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MassRafTer
May 26, 2001

BAEST MODE!!!
My friend who is not a wrestling fan at all designed the latex costumes and ring gear so they brought her in last night to work backstage. She texted me before the show “who should I try to meet?” And I said Yuu and a few others. She texts me later “I just made friends with Bull Nakano”

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Kennel
May 1, 2008

BAWWW-UNH!
Fun Sukeban report from F4W boards:

quote:

I attended the show in Miami last night. It was unlike any wrestling event I've ever been to.

To set the stage: this wasn't a normal wrestling show. It was held in connection with Art Basel which is an international art fair. The people that showed up to this thing were not your normal wrestling fans. Most of them were just there to experience something trendy or different and seemingly had never seen live wrestling before. This was the most diverse and attractive wrestling crowd I've ever seen. Men wearing sport coats and dress shoes with no socks, some women dressed to the nines, and some people just dressed in a bizarre manner (which is normal for Miami). Everyone wasn't dressed up, but way more people were than you'd see at any other wrestling show. This was also the most even male to female fan ratio I've ever seen at a wrestling event.

​​​​​​The venue was unique. This show was held in an outdoor skate park under an I-95 overpass. There were no seats. Everyone was standing for the entire show. Some climbed different sections of the skate park to get a better vantage point of the ring.

It was an incredible atmosphere. Even though half the audience hadn't been to live wrestling before, they were open minded and a long for the ride. It was fascinating to hear their reactions to basic pro wrestling tropes like the ref distraction spot in a tag team match, the two heel partners running into each other, or comedy spots from some of the more over the top gimmicks. They really seemed to like all the colorful costumes and characters.

While the showmanship definitely captured their interest, the displays of athleticism and hard hitting moves generated the strongest reactions of the night. I've never heard a louder reaction to a basic top rope cross body. A woman near me yelled "I want to try that!" after one of them. Loud chops, stiff strikes, or running knees that didn't show much light generated reactions like "Holy crap she really hit her!"

During the main event when the heel was cheating to gain an advantage but the babyface was making a comeback, woman near me wearing a fur coat (under 70 degree F is winter in Miami) exclaimed "I get it now!"

As passionate hardcore fans we spend so much time debating which wrestlers are the most talented, which promotion has the best shows, whether booking decisions were good or bad, who deserves a push, who is a draw, etc. It's easy to forget the charm and simple things that made us fans in the first place. Last night I was fortunate to re-experience that through the eyes of hundreds of people all at once.

Pro wrestling is the absolute best.

Erin M. Fiasco
Mar 21, 2013

Nothing's better than postin' in the morning!



Man, that loving rules. I love stories like that. Pro wrestling is the best.

Barry Bluejeans
Feb 2, 2017

ATTENTHUN THITIZENTH
It was evident from how the crowd was popping for vertical suplexes and back body drops that lots of them had never seen wrestling before, very happy to hear they had a great experience

Crapple!
Nov 1, 2019


https://twitter.com/HDSubss/status/1732809409087348835?t=zGhVPJcvmF7flu6fvRqxQA&s=19

yea ok
Jul 27, 2006

wonder how long until everything can stop being blamed on harada

DarkstarIV
Apr 6, 2010

OFFICIAL RACIST

Barry Bluejeans posted:

It was evident from how the crowd was popping for vertical suplexes and back body drops that lots of them had never seen wrestling before, very happy to hear they had a great experience

Yeah. A lot of Sukeban's issues are mainly production and commentary related. The characters are cheesy, but the good kind of cheesy.

Dangerous Liasons 4 Lyfe

IceAgeComing
Jan 29, 2013

pretty fucking embarrassing to watch

Seems to mainly be a strange show date decision - they are running Osaka Edion No 2 this weekend and this venue was smaller (and apparently also had no heating; was apparently 4C in the building) so there might be reasons why this specific show didn't draw.

There are more positive signs from recent stuff (apparently they sold 400 tickets for Korakuen right after they announced Utami and Saya was back) but obviously a sign that things aren't perfect.

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

i need a heropoi

The Taxman
Jan 2, 2007

greetings sweeties, let me give you a back massage. for i am a whiz!


TJPW International title defense on Evil Uno's twitch right now v Jody Threat

Numero6
Oct 10, 2012

ここは地の果て 流されて俺
今日もさすらい 涙も涸れる
ブルーゲイル
https://twitter.com/tjpw2013/status/1733141653064700404

Numero6
Oct 10, 2012

ここは地の果て 流されて俺
今日もさすらい 涙も涸れる
ブルーゲイル
https://twitter.com/ramkaichow/status/1733589938984382543

HamburgerTownUSA
Aug 7, 2022

Time for Maki to grab a pizza cutter and spite god[Raku].

Duke Pukem
Oct 23, 2010

Three cheers for dark beer!



Pylons
Mar 16, 2009

https://twitter.com/tjpw2013/status/1733870288901968303

Numero6
Oct 10, 2012

ここは地の果て 流されて俺
今日もさすらい 涙も涸れる
ブルーゲイル
Nailed it.

