Puroresu

[Royal]

This thread is for Japanese Pro Wrestling AKA Puroresu AKA Puro. I wish to do three things with this thread...

1.Educate The Pro Wrestling Fan: I want to show the pro wrestling fans on the board that there are more to choose from then they think. To show that wrestlng isn't tall hosses with chemical physiques & toothpick beauties with interchanging funbags all acting as stuntfolk. Also to show that some indie promotions have adopted the Puro ethic.

2.Educate the MMA fan: I want to show MMA fans that MMA has ties in Puro thanks to Rikidozan & later Tony Inoki & Nobuhiko Takada. I also want to let MMA fans know that it's alright to embrace this part of their history.

3.Educate The Casual Fan.: I want to show casual fans the pure athleticism of Puro & to further dispel & break down walls to show that Pro wrestling is a true sport as well as a form of entertainment.

[Leslie Lee III]

Hot Puro News:

Announced at the ROH show tonite, the winner of an upcoming 8 man tournament in ROH will be competing in the Best of the Super Juniors.

[Royal]

Rikidozan was born Kim Sin-Nak on in North Korea. Because of the long history of discrimination by the Japanese against Koreans, Sin-Nak used the name Mitsuhiro Momota and claimed he hailed from Nagasaki. While growing up, he encountered that prejudice against Koreans often, and was known to have been quite bitter because of it. He kept his true identity a secret for his entire career, and his true nationality was not revealed until years after his death.

After training as a sumo, the man who would go on to rule Japanese pro wrestling began his career 1951 in Tokyo, wrestling to a 10 minute draw against Bobby Bruns. Soon, the athletic and talented Rikidozan would (nearly) single-handedly establish puroresu as a sport for the masses...

After they lost World War II, the Japanese people were understandably in a state of depression, and looking for heroes that could help ease the pain of their everyday lives. The sport of wrestling was, literally, brand new to the Japanese public, and Rikidozan became the biggest wrestling superstar in the country.

By beating American wrestler after American wrestler (who were portrayed as evil villians), Rikidozan helped win back some respect for Japan in the eyes of the Japanese people. In the process, he became a national hero. Rikidozan often expressed his contempt for American wrestlers, whom he saw as overweight cheaters, and he often claimed that they were "soft" compared with their Japanese counterparts. It might not have made him popular with American fans, but the Japanese loved him for standing up to the Americans. But in actuality, it was an American who truly put him over the top as Japan's #1 wrestler

When World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz lost the International Heavyweight title (which had been awarded to him by the N.W.A.) to Rikidozan on August 27, 1958 it validated Rikidozan in the eyes of the wrestling world. Lou Thesz, the most revered wrestler in the world at the time was virtually the only American wrestler Rikidozan would admit to having respect for. The respect was mutual...and when Thesz "put him over" again by losing to Rikidozan in the final round of the 4th Annual World League Tournament on May 25, 1962, he knew he would be building Rikidozan's reputation at the expense of his own. It was a jesture Rikidozan would never forget, and a lesson he would pass on to his students when training them for a career inside of the ring. Including Giant Baba & Tony Inoki.

Aside from being Japan's top pro wrestler, Rikidozan was also a successful businessman...and by the end of his life had acquired a vast empire which included his wrestling and boxing promotions, as well as hotels, golf courses, night clubs, and real estate holdings. However, those business interests would eventually bring him into contact with the violent "underworld" of Yakuza.

On December 8, 1963 he had an argument with one of the Yakuza in the restroom of a fashionable Tokyo hotspot, and after having a dispute over mutual "territory", Rikidozan was stabbed in the belly. He was rushed to the hospital, and the doctors told him that the wound was not life-threatening, and that he would heal properly with some time off. But just one week later, he died of peritonitis after bleeding profusely. He was only 39.

Thousands of mourners attended his funeral on December 20, 1963. The loss of Rikidozan was so shattering that the sport he loved so much nearly died along with him. Puroresu went into a tailspin after his death, and it took 2 of his students, Baba the Giant and Antonio Inoki to keep Rikidozan's legacy alive.

Thanks to Rikidozan, wrestling was established in Japan. The sport, which is now viewed by tens of millions of Japanese every year, quite literally, would probably not exist today in Japan had it not been for his tireless efforts.


http://www.campus.ne.jp/~asano/rikidozan.jpg

[Royal]

Hot Puro News:

Announced at the ROH show tonite, the winner of an upcoming 8 man tournament in ROH will be competing in the Best of the Super Juniors.

Name the orginzation dude.

[Royal]

http://www.njpw.co.jp/result/2005/countdown0220/img/011/001.jpg

A shot of the Triple Crown & the IWGP Title.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

http://www.njpw.co.jp/result/2005/countdown0220/img/011/001.jpg

A shot of the Triple Crown & the IWGP Title.



Nice belts......

[Royal]

Nice belts......

Yep. The Triple Crown is the replicas of All Japan's first title, New Japan's first title & Rikidozan's title.

The IWGP was supposed to be the first Global Heavyweight belt for All wrestling.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Yep. The Triple Crown is the replicas of All Japan's first title, New Japan's first title & Rikidozan's title.

The IWGP was supposed to be the first Global Heavyweight belt for All wrestling.



I remember Hulk Hogan won the IWGP Title In the early 80's before his WWF run. Its usually forgotten on his resume of Titles he's won. The WCW and WWF/E World Titles.

[Royal]

I remember Hulk Hogan won the IWGP Title In the early 80's before his WWF run. Its usually forgotten on his resume of Titles he's won. The WCW and WWF/E World Titles.


Eh. It's ok. Inoki won the WWF Heavyweight Championship. Nobody acknowledges it though.

[Leslie Lee III]

Name the orginzation dude.

Isn't it just New Japan?

[Royal]

Isn't it just New Japan?

I ask just for clarification. Me & you might know the SJs is in NJPW, but everyone else might not.

[Royal]

Rumor has it that Big Show wants to fight Akebono in a Smackdown PPV

Yes. That was me spilling my beer & laughing my ass off.

[Royal]

PPH 40 is out. MMA writer Jake Rossen, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, PWTorch Writer James Guttman & a Very Special Guest.

Broadband (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph40.mp3)
Dial-Up (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph40.m3u)

[lboinyamouf4sho]

can you give us a rundown of current champions in the major puro leagues and maybe some up and commers to look out for??

[Royal]

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005022100570900006855m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200502/im00006855.jpg
"I am Satoshi Kojima of All Japan Pro Wrestling"

NJPW: ALL or Nothing results

Hiroshi Nagao d Naofumi Yamamoto with chokeslam (http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005022102345700006930m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200502/im00006930.jpg)
Hirooki Goto & Akiya Anzawa d Yujiro (Takahashi) & Katsuhiko Nakajima with Goto armbar (http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005022102322700006925m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200502/im00006925.jpg)
Shin'ya Makabe & Masayuki Naruse d Masahito Kakihara & Yutaka Yoshie with Makabe lariat (http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005022102285300006922m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200502/im00006922.jpg)
Minoru Tanaka, James Gibson, Jadoh, & Gedoh d Wataru Inoue, Taiji Ishimori, Katsushi Takemura, & Koji Kanemoto with an Tanaka armbar (http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005022102261700006913m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200502/im00006913.jpg)
Tiger Mask d Jushin Liger with Tigerplex to become IWGP Jr. Champ (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200502/20/a05/index.html)
Osamu Nishimura d Riki Choshu DQ (failed to release hold when asked) (http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005022102241700006912m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200502/im00006912.jpg)
Black Japan (led by Masa Chono) d New Japan (led by Kensuke Sasaki) in a Survivor match (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200502/20/a07/index.html)
Satoshi Kojima d Tenzan 59 min 59sec to become Triple Crown & IWGP Champ (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200502/20/a08/index.html)

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn200522114732m0000689m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200502/im00006892.jpg
LIGER SPLASH!

Source
Sportnavi (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200502/20/index.html)

[Grenouille]

I remember Hulk Hogan won the IWGP Title In the early 80's before his WWF run. Its usually forgotten on his resume of Titles he's won. The WCW and WWF/E World Titles.

Actually Hogan only won the IWGP league which could be called a 80s version of the G1 Climax. The IWGP title as it today wasn’t created until 1987. Inoki won a tournament beating Masa Saito to become the first IWGP champion.

[Royal]

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005022120142800007229m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200502/im00007229.jpg
Kojima displays his new prize.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

can you give us a rundown of current champions in the major puro leagues and maybe some up and commers to look out for??



yes, no, maybe later if you feel like it??

[Royal]

yes, no, maybe later if you feel like it??

Sorry.

AJPW Triple Crown winner: Satoshi Kojima

NJPW IWGP winner: Satoshi Kojima
IWGP Jr. winner: Tiger Mask
IWGP tag winners: Shinzuke Nakamura & Hiroshi Tanahashi
IWGP Jr. tag winners: Jado & Gedoh

ZERO-ONE/AWA winner: Omori
(all other Zero-One titles are void right now because of restart.)

That's off the top of my head so far. feel free to add everyone.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Sorry.

AJPW Triple Crown winner: Satoshi Kojima

NJPW IWGP winner: Satoshi Kojima
IWGP Jr. winner: Tiger Mask
IWGP tag winners: Shinzuke Nakamura & Hiroshi Tanahashi
IWGP Jr. tag winners: Jado & Gedoh

ZERO-ONE/AWA winner: Omori
(all other Zero-One titles are void right now because of restart.)

That's off the top of my head so far. feel free to add everyone.



thanx, in your opinion has zero-one gotten better or worse since the restart??

[Royal]

thanx, in your opinion has zero-one gotten better or worse since the restart??

Hard to say. Hashimoto was really stiffing talent 'round the end so I guess a bit better.

[SteelTownr]

Is this wrestling all fake like What we have here?

Mark B.

[Leslie Lee III]

Is this wrestling all fake like What we have here?

Mark B.

All over the world wrestling is "fake" in the sense that the outcomes, usually, are set before the match and wrestlers, usually, don't try to really fight one another to see who the victor is. There a still a serious athletic and competitive component to it, that you may see more of in Japan than with some wrestlers in the states...although many wrestlers and promotions in the states do adopt the style.

[Royal]

Is this wrestling all fake like What we have here?

Mark B.

As in predetermined results, yes. They're more "let's go out there & wrestle!!" & give 110% then our guys. Matches are longer. We give about 10-12 minutes a match on free tv, where as in puro it's 20-25 minutes. Little to no rest holds unless needed. There's some matches that go "Strong Style" meaning they mutually shootfight each other. They have storylines, but they're usually played out in the wrestling magazines & press confrences.

