Thread 18571969

Aug/Sep Live Streaming (JST)

>AJPW
8/24 King's Road Tournament Opening Night @ Korakuen (6:30pm)
September TBA
>NOAH
8/24 Tama Mirai Messe (3:00pm)
8/25 Mohamed Yone 30th Anniversary @ Korakuen (6:30pm)
9/8 N-1 Victory 2025 Opening Night @ Korakuen (6:30pm)
9/11 Okayama Convention Center (6:30pm)
9/13 Hiroshima Industrial Hall (5:00pm)
9/14 ACROS Fukuoka (5:00pm)
9/15 Kumamoto Castle Hall (5:00pm)
9/17 Osaka EDION Arena 2nd Stadium (6:30pm)
9/20 Act City Hamamatsu (6:00pm)
9/21 Tochigi Light Cube Utsunomiya (5:00pm)
9/23 N-1 Victory 2025 Final @ Korakuen (11:30am)
>DDT
8/17 Osaka EDION Arena 2nd Stadium (6:00pm)
8/30 Wrestle Peter Pan @ Higashin Arena (3:00pm)
8/31 Wrestle Peter Pan @ Korakuen (11:00am)
9/5 Yokohama Radiant Hall (12:30pm)
9/6 Yokohama Radiant Hall (5:30pm)
9/12 Shinjuku FACE (7:00pm)
9/28 Korakuen (11:00am)
>DragonGate
8/17 DANGEROUS GATE 2025 @ Ota Ward Gymnasium (3:00pm)
8/24 ACROS Fukuoka (1:00pm)
8/24 ACROS Fukuoka (5:00pm)
8/29 PRIME ZONE Plus+ Vol.15 @ Kobe Lapis Hall (7:00pm)
8/30 Nara Centennial Hall (3:00pm)
September TBA
>BJW
9/14 Korakuen (6:30pm)
>Evolution
9/9 Evolution #38

>Calendars:
https://en.puwota.com/
https://x.com/puwota (every day at 8am JST)
ShuPro by Date: https://wp.bbm-mobile.com/sp2/Guide/Calender/DateTop.asp
ShuPro by Promotion: https://wp.bbm-mobile.com/sp2/Party/Partylist.asp

>Where to watch:
AJPW: https://www.ajpw.tv/
NOAH/DDT/MichiPro/GanPro: https://www.wrestle-universe.com/en
DragonGate: https://dragongate.live/
GLEAT: https://www.youtube.com/@LIDET_ENT
ZERO1: https://www.pwzero1.com/topics/detail_2017.html
BJW: https://bjwcore.com/
FREEDOMS: https://www.youtube.com/@freedoms6464
Evolution: https://evolutionofficialfc.com/
OsakaPro: https://www.youtube.com/@大阪プロレス公式
KyushuPro: https://www.youtube.com/@九州プロレス公式チャンネル
Ryuku Dragon: https://www.youtube.com/@ryukyudragon-pw

Previous >>18465674

>>18571969 (OP)
Will probably watch the marufuji vs kenta later. Heard negative comments but it's probably not as bad as marufuji vs ibushi.

>>18571917
>>18571959
I remember watching so much wrestling from ]website's predecessor back in the early-mid 2010's. Thanks for reminding me they exist.

love the shameless sponsor battle royales

I miss when I worked graveyard shifts and could watch puroresu live all night.
On the other hand, graveyard shifts are a crime against humanity.

>>18573210
did you take the NEET pill

>>18573241
Not anymore.

Opportunity failed to get on the same teams two Yukis (Yoshioka and Ueno) again.
>https://x.com/dragongatentwk/status/1956990516085801349

>https://www.wrestle-universe.com/en/lives/5CpvqSG2KytT5a6AGtfLuN
>Osaka vs Tokyo ~ Dream East-West Pro Wrestling Battle 2025 ~
Just stared

>>18574117
>https://x.com/ddtproENG/status/1957018782888546800

>#DRAGONGATE Thank you for the Ota-ku show!!

>It was an honor to fight in the ring that the young Atsuki once dreamed of!!

>Will there be a next time??

>For those who noticed All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Atsuki Aoyagi today—head over to All Japan Pro Wrestling!!

>We’ll be waiting.
>#ajpw

https://x.com/atsuki_aoyagi/status/1957033187286171772

Arkchads we hit another iceburg, but we always bounce back.

>>18569784
I subsribed to them this year and I haven't had any significant problem with the service. It signs me out every day which is annoying. It is slighlt more expensive than other puro streaming services.

>>18564280
They removed a bunch of stuff from their archive and gradually reuploaded it. When I went through the archive last year, a lot was missing. I've gone through the archive a couple times this year and they did re-add a lot of stuff, but I don't think everything has been reuploaded yet.

>>18572695
>marufuji vs ibushi
Extremely low bar to clear.

>>18572695
It was simply too long. Worst of the "we must go long" mindset in wrestling today

https://x.com/otani_shinjiro/status/1956623478842638584
Shinjiro Otani was able to stand for the first time since his injury with assistance. Looks like it will be a long recovery. He's strong, he will walk again.

>>18575392
nice. glad both he and takayama are doing a lot better

we are gradually so back
and we are gonna make it

>>18575392
>>18576875
What happened to him

>>18576887
Had a match against Takashi Sugiura at Zero1's Anniversary Sumo Hall show in 2022. The show was a big love letter to the Indie scene, but the main event was a sour note.

Sugiura hit a Release German Suplex on Otani, and his neck crashed into the turnbuckle, paralyzing him.

https://x.com/ThisIs_Progress/status/1957110183173202237

Owada is heading to UK

>>18578057
[Sad news]

>>18578928
ozawa turned out alright
inamura was already good before he left however

Unless someone is in dire need of repackaging, excursions should be six months tops. Leuge and the other guy who came back to New Japan last night were in Europe for almost two years, it's absurd.

>>18579135
It just doesn't seem necessary anymore. The British wrestling scene is dire and in Inamura's case they just threw out the gimmick he came up with anyway

This nigga was too based.

https://x.com/BAHUFMW/status/1957102435970797671
Hayabusa defeated Mammoth Sasaki. He successfully did the Asai Moonsault.

Reminder Kenny Omega is to blame for Marufuji being washed. The greatest cancer to ever graced puroresu

Kenny Omega is also to blame for killing New Japan

>>18576875
>takayama broke his neck in 2017
>2017
>TWENTY FUCKING SEVENTEEN
>2017 IS ALMOST 10 YEARS AGO

WHAT THE FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH

>>18581292
I don't remember that actually. qrd?

It's kinda kino that Marufuji is literally late stage Misawa that can't go anymore and Shiozaki is literally late stage Kobashi with the return and long hiatus every few months since they are carbon copies of their mentors. Also KENTA being the least washed out of the three even though he wasn't the same after his botched NXT injury and for years just looks like it physically hurts him to even lift his arms beyond a certain point is really surprising as well.

>>18581730
>Marufuji on why he chops, his injury at the hands of Kenny Omega

>>18578857
I need this man to step up his game, he needs to show some balls after Takeshita winning G1. I wish he had a bit of DGAF attitude that MAO has and be more competitive even outside DDt

>>18571969 (OP)
Bump

>>18581866
based Kenneth putting the oldfags to sleep

>>18583257
This retard just side questing in bumpfuck indies because he got blackballed by every fed instead of producing kino in NOAH just pisses me off

>Dragon Gate’s new Open the Dream Gate Champion, Madoka Kikuta (25), has called out freelance announcer Seiji Miyane (62) for a “direct confrontation.”

