HUGE NOAH NEWS - SAMOA JOE TO NOAH

[ricky]

9/9 Results:

Pro Wrestling NOAH Great Voyager '07 9/9
Nippon Budokan Hall, Claiming 14,000.

1. Shuhei Taniguchi and Ippei Ota beat Akihiko Ito and Thoruf in 10:15 after Taniguchi used a German Suplex on Thoruf.
2. Yoshinari Ogawa and Masao Inoue beat Tamon Honda and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi in 15:15 after Inoue used a cradle cutback on Kikuchi.
3. Mohammed Yone and Makoto Hashi beat Jun Izumida and Tsutomu Hirayanagi in 13:03 after Hashi used a modified Gorillaman's Driver on Hirayanagi.
4. KENTA and Taiji Ishimori beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Atsushi Aoki in 14:54 after Ishimori used the Jorge Special on Aoki.
5. Yoshihiro Takayama, Takuma Sano and Takashi Sugiura beat Akira Taue, Kotaro Suzuki and Ricky Marvin in 16:26 after Takashi Sugiura used a Dragon Suplex hold on Marvin.
6. Tatsumi Fujinami and Osamu Nishimura beat Mitsuharu Misawa and Go Shiosaki in 19:04 after Nishimura made Shiosaki submit to the figure-four leglock.
7. A Block Decision Match: Naomichi Marufuji beat Akitoshi Saito in 13:03 after a School Boy.
8. B Block Decision Match: Takeshi Morishima beat Jun Akiyama in 16:33 after a Lariat.
9. GHC Challenger Tournament Decision Match: Naomichi Marufuji beat Takeshi Morishima in 9:14 after Marufuji used the Pole Shift on Morishima.

9/29 Misawa vs Marufuji is set.

NOAH, 10/27/07
Tokyo Nippon Budokan

1. GHC Heavyweight Title: Winner of Misawa/Marufuji (9/29) vs. Samoa Joe[/u]



Either result of Maru/Misawa, that match is gold.

[JamieOD]

Marufuji done the Pole Shift (Wrist Clutch Fisherman's Driver) on Morishima? Wow.

I actually want Marufuji to beat Misawa. As much I'd love to see Misawa and Joe trade stiff shots at each other, Marufuji deserves another chance to carry the GHC title. Plus beating Misawa should be a nice step into solidifying himself as a top player.

[ricky]

jamieod said:

Marufuji done the Pole Shift (Wrist Clutch Fisherman's Driver) on Morishima? Wow.

I actually want Marufuji to beat Misawa. As much I'd love to see Misawa and Joe trade stiff shots at each other, Marufuji deserves another chance to carry the GHC title. Plus beating Misawa should be a nice step into solidifying himself as a top player.

It was quite unfair how they played Marufuji's title reign off. He had TWO defenses. One in America, that was called the best match of the night at Glory By Honor 2 (And actually, looking back, probably was.), and one match with KENTA that drew piss-poor in the Budokan. Now had they put him against a bigger name, like...gee I don't know, TAUE? Then his reign wouldn't have been such a flop.

That being said, Misawa is beating him, Joe and then losing to Kobashi when Big Daddy K feels the time is right to come back, which is not too far away.

[Highway61Revisited]

That Budokan card was also TERRIBLE. Along with the junior/junior main event I don't know who thought that would draw. Oh. Misawa. But he's freakin' brain-dead. Seriously, NOAH's booking will give you a headache.

I hope Naomichi takes it and gets another chance to carry the promotion.

[ricky]

highway61revisited said:

That Budokan card was also TERRIBLE. Along with the junior/junior main event I don't know who thought that would draw. Oh. Misawa. But he's freakin' brain-dead. Seriously, NOAH's booking will give you a headache.

I hope Naomichi takes it and gets another chance to carry the promotion.

Yeah, that card was total ass, I honestly firmly believe Misawa booked that as bad as possible just as his way of going, "See? Youngsters can't draw as champions. HASBEENS FOR LIFE."

[Knapik]

ricky said:

highway61revisited said:

That Budokan card was also TERRIBLE. Along with the junior/junior main event I don't know who thought that would draw. Oh. Misawa. But he's freakin' brain-dead. Seriously, NOAH's booking will give you a headache.

I hope Naomichi takes it and gets another chance to carry the promotion.

Yeah, that card was total ass, I honestly firmly believe Misawa booked that as bad as possible just as his way of going, "See? Youngsters can't draw as champions. HASBEENS FOR LIFE."

You think... that Misawa booked a card to not make money? And to put down the future stars of the company? You know Misawa OWNS Pro Wrestling NOAH, right? Saying that he is so egotistical he would jeopardize the future of his company is ludicrous.

[ricky]

knapik said:

ricky said:

Yeah, that card was total ass, I honestly firmly believe Misawa booked that as bad as possible just as his way of going, "See? Youngsters can't draw as champions. HASBEENS FOR LIFE."

You think... that Misawa booked a card to not make money? And to put down the future stars of the company? You know Misawa OWNS Pro Wrestling NOAH, right? Saying that he is so egotistical he would jeopardize the future of his company is ludicrous.

Well gee, considering I've followed NOAH since 2003, you think I'd know that Misawa was owner. Seriously, look at the 9/9/06 Budokan card as opposed to the 10/27/06 card and tell me that it doesn't look like Misawa was trying to prove that Maru/KENTA couldn't draw in the main event.

[Knapik]

All of your posts spout about how much you know about wrestling, and then you make some of the worst wrestling posts this side of madacapa.

[JamieOD]

The crowd gave a good pop when Samoa Joe's debut was announced.