NJPW New Beginning the mystery of Big Daddy Yum Yum

[Defrost]

Who or what s Big Daddy Yum Yum?

NJPW "THE NEW BEGINNING IN HIROSHIMA", 09.02.2014
Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall

1. Kota Ibushi & BUSHI vs. Jushin Thunder Liger & El Desperado
2. Minoru Suzuki vs. Tama Tonga
3. Special Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Kazushi Sakuaraba vs. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka
4. Special Singles Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Michael Tarver
5. NWA World Heavyweight Title: Satoshi Kojima (c) vs. Big Daddy Yum Yum
6. Special Tag Match: Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii
7. Special Eight Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Ryusuke Taguchi, Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA vs. Prince Devitt, King Fale, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson
8. Special Tag Match: Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI
9. IWGP Tag Team Title: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows (c) vs. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.
10. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura


NJPW "THE NEW BEGINNING IN OSAKA", 11.02.2014
Osaka BODYMAKER COLOSSEUM

1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (c) vs. Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA
2. Katsuyori Shibata vs. YOSHI-HASHI
3. Anderson, Doc Gallows & Tama Tonga vs. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.
4. Special Tag Match: Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Prince Devitt & King Fale
4. Special Six Man Tag Match: Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Tama Tonga vs. Minoru Suzuki, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer
5. NWA World Tag Team Title Contendership: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Michael Tarver & Big Daddy Yum Yum
6. Special Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Kazushi Sakuaraba besiegen Daniel Gracie & Rolles Gracie
7. Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Yujiro Takahashi
8. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) vs. El Desperado
9. NEVER Openweight Title: Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hirooki Goto

[Mike Skillz]

This guy... http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2=00002444&nr=5684

[Glen]

That... makes no sense.

[JRSlim21]

When did Michael Tarver get a job?!

[Tainted Eclipse]

Why in the world is "Hirooki Goto" getting a title shot when Big Daddy Yum Yum is around?

[thesamuelcooke]

Anybody think Goto will beat Okada? And if not Goto, who will end his reign and when?

[OD50]

This guy... http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2=00002444&nr=5684

Don't care about Big Daddy Yum Yum, but that's one cool site. Thanks for the link. :yes:

[Defrost]

Anybody think Goto will beat Okada? And if not Goto, who will end his reign and when?

If Goto wins he'd lose it quickly. Maybe a transitional reign. You gotta figure whatever comes next is to build toward Okada vs Swagsuke

[thesamuelcooke]

Think Okada/Nakamura is happening sooner rather than later? Or would it not be saved for Wrestle Kingdom 9? Wonder if they'll give Okada a year plus reign, or have him drop it soon and then Nakamura picks it up soon after? Shibata vs Nakamura for the top belt excites me. Would be big enough for Tokyo Dome wouldn't it? With all the history of those two, and Tanahashi being the chosen ones and all the stuff afterwards.

[Tainted Eclipse]

man what's with this tuesday morning nonsense, that second show is something i'd want to see live.

[Defrost]

Interesting things afoot with Goto/Shibata/Tanahashi

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NJPW, 2/2/14 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,015 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. TAKA Michinoku Kaientai Dojo & Taichi beat Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu (7:33) when Taichi used a thrust kick on Komatsu.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & BUSHI beat Yujiro Takahashi, YOSHI-HASHI & Jado (7:50) when BUSHI pinned Jado.
3. Tomoaki Honma & Captain New Japan beat Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (8:21) when Iizuka was DQ’d.
4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & El Desperado beat Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Kota Ibushi (12:36) when Kojima used a lariat on Nakanishi.
5. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Tama Tonga (9:21) when Archer used the Killer bomb on Tonga.
6. Ryusuke Taguchi Return Match: Prince Devitt, Bad Luck Fale, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson beat Togi Makabe, Ryusuke Taguchi, KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley (11:30) when Devitt used a diving footstomp on Taguchi.
7. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii beat Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tetsuya Naito (24:55) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Naito.

