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Post by HMARK Center on Aug 19, 2006 20:18:41 GMT -5
Interesting news here. No link, sadly, as it seems this came from a publication in Japan:
In other words, it would sort of be a National Wrestling Alliance for Japanese indies and companies like ROH, along with NOAH.
So, anyone want to speculate on this?
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Post by Michael Coello on Aug 19, 2006 20:20:28 GMT -5
It won't have Hustle? Damn, the Hard Gay/Colt Cabana dream match will never happen.
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Post by tigermask on Aug 19, 2006 20:24:36 GMT -5
That might actually be a good idea for an aspiring wrestler, or most wrestlers in general.
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on Aug 19, 2006 20:29:25 GMT -5
A new NWA of sorts. Sounds interesting.
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Post by Michael Coello on Aug 19, 2006 20:32:45 GMT -5
I think that will be good. Might open up a lot more possibilities for shows. I hope they approach some more stateside companies or feds from other parts of the world.
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Post by EvilMasterBetty, Esq. on Aug 19, 2006 20:33:29 GMT -5
So, is ROH basically the only American indy in this? If so, it seems like a Japanese NWA but with ROH playing the New Japan section where the Japanese guys can get international training and american guys can make special tours of japan.
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Post by Murf on Aug 19, 2006 20:33:51 GMT -5
No Dragon Gate? Dang.
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Post by elassowipo on Aug 19, 2006 20:46:09 GMT -5
Interesting. I think it might have trouble working out if any of the organizations mentioned expand to where they create issues.
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Post by Ass Dan on Aug 19, 2006 21:13:26 GMT -5
So, is ROH basically the only American indy in this? If so, it seems like a Japanese NWA but with ROH playing the New Japan section where the Japanese guys can get international training and american guys can make special tours of japan. Well, World-1 is American. Steve Corino works there. Also what would this mean for the AWA? ZERO1-MAX is their big outlet. Without them, we have fewer Takao Omoris and more Ric Converses.
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Post by EvilMasterBetty, Esq. on Aug 19, 2006 21:24:06 GMT -5
So, is ROH basically the only American indy in this? If so, it seems like a Japanese NWA but with ROH playing the New Japan section where the Japanese guys can get international training and american guys can make special tours of japan. Well, World-1 is American. Steve Corino works there. Also what would this mean for the AWA? ZERO1-MAX is their big outlet. Without them, we have fewer Takao Omoris and more Ric Converses. Ah ok. This could be an interesting development though.
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Post by samachine on Aug 19, 2006 21:51:35 GMT -5
That could be real bad for ROH, Dragon Gate couldn't work matches for them anymore if it's like NWA, nor could they ever get HUSTLE guys or NJPW(the top promotion in Japan)
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Post by jobber2thestars on Aug 19, 2006 21:58:02 GMT -5
Could this be a step towards wrestlers getting some sort of a union? I mean with all these companies possibly getting together, I'm sure they would be able to work something out.
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Post by Johnny on Aug 19, 2006 22:00:53 GMT -5
If this rumor has truth, this could be very good or very bad.
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Post by HMARK Center on Aug 19, 2006 23:15:37 GMT -5
Could this be a step towards wrestlers getting some sort of a union? I mean with all these companies possibly getting together, I'm sure they would be able to work something out. I highly doubt there'd be anything resembling a union, but, as it said, it could aspire to do things like help support retired wrestlers, maybe setting up something like a pension. Who knows, maybe healthcare? Doubtful, but you never know. My only concern, as a fan, is that ROH is on board here, but Dragon Gate apparently isn't. The ROH/DG partnership has been EXTREMELY beneficial to both parties, as well as to all the wrestlers who've been a part of the "exchange program", and it'd be a pity if something like this hurt their relationship. That said, nothing there indicated that Dragon Gate would outright reject the idea; it just said they haven't commented.
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Aug 19, 2006 23:27:43 GMT -5
El Dorado is part of the "pro" group, though - isn't there some kind of grudge between El Dorado and Dragon Gate? I never fully understood the issues there, as anyone who's tried to explain it has admitted to less than complete knowledge of what was going on there. I thought it tied into the whole Ultimo deal (that Milano is a part of), but the DGUSA site says that El Dorado is free from Ultimo influence. So I'm pretty confused about the whole thing, but have gotten the impression that the two promotions wouldn't be working together very well. Someone correct me because I feel like I'm way off base?
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Post by samachine on Aug 19, 2006 23:56:13 GMT -5
Could this be a step towards wrestlers getting some sort of a union? I mean with all these companies possibly getting together, I'm sure they would be able to work something out. I highly doubt there'd be anything resembling a union, but, as it said, it could aspire to do things like help support retired wrestlers, maybe setting up something like a pension. Who knows, maybe healthcare? Doubtful, but you never know. My only concern, as a fan, is that ROH is on board here, but Dragon Gate apparently isn't. The ROH/DG partnership has been EXTREMELY beneficial to both parties, as well as to all the wrestlers who've been a part of the "exchange program", and it'd be a pity if something like this hurt their relationship. That said, nothing there indicated that Dragon Gate would outright reject the idea; it just said they haven't commented. They'll reject it, as mentioned earlier, they did a 'Group' thing before and it turned out awful for them, the promoters do not wanna take a risk like that again. I think it's better the way they are and should just stick with an 'exchange program' with ROH like they did with Takagi and Evans.
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Post by THEBUZZKILL on Aug 20, 2006 11:29:42 GMT -5
wlw is an american based company ran by harley race and had had a working deal with noah for a couple of years now
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Post by Friday Night Kearney! on Aug 20, 2006 12:01:21 GMT -5
luv Yes! This is what Pro Wrestling needs!
If it had some more big promotions it could work really well.
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Post by jrody is a Kondo mark on Aug 20, 2006 12:05:00 GMT -5
awww man. no MPro
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Post by EvilMasterBetty, Esq. on Aug 20, 2006 14:48:52 GMT -5
Couldn't ROH have a seperate agreement with DG to bring guys in on a limited basis or have matches like Do Fixer v. Blood Generation where no ROH wrestlers are involved?
Cause I gotta think that Gabe wouldn't sign onto this without considering his relationship with Dragon Gate. Maybe he thinks that they will sign or that he can work something out. Or maybe this will be even better than their DG exchange.
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