Guest Famous Mortimer Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 From SSS are the results of an extensive survey of what NJPW fans would like to see: - Pay wrestlers based on what each show draws, so that nobody is being overpaid/underpaid and only getting what they bring back to the company. - Perform more auditions in similar fashion to WWE to bring more talented newcomers into the company. Since many older wrestlers have left, youth power is required. - More of the "bloodiness" of old New Japan, one of the unique features of the company. - More tearful embraces between wrestlers after matches, especially from youngsters. - More bulk/muscle on young wrestlers. - A persuasive and convincing "absolute leader" is needed, who does not risk himself in MMA fights unless under very special circumstances. - More big matches for juniors, as they can show the highest quality of wrestling in the world. - More serialized comics like the Tiger Mask ones to revive dreams for young children and get them into pro wrestling again. - Change the schedule structure from the old fashioned "touring" to an annual season setup like the J-League. - Change the organization name to "New Japan" (written in romanji, so it would be said "New Japan" and not "Shin Nihon"), which I guess would make it more modern(?). - More diverse entrance music and less of the generic hard rock a lot of wrestlers, particularly young lions (ie, Yamamoto) have. - Get rid of "salaried" wrestlers, those who see pro wrestling as hard work and not something they love, those with little motivation. - Fire wrestlers who cause trouble during each contract season or at other times. - Use more freelancers to add variety, as usage of outside Japanese wrestlers has decreased sharply since the beginning of 2005 and lately has been nearly non-existent ("national isolation"). - Have wrestlers train separately to increase the in-ring tension when they face off. Tie up with more metropolitan dojos and send different wrestlers to different ones. - Have rivals travel on separate buses (the old way). - Bring up occasional foreign youngsters through the dojo, train them New Japan style, and have them work full-time with the company while living in Japan. - Hold a yearly tag festival with NOAH. - Don't let independent wrestlers in the New Japan ring, only wrestlers who can pass New Japan's stern entrance test. - Organize a pro wrestling equivalent of student exchange, where Japanese young wrestlers swap places with young wrestlers from other countries, benefiting both sides. An example would be the L.A. Dojo, which is running weekly shows and raising many new young wrestlers. - Hold awards on each tour, much like the annual ones - MVP, Outstanding Performance, etc. They briefly tried this idea in summer 2003, with the winners getting bonuses. - Forbid microphone promos that speak ill of seniors or superiors, so as to not set bad examples for children. - Send wrestlers to lessons so they can improve their microphone skills (All Japan is sending young wrestlers to acting classes...). - Allow very few "avalanche-style" and "vertical drop" moves that desensitize fans and stick to the old Strong Style principles (excite fans with simple, but effective techniques). - Don't allow any intervention from Antonio Inoki (who is still causing a scene backstage at times, despite holding no formal power). - Decide a theme for each tour and appoint a writer to plan out elaborate storylines. - Do not abandon the third generation, and keep Nagata, Nakanishi, and Tenzan as integral parts of the product, as they still have much to offer. - More important singles matches. Well, fans were complaining when they had more singles matches, so I guess there will always be fans of both formulas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Is this from people who visit SSS or this is a real survey of fans in Japan? Because if it's just people who visit SSS, it's pretty useless, since NJPW will make nary a dime off of this group of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 I would hope it's a survey of fans in Japan, otherwise it would mean the people who visit SSS speak in a style that reads like English that has been translated from Japanese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 It just seems weird that Japanese fans would say anything about acting classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dangerous A Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 It was a survey by the Nagai Times of fans, wrestlers, and celebrities. Guess the celebrities is where the acting classes bit comes from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strummer Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 - More bulk/muscle on young wrestlers. Vince must have stuffed the ballot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Evil Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 What are "avalanche-style" and "vertical drop" moves? I'm not familiar with those terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 I read "vertical drop" as engrish for head-droppy 90s AJPW moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Evil Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 I read "vertical drop" as engrish for head-droppy 90s AJPW moves. Do you think it could possibly mean all those nonsensical, stupid indy moves where you're trying to figure out just exactly who gets hurt in them and why one would go for such a move in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World's Worst Man Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Vertical drop is a direct translation of the Japanese words. "Suichoku rakka" literally means vertical drop, and it means what it means, moves where the wrestler is dropped vertically on their heads. So a brainbuster or high angle german suplex. Avalanche style is a translation of "nadare shiki", which is a move done off the top rope. So a superplex or similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Evil Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Vertical drop is a direct translation of the Japanese words. "Suichoku rakka" literally means vertical drop, and it means what it means, moves where the wrestler is dropped vertically on their heads. So a brainbuster or high angle german suplex. Avalanche style is a translation of "nadare shiki", which is a move done off the top rope. So a superplex or similar. Thanks for the reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Vertical drop is a direct translation of the Japanese words. "Suichoku rakka" literally means vertical drop, and it means what it means, moves where the wrestler is dropped vertically on their heads. So a brainbuster or high angle german suplex. So basically, 90s AJPW head-droppy moves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 I really like the emphasis on children. I wish American wrestling would do that again. Hogan was someone for children to look up to. He was a good role model and the reason that I started watching wrestling. Now, thanks to the Attitude Era and the effects we're still having because of it, there aren't any role models anymore. Austin was a redneck that drank beer and beat up his boss. The Rock joined a Black Panthers type group and told the fans they sucked. I don't know how to describe John Cena without getting banned. I think it's good that the Japanese wrestling fans care about how the wrestling is presented to children. It'll get children to fall in love with the sport, follow the sport and hopefully make new superstars for the future of the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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