you people are awful at keeping the thread bumped when I'm at work

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save us Rik

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I was asleep so don't blame me.

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>>20820627

>>20818411
Is Ren good yet?

>>20818411
slapjack finna lose here

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DDT Fighting Beer Garden 2026 in SHINJUKU 【FINAL COUNTDOWN 2】
>https://www.wrestle-universe.com/en/lives/j3kd9XHkrwkzyUQ8EARH96

Visual for end of the month DDT Korakuen
>https://x.com/ddtpro/status/2077679711283736729

>>20818411
Will KZY ever win the big one?

>>20822774
He'll win on the 20th. Please believe

>>20822754
So at the end, Anton partner for the WPP card was Endo.
Sasaki Daisuke&DOUKI vs Antonio Honda&Tetsuya Endo

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>>20822754
Yum

90’s All Japan midcard ratings. Rate the following from the best to worst:
Jun Akiyama, Jun Izumida, Masao Inoue, Takao Omori, Tamon Honda.

>>20819432
Weak excuse pal

>[NOAH] Champion Haste Confesses Why He Believes in OZAWA: “Every Person, by Being Trusted by Others...”

>NOAH GHC Heavyweight Champion Shane Haste (40) spoke about why he believes in OZAWA.

>Haste will face OZAWA in his V3 defense at the July 18 show at Intex Osaka. Ahead of that, he attended a press conference in Tokyo on the 16th. Early on, he was provoked by OZAWA, but Haste earnestly appealed to him: “Why do you keep using such dirty tactics? In the ring, you’re a wonderful wrestler. You’re full of talent and have nothing but potential. You even became champion at a young age. I want you to come to Osaka alone.” OZAWA, who then acted as if he had been moved to reform, responded, “I was touched! I finally felt like someone recognized me, and that made me happy. So this time, I’ll absolutely do it one-on-one, with no interference.”

>Needless to say, given OZAWA’s past, he hardly seems worthy of trust, but Haste immediately answered, “I believe him,” and the two pledged to fight hard. Afterward, speaking to the press, Haste said with emphasis, “I’m excited to think that, just like my previous title matches, we can have a fight that feels like NOAH. Maybe it could even become the best match inside me. Considering his potential, he should absolutely be capable of it.”

>But the question is why he can trust OZAWA that much. On that point, he said, “Every person can become a good person by being trusted by others. That’s why I want to believe in him.” Looking back on his own youth, he said he “did all kinds of crazy things,” while explaining that he was able to move forward by receiving the trust of those around him. Through this fight, he wants to help OZAWA become a good person.

>On the other hand, he added, “If he betrays that trust, then he’ll come to understand just how much he has done. In that case, I’ll probably become worse than him.” Has OZAWA truly reformed? Whether you believe it or not is up to you.

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/396105

Someone made a website called puroresu project. Some people attacked him for using AI to make the site.

https://www.puroresuproject.com/

I'm making my way through 70's AJPW. That Tsuruta guy looks like he may have some potential...

>>20827345
he made a twitter for it and they bullied the guy into deleting it. Apparently a lot of the AI generated info is wrong or straight up hallucinated.

>>20827345
I haven't seen much of the site yet, but I think most of it is in the wrestler section. The photos make me see him using prompts to generate the images. Especially the Tiger Jeet Singh image.

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>>20818411
NOAH 7/18 Summer Epic 2026 @ INTEX Osaka Hall (3:00pm) * Dark Match @ 2:30pm
>GHC Heavyweight Championship Match: Shane Haste (c) vs OZAWA [50th champion, 3rd defense]
>GHC National Championship Match: Naomichi Marufuji (c) vs Kenoh [20th champion, 3rd defense]
>GHC Tag Team Championship Match: Manabu Soya & Yuki Iino (c) vs Masa Kitamiya & Takashi Sugiura [77th champions, 1st defense]
>GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship: Eita (c) vs BUSHI [62nd champion, 2nd defense]
>GHC Heavyweight Championship Next Challenger Determination Match: Tetsuya Naito vs Kaito Kiyomiya
>N-1 Entrant Determination Ladder Match: Tadasuke vs Alpha Wolf vs Jun Masaoka vs Daiki Odashima vs AMAKUSA vs Kid Lykos vs Kid Lykos II
>SMACK THE BEAST: Yoshiki Inamura vs Kazuyuki Fujita
>GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Dragon Bane & Alejandro (c) vs JACKY KAMEI & Riiita [65th champions, 4th defense]
>Dark Match 2: Tetsuya Endo & HAYATA vs RYUSEI & Black Mensore
>Dark Match 1: Atsushi Kotoge, Muhammad Yone, Hi69, & Hajime Ohara vs Katsumi Inahata, Yuto Koyanagi, Hiroto Tsuruya, & Aoi Takahashi

>>20830531
lariat niggas

>SMACK THE BEAST: Yoshiki Inamura vs Kazuyuki Fujita
>5 minute time limit
huh?

>>20818411
Bump

lmao NOAH really went and made their own Speed belt

>[NOAH] Shane Haste Punishes OZAWA and Makes V3; Stares Down Naito Tetsuya: “Let’s Fight with the Belt on the Line”

>At NOAH’s July 18 Osaka show, GHC Heavyweight Champion Shane Haste (40) defeated “The Real Rebel” OZAWA and succeeded in his V3 defense.

>After the title match was decided, Haste had been shaken up by OZAWA in every possible way. At the press conference on the 16th, he tried to persuade him, saying, “Why do you keep using such dirty tactics? In the ring, you’re a wonderful wrestler.” The challenger then claimed he had changed his ways, saying, “Honestly, I was moved,” and “I’m absolutely going to do this one-on-one, with no interference,” while declaring that he would not use the “black teamwork” of TEAM 2000 X (T2KX), which he leads.

>True to those words, before the gong, the T2KX members withdrew from ringside on OZAWA’s orders. Then, when OZAWA offered a handshake, Haste accepted, and they proceeded to have a clean fight.

>But afterward, as if OZAWA’s dance were the signal, the T2KX members appeared at ringside. Haste ignored them and focused on the enemy in front of him, scoring a pin after a furious attack, but Yoshi-Tatsu distracted the referee and no count was made. When Haste turned his back while trying to protest, OZAWA blasted him with a crutch, then attacked with face-licking, biting, and the Big Ben Edge.

>But Haste, enraged by this betrayal, choked him with a sleeper over the ropes, then threw him down from there and hit the Bomb Valley Death. T2KX continued to interfere afterward, but this time KENTA and the others from Haste’s own White Raven Sqwad appeared to help and cleared out the enemy side.

