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Last time we spoke about the January 28th Incident. In January of 1932, tensions escalated in Shanghai as anti-Japanese sentiments surged after Japan's invasion of Manchuria. Orchestrated by Yoshiko Kawashima, a Japanese spy, a provocation led to violence, sparking outrage among Japanese expatriates. Japan demanded apologies and compensation from China, threatening military action if their demands were unmet. As the Japanese military amassed forces in Shanghai, the Chinese 19th Route Army prepared to resist, igniting the conflict known as the January 28th Incident, marking the beginning of a fierce struggle for control. Amidst chaos, the Nanjing government struggled to respond to Japan's escalating aggression in Shanghai. Chiang Kai-Shek prioritized avoiding war, urging a diplomatic approach to protect Shanghai's economy. Despite pressure, the 19th Route Army was ordered to withdraw, but tensions flared when Japan attacked the Chinese garrison. The 19th Route Army fiercely resisted, leading to intense battles. As Japan sent reinforcements, Chiang faced mounting protests and criticism for his passive stance, questioning whether he could maintain his strategy against the encroaching enemy.   #144 The First Battle of Shanghai 1932 Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. In the last episode we covered the January 28th Incident. At 11:30 pm on January 28, Japan ordered 2,300 Japanese Marines to advance westward along every branch road on the west side of North Sichuan Road, without waiting for a response. This road, which crosses into the northern area of the International Settlement and has frequently been designated as a Japanese defense zone, includes Target Road (now known as Wujin Road in Hongkou District, Shanghai), Qiujiang Road, and Yokohama Road. Their objective was to seize the Songhu Railway defense line at Tiantong'an Station. They faced strong resistance from the 19th Route Army, further escalating the conflict. In the early hours of the 29th, Japanese aircraft launched from the Notoro seaplane carrier, which was moored on the Huangpu River, attacked the Chinese district of Zhabei. Both the Commercial Press located at No. 584 Baoshan Road and the Oriental Library, the largest private library in China with over 300,000 books, were completely destroyed. That same day the 19th Route Army sent a telegram to the entire nation concerning the situation: Do forgive me it's a rough translation “Urgent. Dear Sir and Madam, the Japanese have occupied our three northeastern provinces, changing the color of our territory and making our nation perish. Recently, they have killed and set fire in Shanghai, and vagrants are everywhere, doing the most despicable and violent things in the world. Gunboats are coming one after another, and the Marines are all landed. At 12:00 a.m. on the 28th, they openly invaded our defense line in Zhabei, Shanghai, and challenged us. Guang Nai and others are soldiers, and they only know that it is their duty to defend themselves and defend their land. They cannot give up even an inch of land or an inch of grass. They resist to save the country and protect the race. Even if they sacrifice only one person and one bullet, they will never retreat and lose the personality of the soldiers of the Republic of China. This thing and this ambition are exposed to the sun and the sun and are known to the world. The spirits of our ancestors in heaven are truly relying on it”. On the morning of January 29, Chiang Kai-shek met with He Yingqin and Zhu Peide to discuss countermeasures. Simultaneously Zhu Peide convened a meeting with He Yingqin, Gu Zhutong, Li Jishen, Deng Shizeng, Lin Wei, and others to address issues such as defense deployment, the security of Nanjing and the Yangtze River, and resistance against Japan. Chiang Kai-Shek established the principles going forward for negotiations with Japan, emphasizing the need to prepare for talks while actively resisting. He stated that negotiations must have a clear final line of defense and a maximum limit that would not compromise administrative and territorial integrity, undermine the spirit of the Nine-Power Treaty, or jeopardize national sovereignty. If these limits were exceeded and unacceptable concessions were made, a decisive battle would be fought, even at the cost of defeat and death.  The defense and military strategy for Beijing and Shanghai included the 19th Route Army defending Shanghai with full strength, while the front guard army consisting of the 87th and 88th divisions would protect Nanjing. He Yingqin would remain in Nanjing, overseeing all party, government, and military personnel left behind. Chiang, along with the Central Political Council of the Kuomintang, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Government, and Chen Mingshu, all expressed their commitment to resisting Japanese aggression. Chiang also sent a telegram to He Chengjun, director of the Hubei Province Pacification Office, and Xu Tingyao, commander of the Fourth Division, stating "Last night, the Japanese invaders attacked our 19th Route Defense Line in Zhabei, Shanghai, and the battle is ongoing. Our army is determined to fight to the death. Their naval forces in Han and Xun will likely engage in military operations. We urge you to remain vigilant and defend yourselves, never yielding to them. The Fourth Division should concentrate on strict defense in Wuhan and avoid dispersal. If military funds become scarce, local governments will need to raise them independently." The National Government Military Committee appointed Chiang Kai-shek, Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan, and Zhang Xueliang as members responsible for mobilizing the army and commanding the Shanghai War. Chiang Kai-Shek officially resumed power after resigning to prevent a surrender and committed to a prolonged resistance. On January 30, the Chinese Nationalist Government announced the relocation of the capital to Luoyang. Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram urging resistance against the Japanese and dispatched the elite Fifth Army to reinforce Shanghai. That night, Dai Ji, the commander of the Songhu Garrison, took charge of military operations in Shanghai, overseeing the 19th Route Army. The commander-in-chief was Jiang Guangnai, with Cai Tingkai as the army commander and division commanders Qu Shounian, Mao Weishou, and Shen Guanghan. Chiang Kai-Shek then issued a telegram to his troops across the nation and again I apologize for the rough translation. "Since the Northeast Incident began, the Central Government has been enduring humiliation and maintaining peace in order to avoid war and protect the lifeline of the country. It hopes to use justice and fairness to awaken the Japanese pirates. Unexpectedly, the more we tolerate, the more arrogant they become. When the Shanghai Incident occurred, we accepted their demands with great pain, but the Japanese pirates still brazenly pressed on, repeatedly attacking our Shanghai Defense Force, bombing civilian houses, throwing bombs on the streets, and our compatriots were ravaged. The country is about to perish. Anyone with blood in his veins would rather endure it. Since the 19th Route Army has risen up to defend itself bravely, our entire army In this time of national destruction and extinction, when the revolutionary soldiers are facing imminent danger, they should fight for the dignity of the country, strive for the survival of the nation, fulfill their responsibilities for the revolution, and be determined to die rather than live in disgrace, so as to deal with the brutal Japan that destroys peace and despises faith and integrity... Chiang Kai-shek and his comrades have shared hardships for a long time. Although I am now in the opposition, I am willing to swear to live and die with the soldiers and fulfill my bounden duty. I am here to inform you in advance with my blood and sincerity, and ask you to be determined and work hard, share the same hatred with the enemy, do not be arrogant, maintain the spirit of sacrifice, stay ready to fight, and save the country from danger." From that day on, the various ministries, commissions and committees of the National Government began to move to Luoyang, but the Military Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs remained in Nanjing . At the same time, the frontline troops were ordered to be jointly commanded by the Minister of Military Affairs He Yingqin and the Chief of the General Staff Zhu Peide.  Typically Chinese sources breakdown what is known as the First Battle of Shanghai into three phases. In the previous episode we looked through the event up until the point of the first phase. After the initial fighting, both the 19th route army and Japanese agreed to a ceasefire so they could strengthen their positions and at least allow some form of diplomacy to occur. This went into effect on the 29th. As we mentioned, immediately afterwards the Japanese rapidly began reinforcing their position in Shanghai. They first sent the Sasebo 26th Squadron on the 30th, bearing 474 troops of the Sasebo 3rd Special Marine Corps alongside supplies. The next day the aircraft carriers Kaga and Hosho came over with 30 aircraft from the 1st air fleet. Then the cruisers Naka, Yura and Abukuma alongside 4 torpedo boats came bearing another 2000 marines. On February 1st the Terukoku Maru brought over the Yokosuka 1st Special Marine corps, roughly 525 men who landed at Huishan Wharf. With all that said and done, roughly 7000 Japanese troops had been brought over. On February 1st, the IJN warships began bombarding Nanjing from the Yangtze River, prompting Yu Jishi to frantically demand Chiang Kai-Shek transfer more troops to Shanghai. That night the Japanese light cruiser Tenryu, the protected cruisers Hirado and Taima, and the seven ships of the Navy's 23rd Destroyer Squadron fired upon Nanjing using four 140mm guns, 12 152mm single-mounted rapid-fire guns, 12 120mm single-mounted guns, and 20 76mm single-mounted rapid-fire guns. The rich and officials fled the city for refuge, but the Japanese army did not land any men to follow up the attack. Simultaneously 40,000 Shanghai workers from over 20 Japanese owned cotton mills began an anti-Japanese strike, being heavily backed by Communists. The workers began aiding the 19th route army to blockade the Japanese in the factories and streets and sabotage what they could.  On February 2nd, the Japanese army attacked Wusong several times, but was repelled each time. On the 3rd the Japanese expanded their attacks against Zhabei, Baziqiao and other locations, but the Chinese defenders successfully repelled these assaults as well. On the 4th, the Japanese launched their first major offensive, which extended the conflict to Jiangwan and Wusong. Following a day of intense fighting, the Wusong fort was destroyed by enemy bombardment; however, the Japanese army was unable to land due to the determined resistance of the Chinese defenders. The anti-aircraft artillery company from the 88th Division, reassigned to the 4th Regiment of the 156th Brigade of the 19th Route Army, managed to shoot down a Japanese aircraft. After the failure of the general offensive, Yukiichi Shiozawa was dismissed and sent back to Japan. Vice Admiral Yoshisaburo Nomura, the newly appointed commander of the Third Fleet, succeeded Shiozawa. After Nomura assumed his role, the Japanese army began to bolster its forces. Japan had initially planned to deploy troops when tensions escalated in Shanghai, but the navy had opposed this move. However, as the situation deteriorated, the navy was compelled to seek assistance from the army. On February 2, the Japanese cabinet officially decided to send troops. In response to the urgent circumstances in Shanghai, they resolved to dispatch the Shanghai Dispatch Mixed Brigade, led by Brigade Commander Major General Shimomoto Kuma, along with the 9th Division, commanded by Lieutenant General Ueda Kenkichi. The Shanghai Dispatch Mixed Brigade and the Second Independent Tank Squadron were prioritized for transport. Concurrently, the Japanese Navy also sent the Yokosuka 2nd Special Marine Corps to Shanghai. The 24th Mixed Brigade landed in Wusong on the afternoon of February 7. By this time, the combined forces of the Japanese navy, army, and air force had exceeded 10,000 personnel. At dawn on February 8, the Japanese Army's 24th Mixed Brigade launched an attack on Zhanghuabang, Yunzaobang, and Wusong Town along three routes, but they were repelled by our forces. Meanwhile on February 4, the National Government Military Commission sent out a telegram that divided the country into four defense zones. The first zone, which includes the area north of the Yellow River, was assigned to Zhang Xueliang as the commander-in-chief. The second zone, covering the area south of the Yellow River, was placed under the command of Chiang Kai-shek. The third zone, encompassing the area south of the Yangtze River as well as Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, was led by He Yingqin. The fourth zone, which includes Guangdong and Guangxi, was commanded by Chen Jitang. The telegram also stated that, aside from maintaining troops for local stability, all commanders were to concentrate their forces within their respective defense zones to confront the aggressive Japanese. Additionally, a directive was issued for the provinces of Sichuan, Hunan, Guizhou, Hubei, Shaanxi, and Henan to send troops to serve as a general reserve. On February 5, upon learning that the Japanese army had been redeployed from mainland China to Shanghai, Chairman of the Military Commission Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram from Luoyang to He Yingqin. He instructed that if the Japanese forces landed, the Chinese Air Force would engage in combat. Additionally, Chiang sent a message of condolence to Jiang Guangnai, Cai Tingkai, and Dai Ji of the 19th Route Army, stating "Brothers, you have been fighting valiantly for a week. Each time I reflect on the tremendous sacrifices made by the soldiers and their dedication, I feel a deep sadness... If necessary, Zhong (Zheng) can come to lead in person. When the Air Force enters the fray, the Army must establish various signals in advance to communicate with it and ensure coordinated efforts..." On the same day, the 88th Division arrived in Suzhou. On February 6, Chiang ordered the 261st Brigade of the 87th Division to move from Nanjing to reinforce Kunshan. The troops reached Kunshan on February 7. On February 8, Chiang directed He Yingqin to transfer an artillery battalion to support the 19th Route Army. Then, on February 9, Chiang Kai-shek mobilized the First Division, led by Commander Hu Zongnan, and the Seventh Division, commanded by Wang Jun, to prepare for reinforcement of the 19th Route Army in Shanghai. February 8th marks the second phase of the battle. On the 10th, to ensure that the 88th Division of the Central Army complied with the orders from the 19th Route Army of the Guangdong Army, Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram to Yu Jishi insisting that "your troops must strictly follow the commands of Commander-in-Chief Chiang and coordinate their movements with allied forces." The Japanese Marine Corps, under Yukio Shiozawa, initiated a three-pronged encirclement attack from Hongkou. The National Army mounted a determined defense and ultimately repelled the Japanese forces, pursuing and destroying them, which significantly lowered their morale. On February 11, Chen Cheng, commander of the Central Army's 18th Army, sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek from Ji'an, Jiangxi, reporting that the troops had not been paid for nearly two months and were lacking food. At that time, the National Government was planning to redeploy the National Army that had been engaged in suppressing the Communists in Jiangxi to Zhejiang and Shanghai and to relocate the capital to Luoyang.  On February 12, following a battle at Caojiaqiao, the Japanese army's strategy to consolidate their forces was entirely disrupted. The next morning, February 13, the Japanese 24th Mixed Brigade crossed the Caojiaqiao Bridge in Zhuozaobang and engaged with the Nationalist army. Seizing the moment, the 19th Route Army Headquarters aimed to annihilate the Japanese forces. The Nationalist army surrounded the Japanese troops near the Yong'an Cotton Mill. Additionally, 60 members of a suicide squad launched a suicide attack, resulting in the complete destruction of 1,600 Japanese soldiers. The Japanese army faced significant losses, thwarting their attempt to swiftly capture Wusong. On February 14, Chiang ordered the 88th and 87th Divisions, which were already stationed in Nanxiang and Kunshan near Shanghai, to be reorganized into the Fifth Army. He appointed Zhang Zhizhong, a volunteer eager to fight against the Japanese, as the commander of the Fifth Army. This new army was placed under the unified command of the 19th Route Army and took over the defense line stretching from the northern end of Jiangwan through Miaoxing to the western end of Wusong. It served as the left-wing army, while the 19th Route Army acted as the right-wing, tasked with defending Jiangwan, the area south of Dachang, and the urban region of Shanghai. To replenish the 19th Route Army's losses, Chiang repeatedly ordered reinforcements from various locations. For instance, on February 15, Shangguan Yunxiang dispatched 500 active soldiers from Bengbu to the 19th Route Army; on February 17, Liang Guanying sent 500 unarmed soldiers from Qingjiangpu; and on February 19, Liu Zhi contributed 1,000 active unarmed soldiers from Henan. On February 16, Chiang Kai-shek communicated with Finance Minister Song Ziwen via telegram, stating, "Since the Japanese refuse to withdraw their troops from Shanghai, we must resist until the end. ... Food supplies in Jiangxi and Henan will dwindle, and assistance will be completely halted. Please arrange to deposit 10 million yuan in central banknotes in Nanchang and 20 million yuan in Zhengzhou. This will allow the government to continue functioning, the army to be sustained, and perhaps we can navigate this crisis and avert collapse. This is my final request. I hope you can find a way to assist." To prevent any friction between the Fifth Army and the Nineteenth Route Army over competing for military accolades, Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram to Zhang Zhizhong and Yu Jishi on February 18. "The fight against Japan is a matter of national survival and is not a matter of honor for an individual or a certain unit. Our frontline officers and men should fully understand this. Therefore, the honor of the 19th Route Army is the honor of our entire National Revolutionary Army. There is absolutely no distinction between honor and disgrace. The Fifth Army's joining the front line is feared by the enemy and will also be slandered by the reactionaries (those who oppose the Nanjing Central Government). If we can continue to fight in the name of the 19th Route Army, it will be enough to demonstrate the strength of our National Revolutionary Army. We will share life and death, let alone honor and disgrace. I hope that this will be conveyed to the officers and men of the Fifth Army. They must unite and fight with our 19th Route Army and make no sacrifices to complete the revolutionary mission." Over on the other side, following reports of significant losses suffered by the Japanese army in Wusong, Tokyo received an imperial decree from Emperor Hirohito demanding the Shanghai incident get settled quick. In response, Chief of Staff Zairen urgently ordered the 9th Army Division, commanded by Ueda Kenkichi, to swiftly reinforce Shanghai. By the afternoon of February 13, the main contingent of the 9th Division had arrived at Shanghai Port, and by February 16, all personnel had disembarked in Wusong. Consequently, Lieutenant General Ueda took over command from Nomura. At this point, the Japanese invading forces comprised over 30,000 troops from naval, land, and air units, along with 60 to 70 field artillery pieces, more than 60 aircraft, and dozens of ships concentrated at the Wusong mouth. Ueda issued a statement late on the night of the 13th, asserting, "If anyone obstructs our division from fulfilling its mission, we will take decisive action without hesitation." On the 18th, he sent an ultimatum to Cai Tingkai, demanding, "Your army must immediately cease hostilities and withdraw from the following areas by 5:00 p.m. on February 20: on the west bank of the Huangpu River, retreat from areas connecting the western end of the concession, Caojiadu Town, Zhoujiaqiao Town, and Pushong Town to the north; on the east bank, withdraw from areas connecting Lannidu and Zhangjialou Town to the north, and retreat to a zone 20 kilometers away from the border of each concession Additionally, all military installations in the specified areas must be dismantled and no new ones established. If these demands are not met, the Japanese army will have no choice but to act freely against your forces, and your army will bear all resulting consequences." In response to Ueda's ultimatum, Tsai and Chiang ordered their front-line troops to fire heavily at Japanese positions as a warning. On the morning of February 20, Ueda commanded a full-scale attack across the front, employing tactics to break through the center while flanking from both sides. The 9th Division led the assault on the junction of Jiangwan and Miaohang, aiming to encircle Wusong from the north with the Kurume Brigade and Zhabei with the Marine Corps from the south. The Japanese began with artillery bombardments, followed by infantry and tank assaults on the Zhanghuabang and Yangshupu lines, both of which were successfully repelled by Chinese defenders. Over a thousand Japanese soldiers and several tanks in Zhabei were killed or wounded due to landmines. On February 21, Ueda personally directed thousands of infantry, supported by aircraft and artillery, to attack the Chinese defensive positions. Both sides incurred heavy casualties, and the battle continued until dawn on the 23rd. The Japanese forces attempted to encircle Jiangwan Town from Jiangwan Station, but the Chinese defenders fought valiantly, launching multiple charges and capturing Japanese Major Kong Sheng along with hundreds of soldiers. Ultimately, the Japanese army was unable to withstand the resistance and began to retreat. After the Japanese 9th Division arrived in Shanghai, it prepared to initiate a second major assault on the defenders of the city. The strategy involved a comprehensive attack stretching from Zhabei to Wusong to contain the Chinese army's strength, with primary forces concentrated on Jiangwan and Miaohang. The goal was to seize these two strategic points, achieve a breakthrough in the center, sever the link between the 5th Army and the 19th Route Army, and then defeat them individually. At dawn on February 20, the Japanese dispatched over ten aircraft for reconnaissance and bombing missions over the Miaohang area. Naval artillery and heavy army cannons heavily shelled the Miaohang positions. Simultaneously, Japanese artillery bombarded the Yunzaobang area in an effort to force a crossing and facilitate the Miaohang offensive.   By 9 am, part of the Japanese forces advanced towards the Xiaochang Temple and the Maijiazhai position, immediately conducting a fire search on our troops' positions. At noon, 3,000 Japanese soldiers launched an attack against our forces. The officers and soldiers of the 527th Regiment, defending the Maijiazhai and Zhuyuandun positions, mounted a counterattack, marking the beginning of the Battle of Miaohang. After three hours of intense fighting, the Japanese suffered significant casualties and were unable to continue, retreating to their original positions. Following this, over 2,000 Japanese troops attacked the Xiaochang Temple and Jinjiatang positions. The officers and soldiers of the 523rd Regiment, taking cover in the trenches, launched counterattacks and successfully repelled the Japanese forces. As dusk fell, the Japanese infantry halted their assaults, but naval and land artillery continued to bombard our positions in an attempt to weaken our defenses and personnel for a renewed attack the following day. On February 21, Japanese artillery relentlessly shelled the positions of the 88th Division of the Fifth Army in Miaohang. Following this, thousands of Japanese infantry launched an assault on the Yanjiazhai and Miaohang Town front. As the Japanese forces advanced, the officers and soldiers of the 523rd and 524th Regiments bravely counterattacked and successfully repelled them. However, a significant number of enemy troops coordinated a comprehensive assault on the Maijiazhai, Zhuyuandun, Xiaochangmiao, and Yanjiazhai lines south of Miaohang. Our 523rd, 524th, and 527th Regiments engaged in intense combat with the enemy, particularly at the Zhuyuandun front near Maijiazhai and Xu Xu, where the fighting was especially fierce. After a day of conflict, the enemy was temporarily pushed back. On February 22, the Japanese 9th Division launched a full-scale attack on the Miaohang position held by the 88th Division of the Fifth Army. Throughout the day, aircraft bombed the Chinese defenders, and thousands of artillery shells were fired at them. However, under the direct command of Zhang Zhizhong, the enemy faced a devastating defeat due to the coordinated three-pronged assault by the Sun Yuanliang Brigade, the Song Xilian Brigade, and the 61st Division of the 19th Route Army. The Miaohang position was ultimately saved from peril, inflicting heavy casualties on the elite forces of the Japanese 9th Division and the Kurume Mixed Brigade. This victory became known as the "Miaohang Victory." In the days that followed, the enemy continued their bombardment and attacks but were consistently repelled by the defenders. The Japanese army suffered significant losses, shifting from an all-out offensive to a more focused approach before ultimately halting their attacks. By the 25th, Ueda's overall offensive strategy had also failed. On February 24, the Japanese army decided to escalate the conflict once more, transferring the 11th and 14th divisions from Japan to join the Shanghai Expeditionary Force, which included troops already engaged in the war. At that time, the flagship of the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet, the Izumo, sustained damage from a bombing raid carried out by the suicide squad of the 19th Route Army, which sent shockwaves through Japan. Additionally, the large troop presence made a quick resolution to the war impossible. Consequently, on the 23rd, the Japanese cabinet decided to promptly reinforce the army. The General Staff then established the Shanghai Expeditionary Army Command, appointing General Shirakawa Yoshinori, the former Minister of War in the Tanaka Cabinet, to replace Ueda. They dispatched the 11th Division (led by Lieutenant General Atsutarou Atsuto), the 14th Division (led by Lieutenant General Naoaki Matsuki), and over 100 aircraft to China to initiate a larger-scale offensive in Shanghai. After several reinforcements, the Japanese forces in Shanghai, under Shirakawa's command, grew to over 90,000 troops, supported by 80 warships and 300 aircraft, significantly enhancing their combat effectiveness. In contrast, the total strength of the Chinese defenders was less than 50,000, with inadequate equipment. After a month of intense fighting, the Chinese forces had suffered heavy losses, leaving their river defenses in the Taicang Liuhe area vulnerable. Learning from the failures of the previous three commanders' frontal assaults, Shirakawa opted to land at Liuhe and flank the Songhu defenders. He directed the 9th Division and other units to launch a direct attack on Songhu and Shanghai while using the 3rd Fleet to escort the 11th Division into the Yangtze River estuary. They executed surprise landings at Liuhekou, Yanglinkou, and Qiyakou, quickly outflanking the defenders. On March 1, the Japanese forces initiated attacks in Naobei, Jiangwan, and Miaohang, employing heavy artillery, field guns, and aircraft for continuous bombardment. The infantry capitalized on this to engage in close-quarters combat, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides. Meanwhile, Shirakawa secretly instructed the 11th Division to exploit the weakness of the Chinese troops in Liuhe, forcibly landing at Qiyakou, Yanglinkou, and Liubinkou, ultimately capturing Liuhe. The fall of Liuhe posed a significant threat to the flank and rear of the Chinese army, compelling the entire force to retreat to the second line of defense (the Jiading-Huangdu line) by the evening of March 1.  After 34 days of intense fighting, they were forced to retreat to their second line of defense. At this point, the war had entered its final phase, resulting in a stalemate between the two sides. On the 2nd, the Japanese army seized Shanghai, and by March 3, they occupied Zhenru and Nanxiang, subsequently announcing a ceasefire. Now while we have been focused on the Japanese and Chinese perspectives in this, the international community was also heavily involved in the background. After the outbreak of hostilities, the British and American consuls in Shanghai offered to mediate. However despite a ceasefire being implemented the hostilities continued. So on February 2nd, Britain, America, France, Italy and Germany sent a notice to China and Japan "proposing to stop the conflict; (1) both sides immediately stop all violent acts according to the following conditions; (2) there will be no mobilization or preparation for any hostile acts between the two countries; (3) the Chinese and Japanese combatants in Shanghai will withdraw from the contact points; (4) a neutral zone will be established to separate the combatants of both sides to protect the public concession. The area will be garrisoned by neutral military and police, and various methods will be formulated by the consular corps; (5) once the two countries accept the treaty, they will not make any demands or reservations in advance, but will quickly negotiate with the assistance of neutral observers or participants in accordance with the spirit of the Kellogg-War Pact and the December 9th League of Nations resolution to resolve all outstanding issues..." Nanjing generally accepted the terms, but Japan instead proposed non-military zones be established 20 miles around the major ports of Shanghai, Hankou, Tianjin, Qingdao and Guangzhou as a sort of counter proposal. Meanwhile at the League of Nations, Yan Huiqing was drawing attention to the Shanghai incident, obviously linking it to the Manchuria incident and advocated for Article 10 of the League of Nations Charter, which was in regards to respecting territorial integrity and political independence of league nations. The League of Nations agreed and organized a committee to investigate the Shanghai incident. On February 4th Chiang Kai-Shek would write in his diary "As long as we do not lose our national sovereignty and territory, and the Japanese invaders do not put forward unacceptable conditions, we can take advantage of the opportunity of British and American intervention to negotiate with them; we cannot take a tough stance when other countries intervene, which will lead to adverse effects." By late February US Secretary of State Henry Stimson warned Japan for the second time, that the Nine Power Treaty and other treaties had to be maintained. Then on the 23rd he sent a letter reiterating the nine-power treaty and Kellogg War Pact to the League of Nations in regards to the Shanghai situation. On the 29th, a four-point plan for mediating the Shanghai incident was adopted at the League of Nations. The objective was to swiftly establish a local ceasefire agreement with the assistance of civil and military officials from various countries present in Shanghai. Following this, a round-table meeting was to be convened with representatives from nations with vested interests in Shanghai to discuss security measures for the International Settlement, the French Concession, and the local residents, as well as to address other issues. Subsequently, representatives from Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and other nations unanimously supported the plan, with Chinese representative Yan Huiqing and Japanese representative Sato Naotake also indicating their general agreement in principle. However, on March 2, the situation escalated when the Japanese army compelled the Chinese forces to retreat to their second line of defense. The Japanese side adopted a more aggressive stance, presenting four stringent conditions and insisting that the Chinese army withdraw first before halting their attacks. The Japanese forces were only willing to withdraw to the Shanghai and Wusong areas and refused to do so under the supervision of neutral countries, which the Chinese government firmly rejected. On March 3, the Japanese army launched another offensive. On that same day, U.S. Secretary of State Stimson summoned Japanese Ambassador to the United States Idebuchi, condemning Japan for accepting the League of Nations resolution on February 29 while simultaneously escalating military operations. On March 3rd a ceasefire came into effect as a formal meeting was held at the British consulate. The Chinese delegation was led by Guo Taiqi, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, along with military representatives Dai Ji, Huang Qiang, and seven others. The Japanese delegation included Shigemitsu Mamoru, Minister to China, and military representatives Ueda, Tashiro, and nine others. Officials from Britain, the United States, France, and other nations also participated in the meeting. During the negotiations, numerous contentious issues arose, particularly regarding the timing and location of the Japanese army's withdrawal. It would take until May 5th for a armistice agreement to be signed. The agreement designated Shanghai as a demilitarized zone, prohibiting China from stationing troops in the areas around Shanghai, Suzhou, and Kunshan, while permitting a limited number of Japanese units to remain in the city. China was permitted to maintain only a small police force within Shanghai. According to Chinese war reports, a total of 10,254 Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded in the Battle of Shanghai on January 28. According to Japanese data, a total of 3,091 Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded in the invasion of Shanghai: 620 Japanese soldiers were killed and 1,622 were wounded in the army; 149 Japanese soldiers were killed and 700 were wounded in the navy. Another Chinese report, stated the 19th Route Army and the Fifth Army suffered a total of 14,104 casualties 4,274 killed and 9,830 wounded. Among them, the 19th Route Army suffered 8,792 casualties, while the Fifth Army suffered 5,312 casualties. Shanghai residents faced bombardments from Japanese aircraft and artillery, resulting in over 6,080 fatalities, more than 2,000 injuries, 10,400 missing persons, and property losses totaling 1.6 billion yuan. At the onset of the war, the Japanese military intentionally targeted cultural institutions in Shanghai, such as the Commercial Press and the Oriental Library, leading to the total destruction of the Commercial Press, the oldest and largest publishing house in China. The Oriental Library, which housed millions of volumes, including over 100,000 rare ancient texts from the Song and Yuan dynasties and the Sikuquanshu compiled during the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty, was first devastated by artillery fire and then looted by Japanese forces. Reports from that time indicated that the Japanese army used trucks to transport the remaining books for seven consecutive days. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. Thus what became known as the first battle of Shanghai had come to a not so swift end. Was its resolvement a victory for the League of Nations? Or was it just another indicator that the League of Nations was nothing but promises and pieces of paper? One man took notice of the Manchuria and Shanghai incidents, and he would soon bring Europe into a global war.  

Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Discovering Family Secrets Beneath Arashiyama's Blossoms Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2025-03-24-22-34-02-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 春風が優しく竹林の間をそよぐ天龍寺の横にある嵐山竹林。En: The harukaze gently whispers through the bamboo grove next to Tenryu-ji in the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove.Ja: 桜の花が雨のように降り注ぐ中、ユキは友人のハルトと従妹のサクラと一緒にその地を訪れた。En: As the sakura blossoms rain down like a shower, Yuki visits the site with her friend Haru and her cousin Sakura.Ja: 今日は花見の日。En: Today is hanami, the cherry blossom viewing day, and their hearts are buoyant in the colorful season.Ja: 華やかな季節に心が浮き立つ。En: Yuki remembered an old, mysterious story.Ja: ユキは不思議な古い話を思い出していた。En: She had heard there was an ancestor hidden within her family, but no one ever took the story seriously.Ja: 家族の中に隠れた先祖がいると聞いたことがある。En: "It's surely just an old tale," Haru chuckled lightly.Ja: しかし、誰もその話を真面目に取り合ってはくれない。En: "Even so, I want to know," Yuki replied.Ja: 「きっとただの古い話だよ」とハルトは軽く笑った。En: Sakura nodded silently, but her skepticism did not fade.Ja: 「それでも、知りたいの」とユキは答えた。En: While walking through the bamboo grove, Yuki found a strange stone.Ja: サクラは黙ってうなずいたが、懐疑心が消えることはなかった。En: It was half-buried in the ground, as if protecting something.Ja: 竹林を歩く中で、ユキは奇妙な石を見つけた。En: Around them, the bamboos rustled in the spring sunlight, stirring their hearts in the quietude.Ja: それは地面に半分埋まって、何かを守っているようだった。En: "This might mean something," Yuki began investigating the stone.Ja: 周囲には春の陽射しの中で竹がざわめき、静けさの中で心を震わせる。En: "Isn't it just your imagination?"Ja: 「これ、何か意味があるかも」とユキは石を調べ始めた。En: Haru said.Ja: 「ただの思い過ごしじゃない？En: But Yuki had a feeling she couldn't ignore.Ja: 」とハルトが言った。En: This stone must not be dismissed.Ja: しかしユキの心は訴えていた。En: She began digging up the stone.Ja: この石は無視してはならない。En: With a sigh, Haru joined in to help.Ja: 彼女は石を掘り起こし始めた。En: Sakura watched nearby, then started digging with them.Ja: ハルトはため息をつきながらも手伝った。En: As they dug deeper, an old box emerged.Ja: サクラはそばで見守り、その後一緒に掘り出した。En: The box, exuding the smell of earth, showed signs of having been hidden for a long time.Ja: 深く掘ると、古い箱が姿を現した。En: Opening the box, Yuki found an old diary inside.Ja: 土の匂いが漂うその箱は、長い間隠されていたことがうかがえた。En: "This is grandfather's diary!"Ja: ユキは箱を開け、中にあった古い日記を見つけた。En: Sakura exclaimed in surprise.Ja: 「これ、おじいちゃんの日記だよ」とサクラは驚きの声を上げた。En: The diary was filled with secrets about the ancestor.Ja: 日記にはその先祖の秘密が書かれていた。En: Hidden adventures and lost family bonds.Ja: 隠された冒険、そして失われた家族の絆。En: Yuki's eyes sparkled at the contents, and the friends turned the pages together.Ja: ユキはその内容に目を輝かせ、友人たちとそのページをめくった。En: "It really happened," Haru finally admitted.Ja: 「本当にあったことなんだ」とハルトはようやく認めた。En: After finishing the diary, Yuki gained a sense of satisfaction and a new understanding of her family.Ja: 日記を読み終えると、ユキは満足感と同時に新たな家族への理解を得た。En: She felt connected to her ancestors.Ja: 彼女は先祖と繋がったと感じた。En: She had found herself.Ja: 自分自身を見つけたのだ。En: "Thank you, Haru, Sakura," she said with a gentle smile.Ja: 「ありがとう、ハルト、サクラ」と彼女は穏やかに微笑んだ。En: "For finding this with me."Ja: 「一緒に見つけてくれて」竹林は安らかに揺れ、桜の花びらがユキたちを祝うように舞い始めた。En: The bamboo grove swayed peacefully, and the petals of the cherry blossoms began to dance as if in celebration of Yuki and her friends.Ja: ユキは今まで以上に自信を持ち、そして家族の歴史を深く感謝する心を覚えたのだった。En: She felt more confident than ever and was filled with a deep appreciation for her family's history.Ja: 物語は、春の日差しの中で新しい一歩を踏み出す決意を胸に、静かに幕を閉じた。En: The story quietly concluded, with the determination to take a new step forward in the spring sunshine. Vocabulary Words:harukaze: 春風 (spring breeze)sakura: 桜 (cherry blossoms)buoyant: 浮き立つ (lively)grove: 竹林 (bamboo grove)ancestor: 先祖 (ancestor)skepticism: 懐疑心 (skepticism)quietude: 静けさ (tranquility)rustled: ざわめき (rustling)exuding: 漂う (exuding)mysterious: 不思議 (mysterious)stirring: 震わせる (stirring)imagination: 思い過ごし (imagination)emerged: 姿を現した (appeared)adventures: 冒険 (adventures)appreciation: 感謝 (appreciation)determination: 決意 (determination)celebration: 祝う (celebrate)connected: 繋がった (connected)gained: 得た (acquired)revealed: 明らかになった (revealed)buried: 埋まる (buried)dismissed: 無視された (ignored)subdued: 穏やかに (calm)contentment: 満足感 (contentment)surging: 震わせる (surging)empathy: 共感 (empathy)fluttered: 舞った (fluttered)admiration: 賛美 (admiration)concluded: 幕を閉じた (concluded)protector: 守る (protector)

This week TMPT welcomes into the show, for our Flagship episode, Big Vito, Vito LoGrasso. JP John Poz and the former 2x WCW World Tag Team Champion and 2x WCW Hardcore Champion discuss his entire career including WCW, WWE, Deep South Wrestling, OVW, AJPW, Puerto Rico, ECW, TNA, and others. Vito also talks about his long time relationship with Vince Russo, the time he pinned the legendary Misawa, teaming up with Tenryu, beating Terry Funk, the cross dressing gimmick in WWE, Da Baldies in ECW, The Mamalukes in WCW and so much more. Strap in for a wild ride with Big Vito!Store - Teepublic.com/stores/TMPTFollow us @TwoManPowerTrip on Twitter and IG

1001 espadas deben derrotar los héroes para poder abrirse paso hasta el rey dios oni. ¡Por su señor!

Tenryu Hiroyuki tiene una misión imposible por delante, derrotar al dios rey oni o perder su propia vida. Reunir a su viejo grupo de compañeros parece la única solución para afrontar una misión suicida, pero no todos están dispuestos a abandonar las rencillas del pasado con facilidad. Es hora de viajar al oeste. En esta primera parte del two-shot llevado por Stefano, conoceremos a los peculiares protagonistas de una zona de Calaria todavía desconocida y muy distinta. Acompáñanos en este viaje hacia el oeste.

