Essential Japanese Wrestling Discussion/News

[TheGodling]

NJPW's Summer Struggle continues with a tournament for the now vacant Never Openweight Tag Titles featuring a lot of struggle teams.

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

They got Master Wato teaming with the Ace and the Institute

 

[FooFighters]

I been good man staying safe . Essential worker thankfully I am high up so I mostly been working ftom home but March in nyc was like a horror movie

It still kinda is. Stupid people are everywhere. Glad to see you're safe.

Promo of the year

Suzuki

 

[Jmare007]

Big Japan Korakuen Hall show for next week

Also, the last show on Yokohama Bunka will have a lot of special attraction matches and guests.

 

[stro]

I think if there was going to be a shocking heel turn, it should have been Ibushi turning on Tanahashi for being the weak link and being stuck permanently in realm and become a new MiSu sadistic dude who sometimes also does flips.

 

[JerseyBoy23]

Kayfabe wise there's certainly a case. Nakamura is by far the most accomplished male Japanese wrestler ever in the U.S.

Didn't Muta win the world title on his excursion?

 

[stro]

Didn't Muta win the world title on his excursion?

No, but he won the NWA Championship in 1993 at the dome show and dropped it a month later on a WCW show without any defenses. During his actual excursion, the highest level he got was TV Championship.

 

[Jmare007]

Didn't Muta win the world title on his excursion?

To add to stro's post, Muta challenged Flair for the NWA world title a handful of times in 89' in house shows (not sure if any of those defenses were televised).

 

[TheGodling]

I think if there was going to be a shocking heel turn, it should have been Ibushi turning on Tanahashi for being the weak link and being stuck permanently in realm and become a new MiSu sadistic dude who sometimes also does flips.

The more I think about it the more it really should have been SANADA. His character of always being like could actually turn gold as a full on heel.

His reaction to Naito getting stomped out by the Bullet Club.


His reaction to Hiromu crying out in anger at his betrayal.


Making his entrance every show carrying both belts on his shoulder.

 

[HollywoodP]

I think if there was going to be a shocking heel turn, it should have been Ibushi turning on Tanahashi for being the weak link and being stuck permanently in realm and become a new MiSu sadistic dude who sometimes also does flips.

I think they're teasing it. I could dig it. I think it might even be a better idea to go the other way and have a Hollywood Tokyo Tanahashi run. Sick of people turning heel and joining these factions that been around for 7-8 years and shyt.

 

[stro]

I think they're teasing it. I could dig it. I think it might even be a better idea to go the other way and have a Hollywood Tokyo Tanahashi run. Sick of people turning heel and joining these factions that been around for 7-8 years and shyt.

Might be too late for Tana, dude looks completely washed up

 

[Jmare007]

At this point Tana can work on charisma alone. And we all know he's incredible as an a$$hole heel so


That being said, a demonic heel Ibushi run would be fukking awesome.

 

[Bryan Danielson]

I may have to go back and watch this match

 

[krackdagawd]

I may have to go back and watch this match

Best fukkery Machine sent that bum packing back to Florida

 

[krackdagawd]

I miss Kenny in njpw the yearly Yano fukkery matches