>From there, Haste countered Real Rebel with a knee and went on the offensive. In the end, he connected with a short-range lariat, then the Dynamic Bomb, then the Bomb Valley Death to score the three-count.

>>20834726
>Then, after the match, Naito Tetsuya appeared. Naito, who earlier that day had defeated Kiyomiya Kaito in a GHC Heavyweight Championship next challenger determination match, provoked him: “Today, I defeated Kiyomiya in a singles match. Next is the man holding Pro Wrestling NOAH’s top championship: Shane Haste. That’s you. I haven’t forgotten that I lost to you in the 2023 G1 Climax official league. For that revenge, and with that GHC Heavyweight title on the line, come play with me again.”

>Haste, using KENTA as interpreter, responded, “Today, you proved your ability. I am the champion. Let’s fight with this belt on the line,” and the two pledged to fight hard.

>Also, Eita defeated BUSHI to make his V2 defense of the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship. GHC Tag Team Champions Soya Manabu & Iino Yuki defeated Sugiura Takashi & Masa Kitamiya for their first defense. GHC Junior Tag Team Champions Dragon Bane & Alejandro defeated JACKY KAMEI & Riiita to succeed in their V4 defense.

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/396291

>>20834111
>lmao NOAH really went and made their own Speed belt
thought you joking about the time limit on Inamura vs Fujita but it's real

>/
>Match time just 200 seconds
>New Championship "GHC200" (Two Hundred) Established!
>＼

>An innovative championship with an extreme time limit that allows no moment's lapse, unleashing high-speed and intense back-and-forth action!
>The inaugural championship tournament will be held over two consecutive nights at Korakuen Hall on August 9 (Sun.) and 10 (Holiday Mon.)!

>#noah_ghc

https://x.com/noah_ghc/status/2078379055297204249

Less than 48 hours from KZY TIME

>>20834729
Long. Term. Booking.

>>20834886
Are they going to show those matches off on a new twitter account called GHC200?

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>>20818411
AJPW 7/19 Korakuen (11:30am)
>World Tag Team Championship: Mashimo Kengo & Sekimoto Daisuke vs Saito Jun & Saito Rei (c) [104th champions, 1st defense]
>Asia Tag Championship: Anzai Yuma & Kofuji Shouta vs Aoyagi Atsuki & Rising HAYATO (c) [132nd champions, 1st defense]
>Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship Preview: Ayabe Ren & Honda Ryuki vs Miyahara Kento & Kumaarashi
>Intermission
>Shiozaki Go & Aoyagi Yuma vs Suwama & Suzuki Hideki
>World Junior Heavyweight Championship Preview: “Mr. Saito” Doi Naruki, MUSASHI, Yoshioka Seiki, & Aoki Yuya vs Tamura Dan, Omori Hokuto, Tachibana Seigo, & Leon de Oro
>Yano Yasutaka vs Ashino Shotaro

https://www.ajpw.tv/lives/508d8d1f-4716-4234-9e51-566488b44d5a

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>>20818411
DragonGate 7/19 Kobe Sanbo Hall (1:00pm)
>Kzy, Flamita, & @KEY vs Kikuta Madoka, KAI, & Jason Lee
>KOBE Pro-Wrestling Festival 2026 Brave Gate, Twin Gate & Triangle Gate Triple Preview Special Royal Sambo: Tanaka Ryoya, Yoshioka Yuki, Minoura Kota, Strong Machine J, U-T, GuC, Hyo, JACKY KAMEI, Riiita, Homare, ISHIN, & Kato Yoshiki
>Kimura Kazuma vs Gianni Valletta
>YAMATO, Dragon Kid, BxB Hulk, Yokosuka Susumu, & KAGETORA vs Ho Ho Lun, Ho Lee, Leech Tominaga, Shachihoko BOY, & Mondai Ryu
>Arai Kenichiro vs Shinbashi Jiro
>Mochizuki Masaaki, Takashi, & Fuda Ryu vs Luis Mante, Tristan Moody, & Mochizuki Junior

https://dragongate.live/contents/1?fcid=1
https://dragongate.live/contents/2?fcid=1

>>20834726
Watched the show. 7/10 performance. Nothing too bad, but nothing that was must watch. The best matches were the Tag Team and Heavyweight title matches.

let's see DragonGate's basketball player main event

>>20839173
omw to bump the puro thread

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>Koki Oshima & Dai Tsujiguchi will debut at the summer festival next week. Both confirm they are willing to do “anything” to debut so this might mean some weird gimmicks

>>20840663
they can do a double dieno gimmick

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10 bell salute for Doering

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Sad, not bold enough to call it penis

>>20842098
Don’t let him drive noooooo

>>20818411
Wait, Slapjack is the Noah champion?

>>20842248
>that name
>AI logo
Dragon Grim

>>20842248
Pronounced "Zenith"

>>20842816
DGs graphics department have been getting really into AI sadly

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suck my xeniss, bitch

>>20843149
Yeah, classical japanese nonsense taking liberties how to read words from another language. It's so funny.

>>20842326
Yes. Won it from Smack Daddy himself.

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fuck rocky

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>>20818411
DragonGate 7/20 Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2026 @ Kobe World Hall (3:00pm) (Advance Bout 2:45pm)
>Open the Dream Gate Championship: Kikuta Madoka (c) vs Kzy
>Open the Brave Gate Championship: Tanaka Ryoya (c) vs Homare
>Open the Twin Gate Championship: ISHIN & Kato Yoshiki (c) vs Yoshioka Yuki & Minoura Kota
>YAMATO Debut 20th Anniversary Match, Part 1 Special 12-Man Tag Team Match: YAMATO, Dragon Kid, BxB Hulk, Yokosuka Susumu, KAGETORA, & Doi Naruki vs Ultimo Dragon, Mochizuki Masaaki, Don Fujii, Horiguchi Genki, Kanda Yasushi, & Arai Kenichiro
>SSW DRAGONGATE KOBE FINAL - International Special 6-Man Tag 3-Way Match: Shun Skywalker, Gianni Valletta, & El Cielo vs Flamita, Luis Mante, & Dragon Bane vs KAI, Jason Lee, & Alpha Wolf
>100th Open the Triangle Gate Championship Decision Match: Strong Machine J, U-T, & GuC vs Hyo, JACKY KAMEI, & Riiita
>Shinbashi Jiro Summer Big Bonus!! Special Singles Match: Shinbashi Jiro vs Funaki Masakatsu
>Mochizuki Junior & Kimura Kazuma vs Fuda Ryu & @KEY
>Advance Bout: Shachihoko BOY, Takashi, & Mondai Ryu vs Ho Ho Lun, Leech Tominaga, & Tristan Moody

>[AJPW] Ayabe Ren Opens Up About His “Fate” as a Two-Meter Monster Ahead of Stealing Miyahara Kento’s Triple Crown on July 25: “In a Way, It’s Sad”

>All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Ayabe Ren (29) spoke about the true meaning behind his “summer of despair” remark.

