News: Bad Blood ME leaked, Takashi

[Mole 0]

So when did ImpactWrestling become a reliable news site?

 

Call me when WON reports this.

[Guest Rrrsh]

Can she wrestle like everyone said that Gail Kim can wrestle??

Thats EXACTLY what I was thinking.

[Guest wrestlingbs]

WOW. Gail, you just might have to move down the ladder.

 

And she can wrestle, too? If she can give great promos she'll be a Mary.

[Guest momoracci]

From what I've seen of her in the past couple of years, Takako isn't anywhere near as good as she was from 1993-1995. But, even in her prime, she was never "great" per se - her best matches were almost all tags, often getting her ass kicked and playing "little sister" amongst the bigger stars. She was definitely solid in her roles (later becoming more of a bitchy heel as she got older) - she just wasn't one of Japan's elite women wrestlers.

 

She's got a nice look and will probably be marketable, but don't expect anything THAT extraordinary from a work standpoint (especially if they're not going to bring in any quality opponents for her). She may immediately be the best woman on the WWE roster, although that would hold true for almost any Joshi regular at this point.

[Scroby 0]

She wrestles...she's hot...she's got in-ring expericane

 

Yup she's now my favorite diva. Sorry Victoria

[Guest TigerDriver91]

So when did ImpactWrestling become a reliable news site?

 

Call me when WON reports this.

The original news came from Nikkan Sports in Japan actually. It was also reported at pwinsider too.

[geniusMoment 0]

I will need to see a picture of her ass before deciding where she ranks. I only like womens wrestling for T&A, as I like moves that look like they would really hurt, something none of the divas do. On the few times I have seen some of the more hardcore matches featuring women it makes me squeamish, therefore I am stuck in a pickle. I only like hard hitting wrestling, yet do not like seeing women hit each other hard. The only answer is all thongs all the time.

[Guest TigerDriver91]

Go find some damn porn, man

[Guest Trivia247]

can she wrestle?

 

Yes she can wrestle... superior to the WWE divas.

Wasn't that said about Gail Kim?

[Guest TigerDriver91]

Wasn't that said about Gail Kim?

How in the hell anyone can compare Takako to Gail is beyond me. I shouldn't even respond to such idiocy.

[Guest Nanks]

This is the point I've been trying to make too Trivia. But the Puro fanboys are running riot so it looks like we have another disappointing load of crap to look forward to.

[Mole 0]

So when did ImpactWrestling become a reliable news site?

 

Call me when WON reports this.

The original news came from Nikkan Sports in Japan actually. It was also reported at pwinsider too.

Links or anything?

[Guest TigerDriver91]

Fine! If you want to compare a wrestler who has been wrestling for over a decade in Japan to a rookie in WWE, then by all means go right ahead. Your vast knowledge of women's wrestling is far superior to mine

[Guest Trivia247]

Wasn't that said about Gail Kim?

How in the hell anyone can compare Takako to Gail is beyond me. I shouldn't even respond to such idiocy.

excuse me for not having the money necessary to be UP TO DATE with wrestling across the globe. I didn't know shit about Gail Kim before she arrived here and people here were touting her in ring ability....

 

How about you cut the elitist attitude and give people here the benefit of a doubt of Not Knowing every Tom Dick and Shinjiro Ohtani Out there....

 

(if needs be I collected the tapes of Super J Cup 94,95, W*ING IWA FMW AJPW Toryumon and Pro Wrestling NOAH my small collection only reaches to 1999.)

 

So Spare me ok. I Asked a fucking question don't need a tude.

[Guest Nanks]

I'm not comparing the wrestlers. I'm comparing the reactions to the announcement they're coming to WWE. If you can't see any similarities in the reactions, you're blind.

[Guest TigerDriver91]

Not to start a fight or anything, but I am new to women's wrestling in Japan so don't you dare label me an elitist of any kind. And I apologize if that seems to be the way my replies seemed.

 

Anyway, back to the topic now, and I can see what you're saying now, Nanks. Was just a little confused.

