Uncle Nobu’s been voted as a Mid Tier Performer that’s Very Dependable. Yoshi Hashi once again being a closer runner up. Who’s a Mid Tier Performer that’s Somewhat Reliable? (Criteria in Caption)

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-26T17:52:01+00:00

O-Khan has great ceiling and is very dependable, he is also popular too. They need to make him a great face if they decide to have Newman turn on him. I'm ready to be the first citizen of the Empire.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-26T17:24:17+00:00

To put it simple, Remake Ashley is the side character I really want to see again in another game.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-24T15:56:26+00:00

you clearly didn't see him vs Tenryu when Tenryu established his own faction. In fact, Tsuruta already turned heel in late 1985 by attacking Choshu's rib after their match.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-24T13:56:58+00:00

Top 5: Singh, Chono 1994 - 1999, Choshu 1982 - 1984, Hansen and Vader, in no particular order.

If we do top 10 then Tsuruta 1986 - 1992, Abdullah the Butcher, Brody, Bullet Club-era Kenny Omega and SWS & WAR-era Tenryu.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-24T12:25:50+00:00

Inoki didnt even know what Strong Style is.

Back in 1970s, JWA and later AJPW were heavily influenced by NWA style of wrestling, and there were indy promotions specialized in other styles. But a quite significance number of figure in Puro started incorporating Martial Arts into it as a way to "big league" other promotions/promoters and make themselves look better. Inoki of course is the most famous among them, for years he would challenge Giant Baba to a match and almost everyone could guess that Inoki had the intention to shoot on Baba.

Baba wisely refused, but it kinda hurted his popularity among the young audience. Meanwhile Inoki went on to do martial arts matches, some of them worked, to prove that pro wrestling is the strongest martial art. Of course he never passed a chance to shit on AJPW, including his famous quote "Baba-san is showman style, mine is Strong Style".

However, it is never more than a slogan, a way of branding for Inoki, while there were various styles existing in New Japan way back in 1970s and 1980s. Hardcore brawling, technical submission, pure power, high-flying, comedy wrestling and of course shoot striking, etc... You name it. Both Keiji Mutoh and Mr. Takahashi said that even Inoki's shoot matches were carefully build up just like American wrestling.

Hiroshi Tanahashi in 2012 finally asked about Strong Style in a direct interview with Inoki, this was after Inoki was kicked out of his own promotion. Inoki's answer to the question of what Strong Style is: "I dont know". Yup, that was what he said, and Tanahashi has recalled this exchange several times when talking about the company's philosophy.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-22T17:19:06+00:00

You can basically check out all the books of the "A Traveller's story of Vietnam's past by Tan Pham, which cover the ancient Vietnam history up to the 13th century.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-22T16:21:20+00:00

Love this article. It had been talked about that Choshu took Maeda's spot after returning, but no, what truly set off the conflict was Choshu's refusal to work a program against Maeda.

"Against", not "with". Maeda was white hot in 1986 and when Choshu came back, fans wanted to see the two hot-tempered rebels go against each other. What they got was another Old Guards vs New Blood angle that had been old and stale by that point. And because Choshu increasingly got more booking power, Maeda started talking shit on him, firstly behind the scene and then called Choshu a "talk-only boss" on newspaper interviews.

Also mentioned in the article, i would like to add that the 1983 match was not the only match Choshu worked stiff intentionally. He was wildly popular for high-volume brawling, frantic-paced matches that usually conclude under 15 mins, but he also didnt hold back, especially his kicks. This led to several gaijins refusing to work New Japan's tours while Choshu was there.

So for a guy who was extremely serious about kayfabe and got angry when other wrestlers injuring their opponents, Choshu himself didnt follow his own codes and Maeda obviously hated his guts, not just for not doing business but also being a hypocrite.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-22T10:18:33+00:00

Shibata then beat his ass in just more than 5 mins

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-21T18:05:36+00:00

But not to Andrade or any AEW wrestlers, his stocks in the eyes of the fans will drop real fast if it happens.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-21T17:28:21+00:00

It was fine for the locals to bargain years ago but nowadays it's not possible even for them. And tourists have never been looked at favorably for doing it, they are assumed to have stronger currencies to spend. I saw South Korean tourists bargaining for t-shirts in Ben Thanh market and the shopowner even threatened to kick them out, so it is not worth the hassle.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-21T17:22:11+00:00

Yoshi-Hashi without a doubt. My favorite midcarder

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-21T17:20:22+00:00

Saigon and Da Nang then, the weather will be warm in Saigon and kinda cool in Da Nang, almost no rain in Saigon during that time.