>Ayabe will challenge Miyahara Kento (37) for the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship at the July 25 Kobe show. In a preview match at the July 19 Korakuen show, he teamed with Honda Ryuki to face Miyahara & Kumaarashi. Right from the start, he and Miyahara glared fiercely at each other. Ayabe suffered after taking repeated vicious headbutts from Miyahara, but he gave as good as he got, delivering a big boot to the face with his long legs.

>His signature Iron Maiden, a chickenwing-style dragon sleeper, was cut off by Kumaarashi, and his Death Roulette, a spinning Last Shooting, was also rolled through, but in the end he sank Miyahara with a powerful dragon suplex.

>Having built momentum toward taking the belt with a surprise dragon suplex, Ayabe explained, “I already had plenty of confidence in its power. I wanted to make him understand with his body.” He struck back at Miyahara, who had boasted that he had “fully read” his moves.

>>20844290
>Ayabe has warned that “it will be a summer of despair,” but when asked about the true meaning of that statement, he explained that the “despair” is from the audience’s point of view: “When it’s a structure where a small human being is going up against a monster, people cheer for the human, don’t they? But I’m simply going to show them reality. They have to accept that reality.”

>He likens himself, at 200 centimeters tall, to a “monster,” but said matter-of-factly, “It’s not like I was trying to get huge. I just ate, trained, and lived my life, and I kept turning more and more into a monster.” On the other hand, he also seemed to shrink his extraordinary body as he said, “I was born carrying the fate of being on the side that doesn’t get cheered. In a way, that’s sad.”

>The “sad monster,” with his title match approaching, declared, “Taking the belt is a given, and as the frontline figure of the size that is All Japan’s defining trait, I’ll overturn the impression that All Japan’s central pillar is Miyahara Kento.” He gave a fearless smile and disappeared into the locker room, saying, “I’ll wrap the venue in despair.”

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/396455

>>20843725
They wouldn’t book this without KZY TIME in mind. Right bros?

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>>20843725

Motherfucking kzy time

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>[DRAGONGATE] Kzy Defeats Kikuta Madoka to Win the Dream Gate Championship for the First Time! “Even Someone Like Me Can Become the Main Character”

>In DRAGONGATE’s Open the Dream Gate Championship match on the 20th, Kzy (40) defeated Kikuta Madoka (26) and became the 43rd champion.

>In his 20th year as a wrestler, he finally achieved his long-cherished dream. Kzy won the challenger decision match against El Cielo on the 2nd at Korakuen, earning his ticket to the top championship. This was, in fact, the eighth challenge of his career.

>The match became a battle of wills, with neither side giving an inch. The back-and-forth contest shifted after the 20-minute mark. Kzy took a modified driver, a lariat, and a hip attack in succession, and finally ate a rolling elbow, but kicked out. He hung on with a flash pin attempt, but was hit with another rolling lariat, and it seemed the match was over.

>However, Kzy raised his shoulder through sheer tenacity and refused to allow the three-count. As Kikuta went for a modified driver, Kzy succeeded in reversing while being carried, catching him in a triangle choke. With Kikuta groggy, Kzy smashed him with an elbow from behind, then finally landed two consecutive running elbow smashes to score the three-count and seize the crown.

>>20847099
>After the match, Kzy took the mic and let his joy explode. He then said, “I’ve walked this road aiming for this thing. A lot has happened. There were things that crushed my heart, and there was a lot of bullshit too. Susumu-san, Horiguchi-san, the man you carried on your shoulders has now taken the Dream Gate. Natural Vibes, which started here, is still alive like this today,” expressing gratitude to the seniors with whom he launched the unit. Looking at the younger Natural Vibes members gathered in the ring, he said, “Even someone like me can become the main character. Next, it might be you.”

>Kzy further said, “I intend to be a champion who is also a challenger,” and nominated YAMATO, who has held the same title six times, as his opponent for his first defense. YAMATO, who entered the ring, accepted: “Are you okay with ending at zero defenses? I’m looking forward to it. The answer-checking for these 20 years is already over, but this is a retest. Let’s do it.”

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/396541

>>20846252
thats a lot of women

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Some Jiro Shinbashi kino

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>After defeating Homare in a great match, Ryoya Tanaka has set the all-time record for defenses of the the Brave Gate title at 12, breaking the record previously set by PAC in 2011.
>Post-match, Ryoya once again offered Homare to join his new unit.

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>Kzy, that's insane!

>Back when he started, I thought he'd quit right away, but he's got real grit, and his resilience is top-tier in the industry.

>He's pulled ahead of Punch Tomunaga, who's the same age—damn.

>Gotta step up my game for tomorrow's main event too!

https://x.com/Takagi__Shingo/status/2079192547990413497

>>20850542
Over/under on this match somehow being decent?

>>20851352
Haste is strong enough to help propel Naito’s sloppy offense like the DDT off the ropes and Destino. If he literally carries Naito in these major spots, and lays in his strikes to offset shit like Naito’s weak kicks, this could be fine.

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BAKA SURVIVOR

>Congratulations to Sawada on winning the Dream Gate title for the first time in his 20th year!

>You've finally reached the same level as YAMATO was at 3 years and 8 months into his career.

>However... I'm going to be blunt, but my honest opinion is that this completely reverses the position of the top title between him and Tanaka Ryoya, who set a new record in the Brave Gate title.
https://x.com/yamato_oldtype/status/2079273645957116211

>>20852639
Work or not that’s pretty fucked of Yamato to say after bitching about Cima doing the same shit to him

>>20852701
work YAMATO has always been a bully

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Interesting
>https://x.com/ogawahyo_uptown/status/2079577415794479584

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>◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢
>#DRAGONGATE
>Best Dressed Award‼
>◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢

>We're now accepting votes for the Best Dressed Award among the participating wrestlers at the #KOBE Pro-Wrestling Festival 2026 pre-event held on 7/19!

>▶ Unitless members

>Submit your votes here

>form.run/@dg-zenyasai-bestdresser…

>Gold Award
>Silver Award
>Bronze Award
>Judges' Special Award

>Winning wrestlers will receive luxurious perks⁉
>The submission deadline is 7/23 (Thu) 23:59!
>We look forward to your votes

https://x.com/dragongate_pro/status/2079417261706883469

>>20853704
shoulda been this dude
https://x.com/takochu_1030/status/2078874467422613872

>>20854417
>Gold Award
El Cielo
>Silver Award
Kazuma Kimura
>Bronze Award
Luis Mante
>Judges' Special Award
Mondai Ryu

>>20852639
>I don't know when or where the Dream Gate match will be held, but YAMATO, who holds the record for most title reigns, intends to correct the attitude of the new champion by posting one post a day from now on.

