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Post by superstarsleeze on Nov 9, 2021 20:57:01 GMT -5
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Post by superstarsleeze on Nov 10, 2021 20:19:33 GMT -5
Best of New Japan 1985-1989 Part 1 I love All Japan but it is a known commodity. You know the players and you know what to expect. New Japan appeals to my two favorite styles of wrestling: shoot-style and big carny, freakshow angles. I love that Inoki loved the two most disparate parts of pro wrestling and tried to marry them in New Japan. The rockstars they had: Inoki, Choshu, Fujinami, Maeda (fucking hate him, but he is undeniable), Fujiwara, Takada and Masa Saito and later Vader. It was a murder's row of talent and a great diversity of match types. I highly recommend taking the time and doing a deep dive into New Japan. It is the one DVDVR set that I think does have holes in it which is weird because it is also the biggest so please use New Japan World to track down stuff too. ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2021/11/pro-wrestling-love-vol-70-best-of-new.html
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Post by KB8 on Nov 13, 2021 2:40:43 GMT -5
I've been going through 1987 New Japan lately (on a whim more than anything else) and I'm reminded of how amazing that '86-'89 period was. I think there are definitely good things missing from the 80s set, but that speaks more to how strong New Japan was during the decade and how much cool stuff has been released since then (thanks to NJ World, which I've had for like ten months and hardly used at all before last week). For overall depth, quality and sheer variety, it's almost certainly my favourite promotion of the 80s.
Anyhow, a lot of this stuff is obviously fresh in my mind right now so looking forward to checking out the new list.
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Post by superstarsleeze on Nov 26, 2021 21:15:28 GMT -5
'86-'89 totally rules and there is so much diversity! New Japan World rules! I saw you going through on PWO and loved reading your takes. New Japan is so underexplored relative to WWF, JCP/NWA and All Japan. It is a real treasure trove! New Japan 1985-1989 Part 2 Went on vacation to Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, Sedona, Vegas and FINALLY made my Rock 'N Roll Pilgrimage out to the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood to see where Glam Metal was born! So bitchin' bruthas! This is the Top Six New Japan Pro Wrestling Matches from 1985-1989 according to me. I had a hard time ranking the UWF vs New Japan Gauntlet match as it felt like rnakinG A Royal Rumble but it was too iconic to leave off. Inoki gets a bum rap as there was a bunch of killer Inoki matches from this era. We see the 90s come early with some choice cuts from Vader, Hashimoto and Liger! Click the link and let me know what I ranked too high, too low or what I missed all together. ridingspacemountain.blogspot.com/2021/11/pro-wrestling-love-vol-71-best-of-new.html
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