Finding a bright spot in crisis
By Zach Arnold | June 9, 2006
By Zach Arnold
24 hours ago, Nobuhiko Takada gave one of his most inspired attempts on the microphone in order to put on a strong front for DSE in front of 600 fans and representatives from every single media outlet in Japan. View the Nippon TV video clip here.
Image credit: Sports Navigator (Yahoo Japan)
24 hours after the monumental press conference, Takada found himself in this humourous role, promoting the Hustle Aid show (which takes place one week from Saturday at Saitama Super Arena). Try promoting a wrestling show at a building of that size in one week. Takada is a man of many characters. Always the showman.
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Media wrap-up: Sakakibara, Fuji, and PRIDE
By Zach Arnold | June 9, 2006
By Zach Arnold
As you could imagine today, there was a giant fallout in media reaction (newspapers, TV, etc.) in regards to the Thursday press conference that DSE management held at the Prince Hotel in Tokyo. We will take a look at some of the reaction from the press (both from English and Japanese sources).
One item that should be noted is that on the PRIDE web site, there is a review of Thursday’s press conference. Towards the bottom of the review, it states that DSE President Nobuyuki Sakakibara was accompanied by lawyer Yoshinori Tani (谷宜憲). According to a source in Japan, Tani is an Osaka-based defense lawyer (who is an ex-prosecutor). He is specialized in criminal, not civil court cases. At the Thursday press conference, Sakakibara talked about bringing legal action against Kodansha (publisher of Shukan Gendai) & Seiya Kawamata for the damage that they caused against DSE. The presence of Tani, whose background is in criminal cases, brings up some interesting questions.
I did a search for Tani and the one concrete listing I was able to find was a listing for a Yoshinori Tani at Tanabe Management Consulting Co. Ltd., which has corporate headquarters based out of Suita city in Osaka. Tani is listed as a lawyer who is one of two external auditors for the company. This would seem to indicate that it is indeed the same person as Sakakibara’s lawyer.
Media reaction
On the Burning Spirit web site, there is a post with some comments (in Japanese) from Josh Barnett (in a short conversation I had with him) about Fuji TV canceling PRIDE. Josh stated that he was focused on the fight against Mark Hunt on July 1st. He noted that he was about to train with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Ivan Salaverry, Jeff Monson, and Justin Levens in Big Bear, California, and is around 250 pounds right now. In regards to Fuji TV, Barnett noted his frustration with Fuji TV’s blacklisting decree about PRIDE fighters not being allowed to appear on any Fuji TV shows. He feels that the fighters are being treated unfairly, and Josh personally denied any involvement in any sort of criminal behavior. He asked for the fans to continue to support the fighters and to focus on the upcoming fights.
Gendai Net has a brief posting, talking about the “mudslinging” that is happening right now and the involvement of “producer Mr. K” (Kunio Kiyohara) in the Fuji TV/PRIDE scandal.
Shu Hirata at BoutReviewUSA has a great post about the Fuji TV/PRIDE situation, and he also gets into a discussion about the role that the weekly magazines play in Japan (what their goals are, how they write stories, etc.) Big thumbs-up.
Eddie Goldman has an online post about the PRIDE scandal, and asks people why detractors who attack boxing aren’t focusing on the same (if not, higher, in his eyes) level of corruption in the MMA business.
Whaledog has an interesting post about the amount of media coverage on the PRIDE/Fuji TV story in the English-based media, specifically focusing on Sherdog.
Update: Stephen Martinez at Sherdog writes about PRIDE’s situation.
Between the Ropes has Bas Rutten on as the latest guest on their radio show. They talk about the PRIDE/Fuji TV story and also get thought from Rutten on the situation, along with his thoughts on how PRIDE treated him and what he thinks of PRIDE’s future.
MMA Mafia (what an ironic name) has a post about PRIDE’s future, wondering where the various fighters in PRIDE would go if the company collapsed.
Dave Doyle, managing editor of the Fox Sports MMA blog, alludes to Fuji TV canceling PRIDE’s contract.