>This is by no means a frivolous insult or anything like that.
https://x.com/yamato_oldtype/status/2079409315597934769

>"Effort and dreaming never lie!" Kzy, a "hard worker" in his 20th year, tearfully wins the Dream Gate Championship for the first time on his 8th attempt! (Battle News) #YahooNews

>One post since the date has changed.

>People who work hard don't end up with such a stale body.
https://x.com/yamato_oldtype/status/2079585065215148256

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Giant Baba sings “The Frog’s Flute” for his wife Motoko at their wedding reception.

Baba was reportedly reluctant to sing in public, but performed the children’s song a cappella for his wife.

January 23 1983

https://x.com/allan_cheapshot/status/2079278415606157423

07.26 DRAGONGATE Summer Festival 2026 Update

>Natural Vibes (Kzy, Strong Machine J & Flamita) vs. Ryoya Tanaka, Homare & Kazuma Kimura

and speaking of >>20840663
>Genki Horiguchi & Yasushi Kanda vs. Lucky Oshima & Tsujiguchi Big Circus

Antonio Honda looks like Howard Lutnick

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>>20856238

>>20858066
Is it legal to wrestle while pregnant

>>20857561
i dont see it, but you just reminded me of when honda went full blackpill on twitter and got all the twitter trannies riled up
that was funny

>>20858099
Gotta teach em early

>>20859338
is that you dash

>>20858066
Ayabe's not a charisma guy and he's not a workrate guy so one would hope he'd at least be in peak physical condition heading into his big break world title match.

>[AJPW] Miyahara Kento Looks Back on the “Bitter Experiences” of His Kensuke Office Days: “The Despair Ayabe Talks About Is Lukewarm Compared to Mine”

>All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Miyahara Kento (37) invoked his experiences from his Kensuke Office days to condemn the lukewarmness of the “despair” preached by next challenger Ayabe Ren (29).

>Miyahara is set for his V8 defense against Ayabe at the July 25 Kobe show. In preview matches, he has already lost twice, and Ayabe has repeatedly warned him, “I’ll show you despair.” But speaking to the press, Miyahara was breezy: “The two characters for despair aren’t in my dictionary.” Showing the superstar quality one would expect, he said, “My life is about searching for hope no matter what the situation.”

>But everyone’s life has hardships. For Miyahara, that was his time in Kensuke Office, where he spent seven years after entering in 2007. Looking back on his apprentice days as Sasaki Kensuke’s attendant, he said, “In my life, that place... Yoshikawa City, Saitama Prefecture—the location of Kensuke Office’s headquarters—may have been the place closest to despair. Kensuke-san is the person despair suits best. It’s because he was my master, but I was shown all kinds of despair,” he said, his knees trembling.

>>20860479
>When the details were timidly asked, he offered an episode that might make one tilt their head a little: “At an inn in Kumamoto during a tour, even though lunch had already been prepared, I was told, ‘Go pick up delivery’ from a nearby ramen shop. That was despair. I was like, why does a wrestler have to carry piping-hot bowls...” He then furrowed his brow and said, “Even small pieces of despair become something big when you add them up. Isn’t the despair Ayabe talks about lukewarm compared to mine?”

>Even during that “period of despair,” Miyahara did not bend his convictions, and he blossomed into a central figure on the Royal Road mat. Precisely because he has drunk bitter waters, he feels obligated to win: “What entertainment in this era demands is hope. I’m the only one who can show that.” The champion, who gained momentum by directly defeating Ayabe in a preview match at the July 22 Shinkiba show, will shine in the ring.

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/396833

Big yen Naito still a draw. Apologize to my GOAT, cabrons.

>>20862347
break the walls down!!!

>>20860554
Where are his knees tho

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the last round of WWE releases are free agents as of today plus Natsupoi retirement announcement means the board will likely move fast today

>>20860554
his drawing ability was never in doubt, just his physical condition

>>20818411
Whatever happened with Ozawa leading NOAH into a boom period?

>>20863505
People are bored of him, not his character but what he does on the ring. A lot of people think he should had took more time to recover from his injury.

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>>20818411
AJPWtv schedule for August

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Almost mistook him flipping the bird

Bros what are some of Misawas best matches? I am a noob to Puro (only really seen Kenny and Okadas matches) and want to get into it.

>>20867046
welcome brother
if you want to give 90s puro a shot then this guy has a pretty good series on key 90s AJPW matches

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOjt_W4rfm0&list=PL5rIvqco0YWrJ5Q02m3csJ7kjB0f_IcEV

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Ryoya Tanaka vs Homare for free on DGs youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3wHZL_icn0

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>>20867046
Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Toshiaki Kawada 6/3/1994
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdAVWuR7x5w

Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa 6/11/1999
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP2MSQ0omPA

Kenta Kobashi vs. Mitsuharu Misawa 3/1/2003
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xkx3fe

>>20863520
nta but i only started watching noah a month or two before he got hurt and i’m already bored of him too
i like him, i think he kinda fills a gap that hiromu left open character wise, but i get a treading water feeling from him right now

>>20868146
I dunno. He's sorta hit the cycle of getting hot months before the New Years show. Then cooling down or getting injured the long months in between until Sept/Oct comes to try get hot building up the coming New Year show.

>>20863505
became third banana in his own faction behind Sugiura and Kitamiya. And hard to present yourself as The Real Rebell when they're two of the guys who trained you you were supposed to be rebelling against.

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AJPW 7/25 Kobe Sanbo Hall (1:00pm)
>Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship: Ayabe Ren vs Miyahara Kento (c) [76th champion, 8th defense]
>World Junior Heavyweight Championship: “Mr. Saito” Doi Naruki vs Tamura Dan (c) [74th champion, 1st defense]
>Shiozaki Go, Honda Ryuki, & Anzai Yuma vs Saito Rei, Suzuki Hideki, & Aoyagi Yuma
>Intermission
>Omori Hokuto, Tachibana Seigo, & Leon de Oro vs Aoyagi Atsuki, Rising HAYATO, & Yano Yasutaka
>MUSASHI & Yoshioka Seiki vs Ashino Shotaro & Kumaarashi
>Kofuji Shouta vs Saito Jun

https://www.ajpw.tv/lives/e1fbf755-7627-4b94-8626-667992cc0a3c

>>20872144
His time!

