Dick Togo is coming out of retirement (officially?)

[GOTNW]

He said so on twitter. I think he was a special ref or something on a DDT show recently so I presume this means he'll wrestle in Japan again and not in Vietnam under a mask.

https://twitter.com/boliviacuba/status/739421354810736641

https://twitter.com/e_key_oide/status/739428659883184128

[Parties]

The shot in the arm that Japan badly needs right now. Togo-Akiyama is the dream match, but Togo's shown he can have MOTYCs with any given indie scrub, so he doesn't even need elite opponents to make a big impact. Great news, IMO.

[Bierschwale]

Long live the king.

[ButchReedMark]

He normally does All Star in the summers, at least did the last couple of years before he retired. So him vs Dean Allmark again for £7? Yes please.

[NintendoLogic]

I hope he goes to New Japan. I initially thought that he might to be too small to be a credible heavyweight, but he's the same size as Ishii.

[SirEdger]

Man, am I happy to hear that. Curious to know where he'll be headed!

[pantherwagner]

I don't know what I'd rather see, Dick Togo in Japan facing all the top guys and having great matches or him touring South America motorcycle diaries style while facing random local guys and giving them the best match they will ever have.

[Phil Schneider]

The second by far. I don't care about the top guys in Japan, Dick Togo v. Hellspawn XL is way more interesting then Dick Togo v. Taguchi

[Parties]

In a potential sign that I am now booking American indie cards in my sleep or under hypnosis, Togo has been announced to work EVOLVE 71 in Melrose, Massachusetts in December. The email on it proclaims him "unretired", and I almost can't think of a more amazing addition to their roster if he's coming in (or to other North American promotions) with any regularity. Between this and the next ROH card in Lowell getting Dragon Lee-Kamataichi, the former-factory industrious-turned-meth-addicted towns of greater Boston have become a hotbed of Japanese wrestling. The dream of Segunda Caida is alive and well in Kerouac Country.

[concrete1992]

In a potential sign that I am now booking American indie cards in my sleep or under hypnosis, Togo has been announced to work EVOLVE 71 in Melrose, Massachusetts in December. The email on it proclaims him "unretired", and I almost can't think of a more amazing addition to their roster if he's coming in (or to other North American promotions) with any regularity. Between this and the next ROH card in Lowell getting Dragon Lee-Kamataichi, the former-factory industrious-turned-meth-addicted towns of greater Boston have become a hotbed of Japanese wrestling. The dream of Segunda Caida is alive and well in Kerouac Country.

Dick Togo is a potential gamechanger for WrestleMania weekend.

[InYourCase]

 

In a potential sign that I am now booking American indie cards in my sleep or under hypnosis, Togo has been announced to work EVOLVE 71 in Melrose, Massachusetts in December. The email on it proclaims him "unretired", and I almost can't think of a more amazing addition to their roster if he's coming in (or to other North American promotions) with any regularity. Between this and the next ROH card in Lowell getting Dragon Lee-Kamataichi, the former-factory industrious-turned-meth-addicted towns of greater Boston have become a hotbed of Japanese wrestling. The dream of Segunda Caida is alive and well in Kerouac Country.

Dick Togo is a potential gamechanger for WrestleMania weekend.

 

Hope Beyond books him in a comedy tag with Joey Ryan and Kimber Lee

[Bierschwale]

Bailey/Togo-Endo/Sasaki is one of the best matches of the year, and I love how even MORE "TV title division" Dick is as a face, like Larry Z in '94 where him being a cheating bastard just makes him even more lovable.