NJPW wrestlers have different approaches to time away from the ring.
As schedules continue to be impacted by the ongoing global situation, NJPW’s wrestlers have taken different approaches to being inside, and waiting for a quick, safe return to action. KENTA, for one, enjoyed a birthday of late. A special greeting from YOSHI-HASHI suggesting he treat himself to some T-shirts was greeted with extreme, and possibly disingenuous, zeal.
え、ちょっと待って！ヤバいんですけどぉ！！ほ、本人からリプが！あ、ありがとうございます。
いつも棒見てます！！棒カッコいいです。棒のTシャツも作ってください。
棒応援してます！！ https://t.co/MrGKciypBS— KENTA (@KENTAG2S) March 17, 2020
‘Woah, wait a second! This is amazing! The man himself! Th- thank you. I love your metal pole thing. It’s cool as. Please make a ‘pole’ T-shirt.’
Keen inspection would reveal that YOSHI-HASHI’s latest T-shirt does indeed depict a pole on its back, leading to another response:
ヤバいヤバい！ずっと棒の横にいらっしゃる人とツイッター上で会話してる！！ありがとうございます！ブ……あ、ヨシハシ選手！！これは反射板ですか？横の変な意味分からない英語はいらないんで是非棒のみのTシャツよろしくお願いします。 https://t.co/BCU0Yr7fZx
— KENTA (@KENTAG2S) March 18, 2020
‘Oh man, oh man, oh man! I’m actually talking on Twitter to the guy that hangs out with the pole! Thank you, ugl- I mean, YOSHI-HASHI! Did you take that picture in the mirror? I don’t know what the English next to it means, so I’d love a shirt that just has the pole, please.’
Well, maybe for Christmas.
Another recent birthday boy came from the Third Generation, Hiroyoshi Tenzan celebrating his birthday, prompting Satoshi Kojima to give a little insight to their relationship:
ちなみに天山さんは今日で４９歳。
私より約半年遅れての誕生日だけど、学年的には同級生。
でも、天山さんは私より一年早くプロレス界に入っているので業界では先輩。
従って普段は「山本さん」と呼んでいます。
リングでは呼び捨てですけど☺️💦。
とにもかくにも、おめでとうございます㊗️。
— 小島 聡【SATOSHI KOJIMA】 (@cozy_lariat) March 23, 2020
‘Tenzan-san is 49 years old today. He’s half a year younger than me, but we would have been in the same year at school. Even so, he got into the business a year before me, so in this world, he’s my senpai. Even now, I address him using -san. Not in the ring though. Anyway, happy birthday’
Ryusuke Taguchi has been posting some nostalgic pictures from the archives of late, delivered via friends at Tokyo Sports newspaper. Presented for ‘all 69 of my fans’, this pic from Wrestle Kingdom 6 certainly displays one way to handle social distancing eight years on, but it’s quite a wonder that he was able to make it to the ring with the helmet misted up like that.
本日も、東スポＳキャメから頂いた画像をわたしの69名のファンの方々にお届けしましょう☆
2012/01/04#東スポ#TokyoSportsPress#東京スポーツ新聞社 pic.twitter.com/c62oFZPEKP
— ∞６田口隆祐９〜道標明〜∞ (@taguchiryusuke) March 21, 2020
As the current global situation develops, everybody is ultimately itching to get back to the ring, something brand new YouTubeer Hiromu Takahashi accurately surmises.
#njpw #NJPWTogether pic.twitter.com/TMSjwUDqpe
— 高橋ヒロム Hiromu Takahashi (@TIMEBOMB1105) March 20, 2020
While the LA Dojo has been getting creative in different ways, as illustrated by… whatever this is.
Meanwhile in the LA Dojo house we’re creating the content you all want and deserve. @YuyaUemura_njpw pic.twitter.com/tmLugDzhWS
— Karl Fredericks 👑 カールフレドリックス (@Karl_Fredericks) March 19, 2020
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