golden oldies pete posted:AJPW current tour attendance
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Jul 30, 2013 17:03
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You can actually buy Dragon Gate Infinity dvds from the DGUSA store but it's pretty expensive per season.
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Jul 30, 2013 18:08
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Dragon Gate being number two is more of a statement of the Japanese scene than Dragon Gate being a hot company. They've been running the same buildings drawing the same numbers for years; just the companies that would be ahead of them are doing so poorly. Their tv presence has drastically improved (monthly live koraukens) but its gaora.
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Jul 30, 2013 18:25
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Flameingblack posted:DDT Pro can draw a hell of a lot when they have a large arena. NOAH might be back to #3 at this point, how sad is that.
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Jul 30, 2013 18:29
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Jul 30, 2013 19:00
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Ditch posted:It takes them an entire year to get a show with 5000+ attendance (and now two such shows). They're still small. How soon before Muto's promotion stops drawing, do you think? Just going to be a couple decent houses and then nothing, or will it sustain some kind of decent level?
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Jul 30, 2013 19:04
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Mutoh Pro needs a contingent of reasonably big outsiders immediately after the first show. Period.
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Jul 30, 2013 19:58
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AtomicDrop posted:Hey RudoReels, may I ask why you don't have any Toryumon/Dragon Gate stuff on your website? What Daryl said. Basically  I do have a ton of it, nothing recent by any means, but a nice collection. Just contact me privately. I got a bit paranoid when someone sent a link to Gabe and he implied he'd look into it. He'd recently asked IVP to stop carrying it, so I thought it best to follow suit before even being asked. Don't want any trouble. I hung onto it for the side collection though. Got tons and tons of stuff I can't list for obvious reasons, but at the end of the day I love wrestling, so I'm not about to get rid of it. Daryl Surat posted:Five years ago, Gaora Sports Channel filed a copyright takedown claim on my account for posting a nine second clip from the Dragon Gate Infinity TV show of CIMA signing an autograph for ME. It contained zero wrestling content and I posted it because it was a shot of me on Japanese TV, and they still automatically went after it because of the watermark being there. Agreed, It's 100% their right, however ludicrous it may be. That is insane that they went after that clip. Kind of mixed on Gabe for the same reasons... 100% in his right and I don't necessarily blame him, it's just that it's hypocritical. Don't quote me on this, as I dislike rumors and hate to perpetuate any, but I heard he went after people who were TRADING shows, even. If that is true, I think it's just sad considering that some areas of wrestling have thrived as a result of tape trading, and it's been around for *years*. But hey, support what you love, whatever the means are. NJPW has proven that US fans will pay for what they want to see, and there is a market for it. If they'd realize the same with their DVD releases, we'd be golden. Many fans will pay the $15-25 to see an iPPV since it's live, but paying anywhere from $30-150 for DVD releases (depending on the shows) in region 2 is iffy. There's serious coin to be made if NJPW would only realize it and act on it. Edit: Point is though, it has to be priced fairly. Even with Infinity being available, if they're not reasonable, it's not a huge help to the consumer or even to their cause. I looked into buying some older EVOLVE masters about a year ago and went with ROH shows on clearance instead due to the prices. Not that $20 is ridiculous for a show or anything, but when it's a couple years old and you still refuse to put it on sale and be competitive, you're costing yourself business, frankly. Anyway.. anything that puts more wrestling in retail stores is a great thing. (You know, unless it's a return of XPW or something) Additional edit: See, lots of people are finding Mutoh's promotion intriguing. New is new, even if it's a rehash of something old. But I agree, as stated by others, the real question is how long will it keep that 'new car small.' Very curious to see what comes from the TNA deal. Even if it's 2013 I'd love to see Mutoh vs Angle or Sting "for old time's sake" on a TNA PPV. Living in the past doesn't help the future, but TNA's got to do something to spark some interest in the present. RudoReels fucked around with this message at 22:25 on Jul 30, 2013 |
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Jul 30, 2013 22:17
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golden oldies pete posted:nnnNNNNN bn\ TNA sends JJ and Matt Morgan(shut up) and that'll be the sum total of that relationship.
