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Pro Wrestling Noah was formed by the legendary Mitsuharu Misawa in 2000, following a series of disagreements with Motoko Baba, Giant Baba’s widow and All Japan Pro Wrestling majority shareholder. Misawa, being one of the most respected and well-liked Japanese wrestlers ever, opened Noah alongside all of Ajpw’s talent and staff except for three wrestlers and one referee.
He also managed to get Ntv, the channel that hosted All Japan’s wrestling program, to go with him as well and to showcase Noah events instead of All Japan events. Noah’s peak years were its first six. From 2000 to 2006, Noah was arguably the best promotion in Japan, and filled the role that All Japan had in the 1990s as the promotion that showcased the best wrestling matches.
Some of the matches seen in Noah are truly amazing. You have the continuation of classic All Japan feuds in a new promotion,...
Pro Wrestling Noah was formed by the legendary Mitsuharu Misawa in 2000, following a series of disagreements with Motoko Baba, Giant Baba’s widow and All Japan Pro Wrestling majority shareholder. Misawa, being one of the most respected and well-liked Japanese wrestlers ever, opened Noah alongside all of Ajpw’s talent and staff except for three wrestlers and one referee.
He also managed to get Ntv, the channel that hosted All Japan’s wrestling program, to go with him as well and to showcase Noah events instead of All Japan events. Noah’s peak years were its first six. From 2000 to 2006, Noah was arguably the best promotion in Japan, and filled the role that All Japan had in the 1990s as the promotion that showcased the best wrestling matches.
Some of the matches seen in Noah are truly amazing. You have the continuation of classic All Japan feuds in a new promotion,...
- 9/10/2015
- by Alexander Podgorski
- Obsessed with Film
Once per generation there comes a point wherein United States-based professional wrestling fans become aware of talents based in Japan whose in-ring gifts create a physical charisma that allows them the ability to succeed in America. With World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) apparently quite close to signing well-respected Pro Wrestling Noah star Kenta, this generation’s most dynamic Japanese superstar is about to finally reach American shores.
In the 1970s, it was The Great Kabuki, Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba who filled the role of Pacific Rim names of note, Japanese grapplers following in the tradition of the legendary Rikidozan who first brought the American spectacle of pro wrestling to the Land of the Rising Sun. The 80s and early 90s featured a plethora of talents like Masahiro Chono and Kensuke Sasaki having brief runs in Us-based promotions, though no Japanese (let’s extend that to all non-Americans) wrestler was more iconic than the Great Muta.
In the 1970s, it was The Great Kabuki, Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba who filled the role of Pacific Rim names of note, Japanese grapplers following in the tradition of the legendary Rikidozan who first brought the American spectacle of pro wrestling to the Land of the Rising Sun. The 80s and early 90s featured a plethora of talents like Masahiro Chono and Kensuke Sasaki having brief runs in Us-based promotions, though no Japanese (let’s extend that to all non-Americans) wrestler was more iconic than the Great Muta.
- 5/5/2014
- by Marcus K. Dowling
- Obsessed with Film
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The wrestling world was enormously shocked this week with news of the sudden death of Jim “Ultimate Warrior” Hellwig.
It’s amazing to consider that his career in the WWF could have taken such a different path had he gone to Japan as a headliner. Eerily, his speech at the 2014 Hall of Fame and subsequent Monday Night Raw contain numerous dark premonitions about his life. His impressive win record over top opponents is unlikely to be matched again. Most surprisingly, his lawsuits have uncovered a secret 1997 WWF deal that almost brought Warrior into the Attitude-era mix.
Here are the four incredible secrets and facts about The Ultimate Warrior’s career.
4. Ultimate Warrior’s Nearly Had A Completely Different Career In Japan
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The Ultimate Warrior only had two matches in Japan. However, he nearly had an entire career.
In 1987, New Japan Pro Wrestling wanted to create a fresh foreign star.
The wrestling world was enormously shocked this week with news of the sudden death of Jim “Ultimate Warrior” Hellwig.
It’s amazing to consider that his career in the WWF could have taken such a different path had he gone to Japan as a headliner. Eerily, his speech at the 2014 Hall of Fame and subsequent Monday Night Raw contain numerous dark premonitions about his life. His impressive win record over top opponents is unlikely to be matched again. Most surprisingly, his lawsuits have uncovered a secret 1997 WWF deal that almost brought Warrior into the Attitude-era mix.
Here are the four incredible secrets and facts about The Ultimate Warrior’s career.
4. Ultimate Warrior’s Nearly Had A Completely Different Career In Japan
WWE.com
The Ultimate Warrior only had two matches in Japan. However, he nearly had an entire career.
In 1987, New Japan Pro Wrestling wanted to create a fresh foreign star.
- 4/14/2014
- by Chris Harrington
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
The 2014 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony is this Saturday, and another group of inductees, headlined by the Ultimate Warrior, will join the ranks of wrestling’s greatest men and women. But there are still numerous deserving wrestlers who have not yet been inducted.
Here is a list of 15 of those wrestlers, tag teams, or factions that deserve to be in the WWE Hall of Fame.
Keep in mind that this list has been compiled according to WWE’s criteria for what constitutes a deserving addition to an “elite” group that includes Koko B. Ware but not Frank Gotch. There are going to be a lot of names not included that many will feel are more deserving of inclusion, and they should check out the list of the Professional Wrestling Hall of Famers or the Wrestling Observer Hall of Famers.
Here is the extensive criteria for those who will not make this list.
The 2014 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony is this Saturday, and another group of inductees, headlined by the Ultimate Warrior, will join the ranks of wrestling’s greatest men and women. But there are still numerous deserving wrestlers who have not yet been inducted.
Here is a list of 15 of those wrestlers, tag teams, or factions that deserve to be in the WWE Hall of Fame.
Keep in mind that this list has been compiled according to WWE’s criteria for what constitutes a deserving addition to an “elite” group that includes Koko B. Ware but not Frank Gotch. There are going to be a lot of names not included that many will feel are more deserving of inclusion, and they should check out the list of the Professional Wrestling Hall of Famers or the Wrestling Observer Hall of Famers.
Here is the extensive criteria for those who will not make this list.
- 4/4/2014
- by Seagull
- Obsessed with Film
Hardcore wrestling icon Abdullah the Butcher, known for his violent bloodbaths against the Sheik, Dusty Rhodes, and Bruiser Brody, would have loved a crack at the Undertaker’s streak at WrestleMania.
“We never wrestled, but I believe I could have beaten the Undertaker’s streak before my hip problems,” said Abdullah the Butcher in a recent interview with WhatCulture. “I need a new hip, and I’m getting close to getting one.
“And I still look 100 per cent good. If you were to put me with the Undertaker today, we could sell out any place in the world. And we would make a hell of a lot of money.”
Hailed as “the Madman from Sudan,” Abdullah the Butcher (born Larry Shreve) grew up in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, learning the martial arts of judo and karate before making his wrestling debut in 1958. “Montreal promoter Jack Britton took one look at me and said,...
“We never wrestled, but I believe I could have beaten the Undertaker’s streak before my hip problems,” said Abdullah the Butcher in a recent interview with WhatCulture. “I need a new hip, and I’m getting close to getting one.
“And I still look 100 per cent good. If you were to put me with the Undertaker today, we could sell out any place in the world. And we would make a hell of a lot of money.”
Hailed as “the Madman from Sudan,” Abdullah the Butcher (born Larry Shreve) grew up in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, learning the martial arts of judo and karate before making his wrestling debut in 1958. “Montreal promoter Jack Britton took one look at me and said,...
- 3/9/2014
- by Marshall Ward
- Obsessed with Film
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