There’s turmoil in PRIDE these days. The Wrestling Observer reported yesterday the group had its Japanese network television contract cancelled, which potetnially threatens its future.
But while this sorts out, PRIDE is still presenting top-notch shows, including last weekend’s which featured the first round of their weltweweight tournament. The event was broadcast stateside on pay-pay-view Sunday night.
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Weekly magazines focus on DSE situation
By Zach Arnold | June 8, 2006
Yahoo Japan HP: “Complete denial of ‘Black Association’ by PRIDE”
By Zach Arnold
At yesterday’s press conference, DSE President Nobuyuki Sakakibara vociferously defended his company and denied all allegations of ties to the yakuza. He specifically named Shukan Gendai as a publication that damaged his company and caused the cancelation of the Fuji TV deal.
Shukan Gendai is a magazine published by big Japanese publisher Kodansha. Kodansha publishes multiple weekly magazines, with their top photo weekly magazine being FRIDAY. A day after the much-publicized PRIDE press conference, Kodansha (through FRIDAY) fired back in their top weekly magazine with a scathing article against PRIDE & Fuji TV. K-1 also receives some attention.
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Will PRIDE 7/1 Saitama show make it to PPV?
By Zach Arnold | June 8, 2006
By Zach Arnold
The big question on everyone’s mind right now with Fuji TV canceling PRIDE is whether or not DSE will be able to stay on SkyPerfecTV PPV in Japan and be able to run PPVs internationally. This is a very complex issue, and one that will really test the company.
On the InDemand and PRIDE US sites, they have the 7/1 Saitama show listed as a PPV on the US for 7/2. In the past, Jerry Millen and his team of editors worked in conjunction with Fuji TV for footage. Fuji TV was paid a rental fee for the rights of their footage to be aired on US PPV. With Fuji TV now canceling their relationship with PRIDE, it presents several obstacles for the company to overcome.
For starters, the Fuji TV deal with PRIDE was a very lucrative one. Naigai Times claims that it was worth at least 2 billion yen, with the PPV component (of SkyPerfecTV) worth another billion yen. In addition, Fuji TV was responsible for the TV production and broadcasting through SkyPerfecTV. With no Fuji TV involvement in PRIDE now, who will help out in producing the show? This is not a simple matter of just getting 3 or 4 cameras and shooting the event. Fuji TV had very high-grade production equipment to make the shows look spectacular on television. While there are rumors that Samurai TV may be able to work with DSE on a smaller scale for filming the show, it’s going to be an extremely daunting task to be able to match the same resources that Fuji TV provided.
The second issue at hand is whether or not PRIDE will even be able to air their shows on SkyPerfecTV PPV. Fuji TV has a minority stake in SkyPerfecTV, and SkyPerfecTV is a PPV distributor on satellite. SkyPerfecTV is not always responsible for filming shows and being entirely hands-on in that regards. As seen with past pro-wrestling and MMA PPVs, it is the TV networks backing the groups (such as New Japan w/ TV-Asahi) that have helped on the production end of PPV shows. The rare exceptions to the rule would include promotions like All Japan who have ran PPVs in the past, but those shows have taken place in places like Osaka Prefectural Gym and are maybe 3 or 4 camera shoots. We’re not talking PRIDE-level camera quality with those shows. The reason PRIDE has such a good reputation for quality shows on TV is because they are able to blow away the competition as far as how to produce a show and having the resources to do it.
Even if SkyPerfecTV does continue broadcasting PRIDE shows on PPV, the questions facing DSE are critical. This is not an easy problem to solve in a short amount of time, especially considering the high-scale image that the company has had for big shows in the past. Can DSE manage to pull off shooting shows successfully without TV support?
