Harukanaru Ring - Vol. 4 Ch. 29 - I'm Afraid!

[MangaDex]

 

[Sahkuh]

I just want to say that I really love this series and you're brightening my day by releasing a new chapter. Thank you!

 

[frogread45]

yay :3, my favorite panel was in this chapter. the whole manga has been so fun to read, thanks <3

 

[Kushikime]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[Late_Komei]

Is that really true? Failed Japanese wrestlers go to Mexico to continuing wrestling? I know in the NBA, some players continue to play overseas after their NBA careers fizzle out.

 

[Suben]

Is that really true? Failed Japanese wrestlers go to Mexico to continuing wrestling? I know in the NBA, some players continue to play overseas after their NBA careers fizzle out.

I think it's playing some things up for kayfabe but a lot of Japanese promotions will send wrestlers overseas on what's called excursions where they'll spend a few months to a year or so as a way of testing them and letting them learn how to work different styles and crowds. In joshi, some famous examples would be Akira Hokuto and Etsuko Mita working in Mexico which is where they developed the Las Cachorras Orientales gimmick (Mima Shimoda joined after they returned to Japan) and the Jumping Bomb Angels working in the WWF in the '80s. Tetsuya Naito pretty much developed his entire "tranquilo" character working in CMLL back in the mid-2010s.

More currently/recently you have NOAH wrestlers OZAWA who worked the British indies in 2024 and returned as probably the hottest act NOAH has had in a long time or Yoshiki Inamura currently working in NXT.

 

[Late_Komei]

I think it's playing some things up for kayfabe but a lot of Japanese promotions will send wrestlers overseas on what's called excursions where they'll spend a few months to a year or so as a way of testing them and letting them learn how to work different styles and crowds. In joshi, some famous examples would be Akira Hokuto and Etsuko Mita working in Mexico which is where they developed the Las Cachorras Orientales gimmick (Mima Shimoda joined after they returned to Japan) and the Jumping Bomb Angels working in the WWF in the '80s. Tetsuya Naito pretty much developed his entire "tranquilo" character working in CMLL back in the mid-2010s.

More currently/recently you have NOAH wrestlers OZAWA who worked the British indies in 2024 and returned as probably the hottest act NOAH has had in a long time or Yoshiki Inamura currently working in NXT.

Thank you for the information. I like the concept of excursions! I would gladly watch wrestlers returning back home to reveal what they've learned overseas.

You know, I've never heard of a wrestling scene in the U.K. U.S, Mexico, and Japan, yes, I've heard about those scenes, but U.K? No, never.

 

[boldmonkey]

Later, Yoko comes back as Arnold Mask.

 

[ninjaaqua]

Thank you for the information. I like the concept of excursions! I would gladly watch wrestlers returning back home to reveal what they've learned overseas.

You know, I've never heard of a wrestling scene in the U.K. U.S, Mexico, and Japan, yes, I've heard about those scenes, but U.K? No, never.

No wrestling scene in the UK? Oh man, it has an older and more historic scene than nearly all of those countries. Some of the big big names of Japanese wrestling in particular trained in Wigan's Snake Pit and then took their craft to Japan / taught Japanese guys when they went back home. They taught them how to shoot fight and then taught them how to do pro wrestling so they were known to be hard as nails. Karl Gotch in particular was hugely influential in early Japanese pro wrestling.

And for a while, World of Sport absolutely dominated the TV ratings in UK with pro wrestling, names like George Kidd, Rollerball Rocco, Johnny Saint and Marty Jones were incredible in the ring. There were guys like Mick McManus, Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks who were attractions but not exactly "technical" in the same sense of the word, but drew huge crowds and ratings.

Tiger Mask 1 wrestled in England as Sammy Lee, Jushin Liger wrestled in England as Fuji Yamada, Akira Maeda wrestled in England as Kwik Kik Lee. Incidentally a lot of those guys were very interested shoot fighting and helped the popularity of MMA in Japan (and you could argue globally to an extent) because of their training in England. You are right that scene now is very very small but it used to be great.

Watch Rollerball Rocco vs Marty Jones or Rollerball Rocco vs Fuji Yamada and you'll see two of the best matches you will have ever seen, regardless of the time period.

Final tidbit, the Palo Special in Kinnikuman is named after "Mr TV" Jackie Pallo, a british wrestler who was very popular. The Tiger's den in Tiger Mask was named after the Snake Pit in Wigan too.

 

[Late_Komei]

No wrestling scene in the UK? Oh man, it has an older and more historic scene than nearly all of those countries. Some of the big big names of Japanese wrestling in particular trained in Wigan's Snake Pit and then took their craft to Japan / taught Japanese guys when they went back home. They taught them how to shoot fight and then taught them how to do pro wrestling so they were known to be hard as nails. Karl Gotch in particular was hugely influential in early Japanese pro wrestling.

And for a while, World of Sport absolutely dominated the TV ratings in UK with pro wrestling, names like George Kidd, Rollerball Rocco, Johnny Saint and Marty Jones were incredible in the ring. There were guys like Mick McManus, Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks who were attractions but not exactly "technical" in the same sense of the word, but drew huge crowds and ratings.

Tiger Mask 1 wrestled in England as Sammy Lee, Jushin Liger wrestled in England as Fuji Yamada, Akira Maeda wrestled in England as Kwik Kik Lee. Incidentally a lot of those guys were very interested shoot fighting and helped the popularity of MMA in Japan (and you could argue globally to an extent) because of their training in England. You are right that scene now is very very small but it used to be great.

Watch Rollerball Rocco vs Marty Jones or Rollerball Rocco vs Fuji Yamada and you'll see two of the best matches you will have ever seen, regardless of the time period.

Final tidbit, the Palo Special in Kinnikuman is named after "Mr TV" Jackie Pallo, a british wrestler who was very popular. The Tiger's den in Tiger Mask was named after the Snake Pit in Wigan too.

Man, thank you so much for taking your time to write this! I never knew the UK wrestling scene was incredibly popular! I admit, my knowledge about pro wrestling is barebones. I used to watch and discuss WWE sparingly with my friends up until high school and then I dropped off from following the pro wrestling scene entirely.

I'll watch the two fights that you recommended to me and look into the names of the wrestlers that you mentioned about. Thank you again for the information.

 

[GAMERUsagi]

It's kinda disappointing that we don't get a Yoko vs Takamine match for the belt.