This week, in the news: Britt Baker gets suspended, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM a preview of SummerSlam and we review the two big angles on Dynamite and in Vader Club: Brody and Hansen vs Tsuruta and Tenryu from All JapanAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, in the news: Britt Baker gets suspended, in THE LAZY RIVER OF WRESTLING CRITICISM a preview of SummerSlam and we review the two big angles on Dynamite and in Vader Club: Brody and Hansen vs Tsuruta and Tenryu from All JapanSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/shake-them-ropes-pro-wrestling-podcast-wwe-nxt-njpw/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 31 is here pals! It's our Chris Things Art "Match of the Week" Edition w/ 'Best Mate David', talking the incredible Grumpy Old Man battle that was Genichiro Tenryu vs Riki Choshu from Choshu's short-lived World Japan promotion. We also talk all about this delightfully gruff bout, my illustration of said match, as well as a bit about the rest this wonderfully strange card from Fighting of World Japan Pro-Wrestling's second ever show. Including the ROAD WARRIORS & BIG VITO! We also talk a myriad of nonsense, not limited to discussions of whether Tenryu's curls are natural & Riki's preferred beach-wear of choice. In my intro "Latest in the world of Chris Things" segment, I talk about our recent competition winner along with a glimpse into the somewhat stressful period of prepping for a solo art show!Enjoy!!Check out the Chris Things MOTW illustration in question here: Genichiro Tenryu vs Riki Choshu (Grumpy Old Man Edition)ChrisThings.com.au is the place for original art, prints, calendars & much more!Follow us on Instagram: @ChrisThings, @SocialSuplexFollow us on Twitter: @ChrisThings, @SocialSuplexLike us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialSuplex/Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/QUaJfaCVisit our website for news, columns, and podcasts: https://socialsuplex.com/Join the Social Suplex community Facebook Group: The Wrestling (Squared) CircleWrestling-Art with Chris Things is the Pro-Wrestling Art niche Podcast of the Social Suplex Podcast Network. Support the Social Podcast Network by leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/social-suplex-podcast-network/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/social-suplex-podcast-network/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 31 is here pals! It's our Chris Things Art "Match of the Week" Edition w/ 'Best Mate David', talking the incredible Grumpy Old Man battle that was Genichiro Tenryu vs Riki Choshu from Choshu's short-lived World Japan promotion. We talk all about this delightfully gruff bout, my illustration of said match, as well as a bit about the rest this wonderfully strange card from Fighting of World Japan Pro-Wrestling's second ever show. Including the ROAD WARRIORS & BIG VITO! We also talk a myriad of nonsense, not limited to discussions of whether Tenryu's curls are natural & Riki's preferred beach-wear of choice. In my intro "Latest in the world of Chris Things" segment, I talk about our recent competition winner along with a glimpse into the somewhat stressful period of prepping for a solo art show!Enjoy!!Check out the Chris Things MOTW illustration in question here: Genichiro Tenryu vs Riki Choshu (Grumpy Old Man Edition)ChrisThings.com.au is the place for original art, prints, calendars & much more!Follow us on Instagram: @ChrisThings, @SocialSuplexFollow us on Twitter: @ChrisThings, @SocialSuplexLike us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialSuplex/Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/QUaJfaCVisit our website for news, columns, and podcasts: https://socialsuplex.com/Join the Social Suplex community Facebook Group: The Wrestling (Squared) CircleWrestling-Art with Chris Things is the Pro-Wrestling Art niche Podcast of the Social Suplex Podcast Network. Support the Social Podcast Network by leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/social-suplex-podcast-network/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/grown-men-watch-this-shit/donations

Rich Kraetsch from Voices of Wrestling joins L&WRR for the first time to discuss Toshiaki Kawada vs. Genichiro Tenryu for the vacant Triple Crown from October 28th, 2000.WH Park and Rich discuss the background with the Triple Crown at this time as well as the complex relationship between Kawada and Tenryu.Watch the match here: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7tw406WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in the Long & Winding Royal Road, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling.Support this podcast by picking up a L&WRR t-shirt in either black or white: https://store.postwrestling.com/search?q=long+%26+winding+royal+roadWH Park on Twitter: @whpark9Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribeForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comMerch: https://store.postwrestling.comTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @postwrestlingMusic: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015. | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain LetterOur Sponsors:* Check out Drizly: https://drizly.com* Check out Factor and use code 'postwrestling50' for 50% off: https://www.factormeals.com/* Check out eBay: https://www.ebay.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, we are bringing you our own Forbidden Door in the form of Kick Out x Happy Wrestling Land! Alicia sat down with Captain Lou and Jason to chat all things AEW and New Japan's Forbidden Door 2023. We run through the main card and give you our thoughts on the matches and wrestling media writ large, plus Jason provides important Tenryu lore. Follow Captain Lou on twitter @CaptainLouJapan and follow Jason on twitter @1053ridge. You can read their wrestling reviews at Happy Wrestling Land. Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As always, please rate and follow/subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple, or your preferred podcast platform. Thank you so much for your support!

A reading of a piece from the CMOON  Substack Newsletter,  by the author, Cristina Moon.As a strategist, author, and Chozen-ji priest, Cristina Moon works with individuals and organizations to develop the sensitivity and spiritual strength needed to lead in today's challenging world. Cristina ordained as a Zen priest in December 2020 at Daihonzan ChInozen-ji, a Rinzai Zen temple in Hawaii in the Tenryu-ji line. Cristina publishes a Substack newsletter called CMOON, with published work appearing in Tricycle, Lion's Roar, and Buddhadharma magazines. Cristina's memoir is coming out in June 2024 with Shambhala Publications.Find out more about Cristina at:www.cristinamoon.comhttps://cmoon.substack.comInstagram: @moon.c.moon

About Our Guest for this EpisodeAs a strategist, author, and Chozen-ji priest, Cristina Moon works with individuals and organizations to develop the sensitivity and spiritual strength needed to lead in today's challenging world. Cristina ordained as a Zen priest in December 2020 at Daihonzan ChInozen-ji, a Rinzai Zen temple in Hawaii in the Tenryu-ji line. Cristina publishes a Substack newsletter called CMOON, with published work appearing in Tricycle, Lion's Roar, and Buddhadharma magazines. Cristina's memoir is coming out in June 2024 with Shambhala Publications.Find out more about Cristina at:www.cristinamoon.comhttps://cmoon.substack.comInstagram: @moon.c.moonAbout Our Host for this Episode Dalila Bothwell (she/her), a Dharma practitioner in the Insight Meditation/Theravada Buddhist tradition and a graduate of Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leader Program.  She served as Deputy Director of New York Insight Meditation Center for nearly a decade where she learned the priceless value of sangha and the role relationships play in embodying the teachings and in creating kinder human beings.  With a formal education in food and nutrition, her practice meets at the intersection of physical and emotional wellbeing while being Black and queer and her love of recovery, nature, community, and justice. A native of the Southwest, Dalila currently lives in Papago / Tohono O'odham territory in Arizona with her handsome pup, Brisco.To connect with Dalila in other ways:www.dalilabothwell.comIG: @moonearthlove

One of the best Japanese wrestlers of all time. Tough dude tenryu this guy was doing stuff in 91 then wrestlers use today. Follow me and Baloadie on this crazy adventure into Genichiro Tenryu. Keep watching Wrestling! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/d-mill/support

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Fumi and Justin began their profile series on “Mr. Puroresu” himself, Genichiro Tenryu. In Part One, they went over Tenryu starting sumo at 14, then transitioning to Giant Baba's AJPW a decade later. They also detailed Tenryu's early career in the US, teaming with Billy Robinson and Jumbo Tsuruta, Tenryu's legendary rivalry with Riki Choshu and the importance of their 2/21/85 Osaka-Jo Hall match which Tenryu's huge spike rise in popularity from this. They finished the show discussing his Tenryu's UN Heavyweight title and the eventual formation of AJPW's Triple Crown and his big-time singles matches vs. Jumbo and Stan Hansen before covering the rise and fall of SWS and later Tenryu's WAR promotion. Additionally, at 16:00 into the show, Fumi and Justin spent about ten minutes talking about about Terry Funk's recent health condition and how overblown it had gotten in the media. In Part 2, Fumi & Justin first talked about Tenryu's involvement in the short-lived “straight and strong” SWS run by Megane Super executives and Tenryu taking after Baba and Inoki and becoming a wrestling promoter with WAR. They went over his return to AJPW in the late '90s after the death of Giant Baba and his classics with Keiji Muto in All Japan, his work in the critically maligned HUSTLE and his retirement match in 2015 against NJPW's Kazuchika Okada. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightgamemedia Subscribe to our YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/c/FightGameMedia Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fightgamemedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last time we spoke about the successful execution of operation KE. The Japanese feints had proven to be effective as by the time the Americans figured out what was going on, the Japanese had managed to evacuate 10652 men. It was an incredible achievement given the vast disparity in fire power between the Japanese and the Americans. Over 6 months of blood, sweat and tears had been poured over 2500 miles of jungle that made up starvation island. With just mop up operations left for guadalcanal, now Douglas MacArthur and Admiral King sought aggressive pushes into the south pacific. Admiral Yamamoto attempt to create a more favorable situation in the south pacific to bring the Americans to the negotiating table had failed and with the loss of Guadalcanal the empire of the rising sun had officially lost the initiative in the war. Yet while the Solomons campaign was drawing closer to an end, the battle for New Guinea raged on. This episode is: the Battle of Wau Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945.  The situation in the Pacific had basically reversed with the Japanese defeat at guadalcanal. The Japanese now were forced onto the defensive while the allies stole the initiative and would go on the offensive. Despite the grand success of operation KE, Guadalcanal was a decisive defeat and it had dramatically drained the empire of its resources. Along with that defeat came the loss of the Buna-Gona area, the last toehold of the failed operation to seize Port Moresby. Both of these large campaign losses shocked the Japanese commanders, but while operation KE was ongoing, the Japanese also had focused their attention on New Guinea and would embark on a new offensive. Facing mounting losses at Guadalcanal and Buna-Gona-Sanananda, General Hitoshi Imamura acting on orders from the Imperial HQ on january 4th, ordered the evacuation of the remnants of his army from both places. By early february this left 3500 troops evacuated from Buna-Sanananda and 13,000 from Guadalcanal. Most of these men were sick and exhausted from fighting for months and thus could not be reconstituted quickly. Japan had basically lost more than 35,000 men fighting two futile campaigns.  General Imamura had decided to strongly reinforce New Guinea, but with the loss of Buna-Gona, the Japanese would require new landing sites. It was envisioned that the 2nd special naval base units of Rear Admiral Kamada Michiaki and the Konishi battalion of the 21st regiment would land at Wewak while 2 battalions of the 21st regiment led by lt colonel Harada Noriyoshi would land at Madang. These areas would be secured so new airfields could be built. Alongside this the 31st road construction unit would be sent to occupy Tuluvu in Cape Gloucester with a force of SNLF marines to secure a landing site at Finschhafen The convoys carrying the Madang and Wewak occupation forces departed from Rabaul on December 16, while a surface support force including one aircraft carrier headed south from Truk to cover the operation. The Wewak force reached its destination without mishap on December 18, but the Madang force underwent both air and submarine attack off the New Guinea coast, the cruiser and flagship Tenryu sinking as a result of torpedo hits. Despite these attacks, the convoy continued to Madang and unloaded its troops early on December 19. By the start of the new year the airfield construction was on way and General Imamura planned to bring 2 army divisions to reinforce New Guinea consisting of the 20th and 41st divisions and some extra air units once the airfields were ready. Meanwhile General Hatazo Adachi over in New Guinea had no intention of conceding Papua to the allies. On January the 5th, he sent the Okabe Detachment to Lae, a regimental group of the 51st division led by Major General Okabi Toru. However General MacArthur's intelligence group correctly predicted the convoy was sailing to reinforce Lae. It was thanks to Ultra which was feeding Japanese shipping codes to the USAAR and RAAF since January 3rd 1943 giving them a distinct advantage. Aerial reconnaissance indicated the convoy consisted of 2 cruisers, 4 destroyers and 4 transports along the south central coast of New Britain alongside a considerable fighter screen. Despite some terrible weather, MacArthurs bombers with P-38 lightning fighters claimed they had taken down an estimated 50 aircraft while only losing 10 themselves. The real figures were closer to 9 enemy aircraft being shot down. During the night, a sortie of Australian PBY catalina's managed to sink 1 transport, killing 465 Japanese and wounding another 85. This was followed up by a strike gorup of 12 B-25s which hit another transport severely damaging it. Despite the air attacks the Japanese had managed to land an estimated 4000 troops, a sufficient number to begin a planned offensive aimed at Wau. The 51st divisional troops that had landed at Lae were battle hardened veterans of the China War. After the bulk of the division was ferried to Salamaua, the garrison there amounted to around 6500 men. Major General Okabe sent a few hundred men down the coast to help evacuate the survivors of the Buna-Gona battle. This action convinced the Australians that the Japanese high command was performing a major offensive, this time aimed at Wau. The commander of this campaign was Colonel Maruoka leading 2500 men. His force moved quickly marching upon Mubo from which he planned to use a little used trail towards Wau. In planning the route for the attack on Wau, the Japanese command had utilized a copy of a pre-war Australian 1:250,000 scaled, uncontoured map of the region. Okabe ended up selecting an old and direct track parallel to the Black Cat Track, which was later termed the Jap Track. However, as the map showed no contours, it gave no real indication of the extreme difficulty of the terrain through which this route would pass. Once they left the Black Cat Track, the Japanese would also have to hack a path through the jungles, as there was no defined path towards Wau.As was the case with the disastrous Kokoda track campaign, the Japanese had no good maps and miscalculated the time it would take to make the trek over such difficult terrain. More crucial was the lack of supply dumps, the men who would make this trek would literally have to carry their own supplies, a recurring nightmare for the Japanese in the Pacific.  General Blamey saw the threat posed by the Japanese reinforcing the garrison at Lae and wrote to General Herring on January the 8th. “Whether the intention of this force is to push forward from the Lae and Salamaua area towards Wau remains to be seen. This event has always been present in my mind and I have kept the 17th Brigade A.I.F. intact either to meet this threat or as the spearhead of an advance in this area.” Blamey then dispatched his plans for the disposition of allied forces in New Guinea. The US 41st division would retain the Buna area, while the battered 32nd division would be withdrawn to the mainland for refitting and training. The 32nd would be replaced by 2 australian brigades, with one of them being the 17th brigade coming up from Milne Bay. The 17th brigade was led by Brigadier Murray Moten and their job was to defend Wau and its approaches. In order to pull this off, the 2/6th and 2/7th had to be brought as fast as possible. On the 13th leading elements of the 2/6th were landed at Wau, but terrible weather forced many others to turn back, some of which were aircraft carrying Moten and the main sections of his HQ who had to turn back to Port Moresby. Despite the weather setback, the bulk of the 2/6th, 28 officers and 535 men were fully unloaded by the 19th. As the weather cleared up the rest of the 2/6th and leading elements of the 2/5th arrived and Moten sent Lt Colonel Starr to command the 2/5th, taking those men down a trail towards the Mubo area. Meanwhile the 2/6th were given the task of defending the Bulolo valley. General Herring promised Blamey he would expedite the transport for the rest of the 2/5th as fast as possible and the main body would arrive by the 27th. Moten received word the Japanese were moving into the Guadalgasal Gap Area, but he believed this was defensive in nature. He wrote to Blamey stating “the raid on Mubo has undoubtedly disturbed the Japanese commander and I feel he fears that it might be a preliminary to an attack on Salamua similar in strength to those which have defeated him at Buna and Sanananda”. And so it was Moten seemed to believe Wau was in no danger for the time being, because the Japanese were simply reacting to the allied movements, but he was quite wrong. On the 24th, Captain Winning was leading a patrol and confirmed the Japanese were marching towards the village of Wandumi using a trail hardly ever used by anyone, covered thickly in vegetation. It was parallel to what was called the Black cat trail and the Japanese had cleverly chosen it to hide their movements. When Moten received the news he immediately sent the 2/6th from the Black Cat Mine Area to launch an offensive to stop the Japanese advance.  Meanwhile Okabe's men were managing to evade the allies by using the so called Jap track, but the difficult terrain was taking a heavy toll and the food was beginning to dwindle. The Japanese began their march carrying 14 days worth of rations and as they departed Salamaua they had been told the amount they carried should last them 20 days. This led Okabe to try and raise morale for the men by shouting “we are short of food, let us quickly capture Way and get food from the enemy!” Okabe's men were having a horrible time trekking through the vegetation and Okabe began considering pulling back to Mubo to replenish supplies, but then his scouts discovered Wau was within their reach. Okabe was encouraged so he continued the march and sent a coded radio message back to Salamaua stating he was going to capture Wau and that he urgently needed more supplies. The reply he received was “immediately occupy Wau and secure supplies from the enemy”. It was at Wandumi on the morning of the 28th when the Japanese fell upon some Australian positions manned by Company A led by Captain Wilfred Sherlock. Maruoka had planned to attack Wau that very night using his 1st battalion on the left flank, the 2nd battalion on the right and the 3rd held in reserve. Sherlocks men were met with heavy fire and were forced to move to nearby cover southwest. They would be reinforced by a platoon of the 2/5th alongside some Commandos and the fighting lasted until the late afternoon. Sherlock personally led a bayonet charge to repel some Japanese infiltrators and reclaim lost territory which ultimately allowed his men to hold on for the night. Sherlocks men were running out of ammunition so Moten sent the recently landed C company of the 2/5th to reinforce them. As the men arrived, Sherlock withdrew over to the Bulolo river where they performed a fighting withdrawal hoping to delay the Japanese long enough for more reinforcements to make it over to Wau. Sherlock and his men came to a large cedar log that had felled across the river between two huge boulders at the point where Crystal Creek flowed into the river. Sherlock called “come on boys” as he began to straddle the log to make his way across. As he was doing so a Japanese machine gun company opened fire as Sherlock cried out “are you an Aussie?” As he was being fired upon his men could hear him further say “i'll soon find out whether you are a bloody Aussie or not”. Those would be his last words as he was soon shot dead by machine gun fire. Sherlocks men would continue to resist performing a fighting withdrawal and delaying the Japanese a full day. The delaying engagement made by Sherlock and his men would turn out to be the decisive moment for the battle of Wau. Back on the 23rd as the fighting over in Buna-Gona had ended, this had freed up much needed aircraft that could support Way. 52 brand new Dakota's of the US 317th Troop carrier group had just arrived in Australia, having been expedited rapidly as a result of General Douglas MacArthur pleading for their use for the Buna fight. They were quickly flown over to Port Moresby to help the 374th Troop carrier group fly out the 17th infantry brigade over to Way. Now the Australians could rely on around 40 aircraft operating daily to Way. On January 29th, 57 landings were made, bringing the majority of the 2/7th infantry battalion and the remainder of the 2/5th. The Japanese air forces missed their opportunity to smash the transports and only ground forces near the Wau area managed to inflict minimal damage using small arms fire. 40 aircraft made over 66 trips on January the 30th, unloading 25 pounders of the 2/1st field regiment and almost 700 rounds of ammunition. Captain R.J Wise would lead the artillery regiment that same day they had landed to shell a concentration of over 300 Japanese troops between the villages of Wandumi and Kaisenik alongside aerial attacks by Beaufighters of the No. 30 RAAF Squadron. The next day 35 aircraft would make 71 trips, followed by 53 trips on february 1st bringing the 2/3rd independent company. Now the Kanga force consisted of 3000 troops, decisively turning the scale of war for Wau.   After taking Wandumi the Japanese divided their forces with their right flank following the Bululo river attacking Sherlocks force heading northeast to Way. The other advanced along the main road and their HQ was established along Crystal Creek. The Japanese plans unraveled quickly as the Australians attacked the advancing column just before they hit Mubo causing them 116 casualties. Lt Colonel Seki's 2nd battalion heading up the main road was held up by Australian forces for ove r48 hours suffering 75 casualties. The Japanese not well hidden by foliage the entire while were straffed by allied aircraft daily. On the 28th 6 Japanese were moving along the Crystal Creek Road when they stumbled just 400 yards short of the airfield there before they were discovered and annihilated. A major problem Maruoka's men were facing was running into steep ravines just before being ambushed by Australians. Regardless Maruoka planned for a general attack to take place on the 29th, but this was thwarted by the arrival of over 800 fresh troops of the 2/5th and 2/7th being brought over via aircraft transport. They were quickly rushed over into defensive positions and began to bombard the Japanese using 25 pounders. Okabe's men had lost the element of surprise gained by the clever use of the Jap Track. Moten soon ordered the 2/7th to counter attack the Japanese towards a point known as Leahy's Farm. One section of the battalion occupied some high ground due west of the farm while the bulk advanced towards a key spur under artillery and mortar support. The high ground section led by Major Walker unleashed machine gun and artillery fire into over 400 Japanese moving along the road from Leahy's farm unaware of their position. The casualties were heavy and within minutes Australian Beaufighters emerged to the scene adding to the carnage. Despite the losses the Japanese held firm and stopped Walker's section from halting their advance west. The fighting over the course of the next few days was greatly confused and centered upon the defense of Way against many thrusts made by the Japanese from the southwest. Reinforcements continued to pour in and by February the 1st, Motan had 201 officers, and nearly 3000 soldiers at his disposal. The greatest threat to Way was found in the Crystal Creek Area where the 2/5th battalion was blocking the Japanese as smaller units attacked near Leahy's farm and the Black Cat Mine. On february 3rd Moten notified the New Guinea Force HQ that the “crucial period” of the Wau defenses had passed and now he was releasing a larger portion of his forces to perform offensive operations. Now taking a side step back down south to the Buna-Gona area, by February 7th the entire Buna Detachment had assembled at the Mambare where countless landing vessels, totaling 20 barges or so, were pouring down from Lae. These vessels were going to bring the men up to Lae as two companies of the Okabe detachment would perform clearing operations along the Mambare river to try and establish a hold off point thus thwarting allied pursuers. By the 11th the Japanese survivors would finally start their last journey towards Lae and Salamaua, but it was an agonizingly slow process because they would only move by night. By late april the South Seas detachment was finally evacuated in full to Rabaul, where the 18th Army finally dissolved them. The once most famous detachment of the IJA was thus reabsorbed into the 55th division which was fighting in Burma.  Back over in the Wau front, on February 2nd Major Warfe was ordered to attack Woody Island, but the Japanese were well dug in behind a steep-banked creek. The Australians took heavy casualties and were forced to pull back. After 2 days, Warfe launched another attack on the 4th, this time with more information about the Japanese defensive positions and with more artillery support. The Australians lashed out with artillery, mortar and machine gun fire this time aimed at known Japanese positions. Then the Australians performed a bayonet charge forcing the Japanese to withdraw back to the Bulolo River by the 6th. At the same time the Japanese began to regroup around the Crystal Creek area to prepare for a possible withdrawal. Moten now grabbed the initiative ordering the 2/5th and 2/7th to launch a major offensive against the enemy, moving up a supply route. A new trail was cut eastward to the Jap Trail used above a junction to cut off the Japanese retreat. A small unit of Australians took Leahy's farm on the 5th and burned all the buildings in the vicinity that might prove useful to the Japanese. The Japanese were well dug in and offered a determined resistance. As the Japanese were being pushed back towards the Crystal Creek area they suddenly unleashed their first and only major air attack against Wau. On Febuary 6th, 29 Ki-43 Hayabusa fighters and 9 Ki-48 Lily bombers departed Lae to lay waste to Way's airfield. That morning a routine flight of C-47's with 8 P-39 Airacobra fighter escorts were transporting men to the area when they stumbled upon some of the Japanese fighters. The allied pilots claimed they shot down no less than 11 aircraft in the scuffle. Having been alerted of the airstrike, 8 P-40 Kittyhawks scrambled to help and their pilots claimed taking down another 7 aircraft. During the entire day of aerial engagements, allied pilots claimed down 23 Japanese aircraft. The Japanese had inflicted only minimal damage upon the airfield and managed to take down a single Wirraway and a grounded Dakota transport. The war over the sky was a decisive victory for the allies at Way, the following day the 2/5th continued to pressure the Japanese at Crystal Creek. For two days the Australians hammered the Japanese positions which were held by men who were now on the brink of starvation, their rations having run out on them. Allied artillery, mortar and Machine guns gradually pushed the Japanese out of the area. On the 9th a major breakthrough was made as Company B of the 2/5th pushed through towards Skindiwai leaving many Japanese fleeing to the hills near Wandumi. At this point Okabe had determined the next best option was to pull the men back to Mubo before his entire force was annihilated. Yet as the Japanese prepared for a final retreat they were dealt a nasty surprise along the Jap track. The 2/6th battalion had effectively cut off the track and were harassing the desperate Japanese struggling to head east. Lt Colonel Frederick Wood leading the 2/6th battalion die, being shot in the head, thus allowing a brief pause in which the Japanese were able to break free and continue their retreat. To aid the struggling Japanese as they withdrew, over in Mubo a fresh detachment of men were sent to engage the Australian pursuers led by Major Warfe. They managed to push back Warfes commandos around the Waipali area. It would only be by the 21st that Okabe's men managed to reach the relative safety of Mubo, but with that the battle for Wau had come to an end. The Japanese had lost over 1000 men in their failed attack upon Wau, while the Australians suffered around 350 casualties. Ultimately it was the actions of Captain Sherlock and his men that won the decisive point of the battle. They had delayed the Japanese advance long enough for the reinforcement of Wau to be met. For Sherlocks gallantry he was mentioned in Dispatches as so Captain Wilfrid Holden "Bill" Sherlock Mentioned in Dispatches   "At Wandumi, on the morning of 28 January, Sherlock's under-strength company, bolstered by twenty men of the 2nd/5th Independent Company, was attacked by the main body of a Japanese force which was approaching Wau from the east along a disused track not known to the Australian defenders.   Despite being reinforced during the afternoon, Sherlock's party remained heavily outnumbered, but held its ground until early next morning. When one of his platoons had been overrun at 3 p.m., he had led a counter-attack with fixed bayonets. Forced to withdraw shortly after 3 a.m. on 29 January, he took his troops across a single-log bridge over the swollen Bulolo River. Pursuing Japanese machine-gunners fired on them. Sherlock turned to face the enemy and was heard shouting defiantly above bursts of gunfire until he was killed.   The grim determination, resolution and courage of Sherlock and his men enabled the Australian command to build up sufficient forces at Wau to defeat the Japanese assault over the next two days. Sherlock's leadership accounted in large part for this achievement." I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. The battle for Wau was a catastrophic failure for the Japanese and a rather remarkable achievement by the Australian forces on New Guinea. Captain Sherlock would be remembered as the man who thwarted what could have been a Japanese seizure of an important air field. 

