Essential Japanese Wrestling Discussion/News

Jmare007

pico pal q lee
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Messages
44,882
Reputation
5,974
Daps
109,697
Reppin
Chile
Hideki Suzuki vs Daisuke Sekimoto - BJW Endless Survivor 5/5/18, Strong Heavyweight Title match
https://vk.com/videos289484704?z=video289484704_456245153/pl_289484704_-2

Draw part II. Very similar match from the one they had last year, I thought the 2017 draw was slightly better a a whole but this year's had better sequences/moments. Like, this time I think Daisuke got more winded and had to rest on a couple of holds and it took longer than last year to get interesting - though not much, 5 minutes in I was already engaged - and the way they transitioned to the desperate bomb throwing and striking didn't come off as good I thought, also I fukking hated the suplex no sell/fighting spirit by Sekimoto at the end. Now, this was still a fukking great fight for control throughout the 30 minutes it lasted and I love these type of "struggle for control" matches. I mean, it takes them 27 minutes to throw the first suplex and 28 min. to throw their first real strike and I didn't care, I was engaged with them just wrestling and finding ways to get on top and take advantage, that's very hard to do, specially when they just stick to wrestling on the mat for so long. I also thought the crowd was more into the ending than last year at Korakuen. Sekimoto no selling the suplex and landing a lariat (which again, hated it, but it worked for the fans live), him doing the German for a near fall, Suzuki being so desperate he did a LOW BLOW that got him booed and the final nearfall hit better than what they tried in 17'. I guess my biggest gripe was how the transitioned to the final sequence, it just felt out of nowhere and they just did stuff from a completely different match, some might say that it makes sense because they got desperate with the time coming up, but it didn't feel that way to me.Anyways, I don't think everyone will enjoy this as much as me and others but if you liked their draw last year, you gotta check this one out because it's a worthy sequel, hell you might even think it's better than I did @Scottie Drippin would love to read your thoughts and if you think if it's better, same or worse than their previous 30 minute match :salute:


Ohhh, and by the way. Anyone that thinks Zack Sabre Jr is the best technical wrestler on the planet should just watch Hideki Suzuki and shut the fukk up :heh: there's a sequence were Hideki is working Sekimoto's neck and just doesn't let up, he gets bodyslammed twice and doesn't let go of Daisuke's neck, after a couple of minutes of working headlocks and cravats, Suzuki goes for a octopus stretch. He starts torturing Sekimoto's fingers, and at first it looks like he just transitioned to another hold and body part, but no, Hideki does it because that makes Daisuke react in a way that leave his head wide open for more torturing. Suzuki then modifies the hold and cranks Sekimoto's neck to the point the crowd reacts like it's a legit submissions attempt. Daisuke then does his patented escape-by-powering up with his legs and it gets a pop. Suzuki looks like the smartest, vicious motherfukker in the world and his opponent like a resilient beast. Everyone wins in that exchange in the crowds eyes and everything makes sense. THAT'S elite level shyt :wow:
 
Last edited:

WaveMolecules

Superstar
Joined
May 19, 2014
Messages
14,804
Reputation
3,126
Daps
45,734
Reppin
Queens
:picard:


kW3tllz.gif
0hjh6XB.gif
yR5KuvU.gif


l4z7d9j.gif
dmBB7Yb.gif

NOAH KENTA :banderas:





Gonna need a HD for wallpaper purposes.
 

The Intergalactic Koala

Reporting for Duty
Supporter
Joined
Jan 2, 2017
Messages
61,497
Reputation
22,299
Daps
252,285
Reppin
Koalabama and the Cosmos
@Ace of the Metropolitan shared a Eddie Kingston promo from Chikara on the Backlash thread and that made me curious about what that company's roster looks today.

There is a wrestler named Still Life With Apricots and Pears. :russ:

It's not even a painter gimmick. It's a paintING gimmick :russ: How? Why?

DUm7qsB.png

:banderas:I been meaning to check out Chikara. Last year they had a dog on the roster.
 

Jmare007

pico pal q lee
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Messages
44,882
Reputation
5,974
Daps
109,697
Reppin
Chile
I bowed out of Chikara after the dope BDK Cibernetico match, I don't think the promotion could do anything better than what they did there and their fukkery was just too much to keep up with. That shyt is legit a long running comic book with wrestling matches.
@Ace of the Metropolitan shared a Eddie Kingston promo from Chikara on the Backlash thread and that made me curious about what that company's roster looks today.

There is a wrestler named Still Life With Apricots and Pears. :russ:

It's not even a painter gimmick. It's a paintING gimmick :russ: How? Why?

DUm7qsB.png

:dead: :dead:
 

Jmare007

pico pal q lee
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Messages
44,882
Reputation
5,974
Daps
109,697
Reppin
Chile
@The Rainmaker it happened

Fans, friends, and everyone

Today we would like to make several announcements.

Dragon Gate President Takashi Okamura is stepping down from his position due to illness.
Domestic operations will continue under a new company+ Dragon Gate Entertainment, Inc. Dragon Gate Senior Management member Toru Kido will lead Dragon Gate Entertainment operations.

Nobuhiko Oshima (CIMA) will assume the role of president for Dragon Gate Inc. This branch will focus on Shanghai, China. T-Hawk, El Lindaman, & Takehiro Yamamura will be Dragon Gate Inc. roster members and will compete for the Shanghai based OWE promotion. While this will decrease their appearances in Japan, we hope fans will continue to support their efforts while they undertake this new challenge.

We would like to thank fans for their continued support and ask for their understanding during this transition.

Dragon Gate Inc.
Dragon Gate Entertainment Inc.
 

stro

Superstar
Joined
May 18, 2015
Messages
10,034
Reputation
1,189
Daps
29,254
Reppin
Indiana
BOTSJ sucks every year, pretty sure all but the finals is done on house shows venues and crowds.
 

SubZeroDegrees

50 shots in the blender.
Supporter
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Messages
34,652
Reputation
3,748
Daps
76,187
Reppin
Nawlins
Fire Pro Wrestling World Presents NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 25
A Block

  • ACH
  • BUSHI
  • Flip Gordon
  • Taiji Ishimori
  • Tiger Mask IV
  • Will Ospreay
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • YOH
B Block

  • Chris Sabin
  • Dragon Lee
  • El Desperado
  • Hiromu Takahashi
  • KUSHIDA
  • Marty Scurll
  • Ryusuke Taguchi
  • SHO

lol @ Sabin in it.

I just want to see Dragon Lee and Hiromu killing each other as usual. :blessed:
 
Top