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DSE press conference notes
By Zach Arnold | June 7, 2006
Yahoo Japan HP: “DSE interview about PRIDE broadcasting cancellation”
By Zach Arnold
Video Link(s): Nippon TV coverage | TV Tokyo (that’s what it was labeled as being from)
The Nippon TV is a 4+ minute clip, and the second clip is 30 seconds. The Nippon TV clip covered the press conference, Fuji TV’s cancellation of the PRIDE contract, and had video of Antonio Inoki talking about the situation. The TV-Tokyo clip was a very brief highlight package of the PRIDE press conference, and the narrator spent the entire time talking about the Kanagawa police investigation into Sakakibara and the allegations of being affiliated with the boryokudan (yakuza violence group). No punches were pulled on it.
Japanese bloggers covering this story: Burning Spirit | NHBnews PRO | Technorati (various list of Japanese postings) | Complete Vale Tudo Access (English) | Swimming Eye | 2ch
Burning Spirit notes that SkyPerfecTV does not have the Hustle Aid 6/17 Saitama Super Arena show listed on their various PPV telecasts.
A very mixed, but big crowd showed up at the press conference. Normal fans, fighter supporters, hardcore types, and many other various types of groups showed up. Livedoor reports that when Sakakibara first entered the room, the fans cheered him. The press conference took place at the Tokyo Prince Hotel (2F – Sunflower Hall) and that it was divided into three parts: The Fuji TV situation, the 7/1 Saitama Super Arena card line-up, and fan questions.
This Sports Navigator photo shows 54 PRIDE fighters & main employees in a show of unity at the press conference. PRIDE management stated that they would continue running a full schedule, including an October 21st show in Las Vegas, NV.
Sports Navigator reports that over 600 people showed up at the Prince Hotel and that it was an overflowing, tense scene. Nobuyuki Sakakibara discussed the role of Shukan Gendai’s negative campaign against DSE, alleging ties to the yakuza. Sakakibara said the content of the articles was groundless. He reiterated that claims of him being associated with criminal activity are not true and that no laws were violated or crimes committed. He said that PRIDE would continue to survive as long as the fans kept supporting the promotion. Sakakibara also stated that he was ready to request compensation for damages against Kodansha (the publisher of Shukan Gendai), the editor of Gendai, and Seiya Kawamata for the cancelation of the TV deal (because of Gendai’s negative campaign).
DSE President Nobuyuki Sakakibara went into an explanation about how Fuji TV canceled the contract with PRIDE. He stated that on Monday, he was busy with Nobuhiko Takada and Fuji TV (sports producer Kunio Kiyohara) to announce the launch of the “Dreamers” dojo in Tokyo that would be open to the public. At 4 PM that day, Fuji TV brought their lawyer for an meeting with Sakakibara. Fuji TV handed a termination notice to him. Sakakibara was shocked at this.
Sakakibara made several strong denials about being affiliated with the yakuza. He said that if he was working with the yakuza, that he would have already been arrested. He said that the fact he was there at the press conference today showed that he had no relation to the yakuza (or organized crime).
DSE did not take any questions from the press or the fans about the Fuji TV/yakuza situation.
The rest of the press conference was focused on the 7/1 Saitama Super Arena card line-up. Yoshida and Fujita were there, with Mirko & Silva having video messages played. Silva said that Fujita has a big heart, but that he would win the fight. Mirko said that he didn’t understand why Fuji TV wouldn’t broadcast PRIDE and that he would make sure Fuji TV regretted their decision by putting on an amazing fight with Yoshida which would rival the World Cup. Mirko’s statements in support of PRIDE and against Fuji TV were the strongest statements made by anyone associated with PRIDE at the press conference. He stated that the fight against Yoshida would become a fight of Japan vs. Croatia.
When the Fuji TV discussion/part of the press conference was over, about half of the people in attendance who were not affiliated with the media left.
Inoki comments on PRIDE/Fuji TV situation
Yesterday, Antonio Inoki made comments to the mass media about the PRIDE/Fuji TV situation. He stated that he would help PRIDE fighters find new places of work if PRIDE could not survive. He said that without Fuji TV’s money that he expected the scale of PRIDE’s show sizes to decrease in nature. Inoki said that the guaranteed money for fighters got too expensive to sustain in the PRIDE business model. He mentioned his role in the IFL.
