New Japan Pro-Wrestling is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tadao Yasuda at the age of 62.
Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go to Yasuda's family, friends and fans.
In memoriam
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New York,
I imagined our journey differently, but in an athlete’s life, things don’t always go as planned.
Still, I’m grateful for every moment wearing this legendary jersey. Thank you to the staff, my teammates, and the fans for the support and energy.
Wishing you all the best moving forward.
Le Bear 🧸🖤
Happy Holidays, HWL Nation! 👋🎄
Status:📚Researching 📺Consuming 📝Assessing
💡We live in a golden age of content, but often a dark age of discourse. Why? 😤🤼♂️
As you all know, I stepped away from social media a while back looking for the Answers.
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I just found them. 👀🔔
@MATTHARDYBRAND@DaxFTR Hey Matt I know it's tough getting older but hopefully as you get older you get wiser, like me personally I'm no genius but I backed away from social media once it started affecting the way my old ass was using my time negatively, like you are here Matt
I think, on wrestling twitter, if you’re gonna decide to moan about someone’s take, you should @ them, @DaxFTR.
I also think, the older I get, I give less than a fuck about what someone on the internet thinks a 5 star match is. What I care about what our matches are drawing at the box office & how they make people feel. I enjoy FTR’s work ethic & talent. I also think @AEW emphases "matches" more than "story/character/emotional investment" & it makes it challenging to grow your audience from a niche core - Which is MY opinion. I want AEW to succeed, it’s good for the industry. I love & enjoy great matches that get me emotionally invested. I don’t (secretly) wish I "had 5 stars matches."
Whatever a 5 star match even is.
Who’s wrong? Who’s right? Who gives a fuck? As long as we all enjoy wrestling! (Your words in this same thread)
More than a decade ago, I sat down with @MarcMaron in his garage to tape something new called a podcast. This time, he came to me to record his last episode.
We talked about the power of conviction, decency in an age of division, and the true story of America. I’ll miss Marc’s voice, but I hope his legacy of deep conversation and connection will continue.