>Kikuta, who had been leading the heel faction Z-Brats, crushed Shun Skywalker with a rolling lariat at the Ota-ku show on the 17th to capture the promotion’s top title. “Don’t you ever talk big in front of me again. Against real strength, this result is only natural,” he said, emphasizing the difference in level.

>Meanwhile, Miyane appeared at the same venue to announce the card for his self-produced event, *THE GATE OF MIYANE* (Sept. 24, Korakuen Hall). For the fifth match, he booked Honoka and a mysterious “X” against Kikuta & Yoshiteru Kato. Fired up to put an end to Kikuta’s misdeeds, he declared, “We’ll settle this cleanly.”

>Hearing this, the new champion scoffed: “You’re underestimating me. Seiji Miyane, get in the ring yourself.” Taking aim at Miyane, who has traded verbal jabs with Shun Skywalker, Kikuta sneered: “You’ve never once stood in front of me. You can only stand up to some half-baked loudmouth like Shun Skywalker. In front of real strength, you’re the kind of guy who couldn’t even get in the ring. Maybe Miyane does have a good nose though, since he can sniff out true strength.”

>Will Kikuta’s fangs reach even the face of Japan’s daytime television?


https://x.com/tospo_battle/status/1957260045986714021

>At Dragon Gate’s August 17 Ota City General Gymnasium event, Madoka Kikuta (25) of the villainous Z-Brats defeated Shun Skywalker to become the 42nd Open the Dream Gate Champion.

>Kikuta had attacked Shun at the July 13 Kobe event, ousting him from Z-Brats shortly after Shun won the belt from YAMATO, sparking their grudge.

>The match began with Kikuta ambushing Shun during his entrance. The bout turned chaotic with both men resorting to foul play. Kikuta gained the advantage when Z-Brats members interfered, but Honoka—who had also been expelled from the group—appeared to aid Shun. With sharp teamwork, Honoka and Shun toppled the Z-Brats crew, and Shun blinded Kikuta with powder, nearly securing the SSW.

>Kikuta barely escaped and blasted Shun with a rolling lariat, followed by a crushing hip attack to swing momentum. With Shun reeling, Kikuta hit another rolling lariat for the three count.

>Grabbing the mic after, Kikuta declared: “As you can see, I took this belt with real strength. When did this ring get so soft? What’s needed here is strength and self-assertion. Why isn’t anyone taking action? Anyone I don’t recognize in this ring, I’ll erase. I’ll throw out what’s unnecessary and destroy Dragon Gate.”

>He then announced the end of the Z-Brats name, signaling a new start with the faction members who remained by his side.

>“I’ll lead you to a new world. Try and stop me, Dragon Gate!” Kikuta shouted, ushering in an age of chaos for the dragon’s ring.

https://x.com/tospo_battle/status/1957259620185190662

Dangerous Gate 8/17/25 - Partial Results
>1,930 spectators announced.

>Opening match of Homare vs ISHIN was fun. ISHIN would engage in some of his entertaining heel antics while also showing off his power, while Homare would try to get the win with surprise rollups. In the end, ISHIN would force Homare to tap with the Death Penalty crossface.

>Love & Peace (Hyo, KAMEI, Mochi Jr. & Riiita) took on Fujii, Yanagiuchi, Fuda & Sahara in a really fun 8-Man. Several fun interactions, in particular between Mochi Jr. and Yanagiuchi. In the end, Fuda would hit Mochi Jr. with the Hiryu to get the win.

>Ryoya Tanaka would defend the Brave Gate Championship against Masaaki Mochizuki in a fun match. Mochi would use his kicks and slaps to punish his former trainee, but Tanaka would respond by using his speed and quickness to run circles around Mochi. Mochi would go for a Moonsault at one point, showing he’s still very spry. In the end, Tanaka would wear Mochi down with knee strikes before hitting the Stardust Press to get the pin-fall and retain.

>YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Kazuma Kimura would take on Yuma Aoyagi, Atsuki Aoyagi & Ryo Inoue of AJPW in a cross-promotional Trios match. YAMATO would show his more disrespectful side, especially towards Inoue, while also having a nice back-and-forth with Yuma. Dragon Kid and Atsuki would also have a fun exchange, showing off their Junior-Heavyweight speed. In the end, Inoue would get the best of the young Kimura, submitting him with the Boston Crab.

>Ryo Inoue would get into a brawl with Mochi Jr. after the match. Yuma & Atsuki would proclaim they wished to team with YAMATO & Dragon Kid. This all seems like setup for Naruki Doi’s 25th Anniversary show on November 7th, which will be a DG/AJPW inter-promotional show.

>>18583695
>Team Mexico (Mante, Flamita & Bendito) would defend the Triangle Gate against Dragon Bane, Alpha Wolf & Super Crazy of NOAH, in a 2-out-of-3-falls match. Very fast-paced Lucha Libre Trios match. Bane would get the first fall for his team, hitting Flamita with the Santa Maria. Flamita would get the second fall for his team, hitting Bane with the Firebird Splash. Mante would get the final fall for Team Mexico, hitting Crazy with the Super Tigre.

>KAI, ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato would make the next challenge for the Triangle Gate Belts.

>Kota Minoura & Jason Lee would defend the Twin Gate Titles against Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia. Much of the match consisted of Minoura & Lee working over Dia and cutting him off from tagging in Yoshioka. Dia and Lee would have some pretty fun exchanges. In the end, Yoshioka would hit Minoura with the High Fly Flow to get the pinfall; Yoshioka & Dia become the new Twin Gate Champs!

>Main Event would see Shun Skywalker defend the Open the Dream Gate Championship against Madoka Kikuta. Kikuta would dominate Shun for a majority of the match, using his power and viciousness to overwhelm Shun. Shun would look more vulnerable than he has in a good while, struggling to get some momentum going, as Kikuta battered him with Hip Attacks and Lariats. Z-Brats would get involved, helping Kikuta regain the advantage, ending in Kikuta hitting a Rolling Lariat to pin Shun; Kikuta becomes a 2-time Open Dream Gate Champ.

>Following the main event, Kikuta would declare Z-Brats was no more, as he, KAI, ISHIN, Minoura, Lee & Kato will be a new group going forward, yet to be named.

>Should be noted that Shun’s reign is actually the 3rd shortest in company history, coming in at 35 days, with Shingo Takagi’s reign in 2013 coming at 33 days and Jimmy Susumu’s reign in 2016 lasting only 21 days.

>>18583702
>>18583689
>Should be noted that Shun’s reign is actually the 3rd shortest in company history
not a DG watcher but my impression from the outside was that Shun was going to be the guy. Why such a short reign?

>>18583872
Shun's reached a point where he's bigger than the Dream Gate

tonight
https://youtu.be/3YlHSSH1gWs

what's the matter babe you barely touched your noah coloda

>>18583689
dude on the far right got FAT

$80 please

>>18584854
>not green
it was so easy

>>18581866
Damn thanks. Poor Maru.