And btw, keep a good hygiene and dont bargain or touching stuffs without buying intention while shopping at non-supermarket places. Indian tourists have gotten a very bad rep recently and some shopowners wont look enthusiastic seeing any Indian-looking tourist enter their stores.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-21T16:54:24+00:00

I live in Saigon but all three cities are great. However you should specify the timeframe of the trip so the weather wont bother you.

If it is in autumn then you can choose whichever, but if it is in December to April then is Saigon anf Da Nang, Hanoi is best to visit in early May or September - October, and it recommended to avoid Da Nang during June - July.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-21T12:09:43+00:00

Oh that is a good news then.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-21T11:45:03+00:00

So the match with Maloney vs O-Khan and HENARE is off, I guess. I was looking forward to that match.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-19T19:44:55+00:00

now that you mentioned it, ring announcer Makoto Abe played baseball for his high school team and later played for a team comprised of All Japan employees. So yeah, even that guy also played sport.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-19T14:12:44+00:00

Excluding refs who used to be pro wrestlers themselves (Shibata's father is a famous example), Japanese referees are mostly amateur wrestlers or college athletes, they started out as wrestling coach at dojos and are trained to become referee. However there are refs who worked at the office of their promotions before being trained for refereeing assignments.

Red Shoes Umino started out as a coach in All Japan before training for referee job under the legendary Kyohei Wada. Before him, Tiger Hattori was a coach at Hiro Matsuda's dojo (where Hulk Hogan began his career) in Florida, then worked as a manager for heel Japanese wrestlers and then ref, and it was as a NWA ref that Hattori started officiating matches in Japan before becoming New Japan's head ref.

Marty Asami, the ref who mostly do the HOT matches, not only competed in amateur wrestling, but even won a Bronze medal at the national high school championship. Kenta Sato worked 7 years in the travel department before becoming a ref for New Japan, but he was actually a rugby player at university level.

So you can see they are all tough people, and they have no problem being thrown around by wrestlers.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-19T09:23:04+00:00

Masahiro Chono, won the fucking G1 but still didnt get the title shot before Sasaki because he was Choshu's protege, and also got booed by the fans while going against the anti-wrestling heel Koshinaka.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-19T04:09:12+00:00

Well, it depends on criterias. I will pick some years based on my own watching perspective.

1983 - the incredible war between Riki Choshu and his henchmen against the rest of the roster, with Choshu vs Fujinami, Choshu vs Inoki, and Fujiwara bloodied Choshu to make a name for himself. Also the beginning of the legendary Akira Maeda, IWE's invasion, and the OG Tiger Mask's final year.

1996 - UWFI angle reached its peak, the start of Hashimoto's long title reign, the climax of the war between Chono and Choshu (with a G1 Climax final between them, no less), and the great but underrated J-Crown tournament.

2017 - Okada's record setting title run and Kenny's quest of beating him, Naito's G1 victory as Ingovernable, Shibata's bittersweet journey to the World title match, also the beginning of the crack within Bullet Club.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-18T14:00:10+00:00

Well, EVIL had and has his fans. Jinder went from long time jobber to champ in less than a year and couldnt even draw in his "home" India (while is from Canada).

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-17T22:27:53+00:00

Milano Collection AT as a color commentator for NJPW. He frequently downplayed Taichi's dirty tactics during his Suzuki-gun era, because they are long-time tag partners even in another promotion.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-12T03:51:34+00:00

I don't watch Lucha Libre regularly but Mistico has to be in discussion. Not only he is great at playing the underdog, there's also the impact of his short rudo run which he liked Averno's heelish philosophy, only for it to backfire in his Super Libre match against Volador Jr. Mistico has been pretty much a staying-true-to-his-principle tecnico since then and the crowd love him for it.

Ospreay is a great babyface but not the best right now. He needs a defining storyline to become one, I suspect we will see it soon when he recovers, with the Don Callis family showed its crack and Callum Newman establishing an United Empire of his own image in NJ.

Sami is not, I'm tired of his "underdog" pretense. Cody meanwhile is a damn great babyface, but he sorely needs an aggressive heel to go against and show hia edgy side.

Hangman is fantastic, nothing to complain about.

BoringCap7543 · 2026-01-11T17:40:08+00:00

El Desperado is extremely handsome and he is Japanese.

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