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pokoko on 31 January 2017
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badgenome said:
pokoko said:

I don't watch BJW.  I've heard some good words about it but every video I've seen is ... not my thing.  Oddly enough, I've seen more of BJW's "Crazy Monkey" in a joshi promotion because he used to team with this girl, believe it or not:

Edit:  I missed your Edit so here is my own Edit.

If you're talking about BJW's death match stuff, I find it really hard to watch now. Jun Kasai (who's actually not with BJW anymore, like seemingly everyone else he's got his own promotion now) is about the only guy who still does that style in a way I find watchable, mostly because his charisma is so out of control. But it's really bizarre how it's all become comedy at this point. It used to be so dramatic, but a light tube being broken is basically a laugh line at this point.

I'm not sure if there's any stuff of Honma vs. Yamakawa floating around on the internet anymore, but that shit was incredible. Back then I was so sure Honma was going to be the next big thing if he ever got to the major leagues... and then he joined AJPW!!!!! And then he jobbed jobbed jobbed. One day he gets an epic win over Abdullah the Butcher in BJW to show that he's the real deal, then seemingly the next he's Abby's lunch meat in AJPW. Broke my heart. *sniff* At least he finally kind of made it, even if it took him way too long.

The thing to watch in BJW now is their strong style division. Sekimoto & Okabayashi are godly. So if you've seen them and don't like it, well, I don't know what to say!

I've always heard people singing the praises of Sekimoto but he's the only non-death match guy I know of by name from BJW.  The thing is, pretty much every match I've wandered across has been from the death match side, almost always with Abdullah Kobayashi.  Maybe I'm just unlucky.  I remember awhile back when a lot of people were hoping Sekimoto would jump to NJPW.  Also, from what I've seen of Jun Kasai, he's a really good regular wrestler.

I just don't like death matches or even most "hardcore" matches.  It's like cage matches for me, I don't find it compelling unless there is a good reason, like the blow-off for a major feud.  That's why cage themed PPVs can screw off.

Relative to everyone having their own promotion, that's kind of what's hurting Joshi so much.  It's a rare card that has more than one or two good matches because all the talent is spread out.