* The biggest news of today’s Korakuen show wasn’t a match, but an announcement. After a long injury that has kept him out for around a year, 40-year-old Wataru Inoue announced his retirement from professional wrestling. He said that he has tried to recover, but his body won’t respond the same as it did.

Inoue was a promising young lion who debuted on the same day as Tanahashi and Shibata on 10/10/99, the day before the final Tokyo Dome show of the 90s. He rose through the junior ranks, finally winning the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title, before deciding to become a heavyweight.

Inoue enjoyed one brief reign as IWGP Tag Team Champion with Yuji Nagata, but for the most part his heavyweight turn didn’t result in much. An emotional Nagata watched as Wataru announced his retirement.

Wataru will continue to work for New Japan as a staff member. He’ll have an official retirement ceremony soon, so that he can say a proper farewell to the fans. Ganbare Wataru!

* There was tension between the New Japan army team after today’s main event, specifically Tanahashi and Goto. Tanahashi isn’t happy that Goto plans to team up with Katsuyori Shibata and declared that if this goes ahead, he no longer wants to team with Goto. Goto said if Tanahashi doesn’t want to team with him, he doesn’t have to, but should think it through.

* Ryusuke Taguchi returned from some 8 months out of action to resume his grudge with former Apollo 55 tag partner turned betrayer, Prince Devitt. And in the 8 man tag match, Devitt welcomed back Taguchi by pinning him. Taguchi said he plans to push Devitt out of New Japan for what he has done.

[Tainted Eclipse]

The main event 6 man on that show is very much worth watching. Good stuff though it could've shaved a few minutes off the end.

[thesamuelcooke]

Didn't Tanahashi cut a promo on Shibata and the IC title?

[Cewsh]

He got angry at Goto and said that if Goto wants to tag with Shibata, then he refuses to be partners with him ever again.

[Ringo]

Well if no one else is going to mention it, I will! God bless you Wataru Inoue. Great theme music, ugly ring attire. Always derided but I had a soft spot for him and his failures. Any friend of Yuji Nagata is a friend of mine. I'll miss him. a little.

[Tainted Eclipse]

i can't remember seeing much of him, but i do remember he had some great matches with ishii a couple years ago.

[Cewsh]

When I was first getting into Japanese wrestling, I was following NOAH heavily and really didn't know much about New Japan at the time. The only guys I knew were Liger and Inoue, so I always thought he was a huge deal. Sadly, his career never lived up to the potential, but he's sort of the consummate company guy there.

[DDT]

Poor Inoue; he had so many great matches, yet for the lengthy "in-betweens" of those matches, he was just uber-boring Wataru Inoue. Still, he will be missed, and deserves all the credit in the world for the New Japan vs. NOAH feud that he was a center-piece of.

[Tainted Eclipse]

Oh shit, he was the Liger partner in the best Liger vs. Kikuchi tag. That match ruled, MOTDC for Japan.

[Defrost]

Sakuraba did a 619 and a dive to the floor

[Defrost]

Oh shit Tenzan is busted wide open. Crimson Mask action.

[Defrost]

Watching Big Daddy Yum Yum makes me want them to bring Tarver back out

[Defrost]

Goto and Shibata are an amazing tag team

[Defrost]

