Botchamania Reviews Japan

Previously in AJPW…

Here we go, nice knowing you all!

Previously In AJPW…

The penultimate month continues!

Previously In AJPW…

Let’s continue circling the drain!

Previously in AJPW…

Previously in AJPW…

AJPW’s presence on Nippon TV was trimmed to just 30 minutes a week which means you can fit an entire month on one DVD-R! I mean, you can find this footage legitimately very easily.

Pride Fighting Championships
July 4, 1999
Yokohama Arena

Previously In PRIDE FC…

Pioneer Senshi was the first genuinely independent Puro wrestling company to run Tokyo so let’s have a look at one of the few recorded shows that exists for such an important company.

WAR released a giant DVD set years after the company died with a few exclusive matches thrown in that look interesting on paper so I thought I’d plug the holes in my collection because I hate loose ends.

Here it is folks, the absolute peak of the wave of 90s Puro & Joshi. Due to Japan’s Lost Decade, lack of stars, the rise of PRIDE and a dozen other reasons, no company involved in this show would ever be the same after this epic six and a half hour multi-promotional mega show that was somehow never officially released on video.

I thought it would be a nice idea to ask as many of the excellent reviewers/ranters/deviants we have here on the BOD to take on a match or two to make my life easier to multi-promote themselves just like Weekly Pro did.

Korakuen Hall
Attendance 2,300

After enjoying so much early PRIDE FC, I thought I’d watch some early UWF-i to understand what fans were expecting from their shoot-style. And also because there’s some other stuff I was working on that isn’t ready yet so get ready for hot placeholder action!

April 29, 1999
Nippon Gaishi Hall
Nagoya

NEW NOW 04.04.1999
Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance 4,000

Previously in NOW…

Hey who wants to look at the NOW reunion show from 1999? Me, because I can’t sleep!

Pride Fighting Championships
October 11, 1998
Tokyo Dome

Previously in PRIDE FC…

Pride Fighting Championships
June 24, 1998
Nippon Budokan

Previously In PRIDE FC…

Korakuen Hall
Attendance 2,150

Previously In WAR…

The last WAR event, taking place six years after the last show. That’s some delay in between issues, was Kevin Smith writing it?

Pride Fighting Championships
March 15, 1998
Yokohama Arena

Previously In PRIDE FC…

I read your comments so I’m bringing you more PRIDE than a gay Klingon.

Korakuen Hall
Attendance 2,150

Second half of a double header at the Hall ends FMW’s 1999!

Korakuen Hall
Attendance 2,150

It’s the show after the biggest event of the year! But it bombed horribly and the company is now in massive debt! Oh.

Korakuen Hall
Attendance 2,150

Previously In FMW…

We head to the biggest show of the year (in theory) with tonight’s big attraction being ANUS EXPLOSION.