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[Mr. Luchador]

I was always a fan of the World X Cup. I think it was the entire year or so Scott D'Amore ran that I enjoyed too. I think that was 2005-2006 or so. Damn, I used to think Lance Hoyt was going to be the next big thing... I still can't let go of the inner Diesel mark that lies dormant within.

 

[avengers23]

Yup. Make or break fight for Pac.

It's a shame we didn't get to see Pac KO Amir Khan.

Wait, we missed Pac get jobbed out by the refs.

Go back to your government as they round up drug addicts and murder them, you chump.

 

[Beefy]

Wait, we missed Pac get jobbed out by the refs.

Go back to your government as they round up drug addicts and murder them, you chump.

Pac is a cunt

 

[British Monsoon]

Okay, well...whichever promotion had those awesome joshi matches in the 90s. Any suggestions? And is there good or maybe even great modern joshi?

Good modern Joshi, watch Sendai Girls & STARDOM. You'll find some over at; http://tinyurl.com/RealHeroArchive there's some classic AJW on there as well.

As for recommendations, here's some great matches;

Manami Toyota vs Toshio Yamada - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OeSiNdZH7o
Aja Kong vs Manami Toyota - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrE-o-L3RZ4
Bull Nakano vs Aja Kong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEuXwxhyg4o
Akira Hokuto vs Shinobu Kandori - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wWsh01IIfI
Kyoko Inoue vs Akira Hokuto - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFtMZS4okPg

 

[Alucard]

The 94 dream slam show is one of the great show in history.

I'll search that out. Thanks.

 

[Mahonay]

Pac is a cunt

Most boxers are.

 

[avengers23]

The big draw's the small indie stuff (regular K-Dojo!) and joshi, having single cam shows from BJW, AJPW & NOAH's just a bonus tbh. All the SamuraiTV stuff will still end up on the archive.

I will miss HEAT UP on the RHA, but they're only $4 away. I can live with that.

 

[avengers23]

I was always a fan of the World X Cup. I think it was the entire year or so Scott D'Amore ran that I enjoyed too. I think that was 2005-2006 or so. Damn, I used to think Lance Hoyt was going to be the next big thing... I still can't let go of the inner Diesel mark that lies dormant within.

Lance Hoyt had a good look. He's done okay as Lance Archer in Japan, but I don't know if he had even Test's promo ability, if we're comparing could-have-been-Diesels.

From much earlier in the thread (that was somehow only four days ago), my list of TNA's best year by year: http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=242340225

And they're running another Super X Cup this year with some intriguing participants.

 

[Beefy]

Most boxers are.

True. But his views on homosexuals are psychotic

 

[serenewarfare]

Joe's first loss in TNA

Hype moment, but as others have said, not sure if it was the right decision.

 

[slightconfuse]

Usos shooting on Xavier is amazing.

 

[avengers23]

Also, searching for Meiko Satomura matches will usually lead you in the right direction.

 

[Alucard]

Good modern Joshi, watch Sendai Girls & STARDOM. You'll find some over at; http://tinyurl.com/RealHeroArchive there's some classic AJW on there as well.

As for recommendations, here's some great matches;

Manami Toyota vs Toshio Yamada - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OeSiNdZH7o
Aja Kong vs Manami Toyota - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrE-o-L3RZ4
Bull Nakano vs Aja Kong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEuXwxhyg4o
Akira Hokuto vs Shinobu Kandori - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wWsh01IIfI
Kyoko Inoue vs Akira Hokuto - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFtMZS4okPg

Saved. Thanks a lot.

 

[Beefy]

How's NXT meant to be tonight?

 

[Hasney]

 

[serenewarfare]

Saved. Thanks a lot.

If you want a fantastic modern joshi match, here's Io Shrai vs. Meiko Satomura

How's NXT meant to be tonight?

Great main event between Roode and Strong for the NXT Title apparently.

 

[Beefy]

RIP Drew

 

[Menome]

I miss the beautiful visage of Dixie Carter on our screens from TNA.

 

[avengers23]

Did TNA have a Wild Cat Willie? TiNA the TyraNnosAurus or something? Could've worked wonders in the kidz demo.

They had Stomper the Kangaroo:

 

[klonere]

What gets aired on Nico Nico?

Also, why do I get the feeling that talk about HEAT UP, BJW, and possibly even AJPW will dry up as a result?

Wait you think that they'll go after the Drive?

Please god no

 

[Brian_FETO]

Joe's first loss in TNA

Hype moment, but as others have said, not sure if it was the right decision.

This production

The music

The big fight feel

I miss it

 

[RecRoulette]

Wait, we missed Pac get jobbed out by the refs.

Go back to your government as they round up drug addicts and murder them, you chump.

I'm so fucking pissed I missed that fight (being off social media + the G1 special combined made me straight up forget), loooove seeing Pacquiao lose.

 

[somedevil]

Okada was at Smackdown as well:

 

[avengers23]

Wait you think that they'll go after the Drive?

Please god no

No, but without no shows available for free, it's hard for me to see anyone care about HEAT UP or K-Dojo enough to pay $4 to watch it or to recommend to other people. Then again, these companies probably don't care about international press.

