After fifteen long years, the Super J-Cup tournament was back home, with New Japan Pro Wrestling. In an effort to reclaim the prestigiousness that once was held by this junior heavyweight talent showcase, NJPW sought to correct some of the wrongs of previous iterations that were held by other companies over the years. While NJPW struggled with its own identity in the mid-to-late 2000s, would it be able to gain a foothold in forward momentum by reviving this legendary tournament, or had time finally passed this tarnished event by? Let’s find out together in this breakdown and review of NJPW’s Super J-Cup: 5th Stage – Land of Confusion!
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DA MAN in Japan: The Revival of Goldberg
By the spring of 2001, the professional wrestling landscape would forever change with the closure of one of the sport’s largest promotions, World Championship Wrestling. With opens limited in the United States, former WCW talent would be left to either ride out the remainder of their contract, wrestle on the independants, or be swallowed up by the WWE as supplemental talent. For Bill Goldberg, there was really only one place in pro wrestling he had yet to conquer… “Da Man” had his sights on Japan.
2004 Super J-Cup Tournament: A Breakdown and Review
I purchased a copy of this tape from one of my tried and true sources on the world wide web a year or so ago, I figured it was about time I get around to reviewing it! I haven’t watched much Osaka Pro Wrestling (especially 2004-), but being honored as the host promotion of this 4th Stage of the interpromotional Super J-Cup had me interested in their version of this famous tournament. What did I think? How did this year’s matches stack up? Only time will tell!
2000 Super J-Cup Tournament: A Breakdown and Review
In a stroke of luck, someone has uploaded the 2000 edition of the Super J-Cup tournament onto YouTube. So, being something I had never seen before, I had to jump to watch it, adding to my previous J-Cup review lineup! What did I think of the 3rd Stage, hosted by Michinoku Pro this time around? Read on to find out!
Detonation: The Explosion Of “Time Bomb” Hiromu Takahashi
Since reemerging on the Japanese scene late last year, Hiromu Takahashi has set New Japan Pro Wrestling’s recently hollowed-out Junior Heavyweight division ablaze. Between his unorthodox offense, alignment with one…