I’ve had this photo in my queue for weeks, and I only just realized that it’s Shion’s arm -- not Tsubasa’s -- that’s around Shohei’s shoulder, and Tsubasa’s right hand -- not Shohei’s left hand -- throwing up the peace sign. So weird how the eyes trick the brain. Or vice versa.
As except.. hahaha.. since this time BSD stage performing in tokyo, we will saw some picture from visitor.. haha..
And yesterday, uemura yuuto and ono kensho, atsushi and akutagawa voice actor came to watch the stage..
I hope miyano mamoru and other seiyuu will come to watch the stage.. they still have time until sunday to perform so.. 😁😁😁
Fact:
Yuki, Atsushi's SA, will be voicing as young Oda Sakunosuke. Coincidentally, for anime, Uemura Yuto, Atsushi's VA, voiced young Oda in the Dark Era arc.
Giant Baba Death 20th Anniversary Memorial Show - 2/19/2019: Abdullah the Butcher Retires
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There really is one event being talked about today in puroresu, and that’s the memorial card for the 20th Anniversary of the death of Shohei “Giant” Baba, the founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling. This show also featured the retirement ceremony of the legendary Abdullah the Butcher at the tender age of 78 years old. This was a co-production of AJPW, New Japan, Big Japan, NOAH and Wrestle-1, with wrestlers from other companies such as Dragon Gate and Michinoku Pro participating as well. You knew this was momentous when NJPW founder Antonio Inoki (who is 76 today!), the lifetime rival in wrestling and business with Baba, opened the show up. Results:
Giant Baba Memorial Battle Royale: Mitsuo Momota d. Kim Duk, MEN’s Teioh, TARU, Ryuji Hijikata, Yuto Aijima, Joel Deaton, Masao Inoue, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Masahito Kakihara, Tamon Honda, Yasu Urano (7:11)(Referee: Mighty Inoue)
Eight Man Street Fight Bunkhouse Tornado Tag Team Deathmatch: Atsushi Onita [FREE], Kendo Kashin [FREE], Hideki Suzuki [FREE] & Hideki Hosaka [FREE] d. Shuji Ishikawa [AJPW], Great Kojika [BJW], Mitsuya Nagai [Dradition] & Hikaru Sato [Pancrase MISSION] (Suzuki > Sato, 6:55)
Abdullah the Butcher Retirement Ceremony: Guests: Keiji Muto, Stan Hansen, Satoru Sayama, Seiji Sakaguchi, Mil Mascaras, Dos Caras, Jun Akiyama, Dory Funk Jr.
Quite a lot happened here. If you see nothing else, watch the main event. The crowd was so into Triple Crown champion Kento Miyahara, who wore the original Triple Crown titles to the ring. Miyahara played a great face in peril, with Sekimoto the hot tag. Tanahashi heeled it up big time in this match but in the end, all four showed respect.
The semi-main is completely skipable bar for the sideshow of a 76-year-old Mil Mascaras doing a flying crossbody where before he could barely walk. SANADA & BUSHI represented, having both come from AJPW initially (under Keiji Muto). The third from main was definitely one for the 90s puroresu heads.
Atsushi Onita wrestled his final match before his upcoming double knee replacement surgery. Tomoaki Honma wrestled his first “Big Japan” match since he left BJW in 2000. Daichi Hashimoto entered to his father’s entrance theme.
Abdullah the Butcher was wheeled into the ring, being wheelchair-bound. He said he wished Baba was there. In addition to the guests listed above, there were video messages from The Destroyer Dick Beyer (who was not able to travel under doctor’s orders) and Minoru Suzuki. Post-main, video messages in tribute to Baba were played from Johnny Ace, Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat.
All in all, this show was always going to be more on the Fun side of things than Good, but there are several matches you should see. The show is making the rounds on the internet, however NJPWWorld did tweet out the show will be on there, eventually, in some form, so keep an eye out for that.
The next NJPW show proper is on Thursday, featuring another retirement ceremony, that of Takashi Iizuka.
New Japan Road
- 2/21/2019, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (NJPWWorld)
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