In short, they're sports entertainment with more emphasis on the "sports" part.

[SteelTownr]

Thanks!

I was wondering, especially after you mentioned spitting beer after hearing about the Big Show Wrestling one of these guys, that this might be real.

What is so funny about the Big Show wrestling them anyway, if the outcomes are predetermined?

Mark B.

[adamthered]

So, where's a good place to get started with watching this stuff? I've always been interested but never had any idea how to get it or where to start. Thanks.

[Royal]

Thanks!

I was wondering, especially after you mentioned spitting beer after hearing about the Big Show Wrestling one of these guys, that this might be real.

What is so funny about the Big Show wrestling them anyway, if the outcomes are predetermined?

Mark B.

There's nothing wrong with outcomes, but you have to put a lot of effort to make the match look exciting & keep the audiance captivated. Now, if the rumors were that Big Show would be facing guys like Masa Chono, Shinzuke Nakamura or even Keijii Mutoh, that be cool because they can carry a match & make it exciting. Akebono is a retired sumo who's a washout in MMA looking for a payday & just happens to be a drinking buddy of Inoki's. To put these two guys together as a headline is box office poison. Both are slow & Akebono doesn't have the gas tank to put on a 30 minute match, let alone a five minute one.Big Show doesn't know how to carry a match either. It'll be a totally boring match. Plus you have the egoism between Inoki & Vinny Mac on who's style of wrestling is better. So, this match won't possibly happen in the first place.

http://img37.exs.cx/img37/2094/remyake.gif

[Royal]

So, where's a good place to get started with watching this stuff? I've always been interested but never had any idea how to get it or where to start. Thanks.

I'd say compulation tapes. "Best of..." stuff.

IMO, start your way in with the Best of Chris Benoit & Best of Dynamite Kid & then spread out to Keijii Mutoh, Tiger Mask, Jushin Liger, Misawa, "Dangerous K" Kawada, Kenta Kobashi, KENTA, CIMA, Shinzuki Nakamura (including his MMA bouts), Magnum Tokyo, Ultimo Dragon, etc., etc.

Whatever you like, you can pick up each athlete's respective orginizations.

[Grenouille]

Hard to say. Hashimoto was really stiffing talent 'round the end so I guess a bit better.

Speaking of Hashimoto, what do you think he'll do when he recovers from his injury? If DSE Hustle doesn't throw a bunch of money in Hash's lap, I'd like to see him come back to NJPW. I could see him as a mentor to Tanahashi & Nakamura in the same way that Inoki and Sakaguchi were for the 3 Musketeer generation.

[GremlinClr]

Ok, so where can I see this stuff for free in the states? Is it on TV anywhere? I have Dish Network top 180 if that helps.

For all I know it could be on but I just found TNA about a month ago, so who knows.

[Royal]

Speaking of Hashimoto, what do you think he'll do when he recovers from his injury? If DSE Hustle doesn't throw a bunch of money in Hash's lap, I'd like to see him come back to NJPW. I could see him as a mentor to Tanahashi & Nakamura in the same way that Inoki and Sakaguchi were for the 3 Musketeer generation.

Hashimoto has a lot of work to do on himself before getting back into the ring. He still has a lot of debts to pay as well as a spending habit that started it.

[Royal]

Ok, so where can I see this stuff for free in the states? Is it on TV anywhere? I have Dish Network top 180 if that helps.

For all I know it could be on but I just found TNA about a month ago, so who knows.

Sadly, the only thing close to seeing it for free is The Wrestling Channel in England. Other then that, you'll have to buy video & wait for the odd PPV.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Sadly, the only thing close to seeing it for free is The Wrestling Channel in England. Other then that, you'll have to buy video & wait for the odd PPV.


see this is where i run into problems, there is so much stuff i want i can't decide what to buy and then after i buy something i spend the rest of the week wondering if i should've bought something else.

i was wondering if you could tell me about the history of tiger mask?? i think it's cool how it's past from 1 guy to the next, how do they decide who gets to be the next tiger mask??

[Royal]

see this is where i run into problems, there is so much stuff i want i can't decide what to buy and then after i buy something i spend the rest of the week wondering if i should've bought something else.

i was wondering if you could tell me about the history of tiger mask?? i think it's cool how it's past from 1 guy to the next, how do they decide who gets to be the next tiger mask??

ugh. Going to make me go into old man phase eh? :p

Tiger Mask was a popular manga in the 70's written by Ikki Kajiwara who is also known as The Father of PRIDE. His comics were so popular, that I think New Japan (not sure which orginization) created the persona to cash in. Tiger Mask(Satoryu Sayama) first appeared in 1981 in the W.W.W.F. and faced The Dynamite Kid. Tiger Mask carried on the rivalry with Dynamite & went on to be the first wrestler to hold a WWF & NWA title at the same time. After an injury in 1983, Sayama retired & gave the mask to Misawa. Sayama went on to become a great innovator in the wrestling buisness. He not only was one of the founding fathers of the Cruiserweight division, he wrote an interesting & conroversial book about North American pro wrestling, recording the beginning of steroid use & buddy booking. He later on becomes a force in MMA by helping Matt Hume form Pancrase, Inoki form PRIDE & join PRIDE with Matt as judging officials.

Misawa carried on the Tiger Mask name till 1990 in All Japan & later formed NOAH.

the third Tiger Mask (Kanemaru?) carried the mask till '95-'96

And now we have Tiger Mask.

http://www.kombatfestival.it/Immagini/fighter2004/tigermask.jpg

[Dennis K]

I want to show casual fans the pure athleticism of Puro & to further dispel & break down walls to show that Pro wrestling is a true sport as well as a form of entertainment.


:rolleyes:
Good luck with that.

[Royal]

Zero-One will be holding their April 10th show at Yasukuni Shrine. This will be 44 years since the first wrestling ring was put up on the shrine grounds by Rikidozan. They hope to put on an awesome show.

Ohtani & Omori will be going to the US next month with Steve Corino to attend a meeting with AWA officials. A lot of things will be discussed including an offical line of Zero-One DVDs to be sold everywhere.

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/images/20050223/20050223-00000014-spnavi-spo-view-000.jpg
Omori & Ohtani at the Shrine.

[Leslie Lee III]

:rolleyes:
Good luck with that.

The success of ROH in the states is proof enough that it can work. American can appreciate hard hitting, intense pure wrestling, as soon as they stop looking at it just to see the characters and drama.

[Royal]

:rolleyes:
Good luck with that.

In the beginning it was a true sport where competitors got in the ring & fought for a cash prize. Those who made it a career formed a martial art out of it called Catch as Catch Can or Catch for short. Many "Catchers" were very popular for their time. Two of them became presidents (Lincoln & Teddy Rooseavelt) who wanted to orginize the sport & even teach it to our military. It wouldn't have been odd to see Babe Ruth break bread with say, Frank Gotch or Gorgous George because George & Gotch were accepted as athletes. While Rikidozan kept that element alive, wrestling in the states went more story based. More character based to the point that the inovation and the athleticism of the match is almost nonexsistant. Wrestlers are based on looks now rather on how they work. That needs to stop.

Do I see Vince as the heir to Abe, Teddy & Frank. Nope. I do not. Baba, Ohtani, Takada & even Inoki through his blundering have done a much better job than Vince.

[Grenouille]

Tiger Mask was a popular manga in the 70's written by Ikki Kajiwara who is also known as The Father of PRIDE. His comics were so popular, that I think New Japan (not sure which orginization) created the persona to cash in. Tiger Mask(Satoryu Sayama) first appeared in 1981 in the W.W.W.F. and faced The Dynamite Kid. Tiger Mask carried on the rivalry with Dynamite & went on to be the first wrestler to hold a WWF & NWA title at the same time. After an injury in 1983, Sayama retired & gave the mask to Misawa. Sayama went on to become a great innovator in the wrestling buisness. He not only was one of the founding fathers of the Cruiserweight division, he wrote an interesting & conroversial book about North American pro wrestling, recording the beginning of steroid use & buddy booking. He later on becomes a force in MMA by helping Matt Hume form Pancrase, Inoki form PRIDE & join PRIDE with Matt as judging officials.

Misawa carried on the Tiger Mask name till 1990 in All Japan & later formed NOAH.

the third Tiger Mask (Kanemaru?) carried the mask till '95-'96


Actually, Sayama didn't retire in 1983, he left NJPW to form the first UWF and later retired in 1985. As for the gimmick, the story I've heard is that Baba bought it and gave it to Misawa who was returning from an overseas learning excursion.

With the gimmick returned to NJPW, Koji Kanemoto took up the hood in 1992 and unmasked on 1/4/94 after losing to Liger.

[Royal]

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/images/20050225/20050225-00000000-spnavi-spo-view-000.jpg
Kojima, Kaz & Mutoh check out the goods.

All Japan auditioned over a hundred women for their Pachinko Love Army. The lucky few will be leading wrestler to the ring & giving out respective awards. Something tells me that this has to do with HUSTLE & Yinling. Kojima also states that he'll be willing to give a rematch to Tenzan for the IWGP belt.

In other news, New Japan is planning a big event in April. Called the "New Japan Cup", it will be 16 of the best heavyweights & Jr. Heavyweights vying for 5 mill. yen. It starts Apr. 19 & ends Apr. 24.

[Leslie Lee III]

Muta knows he is too old to be pimping!

[Royal]

What you talking about? Muta wrote the book. ;)

AJPW shows in March is the following so far.

Mar. 20 Taiyo Kea & Jamal vs. The Voodoo Murderers (Johnny Stamboli & Chuck Palumbo) for the world tag titles.

Mar. 21 Triple Crown/IWGP champ Satoshi Kojima & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Keiji Mutoh & Kensuke Sasaki.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

[QUOTE=Royal]What you talking about? Muta wrote the book. ;)

AJPW shows in March is the following so far.

Mar. 20 Taiyo Kea & Jamal vs. The Voodoo Murderers (Johnny Stamboli & Chuck Palumbo) for the world tag titles.

Mar. 21 QUOTE]


the voodoo murderers?? any pics of them in this gimmick??

[adamthered]

[QUOTE=Royal]http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/images/20050225/20050225-00000000-spnavi-spo-view-000.jpg
Kojima, Kaz & Mutoh check out the goods.

All Japan auditioned over a hundred women for their Pachinko Love Army. The lucky few will be leading wrestler to the ring & giving out respective awards. Something tells me that this has to do with HUSTLE & Yinling. Kojima also states that he'll be willing to give a rematch to Tenzan for the IWGP belt.

