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HwoodNG posted:Josh Barnett v. Joe! Book it Gabe! Why do you care about a bunch of people who draw cartoons of Princess Peach being raped by Bowser calling you names! And really, given the majority of people who go to ROH shows can you really argue with them? There's this albino who sits and reads anime next to his fat friend at every East Coast show, and I'm pretty sure they get driven to each show by their dad.
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If that match is better than Dragon/KENTA or Dragon/Nigel, that is one loving fantastic match. So Ditch are you starting to feel bipolar with Puro? One week it is "PURO IS DYING" next week "BUT MORISHIMA MAY SAVE IT HE IS THAT SEXY" next "PURO IS DYING" then "JUNIORS MAY SAVE IT" then "gently caress JUNIORS SUCK AT DRAWING." Obviously it has to do with the changing situation, but that sure has to be a lot of fun to be torn from one emotion to the another weekly.
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WeaselWeaz posted:If I'm buying a Japanese t-shirt, do I need to upsize? Like, is a Large the size of an American Large, or do I need an XL? Pretty much. I bought the DANGER MUTA IN CAR shirt and an XL was about a US Large.
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Ditch posted:I distinctly heard the NOAH announcer say "ROH best bout" during AmDrag vs KENTA. Well it could be worst and the phrase "You need to see him live to appreciate how big he is!" could have made it over to Japan.
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Dec 7, 2006 06:26
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Ditch posted:http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/articles/63645 Any predictions on the number paid will be for the Tokyo Dome show?
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Dec 29, 2006 23:32
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Ditch posted:IP sucks rear end and I'm moving the bulk of my work after issue 100. The blog format sure is something awful. It was as if they asked themselves how they could make the site as difficult to read as possible.
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Jan 3, 2007 05:55
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Ditch posted:I'd be okay with it if the servers and site code weren't more broken down than Kobashi's knees Any truth to the rumors that you were buried by IP, and that you could take any of them in a shoot fight? (And possibly shove your scrotum in their faces.) And 411wrestling isn't that lovely anymore PE. The guy who does the Black Tiger reviews is pretty awful, and the main ROH reviewers have gotten a bit worse but most of their recappers/reviewers are pretty good. And while their columns are mostly trash, they are less trashy than most.
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Jan 3, 2007 08:51
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Ditch posted:And the fact that Misawa is willing to take kicks in the face from Kawada with a broken... um... face. loving crazy. Stuff like that makes me wonder what Kobashi, Kawada and Misawa are like in real life. Are they just these insane freaks of nature, or are they all best friends with Shigeru Miyamoto, working in a garden and designing charming video games. Because I can't see them being in between. They have to be either insane, or just the most kind, gentle people on earth. Normalcy would be a dissapointment.
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Captain Charisma posted:Isn't Kawada a racist dickhead or something He hates the US for Hiroshima, and was supposedly billed as a Korean when he was working in Canada. And Ditch you said nothing of Misawa! He solves brutal crimes in his spare time doesn't he. Or lives like that detective in Dark City, in a dark room drawing what his neck looks like after taking so many head drops all over the walls.
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Jan 14, 2007 09:37
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Ditch posted:Well, Misawa thought he was gonna be a HUGE heel when he wrestled in the US a few years ago, just because he's Japanese. So did Muta when he did Final Battle 03. Although I guess his assumption was more logical since he did work as a heel in the US. It is probably better that they aren't aware of how many neckbearded fans they have in the US.
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Jan 14, 2007 21:39
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Ditch posted:That match is pretty much a universal request already, plus I usually only request what I've seen and thus know I'll be willing to host. His last WCW stint was booked by Vince Russo and involved Vampiro and a match with Kronik. He probably felt like he would be booed on principle.
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I am so glad I was able to lay off the AJPW archive during this break while I worked on a magazine article and studied for GREs. But now, now I can get back to watching.
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Would this even be the ONE LAST Kobashi run this time? It seems like coming back from his time off, even if it was spent with cancer it is still less wear and tear on him. Add to that the fact he was having a darn good run before cancer seems to indicate he could have a real run with a belt before having a nostalgia trip a bit more down the road.
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Jan 21, 2007 21:39
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Ditch posted:I'm trying to think of what non-TNA non-Dragon Gate ROH guys would be a nice fit in NOAH after they've used Nigel, AmDrag, the Briscoes and now Hero. Um.... Davey? Bobby Dempsey is the next Vader.
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Ditch posted:Speaking of that isn't it time to bail on the students already I mean really The Dempseys seem to have potential and Pelle might turn out alright, but for the most part yeah they need to dump them.
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RheinholdMessner posted:From my limited understanding of Japanese language and culture, I've been able to piece together this as the beginning and motivation for their feud: Dude this is Japan. The feud is based on the fact that Misawa is trying to prevent Kawada from getting all the jewel shards so that Misawa can then assemble all the Dragon Ballz. To stop that Kawada turned Misawa into a little kid who had to solve crimes or some poo poo, which is why he was Tiger Mask for awhile to cover up the fact he was only 8. Then there's some tentacles and incest and you have the recipe for pretty much any AJPW feud.
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Feb 1, 2007 23:10
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Ditch posted:They're feuding because Misawa caught Kawada tapping into the spirit force of the ghost world for his power, upsetting the great Tiger in the sky Can you confirm or deny the rumor that Misawa and Kawada are actually giant robots made up of several smaller robots?
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Captain Charisma posted:By the way, the Observer this week confirms that TNA is the one who told New Japan to book Angle in a match with Tomko. Dave thinks they are wasting Angle. TNA has Angle under contract. NJPW really needs Angle. Thus TNA gets to set the terms.
