News of Japan

David Ditch of Inside Pulse recently interviewed me:

Part 1

http://www.puroresu.com/forum/general/5 ... -area.html

Former JWA & New Japan wrestler Kantarō Hoshino passed away on 2010/11/25.

RIP...

Was there a tournament for this title when it was vacant in 1980 or was Bret Hart vs. Kengo Kimura a top contenders match? If it was a tournament do you have the full results?

Joe Higuchi, one of the greatest referees, passed away on 2010/11/8 due to lung cancer at the age of 81.

RIP...

I don't know the author of these great videos. Whoever made these really knows the history of puroresu. They actually brought some tears to my eyes. I will stick this thread.





Jahno.

No need to explain, right? It means a lot to puroresu fans.

Jahno.

I've just been informed that Kotetsu Yamamoto passed away due to hypoxic encephalopathy. He was 68.

RIP...

An official NJPW YouTube clip of the final from each year:



Jahno.

Masao "Rusher" Kimura, the man who popularized the cage matches in Japan, passed away due to aspiration pneumonia at the age of 68. He was known to be a very nice person that nobody disliked.

In 2003/12, he was named the Permanent President of the (NOAH) Wrestlers Association by NOAH's then-president Mitsuharu Misawa. Most likely, Misawa kept Kimura in payroll after his retirement.

RIP...