Having a great match on a big show is one thing but having the greatest match of your storied career on one of the most historically significant cards ever is a whole different thing. This card was a joint card between New Japan Pro Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling and WWF just a mere days after The Ultimate Warrior dethrones Hulk Hogan for the WWF title in Toronto's Skydome. This match, without a doubt is a must watch for every wrestling fan, especially those who are familiar with both Saving and Tenryu. These two tell one of the greatest stories in ever to be told within a squared circle. Tariq explains just how crazy the crowd and commentators get and how the Japanese equivalent of Tom Brokaw loses his mind and gets involved in the action. By the way, the greatest performance in this match, hands down, belongs to Sensational Sherri. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sixmantagpodcast/support

The world came fast at us this week but wrestling never rests! We talk mostly AEW and dive into the legend that is the last 3 matches of Wrestle Kingdom 10! Plus, refusing to lose and Tenryu's lumpy body... Rate and Review on Itunes! Reach out on Social Media! WeNeedWrestling@gmail.com Twitter: @WeNeedWrestling IG: WeNeedWrestling www.WeNeedWrestling.com 

Prewar US Navy and IJN surface doctrineUS Navy surface battle doctrine assumed, and planned for any major surface action against an enemy, specifically the Japanese, would be fought in broad daylight, in perfect weather, near the Philippines and at extreme range of the rifles of the US Navy's battleship, battle line.  While night training did occur for the USN, it was not something that was practiced regularly, nor was it something that was hammered into the sailor's heads. For example, the USS Vincennes, a heavy cruiser that took an unfortunate part in Savo, last practiced night firing in February 1941. The prewar doctrine was based on arrogance.  Arrogance in that it was just presumed that the hapless and half-witted Japanese would openly present their own battle fleet, which was thought to be heavily outnumbered by US battleships, for extreme destruction because…well…that's what they were supposed to do. The Japanese on the other hand, were extremely well trained in night fighting.     Sailors were selected for scouting positions aboard ships because of their night vision abilities.While the Japanese also believed in the decisive battle theory, they differed in that they intended to whittle the US fleet down before the big showdown ever came to fruit.Subs, DDs and CAs were expected to make slashing, surprise night attacks to whittle the US fleet down.Great emphasis was put on torpedoes within the IJN, as opposed to the USN.       It was expected that torpedo attacks, at night, would be the major ship killers before the BBs would finish off what was left.The IJN already had great success in nocturnal torpedo attacks before WWII.  During the Sino-Japanese war of 1894 and the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-06, the IJN employed nighttime torpedo attacks successfully.  Advances in weaponry and technologyDue to the emphasis within the IJN on night time torpedo attacks, the development of ship killing torpedoes was of utter importance.The Type 93 Long Lance torpedo was developed in the early 30'sNearly wakelessOxygen fueled1,090 pound warhead with a range of 22,000 yards and a speed of 49 knotsSuperior night optics as well as flash less powder were also a Japanese superiorityThe USN preferred the naval rifle over the torpedo and as such, did not sufficiently develop a torpedo and they placed more emphasis on movement and range placement of ships for gun fire purposes as opposed to torpedo attacks. The Japanese respond to the American landingsThe first major Japanese response to the landings at Tulagi and Guadalcanal was launched by Admiral Mikawa at 0830 on August 7. His orders were to assemble his cruiser division (CruDiv 6) and prepare for a night attack on the American fleet now known to be off Guadalcanal.Mikawa's orders to his force were intercepted by American analysts but the message was not decoded until August 23.By around 1100 hours on August 8, Mikawa's force had been assembled and was at sea, bound for GuadalcanalHe launched scout planes to determine the Allied strength before he got into the areaOne of Aoba's scout planes found the US fleet off Gcanal and Tulagi and reported it as:4 CAs, 7 DDs, and 1 phantom BB off Lunga Point2 CAs, 12 DDs and 3 transports off TulagiWith this information Mikawa knew that his enemy was divided in strengthMikawa's plan was to penetrate the sound south of Savo, torpedo the US ships there and then engage the Tulagi force with gunfire and torpedoes after which he would withdraw northwards Allied preparationAmerican air searches located Mikawa's force as it was moving southFirst found by B-17s raiding Rabaul and ID'd as 4 CAs and 1 DD heading westSeen again by another B-17 and reported as 6 unidentified ships heading SEUS Sub S-38 reported DDs passing overhead at very high speed and 3 CAs on a course of 140 degreesS-38's report carried the most weight but was dismissed by Richmond Kelly Turner under the assumption that a large enemy surface force would be seen by search planes first.Search planes (PBYs) did not pick up the forcer on the 8th  as they slipped through the aerial net.Fletcher requested another aerial search but McCain and his staff failed to complySighting reports by Lockheed Hudsons of Mikawa's force, and then plotted by Turner allowed Turner to assume that the Japanese ships spotted (which were erroneously stated as being sea plane tenders) made Turner assume that tenders could not reach the area in time to render any sort of attack.  The second sighting report stated that the Japanese ships were making 15 knots and could not arrive in time for a night battle.Turner believed the Japanese were setting up another sea plane base at Rekata Bay, notcoming south at flank speed to kick his ass. British Admiral Crutchley, the senior Allied officer afloat off GCanal, decided to split his forces for defense.  He reasoned that there were two areas that enemy ships could slip into the sound without being detected, and by splitting his forces, one was bound to intercept a force moving in at night.The southern group consisted of the CAs Australia, Canberra, and Chicago along with DDs Bagley and PattersonThe northern group consisted of CAs Vincennes, Quincy, Astoria with DDs Helm and Wilson.A picket line consisting of 2 DDs, Talbot and Blue were to utilize radar to detect any incoming ships Crutchley's plan for defense had several gaping holes, including a lack of clear orders for a night time defense and an assumption that everybody knew what everyone else was doing, when in fact, no one did. Also, there were no flag officers aboard any of the US ships in the northern groupA Captain can't fight his ship and command a TF at the same time… The battle begins (South of Savo)At 2312 Mikawa sent cruiser search planes aloft to illuminate the shipping with flares.Float planes reported 3 CAs off Savo2400 Mikawa formed his ships and increased speed to 26 knotsAt 0050 Savo was sighted and 3 minutes later Mikawa's lookouts sighted the picket DD Blue and evaded herMikawa's entire force slipped past the picket DDs without being seen Lookouts aboard the CA Chokai sighted 3 CAs off the starboard bowMikawa ordered his ships to “independently fire”At 0138 4 long lances were launched at the same time lookouts spotted Vincennes visually at a range of 18,000 yardsAt 0143Chokai opened fire with her main battery on the HMAS CanberraShortly before Chokai opened fire, Canberra's lookouts spotted the enemy at 4500 yards dead aheadCanberra was put into a turn as to allow her main battery to fire, but before her main battery was even manned, she was hit by over 24 8 inch shells fired from 4 Japanese heavy cruisers.By 0150 Canberra slowed to a stop and was burning amidships Aboard USS Chicago, flashes were seen as torpedoes were launched as well as aircraft flares and Canberra swinging out of line to presumably open fireAstoundingly, none of this was put together as an enemy threatChicago's CO Bode reached the bridge shortly before his ship was struck by a torpedo.Seemingly blind to the gunfire erupting around him, Bode could not find anything to shoot at initiallyHer secondary battery opened fire and hit at least one ship, TenryuBode immediately withdrew westwards, leaving the transports he was assigned to protect wide open to any enemy attack.Worse yet, he neglected to report his contact with the enemyThis is inexcusable and without doubt, caused the deaths of hundreds of Americans and resulted in the sinking of another 3 CAs The one bright spot, if there is one here, is that the DD Patterson, whose skipper, CDR Frank Walker was keenly aware of Japanese ships in the area, fought like a lion.Patterson tried to warn Canberra and Chicago of the Japanese ships by blinker light but it apparently went unseenWalker himself issued warnings over TBS but they were either ignored or unheardPatterson engaged in a gun duel with Tenryu and Yubari, illuminating them and zig zagging to avoid their fire.Patterson took a hit that disabled her after 5 inch guns, but returned to the fight hitting a Japanese CA.  Finally receiving orders to withdraw and cover the transports, only then did Patterson give up the fight The Northern debacleMikawa turns north and heads for the northern group of heavy cruisers after destroying the southern group in a span of 7 minutesAstonishingly, the Northern group STILL does not know that the enemy is closing USS Vincennes under the command of CAPT Riefkohl is leading the groupRiefkohl has his ship at condition 2, not GQ, he himself is asleep as are all of the CAPT aboard the CAsRiefkohl supposedly believed that the Japanese would attack that night but failed to share his thoughts with the other CAPTs.  As CO of the Northern Group, he is at fault for this lack of preparedness At 0144, watches aboard all CAs felt underwater explosions (Japanese torpedoes exploding on Southern Group), but assumed them to be anti-sub opsAt 0145 watches saw gunfire and flares from the south but failed to put two and two together Riefkohl is summoned to the bridge but due to rain and mist, could not see the southern group or what was happeningNo contact reports were given to himAt 0150 searchlights illuminated his 3 CAsHe thought this was the southern group and did nothing to counterAt 0151 the Japanese opened fire on Astoria, followed by Vincennes and Quincy, which was the first ship hit.     Aboard Astoria, the ship was not at GQ, but the gunnery officer, after having witnessed shell fire and flashes, ordered the main battery to commence firing.CAPT Greenman arrived on the bridge, ordered cease fire and then resumed fire.  Astoria was quickly hit in the hangar and the fire that started made her a beacon for Japanese gunfireFor ten (ish) minutes, Astoria was the focus of Aoba, Kinugasa, and Chokai's main batteryMost of Asty's guns were disabled, her comms was wiped out and fires were all over the shipAsty fired one last salvo that knocked out Chokai's forward main battery turretAstoria then she slid to a halt afire from stem to stern Aboard Quincy fires were seen to the south, gunfire was heard and her radr picked up Japanese ships.  CAPT Moore ordered the main battery to open fire, but they were not readyHit by several shells, Quincy was afire due to her SOC airplanes and avgas in her hangar.As a result, she was bracketed and caught in a crossfire and veered out of lineAt 0204 she was hit by 2 torpedoes on the port sideAt 0216, with her CAPT dead and most of her bridge crew dead, she was hit by another torpedo and began to sink Aboard Vincennes, Riefkohl, now finally alert to the situation, ordered open fire, but his ship was hit in the hangar, and it too like her sisters served as a flaming beacon for Japanese gunnersVincennes was hit by a torpedo, then another and a third, killing everyone in the #1 fireroom and opening the ship's bottom up The battle endsBy 0216 Mikawa's victory was complete, and fear of American airpower caused Mikawa to turn tail and leave the area without engaging (and destroying) the transports nearby ADM Turner stopped unloading the transports at 0145, but stayed another day (WITHOUT AIR COVER) to finish what he could before he had to withdraw the transports Turner requested air cover from Fletcher who was still running away at 0641 and received his answer in a roundabout way when he intercepted a message from Fletcher to Ghormley essentially saying that Fletcher was out and Turner was now the force commander around GCanal.Pitiful Mikawa had utterly destroyed the Allied fleet in a stunning and aggressive actionHis victory was flawed in that had he attacked and sank the transports, which he easily could have, the Guadalcanal campaign would have been OVER right then.What could have been… 1,077 Allied sailors were killed, a further 700 were wounded with the loss of 4 heavy cruisersJapanese casualties were 129 killed, and 85 wounded, no sinkings The US concealed the defeat from the public until October Implications on the campign…

Episode 265 of Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren & Barry is here and our match of the week is one that I was at live! That, plus a discussion on the CWF episode on Vice, guys who did or did not reach their potential and a FLA man or not story update! Match discussed: Genichiro Tenryu … Continue reading Episode 265: Hansen & Gordy vs. Tenryu & Hara → The post Episode 265: Hansen & Gordy vs. Tenryu & Hara appeared first on Breaking Kayfabe with Bowdren and Barry.