The big BJW and AJPE shows from Korakuen and Sumo Hall should still air on Gaora or Samurai TV, so it should still be okay to follow AJPW and BJW.

 

[Zach]

They had Stomper the Kangaroo:

 

[Foggy]

Okay, well...whichever promotion had those awesome joshi matches in the 90s. Any suggestions? And is there good or maybe even great modern joshi?

Watch these too

Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada vs Dynamite Kansai & Mayumi Ozaki(2 out of 3 falls)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziZ6X5sXfbE

Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada vs Dynamite Kansai & Mayumi Ozaki(rematch 5 starz)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV_ueZemsf8

As for modern, this match between Hiroyo Matsumoto vs Arisa Nakajima is probably my womens' match of the year so far
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeZzOwOhFYI

 

[Brian_FETO]

Okada was at Smackdown as well:

Too pure for this world

 

[avengers23]

GFW's Impact Wrestling's Super X Cup participants this year:

Sammy Guevara
Drago
ACH
Andrew Everett
Taiko Ishimori
Davey Richards
Desmond Xavier
Idris Abraham

TNA has 2 Super X Cup matches on tomorrow:

ACH vs Andrew Everett
Desmond Xavier vs Idris Abraham

Not a bad little group, actually.

Hard to believe that ACH wrestled in the NJPW's Best of the Super Juniors and in TNA's Super X Cup in the same year.

 

[Jamie OD]

GFW's Impact Wrestling's Super X Cup participants this year:

Sammy Guevara
Drago
ACH
Andrew Everett
Taiko Ishimori
Davey Richards
Desmond Xavier
Idris Abraham

TNA has 2 Super X Cup matches on tomorrow:

ACH vs Andrew Everett
Desmond Xavier vs Idris Abraham

Not a bad little group, actually.

Hard to believe that ACH wrestled in the NJPW's Best of the Super Juniors and in TNA's Super X Cup in the same year.

Desmond is going to be in this year's PWG Battle of Los Angeles too.

 

[giancarlo123x]

Okada was at Smackdown as well:

That's awesome he is that close and personal to being on a wwe stage... Let him sneak on talking smack.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Okada was at Smackdown as well:

Okada is trolling people now.

 

[excelsiorlef]

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1401726

Someone talk me out of making a Revival joke.

 

[Data West]

Angle was absolutely the beginning of the downfall of TNA. Not Hogan.

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Angle was absolutely the beginning of the downfall of TNA. Not Hogan.

No.

 

[avengers23]

Desmond is going to be in this year's PWG Battle of Los Angeles too.

He seems to be booked in a lot more places this year, so it could be time for him to break out.

Speaking of which, this year's BOLA field so far:
Dezmond Xavier
Donovan Dijak
Flamita
Keith Lee
Rey Fenix
Travis Banks
Walter

Not a bad group so far.

 

[Hex]

Okada was at Smackdown as well:

Yep, he was hanging with Nak.
Nak and Okada both threw some pics up

 

[Toki767]

TNA had Marufuji's first one on one match end in a DQ.

This company lol

 

[avengers23]

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1401726

Someone talk me out of making a Revival joke.

Do it.

 

[Hex]

Angle was absolutely the beginning of the downfall of TNA. Not Hogan.

Angle was equal poison, by the time Hogan got there it was already fucked

 

[SallyIsNow]

I have to agree with crazy grandpa Dato

 

[excelsiorlef]

Do it.

Damnit

 

[British Monsoon]

The K-Dojo show on that NicoPro channel in 11 hours or so has a great looking main event: TAKA & MiSu vs Ayato Yoshida & GO Asukawa! Gonna be watching the DG iPPV live, but definitely catching the K-Dojo replay.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

WrassleGAF be bringing the worst takes in that Spider-Man 3 thread.

 

[Zach]

No superhero discussion in the Cool People Zone!

 

[Nocturnowl]

I hope Nocturnowl is watching GDQ, they're putting his boy Coo over huge!

What did I miss?!
Damn it, when I last tuned in it was a very unthrilling Startropics run.
I'm already miffed I missed the Sonic block, I came in towards the end of colours and was left shook by some of the skips in the asteroid coaster stages.

 

[Heroman]

The downfall of tna was that it was WWE lite.

 

[Professor Beef]

What did I miss?!
Damn it, when I last tuned in it was a very unthrilling Startropics run.
I'm already miffed I missed the Sonic block, I came in towards the end of colours and was left shook by some of the skips in the asteroid coaster stages.

They played Dream Land 2, and they were talking about how important Coo was when it comes to going fast and killing bosses.

 

[SallyIsNow]

I need your help dudes. I currently find my self in the internal struggle that all WrassleGAFfers do most of the time.
Do I validate a Heroman comment with a response?

 

[Data West]

unless its Blade

 

[Hex]

The downfall of tna was that it was WWE lite.

Exactly right.
They had amazing tag teams, that were doing great things but they brought in the Dudleys and everyone else became jobbers.
Then Angle came in and again, everyone was jobbing and all of your tv time was being given to people who the WWE either did not want anymore, or wellness violated and released. And then those people just brought in their friends. And tv rotated around them (and of course Jarrett would somehow always get his face mixed in) but it stopped becoming something fresh and different and became has been city.