Past 6 Months

[Haiku Warrior]

Hey Guys, it's been a while. My computer has been down since December so greetings and salutations to new members. I have a "Hey" for Luds & Edgehead, how you guys been?

I need anybody's help here. I have checked up on puroresu a little through magazines & friends computers but w/o the internet I have no idea what is going on now. Could anyone fill me in on what's new in NJ, AJ, Z1, & NOAH? I have read the title changes & defense but I want to know intricate details. Just a few.... Why is Tenryu fighting all over the place now? Is Nakanishi a heel now? What's up with Nagata & this Lion Maru? What the H*** is going on with the IWGP Title.... Tenryu in the finals? Tenzen's botched moonsault on Nagata? Sasaki? SASAKI?? BOB SAPP???? BOB FREAKIN SAPP????? WHAT IS UP WITH NEW JAPAN???

Now that is what is just on the surface of my brain but I need to know more.... thanks a lot guys. It's been too long...

[edgehead1984]

Welcome back Haiku Warrior, I feel your pain, i've had computer and internet problems myself.

Well as for the IWGP title, Inoki and his gang have been smokin some serious damage. But Sapp might vacate the title since he lost to Fujita at Romanex.

If you want to find out about everything else, look around here, you'll find what you want.

[Pheonix_Chi25]

First of to the one and only, often imitated but never ever duplicated Haiku Warrior: Welcome Back!!

Nakanishi, Sasaki, Tenryu and Norton are the newest heel clique in New Japan
Sapp is the IWGP Heavyweight Champion
Nagata and Lion Maru: Same person
Tenryu is one half of the All japan All Asia Tag Team Champions with Masanobu Fuchi
Kensuke Sasaki came home and all of New Japan wished he would not have
Nakanishi is a heel

Thats all for now.

[Luds]

Yep, Phoenix pretty much covered it all.

One minor note: Jamal gets a shot at the Triple Crown

[edgehead1984]

About Lion Maru, on a upcoming card, Nagata teams with Lion Maru.

[Luds]

He could use Al snow's head to tag

[edgehead1984]

Who knows, it might happen.

[Haiku Warrior]

Yea, at the Crush II.... maybe it'll be Makabe?

The thing I want to know is how this Lion Maru character came up... is it like a Muto/Muta thing? CurryMan/Daniels? dare I even say.... Black Scorpion?



to Pheonix

[Luds]

Well, I'm sure it won't be Flair under the Maru mask!

[edgehead1984]

I think it's kinda like Muto/Muta, except for the fact that Nagata & Maru are teaming up together. Kashin perhaps????

[Haiku Warrior]

Well, it can't be Kashin b/c he's in the match too. I think it might be Makabe just because he doesn't have a match that day and he and Nagata share similar stats (Makabe's 5'11/231 compared to Nagata 6'/238). I think it's a real cool concept... just one more reason why Mr. Saikyo is the top dog in NJ.

[edgehead1984]

Forgot about Kashin being in the match...it could be Makabe.

[Luds]

Yeah it could be a good gimmick for Makabe...