[Guest Trivia247]

Not to start a fight or anything, but I am new to women's wrestling in Japan so don't you dare label me an elitist of any kind. And I apologize if that seems to be the way my replies seemed.

 

Anyway, back to the topic now, and I can see what you're saying now, Nanks. Was just a little confused.

Puts down the broken beer bottle....

 

I Apologies to you too

 

Friends ? hehehehe

[Jobber of the Week 0]

Can she wrestle like everyone said that Gail Kim can wrestle??

Laughing my fucking ass off.. I remember when Gail Kim was some sort of a smark dream (OH MY GOD HOT AND SHE CAN WRRRESSTLE YESSSS) and everyone bitched and moaned about how she should be put on TV and then.

 

 

Bwahaha.

 

Also, this woman is approaching 35. Something tells me if she does decide to be a "pretty" Diva, it won't be long.

[Guest Deviant]

Tajiri gets a girlfriend?

[KTID 0]

God, the stupidity of the WWE marks gets more ridiculous by the minute.

[Scroby 0]

I'm not comparing her to anyone after I see her in a few matches, I wouldn't even ask if she wrestles like Gail Kim. But then again I give Gail Kim the benefit of the doubt since WWE was billing her as the female version of Rey Mysterio...then again WWE also thinks Lita's hot.

[Guest Dazed]

God, the stupidity of the WWE marks gets more ridiculous by the minute.

Oh be quiet.

[Guest nikowwf]

Its ridiculous comparing Gail to Takako, the only thing similar is they are both asian. Takako has tons more experience, and although she's not a great worker she's tons better than any of the women on the roster. (She's better than the other half of the Smackdown main event this PPV too.)

 

Enough people have pointed out she's better that we can stop the comparisons, dont you think?

 

niko

[Guest Goodear]

Its interesting to me at least that the WWE is sort of getting away from the stereotypical white blonde girl look that they have been in for a while now with Torrie, Stacy, and Trish and seemingly delving more into minorities and different looking women. I think the move will be positive as far as business is concerned as the Hispanic demo has proven so great for WWE and I see no reason for the company not to reach out in these sorts of directions.

[Guest M. Harry Smilac]

Didn't Gail come from Canada and not Japan to the wwe?If so that would make sense why she sucked

[Guest Rob Edwards]

This is the point I've been trying to make too Trivia. But the Puro fanboys are running riot so it looks like we have another disappointing load of crap to look forward to.

Yeah, compare what people saw in that three or so minute clip of Kim doing highspots to people talking based on having watched the last 13 years of Takako's career.

 

Nice thinking Sherlock

 

 

But yeah she can be pretty great when she's motivated, traditionally she's been a better tag worker than a singles worker, her singles work has improved as her moveset became more sensible for it though.

 

Based on her recent work she'd be better than anyone on the roster besides Benoit, Eddie, Rey, London, Jericho, Rock, Edge (if he keeps his return to form up) and motivated HHH.

 

1993 Takako would only have had Benoit and Eddie as peers

[notJames 0]

A couple of years ago (I think), there was some random PPV with a bunch of Japanese matches on it, mostly hardcore stuff (there was a fire match, a six man tag including Dick Togo, and a bunch of other matches). And I remember one match was a six-woman cage match. The heels were very diva-ish and dressed in bright-coloured get-ups, and the faces were one large woman and two tiny girls. Surprisingly lots of blood, all on the face side. I mostly remember the finish: the big one did a double stomp onto the lead heel from the top of the cage and then escaped.

 

Long story short... does anyone know if Takako was one of the participants?

[Guest Dazed]

Why not make a new thread about it in the Puro folder, notJames?

[Guest momoracci]

Long story short... does anyone know if Takako was one of the participants?

 

She wasn't. The babyfaces were Kaoru Ito/Momoe Nakanishi/Nanae Takahashi and the heels were Etsuko Mita/Mima Shimoda/Kumiko Maekawa.

[notJames 0]

Why not make a new thread about it in the Puro folder, notJames?

Just wanted to know if this new Diva was one of the ones I saw.

 

And momoracci just answered that query.

 

Case closed.