You've probably heard of John Cena, Mickie James, The Undertaker, or Ric Flair, but have you ever heard of Tajiri, Manami Toyota, Darkside Hayabusa, or Rikidouzan? On the other side of the Pacific, a style of wrestling known as 'Puroresu' has evolved and made its own influence on the sport of wrestling. This section of AnimeBelle is dedicated to spreading information about Puroresu in the US.
In Canada, wrestling is tradition. In Mexico, wrestling is religion. In the United States, wrestling is a joke. In Japan, it's a full-contact sport!
Posted Wed, 01/06/2010 - 2:29am by Anna May Belle
A list of many common and uncommon terms used in professional wrestling, both in the US and Japan. These terms can vary from 'inside lingo' used by companies, to terms invented by the fans themselves.
Posted Mon, 09/28/2009 - 4:24pm by Anna May Belle
Japanese Professional Wrestling is known commonly as "Puroresu", from the English loanwords that shifted into the Engrish 'purofesshonaru resuringu'. To explore Puroresu's earliest moments, would be to talk about Matsuda Torakichi, a sumo wrestler in the 1880s. In 1883, he came to the United States and began to compete in the distinctly western sport, and promoters called him "Matsada Koragee Sorakichi", while spectators nicknamed him "Mat" or "The Jap".