NJPW “THE NEW BEGINNING IN HIROSHIMA”, 2/9/14 (WPW/PPV/iPPV)
Hiroshima Sun Plaza
5,040 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. El Desperado & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Kota Ibushi & BUSHI (8:46) when Desperado used the Guitarra de Angel on BUSHI.
2. Minoru Suzuki beat Tama Tonga (5:32) with a Gotch-style piledriver.
3. Special Tag Match: Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka beat Yuji Nagata & Kazushi Sakuraba (9:16) when Sakuraba was DQ’d.
4. Special Singles Match: Michael Tarver beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (9:15) with the 1.9.
5. NWA World Heavyweight Title: Satoshi Kojima (c) beat Big Daddy Yum Yum (11:04) with a lariat (1st defense).
6. Special Tag Match: Tomohiro Ishii & Yujiro Takahashi beat Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma (11:27) when Ishii used a brainbuster on Honma.
7. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Prince Devitt, Bad Luck Fale, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson beat Togi Makabe, Ryusuke Taguchi, KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley (11:28) when Devitt used the Bloody Sunday on Taguchi.
8. Special Tag Match: Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata beat Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI (14:38) when Goto used the Shouten Kai on YOSHI-HASHI.
9. IWGP Tag Team Title: Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows (c) beat Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. (12:08) when Anderson pinned Smith after the Magic Killer (1st defense).
10. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Shinsuke Nakamura (22:32) with a Dragon suplex hold (1st defense).

[thesamuelcooke]

If Goto wins the belt could we see Goto/Shibata for the belt? Or maybe a heel Tanahashi later down the line? Or will it be a transitional reign that will end with either Okada winning it back or Shinsuke taking it and solidifying his place as the absolute leader of CHAOS?

Or with rumours of unification will we have Nakamura win back the IC belt later and Okada hold the HW belt for an unprecedented amount of time and have those two collide?

Who is a reasonable contender to end Okada's reign? I'm thinking one of Nakamura, Tanahashi or Goto or maybe Shibata or Suzuki as outsiders. Makabe?

[Defrost]

I think Goto and Shibata are going to take TenKoji's spot as ace native tag team

[DDT]

How was Tanahashi vs Nakamura in comparison to the Dome, Defrost?

[Defrost]

Oh it was way better than the Dome

[Peter Griffin]

Best match ever :panic:

[Cewsh]

Peter, seriously. This is the thread for an actual Japanese wrestling show for fuck's sake.

[Defrost]

http://i.minus.com/iN5ZHjUDyI547.gif

[DDT]

:rofl: I love how he completely no-sells it; like him conquering dinosaurs with ridiculously sized swords is an everyday occurrence.

[Defrost]

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NJPW “THE NEW BEGINNING IN OSAKA”, 2/11/14 (WPW/PPV/iPPV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
6,400 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (c) beat KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley (13:05) when Matt pinned Shelley after the More Bang For Your Buck (2nd defense).
2. Katsuyori Shibata beat YOSHI-HASHI (5:21) with a PK.
3. Special 6 Man Tag Match: Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Tama Tonga (7:53) when Smith used the Killer bomb on Tonga.
4. Special Tag Match: Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale (9:53) when Taguchi pinned Devitt.
5. NWA World Tag Team Title #1 Contender Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Big Daddy Yum Yum & Michael Tarver (12:54) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Tarver.
6. Special Tag Match: Daniel Gracie & Rolles Gracie beat Yuji Nagata & Kazushi Sakuraba (9:28) when Rolles used a gi choke attack on Sakuraba.
7. Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Yujiro Takahashi (12:43) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Takahashi.
8. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) beat El Desperado (13:34) with a Phoenix splash (1st defense).
9. NEVER Openweight Title: Tomohiro Ishii beat Tetsuya Naito (c) (23:41) with a brainbuster to become the 3rd champion.
10. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada (c) beat Hirooki Goto (22:51) with the Rainmaker (8th defense).

* In front of the second packed house in two days, Kazuchika Okada’s dominance of New Japan Pro-Wrestling continued as he made a successful V8 defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Title over the recently returned Hirooki Goto. Goto had failed in SIX previous attempts to win the big one, but some felt this could be the day. Okada, who entered holding a giant Final Fantasy-esque sword and huge Godzilla like dinosaur, had other ideas. After 22 minutes of fierce combat, Okada flattened Goto with the Rainmaker and his reign approaches one year in length (April 7th). Maybe Goto’s eighth attempt will be luckier…

Shibata, who easily beat YOSHI-HASHI earlier in the show, was told by Okada that he’d have to win the New Japan Cup if he wants to challenge, while Gedo told Goto that he was again at the back of the line as far as contenders go.

