Oliver Copp

My wrestling sim, TNM, was released to the world 30 years ago this year. Its match play-by-play has been generated by what we call "AI" today since day one. So I feel qualified to say that this technology has no path to AGI. You can choose in training to overfit your model (1/3)

These two will feed families :-)

@FrankFuhrig I suppose that if you want to train the animals to actively avoid humanoids, it's not the worst idea.

Instead of a humanoid robot, shouldn't it be a robot that is canine, leonine or ursine (wolf, lion or bear)?

@ThePuroPower @SheriffLonestar And a truly unique entrance theme!

Shiro Koshinaka occupies a unique place in the history of puroresu and he knows it. Giant Baba's attendant in All Japan. Antonio Inoki's partner in New Japan. A man who served at the right hand of both giants, at a time when the rivalry between the two promotions defined the entire industry. "It's fine to only wrestle for New Japan or only for All Japan," he said with a grin, "but I feel like I'm the only one sitting here with a big grin on my face. I have a deep sense of fulfillment from having gained so many experiences and working under such great people. That still sustains me today. It's a badge of honour and a treasure larger than anything else," he told Tokyo Sports. His first encounter with Inoki came in Hawaii in 1985, just before he made the move from All Japan. The initial impression was telling. "I felt like he didn't expect anything from me at all. It was like, 'Oh, you're coming over from All Japan?'" The aura, however, was something else entirely. Where most wrestlers would travel in tracksuits, Inoki arrived at Tokyo Station in a perfectly pressed suit. He never wore the same one twice. A detail that sounds simple but a standard almost impossible to maintain. The stories that followed painted a portrait of a man operating on an entirely different frequency from the rest of humanity. On one occasion, Inoki arrived at the dojo an hour before practice and announced he was going for a run along the Tama River. He set off with Tokimitsu Ishizawa and others. Two o'clock came. Three o'clock. No sign of them. They eventually returned - by taxi - having run approximately 80 to 90 kilometres to Okutama before conceding that running back was not a viable option. "He wasn't a normal human being," Koshinaka reflected, which felt like something of an understatement. The financial philosophy was equally staggering. Even after paying a fortune to Muhammad Ali and sinking into debt, Inoki's response to those around him was the same. "You guys have no dreams. Even if you go into debt, do what needs to be done when the time comes." Koshinaka once walked into the New Japan office discussing long-term home loans with Kuniaki Kobayashi, only for Inoki to wander in mid-conversation and declare that within two or three years he would be the richest man in the world. "He said things that were beyond imagination with total confidence." It was precisely that quality - the refusal to think in conventional terms, the decisiveness that said we can worry about consequences when we get there - that inspired Koshinaka to form Heisei Ishingun. "I was definitely influenced by him. It was about just taking that one step forward. With our sensibility, we don't think about failing. For Inoki-san, that was just positive thinking." The contrast with Baba was profound. Two giants. Two entirely different souls. Baba carried a quiet pride that Koshinaka suspects never fully forgave him for leaving after being raised in AJPW. Inoki held no such grudges. Many wrestlers left New Japan over the years. "He never said 'That jerk left' about a single one of them." The final meeting between the two men came at a Shinshu Pro Wrestling event in September 2020. Koshinaka went to offer his greeting, and Inoki's face lit up with a warmth he had rarely seen. "He smiled so widely his face almost crumpled, saying, 'You came?' I had never seen him look so happy." Two years later, in October 2022, Inoki passed away. Koshinaka closed with a thought for the two promotions that shaped him. All Japan and New Japan both marked their 50th anniversaries over two years ago, and he wants both to flourish. "These two promotions really need to push each other to improve. I want them to do their best."

@JerFinestone Kyle winning the TBS title would certainly be unique :-)

If it were me tonight, I’d have Ishii be the 3rd against the Dogs and have Kyle O’Reilly win the TBS title and make that win over Moxley mean something. #AEW #Aewdynasty

@NorbertFeuillan While viewers in Germany were treated to your angelic voices :-)

ja wohl !

@MikeyRukus Love his theme. Though I would have also not been disappointed by something inspired by Stan Hansen's AJPW theme. To me, Mark Davis = Stan Hansen x Steve Williams.

Mark was the original collaborator on that theme. It was created in his vision.

@LarryDallasNY Living the dream!

Sorry, let me engagement farm and post my podcast and sources and be 1 of 1,000 doing same shit. Or at 20 years + in, I can call what I chose to call, have my own hotel room, sit at the tables with higher limits than most, and come home to my great life when it’s done.

@JaimsVanDerBeek Santino?

@pilotworks AEW embodies the spirit of 80s/90s New Japan. Tons of styles from all over the world.

・元新日選手目当てではなくAEWを見ている日本人が珍しい ・日本人がどう思ってAEWを見ているかに興味がある ・自動翻訳機能によってマーダーニキのAEWアンチ荒れ狂いっぷりが海外に露呈した までわかった

@JESnowden Remarkable human being. Loved running into him at the most random places in Japan.

Latest research obsession: Gary Albright. Can't write about UWF-Inter without tacking the big man from Billings.

@Tony_Deppen There are literally a hundred different variations of Haribo here in Germany but this, sadly, isn't one of them. Closest thing we have is Bärchenpärchen. Same concept but bear-shaped.

twins snakes are the greatest gummies ever #nhb97

@JCup2013 Just make sure that Jeremy guy stays home.

AEW should counter Jelly Roll with Bob Lazar in Statlander’s corner

Sichert die Dönerstände - Eddie ist zurück ;-)

@ColtCabana In TNM, Jake Roberts and Stan Hansen had to be nerded early on because their finishers were too much of a strategic advantage. Scorpio did better than almost anybody on quick counters to get the win.

If I was e-feding the perfect wrestler, it would be 2 Cold Scorpio. He’s literally perfect. He shoulda been the biggest wrestler of all time. I don’t get why he wasn’t. All promoters of 80s & 90s are idiots and he shoulda been their centerpiece. Shame on wrestling!

I don't know but "Jerichochet" as a team name kind of rolls off the tongue :-)

@thesuperjcast TV doesn't do justice to how small and cramped it is, with a low ceiling. That's a bonfire waiting to happen.

NJPW is the third biggest promotion in the world and it's laughable that they don't have pyro at Korakuen. It's 2026. I want ALL pyro companies to make the most money they can. Don't @ me with your half baked excuses, I've heard them all and they don't wash with me.

@RobViper I'm a sucker for that type of tournament :-). Still bitter about how they treated Muta that night.

@olivercopp Yep pretty much the same.

Nobody has pointed it out but the Friday CMLL main event is currently listed as a 7 person tournament. How does a 7 person tournament work? It doesn't. They're addicted to repetitive multi-mans. But back in the day CMLL ran some funky tournaments. Here's a 22 man 11 team one:

@RobViper So basically like at StarrCade?

I recall one time they did a one night 4 team round robin. Everyone faces each other. 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss. You can calculate how many matches that entails. Top two teams meet in final so one match gets recycled.

@primetimemooney Gorilla and Bobby.

Who’s the first person you think of when you see this #WWE logo?

@JCup2013 Could have been WAY worse :-)

I once met you at a show and you stuck the end of a sharpie up my nose for the photo op. Other than that, nothing!