Posts tagged The Kings of Wrestling
Pushing Puroresu: Warm Fuzzy Feelings
Feb 14th
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This week’s Pushing Puroresu, in honor of Valentine’s Day on Sunday, I decided to cover three puroresu topics, all of which start with a familiar proclamation of adoration. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll wish you hadn’t accidentally clicked the avatar on whatever forum you’re arriving from. Finally, the Kings of Wrestling will make their third consecutive appearance in this column, perhaps as their final match covered here for a while. Unless they decide to move to Japan. Which would be crazy. I only had the time to watch one damn puro match all week due to a surprise visit from my best friend who I won’t see again for a year, so that’s all you get. Enjoy, or I’ll introduce you to Yoshihiro Takayama as Don Frye’s mouthy, ethnocentric cousin. More >
Pushing Puroresu: Future of the Sport
Feb 7th
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This edition of Pushing Puroresu will feature Charles Schaeffer, creator of Puroresu Spirit, giving his take on perhaps Japan’s strongest young lion Katsuhiko Nakajima. In the future, most articles will feature works from both Charles and me, but this week he takes center stage while I tell you what I thought of the puroresu I was able to watch this past week. Enjoy, or face the wrath of a Danshoku Driver.
Pushing Puroresu: Defending Doi
Jan 31st
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Defending Doi
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. . Naruki Doi, the supposed ace, or top wrestler, of the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion, doesn’t get the respect he deserves. In 2006, he made a name for himself in the US due to his involvement in the now legendary original Dragon Gate six-man tag at ROH’s Supercard of Honor event. He was the leader of his own faction, the Muscle Outlawz, and one of the premiere wrestlers in the company. While respected as a strong competitor, Naruki Doi seemed like a guy who might always be trapped within the Speed Muscle tag team with heterosexual life partner and the fastest wrestler alive, Masato Yoshino. More >
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