Biggest Japanese Companies Not Working With a US Company?

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Like how NJPW works with ROH and BJW works with CZW.

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The answer has to be Dragon Gate, right?

[Crappler El 0 M]

Depends on if you think DDT is working with WWN. WWN is working with them to put on their Mania weekend shows, but it's not clear that they're working with each other much beyond that.

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Big Japan can be considered a major company??

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Dec 26, 2018 10:08:52 GMT -5 OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 said:

Big Japan can be considered a major company??

I'd put them maybe in the third tier. If New Japan was the first tier and DDT and Dragon Gate were the second tier, Big Japan might be in the next tier down with All Japan, Noah, and Wrestle 1.

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What's the current state of the agreement between NOAH and ImpacTNA?

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Dec 26, 2018 11:19:54 GMT -5 El Pollo Guerrera said:

What's the current state of the agreement between NOAH and ImpacTNA?

Feels like it quietly ended. Brian Cage, Moose, and Eddie Edwards did not work any Noah shows this year. Taiji Ishimori was working Impact, but of course he left and signed with New Japan.

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NOAH started a relationship with WWE this year, with Hideo going back to work a show for NOAH.

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these agreements can dissolve so fast

[AwamoriRock]

Dec 26, 2018 9:15:04 GMT -5 Crappler El 0 M said:

Depends on if you think DDT is working with WWN. WWN is working with them to put on their Mania weekend shows, but it's not clear that they're working with each other much beyond that.

It also depends on how you view TJPW girls working the King of Trios as well.

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Dec 26, 2018 19:59:17 GMT -5 AwamoriRock said:

Dec 26, 2018 9:15:04 GMT -5 Crappler El 0 M said:

Depends on if you think DDT is working with WWN. WWN is working with them to put on their Mania weekend shows, but it's not clear that they're working with each other much beyond that.

It also depends on how you view TJPW girls working the King of Trios as well.

I don't think DDT/TJPW and Chikara really counts as a working relationship. It's basically Chikara coming up with a deal to book them for their big event. They did that with Sendai Girls for two or three years. It gave the Tokyo Joshi Pro girls a bit more exposure, though it didn't help that it took place over ALL IN weekend.

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Dec 26, 2018 9:15:04 GMT -5 Crappler El 0 M said:

Depends on if you think DDT is working with WWN. WWN is working with them to put on their Mania weekend shows, but it's not clear that they're working with each other much beyond that.

Yeah, if DDT's not working with WWN, then DDT is the definite answer.

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Also, I'm not sure Noah and WWE are really in a working relationship, certainly not in the same way as WWE and Evolve, Progress, ICW, and wXw. I know it was reported in the Observer one week. Very shortly after Dave reported this, Noah announced Hideo Itami (using that name) would be appearing at the Marufuji 20th Anniversary show. I think it's possible that working out a deal for KENTA/Itami to work this show was the extent of the deal.

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Dec 26, 2018 20:13:23 GMT -5 Crappler El 0 M said:

Also, I'm not sure Noah and WWE are really in a working relationship, certainly not in the same way as WWE and Evolve, Progress, ICW, and wXw. I know it was reported in the Observer one week. Very shortly after Dave reported this, Noah announced Hideo Itami (using that name) would be appearing at the Marufuji 20th Anniversary show. I think it's possible that working out a deal for KENTA/Itami to work this show was the extent of the deal.

Yeah, it seems like the extent of WWE and NOAH working together is very, very limited. Anyway, any others?

[AwamoriRock]

On Maji Manji today, Takagi announced that DDT has made an alliance with Fight Club Pro, not US tho lol