>>18575392
Recently played KOC2 Match Maker, and somehow got Otani to become a 5 star wrestler.

I haven’t watched a Endo match in NOAH I can’t take him seriously after Finnerjima ko’d him with a bitchslap

>>18586859
Why? He got suckerpunched basically.

where is he

>>18583387
Agreed wholeheartedly, best goddamn wrestler in the world is stuck in GLEAT because he can't not be a cunt.

>>18587439
I was hoping getting ready for the N1
Maybe he's sick?

>>18587469
He's definitely Kensuke's son

>>18587100
>instant regret on his face
At least he was smart enough to just cover him with a foot. Most dumb ass wrestlers would keep going.

Nakajima did nothing wrong, it's Jun's fault for not teaching the DDT guys

>>18587523
>when the finner stops

>>18587487
>That time that Kensuke was a special tag partner in Dragon's Gate

>>18587553
>>18587487
I'm going to samefag to say that I love when mainstream Puro stars go to indies, the crowd reactions are always great.
>Tanahashi in DDT
>Nakanishi in BJW

>>18583387
>>18587469
>he got blackballed by every fed.
What did he do

>>18588756
>knocked Endo out
>knocked Okada out (the other one)
>went to AJPW and the locker-room apparently revolted and threatened to quit
>tried to work an Inoki gimmick until he got a cease and desist letter
And yet despite all this... he is 100% my nigga.

>>18589158
I should also mention that this all happened in like an 18 month period. Also, a ringrat took photos of him sleeping and posted them on social media.

Sanseito will deport Mohammad Yone back to Kurdistan

>>18588657
He needs to go back to tights

Owada's first match for Progress a week from today
https://x.com/ThisIs_Progress/status/1957502562309230812

rate my new fit

>>18592888
u lookin fly 2day

The story with the fatty continues
https://x.com/KENTAG2S/status/1957665164662304845

>>18571969 (OP)
Bumpola

>>18593402
this fat bastard is going out with mima shimoda??

>https://www.youtube.com/live/ikmUS5Z6fWc
People asked to Shun who is his rival at the moment, and he said Takeshita. The funny thing, when remembering the time he met him, he talked about All Together 2024 and he could remember Takeshita, Uemura and Ueno but had a bit of hard time for Shooter and Kyomiya and he ended up calling Kyomiya "Muto Kenji's impersonator".

>>18593402
Always funny to me how that one Japanese word translates to "flashy" in English. It's such an odd way to describe something.

>>18594545
Kojima clears I'm afraid

speaking of idk if this is a hot take, but Kojima should have won this. You could still have Kawada get the long run later on, but they waited way too long to give Kojima a big win. Especially considering they had Goldberg squash him in one of the weirdest booking decisions in 2002. And that's with the WWE going batshit insane on RAW at the same time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMckUQ17i-I

>>18592888
That is a man

Super Japan Pro Wrestling inaugural show will be on WU in few days
>https://x.com/ddtpro/status/1957745501194932368
>Main event: Brahaman Brothers with Brahaman Yuji vs Mitsuru Sato, Fuminori Abe and Ippanjin Munenori Sawa

They already announced a second date at the start of the show. October 14th Shinjuku FACE
>https://x.com/ddtpro/status/1957723043608080698

>>18594879
also announced Yuji Nagata vs Shinya Aoki as special single match and Sanshiro Takagi vs Ippanjin Munenori Sawa as exhibition match for next show
Daiki Nagai was there to protect Nagata from the ink lol

>>18595449
A bit esoteric, no?

>https://x.com/ddtpro/status/1957798055887139025
Do appreciate that Takagi decided to take time off instead of end up like Tanahashi or Marufuji.
Wrestlers can't help themselves to do shit even if they have broken ankles so I'm glad he didn't act stupidly on this

>New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Hiromu Takahashi.

>Nice to meet you, I’m Daiki Odajima from Pro Wrestling NOAH.

>I’m not done yet.
>I want to fight more and more.

>I’ll definitely stand in front of you again,
>and show you NOAH’s strength.

>When that time comes… I’ll definitely win.

>#noah_ghc

https://x.com/noah_daiki_0314/status/1956711879575044245

>>18595822
Yes
>>18596002
Hopefully Daiki wins cause I've never been able to get into Hiromu.

we know you pirated our shows, anon
i'm afraid (You)'re under arrest

>>18596605
TV Asahi prefers to send out Agent 47

>The 30th anniversary project of Takagi Sanshiro (55), “Super Japan Pro-Wrestling,” held its inaugural show at Tokyo’s Ueno Onshi Park outdoor stage, narrowly avoiding immediate dissolution.

>The group is the successor to “M&A Pro-Wrestling,” which had disbanded after running shows in April and June this year. The name comes from a proposal made by NOSAWA Rongai back in 1997, when DDT was founded, though it was rejected at the time.

>Before the show began, Takagi entered the ring together with MIKAMI, confessing he had considered ending the group after just this one event. However, seeing solid turnout, he changed his mind and announced a second show for 10/14 at Shinjuku FACE.

>Although Takagi has been on an indefinite hiatus since July last year, after the main event he entered the ring and declared, “I’ll be back before the end of the year!” He revealed, “I can’t say when exactly, but since I created this Super Japan Pro-Wrestling, I want to have an exhibition match here before my return,” and announced a five-minute, one-fall exhibition against non-wrestler Sawa Munenori for the Shinjuku event.

>After the show, appearing in the comment booth, Takagi explained, “My condition and the situation have been improving quite a bit. Among the members who always come up, Sawa-kun is someone I have a deep attachment to. I want to do an exhibition that goes beyond the bounds of an exhibition.” Meanwhile, Yuji Nagata of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, whom Takagi had appointed as the ace of Super Japan Pro-Wrestling, appeared in the main event under the name Baramon Yuji, teaming with Baramon Shu & Kei and putting on a tremendous performance. Takagi praised him, saying, “The ace of Super Japan Pro-Wrestling is Nagata-san; everything revolves around him. Without Nagata-san, Super Japan Pro-Wrestling could not exist,” while also expressing high expectations for Nagata’s match against Shinya Aoki at the 10/14 Shinjuku event.


https://x.com/tospo_battle/status/1957796853782913133

>>18595822
You can't compare Takagi to Tana or Maru, their burdens are not the same.

>>18589158
>>18589217
Finnerman is an old school shoot insane wrestler. If Inoki was still around he'd have given him a shot or two.

Would Tamon Honda do better career-wise if he went to New Japan instead of All Japan?

>>18581292
Also the most overrated foreigner ever.
Not even Meltzer gave a shit about him before 2016, when NJPW needed a new top gaijin.
>>18581298
Also this.

Is there a genuine alternative to NJPW today? I miss puro.
>>18598448
All true.

Inamura's match with Briggs is tonight
https://x.com/noah_yoshiki/status/1957915548483834071

>>18571969 (OP)
bump

Kento on the Hulkster
https://x.com/miyahara_tube/status/1957748798564004183

>>18598544
>Is there a genuine alternative to NJPW today? I miss puro.
I like NOAH the most. Its far from flawless, but it does have some positives going for it. Dragon Gate isn't really my style, but when I watch it I enjoy it and it seems like they're the most stable and level-headed when it comes to business decisions and booking.

