Koru
Tommy Wiseau
Host of "Koru's Game Reviews"
Posts: 72
|
Post by Koru on Aug 10, 2011 9:46:55 GMT -5
I'm more than educated with Puroresu, however I was wondering if there are promotions in other parts of Asia such as China, Korea, etc. I've never seen any footage unless you count that World Peace show which I think was in South Korea?
Anyway, totally random thought that I'd love to know more about.
|
|
|
|
Post by ScottishProWrestling on Aug 10, 2011 10:37:37 GMT -5
Im also more than intereted in this subject matter as I may be going to China for a few months!
|
|
|
|
Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Aug 10, 2011 11:05:04 GMT -5
I've seen some short music video compilations of Chinese pro wrestling. It's.....a hell of a thing.
|
|
Johnny B. Decent
Patti Mayonnaise
Had one once
Everybody's Favorite Arizonian.
Posts: 31,075 
|
Post by Johnny B. Decent on Aug 10, 2011 11:11:56 GMT -5
I've seen some short music video compilations of Chinese pro wrestling. It's.....a hell of a thing. Are you talking about New Beijing Pro Wrestling? Because that's a DDT off-shoot. |
|
|
|
Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Aug 10, 2011 11:13:20 GMT -5
I've seen some short music video compilations of Chinese pro wrestling. It's.....a hell of a thing. Are you talking about New Beijing Pro Wrestling? Because that's a DDT off-shoot. I can't remember off hand the name of the promotion, but it all looked......overly theatrical, if you follow me. |
|
Johnny B. Decent
Patti Mayonnaise
Had one once
Everybody's Favorite Arizonian.
Posts: 31,075
|
Post by Johnny B. Decent on Aug 10, 2011 11:18:08 GMT -5
It might have been them, did the all the kanji of the event of "1ST RING" in English anywhere there?
|
|
|
|
Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Aug 10, 2011 11:25:35 GMT -5
It might have been them, did the all the kanji of the event of "1ST RING" in English anywhere there? Just looking at a recent highlight vid of New Beijing, they certainly look similar, but I can't tell if that's exactly what I saw. |
|
|
|
Post by Smiley Smile on Aug 10, 2011 12:18:13 GMT -5
There was a South Korean promotion that popped up a few years ago, New Korea Pro Wrestling, which I remember had a show featuring a few Japanese and American talents, Osamu Nishmura and Kurt Angle were both in the main event. There's also apparently a couple of other promotions in South Korea, a World Wrestling Association and one called Professional Live Action.
|
|
|
|
Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Aug 10, 2011 12:26:10 GMT -5
There was a South Korean promotion that popped up a few years ago, New Korea Pro Wrestling, which I remember had a show featuring a few Japanese and American talents, Osamu Nishmura and Kurt Angle were both in the main event. There's also apparently a couple of other promotions in South Korea, a World Wrestling Association and one called Professional Live Action. Osamu Nishimura, you say? Color me intrigued. |
|
Johnny B. Decent
Patti Mayonnaise
Had one once
Everybody's Favorite Arizonian.
Posts: 31,075
|
Post by Johnny B. Decent on Aug 10, 2011 12:59:00 GMT -5
Ah yes, it was him, Kurt Angle and the former Strong Machine #2, tag partner to the 1st who later became Super Strong Machine, a.k.a. Sonny Two Rivers a.k.a. Junji Hirata.
This guy sucked, though.
|
|
skulldouggory
Unicron
Needs More Shirtless Barry Windham
Posts: 2,535
|
Post by skulldouggory on Aug 10, 2011 15:30:31 GMT -5
Off Topic, but i was suprised when i found out that Kintaro Kanemura was Korean rather than Japanese.
|
|
Johnny B. Decent
Patti Mayonnaise
Had one once
Everybody's Favorite Arizonian.
Posts: 31,075
|
Post by Johnny B. Decent on Aug 10, 2011 15:32:52 GMT -5
Off Topic, but i was suprised when i found out that Kintaro Kanemura was Korean rather than Japanese. Isn't he Zanichi-Korean? (Koreans born in Japan. Koji Kanemoto is another one, I do believe). |
|
Honeybear Lyder
ALF
It's called a title match, dammit! I'll fire your ass, dammit! Get me a snowcone, dammit!
Posts: 1,154
|
Post by Honeybear Lyder on Aug 10, 2011 16:15:32 GMT -5
There was a fed called Middle East Wrestling, IIRC, in United Arab Emirates, some fed in Turkey (seen it once very breifly, looked backyard-ish), and there is Israeli Pro Wrestling Association.
|
|
Phil Parent
El Dandy
Your Favourite Teacher
Posts: 8,508
|
Post by Phil Parent on Aug 10, 2011 16:47:37 GMT -5
Off Topic, but i was suprised when i found out that Kintaro Kanemura was Korean rather than Japanese. Isn't he Zanichi-Korean? (Koreans born in Japan. Koji Kanemoto is another one, I do believe). Rikidozan was, and he hid it all his life. On topic, Blue Wolf and his brother started a fed in Mongolia, but I know nothing about it. I'm sure some rich Arabs have wrestling playthings in the middle east. |
|
Fundertaker
El Dandy
Hideo Kojima should direct every ending ever!
Posts: 8,932
|
Post by Fundertaker on Aug 10, 2011 17:22:19 GMT -5
And then there were those shows in Tibet  BTW, the "Peace Festival" shows were in North Korea (Inoki was involved, so don't ask, as he was still the loveable crazy gargantuous chin wrestling God back then. Not the crazy BURSHIT~! MMA-hard-on out-of-touch-with-reality Inoki of this past decade or so). |
|
Phil Parent
El Dandy
Your Favourite Teacher
Posts: 8,508
|
Post by Phil Parent on Aug 10, 2011 17:24:33 GMT -5
The Peace Festival attendance is less impressive once you realise that pretty much everybody in the place knew nothing about pro wrestling and were only there because, well, Kim Jong-Il forced them.
|
|
|
|
Post by rapidfire187 on Aug 10, 2011 22:52:41 GMT -5
There was a South Korean promotion that popped up a few years ago, New Korea Pro Wrestling, which I remember had a show featuring a few Japanese and American talents, Osamu Nishmura and Kurt Angle were both in the main event. There's also apparently a couple of other promotions in South Korea, a World Wrestling Association and one called Professional Live Action. Wasn't there a botch in that match that had people worried about Angle's neck? |
|
Koru
Tommy Wiseau
Host of "Koru's Game Reviews"
Posts: 72
|
Post by Koru on Aug 10, 2011 23:25:51 GMT -5
Thanks guys, very helpful information.
|
|
Johnny B. Decent
Patti Mayonnaise
Had one once
Everybody's Favorite Arizonian.
Posts: 31,075
|
Post by Johnny B. Decent on Aug 10, 2011 23:29:21 GMT -5
There was a South Korean promotion that popped up a few years ago, New Korea Pro Wrestling, which I remember had a show featuring a few Japanese and American talents, Osamu Nishmura and Kurt Angle were both in the main event. There's also apparently a couple of other promotions in South Korea, a World Wrestling Association and one called Professional Live Action. Wasn't there a botch in that match that had people worried about Angle's neck? You are indeed correct. |
|
helped $lim jinx NXT. Woops
