Distinction between Japanese and American Deathmatches

[Toan]

I don't know if anyone has noticed this but there are various distinctions between the Japanese and American style to Deathmatches.

American style Deathmatches usually contain more high-spots (like big falls) as well as letting the fans get in on the action (like the Fans Bring The Weapons Match)

Japanese style Deathmatches usually are more sicker and seem a little more coherant than their American counter parts as far as gimmick matches are concerned... well, as coherant as can be.

The Japanese usually have their Deathmatches few and far between to allow their wrestlers time to heal whilst before the recent decline in Deathmatches in America they used to have one every month or so which has resulted in people's careers being ended suddenly (like with people like Lobo and "Sick" Nick Mondo)

An example of this is "Dangerman" Shoji Nakamaki, who had a career spanning about a decade from his start in FMW to W*ING to IWA Japan to Big Japan and to Onita Pro.

Now compare it to Lobo who had a career spanning at most four years from his days in CZW and the dotted appearances in other federations such as IWS in Canada.

Prove any points, anyone?

[AbBY]

i think that some diferences are the variety of weapons used, for example: in japan there are barbed wire matches, while in US there arent, because the rule book says so. In japan fire is comonly used, while in US only a few wrestlers use it. In US hardcore wrestling is combined with high flying, while in Japan they barely use moves, just piledrivers and powerbombs. There are a few exeptions to that...

[Toan]

Big Japan's Deathmatch wrestlers use wrestling moves in matches (Ryuji Ito, Ryuji Yamakawa, The Winger, Abdullah Kobayashi, Naoki Numazawa...)

Old-school Japanese Hardcore wrestlers like Mr.Pogo, Shoji Nakamaki or Mitsuhiro Matsunaga are the ones that don't really have a good workrate.

They can still do good Deathmatches but their singles matches leave something to be desired, unfortunately.

[edgehead1984]

Good points made, and another thing the major explosives aren't used in the US a lot, from what I've seen...

[nxg]

American Deathmatches are a lot more entertaining, Also the moves used are unique for every match. In Japan you see stiffer matches with the same moves being used all over again, IE Cactus would usally do a pulling piledriver onto a Barbed-Wire board in Japan, wheras in ECW he would never repeat the same spot twice. Also the Stipulations in Japan are usally better than the US. However there have been a few that have now been implemented: Explosion Cage, 200 Light-Tubes and Barbed Wire boards to name a few.

[Toan]

Also I've noticed that the Japanese feds seem to have less problems with the Athletic Commissions as American federations do.

An example of this is the restrictions put on by the Pensylvania State Athletic Commission against CZW for using light tubes, barbwire, brawling in the crowd whilst bleeding and using plates of glass that breaks into big pieces (IE: Real glass)

IWA-Mid South had them problem as well from what Ian Rotten said on his shoot interview.

[AbBY]

i like japanese garbage better. all the explosions and that stuff.

[deathgrip]

The sizes of the fans. America prays for 1,000 when fmw used do 15,000 or more. There are more highspots in USA than Japan from what I have seen. Also Usa matches are alot shorter. And fie never seen a fire deathmatch in the States.

[Shadow_WX316]

U.S. deathmatches are usually just weapon fests, meaning that the wrestlers fighting in the deathmatch just use weapons and nothing else. While like Toan said up above, Japanese deathmatches use wrestling moves along with the weapons provided.