1) I've always found it humourous to see wrestlers doing their finishers before they became finishers. Owen using the sharpshooter here to no effect makes me chuckle. It's like the Rockers hitting superkicks. You instinctively think 'this match is over,' but they just keep on going.
2) Fantastic choice of photo. Absolutely fantastic. Your verbal description of the Liger match was already getting me hooked, but the photo of bloody, no mask Liger looks so cool. Normally, there's a reason masked wrestlers wear masks. You don't really want to see them without. However in this case, bloody no mask Liger is my catalyst to seek this match out to watch myself.
3) I've strictly been an NA wrestling fan. I'm largely too young to have ever had any reason to watch Japanese wrestling. By the time I figured out wrestling in Japan was happening, the prime was long over. How do you watch this old stuff? Is there any official way to do it, or do you have to pirate it?
Glad you liked the bloody, maskless Liger. The match had a fantastic story, and that was an integral part. There's quite a few matches in Japan and particularly Mexico where masks get absolutely shredded and guys bleed all over the place. It's beautiful.
Back in the day, people would trade tapes or purchase tapes (and DVDs later] online to get this stuff. It wasn't always entirely above-board, but we only had so many options. I still have my collection, which is where I get the matches I review.
A lot of old international stuff is on YouTube and Dailymotion, and there are streaming services like NJPW World that has some of the older matches. It's much easier to watch nowadays.
I enjoyed reading about Liger and Japanese wrestling from that era. I didn't start watching Japanese wrestling until a few years ago but remember Liger from WCW house shows in the early '90s.
A few things.
1) I've always found it humourous to see wrestlers doing their finishers before they became finishers. Owen using the sharpshooter here to no effect makes me chuckle. It's like the Rockers hitting superkicks. You instinctively think 'this match is over,' but they just keep on going.
2) Fantastic choice of photo. Absolutely fantastic. Your verbal description of the Liger match was already getting me hooked, but the photo of bloody, no mask Liger looks so cool. Normally, there's a reason masked wrestlers wear masks. You don't really want to see them without. However in this case, bloody no mask Liger is my catalyst to seek this match out to watch myself.
3) I've strictly been an NA wrestling fan. I'm largely too young to have ever had any reason to watch Japanese wrestling. By the time I figured out wrestling in Japan was happening, the prime was long over. How do you watch this old stuff? Is there any official way to do it, or do you have to pirate it?
Glad you liked the bloody, maskless Liger. The match had a fantastic story, and that was an integral part. There's quite a few matches in Japan and particularly Mexico where masks get absolutely shredded and guys bleed all over the place. It's beautiful.
Back in the day, people would trade tapes or purchase tapes (and DVDs later] online to get this stuff. It wasn't always entirely above-board, but we only had so many options. I still have my collection, which is where I get the matches I review.
A lot of old international stuff is on YouTube and Dailymotion, and there are streaming services like NJPW World that has some of the older matches. It's much easier to watch nowadays.
I enjoyed reading about Liger and Japanese wrestling from that era. I didn't start watching Japanese wrestling until a few years ago but remember Liger from WCW house shows in the early '90s.
New Japan Professional Wrestling is Mustard's favorite promotion. Love your highlights of Liger and the Spring Gold Series!
Yeah, I definitely have a place in my heart for prime New Japan, especially that era of juniors. Liger has been a favorite of mine for years.