In other news, New Japan is planning a big event in April. Called the "New Japan Cup", it will be 16 of the best heavyweights & Jr. Heavyweights vying for 5 mill. yen. It starts Apr. 19 & ends Apr. 24.[/]

Royal, you've just posted my version of Heaven, me surrounded by a ton of hot Japanese girls.

[Royal]

NOAH 3/5 card

1. Naoki Sano, Jun Izumida, & Makoto Hashi vs. Tamon Honda, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, & Kishin Kawabata
2. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Takashi Sugiura, & SUWA vs. KENTA, Ricky Marvin, & Low Ki
3. Yoshinari Ogawa, Akira Taue, & Go Shiozaki vs. Bison Smith, The Gladiator, & Ace Steel
4. Scorpio & Doug Williams vs. Akitoshi Saito & Masao Inoue
5. GHC Hardcore Title Match: Naomichi Marufuji vs. Mohammed Yone
6. Mitsuharu Misawa & Kotaro Suzuki vs. Shinjiro Ohtani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa
7. Jun Akiyama & Takeshi Morishima vs. Gen'ichiro Tenryu & Minoru Suzuki
8. GHC Heavyweight Title Match: Kenta Kobashi vs. Takeshi Rikio

[Royal]

the voodoo murderers?? any pics of them in this gimmick??

Sorry. I do know that Johnny is wearing the Demon Muta mask.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Sorry. I do know that Johnny is wearing the Demon Muta mask.


i've never seen that mask, is it cool?? i always liked chuck and johhny as a tag team and as singles wrestlers. both guys came a long way since their debuts in wcw.

[Royal]

i've never seen that mask, is it cool?? i always liked chuck and johhny as a tag team and as singles wrestlers. both guys came a long way since their debuts in wcw.

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/pict2/kak/200210/021013_kak_njpw_muta_b.jpg

you tell me.

[Royal]

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005022720412500007571m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200502/im00007571.jpg
Masato Tanaka blows out the candles as Super Crazy & Kajiwa look on.

Zero-One Spring-1: Apache Uprising Results
2/27/05 Ikebukuro City Cultural Center 4F

APACHE's Tetsu Kuroda & BADBOY Hido d Rikiya Fudo & "Mr. MMA" Ryougi Sai (http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005022722005300007602m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200502/im00007602.jpg)
Osamu Namaguchi d Tomohiro Ishii (http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005022721591200007594m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200502/im00007594.jpg)
PWF Universal Tag match: Ikuto Hidaka & Minoru Fujita d APACHE's GENTARO & Takashi Sasake to retain (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200502/27/a02/index.html)
ZERO-ONE/AWA Champ Takao Omori d APACHE's DJ Nira (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200502/27/a04.html)
Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Kohei Sato d Yoshihito Sasaki & Shinjiro Otani (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200502/27/a05/index.html)
Masato Tanaka & Super Crazy d APACHE's Dick Togo & Kintaro Kanemura (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200502/27/a06/index.html)

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005022720282000007552m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200502/im00007552.jpg
Super Crazy takes to the air.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/pict2/kak/200210/021013_kak_njpw_muta_b.jpg

you tell me.


awsome 4sho!!!!

[Royal]

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/images/20050303/20050303-00000018-spnavi-spo-view-000.jpg
Anjoh & Shimata argues with The Commisioner & Hustle Coach

The lineup for the 3/18 HUSTLE 8 lineup.

Vita-Man C & The Monster J vs. Taichi Ishikari & Mr. X
Arisin Z (Ayako Hamada), Dark Von Maestro #1, The Neo Devil Pierrot #1, Demon Spider, & Monster Soldier #059 vs. Hustle Kamens Red & Blue and three mystery partners
Tag match with Shinjiro Ohtani
"Hustle King" Naoya Ogawa vs. "Hustle K" Kawada. If Ogawa loses, he will be dethroned.

There is also rumblings about establishing a HHH Title (Hustle Hardcore Hero Title, nimrods)

[Royal]

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005030423302500007726m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200503/im00007726.jpg
Shimata & Monster soilders ambushes Hustle Coach after the press conferance

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005030423302100007723m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200503/im00007723.jpg
Shimata by whitewash

[Leslie Lee III]

GHC Heavyweight Title Match: Takeshi Rikio defeated Kenta Kobashi in 27 minutes, 11 seconds with the Muso (modified Rock Bottom) to win the belt and become the 7th ever GHC champion

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005030522231100007788m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200503/im00007788.jpg

[Royal]

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005030600241600007846m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200503/im00007846.jpg
Misawa takes it to Ohtani strong style!

NOAH Navigate To Evolution Results.
3/5 Nippon Budokan

Makoto Hashi, Jun Izumida, & Naoki Sano d Kishin Kawabata, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, & Tamon Honda (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/05/a01.html)
SUWA, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & Takashi Sugiura d Low Ki, Ricky Marvin, & KENTA (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/05/a02.html)
Ace Steel, The Gladiator, & Bison Smith d Go Shiozaki, Akira Taue, & Yoshinari Ogawa (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/05/a03.html)
Scorpio & Doug Williams d Masao Inoue & Akitoshi Saito (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/05/a04.html)
GHC Hardcore Title Match: Mohammed Yone d Naomichi Marufuji (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/05/a05.html)
Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Shinjiro Ohtani d Kotaro Suzuki & Mitsuharu Misawa (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200503/05/a06/index.html)
Minoru Suzuki & Gen'ichiro Tenryu d Takeshi Morishima & Jun Akiyama (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200503/05/a07/index.html)
GHC Heavyweight Title Match: Takeshi Rikio d Kenta Kobashi (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200503/05/a08/index.html)

[Royal]

http://www.hustlehustle.com/free/news/img/photo/1110193108.jpg
The Wizard & The King.


3/19 HUSTLE 8 preshow Shizuoka Grand Ship Convention Center card line-up:

Ikuto Hidaka & Hustle Kamen X vs. Demon Spider & The Monster J
"Hustle I"Taichi Ishikari vs. X
"Hustle Heartthrob" Leonardo Spanky, Masato Tanaka, & Kintaro Kanemura vs. CW Anderson, Super Crazy, & The Flying Vampire #16 "Hustle Prince" Wataru Sakata vs. Monster Soldier #059
"Hustle K" Toshiaki Kawada vs. The Monster T
"Hustle King" Naoya Ogawa & "The Wizard" Shinjiro Ohtani vs. Anjoh & Dan "The Bull" Bobish

[Royal]

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005030918243400008206m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200503/im00008206.jpg

The japanese press is reporting that "Dangerous K" Kawada has quit All Japan & is now a freelancer.

[Royal]

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/images/20050312/20050312-00000002-spnavi_ot-spo-view-000.jpg
The current Tiger Mask shakes hands with the original, Satoru Sayama

Satoru Sayama has announced during the press conference for the new Tiger Mask DVD that he is starting a new orginization dubbed PRELUDE. The first date is April 16.

[Royal]

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/images/20050312/20050312-00000030-spnavi_ot-spo-view-000.jpg

Shimada challenges Hustle Coach to a "Falls-Count-Anywhere-Everyone's-The-Ref" match to show how Hardcore He is.

ho boy.

[Royal]

Again...Holy CRAP!

http://www.oldschooledge.com/

[Royal]

New HUSTLE 'paper (http://www.hustlehustle.com/free/wallpaper/img/hustle8/1024_2.jpg)

F'N Sweet!!

http://www.hustlehustle.com/index.html

[Royal]

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/images/20050313/20050313-00000019-spnavi-spo-view-000.jpg

Shimata & Anjoh pose with a couple of particpates of Hustle's first "I-Cup Classic". Winner will be part of the Amazones Army lead by Yinling. Look at the smile on Shimata's face.

Meanwhile, "Death Hustler" Kanemura is ready to take the HHH Belt.

http://www2.daily.co.jp/ring/2005/03/15/images/0315ri02.jpg

[Royal]

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/images/20050314/20050314-00000016-spnavi-spo-view-000.jpg

The match is set. IWGP & Triple Crown champ Kojima will be taking on up and coming New Japan legend & MMA sensation Shinzuke Nakamura. It's rumored to be a MMA match.


3/26 Ryogoku card
IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: Satoshi Kojima vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
IWGP #1 contender's tournament: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Manabu Nakanishi
IWGP #1 contender's tournament: Masa Chono vs. X
Yuji Nagata vs. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Osamu Nishimura
Takashi Iizuka & Kensuke Sasaki vs. Minoru Suzuki & Ron Waterman

[lboinyamouf4sho]

royal, have you ever seen kendo kashin in a match?? only thing i've ever seen of him were his 2 mma fights with ryan gracie. i'm gonna see him live in a few weeks just wanted to know if you could school me up on him.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

c'mon royal, help me out with this 1

[Royal]

I haven't seen Kendo in a match, but I do know that He faced Ohtani & beat him before becoming Kashin. He was a IWGP Jr. tag champ with luche Dr. Wagner when he started in New Japan. He was also a two time IWGP Jr. champ, even though the opponents he had for them were lackluster. His last title win was from Naruse in 26 secs. Inoki puts him in MMA matches with Ryan "doughboy" gracie, got tired of getting beat up & switched to All Japan. He wins the AJ Jr. belt which was vacated in '03, had another lackluster match & then was stripped for some reason in '04. He's now in NJ again tagging with Fujita.

I'm told he has a wicked Jujigatame.

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/k/kendokashin/01.jpg

[lboinyamouf4sho]

I haven't seen Kendo in a match, but I do know that He faced Ohtani & beat him before becoming Kashin. He was a IWGP Jr. tag champ with luche Dr. Wagner when he started in New Japan. He was also a two time IWGP Jr. champ, even though the opponents he had for them were lackluster. His last title win was from Naruse in 26 secs. Inoki puts him in MMA matches with Ryan "doughboy" gracie, got tired of getting beat up & switched to All Japan. He wins the AJ Jr. belt which was vacated in '03, had another lackluster match & then was stripped for some reason in '04. He's now in NJ again tagging with Fujita.

I'm told he has a wicked Jujigatame.

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/k/kendokashin/01.jpg

jujigatame, that is like a flatliner into a submisson hold "koji clutch" i think, like daniels did to styles at the end of that ironman match?? also which fujita is he tagging with??

[Leslie Lee III]

jujigatame, that is like a flatliner into a submisson hold "koji clutch" i think, like daniels did to styles at the end of that ironman match?? also which fujita is he tagging with??

No, it's a straight armbar submission, Code Red is what Blackman called it.

Side note, Kendo will be in the ROH Juniors tournament.

[Royal]

Yeah. Jujigatame is the straight armbar.

