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[Kid Kamikaze10]

Think non-hetero wrestlers can't be booked and utilized legitimately?

Think Big Japan (or even CZW) is all about deathmatches?


Well, hopefully this match will prove you wrong.

Seriously, more people should be paying attention to Big Japan.

[Alex]

I gotta throw this spoiler out there.


spoilers:

Why the HELL is Okada champ? Of all people to beat Tanahashi, OKADA? Really?

end of spoilers


NJPW, I have no idea who ordered that one, but they need to stop.

I heard he wasnt the same there as he was in TNA, where he was a joke.
Thats just what i heard though, no idea if it's true.

[Kid Kamikaze10]

I heard he wasnt the same there as he was in TNA, where he was a joke.
Thats just what i heard though, no idea if it's true.

He isn't, and he actually has gotten better, but that doesn't change much.

Thing is, I understand the whole "get booked really well after an excursion" stuff, but this is way off the deep end.


Plus, his new gimmick sucks currently.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

I gotta throw this spoiler out there.


spoilers:

Why the HELL is Okada champ? Of all people to beat Tanahashi, OKADA? Really?

end of spoilers


NJPW, I have no idea who ordered that one, but they need to stop.

No.

Oh god no!

Seriously? It's like Barrett ending the streak! He's not ready!

i actually kind of like this, not because i think okada is going to be a great champion or anything but sometimes you have to do this kind of thing to keep the fans honest, and i like the situations it creates(what happens to the pecking order in chaos for instance??).

Atlantis vs. Ultimo was a really good match. I was completely into it - but that finish wasn't fit for a technico! I don't know what UG had to say after it, but I heard "madre," so I assume it was something about Atlantis' sainted mother.

I liked the six-woman match too. I don't know who is who, but it was good.

i loved that, it worked especially well considering the guys involved.

Think non-hetero wrestlers can't be booked and utilized legitimately?

Think Big Japan (or even CZW) is all about deathmatches?


Well, hopefully this match will prove you wrong.

Seriously, more people should be paying attention to Big Japan.

is mashimo working regularly in BJW now??

[clayholio]

i loved that, it worked especially well considering the guys involved.

That was a great finish, especially since it was a really good match where both guys completely unloaded on each other. It makes a lot of sense that one of them would get desperate, but I figured it was going to be Ultimo Guerrero!

I hope they have another match soon, obviously they can have a good match, but that match also demands a rematch.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

That was a great finish, especially since it was a really good match where both guys completely unloaded on each other. It makes a lot of sense that one of them would get desperate, but I figured it was going to be Ultimo Guerrero!

I hope they have another match soon, obviously they can have a good match, but that match also demands a rematch.

ultimo did, remember the 1st fall of the match?? that's what was so awesome about it, it was like atlantis saying "i can play that game too"

[clayholio]

Tonight's CMLL was really good. It must've started early - the opening relampago match with Puma King was already in progress (and they were going full tilt). The women's six-man was great, I'm really getting into Estrellita and Amanpola's feud. And of course, the main event six-man (Negra Casas/Felino/Mr. Niebla vs. Blue Panther/Mascara Dorada/Guerrero Maya Jr.) was good. Again, great rudo ending - Casas was actually happy that he got to foul Blue Panther!

And two thumbs up for the brief video of Prince Devitt - can't wait to see his matches!

[lboinyamouf4sho]

Tonight's CMLL was really good. It must've started early - the opening relampago match with Puma King was already in progress (and they were going full tilt). The women's six-man was great, I'm really getting into Estrellita and Amanpola's feud. And of course, the main event six-man (Negra Casas/Felino/Mr. Niebla vs. Blue Panther/Mascara Dorada/Guerrero Maya Jr.) was good. Again, great rudo ending - Casas was actually happy that he got to foul Blue Panther!

And two thumbs up for the brief video of Prince Devitt - can't wait to see his matches!

in-laws showed up right when it started i'm going to try and catch it at 3am. more panther vs casas=happy L bo

[Gryphon]

I just found this


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=yRe97svmjs4#!

Israeli wrestling!

[clayholio]

An interesting note from CMLL: Averno finally lost his last remaining title over the weekend, the Trios titles. Luchablog noted that Averno doesn't have much scheduled over the next month, either. Could be a coincidence, but he doesn't really have any more obligations in Mexico at the moment.