The Hogan Era podcast episode 58 is all about Tenryu and one of the biggest rivalries ever in the WWE.The most significant name in professional wrestler history is Hulk Hogan. Hulk was not only the greatest star in his era but also one of the greatest ever to grace the WWE ring. Hulk was the face of WWE in the 1980s as well as early 1990s until he departed for WCW.The Hulk Hogan vs. Tenryu rivalry is considered by many to be one of the most important in professional wrestling history. Today host John Poz will breakdown one of the most significant feuds in WWE history from WWF to SWS to the Tokyo Dome to all points in between. This is the Tenryu feud episode!Follow us on Twitter and IG @TwoManPowerTripStore - Teepublic.com/stores/TMPT

WH Park welcomes Daniel Makabe back to the Long & Winding Royal Road.Daniel picks another hidden gem tag match (see Episode 2), this time from the 1989 Real World Tag League featuring the superteam of Genichiro Tenryu & Stan Hansen taking on the not-so-super combination of Giant Baba and Rusher Kimura.This match takes place on November 11 from the Nakajima Sports Center and on paper, doesn't seem like it would be that good, but WH and Daniel reveal why this match is, in fact, AMAZING!Also, Daniel discusses the origin of his ring name and provides an update on his health and career.Click here to watch the match for free on YouTube.Support this podcast by picking up a L&WRR t-shirt in either black or white: https://store.postwrestling.com/search?q=long+%26+winding+royal+roadWH Park on Twitter: @whpark9Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribeForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comMerch: https://store.postwrestling.comTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @postwrestlingMusic: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015. | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain LetterAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

During a gap between New Japan tours the Stiff Bois take the opportunity to demonstrate the reasons they are into New Japan Pro Wrestling by each identifying a focus topic and going all in to explain what they think. Josh takes aim at Ospreay v Omega on AEW, the Battle for Meltzer's approval and concerns over the state of pro wrestling criticism and the general discourse. Redd plunges deep into the NJPW annals and falls in love with Hashimoto and Tenryu and wants to share his joy with the world; and Dave goes even further down the most obscure content rabbit hole to explain his best case scenario for Jay White v Tama Tonga. Plus, the lads answer listener questions, discussing the viewing experience expected for the upcoming tour, the line up on Royal Quest 2 and the positioning that Shota Umino may find himself in upon return. Follow us on twitter @weworkstiff Listen. Like. Rate. Share. Watch New Japan Pro Wrestling.

We're walking the King's Road once more with our second part to our All Japan Retrospective with one of the seminal matches in Japanese Wrestling history. All Japan's Ace and newly minted Triple Crown Champion Jumbo Tsuruta takes on The Revolution and one of the most legendary names: Genichiro Tenryu. We discuss the match at length and talk about what we loved about it. All of that plus the week's news.

In lieu of Riki Choshu: Part Three, which will air next week, Write That Down! presents The Life & Times of Jumbo Tsuruta, a super-cut of the two episodes Fumi Saito & Justin Knipper did on Tsuruta last year. Part One: Fumi & Justin went in deep on the early days of Tomomi “Jumbo Tsuruta, from his early days growing up in Yamanashi prefecture on his parents' grape & peach farm, playing basketball in high school, and his quick transition to amateur wrestling which led to him competing at the 1972 Munich Olympics. They also talked about Tsuruta's move to pro wrestling shortly after the Olympics. Both Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki were courting the young phenom before he decided on joining All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he'd go on to become a company legend over the next few decades. They also touched on Jumbo's early training days with the Funks in Texas, his 1984 AWA World title run, his very special rivalries with Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen, the unique PWF ruleset, and his subsequent image change in the late '80s ahead of the Super Generation Army era of the '90s. Part Two: This episode picks up in 1985–1986, which is when Riki Choshu turned heel on Tatsumi Fujinami and left NJPW for AJPW with the rest of his ISHIN-GUN crew. It was around this time that Jumbo evolved into a type of enforcer for All Japan, as his character from the '70s and early '80s became bigger, gruffer and meaner. They also talked about Jumbo's relationships to Stan Hansen and Genichiro Tenryu, two of his most important rivals, his use of the power bomb, Tenryu leaving AJPW to help form SWS, and his truly legendary Nippon Budokan match vs. a young Mitsuharu Misawa. Join the Patreon for just $5.00 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/fightgamemedia Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fightgamemedia Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1958473677605950 Follow our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/fightgamemedia Subscribe to our YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/c/FightGameMedia Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fightgamemedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On an angle heavy episode 43 of NWA Crock and Roll, Shawn, The Doctor and Shiff (Calum saw a Wahoo match was scheduled to open the show and conveniently couldn't make it  ) close out April '86. Topics discussed include; a total reset after Crockett Cup setting up the next few months, two amazing all time angles with Flair/Morton and Americas Team/The Midnight Express with Jim Cornette, a Dusty promo that rivals Hard Times, a hidden gem match from Mid Atlantic, The Road Warriors not being able to read, write or know what match they are having or when, the greatest Saturday night show ever up to this point and close with the Territory Spotlight segment going to Japan featuring another hidden gem match between Ted Dibiase taking on Tenryu.

Aaron & JT are Now Entering the Rumble... and so are you! In this episode, the boys break down every Royal Rumble match appearance by Max Moon, Tenryu, Samu, Damien Demento & Tatanka. They discuss how they are presented, how effective they were in each outing, any connective throughlines in how hthey worked each match and much more. They also rank each outing on their all time performance list. Buckle up and join us for the ride... because it's time to rumble!

Phil talks with writer and podcaster David Bixenspan about Genichiro Tenryu vs. Tatsumi Fujinami from the New Japan Dome show. We debate whether Tenryu was protecting Fujinami or abusing him, and how much a broke bloody nose hurts

S2 Episode 14 – Arashiyama Pour ce quatorzième épisode, nous vous emmenons arpenter le quartier d'Arashiyama, au Nord de Kyoto. Comme à notre habitude, nous allons vous présenter un parcours qui est loin d'être classique autour de cette destination désormais bien connue. Après avoir rejoint la gare de Saga-Arashiyama, nous commencerons la balade sur les rives de la rivière Katsura, avant d'affronter la foule dans la célèbre bambouseraie et le temple Tenryu-ji tout proche. Si ces premiers sites méritent d'être visités, ils ne retranscrivent plus l'âme originelle de Arashiyama, celle d'un quartier périphérique où il faut bon vivre, construit à flanc de colline en plein coeur de la nature et de temples bouddhistes.  Pour découvrir cette zone plus intimiste, il faut marcher au-delà de la bambouseraie. Après quelques patates douces grillées avalées pour se redonner de la force, on plonge alors dans des ruelles authentiques, loin des spots instagrammables envahis de visiteurs (trop) bruyants et de (trop) nombreuses perches à selfies. Pour prendre le poul de Arashiyama, il faut d'abord s'arrêter dans la superbe villa Okochi sanso, un havre de paix où on s'arrêtera déguster un bon matcha avant de découvrir ses 2 hectares de jardins zen et de pins sculptés. La suite de la randonnée ne sera qu'une succession d'autres beautés : les jardins de mousses du templs Giou-ji, les milliers de statues des temples Adashino nenbutsu-ji et Otagi nenbutsu-ji, les belles demeures luxueuses des alentours datant de l'ère Edo et Meiji. Clou du spectacle, on vous dévoilera l'adresse d'une petite bambouseraie garantie 100% sans touristes (sauf vous !) Notre petit doigt nous dit que vous ne verrez plus Kyoto de la même manière après avoir arpenté le Nord de Arashiyama en suivant nos traces ! Bonne écoute et bon voyage ! Quelques ressources : La carte qui regroupe toutes les adresses évoquées dans l'épisode. L'article d'Olivier : Explorez Arashiyama Nord  ************************************ Chapitrage : 00:46 message d'intro 02:19 les accès pour rejoindre Arashiyama 04:51 la forêt de kimonos 07:21 le pont Togetsukyo 09:09 la street food à Arashiyama 09:50 la grande bambouseraie 11:25 le sanctuaire Nonomiya 13:16 le temple Tenryu-ji 14:56 quelques conseils pour trouver des lieux confidentiels 15:43 la villa Okochi sanso 18:46 le temple des mousses Giou-ji 21:00 la rue typique de Saga Toriimoto 22:41 les temples Adashino nenbutsu-ji et Otagi nenbutsu-ji 25:14 le coup de coeur de Laureline 27:05 le coup de coeur d'Olivier 28:16 le mot de la fin ************************************  Le coup de coeur de Laureline : chaîne Youtube de Eloa Japan vibes  Le coup de coeur d'Olivier : livre Fables et légendes japonaises, Ippei Otsuka, éditions Ynnis  *************************************  Nous remercions Yannick de La Feuille - production sonore & sound design qui a créé notre générique et nos jingles, ainsi que pour son aide précieuse au cours des premiers enregistrements, montages et leur mise en place. Suivez-nous en images sur le compte Instagram du podcast : @podcast.tabibito    

Another gap is plugged as Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (simoncross3) travel back to All Japan. The six-man tag matches between Tsuruta-gun and the Super Generation Army were maybe what made the LMTYS hosts fall in love with All Japan wrestling, so this being a prequel to that rivalry, with Jumbo's previous great rival Tenryu leading his army of disciples, including a young zebra-print wearing Kawada, against Taue and his top two lieutenants, including the always welcome return of the Shithouse himself, Masanobu Fuchi! Outro music: Samson - A Star Died https://patreon.com/lmtyspod https://facebook.com/lmtyspod https://twitter.com/lmtyspod lmtyspod@gmail.com

Follow us on Twitter @RasslinGrenade and be automatically entered into our FREE PRIZE GIVEAWAY CONTESTS!Please Follow and LIKE our FACEBOOK PAGE located at https://www.facebook.com/RasslinGrenade.Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2t-jVRFc7oJW86eunzYtSg as we begin to add new videos to complement our next venture in the Grenade Series.Visit our Podcast Network https://wrestlecopia.comPlease Subscribe to Patreon to help keep us going, 14 Tiers to choose from!!! https://www.patreon.com/wrestlecopiaIncludes a $5 "All Access" Tier featuring our Patreon Watch-Along Series of PPV Events, Coliseum Video collection, SNME, as well as all past Grenade and Monday Warfare show notes, and so much more!It's the long-awaited 1993 Royal Rumble Watch-Along episode of the Grenade!Featuring... WWF Champion Bret Hart vs. Razor Ramon WWF IC Champion Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jannetty (w/Sherri) The Steiner Brothers vs. The Beverly Brothers Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Big Boss Man The Debut of THE NARCISSIST! The 30-Man Royal Rumble - The Winner goes on to meet the WWF Champion at WrestleMania IX... Featuring The Undertaker, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Mr. Perfect, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Bob Backlund, Ted Dibiase, IRS, Yokozuna, The Headshrinkers, the Nasty Boys, Tatanka, the Natural Disasters, Carlos Colon, Tenryu, "Model" Rick Martel, Papa Shango, The Berzerker, High Energy, Skinner, Terry Taylor, Maxx Moon, Damien DeMento, El Matador, Repo Man, and VIRGIL!Plus... the debut of THE GIANT GONZALEZ!!! It's a fun 3 hour trip down memory lane that you DON'T want to miss!!!

We join the WWF on their trip to the Tokyo Dome for a joint show with the intriguing puroresu promotion Super World of Sports. Hogan, Savage, the Road Warriors and more mix it up with Tenryu, The Great Kabuki, George Takano and more!

Phil talks with the godfather of internet wrestling criticism DEAN~! about Takashi Ishikawa and Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu and Shinya Hashimoto from WAR 4/2/93. We talk about the greatness of minimalist wrestling, our evolution as fans and much more

The boys have successfully recovered from their episode 30 hangovers, and they've brought friends! Robert and Donnell from Watchin' It have joined forced with Hard Mark, and they're all going to watch the dream team of Hulk Hogan and Tenryu take on one of the greatest tag teams of all time in the Road Warriors! Who will win this battle of the unstoppable force versus the immovable object? Additionally, to give the Markamaniacs some flavor, we play a little 'This or That' game that is sure to ruffle some feathers. Burrito vs. Gyro, make your choice! https://linktr.ee/hardmarkpodcast https://hard-mark-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Ryan's Record: 18 wins, 18 losses

When Brad Rheingans faces Steve Regal, will he become the first 260 pou? Will AWA Ladies' Champion Candi Divine withstand the barrage of challenge Sherri Martel? Can the Japanese trio of Giant Baba, Genichiro Tenryu & Jumbo Tsuruta survive the biggest test of their AWA All-Asian Six Man Tag Team Title reign when they face Harley Race and the Longriders? Learn the answers to these and many more questions as hosts Pat McNeill and Jim Valley take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the first hour of our AWA SuperClash 1985 watchalong.. It's Wayback Playback time on Creative Control Network! (65:22)=================================Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content, show archives and bonus material.

The wheel has landed on America in the East.  WWF and WCW both had various attempts at running shows in the east, and collaborating with Japanese companies, these two shows are highlights of those collaborations.  Harry and Shane talk about WWF joining with SWS and putting on a show that is highlighted with Hulk Hogan vs Genichiro Tenryu (#SadTenryu).  WCW on the other hand is joining NJPW in North Korea where we get Antonio Inoki vs Ric Flair for the first time ever.   Harry and Shane dive deep into the history of Japanese pro wrestling promotion ideology,  sleeper matches, matches that put you to sleep, and much more.  

In this episode we pick up pretty much where we left off in Chapter I. Genichiro Tenryu is the new AJPW Triple Crown Champion, but his feud with Jumbo Tsuruta continues. How does it end and where do we go from there are the big questions we answer in this outing. The Four Pillars of Wrestling also make their first appearances in our story and we chart Mitsuharu Misawa’s life up until May of 1990. What elements of his upbringing drove him to wrestling greatness? What obstacles did he overcome? And who helped him along the way? All of these things and much more are covered in Chapter 2 of King’s Road: A 90s All Japan Retrospective. In addition to the context and background information discussed, we also take a look at the following four matches: Tenryu vs Tsuruta 10/11/89 - Triple Crown III Tenryu vs Tsuruta 4/19/90 - Final Outing Tiger Mask II & Toshiaki Kawada vs Fuyuki & Yatsu 5/14/90 - The Mask Comes Off Misawa, Kobashi, & Taue vs. Jumbo, Kabuki, & Fuchi 5/26/90 - New Generation Emerges Missing Pieces - Genichiro Tenryu left AJPW after his defeat in April of 1990 at the hands of Jumbo Tsuruta to be the spokesmodel for Megane Super - an eyeglass maker in Japan. However, the company seemed to have a dual motive in hiring Tenryu as they would launch a wrestling company shortly thereafter - Super World of Sports. The SWS was founded with the motto “Straight and Strong”. Megane threw a ton of money around to recruit wrestlers - mostly from All Japan - in an attempt to form a legitimate threat to the other big two - NJPW & AJPW. They even had a short-lived partnership with the WWF and promoted 3 shows at the Tokyo Dome with Vince McMahon’s company. SWS would not last and became a victim of both the economic downturn in Japan and perhaps their own overreach. Tenryu would go on to found another company - Wrestling and Romance, better known as WAR. Eventually he found his way back to All Japan and enjoyed quite a bit of success in his late 40s and early 50s capturing both the IWGP Heavyweight title and then the AJPW Triple Crown twice more. Horst Hoffman was a journeyman wrestler in the truest sense of the word. Born in Germany, he spent most of his early career wrestling in his homeland and honing his considerable technical skills. Hoffman caught the notice of fellow European Billy Robinson and found his way to the AWA for a time where he competed in upper mid-card and main event matches. Hoffman has been described as a shooter and his eventual exposure to a wider audience provided all the evidence one needed to apply that appellation. When he made his Japan debut in 1972 for International Wrestling Enterprises, it’s possible that an 11 year old Misawa first became acquainted with him, though he would go to even wider exposure in Japan when he began wrestling for AJPW in 1975. He competed at the highest level for the promotion notching victories over the Destroyer and Pat O’Connor and engaging in main event contests with Jumbo Tsuruta and Giant Baba. His final recorded All Japan tour came in 1977 when he teamed with Billy Robinson in the precursor to the Real World Tag League. They finished in the middle of the pack with 7 points. A minor figure in pro wrestling history by today’s standards, he was no less incredible in the ring and is highly esteemed by his peers and fans alike. If nothing else, he provided inspiration to a young Misawa when he needed it most and an older Misawa would pay a suitable tribute by adopting his ring colors and tights. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:10:00 Tenryu as champ 00:11:00 10/11/89 Tenryu v Tsuruta Triple Crown 00:17:00 Where next for Tenryu? 00:17:42 4/19/90 Tsuruta v Tenryu Triple Crown 00:24:00 Sayonara Tenryu 00:24:26 Where do we go from here? Tiger Mask 00:26:18 Mitsuharu Misawa 00:34:43 5/14/90 Tiger Mask II & Toshiaki Kawada vs Fuyuki & Yatsu - The Unmasking 00:36:21 What do I say? 00:36:54 5/26/90 Misawa, Kobashi, & Taue vs. Jumbo, Kabuki, & Fuchi - The New Generation Emerges 00:51:19 Next time on… & Endnotes Special thanks and shoutouts to Matt Charlton (@ShiningWizardDs), Hisame (@Hi5ame), Cary Silkin (@rohcary), and Filsinger Games (@filsingergames & filsingergames.com). Be sure to check out: ROLL UP - The Official Filsinger Games Podcast: https://filsingergames.com/rollup-podcast/ Uncharted Territory: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uncharted-territory/id1537337233 & Last Stop Penn Station: https://laststoppennstation.com You can find me on Twitter @kopw72. I look forward to hearing your thoughts, comments, criticisms, advice, and everything in between. Thank you so much for listening and supporting this endeavor. Stay tuned for Chapter 3 - Gaijin & the Triple Crown coming soon!

