General Puro Discussion Thread

[Roadster]

Umeda wasn't on his A game.

 

[Leo C]

Watch Videos Online | Dory Funk Jr., Great Kabuki, Masakatsu Funaki & Mil Mascaras vs. CIMA, Kaz Hayashi, NOSAWA Rongai & Yoshiaki Fujiwara (Toyko Gurentai) | Veoh.com

This was awesome.

 

[Stopspot]

The fucking age on display in the Funk, Kabuki, Funaki & Mascara team. Funaki wasn't even born when those other three started wrestling.

 

[Leo C]

The fucking age on display in the Funk, Kabuki, Funaki & Mascara team. Funaki wasn't even born when those other three started wrestling.

Damn right. I gotta say I was surprised with some of the stuff Mascaras still does and Fujiwara also. Funk whipping people was the best part though.

 

[Roadster]

NOAH's Winter Navigation hasn't drawn a crowd over 600. From what I know, at least.

 

[Stopspot]

NOAH doesn't draw period

 

[Roadster]

But this is a new low. Their final Global League show drew around 1,500+. Now they can't draw more than 600 people, and it's not because the venue is small. Most of the seats are as empty as TNA's house shows.

 

[Stopspot]

NOAH has been drawing badly for years. This isn't really a new low. It's just that they have always had swings back up in attendance. They don't get that now outside of the odd +1k in Korakuen and those are getting rarer and rarer.

 

[Roadster]

NOAH is out of buildness in a year?

I really hope they get their shit together, and finally push someone that isn't a grand-father.

 

[Stopspot]

They aren't going out of business sadly. Got that anime cardgame money since Bushiroad is funding them under the table.

 

[Stopspot]

Death Vegas in just a few hours. I'm not the world's biggest BJW fan but that card looks stacked.

 

[Stopspot]

And your new AJPW World tag champs. BIG GUNS!

 

[Stopspot]

In Zero-1 news: Looks like Zero-1 has a new main sponsor/financial backer. Smack dab on their new ring mat debuted with the January 1 show is the logo for a company called AEON. What do they do? They are the biggest retail chain in east Asia. And judging by the very prominent position on the mat I'd guess they are in for a decent amount/deal with Zero-1.

Good to see this little underdog get some shine.

 

[Stopspot]

AJPW news: At today's show in Ina, former AJPW rookie Takumi Soya, often hyped as the best rookie ever produced by AJPW in the Mutoh years, was in attendance. Soya stated that he wants to return to wrestling and requested a match. He then helped Suwama out of the ring after Suwama's tag match main event.

If Takumi comes back that is good news for AJPW.

 

[Bort]

Hell yeah, two great news for two great promotions.