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LvK posted:Speaking of strong style... I just noticed that Inoki looks like Inspector Zenigata
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Smoking Crow posted:I just noticed that Inoki looks like Inspector Zenigata Lupin gets away because pops is too busy slapping him in the chest to actually handcuff him
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Where do I start with good, recent (like last ten years) Trios tournaments? No Chikara though, I don't dislike it but I've seen all of it.
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So I'm late to the party, but I just saw Nakamura/Ibushi from WK9. I already like Swag like every other mark, but what are some good Kota Ibushi matches?
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Forceholy posted:So I'm late to the party, but I just saw Nakamura/Ibushi from WK9. I already like Swag like every other mark, but what are some good Kota Ibushi matches? Ibushi vs Claudio/Cesaro from ROH is great, Ibushi vs Ishii was one of the best matches of 2014.
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Forceholy posted:So I'm late to the party, but I just saw Nakamura/Ibushi from WK9. I already like Swag like every other mark, but what are some good Kota Ibushi matches? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XesuznnHaA Ibushi vs Generico vs Jigsaw vs Nick Jackson 4-way eliminator from Chikara a few years back.
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Nakamura and Ibushi had another great match at the 2013 G1 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1351wi_kota-ibushi-vs-shinsuke-nakamura-njpw_sport
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Jay 2K Winger posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XesuznnHaA I don't follow the product closely enough to understand it, because that requires not just watching every show but reading everyone's in-character Twitter and checking the forum posts and Youtube channel etc, but as best as I can tell this match from 2009 is the last truly great Chikara match. I've long maintained that the exceptional Chikara matches seem to typically involve people from outside the company, such as Ibushi here or [insert notable King of Trios match here], and this is usually met with very angry responses from Chikara fans. When I ask "okay, well can you name me a great Chikara match since?" I then get no response. I remember thinking High Noon and Chikarasaurus Rex were decent, but even those shows are from like, three or four years ago. So, here's the place to ask. What are the great Chikara matches from this decade that I should go check out? I'm not interested in angles or storyline payoffs.
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I mean, is it THAT controversial a thing to say that the best Chikara matches come largely from outsiders? Chikara IS essentially a training school promotion, isn't it? They've produced a few breakout stars but for the most part they've got people in various stages of their training and development playing out Quack's crazy ideas. So yeah, I expect to see better wrestling when I watch a King of Trios that brings in a bunch of veteran, serious talent. Like, NXT SHOULDN'T be as good as it is except that its filling up with these massively experienced veterans who just need "fine tuning" or are waiting for WWE to figure out just how to use them. But if it was a full promotion of trainees like Enzo, Mojo, Corbin, Bliss, and Charlotte it would be much more uneven.
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Can someone recommend some Tommy End matches? I haven't seen much of him but enjoy watching him kick the gently caress out of dudes.
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Can anyone recommend any Roddy Piper matches? The only one that I can recall is his match with Greg Valentine.
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mariooncrack posted:Can anyone recommend any Roddy Piper matches? The only one that I can recall is his match with Greg Valentine. vs Bret Hart at WM 8 vs Hulk Hogan at Halloween Havoc 97 if you want to see something really lovely. vs Ric Flair from GAB 97 is shockingly good given how bad Piper was from the mid 90s on.
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MassRafTer posted:vs Ric Flair from GAB 97 is shockingly good given how bad Piper was from the mid 90s on. Didn't he tag with Flair against the Outsiders at this event?
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Dreamsicle posted:Didn't he tag with Flair against the Outsiders at this event? My mistake, the singles match is at Bash at the Beach 97.
