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Apr 26, 2021 Last week began with a crowd of 17,712 at Tokyo Dome for a showdown between the Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants, the top two teams in the Central League. There were 15,345 fans present at the Big Egg on Sunday, when the Kyojin faced the Hiroshima Carp. The tally for this week, however, will be zero, as Japanese baseball moves partially behind closed doors due to the start of Japan’s third state of emergency covering Tokyo, Hyogo, Kyoto and Osaka prefectures on Sunday Starting Tuesday, games hosted at Tokyo Dome, Jingu Stadium, Koshien Stadium and Osaka Dome will be played in front of empty seats until the measure ends, which is scheduled to happen May 11. Five games were postponed in hopes they can be played in front of fans at later dates. ....
The Rivalry That Launched Inoki-ism (Part One) By Jim Rohan on Jan 15, 2021, 7:32pm EST 3 There is one feud in particular that leads us into the Inoki-ism era and that is the rivalry between Shinya Hashimoto and Naoya Ogawa. Hashimoto, alongside Masahiro Chono and Keiji Muto, formed The Three Musketeers whilst on excursion in 1988. The trio returned to New Japan shortly thereafter and quickly began to climb up the rankings in their home promotion. With an amateur background in judo and karate, Hashimoto introduced a martial artist gimmick wherein he utilised shoot striking techniques in his pro-wrestling matches. This lead to Hashimoto taking part in worked mixed martial arts-like bouts in New Japan called ‘Different Style Fights’ – shoot-style pro-wrestling being popular in Japan at the time with rival promotion Union of Wrestling Forces International (more on UWFI here). His style led to success – he first won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship ....
– During the latest edition of Ace’s High on NJPW1972.com, Hiroshi Tanahashi looked back at his career in the year of 2004, including the time he wrestled current WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan (aka Bryan Danielson) for Tanahashi’s IWGUP U-30 title in October of that year. Below are some highlights. Hiroshi Tanahashi on wrestling Daniel Bryan for the IWGP U-30 title: “I remember that match, in Kobe World Hall! Danielson was just such a wrestler’s wrestler. To the very model; an orthodox opening, moving onto rope work, progressively bringing in bigger moves. He’s younger than me, but I was able to learn so much by wrestling him. He’s great. A smaller guy, but so strong, put together, and an expert on the mat. He wholly deserved to be a top guy.” ....