Guest goodhelmet Report post Posted October 2, 2002 from strong style spirit.... "NOAH President Mitsuharu Misawa said today that he will listen to Keiji Muto if he comes to him directly and tells him of his plans for the future of pro wrestling and if Shinya Hashimoto & Masahiro Chono came up to him as well he would listen to them. Misawa also said that it would be tough for the 4 of them to put aside their egos and pride to work together, but in the meanwhile he will have a prudent outlook on the whole situation. Misawa also brought up that chances of Al Japan & NOAH working together are far better now than when Motoko Baba was in charge and when Muto fully takes over the company, they will talk about working together. When Keiji Muto was told of Misawa's comments today, he said that he liked what he heard and will try and set a meeting with Misawa as soon as possible. Muto went on to say that since Hashimoto & Misawa seems open to the idea of working together, the only one who may be difficult to get to agree to work together is Chono, but he won't worry as he hopes that Chono will talk with him privately and listen to what he has to say face to face. " how would you feel if the 4 promotions (AJ, NJ, NOAH, Z1) ran an interpromotional tour? the idea sounds compelling but do you realistically ever see it happening? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MrRant Report post Posted October 2, 2002 I don't know a whole lot about puro so I will just base it off human ego. How would each promo's starts feel about losing to someone of a different promo and what happens if one promotion feels that another is getting all the wins, heat, etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RickyChosyu Report post Posted October 2, 2002 I think it would make it obvious that none of them can survive on their own, and thus, lots of politics would be played. None of those groups really interest me right now, so I doubt there will be much in the way of dream matches, if it does happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EL DANDY~! 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2002 This is what I like about it. Instead of having Mrs. Baba run things, and turning them over to Mutoh, Mutoh might be headstrong enough to make sure something between him and Misawa actually goes right. I just hope it doesn't end up being something like a GHC AJPW Triple Crown Unification Match or something, because lord knows we wanna see Misawa and Mutoh face each other at 40+ years old apiece. But with Chono and Hash in the mix, and since Chono is a shreud man and Hash has cared a lot for the biz over the year, this sounds more intriguing than good. Hope not all those egos get in the way, or Puroresu is in big trouble in Japan... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cynicalprofit Report post Posted October 2, 2002 This kinda feels like when the awa merged with all those other companies for a ppv, and the harmony it created lasted, what a week. I like the idea, but I dont think its a good idea. Now if they do talent exchanges, that might work. Have clauses like you cant completely bury the guy, etc. I dont think any company would want to look bad, so i dont think this will happen, but stranger things have occured. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest PlatypusFool Report post Posted October 2, 2002 It's a good idea in theory, and the resulting shows would draw huge amounts of money, but I fail to see how Mutoh's (and by extension, AJPW's) ego will not get in the way of it all working correctly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RickyChosyu Report post Posted October 2, 2002 We've already seen NJ/AJ. We've already seen some Zero One/NOAH interpromotional matches. We're currently seeing NJ/NOAH. Zero One was expected to invade eventually, considering it's just Hashimoto's refuge after the Ogawa debacle. Besides AJ/NOAH, which is a big deal just because of their past, I don't see any of these interpromotional feuds being that big a deal. What ever happened to that story about Hase wanting to combine all the major men's groups except for New Japan and then try and run them out of business, anyway? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EL DANDY~! 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2002 You know what's sad about Hase's little plan? I bet that if he struck now, he could do it...AJPW, NOAH, and Zero-One are all having really bad years. NJPW is doing SO well this year that the resurgenece could put them over the top...really, it's a scary thought... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Pegasus Kid Report post Posted October 3, 2002 You know what's sad about Hase's little plan? I bet that if he struck now, he could do it...AJPW, NOAH, and Zero-One are all having really bad years. NJPW is doing SO well this year that the resurgenece could put them over the top...really, it's a scary thought... Um... are you sure you don't mean "NJPW, NOAH, and Zero One are all having really bad years?" Even after that correction, where did you get the idea that NOAH is doing poorly? People may bitch about their booking decision but the business is doing fine as far as I can tell. NJPW is in the dumps but they've had that coming for a while. I have no idea about Z1 but they haven't been able to draw well since their first two PPV's so I doubt they're worried in so much as they're complacent with their position. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EL DANDY~! 0 Report post Posted October 4, 2002 I just don't like how Misawa is booking over there. They have LOADS of talent that I just love, but I think there have been some decisions that haven't made a lot of sense, like Misawa putting himself over Takayam for the GHC title. I'm not getting that. If booked right, NOAH could be an awesome promotion for years to come. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RickyChosyu Report post Posted October 4, 2002 Either Takayama drops the title to Misawa or the GHC Champion loses to both Nakanishi and Kohsaka a few weeks into his reign. Pick your poison. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jubuki Report post Posted October 4, 2002 Do you read the things you're writing or do you just talk out of your ass at every turn? Granted, I wasn't thrilled with Takayama losing, as I figured NJ wouldn't demand that he job to Nakanishi (especially after feeding him to Chono & Nagata and then feeding Fujita to Takayama), but Misawa is still The Draw in the promotion. Putting the title on Ogawa was immediate, short-term bad business - putting it on Misawa, if nothing else, put some people in the seats that night, and it meant the GHC champion wasn't going to lose to Nakanishi. It also means the GHC champ won't possibly be doing the job in the NWF tournament in January. I'm not sure either of those things would have happened, and I would have, at the very least, given Takayama one title defense, but this isn't within a mile of the Akiyama/Ogawa joke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RickyChosyu Report post Posted October 4, 2002 The whole problem with Misawa's booking is how short-sited it is. If the interpromotional stuff wasn't such a big factor with Takayama, they could have just put the title on him from Akiyama and skipped the whole Ogawa debacle altogether, but since he was jobbing to both Chono and Nagata, that couldn't happen. So then, he gets the win over Fujita and some increased popularity from the shoot credentionls, and Misawa puts the title on him? Either way, Takayama deserved more than to have the shortest reign in the belt's history ended with Misawa screwing his face up with elbow's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dangerous A Report post Posted October 5, 2002 I think a better way to handle the situation of interpromotional stuff is to not do a whole tour together, but maybe 1 super show/summit a year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