In this episode we pick up pretty much where we left off in Chapter I. Genichiro Tenryu is the new AJPW Triple Crown Champion, but his feud with Jumbo Tsuruta continues. How does it end and where do we go from there are the big questions we answer in this outing. The Four Pillars of Wrestling also make their first appearances in our story and we chart Mitsuharu Misawa's life up until May of 1990. What elements of his upbringing drove him to wrestling greatness? What obstacles did he overcome? And who helped him along the way? All of these things and much more are covered in Chapter 2 of King's Road: A 90s All Japan Retrospective. In addition to the context and background information discussed, we also take a look at the following four matches: Tenryu vs Tsuruta 10/11/89 - Triple Crown III Tenryu vs Tsuruta 4/19/90 - Final Outing Tiger Mask II & Toshiaki Kawada vs Fuyuki & Yatsu 5/14/90 - The Mask Comes Off Misawa, Kobashi, & Taue vs. Jumbo, Kabuki, & Fuchi 5/26/90 - New Generation Emerges Missing Pieces - Genichiro Tenryu left AJPW after his defeat in April of 1990 at the hands of Jumbo Tsuruta to be the spokesmodel for Megane Super - an eyeglass maker in Japan. However, the company seemed to have a dual motive in hiring Tenryu as they would launch a wrestling company shortly thereafter - Super World of Sports. The SWS was founded with the motto “Straight and Strong”. Megane threw a ton of money around to recruit wrestlers - mostly from All Japan - in an attempt to form a legitimate threat to the other big two - NJPW & AJPW. They even had a short-lived partnership with the WWF and promoted 3 shows at the Tokyo Dome with Vince McMahon's company. SWS would not last and became a victim of both the economic downturn in Japan and perhaps their own overreach. Tenryu would go on to found another company - Wrestling and Romance, better known as WAR. Eventually he found his way back to All Japan and enjoyed quite a bit of success in his late 40s and early 50s capturing both the IWGP Heavyweight title and then the AJPW Triple Crown twice more. Horst Hoffman was a journeyman wrestler in the truest sense of the word. Born in Germany, he spent most of his early career wrestling in his homeland and honing his considerable technical skills. Hoffman caught the notice of fellow European Billy Robinson and found his way to the AWA for a time where he competed in upper mid-card and main event matches. Hoffman has been described as a shooter and his eventual exposure to a wider audience provided all the evidence one needed to apply that appellation. When he made his Japan debut in 1972 for International Wrestling Enterprises, it's possible that an 11 year old Misawa first became acquainted with him, though he would go to even wider exposure in Japan when he began wrestling for AJPW in 1975. He competed at the highest level for the promotion notching victories over the Destroyer and Pat O'Connor and engaging in main event contests with Jumbo Tsuruta and Giant Baba. His final recorded All Japan tour came in 1977 when he teamed with Billy Robinson in the precursor to the Real World Tag League. They finished in the middle of the pack with 7 points. A minor figure in pro wrestling history by today's standards, he was no less incredible in the ring and is highly esteemed by his peers and fans alike. If nothing else, he provided inspiration to a young Misawa when he needed it most and an older Misawa would pay a suitable tribute by adopting his ring colors and tights. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:10:00 Tenryu as champ 00:11:00 10/11/89 Tenryu v Tsuruta Triple Crown 00:17:00 Where next for Tenryu? 00:17:42 4/19/90 Tsuruta v Tenryu Triple Crown 00:24:00 Sayonara Tenryu 00:24:26 Where do we go from here? Tiger Mask 00:26:18 Mitsuharu Misawa 00:34:43 5/14/90 Tiger Mask II & Toshiaki Kawada vs Fuyuki & Yatsu - The Unmasking 00:36:21 What do I say? 00:36:54 5/26/90 Misawa, Kobashi, & Taue vs. Jumbo, Kabuki, & Fuchi -

In part 2 of NWA Crock and Roll October 85, the crew with guest Logan Crosland, first head to Japan where Ric Flair goes title for title with AWA Champion Rick Martel, and also tags with Martel in a match against Tsruta and Tenryu! They then head back to the TBS studios where they discuss Arn’s claim to the TV title, the long awaited return of his fedora, then facing Wahoo McDaniel in a match for the Southern Title that Calum gets his shining moment in, much to Shawn’s chagrin. Dusty visits the doctor and has his first strange confrontation via video with Flair since his injury in the PWI Scouting Report Studios. R & R discuss their title loss, great intensity from Magnum and Tully building to their I Quit match and the debut of Miss Atlanta Lively and the impact it has to the wrestler portraying her as Valiant has a new ally against the Midnight Express! The Road to Starrcade 85 is heating up on NWA Crock and Roll!

Kris & David are joined by Devon Hales (@kingmotivatorh) to finish discussing the week that was September 9-15, 2004. We talk about all of the major happenings in Japan including a big NOAH show at the Budokan featuring the debut of SUWA and everything happening in Mexico & Puerto Rico, plus Mick Foley's debut in ROH, CZW doing a double shot in Philly the same day, IWA Mid-South running a stacked show in Evansville in a promotional war, and lots more on the indie scene. Then of course we close with TNA featuring all kinds of drama and wackiness that can only happen in TNA. This is Part 2, so you better make sure that you listen to the giant WWE section that is Part 1 if you haven't already!!!! 0:00:00 Japan:AJPW, NJPW, NOASH< Zero-One, Tenryu, Dragon Gate, Hustle, K-Dojo, Michinoku Pro, Osaka Pro, Toryumon X, GAEA, & JWP 1:05:59 Other North America: Tinieblas, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, Tijuana, & WWC 1:24:25 Classic Commercial Break 1:28:08 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game 1:50:50 Other USA: ROH, CZW, WXW, CMLL USA, IWAMS, & Rev Pro 2:38:50 TNA To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets ( http://patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets ) and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows! Shop at Amazon via our link ( https://www.amazon.com/?tag=betweenthesheets-20 ) (go here ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=btsheets-21 ) for Amazon UK if you’re in Europe)— Nothing extra comes out of your pocket; for you, it’s the same experience you’d get going to Amazon the usual way. For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv ( http://independentwrestling.tv/ ) and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets ( http://tinyurl.com/IWTVsheets ) to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene. To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets ( http://feeds.feedburner.com/BTSheets ) into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week on Wrestling Omakase we kick off tournament season with an extensive preview of the G1 Climax, a review of the first two nights of the AJPW Champion Carnival and a short preview of the NOAH N-1 Victory! The Wrestling Omakase Patreon will be your only place to get our full coverage of all three tournaments. Weekend shows will be covered here on the free feed, but John will bring even more daily coverage of the weekday shows exclusive to the Patreon, including with returning guests too! It will kick off this coming week with Patreon-exclusive coverage of AJPW Champion Carnival Night 3 on Tuesday 9/15 and the opening night of the NOAH N-1 Victory on Friday 9/18, and will continue the following week with exclusive NJPW G1 Climax coverage as well! Don't miss out on a single minute of our great coverage- sign up for just $5 per month at www.patreon.com/wrestlingomakase! And don't forget that you'll get all of our other audio too- our recently compete series talking every Naito-Ishii match in order, our Pateon-exclusive 5 Matches episodes with a whole load of guests (Rich Kraetsch! Alan4L! Todd Martin! Chris Samsa! And more!), ANIME OMAKASE, and our new reviews of Patron-submitted matches including Tenryu vs. Kawada from 2000 just after the AJPW/NOAH split and Naito-EVIL from the 2016 G1. Once again you can check it all out for only $5 at www.patreon.com/wrestlingomakase! John is joined by returning guest Gerard Di Trolio (@GerardDiTrolio) as we tackle all the major tournaments going on at once in men's puro! We start out with an extensive preview of the 30th edition of NJPW's G1 Climax: first, we break down all twenty participants in both blocks and if we think they have any chance to advance to the final or win the entire tournament. There's at least one wrestler here I think a lot of English-language podcasts are missing the boat on, and we discuss it in detail. Then we break down the cards for all 18 tournament shows and each give a most anticipated match of the night, and at least a few of the picks might surprise you. Once we're done with that we turn our attention to the AJPW Champion Carnival, which got underway this past weekend. Gerard and John discuss a surprisingly underwhelming opening two nights of the tournament, although they don't quite agree on HOW underwhelming. We break down all the tournament matches in detail and talk a little about the undercard tags as well. We wrap up that segment with a look ahead to night 3 on Tuesday featuring a big Kento-Ashino showdown. Finally, we wrap up the show with a short preview of the NOAH N-1 Victory, as we break down the wrestlers in each block and who has the best chance of winning, plus talk about a few matches we're excited for. We then look ahead to their opening night on Friday 9/18, previewing the four tournament matches. It's a packed show full of tournament action, this week! Support Wrestling Omakase with a donation through Red Circle! All donations are split with that week's guest. We really appreciate it: http://bit.ly/2o42FP6 Wrestling Omakase has dedicated channels on TWO Discords! Come join either one where you can chat with John and show guests and submit questions for future episodes! Super J-Cast Discord: https://discord.gg/zWEgNK5 VOW Network Discord: https://discord.gg/rGTXwXd Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wrestling-omakase/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week on Wrestling Omakase we kick off tournament season with an extensive preview of the G1 Climax, a review of the first two nights of the AJPW Champion Carnival and a short preview of the NOAH N-1 Victory! The Wrestling Omakase Patreon will be your only place to get our full coverage of all three tournaments. Weekend shows will be covered here on the free feed, but John will bring even more daily coverage of the weekday shows exclusive to the Patreon, including with returning guests too! It will kick off this coming week with Patreon-exclusive coverage of AJPW Champion Carnival Night 3 on Tuesday 9/15 and the opening night of the NOAH N-1 Victory on Friday 9/18, and will continue the following week with exclusive NJPW G1 Climax coverage as well! Don't miss out on a single minute of our great coverage- sign up for just $5 per month at www.patreon.com/wrestlingomakase! And don't forget that you'll get all of our other audio too- our recently compete series talking every Naito-Ishii match in order, our Pateon-exclusive 5 Matches episodes with a whole load of guests (Rich Kraetsch! Alan4L! Todd Martin! Chris Samsa! And more!), ANIME OMAKASE, and our new reviews of Patron-submitted matches including Tenryu vs. Kawada from 2000 just after the AJPW/NOAH split and Naito-EVIL from the 2016 G1. Once again you can check it all out for only $5 at www.patreon.com/wrestlingomakase! John is joined by returning guest Gerard Di Trolio (@GerardDiTrolio) as we tackle all the major tournaments going on at once in men's puro! We start out with an extensive preview of the 30th edition of NJPW's G1 Climax: first, we break down all twenty participants in both blocks and if we think they have any chance to advance to the final or win the entire tournament. There's at least one wrestler here I think a lot of English-language podcasts are missing the boat on, and we discuss it in detail. Then we break down the cards for all 18 tournament shows and each give a most anticipated match of the night, and at least a few of the picks might surprise you. Once we're done with that we turn our attention to the AJPW Champion Carnival, which got underway this past weekend. Gerard and John discuss a surprisingly underwhelming opening two nights of the tournament, although they don't quite agree on HOW underwhelming. We break down all the tournament matches in detail and talk a little about the undercard tags as well. We wrap up that segment with a look ahead to night 3 on Tuesday featuring a big Kento-Ashino showdown. Finally, we wrap up the show with a short preview of the NOAH N-1 Victory, as we break down the wrestlers in each block and who has the best chance of winning, plus talk about a few matches we're excited for. We then look ahead to their opening night on Friday 9/18, previewing the four tournament matches. It's a packed show full of tournament action, this week! Support Wrestling Omakase with a donation through Red Circle! All donations are split with that week's guest. We really appreciate it: http://bit.ly/2o42FP6 Wrestling Omakase has dedicated channels on TWO Discords! Come join either one where you can chat with John and show guests and submit questions for future episodes! Super J-Cast Discord: https://discord.gg/zWEgNK5 VOW Network Discord: https://discord.gg/rGTXwXd Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's the Wrestling Memory Grenade's very first WATCH-ALONG! All you have to do is just pop on the WWE Network, press play, and your hosts will do the rest. So, sit back and relax, while hosts Ray Russell and Steve Eckstat take you on a journey back in time to February 15th, 1989, and the NWA's Clash of the Champions V “St. Valentine's Massacre”.You too can watch-along on the WWE Network while the Grenade hosts discuss the live TBS special event and a variety of other topics that pop into their heads throughout the course of the evening. Lots of great discussion and sound bites throughout.Here's the breakdown below…Clash 5 Intro (00:01:33)Jim Cornette's Midnight Express vs. The Russian Assassins (00:05:52)Bob Caudle interviews Ricky Steamboat… and son (00:22:19)Butch Reed vs. Steve Casey (00:25:00)Bob Caudle Interviews Word Champion Ric Flair in the ring, and it doesn't take long for Ricky Steamboat to get involved. (00:44:34)Lex Luger vs. The Blackmailer (00:57:12)Rick Steiner Promo (01:11:20)US Tag Champions Dr. Death & Mike Rotunda vs. The Fantastics (01:11:49)Ricky Steamboat vs. Bob Bradley (01:26:41)TV Champion Rick Steiner vs. Rip Morgan (01:35:55)Michael Hayes, JYD, and Sting Promo… With a cameo from Kevin Sullivan and a padlock. (01:42:11)World 6-Man Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors & Tenryu vs. Michael Hayes, Sting, and JYD... or is it??? (01:45:!2)Clash Outro (01:55:31)We had a blast doing our first Watch-Along and we hope you'll give it a listen and enjoy hearing our thoughts throughout the event just as much as we enjoyed recording the episode.You can reach us through social media by following us on Twitter @RasslinGrenade , and we've also added a Facebook account, which you can also now follow and like at this link. 

This week TMPT welcomes into the show, for our Feature episode, Big Vito, Vito LoGrasso. JP John Poz and the former 2x WCW World Tag Team Champion and 2x WCW Hardcore Champion discusess his entire career including WCW, WWE, Deep South Wrestling, OVW, AJPW, Puerto Rico, ECW, TNA, and others. Vito also talks about his long time relationship with Vince Russo, the time he pinned the legendary Misawa, teaming up with Tenryu, beating Terry Funk, the cross dressing gimmick in WWE, Da Baldies in ECW, The Mamalukes in WCW and so much more. Strap in for a wild ride with Big Vito!

Kris & David are joined by Ben Zani (@BostonNooga) to discuss the week that was June 3-9, 1989. We discuss the opening weekend of No Holds Barred and all the news from the theaters regarding the film. We also talk about Dusty Rhodes debuting on in the WWF with the beginning of his vignettes and a surprise match at the Boston Garden, Big John Studd quitting the WWF, Jumbo vs. Tenryu 6/5/89, Sting making his All Japan debut, Atlanta TV news and rumors, FCW's status after Dusty left, Eric Embry becoming the Chairman of the Board of World Class, and an NWA section which features Terry Funk bringing out "Rick Flaire" and having wild brawls with Sting as well as the return of the Midnight Express. An extremely fun show, so don't miss out!!!Timestamps:0:00:00 WWF1:47:48 Int’l: AJPW, Inoki, UWF, Koji Kitao, Stampede, EMLL, & WWC2:46:06 Classic Commercial Break2:49:58 Halftime/Housekeeping3:05:18 Other USA: ACW, Boni Blackstone, SCW, FCW, Continental, CWA/Memphis, WCCW, Portland, & Bruno Sammartino/Merv Griffin4:16:09 NWA/WCWTo support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows!Shop at Amazon via our link (go here for Amazon UK if you’re in Europe)— Nothing extra comes out of your pocket; for you, it’s the same experience you’d get going to Amazon the usual way.For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene.To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.

WH Park starts his new series about All Japan Pro Wrestling during the 1990s with a special prelude episode looking at the creation of AJPW’s top title, The Triple Crown. Joining him is Joseph Montecillo, a wrestling video essayist who does outstanding work on his YouTube channel. They look at the matches leading up to the unification of the top 3 singles titles in All Japan into the Triple Crown as well as the first title change after it is formed. Matches: Click here for Genichiro Tenryu vs. Ted DiBiase NWA UN Title Click here for Tenryu vs. Stan Hansen for the PWF Heavyweight Title Click here for Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Bruiser Brody for the NWA International Heavyweight Title Click here for Hansen vs. Tenryu PWF/UN Heavyweight Title match Click here for the final unification match Jumbo vs. Hansen Click here for the first title change WH Park and a special guest look back at the greatest matches of All Japan Pro Wrestling from the 1990s in The Long & Winding Royal Road, a limited-edition podcast from POST Wrestling. Music: "Across the Danube, Op. 36" by John Philip Sousa | Performed by United States Marine Band (band) and Jason Fettig (conductor) | The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa, No.4 | Washington, DC: United States Marine Band, 2015. | Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Public Domain Letter Follow WH Park on Twitter Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

It's finally here. Any longtime followers of KOPW are aware of my love of 90s AJPW and my desire to chart the decade in podcast form. I have finally taken the plunge and present to you the first part of a series diving deep into the King's Road. In this episode we journey through the beginnings of puroresu, the major players at the genesis of AJPW, and the lead up to the pivotal matches that set the table for the 1990s in All Japan. Names like Rikidozan, Lou Thesz, the Destroyer, Giant Baba, Stan Hansen, and, of course, Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu. In addition to the prologue we also take a look at three matches: Tsuruta v Hansen 4/18/89 “The Triple Crown” Tsuruta v Tenryu 4/20/89 "First Defense" Tsuruta v Tenryu 6/5/89 "The Blueprint" I hope you will join me for this ride through one of the finest decades in the history of professional wrestling. Missing Pieces - I want to take a moment to discuss some of the pieces left out of the episode. Toyonobori is a name that western audiences may not recognize as much as Rikidozan, but he was a star in the early days of puro - second only to Rikidozan. His team with the JWA founder and battles against him propelled him to the number 2 spot in Japan. After Rikidozan's death, he would lead the promotion as it's top star until a schism that saw him depart to form Tokyo Pro Wrestling. He took along with him one of the hottest young talents of the promotion and promised to make him a star - Antonio Inoki. Within a few years TPW failed and they left for IPW only for Inoki to find his way back to the JWA before forming NJPW. Jumbo Tsuruta was an amateur wrestling talent and even competed in the 1972 Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling. He did not amass any wins during the Olympic Games. Genichiro Tenryu's sumo background included wrestling for the same stable that Rikidozan had belonged to. He reached the top division of sumo, similar again to Rikidozan, but after friction with his new stablemaster, he left the sport at the relatively young age of 26. Stan Hansen began wrestling in Japan for NJPW in 1977 and became a huge star immediately. His reputation from breaking Bruno's neck preceded him and he was an immediate threat to NJPWs top talent. He abruptly jumped ship to AJPW and it was a jump that had lasting effects on the power dynamics of puroresu. He is considered to be among the most, if not THE most, legendary gaijin of puroresu. Thank so much for taking the time to listen. I don't claim to be perfect or know everything and appreciate any and all comments, criticisms, and dialogue about this fantastic era of pro-wrestling. Thank you to Matt Charlton (@shiningwizardds) & Eddie Kingston (@madking1981) for their inspiration and support on this project - even if they don't know it. Hit me up on Twitter @kopw72 Chapters - 00:00 - Genesis 04:47 - What Is Past... 17:53 - ...Is Prologue 30:24 - The Belts 35:54 - The Triple Crown 43:37 - First Defense 52:46 - The Blueprint 1:01:46 - What's Next?

It's finally here. Any longtime followers of KOPW are aware of my love of 90s AJPW and my desire to chart the decade in podcast form. I have finally taken the plunge and present to you the first part of a series diving deep into the King's Road. In this episode we journey through the beginnings of puroresu, the major players at the genesis of AJPW, and the lead up to the pivotal matches that set the table for the 1990s in All Japan. Names like Rikidozan, Lou Thesz, the Destroyer, Giant Baba, Stan Hansen, and, of course, Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu. In addition to the prologue we also take a look at three matches: Tsuruta v Hansen 4/18/89 “The Triple Crown” Tsuruta v Tenryu 4/20/89 "First Defense" Tsuruta v Tenryu 6/5/89 "The Blueprint" I hope you will join me for this ride through one of the finest decades in the history of professional wrestling. Missing Pieces - I want to take a moment to discuss some of the pieces left out of the episode. Toyonobori is a name that western audiences may not recognize as much as Rikidozan, but he was a star in the early days of puro - second only to Rikidozan. His team with the JWA founder and battles against him propelled him to the number 2 spot in Japan. After Rikidozan's death, he would lead the promotion as it's top star until a schism that saw him depart to form Tokyo Pro Wrestling. He took along with him one of the hottest young talents of the promotion and promised to make him a star - Antonio Inoki. Within a few years TPW failed and they left for IPW only for Inoki to find his way back to the JWA before forming NJPW. Jumbo Tsuruta was an amateur wrestling talent and even competed in the 1972 Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling. He did not amass any wins during the Olympic Games. Genichiro Tenryu's sumo background included wrestling for the same stable that Rikidozan had belonged to. He reached the top division of sumo, similar again to Rikidozan, but after friction with his new stablemaster, he left the sport at the relatively young age of 26. Stan Hansen began wrestling in Japan for NJPW in 1977 and became a huge star immediately. His reputation from breaking Bruno's neck preceded him and he was an immediate threat to NJPWs top talent. He abruptly jumped ship to AJPW and it was a jump that had lasting effects on the power dynamics of puroresu. He is considered to be among the most, if not THE most, legendary gaijin of puroresu. Thank so much for taking the time to listen. I don't claim to be perfect or know everything and appreciate any and all comments, criticisms, and dialogue about this fantastic era of pro-wrestling. Thank you to Matt Charlton (@shiningwizardds) & Eddie Kingston (@madking1981) for their inspiration and support on this project - even if they don't know it. Hit me up on Twitter @kopw72 Chapters - 00:00 - Genesis 04:47 - What Is Past... 17:53 - ...Is Prologue 30:24 - The Belts 35:54 - The Triple Crown 43:37 - First Defense 52:46 - The Blueprint 1:01:46 - What's Next?