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>Chono Masahiro on the First Anniversary of Hulk Hogan’s Passing... The “Connection” He Felt with Inoki-san: “They’re Kind of Similar”

>“Black Charisma” Chono Masahiro (62) revealed an unknown “connection” between Hulk Hogan, who has reached the first anniversary of his passing, and the late Antonio Inoki.

>Hogan passed away from a heart attack at his home in Florida on July 24, 2025. Chono, who fought alongside Hogan in WCW in the United States and later launched nWo Japan, sweeping across Japan, spoke to the press one year later and looked back: “I remember hearing about it suddenly and being shocked.”

>As he reflected on Hogan’s career, what Chono emphasized was, surprisingly, the common ground he had with Inoki. Speaking about Hogan’s skill in business negotiations, he recalled, “Looking at it now, he was doing negotiations on a completely different scale in terms of money, and people around him would talk behind his back. But Inoki-san did that too.”

>“For example, Inoki-san wouldn’t appear on television unless the fee was higher than what top celebrities were getting. But because of that, we juniors could negotiate for one million yen for something that, to ordinary people, might have been 300,000 or 500,000 yen,” he revealed, explaining how Inoki had contributed to raising the standing of those who came after him.

>>20873188
>He further shared a surprising episode: “When I was following information on Facebook, I saw that Hogan-san had opened a pro wrestling shop somewhere like Florida and was doing fan events. And Inoki-san was the same way. Around 1984 or 1985, when I entered the dojo, there was something like an Inoki-san fan club, and he would have tea with about 20 people at a family restaurant near the dojo. I was shocked, like, ‘Antonio Inoki does this kind of thing?’” He praised both men for never forgetting their gratitude toward the fans.

>Chono said quietly, “I don’t think Inoki-san and Hogan-san were consciously aware of each other in that way, but people who stood at the top are kind of similar.” He laughed and added, “They’re the same in having walked through picture-perfect scandals too.” The souls of these “superstars” who crossed the ocean will remain immortal forever.

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/397053

>>20870076
>[AJPW] Miyahara Kento Wins Fierce Battle with Ayabe Ren for Triple Crown V8! Next Challenger Is Anzai Yuma: “A Worthy Opponent Has Appeared”

>At All Japan Pro Wrestling’s July 25 Kobe show, Miyahara Kento (37) turned back the challenge of Ayabe Ren (29) and succeeded in his V8 defense.

>Hope crushed despair. Miyahara collided head-on with the two-meter monster, and after a back-and-forth battle, seized the pace by hitting a piledriver on the apron. However, he struggled against Ayabe’s power fight, which made use of his great height, getting squeezed in the Iron Maiden and slammed down with a full nelson bomb. He hung on with Blackouts, but after a dropkick, a running elbow, and then a dragon suplex, he was thrown into major danger.

>Even so, he would not let Ayabe hit the Death Roulette, a spinning Last Shooting. Although Ayabe escaped the Shutdown Suplex, Miyahara struck with a Blackout and turned the match around all at once. Against Ayabe, who kept hanging on with a low dropkick, Miyahara finally landed the Shutdown Suplex Hold cleanly and took the three-count.

>After the match, Miyahara took the mic and praised him: “Ayabe Ren, you are an incredible wrestler.” Ayabe also vowed revenge: “I’m still only at the beginning of my evolution. Next time, I’ll show you an even further evolved Ayabe Ren.”

>>20873810
>Then Miyahara deliberately provoked the crowd again: “Is it okay if Superstar Miyahara Kento’s summer ends today? Maybe I’ll just end it here...” He then answered himself: “What? In this midsummer heat, you still want to see a Superstar Miyahara Kento Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship match?” and announced his V9 defense for the August 29 Ota Ward show.

>The man who appeared in the ring there was Anzai Yuma, the nobleman whose popularity is now rising with unstoppable momentum. He declared his challenge: “Right now, All Japan Pro Wrestling has momentum, and at the center of it is the champion, Miyahara Kento... no, it’s me, Anzai Yuma. In that case, the next challenger can only be me. I, the man with the most momentum in the pro wrestling world right now, will put that belt around my waist and take All Japan Pro Wrestling even higher.”

>Miyahara welcomed him: “On August 29 in Tokyo’s Ota Ward, I intend to have the hottest summer in Japan, in this pro wrestling world. A worthy opponent has appeared.” He responded, “I’ll give you the hottest fight in the pro wrestling world, the sports world, and the entertainment world,” making their first clash since last December’s Yoyogi show all but certain.

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/397113

kento vs anzai.. AGAIN

DDT streaming will start in few minutes
>ROCK IN RING 2026 ~One Strike, One Kill~
>https://www.wrestle-universe.com/en/lives/sYnvnczpMSqcxjCgL3YMhX

>>20877753
don babas
cryptid mfer should have gotten himself some latin zussy with all that money he burnt up

>>20875682
cant be helped

>>20876954
aside the announcements for WPP the two title matches were alright for what they were trying to do. still find okatani's extreme title not entertaining, the outcome of this match was obvious. for the white tag belts harashima impress me as always.
for the main event I don't think they would go for a direct pin. but not sure how to feel about main event mao, the pacing of the match went to a strange point that reminded me the match he had vs sumi during KOD

>>20877753
Based

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>>20879470

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>National Boys and Girls Wrestling Tournament.
>The main event on the final day was
>S-kun, who won the national championship last year.

>He aimed for his second straight title,
>but he still hasn’t acquired the method for winning close matches,
>so he lost in the final and finished as runner-up.

>After national tournaments, all of us coaches always worry.
>This year is especially worrying...

>He hasn’t even been wrestling for 10 years yet, so of course there are still a lot of things he doesn’t understand.

>In any case, all we can do is continue coaching the children so they can keep growing.

>Everyone, including all the parents, good work.

>#ajpwjr
>#全日本プロレスジュニアレスリングクラブ

https://x.com/suwama_H2/status/2081303082676428884

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>>20857370
>Lucky Oshima & Tsujiguchi Big Circus
>Team Name: "BANGBANG Clown
I'm sorry?

>>20880491
These DG rookies were so desperate to debut that they chose a clown gimmick to start?

>>20880693
clowns have drawn in dimes since the dawn of time brodie

>>20880693
These DG rookies were so shit that they forced to do a clown gimmick to debut?

>>20880491
they are here to amuse you

>>20880491
Maybe these guys are hardcore shooters and this is a swerve...

>>20880491
can we get a super hardcore shunma team up

>>20886490
if only the guy was still around....

