Yo guys. Thanks so much for watching the video, means a lot.
So uh, this video got hit with 3 different copyright claims from three different companies before it went live (posting wrestling videos is a nightmare), so the chances of me making money on this is.. slim. So if you feel like supporting the channel, you can do so here, helps out a lot, thanks you~ www.patreon.com/Supereyepatchwolf Also, I am aware that a tough time financially for people, so if you cant support (for any reason), thats totally cool, still really appreciate you just checking out the video. Have a good one dudes. (also, just cause I know people will be asking, “Why didnt you talk about X Wrestler?” because theres a zillion great wrestlers out there, and Im gonna be saving some stories for future videos.)
Made 2 wrestling vids before. Both got claimed. Making another this year. Will probably get claimed. When it comes to wrestling vids, Fair Use gets buried every time 😭 but god I’m excited to watch this
Kagetsu is/was simply the best. One of my favourite matches was were she felt so invincible that she claimed she would defeat her opponent in under 5 minutes, and proposed a timelimit and in case of a draw she would loose her title. At the beginning of the match she brought a kettle and cup noodles to the ring, and claimed she would be done in time for a nice hot cup of isntant ramen. She wrestled the match very lackadaisical, constantly belittleling her opponent at first, but grew more desperate with time. While she was clearly the superior figther in the match, her oponent would kick out constantly and not giving up. Kagetsu won of course, but it too her 6 minutes 30. She got up took her Cup Noodles, ate them and stated "A bit too cold I guess... Well, you did prove me wrong, I took longer, how long was it? 6 minutes 30?... Well I guess I proposed to lose the title if I took to long... But Rossi [the owner] never gave me a contract for the stipulation, so it was never official, So I guess I keep it, don't I?" and walked away. Kagetsu is great.
@@TainakaRicchan Aw man! That's effing great! It feels so odd to see so much fun stuff in Japanese female wrestling since it's like the most obscure of the obscure, but I really want to check it out now. It just seems so interesting.
"He refuses to enter until a mink rug is laid before him and the mink is sprayed with perfume." You are just describing his entrance and I already fucking hate him.
then he was doing his job well i gotta agree i heard the little talked about him in the bideo and saw the fottage and i just wanna punch so i guess he did his job well because people liked seing him get punched
I can't get over the fact that the most dramatic storyline in this video is about the shocking, unexpected turn to the dark side of a man whose name is literally EVIL
Kinda like "no publicity is bad publicity " even if it makes it look like your teenage daughter is grinding on your lap based off one still photo image. (the Trump and his daughter one from 96 I think, I'm not going to debate opinions as I don't care, just what I thought of)
Well that depends on the booing honestly. Roman Reigns was booed for a while for the wrong reasons but yes I agree that any reaction is better than no reaction. Although in Japanese wrestling the crowds react differently, they are silent for a while to respect the wrestlers and the people watching then cheer at certain times. Any wrestler who knows how to work with a crowd knows what they're doing.
@@juliand.breakdown463 UK and continental Europe seem to play by those rules, too, as does indy circuit in general - the Kaiju Big Battel circuit for sure, and here in Ottawa 4C wrestling the most noise is always the biggest boos for the "meanest" villains. It all depends on how rowdy a given scene tends to be.
"What" and "boring" chants are some of the most toxic chants and do not benefit anybody. Booing a heel is fine and even encouraged to an extent, because they're supposed to be hated.
Alucard from Hellsing. He absolutely despised monsters like vampires and ghouls and werewolves, when he himself was the pinnacle of vampirism. He thus hated himself. He saw himself as a weak tusk of a man that couldn't achieve greatness in life without making a pact with the devil. That's also the reason he respects humans like Alexandr Anderson. The man was the only equal of Alucard the king of vampires in a duel, without actually being a vampire and still retaining his humanity, and they both deeply respected each other as men and as opponents. Hellsing was awesome.
I feel like cutting Gorgeous George's advice in half lessens its impact a bit. "A lot of people will pay to see someone shut your mouth. So keep on bragging, keep on sassing and always be outrageous."
When you understand that Gorgeous George made a living out of people paying to see someone stop him from doing his own antics, the other half is pretty dang obvious.
Even as someone who is not a wrestling fan, I think his videos about wrestling are some of his best and if I see him post one, I click on it immediately.