[Royal]

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005031900552600008855m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200503/im00008855.jpg
HUSTLERANGER GO!!

HUSTLE 8 Results

Yugi Shimada d Hustle Coach (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/18/a04.html)
Vita-Man C & Son...Monster J d "Hustle I" Taichi Ishikari & "Mr. MMA" Ryogi Sai (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/18/a05.html)
Hustleranger d "Arizen Z" Ayako Hamada, Dark VonMaestro, Neo Devil Perriot, Demon Spider & Monster Soilder (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/18/a06.html)
"Hustle Wizard" Ohtani d CW....The Samu & Yuji-jo Greco (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/18/a02.html)
Yinling Bikini Contest: Hikari Okada over Ami Tanabe, Mai Fujiwara & ERIKA (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/column/200503/at00004238.html). Aja Kong interfered & wanted to become part of the Amazones. Yinling turns her down because she's not pretty.
HHH Title match: "EC F'N Hustler" Misato Tanaka d "Hustle Heartthrob" Spanky, Giant Silva, Flying Vampire #21, "Hustle Prince" Wataru Sakata, Dan "The Bull" Bobish, Tetsuhiro Kuroda & "Death Hustler" Kintaro Kanemura (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200503/18/a03/index.html)
Judgement Match: "Hustle K" Kawada draws with "King Hustle" Nayoya Ogawa. (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200503/18/a01/index.html) Even though Ogawa won the match with an STO (o soto gari) the fans voted that Kawada's moves looked better. Ogawa keeps his throne.

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005318235156m0000883m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200503/im00008839.jpg
Tanaka with the HHH Title. Yes. That's the title.

[Royal]

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005032109574100009357m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200503/im00009357.jpg
Taka Michinoku bad mouths Queen Akira Hokuto

ALL JAPAN Hold Out!
Koraeken Hall, Tokyo

The Love Machines (Storm & Makai#2) d Naoshi Sano & Toshiyuki Moriya (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/21/a01.html)

Nobukazu Hirai & Masa Fuchi d Tomoaki Honma & Akira Raijin (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/21/a02.html)
AKIRA & Ryuji Hijikata d The Mini Love Machines (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/21/a03.html)
Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kohei Suwama d Nobutaka Araya & Taichi Ishikari (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/21/a04.html)
Shuji Kondo & "Brother" YASSHI defeated Kaz Hayashi & NOSAWA (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/21/a05.html)
Giant Bernard (A-Train), TARU, & The Voodoo Murderers (Johnny Stamboli, & Chuck Palumbo) d TAKA Michinoku, Taiyo Kea, Jamal, & BLUE-K (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200503/21/a06/index.html)
Satoshi Kojima & "Dangerous K" Toshiaki Kawada d Keiji Mutoh & Kensuke Sasaki (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200503/21/a07/index.html)

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005321212932m0000937m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200503/im00009373.jpg
SSHHIINNNIIINNGG WWWIIIZZZAAARRRDDD!!!!!

[Royal]

Mike, Zach & Dr. Keith are back with Puro Power Hour 41. In it, they cover Puro and how they are bracing down with the upcoming Pride Middleweight Grand Prix The Special guest will be "The Golden Rookie" Harry Smith. For those who don't know. Harry is the son of Davie Boy Smith & the nephew of Bret Hart. Check it out.

Broadband (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph41.mp3)
Dial-Up (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph41.m3u)

[Leslie Lee III]

Akira could SO take TAKA.

[Royal]

Akira could SO take TAKA.

Hell yeah! Make him her Meat!

Any guy would be her Meat.

[Royal]

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005032700422000009687m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200503/im00009687.jpg
TK trys to ground & Pound Yugi Nagata

New Japan Nexess Results
3/26 Ryogoku Kokugikan

Tatsumi Fujinami and Osamu Nishimura go to a draw. (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/26/b01.html)
Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue d Taiji Ishimori & Katsuhiko Nakajima (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/26/b02.html)
El Samurai, Masahito Kakihara, & Tiger Mask IV d Masked CTU-T, CTU-G, and CTU-L (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/26/b03.html)
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yutaka Yoshie d Ryushi Yanagisawa & Shin'ya Makabe (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/26/b04.html)
IWGP #1 contender's tournament: Hiroyoshi Tenzan d Manabu Nakanishi (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/26/b05.html)
Young Lions Cup Finals: Hirooki Goto d Hiroyuki Ito (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/26/b06.html)
Ron Waterman & Minoru Suzuki d Takashi Iizuka & Kensuke Sasaki (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200503/26/b07.html)
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka d Yuji Nagata (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200503/26/b08/index.html)
IWGP #1 contender's tournament finals: Hiroyoshi Tenzan d Masa Chono (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200503/26/b09/index.html)
IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: Satoshi Kojima and Shinsuke Nakamura went to a 60-minute draw. (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200503/26/b10/index.html)

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn200532701842m0000967m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200503/im00009672.jpg
Nakamura's triangle attempt is broken by Kojima's powerbomb setup.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

just bought zero 1 fire festial 03 finals and kojima vs ohtani is awsome, have you ever seen that match royal??

[Royal]

just bought zero 1 fire festial 03 finals and kojima vs ohtani is awsome, have you ever seen that match royal??

Actually, I just started collecting dvds. I got the AJPW Triple crown show & the NJPW Tenzan/Kojima bout. Awesome stuff. Kojima rocing the breathe rights back in '03?

[Royal]

Again...Holy CRAP!

http://www.oldschooledge.com/

Holy CRAP was this an awful indy. Not only would they not pay the price Omori wanted to perform, they put Corino in with a guy who's only atribute in a match is showing off his moobs. Corino then proceeds to carry this knucklehead through the whole match. It was a waste of time & money. I'd love for Corino to return to Bay City, but I don't want him back until either this orginization can change hands or someone grows a brain in creative.

EDIT: It's Also a sad state of affairs when you can't cut a promo worth crap if you're live, yet you're doing in on your message boards.

I did see Zach Gowen though.

[Royal]

Lot's of PPH goodness to go around.

PPH 42 features Tough Enough contender, UPW wrestler & newest member of VALOR, Mike "The Miz" & indy wrestler Teddy Hart

Broadband (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph42.mp3)
Dial-Up (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph42.m3u)

PPH 43 feature the Return of the PPH Lottery machine, Puro analist Dr. Dave Ditch, MMA analists Tom Gentleman & Jake Rosen, Puro theme composer King Fameous, ROH/NJPW star Rocky Romero & The Ultimate Fighter finalist Kenny Florian

Broadband (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph43.mp3)
Dial-Up (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph43.m3u)

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Lot's of PPH goodness to go around.

PPH 42 features Tough Enough contender, UPW wrestler & newest member of VALOR, Mike "The Miz" & indy wrestler Teddy Hart

Broadband (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph42.mp3)
Dial-Up (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph42.m3u)

PPH 43 feature the Return of the PPH Lottery machine, Puro analist Dr. Dave Ditch, MMA analists Tom Gentleman & Jake Rosen, Puro theme composer King Fameous, ROH/NJPW star Rocky Romero & The Ultimate Fighter finalist Kenny Florian

Broadband (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph43.mp3)
Dial-Up (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph43.m3u)

kenny florian is doing prowresting?? what state do you live in royal??

[lboinyamouf4sho]

. Awesome stuff. Kojima rocing the breathe rights back in '03?


4sho!!!! harlem heat style :eek:

[Royal]

kenny florian is doing prowresting?? what state do you live in royal??

No man. PPH covers Puro AND MMA. That why they call themselves "The Bridge". Florian is just another interview for them.

I'm in Michigan.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

No man. PPH covers Puro AND MMA. That why they call themselves "The Bridge". Florian is just another interview for them.

I'm in Michigan.


oh i see, i couldn't get on that link because i'm on this shitty computer at work. too bad you're in michigan because theres a spot in cali where you can buy tapes 5 for $40 or $10 each and they got all kinds of japanese stuff, so much it's hard to choose. for $40 i just got fire festival finals 03, njpw top of the super jr.s tourney 02, 4 hour best of samoa joe(mostly zero-one 2002) czw best of the best 3, and some jersey all pro with homicide vs teddy heart. btw i saw kendo and puma live vs the havana pitbulls and kendo wasn't too shabby.

[Leslie Lee III]

Holy CRAP was this an awful indy. Not only would they not pay the price Omori wanted to perform, they put Corino in with a guy who's only atribute in a match is showing off his moobs. Corino then proceeds to carry this knucklehead through the whole match. It was a waste of time & money. I'd love for Corino to return to Bay City, but I don't want him back until either this orginization can change hands or someone grows a brain in creative.

EDIT: It's Also a sad state of affairs when you can't cut a promo worth crap if you're live, yet you're doing in on your message boards.

I did see Zach Gowen though.

This crap gets on my nerves. They all know a great place to put on that sort of show where the fans and promoters will respect it a go nuts, yet all these Japanese guys keep scheduling with these no name companies and it ends up falling through.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

hey leslie you old ROH "mark" is it true that the new black tiger that was in that roh tourney is rocky romero??

[Leslie Lee III]

hey leslie you old ROH "mark" is it true that the new black tiger that was in that roh tourney is rocky romero??

It was him. Kendo Ka Shin was Dragon Soldier B who won the tourny and pissed off the fans ("Don't come back." chants and all that). First time I've seen a promoter apologize about booking issues, it was all politics with New Japan that lead to it.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

It was him. Kendo Ka Shin was Dragon Soldier B who won the tourny and pissed off the fans ("Don't come back." chants and all that). First time I've seen a promoter apologize about booking issues, it was all politics with New Japan that lead to it.


when i saw kendo he was going by just dragon soldier, was the tourney good??

[Leslie Lee III]

when i saw kendo he was going by just dragon soldier, was the tourney good??

People have said the whole show was good aside from the Kendo going over all the ROH guys. Spanky and Dragon had a MOTYC, and Homicide vs Aries was a great main event.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

royal, what do you think of kohei sato, i've seen only 2 of his matches 1 against samoa joe, and the other against kojima and thought he was great in both. also yokoi from pride looked pretty damn good against ohtani in a match i saw from firefestival 02, i'd like to see more

[Royal]

royal, what do you think of kohei sato, i've seen only 2 of his matches 1 against samoa joe, and the other against kojima and thought he was great in both. also yokoi from pride looked pretty damn good against ohtani in a match i saw from firefestival 02, i'd like to see more

You're correct. Kohei is good. He's got two wins in MMA. Was really held down when Hashimoto was running Zero-One. Hopefully, Ohtani has something for him in the new Zero-One.

