SB Nation User Blog: RoyalB

SENGOKU News: TV Tokyo Makes Yasuda Pay!!

RoyalB — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:07:19 -0000

Ace Japanese Reporter Gryphon just dug up some new news on the Sengoku situation and shares via twitter. It's seems that Sengoku isn't folding, but are being made to pay for their TV rights for New Year's Eve.

Although ISHII vs YOSHIDA is greatcard,By SENGOKU nagotiation mistake,No TV come.An only one station is TV TOKYO,but they demand money

TV tokyo demand money,.to broadcast SENGOKU event...Anyway,Not TVstation pay SENGOKU but SENGOKU pay TV station......This is commedy!!

SENGOKU owner YASUDA(billioner in japan)get angry finally!! So SENGOKU NY eve will fail......This is PLAYBOY article,post said so..

It seems that Segoku is ready to put on an event, but can't seem -to get iy it together on the TV.So that's why WVR is co-promoting with FEG.

I do question the reasoning behind it though. Why not just move it up to January 4th? Not only is it another holiday, but the promotion can rake in a hell of a lot of extra profit with buys. I can understand competition and all, but wouldn't moving the event up a couple days be more beneficial in actual planning?

Juan Manuel Marquez subscribes to Lyoto Machida Nutritional Philosophy.

RoyalB — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:24:20 -0000

Juan Manuel Marquez subscribes to Lyoto Machida Nutritional Philosophy.

666 wrestling

RoyalB — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:08:51 -0000

666 wrestling

Minoru Suzuki vs. Masakatsu Funaki @ UWF 4/15/90

RoyalB — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:50:40 -0000

Minoru Suzuki vs. Masakatsu Funaki @ UWF 4/15/90

Pancrase Founders Unite: Masakatsu Funaki signs with All Japan; Fights Minoru Suzuki Next Month

RoyalB — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:44:25 -0000

via sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp

Shining Road reports that one of the greatest pro wrestlers and founders of Japanese Mixed Martial Arts, Masakatsu Funaki has signed a one year deal with All Japan Pro Wrestling. Funaki is best known as the co-founder of Pancrase with fellow All Japan member Minoru Suzuki and has legit wins over the Shamrocks, Guy Metzger, Bas Rutten and Minoru Suzuki. Suzuki and Funaki will face off at the end of the month.

This fight is definitely built up for nostalgic purposes. No doubt about it. All Japan has been kinda struggling this year under the shadow of New Japan and YUKES and they need all the help they can get. Funaki might not be the cavalry, but he's at least a locked and loaded sherman tank ready to do as much damage as possible.

There is also more value in a Suzuki/Funaki matchup in All Japan then it would have had in a FEG event. There is no way in hell this would have any selling power if Tanegawa would have booked it for Dynamite or even a DREAM event for that matter. The matchup would have swept under bigger matchups. Tanegawa would have booked Suzuki to a warm up freak show which wouldn't add anything at all in the match up. At least in All Japan, there would be decent build up for the both of them with hot up and comers and established talent.

With that all being said, I'm giddy as a school girl.

Eric Paulson. The Man Behind Brock Lesnar.

RoyalB — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:24:22 -0000

Eric Paulson. The Man Behind Brock Lesnar.

Roger Mayweather helps MMA fighters with their Boxing skills at Wanderlei Silva Gym. H/T...

RoyalB — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:45:16 -0000

Roger Mayweather helps MMA fighters with their Boxing skills at Wanderlei Silva Gym.

H/T Mightygloves.com

ESPN during the Dana White Situation

RoyalB — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:01:05 -0000

ESPN during the Dana White Situation

"It was really cool," said Weaver, who was cornering for Las Vegas-based fighter Herman Scott. "I...

RoyalB — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:49:06 -0000

"It was really cool," said Weaver, who was cornering for Las Vegas-based fighter Herman Scott. "I think the fans really enjoyed the back-and-forth duality of both sports. I think this is probably the way of the future."

"I think everyone who was here loves the fight game, and I don’t believe there’s as much separation as some people think," said Silva, who has been training with Lopez for about a month. "People got to see a good show."

Mike Weaver and Wanderlei Silva talking about Fernando Vargas' World Collides event

Sharif Bogere makes his entrance at the Worlds Collide event last Saturday. The event went without...

RoyalB — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:40:56 -0000

Sharif Bogere makes his entrance at the Worlds Collide event last Saturday. The event went without a hitch and was graced with guest apperences from Former WBA Heavyweight Mike Weaver and Former Pride Middleweight Wanderlei Silva.