Dragon Gate - Rey de Parejas 2026 full blocks and teams announced (running from August 4th to September 3rd)
Block A:
>Strong Machine J & LEONA
>Genki Horiguchi & Yasushi Kanda
>Susumu Yokosuka & KAGETORA
>ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato
>Hyo & Myon Myon
>JACKY KAMEI & Riiita

Block B:
>Kota Minoura & Yuki Yoshioka
>GuC & aKEY
>Flamita & Sangre Azteca Jr.
>Homare & Kazuma Kimura
>Jason Lee & Madoka Kikuta
>El Cielo & Luis Mante

>[ZERO1] Nakajima Katsuhiko Laments the Fire Festival as “Lukewarm” and “Without Dreams,” Declares He Will Win: “I’ll Erase the Existence Known as Tanaka Masato”

>Nakajima Katsuhiko (38) voiced criticism toward the reborn ZERO1, where he is currently competing.

>Nakajima, who sits alone atop B Block in the singles league tournament “Fire Festival,” defeated Sato Tsugutaka at the July 26 Urayasu show and secured his place in the championship final on August 7 at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall.

>Speaking to the press, Nakajima took a jab at the promotion’s current state: “From the perspective of someone like me, who knows at least some of ZERO1’s history, recent ZERO1 feels a little lukewarm.” He pointed out that the “heat” of ZERO1, which he had felt up close since his trainee days, has disappeared.

>It has been decided that he will face Tanaka Masato in the championship final, but Nakajima vented his dissatisfaction: “When my opponent was decided as Tanaka, I honestly thought, ‘That’s not it.’ The young guys should be coming forward.” He lamented the current situation: “Whose names do you know in today’s ZERO1? I only knew Hayabusa and Tanaka Masato. That’s the reality.” Toward the younger wrestlers, he also showed anger: “They have no ambition. We’re in the business of selling dreams, so what are they doing if they don’t have dreams themselves?”

>On top of that, he made a strange, fiery declaration: “I’ll erase the existence known as Tanaka Masato.” He continued, “It would be better to create an opportunity to change the current situation, right? I’ve already made it to the final. There’s only one thing left to do,” forecasting his conquest of the Fire Festival. The man who inherits “no creation without destruction” will snatch away the Fire Festival sword.

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/397275

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Going through 70's AJPW atm. This kid in red boots has been impressing me. I think he may have a bright future ahead of him

Interesting. So I remember months ago reading the rumor he was one of the guys who was poached by NJPW but maybe something went wrong
>https://x.com/R_tuka0203/status/2081950284058906754

>>20896665
baptism? did they leave their way of homoerotica behind and choose to follow the Lord?

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>[Thank you for coming]

>The money seminar with Miyahara Kento, “Learning How to Make Your Life ‘Excellent!’,” has ended.

>Thank you to everyone who came, to Aoki-san as host, and to Hanazawa-sensei as lecturer today.

>#ajpw

https://x.com/alljapan_pw/status/2082442121328701580

So is this thread just people posting pics and not talking to each other?

>>20903428
I haven't watched much lately so I just pop in to see if anything's going on and bump the thread if need be.

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>>20903428
It's a bit hard to talk organically in the same way of /njpw/ thread do minus the grim posting
i think the only people that can collectively agree on something are the resident homos

>>20905317
Bit unfortunate desu

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>>20905809
if /njpw/ is niche /puro/ is even worse, and the only enjoyable thing of /njpw/ are the game threads.
its nice when people share thoughts on shows and i read review posts even if i don't watch every promo (like ajpw) but i think is enough for me. /puro/ is a middle ground between elitist guy who only watches shows before 2015-10, because modern wrestling suck and people not giving a fuck and posting whatever (even homo shit, picrel is not related)

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I can't talk about anything this month because I've almost exclusively been watching stuff from the BJW Core archives before it gets shut down and rolled into the YouTube service.

YouTube's layout was not constructed with navigating a large archive of videos (a wrestling promotion will generate FAR more content than even the most active YouTube users) and the YouTube service lacks a lot of the stuff on BJW Core.

I started a project this year where I'm ripping the matches I like to place in my own personal archive so I've been trying to identify as much stuff as I want from BJW Core before it goes poof.

I've watched slightly over 300 BJW matches since late June and my brain is feeling kinda fried.

>>20890189
Nah he sucks. The one in blue trunks is the real dimes

>>20905905
Fair point. I'm the one that posted the young Jumbo pic. I'll probably keep posting about these old guys as I slowly walk down the king's road.
>>20906558
They're both dimes thobeit

>>20903428
I feel like unlike the /njpw/ or other promotion specific threads, the /puro/ thread has the disadvantage that not everybody watches the same.
Some anons might watch most of the puro whille others exclusively watch NOAH, AJPW or DG and therefore only talks about those promotions.

>>20906891
It's totally fine, not against anything as long as people are not being annoying.
I'm one of those anons who started late (mid 30s) watching puro or any kind of japanese wrestling so im might be biased on more recent stuff but i like old stuff the same
And to be fair most of the interesting discussions around puro, or any promotion, it's always on the japanese side for obvious reasons, and can't even be mad since there is language barrier, so most of folks focus on rating matches

How bad has NOAH business been this year that they are running a Naito GHC title match in korakuen instead of any other semi big venues

>>20910969
have you seen the state naito is in recently? yeah the dude can draw but come on

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N1ggers, we got him!!

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>To everyone, thank you very much for always supporting #prores.

>This is a personal matter, but this time, I have been diagnosed with "Stage 4 Colon Cancer."

>However, they say that holding onto a positive goal (dream) is the best medicine, so with the aim of returning to the world of pro wrestling—which is everything in my life—I will push forward with my treatment.

>>20912369
how is BJW still surviving?

