tuesday 5pm JST/7pm AEDT/8am GMT/3am EST/12am PST New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night 2 Tokyo Dome, Tokyo STARS (AZM, Saya Kamitani & Utami Hayashishita) vs Donna Del Mondo (Himeka, Maika & Natsupoi) Tam Nakano & Mayu Iwatani vs Donna Del Mondo (Giulia & Syuri) KOPW 2021: Competitors TBA IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles: Suzukigun (El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)(c) vs Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi NEVER Openweight Title: Shingo Takagi(c) vs Jeff Cobb EVIL vs SANADA IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title: Taiji Ishimori(c) vs winner Hiromu/EL P IWGP Heavyweight & Intercontinetal Titles: Winner Naito/Ibushi(c) vs Jay White Live on NJPW World 6/1/2021, Wednesday 6:30pm JST/8:30pm AEDT/9:30am GMT/4:30am EST/1:30am PST New Japan New Year Dash Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo Card TBA Live on NJPW World Also Ice Ribbon 8/11/2021, Friday 8pm JST/10pm AEDT/12pm GMT/7am EST/4am PST Gatoh Move ChocoPro 79 Ichigaya Chocolate Square, Tokyo Card TBA Live on Youtube
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The clip from the recent street wrestling show with Yuji Hino joining Damnation is rad. And then loving Bombing Katsumata into a swimming pool. The other fun part of Hino being back in DDT is more goons can see his weird belly button forkboy84 fucked around with this message at 00:12 on Jan 1, 2021 |
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forkboy84 posted:The other fun part of Hino being back in DDT is more goons can see his weird belly button i watched the d-oh finals in a total brain fog cuz it was like 3 hours after brodie's death was announced and this is the only thing i remember about the show just the weirdest goddamn navel situation
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GEORGE W BUSHI posted:https://twitter.com/ddtpro_eng/status/1343057589903343619 Actually seeing this promo it is hilarious how much shade he threw at a group he was management for not that long ago. God drat Shuji and TAJIRI.
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Old Man Akiyama knows he can't hang with Shun Skywalker and his deadly elbow and wisely does not invoke his wrath.
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GEORGE W BUSHI posted:At ZERO1 Masato Tanaka beat Hayato Tamura for the title like everyone expected but Tamura asked to join Revengers after the match so maybe he's signing with ZERO1? I think Tamura is just going to become a ZERO1 exclusive freelancer. Apparently they only really plan to keep Ohtani and Tanaka on contract and just bring in names on a per date agreement. Think this is actually a good move for Tamura, JTO is just a training school promotion and TAKA is going to have problems selling contracts to other males promotions unlike women to like STARDOM
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NotQuiteQuentin posted:I think Tamura is just going to become a ZERO1 exclusive freelancer. Apparently they only really plan to keep Ohtani and Tanaka on contract and just bring in names on a per date agreement. Think this is actually a good move for Tamura, JTO is just a training school promotion and TAKA is going to have problems selling contracts to other males promotions unlike women to like STARDOM I'd be surprised if NJPW don't come sniffing around for Tamura (and big tall Ren) sooner rather than later, and letting him mature in ZERO1, an ostensibly friendly promotion, is probably for the best for them. If someone told me Bushiroad weren't sending them some money to build him up I wouldn't be surprised
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GEORGE W BUSHI posted:I'd be surprised if NJPW don't come sniffing around for Tamura (and big tall Ren) sooner rather than later, and letting him mature in ZERO1, an ostensibly friendly promotion, is probably for the best for them. If someone told me Bushiroad weren't sending them some money to build him up I wouldn't be surprised I’d co-sign that. From whatever I’ve heard, they’ve nearly cut ties after his scandal Would I be surprised if BR kept him on retainer? Not at all. I just think it’s harder for the men because of that scandal so they’d go JTO to ZERO1 to NJPW (And I think that’s the only path for these students tbh. DG won’t look into TAKA students, AJPW can’t afford it, DDT/NOAH would rather have people in their own dojo it seems) rather a straight negotiated jump like Okada from Toryumon Mexico to NJPW.
