What do you brehs think about wrestlers who wrestle the "strong style".

[John Reena]

While I admire it, sometimes, to me, they go overboard. I was watching a New Japan show with some cat named Chibata was scrappin. It looked like a legit MMA match.

So are you in favor of it or is it too dangerous n needs to be toned down?

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Shibatas on a roll (don't ask me how)

 

[3Rivers]

I enjoy it

Although Shibata and Ishii(Shibata especially lately) REALLY need to chill with the headbutts

 

[llt23]

While I enjoy it, lets be real those clubs to the skull are ridiculous. Its not supposed to be a real fight brehs. These guys brains probably scrambled.

What I have been digging is that Zack Sabre cat. He just does weird ass holds and unusual reversals. No flips, no concussion spots. Think thats the best way to go.

 

[BrehWyatt]

Shibata is

 

[HYDRO]

Like all styles that have become popular over the years it'll adapt and become mainstream

 

[Mr. Negative]

I love it.


at the same time, I dont want to see nobody get seriously hurt.

I don't want my favorite wrestlers on the shelf cause of injuries or retired early.

 

[The Rainmaker]

@Jmare007, take it away.

 

[3Rivers]

@Jmare007, take it away.

 

[Silkk]

They're clearly crazy as fukk

 

[DaylitoJames]

Shibata is

Real talk... Shibata is

 

[SirReginald]

Dude did MMA for a bit too.

 

[ZEB WALTON]

I like the old school 80s strong style. I havent watched japan in a minute idk if it changed at all.

 

[Lost His Smile]

I miss those "hoss on hoss" matches. So strong style gets a thumbs up for me. I'd like to have a mix of guys that can beat the shyt out of each other and guys who can show off.

 

[Jmare007]

@Jmare007, take it away.

Gonna be lazy with it and just quote posts I've made in the past regarding this subject.

But basically. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS STRONG STYLE

@Mobb Alchemist

Antonio Inoki was the one that coined the "Strong Style" tag line in the 70's when he was having (worked) matches with different martial artists and combat sports people. Like I said in my post, it was Inoki's way of showing that New Japan was the real King Of Sports because no one could surpass his strong style...or something along those lines.

And Inoki having those fukkery matches and teaching the concept of "strong style" in the New Japan dojo was kind of the base for what Maeda, Fujiwara and others would later do with UWF, which then gave it's birth to RINGS, Pancrase and UWF(i) and later led to legit MMA in Japan. Where they basically decided that traditional puro could be shown as a more legit competition and kept evolving.

Not that related to your post to honest, but I find it funny how we all use the term "strong style" when that shyt isn't even a real style it's a tag line New Japan has always marketed to show that their brand of wrestling is better than the rest ("King of Sports uses Strong Style"). Like, you see today's matches and they have nothing in common with the 70's, 80's and 90's besides stiffness...and that shyt can't be considered a damn "style" of wrestling because that can be found anywhere.

We do the same with King's Road style. I guess we are a little more protective of it because 90' to 97' was such an amazing run but up until 2 weeks ago, All Japan was still promoting "King's Road Style" as their brand of wrestling

Puro definitely has a defined way of presenting and delivering a match. Fighting spirit and stiff strikes are a huge part of puroresu and going back to the original topic, a guy like Nakamura should totally be presented as someone that has an unique way of wrestling. But I don't know, I guess having so many people these days bring up "strong style" as a legit thing made me go a little dense on the subject.

Now, what do I think about matches that are stiff as fukk? I enjoy them for the most part. Guys like Shibata and Ishii go a little overboard and abuse it sometimes but I tend to be entertained by them instead of cringe at what they are doing . I would prefer if they toned it down a little bit though, be more like Yuji Okabayashi.