>>20912369
looking like a marigold 850

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Rey de Parejas blocks and schedule

>July 2026 Attendance Rankings by Organization
1st: New Japan Pro-Wrestling: 23,984 people
2nd: Stardom: 9,026 people
3rd: Dragon Gate: 8,982 people
4th: Pro Wrestling Noah: 6,557 people
5th: All Japan Pro Wrestling: 3,601 people
6th: Marigold: 2,894 people
7th: Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling: 2,374 people
8th: GLEAT: 1,565 people
9th: Big Japan Pro-Wrestling: 1,386 people

>January-July 2026 Attendance Rankings by Organization
1st: New Japan Pro-Wrestling: 179,019 people
2nd: Stardom: 66,052 people
3rd: Pro Wrestling Noah: 51,537 people
4th: Dragon Gate: 49,066 people
5th: All Japan Pro Wrestling: 35,482 people
6th: Marigold: 24,764 people
7th: Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling: 23,640 people
8th Big Japan Pro-Wrestling: 9,621 people
(9th place) GLEAT: 7,095 people

Attendance Numbers After July:
New Japan - 173,849 (86 shows, 1 w/o reported attendance, 2,045 avg)
Stardom - 66,019 (67 shows, 985 avg)
NOAH - 49,767 (58 shows, 11 w/o reported attendance, 1,058 avg)
Dragon Gate - 48,435 (101 shows, 3 w/o attendance, 494 avg)
All Japan - 35,144 (36 shows, 976 avg)
Marigold - 24,764 (53 shows, 467 avg)
Tokyo Joshi Pro - 16,699 (34 shows, 1 w/o reported attendance, 506 avg)
Kyushu Pro - 13,620 (15 shows, 6 w/o reported attendance, 1,513 avg)
Big Japan - 9,277 (51 shows, 9 w/o reported attendance, 220 avg)
Oz Academy - 7,143 (15 shows, 476 avg)
Michinoku Pro - 7,027 (43 shows, 29 w/o reported attendance, 501 avg)
Itabashi Pro - 6,587 (11 shows, 1 w/o reported attendance, 658 avg)
GLEAT - 6,484 (30 shows, 5 w/o reported attendance, 259 avg)
FREEDOMS - 5,251 (20 shows, 1 w/o reported attendance, 276 avg)
WAVE - 5,082 (33 shows, 2 w/o reported attendance, 163 avg)
JTO - 4,438 (50 shows, 4 w/o reported attendance, 96 avg)
Osaka Pro - 3,768 (59 shows, 48 w/o reported attendance, 342 avg)
2AW - 3,557 (45 shows, 10 w/o reported attendance, 101 avg)
Marvelous - 3,492 (17 shows, 16 w/o reported attendance)
Ice Ribbon - 3,128 (47 shows, 6 w/o reported attendance, 76 avg)
SEAdLINNING - 2,053 (8 shows, 256 avg)
Zero1 - 1,911 (29 shows, 20 w/o reported attendance, 212 avg)
Ganbare Pro - 1,750 (11 shows, 3 w/o reported attendance, 218 avg)
Actwres Girl'Z - 1,369 (16 shows, 6 w/o reported attendance, 136 avg)
Strong Style Pro - 1,350 (3 shows, 2 w/o reported attendance)

>>20918192
>>20919364
Why has all japoo run so little shows this year

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fuck rocky

>>20919377
They have been taking a lax tour schedule this whole decade. Most likely due to budgetary concerns.

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>NJPW general died
>in the middle of the G1
>54 posts in

>>20921237
we could be next if we don't do something

>>20921237
>forgot about njpw after wrestle kingdom.
>forgot about the g1.
>look at results.
>takeshita still exists.
>come to pee uu to post about it.
>njpw thread dead.
does njpw have any stars remaining

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miss this nigga

>>20921237
As grim as that is this is literally a photodump thread

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Tanaka, Kondo, and Hayashi are greatly underappreciated for their work in 00s and 10s All Japan.

>>20926752
i like his soft and squeaky daughter

>>20926752
ill look up a couple of his matches to impress him when his daughter takes me to meet him

>>20925229
i miss him as well... i wish he stayed longer, i have nothing against mao but i'd preferred to see higuchi on top with ueno. they were so good together

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https://x.com/suzuki_D_minoru/status/2083820037199319259

>[AJPW] Anzai Yuma Has a Clear Path to Capturing the Triple Crown! “I’ll show you an even cooler side of the world’s coolest man.”

>A preview match for the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship was held at All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Tachikawa show on the 2nd, and challenger Anzai Yuma (27) voiced confidence about defeating champion Miyahara Kento.

>Anzai, who will challenge for the Triple Crown at the August 29 EBARA WAVE Arena Ota show in Tokyo, teamed with Ayabe Ren on this day to face Miyahara & Honda Ryuki. When the two started the match, they immediately went at each other fiercely, sending screams and cheers echoing through the venue. Neither man gave an inch, both inside the ring and out on the floor, as they waged a heated battle: Anzai slammed the champion into the ring post, while Miyahara fired back with a headbutt.

>Then, in the closing stages, Anzai landed two jumping knees in a row and succeeded in stopping Miyahara’s movement. Ayabe lost the match to Honda, but afterward, when Anzai took the microphone, he wore a fearless smile and said, “Hey! Miyahara Kento. August 29, the Triple Crown match — I’m looking forward to it.” Watching Miyahara leave with his arm over a second’s shoulder, Anzai said, “My momentum right now doesn’t know how to stop until the Triple Crown match, and it’s only going to grow even stronger. I’m going to devour Miyahara Kento. August 29, be ready! I’ll show you an even cooler side of the world’s coolest man, Anzai Yuma.” He was showered with cheers.

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/398039

>>20923057
Taichi, Goto and.. That’s about it
>>20925229
Me too man, Higuchi was so damn good

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMGMiM0b6C4
I've been rewatching this. The last four minutes are fucking crazy. The simplicity of palm strike and headbutt CTE kino will always be the best, fuck lame ass Meltzer flippyshit melodrama.

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I'm usually not that big on comedy but this nigga pops me. Him and Ikemen.

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I'm a card carrying of the Suwama-ist party.

>>20931036
whats his stance on gaijin shitters

>>20931036
good ol Ma Suwa

>[AJPW] Triple Crown Champion Miyahara Kento Frames His V9 Defense Against Anzai Yuma as “Heisei vs Reiwa”: “I’ll show the strength of someone who grew up being harassed!”

>Can he resist the winds of the times? All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Miyahara Kento (37) spoke of his resolve for his V9 defense against Anzai Yuma (27) on the 29th at EBARA WAVE Arena Ota in Tokyo.

>At the Tachikawa show on the 2nd, Miyahara collided with Anzai in a tag match. From the opening stages, they fought fiercely inside and outside the ring, but in the closing stretch, Miyahara took two consecutive jumping knees from Anzai to the jaw. Although his partner Honda Ryuki defeated Ayabe Ren to win the match, Miyahara himself suffered the humiliation of leaving with his arm over a second’s shoulder.

>In response, Miyahara grimaced in pain, saying, “My jaw... my jaw...” Looking ahead to the next preview match at Korakuen Hall on the 9th, he muttered, “There, I’ll pay him back for my jaw...” Afterward, the champion gave an interview while icing the area, framing this title match as “a battle against the ‘wind of the times’ known as Anzai Yuma.”

