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Post by eJm on Apr 15, 2020 12:08:39 GMT -5
Basically, management and talent from Japan’s biggest promotion met with the Minister of Sports (and other roles, he seriously has a lot) Hiroshi Hase to iron out steps long term for the future of the industry and, especially with events in America right now, it makes for a real eye opener in comparison.
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Post by "Cane Dewey" Johnson on Apr 15, 2020 15:01:13 GMT -5
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Post by Dub H on Apr 15, 2020 15:10:46 GMT -5
Tanahashi himself said Wrestling should be one of the last things to come back.
It is another world and culture.
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Post by XIII on Apr 15, 2020 18:27:40 GMT -5
Tanahashi himself said Wrestling should be one of the last things to come back. It is another world and culture. I hope his speech consisted of: “c’mon bro, we’re people that get oiled up and go out there and fake fight in our underwear, I think the country can survive without us for a while.” |
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Post by Cyno on Apr 15, 2020 18:31:33 GMT -5
It's night and day seeing how different in approach NJPW and WWE have towards this.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 16, 2020 0:24:55 GMT -5
It's so cool seeing a wrestler become a well respected politician. Over here, we're stuck with Jesse Ventura.
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Post by Balesirion on Apr 16, 2020 2:08:35 GMT -5
It's so cool seeing a wrestler become a well respected politician. Over here, we're stuck with Jesse Ventura. Well it's worth noting that, of the four famous Japanese wrestlers who became politicians, Hiroshi Hase is the only one who's not completely insane. I'm not talking about their political positions, which I don't actually know, just the fact that Antonio Inoki, Atsushi Onita, and The Great Sasuke have all earned a reputation as complete maniacs. |
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Post by Dub H on Apr 16, 2020 2:10:45 GMT -5
How can you even defend WWE when companies that: Have Smaller Fundings, a harsher culture on work ethic and don't have direct contact with the president, are doing this?
Is there any single argument you could make?
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Post by Sparvid on Apr 16, 2020 3:49:33 GMT -5
Well it's worth noting that, of the four famous Japanese wrestlers who became politicians, Hiroshi Hase is the only one who's not completely insane. I'm not talking about their political positions, which I don't actually know, just the fact that Antonio Inoki, Atsushi Onita, and The Great Sasuke have all earned a reputation as complete maniacs. One of my favorite Wikipedia quotes: |
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Post by Balesirion on Apr 16, 2020 12:36:19 GMT -5
Well it's worth noting that, of the four famous Japanese wrestlers who became politicians, Hiroshi Hase is the only one who's not completely insane. I'm not talking about their political positions, which I don't actually know, just the fact that Antonio Inoki, Atsushi Onita, and The Great Sasuke have all earned a reputation as complete maniacs. One of my favorite Wikipedia quotes: Sasuke not only always wore his mask backstage, which is usually considered to be very rude to other wrestlers, he actually wore it to legislative sessions while in office. |
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Post by chrom on Apr 16, 2020 12:51:19 GMT -5
One of my favorite Wikipedia quotes: Sasuke not only always wore his mask backstage, which is usually considered to be very rude to other wrestlers, he actually wore it to legislative sessions while in office. Yeah, they passed a law that allowed him to wear it while in office. |
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Apr 16, 2020 19:47:08 GMT -5
Well it's worth noting that, of the four famous Japanese wrestlers who became politicians, Hiroshi Hase is the only one who's not completely insane. I'm not talking about their political positions, which I don't actually know, just the fact that Antonio Inoki, Atsushi Onita, and The Great Sasuke have all earned a reputation as complete maniacs. One of my favorite Wikipedia quotes: To be fair, snapping pictures of someone in public without their permission is rude as hell. |
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Post by eJm on Apr 18, 2020 14:03:22 GMT -5
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Post by Cyno on Apr 18, 2020 14:11:41 GMT -5
It's so cool seeing a wrestler become a well respected politician. Over here, we're stuck with Jesse Ventura. To be fair, I remember Ventura was pretty well-regarded during his tenure as Minnesota's governor. He did a lot to advance civil rights for the LGBTQ+ community in the state, especially. He didn't start becoming a conspiracy nut until after he left office. |
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 18, 2020 18:04:55 GMT -5
It's so cool seeing a wrestler become a well respected politician. Over here, we're stuck with Jesse Ventura. To be fair, I remember Ventura was pretty well-regarded during his tenure as Minnesota's governor. He did a lot to advance civil rights for the LGBTQ+ community in the state, especially. He didn't start becoming a conspiracy nut until after he left office. That's true, I was mostly reflecting on his time after leaving office. I suppose there could be plenty of worse candidates to enter office given the wrestling industry. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Apr 18, 2020 18:36:01 GMT -5
This isn't about Ventura.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 18, 2020 18:47:19 GMT -5
I'm glad the different companies are reaching an accord here. I'm kind of glad that it further increases the chances that none of them sell to McMahon, though.
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