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To explain my thinking further of ZERO1 being a friendly promotion to "launder" JTO guys through, look at who NJPW guys worked with on cross promotional stuff in 2019. It was almost always ZERO1 guys, and Otani and Takaiwa were on the WK card last year. I don't think it's necessarily a TAKA being toxic thing either (just look at Maika as already pointed out). Someone like Tamura doing a year or two in ZERO1 with a title reign means they can put him straight onto the main roster without having to make him go through a young lion stint like Okada had to or Yoshida was shaping up to without upsetting the apple cart too much in terms of upsetting guys who went through the system.
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Do you ever watch Big Japan and think that when he dies the skin of Abdullah Kobayashi could be removed and used as sandpaper? Because it does have that texture to it. Oh yeah, reminder the first All Japan show of the year, hopefully featuring the end of Violent Giants, is on in 3.5 hours. I nearly forgot and was setting my alarm for 9am. forkboy84 fucked around with this message at 00:03 on Jan 2, 2021 |
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https://twitter.com/puroresueikaiwa/status/1345197128302301184?s=19 Good news everyone, TAJIRI has signed with All Japan. Which will make a huge difference to him being on every show as a freelancer I'm sure. Also he is bad.
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I've been on the fence with signing up for AJPW.tv, but since you guys keep posting about their bad booking decisions here I've always held off on it. That and well I haven't even maximized the DDT part of my Wrestle Universe sub. Maybe I could try for one month... I guess?
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Schneider Heim posted:I've been on the fence with signing up for AJPW.tv, but since you guys keep posting about their bad booking decisions here I've always held off on it. That and well I haven't even maximized the DDT part of my Wrestle Universe sub. The thing with All Japan is they have a handful of guys who loving rule but there's little depth. When all the bits are in place it can be rad but undercards can also be a slog when what you want is to watch Kento. But when it's good it can be great (see the 2020 Champion Carnival final between Miyahara and Zeus for example) so I stick with it. But I think in 2021 I'll be mostly watching the big shows rather than eagerly watching every Excite Series show from some B town even if they were only available as VOD as opposed to live. Only so many matches with Rikidozan's grandson you can handle.
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forkboy84 posted:6:30pm JST/8:30pm AEDT/9:30am GMT/4:30am EST/1:30am PST Good thing I don't have anything planned on Monday, cause this is gonna ruin my sleep schedule competely.
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Well, 2021 All Japan is off to a flyer because The Bodyguard returned for the Battle Royale and sang his entrance. (Also the Enfants 6 man tag was a real fun short match and the main event I've not seen yet but has gotten good reviews. And the Battle Royale is nonsense fun with some very enjoyable spots)
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forkboy84 posted:Well, 2021 All Japan is off to a flyer because The Bodyguard returned for the Battle Royale and sang his entrance. (Also the Enfants 6 man tag was a real fun short match and the main event I've not seen yet but has gotten good reviews. And the Battle Royale is nonsense fun with some very enjoyable spots) i fell asleep early after the battle royal but well worth tuning in just for the entrance
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Thauros posted:i fell asleep early after the battle royal but well worth tuning in just for the entrance Yeah, I bailed at that point and am just catching up now. Gotta say that Astronauts vs Hidaka and Iwamoto loving slaps. Tanaka vs Zeus is a level below but still good. Won't be shocked if Takuya Nomura gets into my top 10 faves whenever we do that poll again, because dude rules. If he keeps getting used outside BJW and if Big Japan actually push him like they should it'll be great. More Astronauts in All Japan. forkboy84 fucked around with this message at 00:46 on Jan 3, 2021 |
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I am such a dumb loving mark because after that show I feel ready to believe in All Japan again. But drat it was a joy. Ready for Night 2 baby!
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Yoshitatsu vs Jun Kasai is apparently a TLC match? Weird. Ref looked like they were going to fall trying to hang up the title. Anyway, they didn't so let's go Jun.
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Stayed up until 5:20am to watch All Japan & it was the right choice. Best match in Suwama's reign since the initial win over Kento last March.
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