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Jul 30, 2013 23:02
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KENTA's next title challenger: Shane Haste And if seeing that name makes you say "who?"... EXACTLY.
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Aug 4, 2013 22:44
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aussie indie stalwart right?
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Aug 5, 2013 03:30
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He's worked PWG a few times and looked good.
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Aug 5, 2013 03:36
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I like the guy, but oh god. He's one of the tag champions at least, but I wouldn't have thought he was anywhere near booked strong enough. Then again NOAH is a sinking ship, so they'll do whatever.
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Aug 5, 2013 05:14
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So if NOAH just out right dies, does KENTA go to AJPW or NJPW? Where does any of the talent that matters on that roster fall to when/if NOAH just goes bottom up?
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Aug 5, 2013 09:02
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No way whatsoever of knowing. None.
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Aug 5, 2013 09:31
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Isn't AJPW on the brink of death itself?
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Aug 5, 2013 16:58
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NOAH roster going to AJPW would make no sense since NOAH was conceived to escape AJPW, which was probably in better state in 2000 than it is now. Then again a handful of NOAH's top guys already went to AJPW with the BURNING invasion. AJPW's new owner probably gives them financial backing they need but their roster is so thin, even before Mutoh and others left. quote:Heavyweight wrestlers
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Aug 5, 2013 17:16
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If KENTA goes to New Japan, NOAH and AJPW might as well just end.
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Aug 5, 2013 17:19
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The next best thing, Shinsuke Nakamura is going to NOAH this month to tag with Marafuji against KENTA/Sugiura. Tokyo Sports repored KENTA may appear in NJPW, rough translation by enuhito. quote:KENTA「外に出ないというスタンスだけど、別に外が嫌いなワケじゃない。ここで何かが生まれれば可能性はある。そこらへんは縁に任せます」 There was another interview with KENTA & Shibata in a magazine where he expressed that he wants to go to WWE, but he has no english, and I'm sure nobody wants that. I could see KENTA & Shibata as a unit or even rivals in NJPW, they are good friends. Shibata was there in the ring when KENTA won the GHC title, they were at the WWE events in Ryogoku together this summer, and Shibata has adopted the Go 2 Sleep for the G1 Climax this month.
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Aug 5, 2013 17:37
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golden oldies pete posted:There was another interview with KENTA & Shibata in a magazine where he expressed that he wants to go to WWE, but he has no english, and I'm sure nobody wants that. I don't know, I still want to see a Punk vs KENTA feud just based on KENTA being pissed that Punk stole his finisher, and "one more match" between KENTA and Dragon. Having said that, I don't see it happening, and NJPW is probably the safer bet. Also, does KENTA legit not speak English, or is that meant in the Tajiri way of not speaking English?
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Aug 5, 2013 18:55
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obviously it would be cool for those reasons but you know for a fact they would gently caress it up and put him in a ninja costume and rename him Kenneth Kinjutsu.
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Aug 5, 2013 19:18
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KENTA sang some Christmas carols in one of the NOAH things(which are magic) so English, maybe?
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Aug 5, 2013 19:42
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He wouldn't be able to cut a promo, that's what matters.
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Aug 5, 2013 22:01
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http://blog.livedoor.jp/hbkidcool/archives/51914930.htmlquote:全日本プロレスの至宝・３冠ヘビー級ベルトが、団体創設者である故ジャイアント馬場さんの元に返還されることが分かった。馬場さんの夫人である元子さんの要請を、全日プロ側が承諾したもの。ＰＷＦ、インター、ＵＮヘビーの３本のベルトが使用されるのは、２５日の東京・大田区大会で行われる王者・諏訪魔vs潮﨑の３冠戦が最後となる。 quote:全日本プロレスの最高権威、3冠ヘビー級ベルトが馬場家に返還される事が東京スポーツの取材で明らかになった。きっかけは元オーナーである馬場元子夫人からの申し出であったという。PWF、インター、UNヘビーの3本のベルトは老朽化しており、いつ完全に壊れてもおかしくない状態との事。そんな状況を嘆いた馬場元子夫人が返還を要請、全日本プロレス側は協議を重ね、返還する方針を固めたという。 Pretty dodgy translation but it gets the point across. Eeee. They've been looking rough for a while though.