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PRIDE 7/1 Saitama Super Arena card line-up
By Zach Arnold | June 7, 2006
Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Mirko Cro Cop and Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Vanderlei Silva was announced for the 7/1 Saitama Super Arena show. In addition, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum and Josh Barnett vs. Mark Hunt were also announced as matches taking place.
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Yoshimoto, HG disassociate from Hustle
By Zach Arnold | June 7, 2006
Yahoo Japan HP: “Yoshimoto, HG leave Hustle”
By Zach Arnold
Nikkan Sports (via Yahoo Japan) reports that Razor Ramon HG is about to leave Hustle due to orders from his bosses at Yoshimoto Kogyo. With the news of Fuji TV blacklisting anyone associated with DSE/PRIDE, this has sent shockwaves throughout the industry. Nikkan Sports says that Yoshimoto is worried about the situation, because they cannot afford to have their top talent banned from the Fuji TV network — there’s too much money at stake.
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Fuji TV blacklists anyone connected to PRIDE
By Zach Arnold | June 7, 2006
Yahoo Japan HP: “Fuji: Don’t allow PRIDE fighters on our TV programs”
By Zach Arnold
In addition to Fuji TV canceling their contract with PRIDE, Yomiuri Hochi (via Yahoo Japan) reports that the network has also issued an order stating that any PRIDE fighters or people associated with PRIDE cannot appear on any Fuji TV shows. This includes variety shows, sports shows, and other programming. This is a big development because Hidehiko Yoshida is a commentator for judo programming on the network.
In essence, fighters like Hidehiko Yoshida, Mirko Cro Cop, Emelianenko Fedor, and Kazuyuki Fujita are being blacklisted from the network. How will the network respond if many of the PRIDE fighters jump to K-1? Will the network blacklist them in K-1 as well?
Media notes
Gendai Net bluntly has a short article that says the reason Fuji TV cancelled PRIDE from their network is because PRIDE is or is associated as a boryokudan (yakuza violence group) company.
Kakutolog has a fantastic timelime summary of events regarding the last few days of PRIDE activity. It’s in Japanese, but if you can translate it – excellent, excellent resource full of links. Here is an image from the Kakutolog site, which is what the newspaper coverage of Fuji TV canceling PRIDE’s contract looked like.
A Hostile Environment
Tomorrow (Thursday) is the scheduled date for a DSE press conference. It’s scheduled to take place at Tokyo’s Prince Hotel 11F at the Takasago room (from 11:30 AM-12:45 PM). Posters on 2ch, a Japanese message board, note that there are two banquet rooms (here or here) that PRIDE could use for the press conference. With tables, the seating arrangement can fit around 80 people. However, with chairs and a table or two, around 130-150 people can be fitted into the room. Given how many DSE staff members and media members there will be at the conference, it’s going to be very difficult for any fan (as highlighted in this post) to even fit into the room. A giant room will be needed.
Marketed as appearing at the press briefing is Nobuyuki Sakakibara, Nobuhiko Takada, Hidehiko Yoshida, and Kazuyuki Fujita. On a Sports Navigator news release, they are claiming that 50 fighters and 200 fans will be in attendance. The SN release also claims that Fujita is rushing back to Japan from his current training session in America.
Also, according to the 2ch thread, angry fans are contacting the Prince Hotel and asking why the hotel would allow “a yakuza company” to host a press conference in the building. With DSE openly asking fans to appear at the press conference event, Thursday is going to prove to be an extremely chaotic situation.
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Media notes – Part 2
By Zach Arnold | June 6, 2006
Yahoo Japan HP main page: “PRIDE & Hustle TV disappearance?”
By Zach Arnold
Update: Weekly Pro reports that fans are being allowed to attend the PRIDE press conference tomorrow (Thursday) with Sakakibara.
On a somewhat related note, I made a guest appearance today on the Figure Four Daily audio show, discussing the latest issues with DSE and Fuji TV. Please go check it out.
