Essential Japanese Wrestling Discussion/News

[Kidd Dibiase]

I didn't watch new beginning...so wtf is this lol

 

[Jmare007]

Puro version of though

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Rest easy Misawa

 

[3Rivers]

 

[stro]

Lmao the end of that gif. "fukk this, I'm going to America."



I'm watching AJPW's 2nd Wrestle-1 show. It was from the Tokyo Dome, and I know it has AJPW branding, but that's definitely a DSE event, right? It's shot and lit just like HUSTLE, has PRIDE fighters, Goldberg, and general wtf type of card that makes it feel like the prototype for HUSTLE.

Goldberg's entrance had him come up from the subway, flanked by US Army Men, walk into the Tokyo Dome all the way to his locker room, get changed, then do the walk out from there.

 

[3Rivers]

 

[stro]

Man, Japan

Bob Sapp's entrances include dancing with a cape and flying in dropping fairy dust, Ernesto Hoost doing dance routines in bell bottoms, booking Sapp/Hoost in a pro wrestling match to headline the Tokyo Dome, fukking JOE SON vs Hashimoto that ends with Joe's legs being too short to do a figure four so Hashimoto has to win with a Boston crab, Terry Funk teaming with Heath Herring, Sabu killing himself past the point he could do that, Goldberg's entrance taking so long Mutoh got bored and tired, Great Khali as a masked prisoner in a tag match against Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman.

shyt is absurd. And somehow it turned out to be a good show. Japanese wrestling was so weird in 2002-2005ish.

 

[Jmare007]

That's my Hash

 

[JohnB]

Bahu FMW has a podcast about the history of FMW and its pretty decent.

 

[Jmare007]

I remember Bahu from DVDVR and PWO, he does knows his shyt, good for him

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Bahu FMW has a podcast about the history of FMW and its pretty decent.

Will def watch but i know that Fuyuki part will piss me off. It always does

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Man, Japan

Bob Sapp's entrances include dancing with a cape and flying in dropping fairy dust, Ernesto Hoost doing dance routines in bell bottoms, booking Sapp/Hoost in a pro wrestling match to headline the Tokyo Dome, fukking JOE SON vs Hashimoto that ends with Joe's legs being too short to do a figure four so Hashimoto has to win with a Boston crab, Terry Funk teaming with Heath Herring, Sabu killing himself past the point he could do that, Goldberg's entrance taking so long Mutoh got bored and tired, Great Khali as a masked prisoner in a tag match against Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman.

shyt is absurd. And somehow it turned out to be a good show. Japanese wrestling was so weird in 2002-2005ish.

Bob Sapp dancing to Holiday by Madonna before a match against Muta is hysterical.






He even won

 

[3Rivers]

Shinsuke Nakamura’s autobiography will be released in the US this summer

San Francisco, CA, February 8, 2018 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, springs into the wild world of professional wrestling as it announces the acquisition of the English-language publishing rights for KING OF STRONG STYLE: 1980-2014.

Originally published in two paperback volumes in Japan, (1980-2004, 2004-2015),
the autobiography of one of Japan’s greatest professional wrestlers, Shinsuke Nakamura, will be released as a single-volume hardcover print edition as well as a digital edition by VIZ Media in the summer of 2018. Both hard copy and digital releases will feature select color and b&w photographs.

Nakamura now appears weekly on USA Network’s Tuesday night program, Smackdown Live, which has over 2 million weekly viewers, where he is frequently featured in the main event match-ups.


Before he became a star of American professional wrestling, Shinsuke Nakamura was Japan’s “King of Strong Style.” His autobiography traces an amazing life and career from the amateur grappling ranks to the Nippon Budokan. Thrill to his matches against such legends as Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar, his reign as the youngest IWGP Heavyweight Champion, and his success as a mixed martial artist.

“Professional wrestling is at the crossroads of extreme sports, over-the-top theatre and pop culture, and Shinsuke Nakamura, already a huge star in Japan, is seeing his star rising fast among millions of U.S. fans,” says Masumi Washington, Sr. Director, Publishing Production. “His autobiography, a riveting story depicting one man’s quest to conquer the world both inside and outside the wrestling ring, is a unique and special addition to the VIZ Media catalog.”

Born in Kyoto, February 24, 1980, Shinsuke Nakamura began amateur wrestling in high school before attending university at Aoyama Gakuin University. After a brilliant career there, he joined New Japan Pro-Wrestling in March 2002 and made his professional debut at Nippon Budokan in a match against Tadao Yasuda on August 29, 2002. On December 9, 2003, a mere sixteen months into his professional career, he crushed Hiroshi Tenzan and was crowned the youngest IWGP Heavyweight Champion in history. Even as he pursued greatness in the professional wrestling ring, Nakamura participated in MMA, facing Daniel Gracie of the legendary jiu-jitsu family, and superheavyweight kickboxing champion Alexey Ignashov. Now he thrills fans in the United States and beyond on a weekly basis as one of the top wrestlers in the world.

For additional information on KING OF STRONG STYLE: 1980-2014 or other anime, manga and literary titles distributed by VIZ Media, please visit viz.com.

 

[MenacingMonk]

Got my NJ LBC ticket. Box office was given a limited amount.

JR and Barnett calling it.

 

[The Rainmaker]

Anyone else hyped for Okada vs Silent Cannon Fodder tonight?