The Puro Thread

[FedEx227]

Here's details on W-1 next three shows:

http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2013/09/10/wrestle-1-follow-up-shows-915-921-and-922/

[Warner2BruceTD]

Wrestle-1 is up on DailyMotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/...#video=x14mwhm

Also, this:

AJPW, "ROYAL ROAD TOURNAMENT 2013 - OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP", 2013.09.11
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
865 Fans

http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x2u0yd

01. Osamu Nishimura & Masao Inoue vs KENSO & Hikaru Sato
02. D-Lo Brown & Bambi Killer vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Atsushi Aoki
03. Suwama & Kazushi Miyamoto vs Takao Omori & Kento Miyahara
04. Royal Road Tournament - Round 1: Low Ki vs Dark Cuervo
05. Royal Road Tournament - Round 1: Joe Doering vs SUSHI
06. Royal Road Tournament - Round 1: Go Shiozaki vs Kotaro Suzuki
07. Royal Road Tournament - Round 1: Jun Akiyama vs Akebono

That All Japan show looks fun.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Unedited Furnas & Kroffat (c) vs Kobashi & Kikuchi All Asia Tag Team title match, All Japan 5/25/92

<iframe frameborder="0" width="480" height="270" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x14srq4"></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x14srq4_the-can-am-express-c-vs-kobashi-kikuchi-ajpw-05-25-92_sport" target="_blank">The Can-Am Express (c) vs Kobashi &amp; Kikuchi...</a> <i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/SenorLARIATO" target="_blank">SenorLARIATO</a></i>

One of the greatest tag team matches of all time, maybe THE greatest, available unclipped for the first time ever. Off the charts crowd heat, especially for Kobashi, just a red hot match, and one of the pantheon "must watch" matches in wrestling history.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Namajague returns to New Japan from his never ending CMLL excursion in January. Probably for the Dome show.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Wrestle-1 show #2:

The group’s second show took place on 9/15 in Nagoya before a sellout crowd of 1,650 fans. The main event saw Seiya Sanada pin Kai with a moonsault in the battle of the two guys Muto is grooming to be the singles top guys, with Sanada as the heel. Great Muta and mystery partner Tajiri beat Rene Dupree & Zodiac in the semi, and in a battle of the group’s two best tag teams, Hayashi & Kondo beat Minoru Tanaka & Koji Kanemoto. They also did a grudge match with Kono pinning teacher Masakatsu Funaki after a running knee. After the match, Kono was joined by Sai and Kazma (Sakamoto from WWE) in beating down Funaki. Yasufumi Nakanoueno made the save for Funaki. Kazma has replaced the injured Sato in the angle as Sai’s partner.

9/15 Nagoya (Wrestle-1 - 1,650 sellout): Hiroshi Yamato b Seiki Yoshioka, Shu Shibutani b Ryo Mizuanami, Ryoji Sai & Kazma (Sakamoto from WWE) b Ryota Hama & Yasufumi Nakanoueno, Mazada b Daiki Inaba, Masayuki Kono b Masakatsu Funaki, Kaz Hayashi & Shuji Kondo b Minoru Tanaka & Koji Kanemoto, Great Muta & Tajiri b Zodiac & Rene Dupree, Seiya Sanada b Kai


Sellout. Looks like a fun show, with more MYSTERY OPPONETS, ans Sakamoto showing up. They went right to Kono vs Funaki with no build beyond the angle on the iPPV, so this promotion is booked like North America as opposed to like New Japan or NOAH where big singles matches are rare & saved.

[Warner2BruceTD]

As reported exclusively by...well, me, Tony Nese is headed to Japan for a Dragon Gate tour in October. He's going to do really well over there. I'm guessing he got Scott Reed's spot.

[Warner2BruceTD]

[Warner2BruceTD]

WRESTLE-1 “Raising an Army Tour”, 9/22/2013 [Sun] 16:00 @
Ishikawa Prefectural Industrial Exhibition Hall, 3rd Building (Kanazawa City)
1508 Spectators (packed house)

~ Hiroshi Hase came out to do commentary for the whole event.

(1) TAJIRI [WNC] vs. Rene Dupree
◆Winner: TAJIRI (9:38) following a Middle Kick to Dupree’s face.

(2) 3WAY Match: Ryota Hama vs. Zodiac vs. Otokozakari
◆Winner: Hama (5:41) with a Raiden Drop on Otokozakari.

(3) Daiki Inaba & Seiki Yoshioka vs. NOSAWA Rongai & MAZADA
◆Winner: NOSAWA (8:37) following a Super Kick to Inaba.