The key is passion. I could listen to a guy talk about something I never cared about, because as long as they are passionate they will have a lot to say about it and their excitement may prove infectious.
I have to agree. I don't follow wrestling at all but his videos about them are just so good. Though at this point I feel like he can make video on anything and it'd be good.
“She made a running joke of hanging her opponent and kicking her down stairs” Wait... running joke... like multiple times? That requires a lot of set up to do
Yeah I can think of at least three times where she hung Mayu from something and dropped her, though kicking her down the stairs only happened when she did the hanging at one venue (Korakuen Hall). Though there was also the time she dropped the entrance stage onto Mayu's neck, when she wanted to mix up the attempted murder
@@astaut2659 Oh my bad I thought you were asking about the stage haha. Here's a link to some pictures: www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/jzfvxi/stardom_a_reminder_of_the_times_kagetsu_decided/ And to a video of the first time: ua-cam.com/video/wbm6dbygJU0/v-deo.html
@@Marcharound UA-cam's Auto-Captions are famously shit even in English, we who do not know Japanese can only imagine how much they suck in an entirely different script.
@@apossiblyhereticalalphaleg3595UA-cam’s auto-captions are actually pretty decent in the modern day, or at least Super Eyepatch Wolf talks clear enough that the captions can follow his speech. I’m sure she would be able to understand him at the very least.
"It was a fucking plastic spider and I'm still mad about it" That line summarizes literally everything that happened to every member of the Wyett family in WWE.
well you happlily will realize that "wyatt" is spelled this way and as a plus! Windham thinks about leaving wrestling behind alltogether. your sources suck btw.
luke(broaden lee) goes to aew cause they got buried RIP eric few only know where he is. braun only got shoved and cameback with a push then flopped (typical vince) bray got a very messy run after his family saga, even as the fiend he has to butt head with many staffs and vince for creative issues rendering his art useless, he has good rep and work but being held back is just ugly even if the part of it is his very loose promo over-the-top villain persona and quite borderline too edge to cut someone.
@@eliasmg9144 At least a real giant spider would explain why so many people were terrified when they looked inside. Instead... we have a bunch of trained professionals getting scared by a Halloween prop in a cage.
Kegetsu reminds me of that one anime character who isnt inherently evil but just wants to fight someone strong enough to give them a challenge so they belittle the characters till they finally are strong enough to win
This man just literally just introduced me to Kegetsu and over the course of minutes I have fallen in love with this woman and I'm crying over her motivations and story. What the fuck is happening?
The Network saw the vignettes introducing him, which involved him menacing a child, and told them to scrap the gimmick in case people thought they were promoting child abuse. The rest of it was a worked shoot.
@@ogreevans You're right, and man Suzuki's early Pancrase career is super underrated. As terrifying as he might be as a grizzled pro-wrestler today, he was equally (if not more) terrifying as a young, ripped, hyper-talented catch-wrestler looking to legitimately torture you before ripping your leg off. And even during that time, he mastered being a heel without saying a word; from that douchebag pompadour, to the way he'd smirk obnoxiously when his opponents try to counter his wrestling, to the signature black towel entrance... the man was a menace you wanted to hate and/or fear.
Thanks for exposing us to Kagetsu. She sounds like the Japanese Undertaker - a legendary final boss who was actually a great parental figure backstage.
The joy and horror of joshi wrestling fan. They are the best. They will sacrifice a body in the ring to give us the best possible entertainment. And they will retire quicker than their male counterparts, because they are broken down quicker, for less money. They burn brighter, quicker. You have to be lucky to catch them in their prime. Luckily the accessiblity of the video is much better. Do the deep dive as soon as you can. Find your favorites.
Dude kagetsu line “if you dont like me then beat me” thats actually the sickest thing ive ever heard that is so fucking awesome i actually wanna start watching female japanese wrestling just because of her
@@OtakuUnitedStudio nah the thing with garo is that he's the challanger...he is the one climbing the mountain while bakugo is already at the top of the mountain... he's one of the top of the class both physically and academically and that's what his character is like...the brash, arrogant, elite character...and the "if u wanna beat me get better than me" thing fits bakugo way more
Antonio Inoki is one of the most interesting figures in the history of professional wrestling and Japanese sports and entertainment more generally. The concept of a Japanese Shi‘a Muslim retired pro wrestling superstar-turned-veteran diplomat and hostage negotiator sounds like the setup to a very convoluted joke, but it isn't.