A very brief mention of AEW's Double or Nothing PPV before we kick off this show's 6 Degrees - of Genichiro Tenryu!

HOWDY! Good Match Show is back with our weekly venture around the world: recaps of the recent DDT, ZERO1, NOAH, and AJPW shows; coverage of weekly US television (RAW, SD, NXT, AEW); and our GMS Match of the Week -- Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu from AJPW's New Years War Super Battle (01/28/86). Suck your own and make sure to subscribe & follow us on all podcasting services and social media: @GoodMatchShow.Have a good one baybay!

Unsere erste Folge des neuen Formates "Match Madness" ist im Kasten! Marius und Chris machen den Anfang mit einem Match, welches gerade erst brandneu auf NJPW World hochgeladen worden ist: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Genichiro Tenryu um die IWGP Heavyweight Championship aus dem Jahre 2004.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/shuyaku-der-puroresu-podcast/exclusive-content

The Undertaker and the Giant Gonzalez face off in a battle you wish you could forget on this week's special Talking Taker! Join wrestling superfans Alex Doriot and Travis White as they fill in one of the gaps on their journey through every Undertaker PPV match with yet another Royal Rumble Watch-Along, this time covering the 1993 battle royal extravaganza. As always, we'll give you the timestamp so you can watch the show in sync with our running alternate commentary - the perfect antidote to your coronavirus quarantine boredom. But we'll make just as entertaining if you can't actually watch the show with us. The Undertaker is continuing to establish himself in the early years of his career. And the World Wrestling Federation is on the precipice of changing forever as a little show called Monday Night Raw debuts just a few weeks before the Rumble. We'll discuss our memories of that and Taker's important role in the main event of that show before we get into our commentary. As the match goes along we'll cover the likes of Bob Backlund (and his epic reaction shots), Ric Flair, The Nasty Boys (and their manic energy), friend of the show Papa Shango, Yokozuna, Jerry The King Lawler, Macho Man Randy Savage, Damien Demento, Tenryu, the "youngster" Carlos Colon, Ted Dibiase, Virgil, I.R.S., Tatanka, the Natural Disasters, El Matador, and so many more! Download, enjoy, and Taker Easy!    Get a FREE MONTH of exclusive and ad-free podcasts on Stitcher Premium when you use the code TALKINGTAKER   Support the show and pick up a Talking Taker shirt or other merch at TeePublic!   Check out our Spotify Playlist highlighting all the music featured across our episodes throughout the years and see if you can remember which songs went with each match - updated every week!   Join our Creature Community by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!

History of FMW Volume 23 going over the first half of 2000. Kodo Fuyuki returns and starts up his ECW Japan group. H is told he has to go back as Hayabusa. TokyoPop releases new FMW DVD's. Hayabusa goes to America to appear in the movie Backyard Dogs. Masato Tanaka comes back and turns heel and takes over the ECW Japan group. Atsushi Onita and Terry Funks are in talks with CZW about a exploding ring stadium show in New Jersey. Tenryu dawns the Hayabusa mask for the first time and much more.

History of FMW Volume 11 going over the first half of 1994. Onita vs. Tenryu main events the May 5th Kawasaki Stadium show and does incredible business which begins the Onita retirement tour. The story of Hayabusa participating on the first Super J-Cup, the original W*ING closes and much more.

On this weeks Pro Wrestling Chop Shop - Luke and Danny go over the Anthem purchase of AXSTV, brief history of the stations history with combat sports. The health scare of the legendary Tenryu, ROH Global Wars, and questions from some listeners.

In honor of AEW having their big debut, we talk about our favorite debuts and introductions as well as a Chikara road report, the Double or Nothing report card, Eurovision road report, the phantom AEW pants shitter, PAC, Teriyaki Boyz, BAPE, Nitro luchadors, Tenryu and tons more~!

Lorcanc (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) return to Japan and watch their first match with a man with a perennial of five-star matches over the next decade, as the young and spunky Toshiaki Kawada teams up with Genichiro Tenryu against the monster gaijin team of Stan Hansen & Terry "Bamm Bamm" Gordy lmtyspod@gmail.com

RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 56 MinutesHosted by Don Tony SYNOPSIS: S2 E5 (01/29 - 02/04) Looking back at Royal Rumble PPV (2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017). Audio: Closing moments of each Royal Rumble match. Andre The Giant makes memorable appearance as 'Bigfoot' on the Six Million Dollar Man. Audio: Lee Majors tells a drinking story about Andre The Giant on the Six Million Dollar Man set in 1976. NWA airs the special 'Superstars On The Superstation' on TBS. Miss Elizabeth knocked out unconscious and The Mega-Powers (Hulk Hogan and Macho Man Randy Savage) split (from WWF Main Event #2). Looking back at WCW Clash Of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite. Roddy Piper and Jesse Ventura star in the Movie Pilot 'Tag Team' on NBC. Audio: Roddy Piper and Jesse Ventura look back at discuss the filming of Tag Team. Lex Luger makes WWF Monday Night Raw debut. Looking back at ECW 'The Night The Line Was Crossed' and the historic 'Three Way Dance' between Terry Funk vs Sabu vs Shane Douglas (1994). Looking back at ECW 'Double Tables' event (1995). A day in the life of a hardcore ECW fan (DT): Looking back at ECW Big Apple Blizzard Blast (1996) which DT attended then walked home two hours in the snow. Looking back at ECW Crossing The Line Again (1997). Audio: Paul Heyman announces first ever ECW PPV to air in April 1997. WCW presents Pay-Per-Listen event 'Boston Brawl' (1998). Audio: Sample of Real Media streaming WCW used for PPL events. Audio: DX presents the 'State Of The Union' (Curse Words) Speech from Raw - Censored and Uncensored versions. New Age Outlaws push a Dumpster with Cactus Jack and Terry Funk inside off the stage during Raw. Looking back at ECW Hostile City Showdown '98. Audio: WWF Halftime Heat: The Rock (c) vs Mankind Empty Arena Match for WWF Championship. Audio: Random memorable Ric Flair promo from WCW Nitro. Audio: Hulk Hogan talks gibberish on Nitro with Chuck Zito. WCW nixes Kornberg, err Goldberg acting role on upcoming episode of ER. Anniversary of WWF and NBC teaming up to announce the formation of the XFL Football League. Audio: The Radicals (Benoit, Malenko, Guerrero, Saturn) show up on Monday Night Raw. Audio: Hervina (Harvey Whippleman) def The Cat in a Lumber Jill Snow Bunny Match to win the Women's Championship. Kurt Angle suffers first pinfall in WWE career. Audio: Highlights from Week One of XFL along with rare post game Press Conference with Vince McMahon. Women Of Wrestling (WOW) holds their first and only PPV, Unleashed. Audio: Vince attempts to 'buy out' Ric Flair in front of a great energetic crowd. Audio: The Brian Kendrick makes a musical WWE debut. Looking back at the moment Vince McMahon tore both quads during Royal Rumble PPV. Audio: Randy Orton says Eddie Guerrero is in hell. Brock Lesnar makes his UFC debut against Frank Mir (UFC 81). Bobby Lashley quits WWE. Jack Swagger suffers first loss in WWE. Controversy erupts online after Kelly Kelly claims in radio interview that Bra And Panties matches will not be back and WWE will remain PG. WWE continues transition to Permanent PG by renaming some wrestling moves (ie: Cena FU to Attitude Adjustment). Highspots becomes the authorized agent for Ric Flair. Audio: John Cena tells TMZ that Chyna has a 'Fruit Basket'. Audio: Vince McMahon announces the cancellation of ECW in lieu of a new program - NXT. Shaved head Undertaker returns to Raw wearing a horrendous Halloween wig. Rumor of WWE debuting a new Cruiserweight Show on WWE Network gains traction. Audio: Bret Hart 4/10 is born. Maxim debuts a new advice column hosted by Iron Sheik. Looking back at TNA Impact 500. Audio: Seth Rollins meets his 'destroyer' as Samoa Joe makes Raw debut. Akira Tozawa makes 205 Live debut. Audio: After abrupt firing of Enzo Amore, Drake Maverick becomes first ever GM for 205 Live and announces tournament to crown next Cruiserweight Champion. And so much more! NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS: Gino Hernandez, Kerry Von Erich, Masa Saito, Jersey Joe Walcott, Ray Steele, Sailor Art Thomas, Ed Gantner, Giant Gonzalez, Satoru Kitaoka, Tito Montez (RIP), Haru Sasaki, Chief Thunder Cloud 85, Dory Dixon 84, Dory Funk Jr. and Ivan Putski 78, Gen'ichiro Tenryu 69, Joyce Grable 68, Dennis Condrey and Vulcano 67, Blackjack Heddon 65, Black Bart 64, Shin'ichi Shino 63, Fit Finlay 61, Haku 60, Marty Jannetty 59, Hardcore Holly 57, Macho Pump 54, Ray Odyssey 51, MAX Miyazawa 49, Pentagoncito Black 48, Bad Nurse Nakamura 45, Kazuyuki Miyata 44, Dragon Kid 43, Police Wo~man and Atsushi Ohashi 40, Teddy Hart 39, Bam Bam Barton 38, Punisher Martinez and Chris Sabin 37, Drake Maverick 36, Brian Cage and Rob Fury 35, Shun'ichi Shimizu and Mini Psycho Clown 34, Vin Gerard 33, Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch 32, Akiba Shiori 30 NOTABLE PRO WRESTLING DEBUTS: Curt Hennig (1981), Mustafa Ali 2003, Rosemary (2008), Shaul Guerrero 2011 NOTABLE DEATHS: Johnny Carlin 94, Joe McHugh 88, Les Thornton 84, Count Von Bromberg 78, Whipper Billy Watson 72, Rick Conrad 70, Jack Brisco 68, Giant Baba 61, El Mongol 58, Mini Chessman 46, Jim Clinstock 39, Axl Rotten 38, Lord Humongous 36 RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the TWIWH S2 E5 (02/04/19) CLICK HERE to listen to the TWIWH S2 E5 (02/04/19) online. 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Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) return to AJPW to see an ultra-heated match in the feud between All Japan natives and the invading forces of Riki Choshu's Ishigun stable. lmtyspod@gmail.com

It's time to give thanks to the wrestling related things that got us through the year! Plus replica belts at porn conventions, Becky Lynch, All In event used canvas update, wrestling mobile apps, ZSJ, Tenryu, and a Champaign Campaign to get Ohtani vs. Gage at JJSB3!

RUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 8 MinutesHosted by Don Tony SYNOPSIS: Episode 45 (11/06 - 11/12) Nick Bockwinkel begins 1,714 day reign as AWA Heavyweight Champion by defeating and ending Verne Gagne's 2,625 day reign. Terry Funk wins NWA US Title previously vacated by Johnny Valentine due to injuries sustained in Oct 4 plane crash. Looking back at WWF 'The Wrestling Classic PPV (1985). Jerry Lawler accused of 2nd degree rape and sodomy of a 13 year old girl. Although charges would later be dropped, WWF vs USWA feud abruptly ends. Looking back at Clash Of The Champions XXV (1993). Audio: Vince McMahon announces the WWF departure of Macho Man Randy Savage. Looking back at one the greatest PPV of all time; When Worlds Collide (1994). Audio: Bret Hart On TSN OTR (1997), Dave Meltzer and Chris Jericho discuss Montreal Screwjob. Audio: What could have been, what should have been. Chris Jericho 'Greenberg' promo on Nitro leads to memorable spear from Goldberg. Thus prematurely ending a feud fans wanted to see. Looking back at the Raw after Survivor Series (1997). Audio: New Jack - Original Gangster (1998). Dudley Boyz make ECW Tag Team Title history. Audio: Rick Steiner reveals his Tag Team Championship partner - Judy Bagwell? Audio: Big Boss Man ruins the funeral of The Big Show's father. Audio: Chris Benoit vs Madusa from Nitro. Audio: Seven makes his memorable Nitro debut. Audio: Arnold Schwarzenegger guest stars on Smackdown and the memorable bitch slap heard around the world. Molly Holly makes her WWF debut on Raw. Looking back at Ring Of Honor 'All-Star Extravaganza' (2002). Lex Luger wrestles first match since passing of Miss Elizabeth. Audio: John Cena insults Rey Mysterio (Smackdown 2003). Audio: Vince McMahon talks burying The Undertaker. Looking back at TNA Victory Road PPV (2004). Audio: Macho Man Randy Savage makes TNA debut. Joey Styles becomes lead play by play announcer on Raw. Audio: Loud 'You Suck' chants lead to Kurt Angle repeating his ring entrance three times. Audio: Eddie Guerrero wrestles last ever match before his untimely death. Shimmer Womens Wrestling and Evolve launch their promotions. Midway Games announces video game deal with TNA. WWE signs Tyson Kidd. Audio: Kevin Federline challenges John Cena to a match, and Brittany Spears files for divorce the very next day. Ric Flair and Roddy Piper vs Rated RKO leads to DX and Big Dick Johnson violating Eric Bischoff. Audio: CNN airs the controversial 'Death Grip' (2007) and grossly edits comments made by John Cena. James Gibson announces his retirement. Audio: After signing Hulk Hogan, Impact airs video of a meeting between Dixie Carter and TNA roster. Looking back at 2009 Impact ratings pre and post Hogan signing. Ric Flair marries for the fourth time (Jacqueline Beems). Audio: Dinner Impossible airs episode featuring WWE. Looking back at TNA Turning Point PPV (2010). TNA debuts custom World Title belt for Jeff Hardy. Audio: Kevin Nash last TNA appearance before leaving the company. Audio: Mick Foley appears on TSN 'Off The Record' (2010). Audio: CM Punk has some fun with a 'TNA fan' at a WWE house show. WWE unveils their logo for WWE Network. Ohio Valley Wrestling becomes the new developmental territory for TNA. Who was voted by fans as the Mount Rushmore of WWE? Linda McMahon loses CT Senate bid to Chris Murphy. Yoshi Tatsu suffers series neck injury during a match against AJ Styles. Pete Dunne makes WWE Raw debut. AJ Styles def Jinder Mahal on Smackdown to win WWE Championship. And so much more! NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS: José Azzari, Tino Herrera, Matt Cappotelli, Peter Goodman and Tony Rumble (RIP), Ken Patera 76, Bob Orton Jr. 68, Asesino Negro 66, Hiroshi Shimada 62, King Kong Bundy and Tony Schiavone 61, Máscara Sagrada and Nick Patrick 59, Dump Matsumoto 58, Arashi 57, Billy Gunn 55, El Limón 54, Bill DeMott and Scorpio Jr 52, Disco Inferno, Van Hammer and Damien Steele 51, Mitsuya Nagai 50, Takako Inoue 49, Chris Jericho 48, Mamoru Okamoto 46, Mike Hughes 44, Riko Fukuyama 43, Josh Barnett and Dave Prazak 41, Johnny Kashmere, Marshal Scott, Bullfight Sora, Lena Yada, Oriental #2 and Carnage 40, Joey Ryan, Slyck Wagner Brown and Reggie Gallagher 39, Máximo and Katarina Leigh 38, Ryback and Muhammad Hassan 37, Ted DiBiase Jr, Jacob Novak, Eli Drake and Christie Ricci 36, Dave Crist, Kristal Marshall and Chrissy Rivera 35, Keith Lee, Drew Sheppard 34, Hiroyo Matsumoto 33, Nick Aldis 32, Okada 31, Marshall Von Erich 27, Peyton Royce 26, Pete Dunne 25, Lio Rush 24 NOTABLE PRO WRESTLING DEBUTS: Pedro Morales (1958), Gen'ichiro Tenryu (1976), The Messiah (1996), Becky Lynch (2002), Ember Moon (2007), Marti Belle (2009), Garett Bischoff (2010), Sarah Logan (2011) NOTABLE DEATHS: Taro Miyaki 89, Don Fargo 85, Jose Lothario 83, Joe Higuchi 81, Killer Karl Kox and The Great John L 80, Choo-Choo Lynn and John Kowalski 79, Joe Scarpello 76, Chuck Molnar 72, Don Taylor 71, Sky Low Low 70, Dick the Bruiser 62, Eddy Steinblock 61, Al Romero 54, Heather Savage 36, Crash Holly 32 RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE to download the TWIWH EP45 (11/12/18) CLICK HERE to listen to the TWIWH EP45 (11/12/18) online. CLICK HERE to listen to the AD FREE (11/12/18) episode (Patreon Link) ITUNES LINK Please subscribe to us on ITUNES ================= PROGRAMMING NOTE: 'TWIWH (EP46)' HOSTED BY DON TONY Your next episode of 'TWIWH (EP46)' will be posted Tuesday, November 20, 2018. In addition to download links, a preview of TWIWH airs every week immediately following the live episode of Don Tony And Kevin Castle Show. #ThrowbackTuesday =============== IF YOU ARE A FAN OF 'DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE SHOW' and 'BREAKFAST WITH BLASI' and just can't get enough of the shows, check out our PATREON PAGE! You'll gain access to our Patreon Exclusive shows such as 'The Castle Chronicles' hosted by Kevin Castle, and 'BREAKFAST SOUP' hosted by Don Tony & Missionary (Wrestling Soup), and early access to other content. You also have exclusive access to lost episodes of 'The Minority Report' from 2004/2005, select vintage episodes of 'The Masked Maniac Show', and retro Blackhearts Hotline reports from 2001/2002. 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(Pulp Cthulhu + Home Brew)   The Terrors of Tenryu grow as the heroes uncover the bizarre secret of the O-Sana clones.

You asked for it so we're going over many of our favorite and least favorite wrestling video games according to a countdown made by someone who probably never played a wrestling video game. Plus is NJPW a place for women? Sabu young and old, pre-RVD RVD, Tenryu, the Usos use too much mayo, plus tons more! 

(Pulp Cthulhu + Home Brew) The heroes arrive in the town of Tenryu looking for clues to O'Sana's death and find something more horrific.

No, we're not talking about Tenryu's promotion, Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) are in that Valentine's mood, and want to discuss some of the great romantic storylines in wrestling history, and whether romance should be used more often as a source for feuds, rivalries, and defining characteristics for those Superstars of the ring. Follow us on Twitter, like our Facebook page, and subscribe to the podcast!