(4) Joshi Pro-Wrestling Match: Shuri vs. Makoto
◆Winner: Shuri (7:26) with a German Suplex Hold.

(5) Hiroshi Yamato vs. Manabu Nakanishi [NJPW]
◆Winner: Nakanishi (8:15) with an Argentine Backbreaker.

(6) “Team 246” Kaz Hayashi & Shuji Kondo vs. “Junior Stars” Minoru Tanaka & Koji Kanemoto [Free]
◆Winner: Minoru (12:56) with the HEAT Clutch on Hayashi.
~ Junior Stars with the win, and after the match there was an agreement made over an open-division.

(7) KAI vs. Seiya Sanada
◆Winner: Sanada (13:18) with a Moonsault Press.
~ Sanada and KAI are now equal with 2-2, wins and loses.

(8) Keiji Mutoh, Masakatsu Funaki & Yasufumi Nakanoueno vs. Masayuki Kono, Ryoji Sai & KAZMA SAKAMOTO
◆Winner: Kono (13:50) following a Giant Knee Drop on Nakanoueno.
~ After the match Kono, Sai & KAZMA continued attacking the other team.
~ Hiroshi Hase who was at ringside apparently had enough of it and jumped in the ring to make the save. Huge fan outcry for Hase.

[Warner2BruceTD]

NOAH has some awesome stuff coming up.

Top Matches from 10/5:

NOAH "GREAT VOYAGE 2013 IN YOKOHAMA VOL. 2", 05.10.2013 (G+)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium

1. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori & Atsushi Kotoge
2. NOAH vs. NJPW Special Tag Match: Mohammed Yone & Naomichi Marufuji vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI
3. Takeshi Morishima Return Match: Takeshi Morishima vs. Kensuke Sasaki
4. GHC Heavyweight Title: KENTA (c) vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima

NAKAJIMA IN THE MAIN EVENT MIX!

Also, Global League has some intriguing outsiders and should be tits:

KENTA, T.Sugiura, T.Morishima, N.Marufuji, M.Yone, K.Nakajima, M.Nicholls, S.Haste, Taniguchi, Saito, Eddie Edwards, Sai, Daisuke Sekimoto, Yuji Nagata.

[FedEx227]

I can finally watch a NJPW iPPV live and plan on doing it. What's the best bet, stay up the whole night and sleep when it's over or go to bed at like 8ish and wake up at 2am?

[Warner2BruceTD]

Destruction is 2am, i'd just stay up since its a weekend. it'll end after 5, but it's Sunday, you can sleep in.

The 4:30am shows are tricky.

[Warner2BruceTD]

I notice they have an english language video running on a loop on the USTREAM page

http://www.ustream.tv/njpw

[FedEx227]

It's the one you linked some months back where it goes over all the characters, shows some match highlights, etc. I think it's been up there at least before the Road to Destruction iPPVs.

[Warner2BruceTD]

NOAH has some awesome stuff coming up.

Top Matches from 10/5:

NOAH "GREAT VOYAGE 2013 IN YOKOHAMA VOL. 2", 05.10.2013 (G+)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium

1. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori & Atsushi Kotoge
2. NOAH vs. NJPW Special Tag Match: Mohammed Yone & Naomichi Marufuji vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI
3. Takeshi Morishima Return Match: Takeshi Morishima vs. Kensuke Sasaki
4. GHC Heavyweight Title: KENTA (c) vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima

NAKAJIMA IN THE MAIN EVENT MIX!

Also, Global League has some intriguing outsiders and should be tits:

KENTA, T.Sugiura, T.Morishima, N.Marufuji, M.Yone, K.Nakajima, M.Nicholls, S.Haste, Taniguchi, Saito, Eddie Edwards, Sai, Daisuke Sekimoto, Yuji Nagata.

God dammit, now I have to watch NOAH again, I dont have time for this shit. Check out the A BLOCK OF DOOM for Global League:

A: KENTA, Morishima,Yone, Nakajima, Haste, Edwards, Sekimoto
B: Sugiura, Marufuji, Nicholls, Taniguchi, Saito, Sai, Nagata

KENTA vs Sekimoto, KENTA vs Nakajima, Sekimoto vs Morishima, Sekimoto vs Edwards, Sekimoto vs Nakajima, plus my guy MOHAMMED YONE & Shane m'f Haste. Not a single DUD match in the god damn group.

As for B Block, that block can suck my nuts. Trash.

[Warner2BruceTD]