Van_Dammer Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 (edited) - How was Hulk Hogan received in Japan?Hulk Hogan was always hugely popular in Japan. He was main eventing in New Japan in 1983 which is before he joined the WWF and became world famous. That actually surprises me...Anyway, thanks for answering that; it's appreciated. Edited November 9, 2005 by Van_Dammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPC Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Question for the Japanese Wrestling boffs.In the top companys like New Japan, All Japan and NOAH i have enever seen a Steel Cage Match billed........ Or any kind of gimmick matches like Ladder Matches and such.......... Have there been any? Any reasons for the lack of them?My guess for the lack of them is the whole wrestling being seen as a legitimate sport in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwailofilms Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Question for the Japanese Wrestling boffs.In the top companys like New Japan, All Japan and NOAH i have enever seen a Steel Cage Match billed........ Or any kind of gimmick matches like Ladder Matches and such.......... Have there been any? Any reasons for the lack of them?My guess for the lack of them is the whole wrestling being seen as a legitimate sport in Japan. New Japan ran a "Cage Death" match either last year or the year before. I want to say Chono vs. Fujita, but I could be way off.I'm pretty sure they've also played host to an Atsushi Onita lunatic main event in years past as well. Something involving barbed wire, explosions and possibly also a Cage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Webmaster06 Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Could you list who Ric Flair has beat for each world title he has won? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Cobra Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 This will tell you all you need to know about Flair's title reigns, and a lot of other stuff too. Â http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric_Flair#Title_history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Seven Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 What is the significance of the ring wrapped around the neckband AJ Styles wears? Wedding ring? If so that's not a very clever idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 What is the significance of the ring wrapped around the neckband AJ Styles wears? Wedding ring? If so that's not a very clever idea... It's his wedding ring. He doesn't want to take it off (Ahhhh) but obviously can't wear it when he wrestles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwailofilms Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 What is the significance of the ring wrapped around the neckband AJ Styles wears? Wedding ring? If so that's not a very clever idea...It's his wedding ring. He doesn't want to take it off (Ahhhh) but obviously can't wear it when he wrestles. Can he not just cover it with athletic tape like every other married wrestler does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryboy Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 New Japan ran a "Cage Death" match either last year or the year before. I want to say Chono vs. Fujita, but I could be way off.Chono vs Takayama I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van_Dammer Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 What is the significance of the ring wrapped around the neckband AJ Styles wears? Wedding ring? If so that's not a very clever idea...It's his wedding ring. He doesn't want to take it off (Ahhhh) but obviously can't wear it when he wrestles. In that case; when was he actually married? I'm sure that I've seen Styles without the ring/neckband on quite a few occasions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIB Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 (edited) Does anyone know if 1PW will be coming to Scotland anytime in 2006 or 2007? Edited July 8, 2006 by GIB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopper Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 What is the significance of the ring wrapped around the neckband AJ Styles wears? Wedding ring? If so that's not a very clever idea...It's his wedding ring. He doesn't want to take it off (Ahhhh) but obviously can't wear it when he wrestles. In that case; when was he actually married? I'm sure that I've seen Styles without the ring/neckband on quite a few occasions... No, he always wears it. If not's not around his neck it's on his finger.He's been married since before he made it big, because he was saying in 2002 interviews that it was his wife's university career that played a big part in him turning down a WWF contract in January of that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopper Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Anyone know why Kevin Nash wasn't interviewed for the nWo Back In Black dvd?At the time there were only three guys in the WWF's shitty incarnation of the nWo, yet they still only interviewed two of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$tew Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Question for the Japanese Wrestling boffs.In the top companys like New Japan, All Japan and NOAH i have enever seen a Steel Cage Match billed........ Or any kind of gimmick matches like Ladder Matches and such.......... Have there been any? Any reasons for the lack of them?My guess for the lack of them is the whole wrestling being seen as a legitimate sport in Japan.New Japan ran a "Cage Death" match either last year or the year before. I want to say Chono vs. Fujita, but I could be way off.I'm pretty sure they've also played host to an Atsushi Onita lunatic main event in years past as well. Something involving barbed wire, explosions and possibly also a Cage. New Japan have had two cage matchesNJPW "OSAKA DREAM NIGHT", 8/28/03 (PPV/WPW/NJ+IWTV Internet) (Buy)Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium6,000 Fans - No Vacancy9. Cage Death Match - IWGP Heavyweight Title: Yoshihiro Takayama © beat Masahiro Chono (34:06) by KO (3rd defense).NJPW "KING OF SPORTS", 3/28/04 (WPW/PPV/NJ+IWTV Internet) (Buy)Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan10,000 Fans - Super No Vacancy6. Cage Death Match - U-30 Openweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi © beat Kazunari Murakami (12:40) by KO (8th defense).In both cases, the cage was more like a Hell In The Cell cage than a traditional cage - meaning that the competitors were able to walk around between the ring and cage. The Tanahashi vs Murakami one was an Empty Arena cage match.With regards to other big gimmick matches in New JapanChono vs Onita (No Rope Explosive Barbed Wire Death Match) April 99Great Muta vs Great Nita (No Rope Explosive Barbed Wire Barricade Explosive Land Mine Death Match) August 99Chono vs Tenryu (Chain Death Match) September 04Chono & Frye vs Tenzan & Nagata (Lumberjack Death Match) October 04Chono vs Tenzan (Lumberjack & Chain Death Match) October 04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spatular Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Toryumon ran an annual multi-man cage match main event under lucha rules (escape only; no escape for the first ten minutes; the last guy left when everyone else has escaped gets his head shaved or loses his mask). Some of them were quite fun. Unsurprisingly, they haven't done one since becoming Dragon Gate - there are very few lucha influences left in the company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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