Onto today’s Japanese media notes about the latest situation with PRIDE & Fuji TV. (Ed. note — this post will be updated throughout the next 12-18 hours.)
Sankei Sports has an article talking about DSE management putting on “a bullish front,” trying to show strength in public. Management is talking big, claiming that they are scheduled to continue running shows all the way up until the November 5th Yokohama Arena show (Bushido – Welterweight GP tournament finals). DSE boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara is planning for a Thursday press conference in which it is expected that he will have several Japanese fighters with him to try to put on a brave face. The Sankei Sports article quotes former New Japan boss Seiji Sakaguchi, with him stating that he is worried about the future of the Kakutougi (Fight) world now that Fuji TV has canceled PRIDE’s contract. In other words, he’s doubtful about the company’s future.
Sports Nippon reports that SkyPerfecTV, the satellite PPV company that PRIDE & Hustle events air on, is considering cutting ties with DSE. It should be noted that the Fuji-Sankei group owns a stake in SkyPerfecTV, making the PPV situation an ominous one at best. The report also states that the DSE office is getting flooded with over 300 calls by fans, asking about whether or not there will be shows in the future. In a related post online, Gryphon breaks down the numbers of PRIDE & Hustle shows on SkyPerfecTV. (In summary – without Fuji TV’s support, DSE is devastated. Without TV support and PPV support, the company is crippled.)
Nikkan Sports has an article about Fuji TV’s PR department getting flooded with calls by PRIDE fans, asking officials “Why do you discontinue PRIDE?” The PR department told the paper that they are unsure as to whether or not they will have a fighting event on New Year’s Eve. In a separate newspaper article, the paper reports that there are several fans hanging out in front of DSE’s office to be supporters.
The Wrestling Blog has a very good English summary of the events that led to what is currently happening.
Ivan Trembow on MMA Weekly notes that DSE filing a lawsuit against Fuji TV is a futile move:
PRIDE has not announced any plans to legally challenge Fuji TV’s termination of the contract, but such a move would be futile because the company’s contract with Fuji TV was already set to expire in September 2006 and had not been renewed. So, even if PRIDE were to theoretically obtain a court ruling stating that Fuji TV cannot terminate its contract with PRIDE prematurely, Fuji TV could then choose to simply not renew the contract when it expires in September.
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Media coverage of Fuji TV/PRIDE story
By Zach Arnold | June 5, 2006
Image credit: Sports Nippon
By Zach Arnold
Related link: Fuji TV cancels PRIDE for good
Message board: Give us your thoughts on the story
Update: Asahi Shimbun reports that Tokai TV (Nagoya – where Sakakibara came from) will not air the Hustle Aid show, claiming that because the show is not airing nationwide on the Fuji TV network outlets that they will not air the event.
Yomiuri Hochi reports that with Fuji TV canceling their contract with PRIDE, DSE & Nobuyuki Sakakibara are looking towards Tokai TV in Nagoya to perhaps carry the Hustle Aid 6/17 Saitama Super Arena event. Tokai TV is home territory for Sakakibara, as he came from this television background. The Yomiuri article quotes a source saying that the Fuji TV contract with PRIDE was worth several hundred million yen a year, and that foreign fighters are paid a lot of money. Without the TV money, those foreign fighters cannot be paid the same salaries, and with this problem PRIDE “disappearing” is just a matter of time. The article also states that DSE is consulting with their lawyers now about what options the company has next, and that Sakakibara will make a public statement on Wednesday (June 7th).
Nikkan Sports reports that Fuji TV notified the mass media about their cancelation of PRIDE via a FAX. The article also states that the SRS program on Fuji TV, which covered both K-1 and PRIDE, is also a likely casualty of the TV contract being canceled.
