Konbanwa Minnasama! I'm a new Puroresu fan!

[Scarface Escobar]

Hello, my name is Jay E., and I am quite new to living in Japan. My first couple weeks here, already been a big wrestling fan of WWF/WCW, I decided to get my feet wet in Japanese pro wrestling, which I've heard a lot about since Masahiro Chono and Jushin Liger were a WCW wrestlers.

At first view, I was blown away. I caught some NJPW program in my hotel room pay-per-view and sat in awe how great the athleticism was, how versatile the moves were, and how the matches didn't depend on circus tricks or finishers (two matches ended with German pins, one ended with a simple heel lock submission, another ended with a top rope leg drop). I immediately became a supporter of American Dragon (who I just recently learned was trained by HBK) and Heat.

I am learning more and more about the product everyday. I purchase two magazines weekly, "Gong" and "Puroresu." They're both pretty informative. I have ran into debates how a federation called the Green Ring (I've never seen it around) is the best Japanese promotion ever; how WWE alumni like Sean O'Haire and Ken Shamrock make names for themselves in Japan; how NJPW is backing TNA in becoming America's best wrestling promotion; among other things...here are some things I noticed:

--Japanese wrestlers' moves appear to be more stiff...and naturally easier to sell. The bumps look nastier, too.
--Jim Ross cannot pronounce "Enzuigiri."
--The use of double submission holds...I saw a sick double-team of two guys doing a Camel Clutch/Boston Crab on one guy...another one was of a figure-four leg lock with a leg scissor choke. Yikes.
--Wrestlers can wrestle where they want...I dunno why, but it doesn't work like in America where a wrestler is bound to only one fed. I noticed in Japan there's plenty of multilateral relations between feds.
--The use of proverbially "banned" moves, like pile drivers, vertebreakers, etc...
--Someone told me that the Rock's finisher is actually called an Urinagi, and its a Puroresu move.
--Its great to find pro wrestling results in the sports column in the Japanese newspaper. I am happy that this country considers pro wrestling an actual sport rather than a form of entertainment/popularity contest.
--Although he has his own column in Japanese wrestling magazines, Tajiri never writes his name in Japanese....I wonder why?

Thanks a lot, and I look forward to learning more about the Japanese style of professional wrestling.

Thanks,
Jay E.

[Hisaharu Tanabe]

Welcom aboard!

[Luds]

Welcome!

Glad to see more members and fans of puroresu!

[Haiku Warrior]

--Someone told me that the Rock's finisher is actually called an Urinagi, and its a Puroresu move.

It's a form of the Urange suplex. Hiroshi Hase uses a version called the Golden Arm Bomber. If you ever played any of the N64 wrestling games, it's like a Sambo suplex.

[Hisaharu Tanabe]

It's been covered here before that the Rockbottom and "uranage" are different. Please use the search feature for the thread.

[El Negro Magnifico]

Welcome to the forums! I totally envy you right now. I'd love to be in Japan.