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Is there any way to get translated HUSTLE or DDT shows? The comedy awesomeness of both have made me wish I'd taken more than a semester of Japanese or a group of fansubbers at my disposal.
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NOAH announced their next tour lineup today and it has some doozies, most of which aren't being taped. I really hope that somehow some of these get taped whether it be official or fan cam because if I miss out on that 7/11 six man I will be super  quote:NOAH, 6/30/07
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http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/06/25/puroresu-focal-shows-summer-2007/ I'll be starting up a new blog shortly with Zach Arnold. This post talks about the big summer shows for the main promotions, and will set the stage for most of what I write in the coming months. Ditch fucked around with this message at 00:23 on Jun 26, 2007 |
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I've never really looked at the schedule for a puro tour before. Jesus, that looks grueling. I know that they take breaks but how can they put out such high quality matches over such a short period of time? I remember the Wrestlemania weekend triple shot for ROH messing up the roster pretty bad. How do the Japanese wrestlers do it on a regular basis?
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They don't go as all-out in Japan as they do for brief appearances in the US. Lots of tags and 6-mans, not wrestling as fast, etc. Japan touring isn't in the same league as WWE touring for destroying the body, though it certainly takes its toll. There really isn't anything like the death toll in Japan for a number of reasons, and how they tour is one of them. 3 weeks off at a time to rest, recover, hit the gym in quantities that they can't on the road, etc. Less stress on mind and body, less need for steroids and painkillers, not many recreational drugs available... fewer lives destroyed.
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Was that Romero/El Blazer match from today's Inoki show MMA-style?
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They had to wear open-finger gloves but it's not like they used RINGS rules or anything like that.
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Ditch posted:That would be a giant "no". Why don't they just hire English-speaking commentators for post production for the dvd?
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Freebird Hayes posted:Why don't they just hire English-speaking commentators for post production for the dvd? Because it'd be difficult to market in the US so they don't bother.
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In case you missed it, Lunarpages is hassling me over copyright issues, which might mean a short-term downtime for theditch.biz. But they aren't too concerned to deal with the situation before the weekend after I responded Thursday morning so, eh.
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Tokyo Sports reports that HUSTLE is in talks with OJ.
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Ditch posted:Tokyo Sports reports that HUSTLE is in talks with OJ. Okay, this is crazy. Especially right now in wrestling. Would be he wrestling or just appearing in some form?
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Here's to Taue winning the title. 
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Ditch posted:Tokyo Sports reports that HUSTLE is in talks with OJ. So did they see Benoit kill his family and decide "poo poo, look at the attention this has brought to American wrestling!"
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It might be completely false though. I mean OJ wouldn't want his good name soiled by pro wrestling.
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If I Did It: OJ Simpson tackles the Chris Benoit tragedy.
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OJ Simpson moveset: -Knife-edge chop -Jacknife powerbomb -Double-axhandle -(White) Bronco Buster
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Ditch posted:OJ Simpson moveset: You forgot the Nicole Cutter.
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Captain Charisma posted:You forgot the Nicole Cutter. And the Low Speed Driver.
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MassRayPer posted:He'll need some sort of a loaded glove for his finish. Well, it's been long enough since Ted Dibiase's Mid-South days, he can steal it.
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OJ was just a rumor. Japanese wrestling press
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Kato Kaelin to be played by Paul Diamond
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Oh hey look, Angle vs. Brock for the I.W.G.P. title ended up on YouTube: 1/2 2/2 Better than I would have expected actually, considering Brock's recent history. Still, Brock was alternating between looking like a monster whenever he'd perform a move, and basically plodding around looking lazy as all gently caress in between. Angle seemed pretty motivated here though. EDIT: poo poo, I didn't notice it was already in the TNA thread. Oh well \/  \/Ditch posted:Tokyo Sports reports that HUSTLE is in talks with OJ. Sports papers in Japan are roughly as reliable as tabloids are in the U.S. Chrom1um fucked around with this message at 07:22 on Jul 1, 2007 |
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Two semi-big shows in Japan today, highlighted by CIMA over Liger to win the top Dragon Gate title, and Suzuki retaining the Triple Crown with a "banned" leglock on Mutoh. C'mon, with Mutoh's knees he should tap to a friggin' half-crab.
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Ditch posted:Two semi-big shows in Japan today, highlighted by CIMA over Liger to win the top Dragon Gate title, and Suzuki retaining the Triple Crown with a "banned" leglock on Mutoh. C'mon, with Mutoh's knees he should tap to a friggin' half-crab. The former was taped, right
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Ditch posted:Of course i was being facetious
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And the drama continues - http://nwawrestling.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1346&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15 quote:Per Mr. Inoki (NWA Member Japan/Italy) IGF is to be recognized as the sanctioned promotion in Japan and Angle is their local Champion. When Inoki left New Japan, he apparently took his NWA membership with him.
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Eugene Jerome posted:And the drama continues - The NWA site still lists the IWGP titles, so maybe both are in it?
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MassRayPer posted:The NWA site still lists the IWGP titles, so maybe both are in it? The IWGP title is a New Japan title and not an NWA title. They'd have to rename Angle's the to IGF or World Martial Arts Championship or something
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I'm watching the IGF show now and so far it's great. I'm up to the tag match with Tamura. I hope they run more shows 'cause I love this style of working.
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IGF? Is this seperate from NJ and I thought Lesnar was stripped of the IWGP months ago? Have I been missing something in NJ the past few months?
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Artemis Entreri posted:IGF? Is this seperate from NJ and I thought Lesnar was stripped of the IWGP months ago? Have I been missing something in NJ the past few months? Inoki left New Japan to form the IGF (Inoki Genome Federation). IGF recognizes Lesnar's reign as the IWGP Third Belt Championship even though New Japan stripped him of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship in 2006. Lesnar kept the IWGP World title belt and defended it the other night in IGF as the IWGP Third Belt Championship, losing it to Kurt Angle. TNA recognizes Angle as the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, even though he's really not. Yes, it's confusing. Eugene Jerome fucked around with this message at 05:04 on Jul 2, 2007 |
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cortXbomb posted:I'm watching the IGF show now and so far it's great. I'm up to the tag match with Tamura. I totally agree. The three UFC PPVs I watched bored the poo poo out of me but the IGF show is unbelievably good. I especially liked the tag match. So it's a mix of puro with MMA? Like, the El Blazer/Romero match is obviously booked, but the Randleman/Otsuka fight wasn't?
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Nothing on that show was a shoot. For more of Japanese shoot-style look for matches from UWFI, RINGS and U-Style (or Tamura and Takada) here: http://theditch.us/chron.html
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Randleman isn't allowed to fight MMA fights for awhile, and Otsuka is considered waaaaaay too much of a can even for him.
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