#Baka Gaijin

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Chris Brookes and Zack Sabre Jr Being Cute Together

[endeus]

MAO as tam nakano @ baka gaijin 15

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"Having fun and being stupid, that's what's most important Thank you, Amigo"

A mysterious masked wrestler named El Amigo showed up at today's Baka Gaijin show, in a post-show "bonus track" that unfortunately wasn't livestreamed. This mysterious masked wrestler wore a mask that he apparently made in the taxi on the way to the venue, and a singlet with 友達 friend written on the front and 不成者 "narazumono" rogue written on the back. What a mysterious rogue luchador....

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Chris Brookes vs. Maya Yukihi (Chris Brookes Produce ~ Baka Gaijin + Friends Vol. 3)

ChocoGoth looking sick right now.

Baka Gaijin is the most unique show I can think of out there.

It's not a promotion like Gatoh Move/ChocoPro but more of a movement that in the year 2024 continues delivering consistent shows with great talents of all kinds. You may or may not like Chris Brookes, but something about his creativity can't be denied. He's the only wrestler who has understood things like wrestling merch and has made an effort to give his stuff the right aesthetic. Baka Gaijin is his most ambitious project related to the graps, and I can see why when seeing the difference in how BG's first volumes were produced compared to its newest editions.

If you can't guess by the image, this show was done in a bar, and not even in a ring. Shows like these prove the sport (and art) of wrestling can't be confined in a four-size squared circle. BG's premise not only needs an extreme amount of talent to not hit anybody watching at the front row but also the grittiness of a black mat and an almost claustrophobic space to produce a wrestling match, it's almost like its trademark at this point and the whole reason why I'm writing this.

Watching any BG show feels like you're there in Shimokitazawa because the atmosphere is unique. Wrestling companies can be "punk" all they want, but nothing screams more "punk" than doing a show for 30 people and giving your absolute best, because don't be confused, BG can be funny all you want, but it's also rough.

The role of Maya Yukihi in this one tells you all you need to know. Brookes is great, but Maya is on another level and it's insane how many strikes she hits without, you know, kicking the shit out of some girl in the front row. It's hard to get something like that, but this match has moments of silence in which Yukihi's kicks break the barrier of sound almost, making you know she's going all in.

Brookes on the other hand bumps like a motherfucker and doesn't think a second about rocking Maya if needed. One fun part about this one is when Brookes breaks a chandelier in the bar and Akki screams "You're literally going to pay for it" all while the Baka Gaijin himself tries to spike Yukihi. It's hard for wrestling to feel chaotic nowadays but BG feels like you're watching a crew of drunk people go at it because there's something inside their brains that doesn't work as well as it should, with the exception that the crew of drunk people compiles some of the best workers in the industry today.

Wrestling may be in a new golden era, but one thing that the sport should continue to look for is creativity and uniqueness, and to me, Baka Gaijin feels like the correct choice if you want to watch something different from the rest of other promotions or even other produced shows around the globe. Brookes vs. Yukihi is the perfect example of what wrestling should strive to be if given the chance, and you can bet anything you want BG will continue to be as gritty, ridiculous, and punk as it may be because, at the end of the day, art doesn't exclusively need a canvas to exist.

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credit: misterhakusan

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Despe’s dream of working a Baka Gaijin show finally came true

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Tokyo street photography by Baka Gaijin (Brazilian)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/193947137@N06/

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VOCÊ NÃO VAI VENCER NA VIDA

Na física moderna tem a lei da matéria e energia: nada se cria, tudo se transforma. Os átomos que compõe o seu corpo, hoje, existem desde o big bang; então seu corpo já foi bilhões de outras coisas antes de ser você. Você não é algo diferente do universo, você é uma etapa dele, uma manifestação. Nós somos poeiras de estrelas – Carl Sagan

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O NOSSO LUGAR NA SOCIEDADE E NO UNIVERSO | Mihail

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MAO as tam nakano @ baka gaijin 15

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Chris:

We may be have to become the next 6-man tag champions. #bakagaijin

It's been like two or three years since Chris started talking to Desperado on twitter and Desperado had a twitter meltdown because "a cute and handsome guy" was talking to him, and they finally FINALLY actually met for drinks... Now that's long-term storytelling.

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BAKA GAIJIN VOLUME 9 ZINE INTERVIEWS

in order: chris brookes, antonio honda, mao, masa takanashi, takayuki ueki

hey guess who just discovered his shit printer can scan! sorry these are a little wonky, it was not easy to fold the zine so i could scan them. the interviews are both in japanese and english, but it was a pain in the ass to scan so i only scanned the english bits

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credit: isuzu_ramen

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