Essential Japanese Wrestling Discussion/News

[Lost His Smile]

fukk, I knew I should have stayed up to watch this.

 

[Adam3000]

 

[3Rivers]

Naito said what he thinks about La Sombra signing with WWE

Tetsuya Naito appeared on Niconico prowrestling channel last week and talked about several things.

Naito joined Mexican Unit called “LOS INGOBERNABLES”.

La Sombra who is one of the top star in CMLL & a member of LOS INGOBERNABLES has signed with WWE.

Naito mentioned about the issue.

Here is the highlight.

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Naito : I know La Sombra since 2009. Thanks to him, I joined Los Ingobernables. It is really sad for me to hear Sombra signing with WWE, but going to WWE is the one of his dream. So “do what you want to do”.

I talked a lot with members of Los Ingobernables last month in Mexico. Sombra did not mention about WWE, but I felt he wanna do something other. I heard the rumor of WWE, so I thought he may be going to WWE.

I have been doing Los Ingobernables in Japan for 5 months, but no Sombra and no original members of Ingobernables in Japan. So no problem for me to keep doing here in Japan. Many people were asking me “Are you OK without Sombra?”. I want to say “No problem.” He goes to WWE, but we are connected with hearts. One day I want to bring Sombra in Japan again. So fans, please wait for it.

 

[Jmare007]

REALLY interested in how Oka pans out. New Japan needs a good young lion that can be a legit heavyweight by 2017.

 

[HollywoodP]

that boy Naito is over as fukk. NJPW Atitude Era in full swing. I'mma have to do some schoolin on BUSHI. Hopefully he's good.

 

[HollywoodP]

Wait...BUSHI's first name is Tetsuya

:krsshake:

 

[Silkk]

Whatever came of Jeff Jarrett joining bullet club, nothing?

 

[3Rivers]

 

[Silkk]

I had forgot Tanahashi was in TNA.

Damn they done fell off

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Kicked that bytch into a limbo dance

 

[The Rainmaker]

Bushi's new mask Dia de los muertos themed.

Y'all must check out the DDT match between Tanahashi/Komatsu against HARASHIMA/Ohka. It's up on NJPW World. As we have seen before, full heel Tana is great and gets booed as hell.

 

[Freestyle Phantom3.0]

Haven't caught up on njpw in a few months, probably since the G1.

Heard the tag tournament was dope especially redragon vs vice. Any suggestions for some good matches to catch up on this weekend? Njpw world subscriber fwiw

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

A rematch of the most watched fight in Japan of modern times was the latest bout confirmed for the debut of the Rizin promotion at the end of the year.

Bob Sapp vs. Akebono, a battle between giants who have not fared well as fighters, was announced today by Nobuhiko Takada during prime time network programming on the Fuji television network. Fuji TV will be airing the Rizin debut on 12/31. It will also be airing on Spike in the U.S.

On December 31, 2003, Sapp vs. Akebono in a kickboxing match drew 54 million television viewers on a night with ridiculous television competition. It was Akebono's first fight, after being one of the biggest stars in the history of sumo. Sapp was all over television commercials and the biggest television draw among the fighters at the time.

The two have never rematched even though both have had log tenures since that time as pro wrestlers in Japan. They were on opposite sides in an eight-man tag team match at the January 4, 2013 Tokyo Dome show.

Akebono announced on 11/1 that he was leaving All Japan Pro Wrestling, after losing the Triple Crown to Jun Akiyama. It was widely expected he would be on the debut of the Rizin group. He hasn't fought in nine years. Sapp, who retired as a fighter in 2013, made for the logical opponent.

Inside MMA had reported this match taking place a few weeks ago, but today was the official announcement.

 

[Jmare007]

fukk a New Japan. Watch the PIFF that was Twin Towers vs Daisuke & Yuji for the Strong BJ Tag Titles. Korakuen was lit for this

Twin Towers (Kohei Sato & Shuji Ishikawa) (c) vs. Strong BJ (Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi) (BJW)

 

[Jmare007]

AJ got injured on his lower back. He's out of the Tag League.