Yokoi didn't do a lot of wrestling. He was with RINGS as an MMA fighter. When he got signed with Pride, he started working out with the Zero-One folk & eventually found himself on the Hustle shows after losing to NOG.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

You're correct. Kohei is good. He's got two wins in MMA. Was really held down when Hashimoto was running Zero-One. Hopefully, Ohtani has something for him in the new Zero-One.

Yokoi didn't do a lot of wrestling. He was with RINGS as an MMA fighter. When he got signed with Pride, he started working out with the Zero-One folk & eventually found himself on the Hustle shows after losing to NOG.


thats a shame, he was good in zero one match in 02, unless ohtani just carried him, but it certainly didn't seem that way. i'm gonna watch the bjpw top of the super jr. tourney today, i'm looking forward to seeing tigermask 4 in a match for the 1st time, is #4 worthy of the mask??

[Royal]

thats a shame, he was good in zero one match in 02, unless ohtani just carried him, but it certainly didn't seem that way. i'm gonna watch the bjpw top of the super jr. tourney today, i'm looking forward to seeing tigermask 4 in a match for the 1st time, is #4 worthy of the mask??

From what I'm hearing, he is. I wouldn't know first hand. I've only seen Sayama & Misawa's versions.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

From what I'm hearing, he is. I wouldn't know first hand. I've only seen Sayama & Misawa's versions.


if he is on par with misawa i will be more than satisfyed

[Royal]

I do know #4 is related to Gran Hamada somehow. Gran is like the Ric Flair of Puro. He's around 60 & still putting on good matches.

[Royal]

http://www.nikkansports.com/ns/battle/bt-050409-1.jpg

Hashimoto. Rehab or mental institution? You decide.

[Royal]

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn200549232726m0001053m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200504/im00010530.jpg
Shatoshi Kojima gets Power 'Plexed by Kensuke Sasaki

AJPW Champion Carnavale Results
4/9-4/10 Korakuen Hall

4/9:
Masa Fuchi, Kaz Hayashi, & NOSAWA d Nobutaka Araya, Nobukazu Hirai, & Taichi Ishikari (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200504/09/a01.html)
TAKA Michinoku, Taiyo Kea, & BLUE-K d TARU, Giant Bernard, & "brother" YASSHI (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200504/09/a02.html)
Shuji Kondo d Love Machine Storm (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200504/09/a03.html)
Jamal d Chuck Palumbo (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200504/09/a04.html)
Toshiaki Kawada d Kohei Suwama (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200504/09/a05/index.html)
Keiji Mutoh d Bull Buchanan (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200504/09/a06/index.html)
2004 MVP Kensuke Sasaki d 4 Crown Champ Satoshi Kojima (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200504/09/a07/index.html)

4/10:
Ryuji Hijikata & Katsuhiko Nakajima d TAKA Michinoku & BLUE-K (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200504/10/a01.html)
TARU, Chuck Palumbo, & "brother" YASSHI d Kaz Hayashi, Tomoaki Honma, & Kohei Suwama (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200504/10/a02.html)
Taiyo Kea d Love Machine Storm (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200504/10/a03.html)
Bull Buchanan d Jamal (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200504/10/a04.html)
Satoshi Kojima d Shuji Kondo (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200504/10/a05/index.html)
Giant Bernard d Kensuke Sasake (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200504/10/a06/index.html)
Keiji Mutoh and Toshiaki Kawada DRAW (http://www.puroresupower.com/results2005/news.cgi?news=35)

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005410181131m0001064m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200504/im00010646.jpg
Never Mess With The Queen.

[Royal]

Follow up to the Bay City screwjob...

A jurno friend of mine was talking to me about this. He told me when he was covering the event for a "blurb" in the paper, that there is cause to believe that Omori was set up from the start. He said when he was at the autograph session for interviews, the head of the indy was introducing Dr. Feelgood (He'll always be Moob Master to me) to Gagne & the bunch while Omori was signing autographs. He was hearing a lot of "Wait till tomorrow night."

so......

[Royal]

PPH 44 talks with Sheldon Goldberg, Owner of NECW, UFC President Dana White, Former pro wrestling commentator & Pride comentator Mauro Ranallo & Voodoo Murderer Chuck Pulumbo

Broadband (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph44.mp3)
Dial Up (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph44.m3u)

[Royal]

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005041717322200011129m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200504/im00011129.jpg

A scene at the "WE LOVE SABU" charity show. Most all of the folks who worked in the FMW wrestled & showed support the show, including Megumi Kudo, Jinsei Shinzaki & Hayabusa.

[Royal]

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005041722395100011223m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200504/im00011223.jpg

Another "WE LOVE SABU" pic

[lboinyamouf4sho]

royal, do you know what is kojimas finisher called?? i mean besides a clothesline?? i could swear i remember it having some kind of cool name.


also do you know where i can find zero-one dvds or tapes for a good price?? i loved that firefestival 03 and want to get 02 and maybe 04

[Royal]

royal, do you know what is kojimas finisher called?? i mean besides a clothesline?? i could swear i remember it having some kind of cool name.


also do you know where i can find zero-one dvds or tapes for a good price?? i loved that firefestival 03 and want to get 02 and maybe 04

There's the Koji Cutter & The Raydeen Bomb. That's all I know of.

I get some of my DVDs from IVP Video ( http://www.ivpvideos.com/ ) or Puro DVD Source ( http://www.pissedmafia.net/pds/ )

[lboinyamouf4sho]

There's the Koji Cutter & The Raydeen Bomb. That's all I know of.

I get some of my DVDs from IVP Video ( http://www.ivpvideos.com/ ) or Puro DVD Source ( http://www.pissedmafia.net/pds/ )


thanx alot, those are so damn good prices. so much to choose from i'm a little overwelmed. any recomends, or was any promotion particularly good at a certain time??

[lboinyamouf4sho]

golden right arm lariat is what i was thinking of

[lboinyamouf4sho]

thanx alot, those are so damn good prices. so much to choose from i'm a little overwelmed. any recomends, or was any promotion particularly good at a certain time??


royal where are you???? i need your advice before spending my hard earned$$$$

btw did you watch pride?? no spoilers, i taped it and am gonna watch it when i go home. just want to know if it was as good as last years opening round??

[Royal]

IVP has a bunch of "Best of..." & "Classics" discs in their collection. Start there & spread out. I also think they got Kojima's "four crown run" into a collection too.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

IVP has a bunch of "Best of..." discs in their collection. Start there & spread out. I also think they got Kojima's "four crown run" into a collection too.


those best of for only $3.99 make me happy in pants, i'm thinking i'll get liger, and muta just to start, and hopefully i'll get an idea of some of the other guys i like that i haven't seen before.

so did round 1 of the gp live up to the expectations?? on paper thats one hell of a card

[lboinyamouf4sho]

i've never seen any noah, any idea which events are good??

[Royal]

i've never seen any noah, any idea which events are good??


Misawa/Kawada rivalry.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Misawa/Kawada rivalry.


isn't that rivalary going on 10 years?? do you know which event is the match from 94 everyone says is the greatest eva??

[Royal]

Yep & Nope.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Yep & Nope.


damn, well i figure if i get a best of kawada or misawa it's bound to have some of their fued

[Royal]

Kobashi/Misawa is good too.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Kobashi/Misawa is good too.

from what i've seen i more of a dangerous k kind of guy, but i've seen alot more of him than misawa or kobashi

[Royal]

The setup for the Super Jr. Cup tournament which will be starting in late May & ending in early June.

A Block:
- Koji Kanemoto
- El Samurai
- Masahito Kakihara
- Minoru (Tanaka)
- Jadoh
- Hirooki Goto
- Stampede Kid

B Block:
- Tiger Mask IV
- Wataru Inoue
- Katsushi Takemura
- Akiya Anzawa
- Jushin Liger
- Gedoh
- Black Tiger IV

All wrestlers in the A & B block will be given points depending on the outcome of their matches. The winners of their respective block will be facing one another for the Super J cup.

[Cyke]

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005031900552600008855m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200503/im00008855.jpg
HUSTLERANGER GO!!



Best team EVAR.

[Leslie Lee III]

The setup for the Super Jr. Cup tournament which will be starting in late May & ending in early June.

A Block:
- Koji Kanemoto
- El Samurai
- Masahito Kakihara
- Minoru (Tanaka)
- Jadoh
- Hirooki Goto
- Stampede Kid

B Block:
- Tiger Mask IV
- Wataru Inoue
- Katsushi Takemura
- Akiya Anzawa
- Jushin Liger
- Gedoh
- Black Tiger IV

All wrestlers in the A & B block will be given points depending on the outcome of their matches. The winners of their respective block will be facing one another for the Super J cup.

Kendo Ka Shin/Dragon Soldier B, what?

[lboinyamouf4sho]

go black tiger 4

[Royal]

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005051023021700013144m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200505/im00013144.jpg

Hustle 9 results coming soon.

[Royal]

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005051100303900013214m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200505/im00013214.jpg
The Diabolical Team of FUJIN & RAIJIN

Hustle 9 Results

Hustle Kamen Red, Blue, Yellow, and Pink d Inago Rider, Dark Von Maestros #1 & #2, and Arisin Z (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200505/10/a07.html)
Wataru Sakata d "Hustle I" Taichi Ishikari (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200505/10/a08.html)
"Hustle Heartthrobs" Kaz Hayashi & Leonardo Spanky d Monster J & Kamakiri Jack (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200505/10/a09.html)
FUJIN & RAIJIN d Ryoji Sai, Rikiya Fudo, & Osamu Namiguchi (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200505/10/a01.html)
M-Baton Match: Yinling d Erica (Aja Kong) (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200505/10/a02/index.html)
Hustle Hardcore Hero Hardcore Battle Royal Rumble: Masato Tanaka d Demon Spider, Kintaro Kanemura, Tetsuhiro Kuroda, Monster C, The Piranhian Monster (Omega) (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200505/10/a10/index.html)
"Hustle King" Naoya Ogawa, "Hustle K" Toshiaki Kawada, and "The Wizard" Shinjiro Ohtani defeated Mark Coleman, An Jo, & Giant Silva (http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/photo/200505/10/a03/index.html)

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn20055110290m0001320m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200505/im00013201.jpg
Demon Spider does his worst!