Power Windows
Dec 29, 2004

Brasky used to ride upon a steed, perchance to spy a lady.

https://twitter.com/rossystardom/status/1734128428356719039?t=tgfbkIiSk-IpbWV6pQ4Ccg&s=19

quote:

We received a call that Kris Wolf is staying in Japan, and she came to our house today. She said it has been six years since she came to Japan and that she is currently working as a gardener in Norway. Speaking of Kris, she started wrestling 10 years ago when she suddenly sent an action video to my PC. Kris' personality, loved by all, was alive and well.

yea ok
Jul 27, 2006

https://twitter.com/we_are_stardom/status/1734514225102594542

https://twitter.com/we_are_stardom/status/1734515379047944643

Power Windows
Dec 29, 2004

Brasky used to ride upon a steed, perchance to spy a lady.

Debuting against Syuri :holymoley:

yea ok
Jul 27, 2006

Power Windows posted:

Debuting against Syuri :holymoley:

They have history working together in MAKAI.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWuulMu7p_Q Syuri isn't in this but the rookie is as the drummer

Smoking Crow
Feb 14, 2012

*laughs at u*

NYT article about Sukeban https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/style/sukeban-wrestling.html

also a vogue article about Sukeban https://www.vogue.com/article/sukeban-collective-art-basel-womens-wrestling

Smoking Crow fucked around with this message at 06:11 on Dec 13, 2023

Cavauro
Jan 9, 2008

misaki yoshida.

Numero6
Oct 10, 2012

ここは地の果て 流されて俺
今日もさすらい 涙も涸れる
ブルーゲイル
https://twitter.com/tjpw2013/status/1734697168269959420

Nea
Feb 28, 2014

Funny Little Guy Aficionado.

DarkstarIV posted:

Yeah. A lot of Sukeban's issues are mainly production and commentary related. The characters are cheesy, but the good kind of cheesy.

Dangerous Liasons 4 Lyfe

I watched the show and i thought it was alright, but also that a lot of the wrestlers didn't feel comfortable in the characters they were doing for the show. Like, noen of them quite were able to commit to their gimmicks the way you'd want, though that's probably from only having performed Two Shows as them.

also drat y'all weren't kidding this promoter has a Latex Fetish.

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


Riko Kaiju is retiring :( Or rather it sounds like she's retired, the Beyond The Sea Tag Title match on the 28th is off.

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

forkboy84 posted:

Riko Kaiju is retiring :( Or rather it sounds like she's retired, the Beyond The Sea Tag Title match on the 28th is off.

:(

TV Zombie
Sep 6, 2011

Burying all the trauma from past nights
Burying my anger in the past

She seems rather young to be retiring

HamburgerTownUSA
Aug 7, 2022
I hope she's ok. She was booked for the second Sukeban show and didn't work that either.

The suddenness is concerning.

The Taxman
Jan 2, 2007

greetings sweeties, let me give you a back massage. for i am a whiz!


Combat Princess is starting momentarily, and there's a terrible cracking audio glitch

ItohRespectArmy
Sep 11, 2019

Cutest In The World, Six Time DDT Ironheavymetalweight champion, Two Time International Princess champion, winner of two tournaments, a Princess Tag Team champion, And a pretty good singer too!
"When I was an idol, I felt nothing every day but now that I'm a pro wrestler I'm in pain constantly!"

The Taxman posted:

Combat Princess is starting momentarily, and there's a terrible cracking audio glitch

this is karmic's fault

The Taxman
Jan 2, 2007

greetings sweeties, let me give you a back massage. for i am a whiz!


ItohRespectArmy posted:

this is karmic's fault

There's also video freezing! It's great :(
---it seems to be significantly worse during the entrances, and there's visual glitching as well as freezing. Definitely not just me.

e2: Mizuki v Sandra Moone was pretty good, never seen Moone before and she is a pretty good powerhouse

The Taxman fucked around with this message at 05:02 on Dec 15, 2023

5 Second Poser
Sep 10, 2007

Don't You Wish You Were Me?
I hope they have a local recording that they can use for the VOD.

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Turns out it was Hikari's fault

https://twitter.com/uug_p_hikari/status/1735571487120294326

E: also, lol

https://twitter.com/DramaticDDT/status/1735191907393806464

SG Bamboo fucked around with this message at 14:03 on Dec 15, 2023

Numero6
Oct 10, 2012

ここは地の果て 流されて俺
今日もさすらい 涙も涸れる
ブルーゲイル

Hope they'll do the gimmick change stipulation again.

Erin M. Fiasco
Mar 21, 2013

Nothing's better than postin' in the morning!



I have no idea how they'll be able to top the squeaky hammers going into business for themselves but I believe in them.

Lamuella
Jun 26, 2003

It's like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.


Numero6 posted:

Hope they'll do the gimmick change stipulation again.

Kaiju Misao.

The Taxman
Jan 2, 2007

greetings sweeties, let me give you a back massage. for i am a whiz!


Video for combat princess is up and... it's still hosed up!

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011

ItohRespectArmy posted:

this is karmic's fault

no because that only happens when I stream video to discord, this would be via obs, which is crystal clear.

The Taxman posted:

Video for combat princess is up and... it's still hosed up!

very bad news.

Kennel
May 1, 2008

BAWWW-UNH!

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SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Teasing us with a deathmatch at Ittenyon

https://twitter.com/DramaticDDT/status/1736405337983287728

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