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Fauxhawk Express posted:Can someone recommend some Tommy End matches? I haven't seen much of him but enjoy watching him kick the gently caress out of dudes. His work in Progress has been really fun VS Eddie Dennis in the Progress World Cup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v84glJh5UkM Also worth looking out for some Sumerian Death Squad matches and promos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSxxhvic3p4
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Fauxhawk Express posted:Can someone recommend some Tommy End matches? I haven't seen much of him but enjoy watching him kick the gently caress out of dudes. People raved about this match. Unfortunately it didn't do much for me. Probably need to rewatch it eventually: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA7039eoIyg
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MassRafTer posted:vs Bret Hart at WM 8
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Daryl Surat posted:I don't follow the product closely enough to understand it, because that requires not just watching every show but reading everyone's in-character Twitter and checking the forum posts and Youtube channel etc, but as best as I can tell this match from 2009 is the last truly great Chikara match. I've long maintained that the exceptional Chikara matches seem to typically involve people from outside the company, such as Ibushi here or [insert notable King of Trios match here], and this is usually met with very angry responses from Chikara fans. When I ask "okay, well can you name me a great Chikara match since?" I then get no response. I remember thinking High Noon and Chikarasaurus Rex were decent, but even those shows are from like, three or four years ago. Every Trios show since is incredibly solid, including last year's, but what sticks out to me is the latter half of King of Trios 2012 Night 3. It was a great wave of matches that were all very different. First you had a comedy 8-man tag of Chikara and Japanese dudes, which is one of the all-time funniest matches they've done. Then Manami Toyota and Kaori Yoneyama vs. Commando Bolshoi and Tsubasa Kuragaki, which doesn't really count because none of them are Chikara, but whatever. Jigsaw vs. Tadasuke isn't anything mind-blowing, but it's still very good, especially for a Jigsaw match. Then the main event and tournament finals is Team ROH (Mike Bennett and the Young Bucks) vs. Spectral Envoy (UltraMantis, Hallowicked and Frightmare). There is some story stuff in there, but it's still the match of the weekend. It's after that that Chikara's quality took a huge downturn.
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Gavok posted:Every Trios show since is incredibly solid, including last year's, but what sticks out to me is the latter half of King of Trios 2012 Night 3. It was a great wave of matches that were all very different. First you had a comedy 8-man tag of Chikara and Japanese dudes, which is one of the all-time funniest matches they've done. Then Manami Toyota and Kaori Yoneyama vs. Commando Bolshoi and Tsubasa Kuragaki, which doesn't really count because none of them are Chikara, but whatever. Jigsaw vs. Tadasuke isn't anything mind-blowing, but it's still very good, especially for a Jigsaw match. Then the main event and tournament finals is Team ROH (Mike Bennett and the Young Bucks) vs. Spectral Envoy (UltraMantis, Hallowicked and Frightmare). There is some story stuff in there, but it's still the match of the weekend. Thanks for the recommendations. I'd actually already seen them since I generally tried to always at least watch King of Trios despite being completely lost on everything else Chikara-related (especially now that you're not doing those 4L! posts) Separate question: can anybody recommend me some Hayabusa matches? I've got those weird Tokyopop DVDs and saw his stuff in ECW, but I'm not sure if I've missed any of his great stuff.
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Forceholy posted:So I'm late to the party, but I just saw Nakamura/Ibushi from WK9. I already like Swag like every other mark, but what are some good Kota Ibushi matches? Ibushi trying to take DDT's main belt off Sekimoto. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xeul77_ddt-dramatic-fantasia-273-ddt-ko-d_sport Ibushi vs Generico. They had two other matches for the belt later that year but I can't find them anywhere, I think this was Ibushi's first match back from an injury. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqp6c1_05-kota-ibushi-vs-el-generico-ddt-05-04-12_sport Daryl Surat posted:Separate question: can anybody recommend me some Hayabusa matches? I've got those weird Tokyopop DVDs and saw his stuff in ECW, but I'm not sure if I've missed any of his great stuff. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1g517_fmw-taka-michinoku-vs-hayabusa_sport Illinois Smith fucked around with this message at 18:53 on Apr 13, 2015 |
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What are Jerry Lawler's best matches? I've only known him as a commentator
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Smoking Crow posted:What are Jerry Lawler's best matches? I've only known him as a commentator His best matches are unfortunately cut up or lost due to how Memphis TV was broadcast/archived. You can find some stuff. The following aren't matches but it is a series of videos chronicling part of the Lawler/Bockwinkel feud over the AWA title leading up to their $500 Dollars Per Punch match. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL3LJMQmKpA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmsHSzMIcLU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUoVjxavJS0 Bockwinkel is really the star of the promos but you'll get a good feel for how great the Jerry Lawler comeback was. You should be able to easily find Lawler vs Kerry Von Erich from AWA Superclash III, it's a great bloody brawl with a dumb finish. Jerry Lawler vs Bill Dundee Losers Leaves Town was one of the biggest matches in Memphis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhkYYKPLdQA I can't find the episode that built up to this right now, it's fantastic. There's great Lawler matches with Savage, Austin Idol and a pretty good one with I think Fujinami. It might have been Jumbo, I forget if he went to All Japan or New Japan.