[Royal]

PPH 46: UFC Light Heavy Champ Chuck Liddell, Spanky (With Giant Silva story), Sonjay Dutt (with Giant Silva story) & Figure 4 Weekly's Brian Alverez & The People's Pres. of NJPW Vincent Verhai reporting from the Califlower Alley Club

Broadband (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph46.mp3)
Dial-Up (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph46.m3u)

PPH 47: The second part of the Spanky interview, Sean O'Haire & MMA writer, Jake Rossen

Broadband (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph47.mp3)
Dial Up (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph47.m3u)

PPH 48: Disco Machine & former WCW booker Bob Mould

Broadband (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph48.mp3)
Dial Up (http://www.puroresupower.com/powerhour/shows/pph48.m3u)

[Royal]

I have just applied to try out for Puro Power Radio as a new co-host. Wish me luck guys.

[Royal]

"The Underground King" Slyck Wagner Brown (http://www.slyckwagnerbrown.com/media/videoclips/index.htm) & April Hunter show what a Puro tour is like.

(it's the first two clips)

[Royal]

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/images/20050517/20050517-00000019-spnavi-spo-view-000.jpg
Tenzan & Tiger Mask celebrate the news of the Italy tour by what else? Eating Pizza!

Here is the tour schedule.

6/2 Sicily, Catania City Gym (9 PM start)
1. Ultimo Dragon & Koji Kanemoto vs. Jadoh & Toru Yano
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shin'ya Makabe
3. Catch Rules: Osamu Nishimura vs. Yuji Nagata
4. Yutaka Yoshie vs. Manabu Nakanishi
5. Tiger Mask IV vs. Gedoh
6. Wataru Inoue, Shinsuke Nakamura, & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Jushin Liger, Scott Norton, and Masa Chono

6/3 Sicily, Catania City Gym (9 PM start)
1. Ultimo Dragon & Koji Kanemoto vs. Gedoh & Jadoh
2. Wataru Inoue & Osamu Nishimura vs. Shin'ya Makabe & Masa Chono
3. Yutaka Yoshie vs. Toru Yano
4. Tiger Mask IV & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Jushin Liger & Scott Norton
5. Shinsuke Nakamura & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata

6/4 Milano, Mazda Palace
1. Ultimo Dragon & Wataru Inoue vs. Jadoh & Gedoh
2. Catch Rules: Takashi Iizuka vs. Osamu Nishimura
3. U-30 League: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Toru Yano
4. Koji Kanemoto, Yutaka Yoshie, & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata, & Masa Chono
5. Tiger Mask IV vs. Jushin Liger
6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Scott Norton

[lboinyamouf4sho]

I have just applied to try out for Puro Power Radio as a new co-host. Wish me luck guys.



good luck!!

[Royal]

http://photos15.flickr.com/18741682_3e2903e3a7.jpg?v=0

http://photos15.flickr.com/18741683_d0ffa4909a.jpg?v=0

Guess who I met?

[Royal]

Omori can stand Bay City Hotwings. He ate two baskets.

Corino, on the other hand, suffers from Royal Syndrome.

Btw, I got to touch it (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52624506@N00/18819093/).

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Omori can stand Bay City Hotwings. He ate two baskets.

Corino, on the other hand, suffers from Royal Syndrome.

Btw, I got to touch it (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52624506@N00/18819093/).


cool shit man, i've been meaning to check out some of his matches in zero-1, he seems to be the man, can you descibe his style a little, signature moves, finishers ect.????

[Royal]

cool shit man, i've been meaning to check out some of his matches in zero-1, he seems to be the man, can you descibe his style a little, signature moves, finishers ect.????

He's got an oldschool style like Corino. They both studied under Dory so it's understandable. Omori has a bit of a more realistic edge. I think that thanks in part of being the former tag partner of Yoshihiro Takayama.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

He's got an oldschool style like Corino. They both studied under Dory so it's understandable. Omori has a bit of a more realistic edge. I think that thanks in part of being the former tag partner of Yoshihiro Takayama.


the hawt one?? hook me up with the link to vote and tell me who else to vote for, this computer at work has no audio so i can't judge for myself but i'd like to do my part to help you get the job, the 1 at IL didn't work for me

[Royal]

the hawt one?? hook me up with the link to vote and tell me who else to vote for, this computer at work has no audio so i can't judge for myself but i'd like to do my part to help you get the job, the 1 at IL didn't work for me

Is there another HAWT!!! one? Yeah. They used to tag in NOAH, I think.

pphradio@hotmail.com

Vote for me & three cans.

Vote for Captain Michigan!

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Is there another HAWT!!! one? Yeah. They used to tag in NOAH, I think.

pphradio@hotmail.com

Vote for me & three cans.

Vote for Captain Michigan!


done, when will you find out if you've won or not??

[Royal]

I still got finals. So that means I'll be doing an actual segment.

[Royal]

3! 2! 1! Hussu! Hussu! ( http://s48.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=39VIX14UPT2YS2VN0JJCWEM4F7)

[Royal]

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/images/20050628/20050628-00000020-spnavi-spo-view-000.jpg

Anjo & Shimada invaded Zero-One offices & terrorized the staff including "The Wizard" Ohtani & Nakamura. Sadly, they could not find Gaijin Agent Corino.

This is how you do wrestling comedy people. (http://www.hustlehustle.com/free/news/index.html?id=1119947564)

[Royal]

http://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/57/98/aae24fa07eba699e3d24b3f2b67281ef.jpg

Shin'ya Hashimoto was reported dead today. He died of a brain anyerism. Everyone from DSE president Sakakibara to Yoshihiro Takayama give their condolaces.

He defined New Japan in the 1990s in the way that Inoki did in the 70s and Choshu did in the 80s. He was not just an "ace," but he had the supreme aura of a true champion the likes of which was rarely matched in professional wrestling on either side of the Pacific. When I think of Shinya Hashimoto's career, that is really what first comes to mind: Champion. He headlined more successful Tokyo Dome shows (and in turn more huge shows overall) than any other wrestler in the world.

When he and the other Musketeers first started getting their big push in 1989, Hashimoto looked like the odd man out. He certainly didn't have the charisma and fire of young Mutoh or the workmanlike technical skills of young Chono but got pushed the hardest of the three, leading some to question Choshu's sanity. He was getting better and better in the early 90s, and by the time 1993 rolled around he won his first IWGP title from Great Muta.

His first reign was good, but when he won the title back from Tatsumi Fujinami only a month after he lost it in 1994, he began the run that truly cemented his legacy. 9 defenses over a year's time in which Hashimoto define what it was to be a champion. Hashimoto wasn't just a great champion because of statistics, but from the intensity, passion, and knowledge he brought to those matches. The reign featured two extremely good matches against Kensuke Sasaki, who was not much regarded as a good worker in those days. When it came time for a New Japan wrestler to win back the IWGP title from the invading Nobuhiko Takada in the second Tokyo Dome show of 1996 it was no small coincidence that Hashimoto was chosen as the flagbearer of New Japan. His third and final IWGP title reign lasted over a year and had 7 defenses that were on a whole even stronger than his last reign.

With all the respect I can muster for modern "super-reigns" like those of Nagata, Kawada, and Kobashi, none of them had the impact of Hashimoto's. New Japan Pro Wrestling is Strong Style, and Hashimoto embodied that philosophy in the 1990s, making him more than just a great champion... He was New Japan Pro Wrestling. He was all that was great and noble and powerful and passionate in wrestling. He was not selfish, but knew when and how to give his opponents the opportunities they needed to put on matches that drew the crowds in, both physically in terms of attendance and psychologically in terms of capturing their hearts.

Farewell Hashimoto-sama.

[Grenouille]

Hashimoto's death was quite the shock to wake up to this morning. I was really looking forward to his rumored return to NJPW in the near future. I guess there isn't much else to say other than the guy was a true legend and will be missed greatly. Now it's time to pop some classic Hash into the VCR and remember how great he truly was.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

zero-one firefestival participants have been announced

block a
kohei sato
shinjiri otani
masato tanaka
daisuke ikeda
ryan sakoda

block b
takao omori
hirotaka yokoi
kensuke sasaki
ryouji sai
bambi killer

royal, can you xplain how this tourney works, is it double elimination and how is it scored?? also is ryan sakoda the guy from upw that debuted in wwe along side akio??

[lboinyamouf4sho]

i'm guessing each guy on each block must wrestle each other, but after that i not sure what happens. i'm hopping this is kohei satos year, i think he's been to the final twice before. i hope yokoi does well hopefully he's upped his stamina, also always like seeing otani, and tanaka. wish kojima was in though.

[Royal]

zero-one firefestival participants have been announced

block a
kohei sato
shinjiri otani
masato tanaka
daisuke ikeda
ryan sakoda

block b
takao omori
hirotaka yokoi
kensuke sasaki
ryouji sai
bambi killer

royal, can you xplain how this tourney works, is it double elimination and how is it scored?? also is ryan sakoda the guy from upw that debuted in wwe along side akio??

Sorry I missed this. I'm not sure of the scoring, but it's a round robin event where everybody faces everybody in their respective blocks in one on one action. The winners of the blocks with the most points face off against each other.

And yes. It's that Sakoda.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Sorry I missed this. I'm not sure of the scoring, but it's a round robin event where everybody faces everybody in their respective blocks in one on one action. The winners of the blocks with the most points face off against each other.

And yes. It's that Sakoda.



cool, i thought he was pretty good in the velocity matches he was in, but his move set seemed to be ripped off from masato tanaka, and tanaka is in this tourney too, so i wonder how their match will play out

[Royal]

Sakoda is out due to injury. He is being replaced by "Hollywood" Tadao Yasuda.

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/images/20050727/20050727-00000043-spnavi-spo-view-000.jpg

Damn. Last time I saw Tadao, he was playing the part of a dead ten point buck with Peter Aerts & his friend Rene acting like proud hunters at the last Inoki Bom Ba Ye.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Sakoda is out due to injury. He is being replaced by "Hollywood" Tadao Yasuda.

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/images/20050727/20050727-00000043-spnavi-spo-view-000.jpg

Damn. Last time I saw Tadao, he was playing the part of a dead ten point buck with Peter Aerts & his friend Rene acting like proud hunters at the last Inoki Bom Ba Ye.



pobrecito, is his name pronounced tad ow?? if so i will become an instant fan, TADOW, HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW!!!!

[Royal]

pobrecito, is his name pronounced tad ow?? if so i will become an instant fan, TADOW, HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW!!!!

Well yeah, but more like...Tah DAHOW! Know what I mean?

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Well yeah, but more like...Tah DAHOW! Know what I mean?


yeah that's even better. never seen him though, how is he??

[Royal]

yeah that's even better. never seen him though, how is he??