>>18598952
It was good even though Briggs won.

>>18598952
Lol Shawn wanted to book his own Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome

he's not wrestling but Anzai is still writing some sort of romance/advice column for All Japan's webstie so I guess that's a good sign

https://x.com/alljapan_pw/status/1957971551573176528

>>18571969 (OP)
Cool

cant wait

Bumpola

>>18598544
I echo what >>18599935 says

Best thing NOAH has going for it is it's the least bad promotion right now. The midcard still largely sucks, but there's sometimes good stuff.

NOAH ref Nakayama Shinichi blogs about setting up at Korakuen. End of it is behind a paywall.

>August 16 was our 10th Korakuen Hall event this year.
>Noah fans always cheer and applaud with such energy that I think it’s amazing! But especially at Korakuen, the cheers fly around at full power every time. Whether it’s in the ring, outside the ring, backstage, or in the seats, the way the sound resonates and the way it feels must be different, but when I hear cheers that reverberate through my whole body, it really fires me up and makes me think, “I have to referee properly!” We always do our best so everyone can enjoy the show, but to me there is no production greater than the fans’ cheers. You create the ultimate space where the wrestlers can bring out their full strength. Thank you so much, always!

>That day I left at 1:00pm in a truck with one of the trainees.
>He’s a big fan of Kaya Kiyohara and a huge drama lover. I love dramas too, so of course we talked about dramas the whole way. By the way, it was also him who recommended me “Chihayafuru -Meguri-,” which I’m hooked on right now. Ami Touma is so cute, isn’t she! While exchanging our impressions of the dramas we were watching, we arrived at Korakuen Hall in no time.

>Setup for the Korakuen event began at 2:00pm.
>Each venue has its own rules for setup, and the methods vary. Since we’ve been to Korakuen many times, once the ring staff gathers, setup naturally begins. First, we load boards, steel frames, and other necessary items onto the freight elevator and bring them up to the 5th floor. To minimize the number of trips, even the order of loading tools onto the elevator is fixed (like Tetris), so the work proceeds smoothly without hesitation. It was tough learning this at first, but now I’ve gotten used to it and can load everything efficiently.

https://x.com/noah_nakayama/status/1957762530329383099

Predict who dethrones

>KENTA

>Jun Saito

>>18603877
Seeing wrestlers out of a wrestling ring really helps you appreciate how freakishly huge they were.

What should I be watching now to feel cultured? Noah joined the evil corporation and nu jamal sucks.
Should I watch AJPW?

>>18603880
Yoshiki Inamura when he returns.
Yuma Anzai when he returns.

>>18604237
Watch DDT.

>>18603880
>KENTA
Ozawa wins N1 then the belt. Although if they think Kenta is bringing in western fans I think they'll straight up leave the GHC on him until he can't go anymore.
>Jun Saito
Aoyagi

>>18598424
no, he was a abject shitter until like 2003

>>18604237
Might as well just watch DDT or Dragon Gate if AJPW is your only option.
>>18604524
>Aoyagi
ugh. His last reign was terrible. He's become actively bad.

oday was my 35th anniversary as a referee.
When I got home, my wife gave me a homemade double fromage, and my daughter gave me a handmade stuffed toy
Grateful.
https://x.com/shu_nishinaga/status/1958180825574355419

>>18606315
Cute

Ueno really raked in the fujo and gay yen

>At DDT’s Ueno show on the 20th, Jun Akiyama (55), who is set to challenge for the KO-D Openweight Championship, clashed in a 3-Way tag battle with Kazusada Higuchi (36) and Yuki Ueno (29).

>The KO-D title will first be defended on the 30th at Tokyo’s Higashin Arena, where reigning champion Higuchi faces Akiyama in his second defense. The winner will then meet Ueno the following day, the 31st, at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall. On this day, the three squared off in a 3-Way tag match. The furious back-and-forth, with six men constantly cycling in and out, unfolded both inside and outside the ring.

>Akiyama, who started the match, struck Ueno with chops and headbutts on the floor, then returned to the ring to spike him with a piledriver. He then exchanged chops with Higuchi before throwing him with an exploder, showing off his sharp form. In the end, he hurled Ishida with a wrist-clutch exploder to score the three-count, leading to an intense staredown with Higuchi and Ueno.

>After the match, Akiyama gave a fearless smile: “It’s good that I managed to win this preliminary match, but the real thing is nothing like this.” This will be his first challenge since losing the title in August 2021, but he brimmed with confidence about reclaiming it: “The real match is one-on-one. That’s where I’m strongest and can show my true power.”

https://x.com/tospo_battle/status/1958161372833042718

King's Road brackets and schedule

>>18599935
>>18602794
Thanks, brothers.
Is AJPW good?

>>18607107
it was good a year ago but it's been mostly comedy matches since then

Suwama vs Go

>14.07.2013
https://youtu.be/cnGuJ8JlW18

>25.08.2013
https://www.youtube.com/live/5S9rVR0iYYs

>>18594585
this match rules

Star Trek fed
https://x.com/noahglobal/status/1958345899182285247

>>18610097
kino

>>18610097
>it is explore

>>18606366
yes, and even shun is attracted to that (and he's right).
>https://x.com/ssw_skywalk/status/1956355198273667526
But puro homos were right, it's a really good photobook for a cheap price with a lot of content. the photos feels like they belong to a fashion/life-style magazine than a gravure.
and too bad they didn't released the physical version with side bonus along with the digital

>>18611837
please update that, he turned into a crocodile

>>18608771
It's weird how Go is never brought up in the all time greats discussion. I guess it's due to him being on top when a lot of western fans weren't watching AJPW or NOAH.

>>18607107
They really felt like they were coming up a year or two ago. But they've leaned way more into comedy in the last year or so. It's just not for me. It's really missing the heat that you want from good puro. As bad as NOAH can be at times, at least they still have serious main events with emotion in it. Not just playing grab ass like All Japan has been.

>>18607107
Also an issue for me with AJPW as of late is the roster. There's just not a lot of really exciting wrestlers on their roster. They keep trying with Ren Ayabe, but he just doesn't have it. He needs to watch some NO FEAR tapes, and try something more like that.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9mfbr4
I keep forgetting stuff and samefagging. One more thing about NOAH is that you will still occasionally get glimpses of old puro in it. Like this was a great match, and you barely see anything like this anymore anywhere.

One thing about them though, if you're not into Team 2000X you want be into current NOAH. They're like their nWo. Everything revolves around it.

For me, it's Kenoh.

>>18608045
>>18612790
I think Suwama got sick of the comedy too that's why he turned Evolution from a pure joshi fed into mixed joshi/puro. He's booking the matches he wanted to do/see in AJPW.

>At GLEAT’s Gotanda show on the 21st, Katsuhiko Nakajima (37), the double champion holding both the G-REX and LIDET UWF World titles, called on Tetsuya Izutsu (25) to form a tag team.

>Earlier that day, Nakajima faced Izutsu one-on-one in the opening match. Izutsu came forward with a roar, unleashing kicks and elbows that even drove Nakajima to the floor at one point. But Nakajima regained control, locking in a headlock that had Izutsu writhing in pain. He soon unleashed a Vertical Spike, followed by punishing kicks and elbows that inflicted heavy damage.