[Gryphon]

An interesting note from CMLL: Averno finally lost his last remaining title over the weekend, the Trios titles. Luchablog noted that Averno doesn't have much scheduled over the next month, either. Could be a coincidence, but he doesn't really have any more obligations in Mexico at the moment.

And HHH wants to quickly bring in more spanish speaking wrestlers, he's under contract.....postmania I think a new feud for Sin Cara.

[clayholio]

And HHH wants to quickly bring in more spanish speaking wrestlers, he's under contract.....postmania I think a new feud for Sin Cara.

Here's hoping. If it happens, I doubt it'll live up to the year or so that it's been put on the back burner, but I do think that Averno has the skills to be successful in WWE.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

[Results] NJPW/AJPW/NOAH “ALL TOGETHER”, 2/19/11
February 19th, 2012


1. ALL TOGETHER Opening Match – CHEER UP NIPPON: The Great Sasuke Michinoku Pro, Tiger Mask New Japan, Ryusuke Taguchi New Japan & Taiji Ishimori Pro Wrestling NOAH beat Jado New Japan, Gedo New Japan, Kenou Michinoku Pro & Taro Nohashi Michinoku Pro (11:12) when Sasuke used the Sasuke Special 10 ver10.2 Segway on Nohashi.

2. HERO IS COMING!!: Hiroyoshi Tenzan New Japan, Satoshi Kojima New Japan & Kentaro Shiga beat Captain New Japan New Japan, Captain All Japan All Japan & Captain NOAH Pro Wrestling NOAH (10:27) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Captain New Japan.

3. SHINE ON TOMORROW: Yoshinobu Kanemaru Pro Wrestling NOAH, Kaz Hayashi All Japan, Shuji Kondo All Japan & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Jushin Thunder Liger New Japan, Kotaro Suzuki Pro Wrestling NOAH, Minoru Tanaka All Japan & KAI All Japan (14:38) when Kondo used a King Kong lariat on KAI.

4. BRAVE NEW WORLD: Takashi Sugiura Pro Wrestling NOAH & Yujiro Takahashi New Japan beat Togi Makabe New Japan & Manabu Soya All Japan (11:46) when Sugiura used an Olympic slam on Soya.

5. SUN PLAZA QUARREL FESTIVAL: Kensuke Sasaki, Yuji Nagata New Japan, Akebono & Naomichi Marufuji Pro Wrestling NOAH beat Minoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Takayama, Taichi New Japan & Masayuki Kono All Japan (13:58) when Akebono used a running body press on Taichi.

6. BE STRONG JAPAN: Hirooki Goto New Japan, Akitoshi Saito & Jinsei Shinzaki Michinoku Pro beat Shinsuke Nakamura New Japan, Toru Yano New Japan & Takashi Iizuka New Japan (13:30) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on Iizuka.

7. Double Main Event I – THIS IS “PROWRESTLING”: Keiji Muto All Japan & Kenta Kobashi Pro Wrestling NOAH beat Jun Akiyama Pro Wrestling NOAH & Takao Omori All Japan (20:20) when Muto used a moonsault press on Akiyama.

8. Double Main Event II – FIGHTING TOGETHER NOW: Hiroshi Tanahashi New Japan, Suwama All Japan & Takeshi Morishima Pro Wrestling NOAH beat Tetsuya Naito New Japan, Seiya Sanada All Japan & Go Shiozaki Pro Wrestling NOAH (23:13) when Morishima used a backdrop suplex on Shiozaki.

* The second chapter of “ALL TOGETHER” was again a great success with the building sold out and fans entertained by a huge variety of matches featuring combinations from the top three promotions in Japan as well as various others.

* After the main event, Tanahashi again closed the show with one of his microphone performances to send the fans home happy. No word as yet if there will be a third chapter of this charity concept.

[lboinyamouf4sho]

has anybody actually watched the IWGP title match between tanahashi & okada?? i've heard really good things.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0g9C2EH6lA
looked like an awesome show overall.

[Alex]

Sorry i haven't been posting the international stuff cribbed from observer btw guys, my issues are
1. I don't know which are big shows and which are small
2. I don't know what you actually care about.
3. I don't know if you would be interested in the news, because when i read about it i don't know who any of them are, and i don't know if you've seen it yet.
And theres always a lot of stuff, so....