Yasuda was a IWGP champ in NJ in 2003. Very Strong Stylish. From what I heard, he had to quit NJ because Inoki kept on putting him in those damned Bom Ba Ye cards. His KO loss to Rene in 2004 put him in the hospital with a concussion. He just let his contract expire while he healed up. Here he is now.

[Royal]

Hey all!!

We don't have the full details as of yet, but there is a scandal brewing around the G-1 tournament. The short of it is this. MMA fighter & Gaijin wrestler Josh Barnett who was replacing Akira Shoji in the tounament is now being replaced by Kawada. No big deal right? Well, New Japan has stated that Josh is out due to injury. One problem though. Josh is pretty much healthy. Yeah. And to top it off, he found out that he was out of the G-1....from us.

From the layman's point of view, it's like taking Samoa Joe out of the X Cup & replacing him with say...Larry Zibisco & Joe not knowing about until he's talking to Belfi & Buck on PWI Radio.

Check out the updates on the PPH if you're interested.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Hey all!!

We don't have the full details as of yet, but there is a scandal brewing around the G-1 tournament. The short of it is this. MMA fighter & Gaijin wrestler Josh Barnett who was replacing Akira Shoji in the tounament is now being replaced by Kawada. No big deal right? Well, New Japan has stated that Josh is out due to injury. One problem though. Josh is pretty much healthy. Yeah. And to top it off, he found out that he was out of the G-1....from us.

From the layman's point of view, it's like taking Samoa Joe out of the X Cup & replacing him with say...Larry Zibisco & Joe not knowing about until he's talking to Belfi & Buck on PWI Radio.

Check out the updates on the PPH if you're interested.


is josh any good as a prowrestler??

[Royal]

is josh any good as a prowrestler??

Oh yeah. I'd say he's the fourth greatest pro wrestling fighter in the world.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Oh yeah. I'd say he's the fourth greatest pro wrestling fighter in the world.


i've heard fujita is quite good, is that true, and who else makes your top 5 prowrestling fighter?? and by that i mean best prowrestler that fights, not best fighter that prowrestles.

[Royal]

i've heard fujita is quite good, is that true, and who else makes your top 5 prowrestling fighter?? and by that i mean best prowrestler that fights, not best fighter that prowrestles.

eeehh. Fujita is like any of your basic power wrestlers. I wouldn't be surprised if he showed up on TNA against Monty Brown or Rhino for a feud.

If we go by your definition, Josh & even Yokoi & Fujita wouldn't make the list. It would go like this. You'd have the Shamrocks in the first two positions followed by Tamura & then Sakuraba & finally Don Frye.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

well shinjiro ohtani wins the firefestival............again. damn this is like the 3rd time or something, he finally beat kensuke sasaki for the 1st time in the finals. seems my boys sato and yokoi didn't do so well, yokoi lost a match to sasaki by a knife edge chop, wtf?? i'm gonna have to try and find last years firefestival on dvd, i didn't know koehi sato won it last year.



seems it was a very emotional tourney this year due to hashimotos death.

[davids]

Got them all on e-bay real cheap $1.50 each tape not dvd. with every one going dvd there are some great tape bargins on old movies.

watched all in one day and everthing in glorous black and white!

also got a copy of hudson bay with paul Muni! great adventure film with comedy.

[Royal]

Got them all on e-bay real cheap $1.50 each tape not dvd. with every one going dvd there are some great tape bargins on old movies.

watched all in one day and everthing in glorous black and white!

also got a copy of hudson bay with paul Muni! great adventure film with comedy.

And the connection to japanese wrestling is...?

[Royal]

Got them all on e-bay real cheap $1.50 each tape not dvd. with every one going dvd there are some great tape bargins on old movies.

watched all in one day and everthing in glorous black and white!

also got a copy of hudson bay with paul Muni! great adventure film with comedy.

And the connection to japanese wrestling is...?

[Royal]

well shinjiro ohtani wins the firefestival............again. damn this is like the 3rd time or something, he finally beat kensuke sasaki for the 1st time in the finals. seems my boys sato and yokoi didn't do so well, yokoi lost a match to sasaki by a knife edge chop, wtf?? i'm gonna have to try and find last years firefestival on dvd, i didn't know koehi sato won it last year.



seems it was a very emotional tourney this year due to hashimotos death.

Oh yeah.

Hashi was very influencual.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

royal, the site you reffed me to pissed mafia for dvds, you've actually bought stuff from them?? i'm scared to place a big order and then they don't play on my dvd players. also a few other small questions if you have the time.

[Royal]

No big orders, but Puro DVD is on the level. The DVDs work well.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

No big orders, but Puro DVD is on the level. The DVDs work well.



correct me if i'm wrong. if you spend atleast $20 shipping is only $5 no matter how much you order?? and do they ever have sales or specials.

btw did you read the pride spoilers, i managed to refrain using my iron like will power.

[Royal]

correct me if i'm wrong. if you spend atleast $20 shipping is only $5 no matter how much you order?? and do they ever have sales or specials.

btw did you read the pride spoilers, i managed to refrain using my iron like will power.

it's $4 up to $20 & everything after is $5. They do. I think they had the Misawa/Kwada fued on sale last month.

Yes I did.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

it's $4 up to $20 & everything after is $5. They do. I think they had the Misawa/Kwada fued on sale last month.

Yes I did.


cool, i don't think i'm going to be able to sleep when home.

[Royal]

http://www.hustlehustle.com/free/news/img/photo/1125552686.jpg

Finally! Hustle will be getting some "haddo gei" action Nov. 3.

[Royal]

Delete this.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

http://www.hustlehustle.com/free/news/img/photo/1125552686.jpg

Finally! Hustle will be getting some "haddo gei" action Nov. 3.


is this where rob conway stole his gimmick from??

[Royal]

is this where rob conway stole his gimmick from??

I'm beginning to think so.

"The Con-way is haddo gei!"

[Royal]

Hearing that the Monster Army has something up their sleeve, The HUSTLE Nation take precautions.

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005090423550600021125m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200509/im00021125.jpg

Tadao vowed to protect the ring girls, but realized it was too late!

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/images/20050907/20050907-00000074-spnavi-spo-view-000.jpg

The Monster Army brainwashed The Justirisers!!

[Royal]

*deep Breath*

Here we go.

HUSTLE 12

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005091101252800021690m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200509/im00021690.jpg
Can you tell I love chair shots?

Demon Spider & The Monster J d Kaz Hayashi & Hi69
Hitsumabushi(eels in rice) & Komehyo (http://www.komehyo.co.jp) d Ryoji Sai & Taichi Ishikari
Devil Masami, Margaret, & Wataru Sakata d An Jo, Arisin Z, & Blanca X
Riki Choshu d Katsuhisa Fujii
"Hollywood" Tadao Yasuda d Kwik Cook Lee, Masato Tanaka (champion), The Monster C, King Giraffe, and Tetsuhiro Kuroda to become the new HHH champ.
Shinjiro Ohtani d Mark Coleman
Yinling the Erotic Terrorist, FUJIN, & RAIJIN d "Captain Hustle" Naoya Ogawa & "Hustle K" Toshiaki Kawada after Kawada turned heel & super kicked Ogawa, giving Yinling the pin. Kawada is now...a MONSTER!!

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005091023342200021615m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200509/im00021615.jpg
The K Kick heard 'round Japan.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

*deep Breath*

Here we go.

HUSTLE 12

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005091101252800021690m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200509/im00021690.jpg
Can you tell I love chair shots?

Demon Spider & The Monster J d Kaz Hayashi & Hi69
Hitsumabushi(eels in rice) & Komehyo (http://www.komehyo.co.jp) d Ryoji Sai & Taichi Ishikari
Devil Masami, Margaret, & Wataru Sakata d An Jo, Arisin Z, & Blanca X
Riki Choshu d Katsuhisa Fujii
"Hollywood" Tadao Yasuda d Kwik Cook Lee, Masato Tanaka (champion), The Monster C, King Giraffe, and Tetsuhiro Kuroda to become the new HHH champ.
Shinjiro Ohtani d Mark Coleman
Yinling the Erotic Terrorist, FUJIN, & RAIJIN d "Captain Hustle" Naoya Ogawa & "Hustle K" Toshiaki Kawada after Kawada turned heel & super kicked Ogawa, giving Yinling the pin. Kawada is now...a MONSTER!!

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005091023342200021615m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200509/im00021615.jpg
The K Kick heard 'round Japan.


dangerous k is awsome, i've heard he has looking like the kawada of old lately

[Royal]

All Japan Differ BOOYA!!

TARU, Johnny Stamboli, & Chuck Palumbo d Kiku-taro, Eggman, & DJ Nila
Taiji Ishimori d MASADA
Arashi, Ryuji Hijikata, & Kohei Suwama d Masa Fuchi, Nobutaka Araya, & Nobukazu Hirai
D-Lo Brown & Bull Buchanan d Kensuke Sasaki & Tomoaki Honma
Keiji Mutoh, Satoshi Kojima, & Kaz Hayashi d TAKA Michinoku, Taiyo Kea, & Jamal
TAKA Michinoku, Taiyo Kea, Jamal, Bull Buchanan, & D-Lo Brown d TARU, Johnny Stamboli, Chuck Palumbo, Shuji Kondo, & "brother" YASSHI

New Japan BS Rally!

Hiroshi Nagao d Naofumi Yamamoto
Masahito Kakihara d Yujiro
Yutaka Yoshie & Osamu Nishimura d Ryushi Yanagisawa & Toru Yano
Tiger Mask IV & Wataru Inoue d Jadoh & Gedoh
Akiya Anzawa, Katsushi Takemura, & Koji Kanemoto d Hirooki Goto, Minoru, & Jushin Liger
Masa Chono & Tatsutoshi Goto d Lizmark Jr. & El Texano Jr
Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata d Takashi Iizuka & Hiroyoshi Tenzan

[lboinyamouf4sho]

All Japan Differ BOOYA!!

TARU, Johnny Stamboli, & Chuck Palumbo d Kiku-taro, Eggman, & DJ Nila
Taiji Ishimori d MASADA
Arashi, Ryuji Hijikata, & Kohei Suwama d Masa Fuchi, Nobutaka Araya, & Nobukazu Hirai
D-Lo Brown & Bull Buchanan d Kensuke Sasaki & Tomoaki Honma
Keiji Mutoh, Satoshi Kojima, & Kaz Hayashi d TAKA Michinoku, Taiyo Kea, & Jamal
TAKA Michinoku, Taiyo Kea, Jamal, Bull Buchanan, & D-Lo Brown d TARU, Johnny Stamboli, Chuck Palumbo, Shuji Kondo, & "brother" YASSHI

New Japan BS Rally!