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Aug 6, 2013 23:50
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That's pretty insane.
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Aug 7, 2013 00:12
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HulkaMatt posted:That's pretty insane. I can't remember/don't know enough to know if Ms. Baba has a history of being really crazy or not, but if not, then this is clearly a big loss of face for the new All Japan owner. And while I'm all for Japanese businessmen being all "we need to break tradition and build something new," in this case it sounds like it's because the dude is fly-by-night as hell and pissing off all the wrong people. You can do something new while respecting and using the old continuous Triple Crown; but if you're doing poo poo wrong? Man.
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Aug 7, 2013 00:30
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I don't like this, and commissioning new belts when your business is doing so poorly, just seems like even more bad decision making.
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Aug 7, 2013 00:36
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IVP has that 12 disc best of Michinoku Pro set for $9.99 via download this week if anyone wants a bunch of cheap awesome Puro
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Aug 7, 2013 01:54
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I have that set on disc and it rules, my favourite match so far on it is Sabu vs. Jerry Lynn. Sabu does a dive to the outside while Lynn is on a table and they both fall off it, Sabu powerbombs Lynn onto the table and nothing happens, post-match Sabu moonsaults onto the table and fucks himself up on it and I think maybe one of the legs breaks.
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Aug 7, 2013 02:00
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There was legit heat on Minoru Suzuki for carelessly slinging the TC belts around when he was champ. They need to be retired but c'mon, at least make three new belts...
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Aug 7, 2013 02:07
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I'm not surprised they are going this route, there was a story a few years ago they were going to do the same thing due to the condition of the belts.
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Aug 7, 2013 02:13
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Ditch posted:There was legit heat on Minoru Suzuki for carelessly slinging the TC belts around when he was champ. They need to be retired but c'mon, at least make three new belts... Wasn't that around the same time AJPW wanted to make new belts and keep the old ones in framed cases as part of the trophy presentation?
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Aug 7, 2013 02:42
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Ditch posted:There was legit heat on Minoru Suzuki for carelessly slinging the TC belts around when he was champ. They need to be retired but c'mon, at least make three new belts... yeah, I'm stupid surprised they haven't commissioned replicas because holy poo poo.
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Aug 7, 2013 02:50
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I thought using those ancient belts for so long unchanged was awesome and it seems like they were about the only cool things they had left.
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Aug 7, 2013 02:52
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Thauros posted:I thought using those ancient wrestlers for so long unchanged was awesome and it seems like they were about the only cool things they had left. 
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Aug 7, 2013 03:54
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More on the All Japan front courtesy of today's Observer.  quote:In what doesn’t sound like a good thing, it appears they are building to owner Nobuo Shiraishi doing wrestling. There is the beginning of build for an 8/25 match at Ota Ward Gym in Tokyo with Shiraishi & Kenso vs. Masahiro Chono (who very rarely wrestles these days) & Joe Doering. Chono issued the challenge. Right now the match is listed as Doering vs. Kenso in a singles match but it’s expected to change.
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Aug 9, 2013 04:52
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Aug 9, 2013 05:09
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Thauros posted:More on the All Japan front courtesy of today's Observer. I saw an article about him sparring in the ring last week but gently caress what a dumb idiot.
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Aug 9, 2013 05:11
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I want someone to convince this guy that a partnership with TNA would be a good thing because why have two promotions go down in flames separately when they can Thelma & Louise themselves instead?
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Aug 9, 2013 06:11
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Well I mean, I don't think anyone actually actively wants AJPW to fail and go out of business. We just really don't like the new ego maniac/poo poo head in charge.
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Aug 9, 2013 06:20
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