@@rokkimaize7333 Fun fact. You know Joey from Yugioh and how everytime he got serious he had that "Brooklyn Chin" thing happen? That, according to the series creator, was based off of Inoki's look.
The way he set it up too...kenta had nothing to do with the story but just mention him and the bullet club...even anyone who doesn't know were in shock at that turn... brilliant storytelling
So happy MJF was mentioned in this video. I went to private school and was surrounded by entitled, condescending guys like him. I even went into fashion design in college and the sight of burberry fake or otherwise gets my blood boiling thanks to MJF. He really is a master of his craft.
Kagetsu looks in all those matches like she is having the time of her life. I had no idea that wrestling brand existed but it looks amazing even without giant halls and pyrotechnics.
He's actually pretty chill when he's not in-character. Very calm and good sense of humor. I don't think he hates white people either. He just understands how to use race to get heat. I don't agree with a lot of shit Jack has done, but at the end of the day he's just another guy trying to make a paycheck.
It’s kinda hard to forget Koketsu, crazily enough, as an artist, just looking at her move makes me wanna draw each of her dynamics, she’s beyond inspirational.
me ordinarily: “eh, wrestling just isn’t really my thing!” me when SuperEyepatchWolf talks about wrestling: **HAVE YOU HEARD THE TALE OF THE GOLDEN LOVERS**
If you don´t become interested in wrestling after hearing SuperEyepatchWolf sheer passion when talking about wrestling, you are a clinically diagnosed sociopath.
The most exposure to wrestling I’ve ever gotten before this was when they did a wrestling-themed episode of Ru Paul’s Drag Race and I thought the names “faces” and “heels” were something they made up for the show.
Basically, yeah. Pro wrestling is, at its core, performance art, and it's evolved in a way since the days of the Attitude Era (with its shock jock humor and juvenile writing) into great theater with complex, three-dimensional characters that don't have to be all shouty and angry all the time, now able to convey a variety of emotions. Basically, modern pro wrestling has openly embraced the performance art aspect of it and, in the case of wrestling around the world, can be viewed as a great window of getting a vibe for different cultures around the world: look at how different the wrestling is in Mexico or Australia compared to a place like Japan or the Congo; the internet has kinda allowed pro wrestling to become this really beautiful thing that can, if given a chance, bring people together in a shared sense of understanding.
Yeah that's another thing. I never got interested into wrestling but I was always told it sucks bc it's fake. But like... movies and tv shows are fake?? And like, does it matter if it's fake? Do people actually expect wrestlers to fight like gladiators and illegal underground fight clubs?? Idk that's just weird. Super eyepatch make me realize it's a whole world of entertainement, story lines and character arcs and it seems so interesting.
Being a heel is liberating. When you're trying to get people to like you, there's rules you have to follow, there's certain things you can't say or do. When you're making people hate you, that all goes away, you don't have to worry about rules or conventions on how to behave. For me, that's the true brilliance of being a heel.
@JoJo is not an anime people have different ideologies about freedom, you just happen to like authority more, and Sgt slaughter's tagline is definitely coming from an authoritarian heel
R.I.P Bray wyatt man. Didn't watch s huge amount of wrestling, but he was one of the biggest draws for me, his character work was truly spectacular. He's with brodie now, two people gone way too soon
I really don't know why, but watching those clips of Kagetsu gave me goosebumps. She looked like she was having the time of her life as well as looking incredibly intimidating and a bit insane. Then to hear what her motivation was... just wow. I'm going to have to look her and her matches up
Proper strong style stuff too. Yeah those strikes are pulled, but watching her take that pump kick to the head or all those forearm strikes. Fuck me what a badass.
@@sydneyboettcher2800 Sid stabbed Arn Anderson with a pair of scissors. You gonna call him insane too? Or was the Psycho part of his name just a gimmick?
I remebered watching him do a moonsault and i was like how was that humanly possible for a guy thats 500 pounds going against the likes of sting and cactus jack
... wait, Kagetsu? Someone is finally talking about Kagetsu? You've made me so unbelievably happy. Her run towards the end of her career encapsulated everything I love about wrestling. I think about them, her feuds, her relationships often- and no one else ever knows who I'm talking about. While those brief frames of Kagetsu, Kris, and Hana bring up... a lot of complex feelings, it also summarizes one of the strongest periods in wrestling for me and I'm glad it's being remembered.