>>20936038
>As his reason, he said, “In the ring, of course, but outside it as well, he draws attention in a way that truly makes him worthy of being called the representative Reiwa wrestler.” Frankly acknowledging Anzai’s ability and the popularity that exploded through his appearance on a romance reality show, Miyahara stressed, “I was born in the first year of Heisei. This is a battle of ‘Heisei vs Reiwa.’ I think the perfect situation has been set.”

>On top of that, he said, “I think every company has young wrestlers like that, like super rookies. I want to fight and show people of my generation who are facing those kinds of young wrestlers that I can win.” Then, flexing his arm, he added with an anachronistic burst of enthusiasm, “I’m from the last generation that grew up being harassed. And he is from a generation that grew up without experiencing any of that at all. I’ll show the strength of someone who grew up being harassed!”

>Heisei pride, or the Reiwa star? Which one will be smiling in the end?

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/398090

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The Ishikawa/Tanaka match from last month was good. Haven't caught up on the other recent Zero1 matches but I heard good things about the Nakajima/Daichi match.

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>bullies you

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It's 2026, man.

behind the scenes at Korakuen Hall
https://x.com/Sangre_AztecaJr/status/2084278090390487102

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https://x.com/ZERO1_Wrestling/status/2084187974179209333

>>20939790
did the orange boy announce who hes facing for his 10th anniversary

>>20939319
Baba's in-ring do be pretty mid thobeit

>>20941180
nope. but I have some throughts who might be considered his tweet about it... but I'll wait to see

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>>20818411
DragonGate Network August schedule

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>>20818411
DragonGate 8/4 Rey de Parejas 2026 Opening Night @ Korakuen (6:30pm)
>Rey de Parejas 2026 A Block Official Match: Hyo & Myonmyon vs ISHIN & Kato Yoshiki
>SSW DRAGONGATE GRAND FINALE: Shun Skywalker vs Homare
>Rey de Parejas 2026 A Block Official Match: Strong Machine J & LEONA vs Yokosuka Susumu & KAGETORA
>Rey de Parejas 2026 B Block Official Match: El Cielo & Luis Mante vs Flamita & Sangre Azteca Jr.
>Kzy, U-T, GuC, & @KEY vs YAMATO, Dragon Kid, BxB Hulk, & Doi Naruki
>Ultimo Dragon, Yoshioka Yuki, Minoura Kota, Punch Tominaga, & Fuda Ryu vs Mochizuki Masaaki, Don Fujii, Horiguchi Genki, Takashi, & Mondai Ryu
>Shimbashi Jiro Special Training — Yamanote Line Memorable Battles Counting Song Part 3 ~Kanda Station Edition~: Shimbashi Station Representative Shimbashi Jiro vs Kanda Station Representative K
>JACKY KAMEI, Riiita, & Mochizuki Junior vs Tanaka Ryoya, Kimura Kazuma, & Tristan Moody vs Kikuta Madoka, KAI, & Jason Lee

slow week for shupro cover once again

>>20938233
BJW is PURE-J levels of zombified

this thread is zombified,, hehe gottem!!

>>20945087
since shupro chief editor changed they way they pick covers is more random than before

https://x.com/allan_cheapshot/status/2084039796662366326

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Scott Bessent on CNBC talking about intervening to save the yen nigga Yamato told you what the problem is

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsCb8e5KQf4

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DragonGate 8/4 Rey de Parejas 2026 Opening Night results/news
>SSW DRAGONGATE GRAND FINALE: Homare would kick out of the SSW, would endure Shun’s multiple bicycle kicks, would fight with all the spirit he could muster against his mentor & idol; in the end, Shun would hit another SSW before finishing Homare off with the Moonsault. Shun would thank Homare and would thank DRAGONGATE before letting out one final scream, as Shun returns/ascends to the “heavens”.

>Uhaa Nation is set to return to DG on September 12 in Ebara Wave

>Ryu Fuda would call out Ryoya Tanaka (after Fuda got the pin in a 10Man Tag), saying he wished to challenge him again for the Brave Gate. Tanaka would say that he doesn’t give out title matches to someone who got a pin in a random 10Man and said he already has a challenger in mind for V13: Dragon Kid (who Tanaka had already mentioned as challenger backstage at Kobe World). GM Saito would come out and make Tanaka vs DK official for 9.12, also saying that Fuda would have to earn a future Title match.

>Pic related is Jiro Shinbashi’s next “training match” set for September 12th

>Ryoya Tanaka, Homare & Kazuma Kimura’s stable is named Xenostal Nova
(Jae comment: So, you’ll notice there are now 2 units that begin with X. Well. One of them was supposed to begin with Z but a certain someone didn’t change their prompt when making logos so there are now 2 units that begin with X)

>Hyo's partner 'Myonmyon' is Gianni Valletta

>>20947044
Shun is about to join House of Torture, right?

>>20947044
>Uhaa Nation is set to return to DG on September 12 in Ebara Wave
You know he's going to be motivated after ten+ years of nothing in WWE. He had so much buzz going in too. I'll never understand why he was moved up to the main roster from NXT so fast there was a lot more for him to do down there. From a development standpoint (like promos) but also from a storyline standpoint, like winning the title. I think Vince brought him up out of spite when he found out how short he is.

>[Dragongate] Dragon Kid Aims for His First Title Reign in 7 Years and 6 Months... Challenges Brave Champion Tanaka Ryoya: “I’ll stop your consecutive-defense record.”

>At Dragongate’s Korakuen Hall show on the 4th, it was decided that Dragon Kid will challenge Open the Brave Gate Champion Tanaka Ryoya (27) in his V13 defense on September 12 at Ota Ward.

>Champion Tanaka defeated Homare at the Kobe show in July, recording an unprecedented V12. First, Fuda, who won the 10-man tag match held on this day — Ultimo Dragon, Yoshioka Yuki, Minoura Kota, Punch Tominaga, & Fuda Ryu vs Mochizuki Masaaki, Don Fujii, Horiguchi Genki, Takashi, & Mondai Ryu — declared his challenge. However, Tanaka rejected it and instead nominated his own challenger, saying, “I’ve already decided my next challenger. Dragon Kid-san, please come out.”

>Kid appeared in the ring and muttered, “This is awkward...” in front of the fired-up Fuda. Even so, he showed his resolve, saying, “I was planning to challenge too. I’ll stop your consecutive-defense record.” Fuda continued to appeal directly for a challenge, but by the judgment of GM Saito Ryo, Kid’s challenge was given priority, and the September 12 Ota Ward show was designated as the site of the showdown.

>If Kid captures the Brave title, it will be his fifth reign and his first since March 2019, an achievement coming after 7 years and 6 months. A clash between Tanaka, who is carving out a new era, and a symbol of both past and present has now been realized.

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/398303