>As Izutsu kept fighting back, Nakajima barked at him with commands like “Come on more!” while trading kicks. In the closing stretch, Izutsu nearly caught him in an armlock, giving a scare, but Nakajima escaped and intensified his assault. In the end, a slap followed by a sleeper hold put Izutsu out, with the referee stopping the match.

>Afterward, Nakajima spoke to the revived Izutsu: “I told you in Shinjuku last time, didn’t I? ‘I like those eyes of yours that look like they’re out to take the head of someone above you.’ But back in Shinjuku you were hopeless. Now though—your eyes are looking a little better. I don’t know how much your rough fighting, your rough emotions, are getting through to the audience. But that’s fine. Just put your utmost out in this ring.” He added, “Have the resolve to walk this path of pro wrestling. I’ll face you anytime. But after fighting you today, I also thought—teaming with you would be interesting.” With that, he unexpectedly called for them to form a tag.

>Though Izutsu showed hesitation, Nakajima told him, “This is just my feeling,” without pressing for an immediate answer. He noted that in his own youth, he had learned much by teaming with senior wrestlers. Could this be the birth of a new tag team?

https://x.com/tospo_prores/status/1958491093932167671

up on WU
https://www.wrestle-universe.com/en/videos/A4RWYDFBK13ktP4B2DKpU

>>18614735
retard kino

Kumaarashi with young boy Ryuki Honda
https://x.com/Kuma_arashi0112/status/1958555398002421977

>>18581292
To give Marufuji credit he doesn't hold it against Kenny and has said he'd love to have a rematch with Kenny someday. Sadly shit just happens in wrestling, especially when you're working with green talent.

stay hydrated

>>18614365
The new Triple Crown is really starting to show its age

>>18616513
You want to see them do what they did to the World Tag Team titles with the Triple Crown now too?

>>18616911
I wanted that back in 2013

Are you not finnertained?

>>18571969 (OP)
>AJPW
8/24 King's Road Tournament Opening Night @ Korakuen (6:30pm)
9/3 King's Road Tournament @ Shinkiba 1st Ring (6:30pm)
9/14 King's Road Tournament Final @ Korakuen (11:30am)

>>18614365
If he had a massacred punch perm, he'd be the spitting image of Kasuga Ichiban.

>>18618087
personally i thought that was seth rollins from the thumnail

Wow

>At the DDT Pro Wrestling Korakuen Hall event on July 13th, trainee Kasai Hinata, 171cm tall and weighing 79kg, appeared in the information corner after the dark match. Hinata greeted the audience by saying, "I want to savor all the different emotions and do my best to run towards the big dream I have set for myself," and continued by mentioning the name of "death match guru" Kasai Jun, saying, "I want to become a wrestler who surpasses my father, Kasai Jun, so please come to the Higashin Arena event on August 30th."
>https://www.010-sports.jp/archives/16250

>When did you realize that your father was a professional wrestler?
>Hinata: I was aware of it even before I could remember. I think my dad would take me to wrestling venues from a young age. So I was surrounded by wrestling as a matter of course.

>So did you originally intend to become a professional wrestler?
>Hinata: It was always in the back of my mind, somewhere. I think I'd been saying "I want to be a professional wrestler" since I was in kindergarten. But then I gave up.

>Why is that?
>Hinata: I tried a lot of different sports, but I wasn't able to achieve any results. I didn't have any outstanding physical abilities.
>So I thought, "It's impossible for me to become a professional wrestler," and quit sports for a while. I didn't play sports in middle school or high school. However, when I entered university and started thinking about my future, I wondered, "Is it really okay for me to just give up on my dream?"
>So I decided to try again to become a professional wrestler, which had been my dream since I was a child. From that point on, I started to work on my physique.

>What exactly do you mean?
>Hinata: I started going to the gym and taking up martial arts. I enjoyed MMA and kickboxing, but grappling was the one I enjoyed the most. Then I naturally got stronger.

>>18621216
>How did you end up joining DDT?
>Hinata: Of all the wrestling organizations, I thought DDT was the one that was working on a variety of things. Of course, I also talked to my father about it, and he advised me that DDT would be a good choice.

>It wasn't Jun Kasai's Freedoms, was it?
>Hinata: Even if I did the same things as my father, I don't think I could beat him as a professional wrestler.
>When I announced my debut at Korakuen Hall on July 13th, I said, "I want to become a wrestler who surpasses my father." Jun Kasai is a great wrestler. When I said "surpass" in the ring, I didn't just mean "surpassing him in a death match." Of course, I think there is also a way to surpass him in the context of a death match.
>However, I would like to surpass him in other ways as a "professional wrestler." I joined DDT because I thought I would be able to experience many different aspects of professional wrestling. So I feel there are many possibilities for "surpassing my father's presence."

>Did your father ever say anything specific like, "This is what's good about DDT?"
>Hinata: It's a truly free atmosphere, and they say it's "pro wrestling without restrictions" and "it's full of all kinds of possibilities."

>When did you join DDT?
Hinata: It was August 2024, exactly one year ago, when I was a third-year university student. I was surprised that even ropework and simple ukemi were different from what I had imagined.
>When I actually tried to do something that I had always taken for granted, I was shocked at how difficult it was. It was like a stark contrast to the image I had of it. I was shocked to see that my father was doing something so difficult as if it were a given.

>You're currently a fourth-year university student. What's your practice pace?
>Hinata: It's difficult to practice every day because I have to balance my studies, but I go to the dojo three to four times a week

Guy who recently rewatched all of NOAH. how the hell did you go about that? I'd like to at least watch all the early years. That one torrent site?

>I tried to put on pants at home, tripped with one leg caught, and fell.
>Scraped my knee a little.
>This is how…
>you start to feel old, isn’t it.

https://x.com/noah_marufuji_/status/1958810416991047721

Naito & Bushi headed to China tomorrow
https://x.com/BUSHI_ENSERIO/status/1958767802132697395

>>18622708
he's just NOW starting????
>>18622763
I thought he was going to take time off to get stem cells in his knees. wtf is he doing?

>>18621835
why is this guy still wrestling at 55? He's going to end up like takayama or ohtani

Han considerado que le gusta la lucha libre?

>>18623205
He's a machine and his style has protected his body far better than the high flyers. He's fine for another decade, meanwhile Marufuji is washed, Shiozaki is perpetually returning from injury, KENTA is held together with rubber bands, etc. Sugiura is, by far, the healthiest of his generation.

>“The Rampaging President” Suwama (48), leader of Pro-Wrestling Evolution, made his first appearance in GLEAT and caused a stir.

>On the 21st, Suwama stormed into GLEAT’s Gotanda show alongside his ally Shuji Ishikawa (49). Sharing his impression of the promotion, he said, “It’s the group my teacher Hayashi (Kaz Hayashi) is running, right? My image of it? It gives off a refined impression.” But when asked about Katsuhiko Nakajima (37), who holds both the G-REX and LIDET UWF World titles, Suwama gave a cold response to his old verbal sparring rival: “Nakajima…? Who’s that? I don’t know him. Anyway, I’m off to look for the mastermind now, so can we end this interview?”