Daily Sports has an article on the situation, claiming that a source is telling them that while Fuji TV hasn’t given a public reason for the cancellation of PRIDE, the supposed reason (mentioned in the article) is that the criminal investigation (the criminal complaint that Seiya Kawamata filed with the Kanagawa Police) against PRIDE has caused problems for Fuji TV’s social responsibility. The article mentions that PRIDE started in October of 1997 with Takada vs. Rickson Gracie and that approximately 10 years later, the promotion is in “a big pinch.” Furthermore, DS mentions the boryokudan (yakuza violence group) scandal involving the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 show in regards to the participation of Emelianenko Fedor. The names of Fedor, Mirko, Silva, Yoshida, and Fujita are mentioned in regards to the high fight money they receive per fight and the question being raised is how will DSE be able to afford these salaries without Fuji TV’s money. The article closes out talking about Fuji TV’s cancelation and how it will effect the Hustle Aid 6/17 Saitama Super Arena show.
Burning Spirit has notes from Tokyo Sports about Fuji TV, speculating that with TBS wanting to air a New Year’s Eve “Kameda Matsuri (Festival)” show that the Dynamite!! K-1 show for New Year’s Eve may air on Fuji TV, thus making PRIDE’s New Year Show as something not needed.
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Fuji TV cancels PRIDE for good
By Zach Arnold | June 5, 2006
Bottom Japanese headline on Yahoo Japan HP: Fuji cancels PRIDE
By Zach Arnold
Update I: The PRIDE page on the Fuji TV official web site has been removed and deleted.
Japanese blogger(s) covering the story: Technorati (list of writers) | Burning Spirit (and here) | Swimming Eye (Tetsuya Sano) | Angle-Japan | Gryphon | NHBnews PRO | Black Eye 2 | Idolizing St. Anna (English)
Mainichi Shimbun in Japan reports that Fuji TV has cancelled PRIDE from their network. The contract is immediately cancelled. Fuji TV’s PR department in the article is quoted as saying that PRIDE breached the contract with Fuji TV (the yakuza scandal would be the likely guess — as Shukan Gendai noted last week), but they cannot say directly what it is. (For a refresher course on the yakuza scandal, use this link).
This Yomiuri Hochi report states that Fuji TV’s PR department claimed that PRIDE committed an “improper event” and that after consulting with their lawyers, they annuled the contract with DSE. Both the Nikkei & Kyodo news wires have articles on the story as well. The Yomiuri article mentions the past arrests of three yakuza men related to Seiya Kawamata, and the Nikkei article mentions in passing that “a weekly magazine” (Shukan Gendai) had an article series about the alleged yakuza influence in PRIDE.
The Japanese message boards (such as 2ch) are going crazy over this news. Reality is setting in now that PRIDE could be in major trouble. If the Japanese Yahoo link doesn’t work, use this direct Mainichi Japanese article link.
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IFL 6/4 TV report
By Zach Arnold | June 4, 2006
By Zach Arnold
The event is taped from June 3rd at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The ring announcer is Tim Hughes, and the TV announcers are: Kenny Rice, Stephen Quadros, and Jens Pulver.
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Extreme Wars: Bay Area Brawl Results 6/3
By Erin | June 4, 2006
By Erin Bucknell (MMACalifornia.net & MMA-Snark.com)
Much thanks to the Extreme Wars guys for inviting me down to watch the show.
Results:
- Andy Wang def Jamal Perkins by unanimous decision
- Thomas “The Constrictor†Schulte def Doug “The Demon†Evans, by submission in the first round (quick but fairly exciting)
- Matt “The Wolverine†Grice def Dan Marks by unanimous decision (really decent match)
- Antonio McKee def Ronald “Machine Gun” Jhun by split decision
- Irish Pat Healy def Carlos “Natural Born Killer” Condit by rear naked choke in the 3rd round (fight of the night)
- Big Shane Carwin def Justice “The Monster” Smith by ref stoppage due to strikes very early in the first round (complete slaughtering).
- Lethal Lana Stefanac def Martha Salazar by guillotine choke in the first round(both women’s MMA debuts, the crowd was very loud for both).
- Vladimir Matyushenko def Anthony Ruizvia arm bar in the first round. Thanks to Bob for clearing up my confusion as to who Matyushenko’s opponent was.
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