If NOAH was no more...

[Lariat]

where would you think the main 7 of the NOAH wrestlers would go? Here's what I think:

Akiyama: Joins New Japan. Becomes one of the two aces (Nagata being the other) in the company.


Taue: Heads to All Japan to reunite (for the last time) The Holy Demon Army with Kawada.


Misawa: There's no chance he would go back to All Japan. So its New Japan for him as he becomes a wrestler/booker similar to Chono.


Ogawa: Wherever Misawa goes, Ogawa is right behind him. He fits the role perfectly as Misawa's *****.


Kobashi: If he's healthy, I think he would join All Japan. He probably wouldn't enjoy working New Japan style matches.


Omori: If its true, that he has problems with NOAH management, he would stay far away from New Japan. Its All Japan for him.


Takayama: Seeing how he'll be in a main event match with Nagata, its a win situation for him to join New Japan. They would be crazy not to push this guy to main event status.

[Luds]

It would make both leagues much stronger that's for sure!

[Peru-Yakuza]

Originally posted by Lariat
where would you think the main 7 of the NOAH wrestlers would go? Here's what I think:

Akiyama: Joins New Japan. Becomes one of the two aces (Nagata being the other) in the company.

Taue: Heads to All Japan to reunite (for the last time) The Holy Demon Army with Kawada.

Misawa: There's no chance he would go back to All Japan. So its New Japan for him as he becomes a wrestler/booker similar to Chono.

Ogawa: Wherever Misawa goes, Ogawa is right behind him. He fits the role perfectly as Misawa's *****.

Kobashi: If he's healthy, I think he would join All Japan. He probably wouldn't enjoy working New Japan style matches.

Omori: If its true, that he has problems with NOAH management, he would stay far away from New Japan. Its All Japan for him.

Takayama: Seeing how he'll be in a main event match with Nagata, its a win situation for him to join New Japan. They would be crazy not to push this guy to main event status.

Akiyama: New Japan.
Misawa, Taue, Kobashi: Independents. Misawa and Kobashi get a chance to get to New Japan often and feuds with Fujinami and Sasaki.
Omori: Independents.
Takayama: New Japan.
Y. Ogawa: Independents (but follows Misawa into New Japan and jobs to Liger)
Morishima, Rikio: Independents.
Sano, Kikuchi: Independents.
R. Kimura, Momota, Eigen: Independents, rekindle old feuds with Kabuki, Yatsu and others before retiring.
Marufuji: Michinoku or Toryumon.
Kanemaru: Michinoku - joins Far East Connection!
Ikeda, Yone, Aoyagi, A. Saito, Sugiura: Zero-One.
Hashi, Kobayashi, all others: Independents.

New Independents:
One group formed by Taue, Omori, Kikuchi, R. Kimura, Eigen. (re PWC)
Another one by Misawa, Kobashi, Morishima, Rikio, Y. Ogawa, all the other indy guys (re WAR).

[RoadWarrior Yajuta]

Misawa tried to destroy All Japan!

The conceited jerk says he honors Baba's spirit and then trries to destroy Baba's vision. I don't care if Mrs. Baba is a shrew, if he truly honored Baba then there were ways to leave All Japan and without trying to cripple it. He often said he hated the head dropping style of AJ and yet he was a big practicioner of said style. He refused to face off against Kawada afte he and his traitors agreed to work a few dates for AJ after the split. Chicken ****, He was afraid Dangerous K would have shot on him. At one time he was one of the best workers anywhere, but he did a **** poor job with the book in AJ and blamed it all on Mrs. Baba. Well seeing how mediocre his promtion is maybe people will realize he can't book worth a ****. He is a conceited peice of Trash and I am glad to see his promtion barely making it. Inoki and Baba are the last prominent men in puro who have had national promotions last and flourish. Tenyru failed with WAR, and guys like Sasuke, Delphin, and Onita stay alive by staying small. I give Misawa his due, he was a good worker, but he is also an *******. **** Misawa!

[emlyn]

New Japan needs new stars and a Nagata vs Akiyama fued would rule seven ways of Sunday!

[RoadWarrior Yajuta]

NOAH will never develop into a major league National promotion, not in the same sense NJ and AJ were/are. Misawa has only diluted the talent pool of the major promotions which does hurt. AJ and NJ have their problems and that is true, but up until Misawa took his ball and went home AJ had the best, deepest, and most talented roster IMO. I am glad to see AJ rebounding and hope NOAH dies a painful death, but I am not bitter!

[Ganso]

New Japan needs new stars and a Nagata vs Akiyama fued would rule seven ways of Sunday!

I disagree on your comment on New Japan needing new stars, many of their stars are out with injury (Takayuki Iizuka, Shiro Koshinaka, Kazuyuki Fujita, Junji Hiratah, and Kenzo Suzuki) and those who are just not on the tour as of now (Akira Nogami and Shinya Makabe who's in Puerto Rico as of now). Tanahashi, Jadoh and Gedoh were reported injured but will still be apart of the Tokyo Dome show on May 2nd.

After reading this post, I have feeling I should of posted this on the New Japan board.

[Pete Sambrano]

Where can I find these interviews from Misawa?