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In an unaired clip Jolly Old Misawa Claus brings a present to Marufuji. He opens it to find the GHC title, to which Misawa yells out "PSYCH!" elbows him and then uses his Santa powers to banish Nao to the midcard. When the Briscoes showed up I was hoping they told Japan gently caress YOU TIL YOU MAN UP NO MERRY CHRISTMAS MAN UP MAN UP. But they just said Merry Christmas  Seriously, if you weren't sold on this wait til you get to the footage of the NOAH guys in NYC after GBHV. The ROH messages are around 1:25, and NY footage including more singing follows. MassRafTer fucked around with this message at 21:55 on Feb 7, 2007 |
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Ditch posted:I like how ROH had the Japan tour planned ahead of time and didn't announce it at Final Battle Why would you want to do the announcement at Final Battle in New York where maybe 3 fans present will be able to attend instead of in Japan?
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Ditch posted:Because they could still do an announcement in Japan since only 3 people in Japan would have heard it What are you talking about? ROH has a huge following in Japan with millions of ROHamaniacs following everything ROH does! I'm guessing they just wanted to show deference to DG and NOAH by making the announcement in Japan, as well as not making it seem like America is more important by making an announcement about a Japan tour in America.
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Ditch posted:I've started an All Japan 1990s Top 50 nominations/voting project on a couple boards (DVDVR, SSS) if anyone wants to join in Just picking out nominations must be a pain in the rear end to think through. Once you've picked some, you realize you forgot another 10 AJPW matches just as good or better.
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I finally got around to watching Misawa/Marufuji. I must say it was a lot better than I expected. Nothing amazing, but considering the fat mongoloid alien replicon that the real Misawa was replaced with awhile ago, this was a surprise.
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Mar 2, 2007 19:40
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Ditch posted:He's talking about vacating the title due to injury. Which, really, should have been done 5 WEEKS AGO WHEN IT HAPPENED. It is hard to move quickly on these things when you are so overweight. And are possibly spending time growing a neckbeard.
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coconono posted:This just in: Which is better than having one run by Simon Inoki.
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coconono posted:While possible, its not highly probable. Just a random scary thought. It's not possible at all since belts are the intellectual property of the company that owns them and if TNA did that ROH would put them out of business with the following lawsuit. Add in the fact that NOAH would never hook up with TNA since they want to send their talent to the US to develop and look like international stars. TNA has shown it will never push international stars so NOAH has no reason to ever work with them. No one in NOAH needs experience in working 3 minute matches anyway.
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weekly font posted:I just started getting into Joshi and I can't believe how often Toyota jobs in the big matches. She asked Misawa his secret to being over and he told her sarcastically "By putting so many people over!" but she took him seriously.
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Is it possible the NOAH/TNA relationship only exists for Angle and maybe Joe since it is doubtful AJPW could afford Angle with the rates TNA wants? Because I really doubt NOAH is going to send anyone of value to TNA.
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Ditch posted:If TNA thinks Tanahashi is worth bringing over I can't see them not wanting KENTA and Marufuji. Yeah but is NOAH going to let their two top Juniors go over when NOAH knows they'll be involved in stupidity that happened at the end of the Tanahashi match.
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Russo would love Inoue if he ever saw that match with Akiyama for the GHC title. "This man... tried to win the title by count out... AND IT GOT OVER! MY GOD IF I COULD ADD SOME STRIPPERS, TOMBSTONES, VIAGRA, POLES AND DQS TO HIM WE'LL BE #1 IN NO TIME!!!"
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RheinholdMessner posted:Maybe its because I have the maturity of a twelve year old but I've always immediately nicknamed Richard Slinger as Dick Slinger. You posted one of his matches. To me this is hilarious. Sir, Puroresu is serious business, not some silly joke about dicks and cocks.
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Meltzer reports that the NOAH/TNA announcement was mainly so NOAH wouldn't look like it went behind AJPW's back to bring in TNA talent. At this time he says there are no plans for NOAH stars to appear in TNA.
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So what exactly as changed in Japan that makes a junior holding the top belt so difficult? Fujinami was the man in NJPW for so long and started out as a junior and was around that weight for most of his big run. Obviously there's a 40 lb difference between him and Marufuji, but Liger is 210 and has never had any major drawing power at the top of the card either. Is Fujinami just an exception due to the fact he's Fujinami? Or is he just at that line where it becomes acceptable for a guy to hold the heavyweight belt and be a draw?
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Ditch posted:Takada: 6'0" I thought the Misawa defense actually did pretty well? The KENTA defense had such an uninspiring card that it was almost destined to fail. (Not that Marufuji would be responsible for a gate when faced with Misawa, but it'd still be a single bad gate with a terrible card his reign is judged on.) MassRafTer fucked around with this message at 03:12 on May 31, 2007 |
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Ditch posted:http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/articles/68195 Didn't Joe recently announce he's going on a tour of Japan soon? TNA to NOAH talent exchange, rumors of Misawa vs Joe in ROH that can no longer happen... Joe challenging for the GHC title as a random outsider?
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Jun 15, 2007 22:32
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Ditch posted:When has there been TNA to NOAH? It's all about NOAH/ROH. Also Joe isn't over in Japan at all. I thought the whole NOAH/TNA relationship that was announced several weeks ago was that NOAH was going to use TNA talent? And given they gave Bison Smith a GHC title shot, why do you assume NOAH is working in reality here with regard to who is over?
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NOAH's current shittyness is made all the more sad by how good the 4/28 Budokan show was. The GHC tag title match and NOAH vs DG 6 man were both excellent. The title scene is just such poo poo right now though that it is uglying up any good there is.
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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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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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