Comments on: Puroresu Focal Shows, Summer 2007

By: ChooChoo

ChooChoo — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 04:25:18 +0000

Dragon Gate just made their debut in Hawaii with AZW and the DVD is good. http://www.actionzonewrestling.com is where it took place and seems they are coming back and doing more with the promotion which has been hitting it’s stride as everyone from Teddy Hart to AJ Styles to Delirious, Jimmy Jacobs, Larry Sweeney are working with this promotion.

By: Euthyphro

Euthyphro — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:20:34 +0000

I just saw the news. Awful.

By: Body_Shots

Body_Shots — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:10:42 +0000

Seems like pro wrestlers are dying every week now.

By: Ditch

Ditch — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:37:52 +0000

The wrestling business is about as thoroughly cursed as it can be. It devours lives and bodies. I can’t imagine that when the truth comes out in regards to Benoit, that wrestling will not have been the underlying cause. And if it wasn’t, it’s still a cursed business because so much touching it gets destroyed.

By: liger05

liger05 — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:17:39 +0000

Dave Meltzer’s latest update:

The WWE just told its talent and released on its web site that Chris Benoit was found dead by Atlanta police.

Benoit, wife Nancy aka Woman and son Daniel were all found dead. We have no other details at this moment. It is believed that Chris Benoit’s two other children were in Canada.

All plans for Raw tonight have been scrapped and they will do a show on the life of Benoit.

By: liger05

liger05 — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:03:02 +0000

New Japan was booming in the 90’s. Hashimoto drew 50,000 fans numerous occasions. If someone would of said 10 years ago in 2007 New Japan will not run huge dome shows I would of told them they are off there head. When Baba died it hurt the business badly. Baba was the one guy with integrity and a vision to make All Japan work. A Great great man who’s presence is badly missed in puroresu.

If the beniot story is true I will be deeply deeply saddened. Beniot in New Japan was my favourite. The guy was amazing to watch. What intensity and offense. I dont watch WWE so aint seen any of his matches for a long time but still got my tapes & DVD’s with all his greatness!!!!

By: Tomer Chen

Tomer Chen — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:44:11 +0000

Forgot Rikidozan as the big name of the 50s into early 60s (when he died).

By: Tomer Chen

Tomer Chen — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:41:32 +0000

When where the peak years for Pro Wrestling in Japan.

It depends on what define as ‘peak years’, really. Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki dominated the 60s and early 70s era as the big names, Jumbo Tsuruta was a very good good drawing card during the mid 70s through the 80s, Riki Choshu was probably the biggest overall drawing card in Puroresu (besides arguably Inoki) in the 80s, though Akira Maeda stole away some of his limelight in the late 80s with the UWF venture (that branched out in UWF-i, RINGS, etc. in the early 90s) and AJPW and NJPW in the 90s tried to outclass each other with the ‘Four Corners of Heaven’ in Misawa, Kawada, Kobashi & Taue for AJPW and the ‘Three Musketeers’ in Mutoh, Hashimoto & Chono in NJPW (although Mutoh and Hashimoto tended to do most of the big business of the three, having a number of big Tokyo Dome sellouts against Nobuhiko Takada, amongst others).

So yeah, in terms of overall drawing power, 80s Choshu or Inoki (in general) would top the lists. In terms of overall business, mid 90s NJPW is probably the ‘peak’ years in terms of a promotion, overall.

PWInsider is reporting that Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy (Woman) and their two children have been found dead in Atlanta.

…. :’( …

By: Preach

Preach — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:26:39 +0000

Here’s the link: http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.asp?id=25101&p=1

By: Preach

Preach — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:25:57 +0000

PWInsider is reporting that Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy (Woman) and their two children have been found dead in Atlanta.

I’ve seen much in my 28 years as a wrestling fan, and seen the demise of many of my idols in this sport, but this? I’m seriously at a loss of words here…