>In the match, he and Ishikawa faced T-Hawk & Ryo Aitaka. From the start Suwama went into rampage mode, running wild all over the compact venue. In the end, he crushed Aitaka with a devastating Rock Drop and scored the three-count, then grabbed the mic in true domineering style: “Hey! Isn’t there anyone more interesting around here?”

>Afterward, at T-Hawk’s request, a showdown was set for GLEAT’s September 18 show at Tokyo City Hall & Gallery Gotanda. Suwama barked, “I haven’t rampaged enough yet! Doesn’t GLEAT have anything more exciting?” He went further, declaring, “I’ll take all of GLEAT’s fans over to Evolution!” Ishikawa hyped him up with, “That’s our president!” leaving Suwama pleased.

>What kind of chemical reaction will GLEAT undergo with the rampaging man now in the mix…?

Suwama:
>Nakajima-kun?
>Who?

https://x.com/suwama_H2/status/1958803881804136699

>>18623299
Dammit Suwama... first you get me interested in Evolution, now I have to watch GLEAT again?

>>18623299
well shit, I guess he's doing the Nakajima match after all. Wish the Fujita match could have happened after he shot his own angle at the Tenryu retirement show kek

>>18623238
Go destroyed himself during covid NOAH, and he was already pretty hurt then. I'll be shocked if he recovers anywhere near that level.

>>18623299
I don't get how Evolution isn't losing money out the ass. They draw less than 200 people usually. New Japan is barely drawing, much less a new indie fed.

>>18623530
Oh I forgot they had a six man tag a few years later. Guess I need to watch that. Or rewatch it? I don't remember it.

>>18623535
Like I said, it seems like Shiozaki is perpetually going on the shelf for injury or coming back from injury. He's never going to be 100% again, maybe never more than 80%... similar to KENTA who suffered a string of injuries and has never been himself since.

Shiozaki's covid-era reign was amazing, easily the best champion of that period anywhere on the planet but he's paid a price. Sugiura, on the other hand, just seems to power on ahead. I can't recall the last time he had an injury or prolonged absence. I could see him being like Suzuki or Fujiwara, just showing up to random shows in legends multi-man matches. Never really getting that definitive retirement tour but never really needing to stop.

>>18623546
Lower cost for production? Talent working on the cheap? Cheaper venues?

>>18623580
Kenta can absolutely still have great matches but it’s got to be against someone better than him. He’s way past the point of being able to carry anyone.

>>18623580
It's sad that Shiozaki truly felt like NOAH's Ace during a period where they mostly had no fans. And yeah it was a great reign. NOAH was easily the best pandemic era promotion.

>>18623658
Never implied he couldn't still go, just that he can't go like he did a decade ago. He's slowly adjusted his style and has adapted to a different pace.

His match July with Kenoh more than proved he can go at a main event level. Hell, I'll go a step further and argue that he can still elevate lesser wrestlers... his match with OZAWA in May was excellent. OZAWA oozes charisma but still lacks in-ring, so that boost was all KENTA in my opinion.

He's not the KENTA of 2007~2009, not even the KENTA of 2013 but he's still more than capable.

>>18623799
sometimes you just gotta give it up

>>18623299
If Suwama's willing to work with Nakajima again I hope this means Nakajima could start reappearing in AJPW again. That'd be less dire than GLEAT at least.

>>18623808
damn, now thats GRIM

>>18623808
damn, my kid had a hair like that

>>18572009
this looks like some gay rubber fetish shit

>>18623721
My bad, wasn’t trying to disagree with just meant to add to it.

>>18626854
>looks like.

>>18626952
No worries, mate. Didn't want anyone to think I was shitting on KENTA. Far from it, I think he's one of the few older guys around right now that can credibly carry the title.

>>18622357
Youtube, Dailymotion, Bilibili, VK. By the time I got to around 2018 or 2019, just Wrestle Universe. I didn't find EVERYTHING I was looking for, but I did find 99% of it.

>>18622708
all this dude's n1 matches better be 10/15 mins tops

mystery nigga
https://x.com/noah_ghc/status/1959217082131968473

>>18627270
Appreciate it, anon

>>18631410
Also, Internet Archive has lots of puro in general but I don't remember really searching for NOAH specifically on there.

Ulka Sasaki has shingles, out for tomrrow's show
https://x.com/noah_ghc/status/1959235618069954799

>>18631790
Twitter trannies ain't gonna like this!

>>18631790
this is problematic

>>18571969 (OP)
>DragonGate

8/24 ACROS Fukuoka (1:00pm)
>Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia, & Ryoya Tanaka vs Madoka Kikuta, Kota Minoura, & Jason Lee
>HYO & Ben-K vs Strong Machine J & Kzy
>Flamita vs Jacky Kamei vs Homare vs ISHIN
>Ultimo Dragon, YAMATO, Dragon Kid, & BxB Hulk vs Don Fujii, Genki Horiguchi, Luis Mante, & Bendito
>Susumu Yokosuka vs Yasushi Kanda
>Riiita & Mochizuki Junior vs KAI & Yoshiki Kato

8/24 ACROS Fukuoka (5:00pm)
>Open the Triangle Gate Championship: Flamita, Luis Mante, & Bendito (c) vs KAI, ISHIN, & Yoshiki Kato
>Dragon Dia vs Honoka
>Yuki Yoshioka & Ryoya Tanaka vs Strong Machine J & Kzy
>Ultimo Dragon, BxB Hulk, Susumu Yokosuka, & Kagetora vs Hyou, Ben-K, Jacky Kamei, & Riiita
>Don Fujii vs Genki Horiguchi
>YAMATO, Dragon Kid, & Kazuma Kimura vs Madoka Kikuta, Kota Minoura, & Jason Lee

ajpw tonight

>>18571969 (OP)
>NOAH
8/24 Tama Mirai Messe (3:00pm)
>N-1 Victory 2025 Block B Scramble Match: Galeno & Daiki Inaba vs Naomichi Marufuji & Kenoh
>Masa Kitamiya, Takashi Sugiura, & Tadasuke vs Manabu Soya, Kazuyuki Fujita, & Daiki Odashima
>Kaito Kiyomiya vs HAYATA
>Ulka Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo, & Eita vs OZAWA, Daga, & Null
>KENTA, Alpha Wolf, AMAKUSA, & Junta Miyawaki vs Go Shiozaki, Muhammad Yone, Atsushi Kotoge, & Hajime Ohara
>Shuhei Taniguchi vs Black Mensore
>Dragon Bane & Super Crazy vs Alejandro & Kai Fujimura

>>18571969 (OP)
>AJPW
8/24 King's Road Tournament Opening Night @ Korakuen (6:30pm)
>King’s Road Tournament 1st Round: Kento Miyahara vs Kengo Mashimo
>King’s Road Tournament 1st Round: Yuma Aoyagi vs Naoya Nomura
>King’s Road Tournament 1st Round: Naruki Doi vs Daisuke Sekimoto
>MUSASHI 15th Anniversary Match: MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka vs The Great Sasuke & Taro Nohashi
>Jun Saito, Shotaro Ashino, Hideki Suzuki, & Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs Xyon & Oddyssey
>Ryuki Honda, Hokuto Omori, Ren Ayabe, & Shouta Kofuji vs Kuma Arashi & Takashi
>Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising HAYATO vs Dan Tamura & Ryo Inoue

>>18634582
My predictions for the first round here:
Sekimoto
Nomura
Miyahara

>>18634582
>>King’s Road Tournament 1st Round: Naruki Doi vs Daisuke Sekimoto
please take it easy, Daisuke-kun

>>18633852
>8/24 ACROS Fukuoka (1:00pm)
I might be able to watch this.

