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I think so. They haven't uploaded BJW since they got their streaming service.
All Japan - The House Baba built
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The drive is dead/dying. They got hit with a series of copyright strikes because people kept tagging their gifs and such or even @ing the companies.
The project lives on now as PuroresuDream
The project lives on now as PuroresuDream
They're both killing me and sending me to heaven with these streaming services. They're like Pokemon and I must have them all, even if I can't afford them.
AJPW TV is now up and running. You can find it at www.ajpw.tv
It has a English translation of the site built in (basically built in google translate similar to njpw world) so even if translations are not perfect it is understandable. The site is simple to navigate as well. Content wise it seems to just be 2017 stuff for now but I think we can safely expect the rest of the modern stuff to get uploaded in drops. Getting the classical stuff is near mission impossible so this is mainly a tool to watch the current stuff.
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It has a English translation of the site built in (basically built in google translate similar to njpw world) so even if translations are not perfect it is understandable. The site is simple to navigate as well. Content wise it seems to just be 2017 stuff for now but I think we can safely expect the rest of the modern stuff to get uploaded in drops. Getting the classical stuff is near mission impossible so this is mainly a tool to watch the current stuff.
Sign up now and get the rest of March free
Don't worry. They have it in Japanese if that is your persuasion as well:
In all seriousness, I extremely appreciate you letting us know about this. I likely wouldn't have caught it with the free period otherwise.
AJPW just wrapped up their show in the Saitama Super Arena Community hall an hour ago, drawing 2257 fans.
Two belts changed hands, with Dylan James and Ryoji Sai beating the Big Guns to win the world tag belts. Cutting the BG's reign off at the first hurdle (continuing the trend of world tag champions dropping the belts at the first defence). And Kento Miyahara took out Joe Doering to become a 3 time Triple Crown champion before the age of 30.
Atsushi Aoki and the team of Nagata and Akiyama retained their respective titles. No future challenger for the junior belt is clear yet but there might be new Asia tag challengers in the form of Kendo Kashin and Kazuyuki Fujita, who confronted the champions after their defence.
In other news Jake Lee returns from injury at the May 24 Korakuen Hall show. And UK wrestler Josh Bodom debuted in a losing effort against Iwamoto.
This was the first live stream on AJPW TV and it worked like a charm. The one thing they need to work on is sound mixing because the crowd, despite noticeably being active did not carry over in broadcast, so it seemed much more quiet than it actually was. Video however was top notch for the entire show.
Two belts changed hands, with Dylan James and Ryoji Sai beating the Big Guns to win the world tag belts. Cutting the BG's reign off at the first hurdle (continuing the trend of world tag champions dropping the belts at the first defence). And Kento Miyahara took out Joe Doering to become a 3 time Triple Crown champion before the age of 30.
Atsushi Aoki and the team of Nagata and Akiyama retained their respective titles. No future challenger for the junior belt is clear yet but there might be new Asia tag challengers in the form of Kendo Kashin and Kazuyuki Fujita, who confronted the champions after their defence.
In other news Jake Lee returns from injury at the May 24 Korakuen Hall show. And UK wrestler Josh Bodom debuted in a losing effort against Iwamoto.
This was the first live stream on AJPW TV and it worked like a charm. The one thing they need to work on is sound mixing because the crowd, despite noticeably being active did not carry over in broadcast, so it seemed much more quiet than it actually was. Video however was top notch for the entire show.
I'll be interested in hearing some of your takes then once you are done with it
Wonder which team will successfully defend lol.
Could you set the video quality or was it dynamic or locked to HD like WWE's player?
Because the network kills my bandwidth.
I will write up my opinion on it soon. Just been really busy but I am definitely taking the time to watch AJPW. I liked the show and it was a lot different than what I was used to, but I will definitely go more in depth soon.
The Champion Carnival kicked off yesterday at the Sendai Sun Plaza hall in front of 1290 fans. A much better venue than the Saitama one and the crowd came over much stronger on the mics so it is good to see AJPW learned from the Saitama show. I would not say no to more major shows in Sendai.
Kazuki Ebina had his debut vs Aoki. He looked decent for a debut but obviously clunky. He'll improve as he keeps working.
The undercard flew by as well. Even the 9 minute Kikuchi singles match was okay because he was put with Ultimo who adapted to how limited Kikuchi is like a boss.
As for tournament results. Hino beat Shuji in a great match. Lots of stiff strikes and just two big dudes running into each other. Then Akiyama beat Dylan James in a fun heavyweight sprint. Dylan went for the power moves early and tried to put Akiyama away quick only to get rolled up in about 4 minutes because Akiyama had so much more experience. Maybe a tag title match in the future? And Dylan still looked strong when on the offensive.