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His matches with Terry Funk were god awful but worth if for the promos. MY EYE MY EYE! He had a great Ladder match against the Miz of all people.
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I'm glad none of you said Lawler vs. the state of Tennessee
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He challenged Fujinami for the title. But I was curious and looked and, hey, he did a short AJPW tag run, too.
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Smoking Crow posted:I'm glad none of you said Lawler vs. the state of Tennessee No contests aren't good matches.
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Gonzo McFee posted:His matches with Terry Funk were god awful Bullshit. No DQ match is great. http://youtu.be/YAWhhKdMt88
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I don't really understand what the European style of wrestling is. What are some good matches that show it off? What distinguishes it from other styles?
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Smoking Crow posted:I don't really understand what the European style of wrestling is. What are some good matches that show it off? What distinguishes it from other styles? Round system. This is really good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6YW9Xcp07s
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here ya go http://z11.invisionfree.com/wrestling_ko/index.php?showtopic=2555&st=0 jim breaks is the best https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKmbPYlRx2g
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Smoking Crow posted:I don't really understand what the European style of wrestling is. What are some good matches that show it off? What distinguishes it from other styles? Stiffer, treated far more as a sport, submissions and counter submissions make up most the match. As a result even the later world of sport would have guys selling a punch like a chairshot. Search World of Sport on Youtube and click on anything that doesn't feature Giant Haystacks or Big Daddy.
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Smoking Crow posted:I don't really understand what the European style of wrestling is. What are some good matches that show it off? What distinguishes it from other styles? Two of my favourite World of Sport matches, although for very different reasons. Dynamite Kid vs Rollerball Rocco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZlNFLJGVI0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_IGTdehk9o Les Kellett vs Leon Arras https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_zPH3u65H8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmQVNxKF940 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMh--WcGhiU
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I've watched a little bit of random DDT matches but never really looked deeper, where should I go next?
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duyarvish posted:I've watched a little bit of random DDT matches but never really looked deeper, where should I go next? Yoshihiko vs anyone "Anywhere" matches (Campsite Pro Wrestling, Amusement Park Pro Wrestling, Construction Site Pro Wrestling -- I don't have a list of these matches but there's a lot of them) The "King of DDT" Tournaments every year DDT Ryogoku Peter Pan every year (Basically their Wrestlemania) DDT/BJW/K-Dojo New Year's Specials The Bread-Eating Deathmatch from their little-sister promotion
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duyarvish posted:I've watched a little bit of random DDT matches but never really looked deeper, where should I go next? They have a big show at sumo hall coming up that could be a great launch pad. I generally watch whatever winds up on dailymotion free of context or translation which can be daunting at times
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oatgan posted:They have a big show at sumo hall coming up that could be a great launch pad. I generally watch whatever winds up on dailymotion free of context or translation which can be daunting at times Yeah, I'll show the Peter Pan show in PSP.tv like I did last year, but while I like them I find it difficult to follow them outside of that.
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Samurai TV is appearantly starting a service similar to NJPW World (about 15 bucks monthly for all the major Japanese promotions besides maybe DG) and DDT is on that. So following them is gonna get real easy soon. http://enuhito.com/eng/?p=47
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I showed my 9 year old stepsister NXT and she loved the women's matches, but quit caring once men came on. What are some good women's feds for her to watch?
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Smoking Crow posted:I showed my 9 year old stepsister NXT and she loved the women's matches, but quit caring once men came on. What are some good women's feds for her to watch? Shimmer and Shine are fine, but maybe curate them a bit in case you find some of it too racy for a nine year old. I don't know if Joshi would hold her attention but there's enough of it on Youtube.
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Smoking Crow posted:I showed my 9 year old stepsister NXT and she loved the women's matches, but quit caring once men came on. What are some good women's feds for her to watch? This may not be entirely what you're looking for, but you could show her some examples of women beating up the men in Lucha Underground.
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