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The new generation of the Eastern Lariat is here! She did such a fabulous job stepping in as a guest, it didn't take long for me to give her a starring role. So please give a hand to the new permanent co-host of the Eastern Lariat...
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I was absolutely ecstatic with recording her first official episode as co-host, since 90% of it was just us making each other laugh. We talked about all sorts of things in the world of Japanese wrestling and there's gonna be a lot more to come from us. Not just DG, but NJPW, NOAH, AJPW, Joshi, everything will be in play good and bad. The honesty of the show hasn't changed at all as we proved by the end of this episode. 🤣 But our show is available everywhere, and can be heard below. And I am so excited for the future, this show is only scratching the surface of what it can and will be. 🩵⬇️💛
Eastern Lariat retweeted
one thing bout noah they're scouting is on fire. With Ozawa, Kouga and Odashima makes me excited to see the new crop of dojo boys
NOAH made two announcements built around their currently thriving dojo today and an initiative called the "NEO GREEN BOYS". It starts with a round robin league! Block play will last between December 5th and December 18th. The wrestlers in the tournament are as follows:
*Hiroto Tsuruya
*Hiroya Namiki
*RYUSEI
*Yuto Koyanagi
Each match will have one fall and a 15 minute time limit. After that, the two with the best scores will advance to the final at NOAH The New Year at Korakuen Hall. The winner will then go on an overseas excursion.
In addition, The NEO GREEN BOYS Audition is a new concept they are presenting which is opening the doors to newcomers who want to see if they can be wrestlers. NOAH will accept applications from men and women aged 16 to 25. Those already part of another wrestling company will not be considered, and they must be in "good mental and physical health".
The deadline is November 30th. The review of applications will then begin during December.
The company plans to broadcast the progress of it on the official NOAH YouTube channel and other platforms. In addition, Keiji Mutoh, Naomichi Marufuji and Kenoh are listed as "judges".
The final selection is scheduled for March 2027. During that period, the ones who make it will be introduced formally. Those selected will be able to attend the dojo to train and prepare for their entrance exam. If they pass, they will move on to the standard life and work process as rookies.
CynerFight's Akihiro Takeda stated that they want the public to learn about their stories before a potential debut.
NOAH made two announcements built around their currently thriving dojo today and an initiative called the "NEO GREEN BOYS". It starts with a round robin league! Block play will last between December 5th and December 18th. The wrestlers in the tournament are as follows:
*Hiroto Tsuruya
*Hiroya Namiki
*RYUSEI
*Yuto Koyanagi
Each match will have one fall and a 15 minute time limit. After that, the two with the best scores will advance to the final at NOAH The New Year at Korakuen Hall. The winner will then go on an overseas excursion.
In addition, The NEO GREEN BOYS Audition is a new concept they are presenting which is opening the doors to newcomers who want to see if they can be wrestlers. NOAH will accept applications from men and women aged 16 to 25. Those already part of another wrestling company will not be considered, and they must be in "good mental and physical health".
The deadline is November 30th. The review of applications will then begin during December.
The company plans to broadcast the progress of it on the official NOAH YouTube channel and other platforms. In addition, Keiji Mutoh, Naomichi Marufuji and Kenoh are listed as "judges".
The final selection is scheduled for March 2027. During that period, the ones who make it will be introduced formally. Those selected will be able to attend the dojo to train and prepare for their entrance exam. If they pass, they will move on to the standard life and work process as rookies.
CynerFight's Akihiro Takeda stated that they want the public to learn about their stories before a potential debut.
Eastern Lariat retweeted
Before I'd ever seen him wrestle I met Fujimura at a bar. Awesome dude, one the nicest wrestlers I've ever met. So I have to admit I found it comical when I saw that heel character for the first time. But I hope it all works out for him in the long run
Eastern Lariat retweeted
I thought Marufuji vs Mante was significantly worse than the main event. At least the main event had that car crash quality where even though it wasn't good, I couldn't look away. The National title match just made me feel sad.
In my opinion Wrestle Odyssey 2 was better than expected despite the number. The main event is polarizing and I am definitely on the "this was bad" side but at least it was bad in an entertaining way. It almost seems like that's what they were going for, and the big BUSHI interference got a huge pop. Even though it doesn't fit my vision of what NOAH should be these guys at least used to be draws with this kind of stuff so I get it.
I thought Kenoh/Kouga vs. Kaito/Inamura was the best match of the show, with the Jr. Title match a close second and the Jr. Tag Titles 3rd. And all 3 matches I would rate as legitimately great/4 ☆s or better/8 or better. The Kouga stuff is the most intriguing stuff storyline wise and he and Odashima are the only two characters I can get behind currently in the company. While I have to admit Fujimura stepped up really big and did everything he could to step up to Bane's amazing level. I still don't like him in this heel gimmick but he is a really fine choice as champion and a potentially great roadblock for Odashima to finally get his big title win.