>>18631546
Way too young to get shingles.

do people actually watch these televised house show events

>>18634582
besides doi vs sekimoto nothing here catches my attention

>>18637852
I do sometimes

>>18637852
most of the times only the matches im interested not the full show

>Marufuji and Kenoh carefully went for teamwork!
>But Marufuji misfired on Kenoh!!
>Not missing the opening, Daiki Inaba scored a passionate three-count on Kenoh!!
>He takes the win in this N-1 preview match!!

Marufuji:
>Hey! You’re weak, Kenoh-kun! To lose so easily in our tag…
>As of today, the “MaruKen Tag” is disbanded.
>Come to Okayama just as weak, Kenoh-kun. I’m counting on you!
>#noah_ghc

https://x.com/noah_marufuji_/status/1959559642121724186

The downfall of BJW needs to be studied fr fr

>>18639664
They never really recovered from the pandemic crowds. COVID really killed them because they were still doing kinda good business pre covid. And also both their ace retired and haven't been able to be replaced

Does Wrestle Universe have an app for smart TVs like the Network used to?

>>18639639
Someone really needs to sit Maru down and tell him to just start heeming people. It's not 2006 anymore.

Ben-K with he aura

>[Summer Big Autograph Session at the Hachioji Show]

>At KENTA’s autograph session, upon request he’ll also give you a “You’re fat!” as a bonus.
>Everyone is welcome, young or old, male or female!

>Please enjoy pro wrestling not only in the matches but outside of them too!
>Be sure to join us again at the next NOAH autograph session!

>#noah_ghc

https://x.com/noah_ghc/status/1959574824063549572

>>18640650
We had some posts about that a while back. You'll have to get a fire stick.

>>18640650
It does for Google TVs. I use it frequently without major problems. Navigating the UI can be a little finnicky, but it's good app overall.

>Noah Tokyo Tama Future Messe 464 people
>There are about 50 more participants than last year when the official N-1 match was held.

>ABEMA presents N-1 VICTORY 2024
>Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024
>Venue: Tokyo Tama Mirai Messe, Tokyo
>Attendance: 411 people

Dragon Gate's new guy, Kazuma Kimura, looks pretty solid so far.

>All Japan Pro Wrestling "12th King's Road Tournament" [Opening Match/First Round]
>Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025, 6:30 PM
>Venue: Korakuen Hall
>Attendance: 983 people

>>18642262
Disappointing attendance but sounds like the show was good, or the King's Road matches were at least.

>>18640794
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZqo4OZ0Pqs

sumbumbabitch

>At the opening round of All Japan Pro-Wrestling’s “King’s Road Tournament” (Aug 24, Tokyo Korakuen Hall), ace Kento Miyahara (36) defeated Kengo Mashimo (46), making a strong start toward his third tournament victory.

>Miyahara entered the ring brimming with energy, but from the start his right knee was targeted with dragon screws and low kicks, leaving him writhing in pain. In mid-match apron exchanges, he was lifted and dropped knee-first. Even when he went for the Blackout, it was countered by a kick, leaving him unable to find an opening.

>In the closing stretch, he was trapped in a leglock, nearly forced to give up. But he somehow reached the ropes, then dodged a decisive high kick and grabbed Mashimo from behind. From there he muscled him up and planted him with his deadly Shutdown Suplex Hold, snatching a dramatic three-count victory.

>With a triumphant win, Miyahara roared, “First victory, got it! To beat Kengo Mashimo right out of the gate is the best possible start.” His second-round opponent (Sept 6, Tochigi, Light Cube Utsunomiya) was set as Naoya Nomura, who had just defeated Yuma Aoyagi in the preceding match. Miyahara reflected, “Naoya Nomura, the Nomura I know, we were once teammates in NEXTREAM. If you ask me whether I have attachment or not, of course I do…”

>But he continued, “That said, I have no intention of showing any kindness. And I certainly won’t be lost in memories. September 6, Utsunomiya—Naoya Nomura, let’s fight!” His fighting spirit was blazing.

https://x.com/tospo_battle/status/1959642248561500269

King's Road after Night 1

>>18571969 (OP)
>NOAH
8/25 Mohamed Yone 30th Anniversary @ Korakuen (6:30pm)
>Mohammed Yone 30th Anniversary Match: Mohammed Yone, Naomichi Marufuji, & Daisuke Ikeda vs Go Shiozaki, Shuji Ishikawa, & Atsushi Kotoge
>Hajime Ohara vs Tadasuke
>N-1 Victory 2025 A Block Scramble Match: KENTA, Manabu Soya, & Kazuyuki Fujita vs Kaito Kiyomiya, Tetsuya Endo, & Daga
>OZAWA & Masa Kitamiya vs Kenoh & Shuhei Taniguchi
>3-Way Tag Match: Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf vs Eita & Shuji Kondo vs Alejandro & Kai Fujimura
>The Leave Presents ¥300,000 Yone Family Meal Voucher Battle Royal: Galeno, Takashi Sugiura, Daiki Inaba, Harutoki, Junta Miyawaki, Yuto Kikuchi, Super Crazy, Black Mensore, Leave Mask X
>Ikuto Hidaka & AMAKUSA vs HAYATA & Daiki Odashima

Mio Shirai will deport Mohammed Yone back to Kurdistan tomorrow LIVE on Wrestle Universe

>>18647953
Nice to see Ikeda back. I liked his work in NOAH, such as that Morishima match for Harley Race's Indie title.

>>18651357
do over, he missed the commentators

>>18642262
Is AJPW's attendance starting to slip? It feels like it after getting hot, for their standards, with the Saitos.

>>18650104
Genuinely one of my favorite arenas in puro. It makes smaller crowds look great. Although I do really miss the Starlanes.

>>18652312
No Anzai no watch

>>18651357
Does anyone remember this one NOAH show where some luchador did a suicide dive to the outside and hit a fan? I think this was in 2023.

>>18652333
That's kind of where I'm at as a non Japanese fan. I say that cause my opinion doesn't really matter as I'm not one of the people who pays to go to shows.
I'm all the way back on NOAH right now even if they're shitty as hell sometimes.

>>18652312
To expand on that

It feels like whenever either AJPW or NOAH gets hot, the other one starts to slip. Right now, NOAH is the hotter one. I know most Japanese fans have their company, and stick with it, but it really seems to be the case with these two promotions. At least in the smarkier Korakuen Hall crowd at least.

>>18652359
One of the promotions is eventually gonna have to run shows outside of the popular wrestling cities

>>18641555
So KENTAs worth is drawing 50 more people to the promotion. BASED DRAW

Why the FUCK won't NOAH just bring back Inamura and push him. It's so frustrating.

>>18652533
he might not want to come back

>>18652359
All Japan at least tries to go around the country in comparison to NOAH. NOAH has been touring really conservatively this year, most likely to not go over budget this year.