Then Shingo and Kento had the arguable match of the night. It is a fresh breath to see Shingo in an environment where he isn't the biggest guy around. Shingo attacked Kento's knee to weaken the Blackout and then put him away with the Made in Japan and challenged for a title shot after the tournament.
Zeus came back from underneath to beat Suwama in the Main Event. Zeus seems to be working through a thigh injury so Suwama targeted that for the entire match and was basically the big bully that Zeus had to overcome.
The livestream was flawless. Today's show goes up on a 24 hour delay so look for it on Monday on ajpwtv.
Kazuki Ebina had his debut vs Aoki. He looked decent for a debut but obviously clunky. He'll improve as he keeps working.
The undercard flew by as well. Even the 9 minute Kikuchi singles match was okay because he was put with Ultimo who adapted to how limited Kikuchi is like a boss.
As for tournament results. Hino beat Shuji in a great match. Lots of stiff strikes and just two big dudes running into each other. Then Akiyama beat Dylan James in a fun heavyweight sprint. Dylan went for the power moves early and tried to put Akiyama away quick only to get rolled up in about 4 minutes because Akiyama had so much more experience. Maybe a tag title match in the future? And Dylan still looked strong when on the offensive.
Then Shingo and Kento had the arguable match of the night. It is a fresh breath to see Shingo in an environment where he isn't the biggest guy around. Shingo attacked Kento's knee to weaken the Blackout and then put him away with the Made in Japan and challenged for a title shot after the tournament.
Zeus came back from underneath to beat Suwama in the Main Event. Zeus seems to be working through a thigh injury so Suwama targeted that for the entire match and was basically the big bully that Zeus had to overcome.
The livestream was flawless. Today's show goes up on a 24 hour delay so look for it on Monday on ajpwtv.
Motoko Baba, who helped found the company alongside her late husband Shohei "Giant" Baba and who ran the company as president after her husbands passing until the sale to Muto in 2002 has passed away. She had been battling cirrhosis of the liver for the past year and passed last week.
A devise figure in the history of pro wrestling, since many credit her with driving Misawa out of the company in 99 but still ever so important to All Japan's existence, from its beginning to today. Where her husband played the role of good guy and fun father figure to his roster she was the strict mother and a sly and accomplished businesswoman in her own right.
RIP
A devise figure in the history of pro wrestling, since many credit her with driving Misawa out of the company in 99 but still ever so important to All Japan's existence, from its beginning to today. Where her husband played the role of good guy and fun father figure to his roster she was the strict mother and a sly and accomplished businesswoman in her own right.
RIP
All Japan drew 1680 fans to a sold out Korakuen yesterday (very impressive for a weekday show when it isn't a national holiday, usually only New Japan pulls this off) for a show main evented by Kento defending the belt against NOAH's Naomichi Marufuji. Kento retained in a match of the year contender. His next defense will be on June 12 against Dylan James, one half of the current world tag champions. This will also take place in Korakuen. James and his partner Ryoji Sai defend the tag belts against KAI and Tajiri in Kobe on June 3.
Another title match was announced for June 12 as Yuji Nagata and Jun Akiyama defend the All Asia tag belts against Naoya Nomura and the returning Yuma Aoyagi.
Another big part of yesterday's show was the return of Jake Lee, who had spent 9 months on the injured list after tearing his ACL. Upon his return he announced that he would no longer be part of the NexTream faction, and wants to fight his former teammates (Kento, Nomura, Aoyagi) instead. The boy returned with some new gear, a new mean attitude and a gnarly backdrop driver that looks to have flattened poor Nomura when they faced off in a tag match
It was a fun and easy to watch show. Undercard flew by easily enough and the top 3 matches were all quality stuff.
Another title match was announced for June 12 as Yuji Nagata and Jun Akiyama defend the All Asia tag belts against Naoya Nomura and the returning Yuma Aoyagi.
Another big part of yesterday's show was the return of Jake Lee, who had spent 9 months on the injured list after tearing his ACL. Upon his return he announced that he would no longer be part of the NexTream faction, and wants to fight his former teammates (Kento, Nomura, Aoyagi) instead. The boy returned with some new gear, a new mean attitude and a gnarly backdrop driver that looks to have flattened poor Nomura when they faced off in a tag match
It was a fun and easy to watch show. Undercard flew by easily enough and the top 3 matches were all quality stuff.