Hiroshi Nagao d Naofumi Yamamoto
Masahito Kakihara d Yujiro
Yutaka Yoshie & Osamu Nishimura d Ryushi Yanagisawa & Toru Yano
Tiger Mask IV & Wataru Inoue d Jadoh & Gedoh
Akiya Anzawa, Katsushi Takemura, & Koji Kanemoto d Hirooki Goto, Minoru, & Jushin Liger
Masa Chono & Tatsutoshi Goto d Lizmark Jr. & El Texano Jr
Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata d Takashi Iizuka & Hiroyoshi Tenzan


have you ever seen kid yamamoto in a prowrestling match?? if so is he any good??

[Royal]

have you ever seen kid yamamoto in a prowrestling match?? if so is he any good??

Different guy. You're thinking Norifumi Yamamoto.

Naofumi is a rookie. Don't know much about him.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Different guy. You're thinking Norifumi Yamamoto.

Naofumi is a rookie. Don't know much about him.


oh crap, i thought you just spelled it wrong. my bad.

[Royal]

The only NOAH shows that I know that were good so far would be where Kobashi drops the belt to Taue & the Annivery show which happened June or July. I forgot. Get it to see the return of Takayama & the solid card they made.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

The only NOAH shows that I know that were good so far would be where Kobashi drops the belt to Taue & the Annivery show which happened June or July. I forgot. Get it to see the return of Takayama & the solid card they made.



thanx, i'm ordering some zero-one, noah, njpw and g1 climax. i want to try one more promotion with this order, should i go with all japan or big japan??

[Royal]

Japanese Hardcore Wrestling vol 8 with Buck Woodward. $15.00 on PPV. lol

If you want to go with familiar faces, go with All Japan, they're turning into the Land of WWE Rejects right now.

If you want to be bold, go for Big Japan. The "We Love Sabu" show, I heard, was good.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Japanese Hardcore Wrestling vol 8 with Buck Woodward. $15.00 on PPV. lol

If you want to go with familiar faces, go with All Japan, they're turning into the Land of WWE Rejects right now.

If you want to be bold, go for Big Japan. The "We Love Sabu" show, I heard, was good.


hey those ppvs aren't so bad, they usually have atleast one good non-hardcore match and 1 or 2 damn good joshi matches, plus they turned me on to the tag team of hidaka and fujita, those guys are awesome. thanx for the suggestions.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

royal, can you tell me anything about real japan pro wrestling?? and is njpw and zero-one max having some type of promotional war??

[Royal]

royal, can you tell me anything about real japan pro wrestling?? and is njpw and zero-one max having some type of promotional war??

I haven't heard much of REAL. I do know that Sayama, the first Tiger Mask, owns it & That it's supposed to have a "luche/puro" feel to it.

I think the NJ/0-1 confontation was mostly done for Hashimoto. The big thing New Japan is concintrating on is this rumored 3-way dogmatch between Chono, Fujita & possibly Brock.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

I haven't heard much of REAL. I do know that Sayama, the first Tiger Mask, owns it & That it's supposed to have a "luche/puro" feel to it.

I think the NJ/0-1 confontation was mostly done for Hashimoto. The big thing New Japan is concintrating on is this rumored 3-way dogmatch between Chono, Fujita & possibly Brock.


how the hell is that possible with brocks situation, i've heard that njpw had announced brock for the dome show right??

[Royal]

how the hell is that possible with brocks situation, i've heard that njpw had announced brock for the dome show right??

Yep. And now it's on!

[Royal]

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005091919002700022317m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200509/im00022317.jpg
Kawada tastes one of Tanaka's Roaring Elbows!!

ZERO-ONE MAX: We Love Hoshikawa!!

Takuya Sugawara d Osamu Namiguchi
Ryoji Sai & Hiro Yokoi d Kamikaze & Takehiro Murahama
Hardcore Kidd & Bambi Killer d Yoshito Sasaki & Rikiya Fudo
Zero-One US Title Match: Alex Shelley d Sonjay Dutt
Kohei Sato & Mitsuhiro Matsunaga NC
Takao Omori & Toshiaki Kawada draw with Shinjiro Ohtani & Masato Tanaka
Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Wataru Sakata, & Tiger Emperor d Ikuto Hidaka, Minoru Fujita, & KENTA

http://ca1n.c.yimg.jp/sports/sn2005091918212400022304m/sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pict/200509/im00022304.jpg
DVB!!

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200509/19/a03.html

[Royal]

Narwain works in conjunction with New Japan to make Tiger Mask comic. (http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=5923)

http://images.comicbookresources.com/previews/indy/covers/narwain/Tiger-Mask.jpg

[Royal]

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/images/20050922/20050922-00000033-spnavi-spo-view-000.jpg

Yinling

Razor Ramon HG

HUSTLEMANIA

November 3rd......It's On.

[Royal]

http://kakutolog.cocolog-nifty.com/kakuto/images/050923akebonoteoageru_2.JPG
Akebono Shows his Power

All Japan Power On Power Rally

9/22 Giza

Nobutaka Araya d Kiku-taro
Arashi & Ryuji Hijikata d Nobukazu Hirai & MAZADA
Chuck Palumbo d Tomoaki Honma
Voodoo Murderers(TARU, Johnny Stamboli), & Shuji Kondo d Satoshi Kojima, Kaz Hayashi, & Taiji Ishimori
All-Asia Tag Titles Match: Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima d RO&D(Bull Buchanan & D-Lo Brown)
Keiji Mutoh, Akebono, & Kohei Suwama d RO&D(TAKA Michinoku, Taiyo Kea, & Jamal)

9/23 Korakuen

MAZADA d Kiku-taro
Voodoo Murderers(Johnny Stamboli & Chuck Palumbo) d Arashi & Ryuji Hijikata
RO&D(Taiyo Kea, Bull Buchanan, & D-Lo Brown) d Masa Fuchi, Nobutaka Araya, & Nobukazu Hirai
Jamal d Kohei Suwama
Jr. Heavyweight Title Match: TAKA Michinoku d PSYCHO
TARU & Shuji Kondo d Satoshi Kojima & Taiji Ishimori
Keiji Mutoh, Arashi, & Kaz Hayashi d Kensuke Sasaki, Tomoaki Honma, & Katsuhiko Nakajima

[lboinyamouf4sho]

http://kakutolog.cocolog-nifty.com/kakuto/images/050923akebonoteoageru_2.JPG
Akebono Shows his Power

All Japan Power On Power Rally

9/22 Giza

Nobutaka Araya d Kiku-taro
Arashi & Ryuji Hijikata d Nobukazu Hirai & MAZADA
Chuck Palumbo d Tomoaki Honma
Voodoo Murderers(TARU, Johnny Stamboli), & Shuji Kondo d Satoshi Kojima, Kaz Hayashi, & Taiji Ishimori
All-Asia Tag Titles Match: Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima d RO&D(Bull Buchanan & D-Lo Brown)
Keiji Mutoh, Akebono, & Kohei Suwama d RO&D(TAKA Michinoku, Taiyo Kea, & Jamal)

9/23 Korakuen

MAZADA d Kiku-taro
Voodoo Murderers(Johnny Stamboli & Chuck Palumbo) d Arashi & Ryuji Hijikata
RO&D(Taiyo Kea, Bull Buchanan, & D-Lo Brown) d Masa Fuchi, Nobutaka Araya, & Nobukazu Hirai
Jamal d Kohei Suwama
Jr. Heavyweight Title Match: TAKA Michinoku d PSYCHO
TARU & Shuji Kondo d Satoshi Kojima & Taiji Ishimori
Keiji Mutoh, Arashi, & Kaz Hayashi d Kensuke Sasaki, Tomoaki Honma, & Katsuhiko Nakajima


hey royal, about how long does it take for dvds from ivp to arrive??
just ordered the 7/18/05 NOAH and
bests of:
kojima
lyger
misawa in NOAH
kawada
misawa vs kawada
kobashi
great muta

[Royal]

hey royal, about how long does it take for dvds from ivp to arrive??
just ordered the 7/18/05 NOAH and
bests of:
kojima
lyger
misawa in NOAH
kawada
misawa vs kawada
kobashi
great muta

Last time I ordered, it was a week.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Last time I ordered, it was a week.


cool, i'm very interested in what's going on between njpw and zero-one max right now.

[Royal]

cool, i'm very interested in what's going on between njpw and zero-one max right now.

Ask and you shall recieve.

http://www2.daily.co.jp/ring/2005/09/25/images/0925ri01.jpg

Kensuke & Hiroko are HUSTLE bound. Kenzo will not be working the 10/8 NJ event.

Guess who brought Kensuke to Takada? His name starts with O & ends with "tani".

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Ask and you shall recieve.

http://www2.daily.co.jp/ring/2005/09/25/images/0925ri01.jpg

Kensuke & Hiroko are HUSTLE bound. Kenzo will not be working the 10/8 NJ event.

Guess who brought Kensuke to Takada? His name starts with O & ends with "tani".


i'm talking about with yoshihito sasaki, takaiwa and koji kanemoto and the other njpw jrs.

[Royal]

PWInsider reports that Jesse Ventura might be ringside with Brock Lesner at the Oct. 8th show.

Mark Jindrak, Matt Morgan & Charle Haas will also be wrestling.

Charle Haas has been working out at Kikuchi School, home of Takanori Gomi.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

royal, do you have any pics of the new IWGP HW title?? it's freaking beautiful, and i heard it has every title holder in its historys name inscribed on it.

[Royal]

royal, do you have any pics of the new IWGP HW title?? it's freaking beautiful, and i heard it has every title holder in its historys name inscribed on it.

http://gallery.beltmarks.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_903.jpg

picture of a replica.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

how bout......


look at all those nameplates.

[Royal]

Now that's sweet!

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Now that's sweet!


can you display it for me, i have not the skills. it is a thing of beauty isn't it??

[Royal]

It's just like Ironlife. C&P the attachment link to the img area.

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20929

Like so

[lboinyamouf4sho]

over the weekend kent kobashi defeated samoa joe in the US at a ring of honor show in what many are calling the best match in the history of ROH.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Last time I ordered, it was a week.


i'm going on more than 2 weeks now, think i should drop'em an email or wait a few more days??

[Royal]

i'm going on more than 2 weeks now, think i should drop'em an email or wait a few more days??

Go ahead.


Ten charaters.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Go ahead.


Ten charaters.


done, he hit me back pretty quick with an apology and said he'd ship it out by this weekend. have you seen the kobashi joe match?? i heard it was going to be on japanese tv.

[Royal]

Nope. I'm not in New York & I'm waiting for the DVD.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

your