>>18653498
Fujita becoming a comedy old man wrestler is so jarring, yet based. Wish he could have interacted with 90s Baba.

>>18654783
he was never the same after the nuclear heat he got for beating nakajima

>>18655276
Why? That was based.

>>18655285
it was funny but a booking decision so bad attendance plummeted

>>18655347
Sad. I was happy he won at the time. Love Finnerman, but I also love Fujita.

>>18652333
I wouldn't even notice Anzai's absence... if they booked somebody worth a damn, and not some tag team guy. The Saito Brothers are great but world champ material they are not.

You can't put the belt back on Miyahara, that's a well trodden path amd there's no angle for it right now. Aoyagi needs a bit of a work, plus another failed run would be dire. Ashino should have been main event caliber ages ago, like when he was slowly chopping down Suwama and winning the Champions Carnival... but an ill-timed injury and stop/start booking has taken the wind out of his sails.

I'd have put the belt on Hideki Suzuki. Then I would have asked DDT, GLEAT, Evolution, BJW, FREEDOMS, etc if they'd be interested in hosting challenges to the title, etc.

All Japan roster alone is too small and their tour dates to few to just put itself into a holding pattern until Anzai returns.

>>18655483
>Hideki Suzuki
He’s boring af and a self mark despite never accomplishing anything in his career

Question for experts.
Do you see any promotion becoming the new number one with NJPW declining so badly?

>>18655746
No. NOAH has the money and some momentum rn but they will fuck it all up because that’s what they do. They let NJPW treat Kaito as a fucking jobber for no reason and will probably do the same with OZAWA because the guys running the promotion have a cuck fetish

>>18655746
No. New Japan has always been #1 in the country. Even when it was weak in the 2000s it was still #1. NOAH has the backing, but they don't have the fanbase. They have decades of dumb decisions they probably can't recover from. AJPW is an indie with a famous name. Dragongate has their niche, but they kinda live in their own bubble.
I don't follow joshi but isn't Stardom already knocking at their door?

Japanese fans are different than American fans. NOAH fans only watch NOAH, NJPW to NJPW etc. It's not universal, but that's mostly the case. Japanese fans still care about their individual favorites more than American fans too.

I bring that up cause I do think Naito would make a difference to NOAH if he ends up there. His fans would probably follow him.

>>18655782
>a cuck fetish
Seems to be a trend with Japanese promotions.
>>18655831
Ah, so it's all fucked basically?
That's disappointing.

>>18655831
Which contrasts to Mercedes Mone's rabid online fanbase not following her at all after she left WWE. Hell people used to ask Kurt Angle and RVD if they were retired when he was in TNA. Japanese fans tend to follow their favorites more. Again not universally true.

>>18655855
NOAH unfortunately has allowed themselves to be lil bro'ed by NJPW for a decade now. I don't know how you wash away that stink. Gabe Kidd shit all over the company and GHC title in their feud. Okada lil bro'ing Kaito.

Ironically it was the most interesting I found Okada since his Marufuji matches. Cause he just killed Kaito instead of forcing an epic. Remember that fucking match where Suzuki worked his leg for like 25 minutes and he immediately no sold it in the finish? I never got over that kek

>>18655718
He's Bret Hart then?

Most wrestlers are self-marks, his ego outweighs his station but it's only an issue when he's asked to job... and if he's been given the title and booked to win it's not an issue.

Your appreciation of his skillset or character is immaterial. All Japan treated his signing with notable fanfare and obviously Japan sees things in him as he's been entrusted to carry titles in every company he's worked for; NOAH, BJW, Zero1, Inoki Genome, etc. He seems to have earned thier respect.

>>18655746
Not a chance. No fed in Japan has even been close to usurping NJPW in decades. If AJPW couldn't do it in the 80's or 90's and NOAH couldn't when NJPW was at their lowest point in the 2000's then it will never happen.

NJPW is far stronger financially than it was in the 2000's, and the competition are nowhere near their historical peaks.

Endo has AIDS im afraid

>>18657435
Seriously though what is that

>>18657435
that's why DDT should be quarantined

>>18657435
hopefully that isn't related to how much time he spends in sunbeds

>>18655746
The only times New Japan could have been dethroned could have that happen were with All Japan until 1989, and NOAH from 2004-2006.

The only way to see anyone surpass New Japan is for NJPW to crash, not from anyone growing.

>>18655831
This is just objectively false. NOAH overtook NJPW in the early 2000s.

>>18658598
Does WU have archived vids of 04-06?

>>18659542
Tanahashi: "Yeah. That was a sour memory, and not because I lost the match. there was a lot of self reflection going on after that. The Dome was really filled out that night, and NJPW were really struggling in the same building. A lot of the media were saying that NOAH had taken the lead when it came to business in Japan. I really felt I needed to fire back."

>>18659602
And not to mention the constant Nippon Budokan sellouts, while NJPW struggled to fill buildings half the size.
NOAH > NJPW from 2000-2006

>>18659553
No. Just 3 shows from 2000.

>>18659609
I could have sworn I read somewhere that NOAH only really outdrew New Japan in Tokyo. That New Japan still had bigger reach in all of Japan. But NOAH actually overtaking them a bit is totally believable just looking at the crowd sizes.

>>18659941
Reminiscent of UWF v NJPW in the 80s. UWF only outdrew NJPW in Tokyo, but they outdrew them by ridiculous amounts.>>18659609

>>18659981
Alright sorry, I stand corrected.

>>18659602
I'm going to samefag to take this opportunity to shill Ace's High, the biographical article on NJPW's site where Tanahashi is interviewed on his career where I got this quote. Very informative and interesting if you give a shit about modern puro. Even if you don't like Tanahashi give it a try. https://www.njpw1972.com/o74377
BTW, the red links to the next part may seem like they don't work, you have to put a lower case o in front of the number in the hyperlink. Fucking stupid I know.

>>18659941
That's accurate.

>>18659941
This is true. Even at its peak NOAH really only drew well in Tokyo. Outside that like Kobe or even Osaka it wasn't nearly as strong. I can't remember which match it was during Kobashi reign I think it's the one vs Gladiator (mike awesome) where it was held in Kobe Hall the one where DG has it's annual biggest show but the entire 2nd bowl was empty and this was right smack in their prime

>>18660611
>>18660728
NOAH'S dome shows in 2004 and 2005 outdrew every NJPW dome show from 2000-2006. Tanahashi explained how they would celebrate crowds of 500 people on weaker cards in 2006. You can debate individual years, but for most of the 2000s NOAH drew more then NJPW generally speaking.

>>18611841
do you really have to make an account just to buy it?

>>18660862
Yeah cause Tanahashit is a once in a century anti draw shitter. Impressive honestly

>>18660949
Yes. Don't think any site that let you buy digital magazine that doesn't need an account. Anyway takes you few minutes, nothing that complicated.

I know is joshi adjacent, but atm there is going on a bit of a drama around this week weekly pro wrestling cover kek

>You finally noticed you were being pushed…

>Jealousy doesn’t do any good.
>Advice from a senior.

>Now’s the time to form this trio!
>It might just get popular!

>#noah_ghc
>#ALLTOGETHER
https://x.com/kenoh_prowres/status/1960274577201721794

Love you Kenoh but I'd prefer Umino to be replaced with Oiwa.

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