* The biggest cult favourite in New Japan, Tomohiro Ishii, delighted fans everywhere by upsetting Tetsuya Naito to win the NEVER Openweight Title in a thrilling semi final. Ishii has spent most of his career in undercard matches, but some outstanding performances in the past year have seen him grab big wins, today’s being among his biggest. In a match of the year contender that many felt outshone a strong main event, Ishii spiked Naito with his brainbuster to become the 3rd NEVER champion. With the IWGP IC Title becoming so prestigious, it was probably best to have Naito drop it to a “lesser” name, and it can now be defended more regularly.

* Kota Ibushi made a successful V1 defense of the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title over the new mysterious masked man El Desperado. Desperado appeared out of nowhere at the Tokyo Dome to issue a polite challenge and put up a good fight in his first attempt at the junior strap, but fell short to the new leader of the division. Ibushi landed a perfect Phoenix splash for the three count and moves on to whoever the next challenger will be.

* The Gracies returned after losing to Nagata & Saku by DQ at the Tokyo Dome in January, facing the Japanese veterans in a rematch. It was another underwhelming bout with the Gracies still not really accustomed to pro wrestling, but they won when Rolles choked out Sakuraba. Incredibly, Yano & Iizuka came out and issued a challenge to the Gracies in what could be one of the weirdest matches ever seen.

* TenKoji are now number one contenders for the NWA World Tag Team Title (held by Rob Conway & Jax Dane) after beating Big Daddy Yum Yum & Michael Tarver today. Kojima successfully defended the NWA World Heavyweight Title against Yum Yum in Hiroshima, but Tenzan fell to Tarver on the same show. That was avenged today as he forced the former Nexus member to tap out to his Anaconda Vice.

* The Young Bucks overcame Time Splitters in an exciting opening match to successfully defend the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title for the 2nd time. The Jacksons have impressed since joining the Bullet Club and overcame former champions KUSHIDA & Shelley today when Matt pinned Shelley following the More Bang For Your Buck.

[DDT]

Someone needs to make a .gif of Goto and Shibata blocking the Rainmaker. That was beyond sweet.

[DDT]

The first New Beginning show was mostly an okay nothing show, but there were two things to take away from it.

Goto and Shibata are great as a tag team. Seriously, they just play off of each other so well.

I would definitely consider the main event to be a top five in the Nakamura/Tanahashi rivalry; even the botch at the end makes sense when you consider that Nakamura hasn't used the flying armbar in years. I know that this won't be the end of the rivalry between these two, but if it did end up being so, I can hardly think of a better send-off.

[Defrost]

The second show is much better

[Defrost]

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[mth]

Seriously, the dinosaur. Holy fuck that's the greatest thing ever in wrestling. I love it so very, very much. Did it actually hang around during the match, or did it go back after coming onto the stage? Because get that thing involved. Give it the championship. I will pay money.

[Defrost]

It was just there for the entrance

[thesamuelcooke]

Shibata for the NJ Cup? Can't imagine Nakamura winning it and them rushing into the CHAOS v CHAOS match.

[Tainted Eclipse]

so okada is pretty close to breaking tanahashi's all-time defense record, yeah? does anyone expect that to happen? and who to take the title from him at this point, shibata?

[Defrost]

I expect Nakamura to win it in the Yokohama arena which if Okada defends the title at Wrestling Dontaku would make the Yokohama Arena show the show where he'd be trying to tie the record.

[One Man Gang]

http://i.minus.com/iN5ZHjUDyI547.gif

This is amazing.

[Tainted Eclipse]

Naito/Ishii had some really great stuff in the second half but the first half I thought ranged from boring to bad and there were some awkward moments throughout. Although I did like the one strike exchange where Naito kept slamming his chest against Ishii.

[Beer-Belly]

Ishii vs. Naito was great. Great work from both guys, but I love Ishii's presence and style.