HazySaiyan
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How do you actually watch AJPW and keep up with it?
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How do you actually watch AJPW and keep up with it?
Dick Justice
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context plz
The RealHero archive.
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/0B5rK95X3mRiiSDNvTnQ0aUhWODg
New uploads are tracked here: https://twitter.com/RealHeroUpdates
avengers23
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More in depth thoughts on Champions Carnival Day 1:
Kengo Mashimo vs. The Bodygaaaaaaaa could be surprisingly good. Heel on heel won't necessarily be great, but Mashimo should be able to pull something out of The Bodygaaaaaaaaaa.
Nomura vs Hashimoto is the battle of young lions going in different directions. Hashimoto has disappointed, while Nomura has slightly more momentum even though he hasn't done much this year. It will be full of stiff kicks.
THE BIG DAWG Shuji Ishikawa vs. SUWAMA should be a slobber knocker in the best ways. Ishikawa is low key one of the best in the world. SUWAMA might not ever get back to his pre-injury state, but he looks better than he did during the match against Miyahara.
Assuming KAI isn't doing his shitty jumping jacks and his Onita tribute/Ambrose wannabe act, the match with Zeus could be really good.
Doering vs. Sekimoto should be the best match on the card, a hard hitting hoss fest.
Miyahara vs. Lee is the current ace against the potential future ace, and it'll be interesting to see if they might build to a NEXTREME explodes angle from this.
Kengo Mashimo vs. The Bodygaaaaaaaa could be surprisingly good. Heel on heel won't necessarily be great, but Mashimo should be able to pull something out of The Bodygaaaaaaaaaa.
Nomura vs Hashimoto is the battle of young lions going in different directions. Hashimoto has disappointed, while Nomura has slightly more momentum even though he hasn't done much this year. It will be full of stiff kicks.
THE BIG DAWG Shuji Ishikawa vs. SUWAMA should be a slobber knocker in the best ways. Ishikawa is low key one of the best in the world. SUWAMA might not ever get back to his pre-injury state, but he looks better than he did during the match against Miyahara.
Assuming KAI isn't doing his shitty jumping jacks and his Onita tribute/Ambrose wannabe act, the match with Zeus could be really good.
Doering vs. Sekimoto should be the best match on the card, a hard hitting hoss fest.
Miyahara vs. Lee is the current ace against the potential future ace, and it'll be interesting to see if they might build to a NEXTREME explodes angle from this.
Reading through all this, nodding my head in agreement until you position Jake fucking Lee as a potential future ace
cmon
CMON
avengers23
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In addition to the RealHero Archive, they might also pop up on the Wrestling With Words PuroStream: https://mobile.twitter.com/puroondemand?lang=en
What I don't watch (because there aren't that many hours in a day), I check with Puroresu Spirits and listen to Japanese Audio Wrestling and Burning Spirits to follow.
avengers23
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Uncle Jun and company apparently see something in Jake Lee, and I appreciate that they're looking to build up someone else so they're not completely reliant on Miyahara.
And before we say Zeus, let's remember that Zeus is 35.
HazySaiyan
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Oh cool, there's a load of old Joshi stuff. Thanks!
Also dumb question, is a little behind on stuff? I don't see 2017 stuff, or is all the stuff not in folders the 2017 stuff?
avengers23
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The RHA is organized by company, and it really depends on when the shows air in Japan. The Dragon Gate stuff is usually on a bit of a delay since you could pay to see them on Niconico. If something doesn't get broadcast on Japanese TV, the odds that they get uploaded drop.
HazySaiyan
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What I mean is the stuff under for example All Japan, is what's not sorted yet is the new stuff?
Also what's a good place to start with All Japan, Big Japan etc.? Just jump in.
Thanks for this, should keep me busy for a while!
slightconfuse
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HazySaiyan
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Thanks!
avengers23
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It's a shared drive, so maybe someone else sorted it oddly? I usually click to sort by name, and it brings the previous years' folders to the top and then the latest shows on the bottom.
I'd wait and start All Japan with the Champion Carnival, but if you want a taste, I can point you to the AJPW matches I saw last year: https://wrestlingwiththoughts.tumblr.com/tagged/AJPW
For Big Japan, I'd try the 3/5/17 show, which has a bunch of deathmatches, a good six man tag with the hisses, and a really good match with Daisuke Sekimoto and Hideki Suzuki.
I trust Uncle Jun but Jake Lee just hasn't improved enough to be ace material. A fine midcard utility guy but not Triple Crown champ.
I guess we have to hope this new young guys are really fucking good. Maybe they'll have BJW Nomura to rely on in a few years, if he isn't scooped up elsewhere.
I would recommend watching all of Miyahara's title defenses.
https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=24&page=5&reign=55
Match the dates with the stuff in the archive. It'll obviously be the main event so just skip to the end of each video.
If you want full shows check out the Jr. Battle of Glory stuff that just happened:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5rK95X3mRiiU1QxYVpxR09JX2c (Opening show)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7MshERNRCoWMEFLaTFBZW9nOTQ (Finals)
If you want the long, weird and wonderful culmination of AJPW's recovery you can watch the Sumo Hall show they put on last year. It's not packed full of classics, its more of a variety show with a fantastic tag titles match between The Big Guns and Strong BJ as well as Miyahara/Suwama which was much better than it had any right to be.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5rK95X3mRiia21PaEM4bGc3eGc
SomewhatGroovy
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Haven't seen Dick Justice and HazySaiyan in awhile. Nice to see you both!
yeah, same here.
yeah, same here.
SomewhatGroovy
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filth
HazySaiyan
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This should be some good stuff to start with, thanks guys!
Orton is at his best when he's goofing off in the midcard.
Title picture Randy is boring and filled with bad, slow promos.
He seemed to have more of it back then, plus as tepid as we may be, the crowds still love him.
HazySaiyan
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I don't know what's crazier, that WWE reached out to Cornette or that Cornette said yes.
Into the Light
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Im sure he planned it all.
Maybe they've Southpawed it and gotten a really good Jim Cornette impersonator.
Bluekaveli
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I agree
Ninja Scooter
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Cornette with a hot mic?
SallyIsNow
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If Finn was 1/8 as good as Bryan he might be tolerable.
Okada will win both. Dual champion.
Vince with his finger resting firmly on the 'MUTE' button in the sound-box.
Cornette isn't going to say shit, he knows that he needs to stay on brand and on message if he wants anymore comfortable paydays like this in the future. He's just a fucking carny boys, nothing more, nothing less. Don't expect him to go on a diatribe on how Vince Jr. killed the business or Hulk Hogan is a massive racist or whatever.
Cornette is inducting the Rock n Rollers.
That must have been the biggest "I owe you one pal" in the world.
SallyIsNow
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marklonere
UrbanDandy
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Is he the third man?
Bluekaveli
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ShadowSwordmaster
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Oh shit.Cornette is inducting the Rock n Rollers.
Shooooooooot