Everything besides the World/National title match which I thought was even worse than the main event, everything else was at least good fun. This wasn't a bad show at all, it could have been a great show with a great main event but I just personally didn't see it that way.
NOAH WRESTLE ODYSSEY 2 main evented by Tetsuya Naito vs. OZAWA drew a reported attendance of 4,253 fans at Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan, up 636 fans from WRESTLE ODYSSEY last year main evented by KENTA vs. Masa Kitamiya. #noah_ghc
NOAH WRESTLE ODYSSEY 2 main evented by Tetsuya Naito vs. OZAWA drew a reported attendance of 4,253 fans at Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan, up 636 fans from WRESTLE ODYSSEY last year main evented by KENTA vs. Masa Kitamiya. #noah_ghc
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Eastern Lariat retweeted
dan and seigo got this
AJPW's Real World Tag League Participants have been announced:
A BLOCK
HAVOC (Xyon & Oddyssey)
Kento Miyahara & Hyo Ogawa
MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka
Ryuki Honda & Masayuki Kono
Saito Brothers (Jun Saito & Rei Saito)
Suwama & Go Shiozaki
B BLOCK
Dan Tamura & Seigo Tachibana
Daisuke Sekimoto & Kengo Mashimo
Hideki Suzuki & Timothy Thatcher
HAVOC (Cal Bloom & Shotaro Ashino)
Titans of Calamity (Ren Ayabe & Talos)
Yuma Anzai & Yuma Aoyagi
#ajpw
Eastern Lariat retweeted
Gonna be a good league. Will be locked in for all Miyahara/Ogawa matches. The hair = ratings (or whatever counts for ratings in this world)
AJPW's Real World Tag League Participants have been announced:
A BLOCK
HAVOC (Xyon & Oddyssey)
Kento Miyahara & Hyo Ogawa
MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka
Ryuki Honda & Masayuki Kono
Saito Brothers (Jun Saito & Rei Saito)
Suwama & Go Shiozaki
B BLOCK
Dan Tamura & Seigo Tachibana
Daisuke Sekimoto & Kengo Mashimo
Hideki Suzuki & Timothy Thatcher
HAVOC (Cal Bloom & Shotaro Ashino)
Titans of Calamity (Ren Ayabe & Talos)
Yuma Anzai & Yuma Aoyagi
#ajpw
I think the easiest route that could accomplish the most while being something they would do would be Suwama and Go winning but I'll of course support my boys Sekimoto & Kengo and Hideki & Thatcher!
AJPW's Real World Tag League Participants have been announced:
A BLOCK
HAVOC (Xyon & Oddyssey)
Kento Miyahara & Hyo Ogawa
MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka
Ryuki Honda & Masayuki Kono
Saito Brothers (Jun Saito & Rei Saito)
Suwama & Go Shiozaki
B BLOCK
Dan Tamura & Seigo Tachibana
Daisuke Sekimoto & Kengo Mashimo
Hideki Suzuki & Timothy Thatcher
HAVOC (Cal Bloom & Shotaro Ashino)
Titans of Calamity (Ren Ayabe & Talos)
Yuma Anzai & Yuma Aoyagi
#ajpw
AJPW's Real World Tag League Participants have been announced:
A BLOCK
HAVOC (Xyon & Oddyssey)
Kento Miyahara & Hyo Ogawa
MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka
Ryuki Honda & Masayuki Kono
Saito Brothers (Jun Saito & Rei Saito)
Suwama & Go Shiozaki
B BLOCK
Dan Tamura & Seigo Tachibana
Daisuke Sekimoto & Kengo Mashimo
Hideki Suzuki & Timothy Thatcher
HAVOC (Cal Bloom & Shotaro Ashino)
Titans of Calamity (Ren Ayabe & Talos)
Yuma Anzai & Yuma Aoyagi
#ajpw
With the Godesses Tag League blocks announcement I do have some thoughts. If it were just built on what I personally want as a fan, my favorite matchup would be Hai Hai Mate vs. FWC. But for where they are story-wise I think the Kamitani/Watanabe team need to do something, and we know they won't give FWC this. 🥲 Blue has a number of good options. If I had to pick it I think Iida & Utami are the favorites, but Suzu/Yamashita and especially Konami/Rina have real shots at it, and all 3 have great story paths for Saya/Momo to go through. It's not a bad little tournament on paper if they play their cards right.
The original title of this episode was gonna be "The Ballad of SHO DICK"
The two sisters sold the building out and had a strong match where they brought a ton of intensity, and really bringing the match home after a somewhat flat start. I've long believed Hina is the best of the Judo Sisters so I of course wanted her to win, but I've accepted that Hanan is who the company wants to make at all costs. So I was just happy to see the match turn out as well as it did. I hope now that she's got this challenge Hina doesn't get forgotten about by Okada and Stardom's booking team.
