Posted September 23, 201114 yr comment_5483400 I've been thinking a bit about 80s New Japan lately, and with the news of Vince's most recent blowup backstage, I thought it might be fun to compare arguably the two most successful wrestling promoters of all time. On the one hand, Vince never bought an island from Fidel Castro or made plans to promote an event in North Korea to commemorate the 100th birthday of Kim Il-Sung. On the other hand, Inoki actually managed to win an election.
September 23, 201114 yr comment_5483406 Inoki, it's not even close. Vince is a nutjob at times and he's lost tens of millions on bad ideas, but he's fundamentally competent. Inoki hasn't been for a very, very long time.
September 23, 201114 yr comment_5483418 Until Vince buys an island he thinks contains treasure, Inoki is well in the lead. But I reserve the right to revisit my opinion after Linda's second failed Senate campaign.
September 23, 201114 yr comment_5483421 And the election thing probably had something to do with years of being the go-between-man for the Yakuza and foreign criminals, like Castro and Saddam Hussein, let alone the little fuck head in North Korea. Seriously. It's Inoki, man. Its gotta be something fucked up. That or he's rich like the politicians in America, which is pretty much one of the only requirements to be a leader nowadays.
September 23, 201114 yr comment_5483439 I don't think any of us can imagine what goes on inside the mind of Inoki. I wouldn't be surprised if there's an element of Rev Moon in there where Inoki thinks he's a god. John
September 23, 201114 yr comment_5483445 I don't think any of us can imagine what goes on inside the mind of Inoki. I wouldn't be surprised if there's an element of Rev Moon in there where Inoki thinks he's a god. John Where Inoki has it over the Right Reverend is the fact that he actually looks like a god. Hephaestus split open Inoki's chin to birth Athena.
September 23, 201114 yr comment_5483464 Vince never thought pro wrestling would help usher in world peace.
September 23, 201114 yr comment_5483483 Inoki is a god Hell, at least he never booked an angle where he wrestled god. On television. And made Shawn Michaels his tag team partner. Ha! Vince McMahon is the ultimate bastard.
September 27, 201114 yr comment_5483616 Inoki is a god Hell, at least he never booked an angle where he wrestled god. On television. And made Shawn Michaels his tag team partner. Ha! Vince McMahon is the ultimate bastard. He made Olbermann's "Worst Person in the World" for that one.
November 14, 201113 yr comment_5488236 Keith wrote a pretty nasty (most of it I agreed with, even then) article about Vince when the XFL started, I remember.
November 14, 201113 yr comment_5488238 Keith wrote a pretty nasty (most of it I agreed with, even then) article about Vince when the XFL started, I remember. Never saw that one. I'll have to look for it.
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