We are at a turning point for FMW. Atsushi Onita has retired from FMW not only as a wrestler but also as the owner of the company. Hayabusa returns to Japan to emerge as the ace of FMW but Tarzan Goto (you won't believe the angle Onita had lined up for him), Mr. Gannosuke and Flying Kid Ichihara are on their way out. Tenryu and WAR find themselves at odds with Onita's ego, Cactus Jack debuts for IWA, W*ing restarts with ECW on their side and so so much more in this must listen episode.

In our longest episode to date (and we didn't even cover June) we go into the Tenryu vs. Onita Kawasaki match that led into Onita's retirement announcement, what Onita's post FMW plans were initially, W*ing closes while IWA Japan rises, we discuss Hayabusa's time in Mexico and his Japanese debut at the 1994 Super J Cup and much much more!

EPISODE 50~! An episode where we shout out our favorite wrestling related projects, RIP ROPPONGI VICE, what to do with scoops, Al is a chickenshit heel & Genichiro Tenryu. We

In our first episode, we talk to former All Asia Tag Team champion Joel Deaton, who tells us in detail about how he first got introduced to Giant Baba and starting working for All Japan, his tag team with Billy Black, backstage attitudes when Tenryu took part of the roster and went to SWS, he takes us back to the night him and Billy won the tag titles, and so much more

In our first episode, we talk to former All Asia Tag Team champion Joel Deaton, who tells us in detail about how he first got introduced to Giant Baba and starting working for All Japan, his tag team with Billy Black, backstage attitudes when Tenryu took part of the roster and went to SWS, he takes us back to the night him and Billy won the tag titles, and so much more

All Japan began to show a different direction in the 1980's that would culminate in its arena filling era of the early 1990's. Two major architects of that style shifts were Giant Baba's two main draws and the men who put the King's Road style on the map; Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu. Debuting in the 70's they would become the corner stones of the AJPW upper card as they tagged together and then fought each other and played a major part in building The Triple Crown, the crown jewels of AJPW's mega sellout era. James is joined by shouldersup.net's Chelsea Spollen and Marcus Green of wrestletalk.tv to talk Tsuruta & Tenryu.

PART 2 of the Lucha Bros look at the 1994 Royal Rumble as we remember THE NIGHT WHEN THE UNDERTAKER DIED! ART RETURNS as we cover THE UNDERTAKER VS. YOKOZUNA IN A CASKET MATCH and we actually sit down and count ALL of the times Taker has DIED in WWE and folks, that number is high. We talk about the good and bad of the booking here, PLUS THE RUMBLE MATCH where we talk about Scott Steiner's perm, the disappearance of Bastion Booger, Diesel shoots on Fuck-Money Virgil and pops Ted Dibiase, Owen Hart's burial in the Rumble match, the Puerto Rican Ninja Kwang, Sparky Plugg and Jeff Jarrett debut, Tenryu and Kabuki, Marty and Shawn fight, Lex and Bret and the camera conspiracy, WWE Hotline SCAMS, President Jack Tunney and a LOT more!

MERCHAMANIA! Listen to us predict the future about NXT Takeover - Dallas & Wrestlemania 32. LOSER LEAVES TASTEVILLE. VRTLMIXTAPE w/ TENRYU, MACHO MAYNE & why can't Al give Lucha Underground a chance? Hint: It's because he's close minded.

An episode where I almost light Audacity on fire. Mike & I discuss what we're watching this week, the Tenryu retirement show, Breaking Ground, MOST FIRE & TRASH WRESTLING THEME SONGS OF ALL TIME, and a retrospective of one of the best monsters in the game: Michael Awesome. RIP mang.

Am vergangenen Sonntag beendete "Mr. Puroresu" Genichiro Tenryu seine 39 Jahre lange Karriere. Zu diesem Anlass hat er noch einmal eine Reihe von alten Weggefährten, japanischen Senkrechtstartern und anderen bekannten Namen eingeladen, um noch ein letztes Mal gebührend zu feiern. Wir haben die Show gesehen und möchten Tenryu natürlich auch noch einmal die letzte Ehre erweisen! Außerdem: Breaking News zum derzeitigen Status von All Japan Pro Wrestling. Hört rein!

Am vergangenen Sonntag beendete "Mr. Puroresu" Genichiro Tenryu seine 39 Jahre lange Karriere. Zu diesem Anlass hat er noch einmal eine Reihe von alten Weggefährten, japanischen Senkrechtstartern und anderen bekannten Namen eingeladen, um noch ein letztes Mal gebührend zu feiern. Wir haben die Show gesehen und möchten Tenryu natürlich auch noch einmal die letzte Ehre erweisen! Außerdem: Breaking News zum derzeitigen Status von All Japan Pro Wrestling. Hört rein!

Voices of Wrestling returns with a loaded show talking the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Tournament, why interest level appears to be lower, who we think could win it and why the Final is already anti-climatic. We then turn our attention to the world of Japanese wrestling as we review and break down last weekend's NJPW Power Struggle 2015 show, discuss the blocks and participants in this year's NJPW World Tag League. Transitioning to Pro Wrestling NOAH, we discuss the impending return of Go Shiozaki, Naomichi Marufuji's rumored walk-out if Shiozaki returns and what Go coming to NOAH could mean for their business and in-ring product. Last but certainly not least, we take a way too deep dive into the Tenryu Project - Genichiro Tenryu Retiremet ~ Revolution Final show airing on New Japan World this weekend. We break down just how grimy, weird and potentially awesome this card can be, as well question if the main event (Tenryu vs. Kazuchika Okada) can deliver (hint: it can and will). Tenryu Illustration: https://www.flickr.com/photos/antstock/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Zach & Bonski are back to talk all the latest in the world of Japanese wrestling. On this weeks show they review the finals of the Noah Jr. Heavyweight tournament, Tenryu's last show at Korakuen Hall, and the highlights of the Stardom 5 Star GP tournament. They also answer your questions and more. You can follow them on twitter @original_bonski & @thekoalamask Head over www.thekoalamask.com for show notes and more.

Voices of Wrestling returns with a look at two big shows this week: New Japan Pro Wrestling's The New Beginning in Osaka and NXT TakeOver: Rival. We break down each match on the show, what we liked, what we didn't like, overall thoughts on the booking direction of both including some criticisms of the current New Japan direction. The show finishes with a career retrospective on the retiring Genichiro Tenryu and of course, a 20+ minute breakdown of wrestler's penises. No, seriously.  Subscribe to Voices of Wrestling: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/voices-of-wrestling/id624753459 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/voices-of-wrestling RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/VoicesOfWrestling Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/voices-of-wrestling-flagship/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Greatest Matches in Pro Wresling History #65 FUNKS VS JYD AND TITO SANTANA  WWF WRESTLEMANIA II  4/7/86 YOU CAN VIEW THIS ON THE WWE NETWORK CACTUS JACK VS EDDIE GILBERT  TWA 8/3/91   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIBfd0_KoVQ SHINYA HASHIMOTO VS GENICHIRO TENRYU NEW JAPAN 8/1/98 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x12iwgo_shinya-hashimoto-vs-genichiro-tenryu-njpw-08-01-98_sport

KEIJI MUTO & MASA CHONO VS HIRO HASE & KENSUKE SASAKI NJPW 11/1/90 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc6t3z2J83Y KEIJI MUTO & MASA CHONO VS HIRO HASE & KENSUKE SASAKI NJPW 11/1/90 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMpe0N7GRvg EL DANDY VS SATANICO EMLL 12/14/90 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3cyqw ... nryu_sport  

GREATEST MATCHES IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY #62 GENICHIRO TENRYU VS JUMBO TSURUTA AJPW 6/5/89 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NycyZrs0R4 MIDNIGHT EXPRESS VS SOUTHERN BOYS NWA GREAT AMERICAN BASH 7/7/90 (THIS MATCH CAN BE FOUND THE WWE NETWORK!!) http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1n39j_midnight-express-vs-southern-boys_sport ULTIMO DRAGON VS SHINJIRO OTANI NJPW 8/5/96 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOj9LSH9VRY

In this episode we pick up pretty much where we left off in Chapter I. Genichiro Tenryu is the new AJPW Triple Crown Champion, but his feud with Jumbo Tsuruta continues. How does it end and where do we go from there are the big questions we answer in this outing. The Four Pillars of Wrestling also make their first appearances in our story and we chart Mitsuharu Misawa's life up until May of 1990. What elements of his upbringing drove him to wrestling greatness? What obstacles did he overcome? And who helped him along the way? All of these things and much more are covered in Chapter 2 of King's Road: A 90s All Japan Retrospective. In addition to the context and background information discussed, we also take a look at the following four matches: * Tenryu vs Tsuruta 10/11/89 - Triple Crown III * Tenryu vs Tsuruta 4/19/90 - Final Outing * Tiger Mask II & Toshiaki Kawada vs Fuyuki & Yatsu 5/14/90 - The Mask Comes Off * Misawa, Kobashi, & Taue vs. Jumbo, Kabuki, & Fuchi 5/26/90 - New Generation Emerges Missing Pieces - Genichiro Tenryu left AJPW after his defeat in April of 1990 at the hands of Jumbo Tsuruta to be the spokesmodel for Megane Super - an eyeglass maker in Japan. However, the company seemed to have a dual motive in hiring Tenryu as they would launch a wrestling company shortly thereafter - Super World of Sports. The SWS was founded with the motto “Straight and Strong”. Megane threw a ton of money around to recruit wrestlers - mostly from All Japan - in an attempt to form a legitimate threat to the other big two - NJPW & AJPW. They even had a short-lived partnership with the WWF and promoted 3 shows at the Tokyo Dome with Vince McMahon's company. SWS would not last and became a victim of both the economic downturn in Japan and perhaps their own overreach. Tenryu would go on to found another company - Wrestling and Romance, better known as WAR. Eventually he found his way back to All Japan and enjoyed quite a bit of success in his late 40s and early 50s capturing both the IWGP Heavyweight title and then the AJPW Triple Crown twice more. Horst Hoffman was a journeyman wrestler in the truest sense of the word. Born in Germany, he spent most of his early career wrestling in his homeland and honing his considerable technical skills. Hoffman caught the notice of fellow European Billy Robinson and found his way to the AWA for a time where he competed in upper mid-card and main event matches. Hoffman has been described as a shooter and his eventual exposure to a wider audience provided all the evidence one needed to apply that appellation. When he made his Japan debut in 1972 for International Wrestling Enterprises, it's possible that an 11 year old Misawa first became acquainted with him, though he would go to even wider exposure in Japan when he began wrestling for AJPW in 1975. He competed at the highest level for the promotion notching victories over the Destroyer and Pat O'Connor and engaging in main event contests with Jumbo Tsuruta and Giant Baba. His final recorded All Japan tour came in 1977 when he teamed with Billy Robinson in the precursor to the Real World Tag League. They finished in the middle of the pack with 7 points. A minor figure in pro wrestling history by today's standards, he was no less incredible in the ring and is highly esteemed by his peers and fans alike. If nothing else, he provided inspiration to a young Misawa when he needed it most and an older Misawa would pay a suitable tribute by adopting his ring colors and tights. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:10:00 Tenryu as champ 00:11:00 10/11/89 Tenryu v Tsuruta Triple Crown 00:17:00 Where next for Tenryu? 00:17:42 4/19/90 Tsuruta v Tenryu Triple Crown 00:24:00 Sayonara Tenryu 00:24:26 Where do we go from here? Tiger Mask 00:26:18 Mitsuharu Misawa 00:34:43 5/14/90 Tiger Mask II & Toshiaki Kawada vs Fuyuki & Yatsu - The Unmasking 00:36:21 What do I say? 00:36:54 5/26/90 Misawa, Kobashi, & Taue vs. Jumbo, Kabuki, & Fuchi - The

It's finally here. Any longtime followers of KOPW are aware of my love of 90s AJPW and my desire to chart the decade in podcast form. I have finally taken the plunge and present to you the first part of a series diving deep into the King's Road. In this episode we journey through the beginnings of puroresu, the major players at the genesis of AJPW, and the lead up to the pivotal matches that set the table for the 1990s in All Japan. Names like Rikidozan, Lou Thesz, the Destroyer, Giant Baba, Stan Hansen, and, of course, Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu. In addition to the prologue we also take a look at three matches: * Tsuruta v Hansen 4/18/89 “The Triple Crown” * Tsuruta v Tenryu 4/20/89 "First Defense" * Tsuruta v Tenryu 6/5/89 "The Blueprint" I hope you will join me for this ride through one of the finest decades in the history of professional wrestling. Missing Pieces - I want to take a moment to discuss some of the pieces left out of the episode. Toyonobori is a name that western audiences may not recognize as much as Rikidozan, but he was a star in the early days of puro - second only to Rikidozan. His team with the JWA founder and battles against him propelled him to the number 2 spot in Japan. After Rikidozan's death, he would lead the promotion as it's top star until a schism that saw him depart to form Tokyo Pro Wrestling. He took along with him one of the hottest young talents of the promotion and promised to make him a star - Antonio Inoki. Within a few years TPW failed and they left for IPW only for Inoki to find his way back to the JWA before forming NJPW. Jumbo Tsuruta was an amateur wrestling talent and even competed in the 1972 Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling. He did not amass any wins during the Olympic Games. Genichiro Tenryu's sumo background included wrestling for the same stable that Rikidozan had belonged to. He reached the top division of sumo, similar again to Rikidozan, but after friction with his new stablemaster, he left the sport at the relatively young age of 26. Stan Hansen began wrestling in Japan for NJPW in 1977 and became a huge star immediately. His reputation from breaking Bruno's neck preceded him and he was an immediate threat to NJPWs top talent. He abruptly jumped ship to AJPW and it was a jump that had lasting effects on the power dynamics of puroresu. He is considered to be among the most, if not THE most, legendary gaijin of puroresu. Thank so much for taking the time to listen. I don't claim to be perfect or know everything and appreciate any and all comments, criticisms, and dialogue about this fantastic era of pro-wrestling. Thank you to Matt Charlton (@shiningwizardds) & Eddie Kingston (@madking1981) for their inspiration and support on this project - even if they don't know it. Hit me up on Twitter @kopw72 Chapters - 00:00 - Genesis 04:47 - What Is Past... 17:53 - ...Is Prologue 30:24 - The Belts 35:54 - The Triple Crown 43:37 - First Defense 52:46 - The Blueprint 1:01:46 - What's Next?

Kris & David are joined by Ben Zani (@BostonNooga) to discuss the week that was June 3-9, 1989. We discuss the opening weekend of No Holds Barred and all the news from the theaters regarding the film. We also talk about Dusty Rhodes debuting on in the WWF with the beginning of his vignettes and a surprise match at the Boston Garden, Big John Studd quitting the WWF, Jumbo vs. Tenryu 6/5/89, Sting making his All Japan debut, Atlanta TV news and rumors, FCW's status after Dusty left, Eric Embry becoming the Chairman of the Board of World Class, and an NWA section which features Terry Funk bringing out "Rick Flaire" and having wild brawls with Sting as well as the return of the Midnight Express. An extremely fun show, so don't miss out!!! Timestamps: 0:00:00 WWF 1:47:48 Int’l: AJPW, Inoki, UWF, Koji Kitao, Stampede, EMLL, & WWC 2:46:06 Classic Commercial Break 2:49:58 Halftime/Housekeeping 3:05:18 Other USA: ACW, Boni Blackstone, SCW, FCW, Continental, CWA/Memphis, WCCW, Portland, & Bruno Sammartino/Merv Griffin 4:16:09 NWA/WCW To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets ( http://patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets ) and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows! Shop at Amazon via our link ( https://www.amazon.com/?tag=betweenthesheets-20 ) (go here ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=btsheets-21 ) for Amazon UK if you’re in Europe)— Nothing extra comes out of your pocket; for you, it’s the same experience you’d get going to Amazon the usual way. For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv ( http://independentwrestling.tv/ ) and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets ( http://tinyurl.com/IWTVsheets ) to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene. To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets ( http://feeds.feedburner.com/BTSheets ) into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Kris & David are joined by Devon Hales (@kingmotivatorh) to finish discussing the week that was September 9-15, 2004. We talk about all of the major happenings in Japan including a big NOAH show at the Budokan featuring the debut of SUWA and everything happening in Mexico & Puerto Rico, plus Mick Foley's debut in ROH, CZW doing a double shot in Philly the same day, IWA Mid-South running a stacked show in Evansville in a promotional war, and lots more on the indie scene. Then of course we close with TNA featuring all kinds of drama and wackiness that can only happen in TNA. This is Part 2, so you better make sure that you listen to the giant WWE section that is Part 1 if you haven't already!!!! 0:00:00 Japan:AJPW, NJPW, NOASH< Zero-One, Tenryu, Dragon Gate, Hustle, K-Dojo, Michinoku Pro, Osaka Pro, Toryumon X, GAEA, & JWP 1:05:59 Other North America: Tinieblas, CMLL, IWRG, Monterrey, Tijuana, & WWC 1:24:25 Classic Commercial Break 1:28:08 Housekeeping/The Amazon Game 1:50:50 Other USA: ROH, CZW, WXW, CMLL USA, IWAMS, & Rev Pro 2:38:50 TNA To support the show and get access to exclusive rewards like special members-only monthly themed shows, go to our Patreon page at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets ( http://patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets ) and become an ongoing Patron. Becoming a Between the Sheets Patron will also get you exclusive access to not only the monthly themed episode of Between the Sheets, but also access to our new mailbag segment, a Patron-only chat room on Slack, and anything else we do outside of the main shows! Shop at Amazon via our link ( https://www.amazon.com/?tag=betweenthesheets-20 ) (go here ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/?_encoding=UTF8&tag=btsheets-21 ) for Amazon UK if you’re in Europe)— Nothing extra comes out of your pocket; for you, it’s the same experience you’d get going to Amazon the usual way. For the best in both current and classic indie wrestling streaming, make sure to check out IndependentWrestling.tv ( http://independentwrestling.tv/ ) and use coupon code BTSPOD for a free 5 day trial! (You can also go directly to TinyURL.com/IWTVsheets ( http://tinyurl.com/IWTVsheets ) to sign up that way.) If you convert to a paid subscriber, we get a kickback for referring you, allowing you to support both the show and the indie scene. To subscribe, you can find us on iTunes, Google Play, and just about every other podcast app's directory, or you can also paste Feeds.FeedBurner.com/BTSheets ( http://feeds.feedburner.com/BTSheets ) into your favorite podcast app using whatever “add feed manually” option it has. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/between-the-sheets/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In this edition of the New Japan Purocast, Collin and Damon discuss Genichiro Tenryu's retirement match against Kazuchika Okada from 11/15 and give their review of Night 1 of NJPW's World Tag League tournament. All that and much more fun, right here on your weekly audio source for all things in the world of New Japan Pro Wrestling! *Production Note: The audio for our discussion of The Kingdom and Gedo vs. Kushida, Taguchi and Captain New Japan had to be cut due to technical issues.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/super-j-cast/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.