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Hello, world. I’m MacDara Conroy, and this is my blog.
Tag: puroresu
Deadspin: Japan’s Most Ridiculous Wrestling Promotion Hits Somewhere Near The Big Time
David Bixenspan on DDT, whose streaming service I still need to give a shot, as soon as I’ve caught up on all the New Japan stuff I’ve missed over the past few months. #link
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Katsuyori Shibata and the Guilt of Being a Wrestling Fan
An honest piece by Ed Blair, here. Shibata joins Daniel Bryan in my list of people I never want to see wrestle again ever. And in general, I would rather wrestlers, whether my favourites or not, didn’t do this shit to themselves. #link
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David Bixenspan in Deadspin on Katsuyori Shibata’s head injury…
…and what it means for the future of ‘working stiff’. Headbutts and hard kicks to the head always make me queasy, anyway. What’s wrong with a good forearm? #link
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10 reasons to subscribe to DDT Universe, from The Atomic Elbow’s Robert Newsome
When I’m no so overloaded on wrestling I’ll sign up myself and binge for a month, at least. #link
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The Nib hosts Box Brown’s comic strip on The Great Sasuke. #image
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The future Mr. WrestleMania: Kenny Omega on New Japan, WWE, New Day
Here’s another one on Mr Omega, as Sports Illustrated goes deep with The Cleaner, at a time last summer when a lot of puroresu fans had written off his prospects in New Japan. I could see Kenny in a future WWE that prioritised variety over the outdated predilections of its chairman and his associates. #link
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Kenny Omega breaks through Japan's wrestling barriers to become a true champion
Amusing that this is published under ESPN’s WWE vertical. Anyway, I’m late to posting this one, it’s from a couple of months ago, but we’re on the eve of Omega’s biggest match in New Japan as he headlines the Tokyo Dome with Okada. Bonus content: NJPW World has a short documentary on Omega's life on the road (that I have yet to watch myself). #link
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Wrestling's favorite restaurant: The oral history of Ribera Steakhouse
An oldie but a goodie. You know you’ve made it in The Business when they give you one of those satin jackets. #link
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NJPW World live events calendar
For keeping track of upcoming events when I catch up from being weeks behind, again. #link
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How Japanese Wrestling Is Body Slamming the American Mainstream
Just in time for the G1 Climax tournament that's five days old as I write (and has another three-plus weeks to go). Could have done with a more judicious edit (apart from the odd typo, there are quite a few factual errors a quick Google search would fix) but it's still nice to see wrestling get attention from non-wrestling media, and especially attention of the 'this is cool' rather than 'this is stupid' kind. #link
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