Dragonfly
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Post by Dragonfly on Oct 26, 2007 14:26:34 GMT -5
I was putting together an interview with Team Vision (Chasyn Rance, Mister Saint Laurent, Larry Zybysko, and So Cal Val) when I ran across this. Great move, I say.  |
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Matt Rogers
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Omae wa mo shindeiru.
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Post by Matt Rogers on Oct 26, 2007 14:30:14 GMT -5
Masato Tanaka with a sword is freakin' scary.
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Post by shiranui on Oct 26, 2007 14:31:43 GMT -5
Masato Tanaka with a sword is freakin' scary. Masato Tanaka doesn't need a sword to be freakin' scary. |
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Mr. Mediocre
Hank Scorpio
Bert Early?... sorry, that's a typo. Butt. Ugly.
Much better since I was last here.
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Post by Mr. Mediocre on Oct 26, 2007 14:32:46 GMT -5
Great news for Tanaka...he's definitely one of my favorites.
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Post by ThereIsNoAbsurdistOnlyZuul on Oct 26, 2007 14:38:21 GMT -5
The sword makes him Scarier. The capitlization was intentional.
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Mr T L Wolf
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He has the looks of Andre the Giant, and the strength of Barry Windham. Not to mention he's a hero to a few armadillos, a kangaroo and a small herd of bison.
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Post by Mr T L Wolf on Oct 26, 2007 14:44:50 GMT -5
Well there's one AWA Champion who won't defend in Maine.
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Dragonfly
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Post by Dragonfly on Oct 26, 2007 14:53:03 GMT -5
Well there's one AWA Champion who won't defend in Maine. You never know. Masato Tanaka is more likely to tour the US than Takao Omori was. Besides, NWH promoter Sonny Roselli works closely with the AWA "central office." If anyone could arrange a title defense, it's him. |
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Mr T L Wolf
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He has the looks of Andre the Giant, and the strength of Barry Windham. Not to mention he's a hero to a few armadillos, a kangaroo and a small herd of bison.
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Post by Mr T L Wolf on Oct 26, 2007 14:55:33 GMT -5
We've gotten one AWA title defense since they joined together, and that was Corino. (Decent match, too.)
Plus, Sonny's barely running shows these days.
EDIT: To clarify, AWA/NA used to run every week in Old Town, ME with occasional other shows or weekend "tours" in more outreaching towns for fans there every month or so. They've since gone down to one or two shows a month in the outreaching towns and haven't done a show in their "Home arena" in Old Town since June, and aren't planning one until Pearl Harbor day.
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Post by Tea & Crumpets on Oct 26, 2007 15:33:47 GMT -5
Cool, I like Tanaka, although there won't be many title defenses in the US admittedly. He looks awesome with a sword, but his hair looks weird compared to when I last saw him (ONS 06). Totally irrelevant, but still.
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Post by Hulk With A Mustache on Oct 26, 2007 15:35:49 GMT -5
The only thing better than Masato Tanaka is Masato Tanaka with a sword.
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Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 26, 2007 15:37:30 GMT -5
We've gotten one AWA title defense since they joined together, and that was Corino. (Decent match, too.) Plus, Sonny's barely running shows these days. EDIT: To clarify, AWA/NA used to run every week in Old Town, ME with occasional other shows or weekend "tours" in more outreaching towns for fans there every month or so. They've since gone down to one or two shows a month in the outreaching towns and haven't done a show in their "Home arena" in Old Town since June, and aren't planning one until Pearl Harbor day. Japanese guy.... Pearl Harbor Day.... Maybe not the best night for a title defense. |
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W?Y
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Old FAN, no tricks.
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Post by W?Y on Oct 26, 2007 15:40:04 GMT -5
Way to go, Tanaka!
Although, it makes me sad that we'll never see Mike Awesome vs. Tanaka for the AWA Title...
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Mr T L Wolf
Hank Scorpio
He has the looks of Andre the Giant, and the strength of Barry Windham. Not to mention he's a hero to a few armadillos, a kangaroo and a small herd of bison.
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Post by Mr T L Wolf on Oct 26, 2007 15:51:58 GMT -5
We've gotten one AWA title defense since they joined together, and that was Corino. (Decent match, too.) Plus, Sonny's barely running shows these days. EDIT: To clarify, AWA/NA used to run every week in Old Town, ME with occasional other shows or weekend "tours" in more outreaching towns for fans there every month or so. They've since gone down to one or two shows a month in the outreaching towns and haven't done a show in their "Home arena" in Old Town since June, and aren't planning one until Pearl Harbor day. Japanese guy.... Pearl Harbor Day.... Maybe not the best night for a title defense. It wouldn't happen in Old Town any way, they'd save the title defense for one of the other shows. |
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Joekishi
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Post by Joekishi on Oct 26, 2007 16:04:44 GMT -5
wow he's in great shape and has been putting on some of the best matches this year
i'm all for this.
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Ass Dan
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Have you seen me?
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Post by Ass Dan on Oct 26, 2007 16:56:50 GMT -5
The only thing better than Masato Tanaka is Masato Tanaka with a sword. You know what's better than that? Masato Tanaka with TWO swords. And the AWA World Heavyweight Championship. |
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Fundertaker
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Post by Fundertaker on Oct 26, 2007 17:02:51 GMT -5
And you know what would be even greater?
Masato Tanaka vs Daisuke Sekimoto for the title. They had a great clash in the Fire Festival (my no.2 match of the year, after Nagata vs Tanahashi in April) that ended in a 30 minute draw. Now imagine with a title and without that time limit...
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Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 26, 2007 18:56:44 GMT -5
He kind of looks like what Steamboat looks like now.
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It is what it is
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Post by Chainsaw on Oct 26, 2007 20:12:06 GMT -5
International Object!
Good for Tanaka. I still think he would have been great in WWE, so naturally, they don't sign him.
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Dragonfly
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Post by Dragonfly on Oct 27, 2007 1:20:01 GMT -5
Good for Tanaka. I still think he would have been great in WWE, so naturally, they don't sign him. I heard that they (READ: Paul Heyman) wanted to sign him for the new ECW, but he repeatedly turned them down. He said that he would lose his position of power in Z-1. Tanaka isn't the only giant, intimidating Japanese man to turn down the 'E - Morishima (well, through Misawa) did as well. |
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Post by sexualvanilla on Oct 27, 2007 1:47:24 GMT -5
Even if his opponents had 2 swords, and sliced up Masato Tanaka, it wouldn't be any more effective than a chairshot
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