good evening /pw/ I am wanting to get into watching japanese wrestling, preferably pre-2010's stuff. I know g1 climax and wrestle kingdom are both great events/ppv's to watch
are there any other historic ppv/events that I should add to my list to watch?
did japan even do big events the same way other promotions did ppv's back in the day or are they more big "shows"?
>>18116251 (OP)It’s all the same and not very good
>>18116277He's an e-drone who thinks all wrestling is like his slop.
>>18116251 (OP)Puroresu is pretty shit. Honestly just watch PRIDE it was all a work anyway.
https://youtu.be/le69DBh7YwY
>>18116251 (OP)There are no stories so there's not much point in going back to watch matches we already know the winner of
>>18117215was pride worked shoot style or was it shoot fighting?
>>18117253Worked endings but shoot fighting. They had scripted endings. Meltzer claims he was consulted on several finishes
HUSTLE is the GOAT. It's all on Internet Archive
>>18117278kek I have no idea what the fuck is going on here
>>18117279The most kino promotion to ever exist is what
Start with 90s AJPW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2OLvGT5ROU
>>18117304Did he poison mist her pussy?
>>18117279That's Razor Ramon Hard Gay vs The Esperanza. The woman on the stage is the reborn former concubine of the fascist leader of the promotion (General Takeda) named Yingling the Erotic Terrorist. What's there not to understand?
>>18117317How do you think Sumo wrestlers are created?
>>18117317Yes. She then gave birth to an egg. Out of which hatched giant monster sumo baby Akebono. Here's a quick recap
https://youtu.be/rpqhS-vDank?si=rcxPnxbQTopozeuI
>>18117326>>18117327This is kino of the highest caliber
>>18117327This is the only memorable thing to come from HUSTLE, please don't work people into thinking the promotion was actually consistently funny or watchable
>>18117215DREAM was pretty kino as well tbqhwy.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=E1sLqbGdHYc
>>18117332>he doesn't remember Mirko Cro Cop coming out as the 'Special Weapon's in the Weapons Lottery Rumble match and shoot heem'ing a jobberThe entire run from HUSTLEMANIA 2005 to late 2007;was fire and they consistently drew 10k+ for the big shows
>>18117321>Razor Ramon Hard GayExtremely based
https://youtu.be/D5oRr3we_2Y?si=gj8pegYIVX6_nRNu
>>18117302that is such an awesome fucking entrance
is the njpw streaming worth getting to stream some of the bigger previous events or should I just torrent shit? is there a good place to find torrents for older events?