All of Oedo Tai really deserve more international recognition. They're hands down my all time favorite wrestling faction. Of course, just sucks that they're basically gone now, with Kagetsu and Kris being retired and that awful tragedy with Hana.
And Kagetsu being awesome didn't even end with retirement He later ended up having one of the most public coming outs on the Japanese wrestling scene (as a trans man), wrote a book about his experiences and still occasionally wrestles on the memorial shows for one of his deceased students Absolute legend
Some random facts regarding some of the wrestlers that were mentioned by Eyepatch Wolf, for whoever is curious: - New Jack had a match at Smokey Mountain against the actual Undertaker but unfortunately the footage seems to be lost. The video for the promo building up to the match is up on UA-cam - Minoru Suzuki is not a scary motherfucker just because he wears a black towel on his head during his entrance or his funky hairstyle, he is a legit fighter who has pioneered modern MMA as one of the founders of Pancrase in the early 90s, where also people like Ken Shamrock and Bas Rutten have fought. So this helps bring forward the fact that he is a dangerous competitor - Minoru Suzuki is also huge fan of One Piece, and has also appeared in one of the Chopperman specials. He also often wears a fedora outside of the ring. The man couldn't give any less fucks. - EVIL's finishing maneuver is called... EVIL
minorus face while attacking is so creepy, the guy looks like he will rip you into pieces+ i dont think its coincidence that his towel over head resembles reaper or death, the opponent who is going against him will not be happy because he won but because he survived against death incarnate
Minoru Suzuki legitimately beat Ken Shamrock twice, arguably during Ken's most roided-out prime (Ken naturally dwarfed the comparatively svelte 5'10" Suzuki). One of those wins was particularly brutal: Suzuki got a hold of Ken's leg in a heel-hook and yanked it HARD into a kneebar. Ken managed to grab the ropes to save himself with a rope-break, but Suzuki had ripped his leg so hard that Ken couldn't continue. Years later, they would meet again, and the more experienced Ken Shamrock... would get kneebar'd again. Suzuki also beat Jushin Thunder Liger in a legit MMA fight in 2003. It was... hard to watch.
@@Tenchigumi as far as I remember, Shamrock has always contested one of the wins and cited behind the scenes shenanigans, because like PRIDE some years later they allegedly fixed some matches to build hype around Minoru and Funaki, but nothing concrete has ever come out AFAIK. But Minoru always remains an insanely respected grappler by many people, like Bas, Barnett and also his master Karl Gotch, and like you said, often fought people way over his weight class in Pancrase and did always pretty well.
EVIL's favourite food is called EVIL, he shares it with his pet raccoon, who is called EVIL. He has an impressive bug collection, too. I saw it but it's mostly wEVILs.
@Jericholic2323 Huh? Wolf has made 3 videos talking about good wrestling can be but yeah, "...He doesnt really seem passionate." You do know that theres more to being passionate than just someones voice right?
People hate you BC you give them 2$ for a ps4. Also he said imagine if it was your job to make people hate you. Not imagine if people hated h at ur job.
Hot damn. The moment Suzuki goes from holding the steel chair over Liger to a full-floor-contact bow (not a normal bow, mind you. True prostration) is amazing. Talk about a moment that both impresses you deeply but messes with your head because it so strongly clashes with the created/altered/heightened reality surrounding this industry. Wow. Really powerful stuff.
First thought: ok, EPW's wrestling vids are good, but he might be stretching out the subject thin on this one... Middle of the video: *tearing up seeing Suzuki giving manly respect to Liger* wrestling's so cool...
I felt exactly the same way. I can't really explain why, but when that moment happened, I just kinda stared at the screen slack-jawed. A really great video and some amazingly strong moments.
@@goblinrat6119 Suzuki is about legit as you can get, he helped create MMA as it's known today in his younger days. Sure he's a 'wrestler' but I genuinely wouldn't wanna mess with him and that real part of 'yeah its a wrestling match but he could genuinely snap his opponents arm like a twig' helps his persona a lot.
Suzuki prostrating himself before Liger gives me chills every time. It's just so damn poignant, and the reaction of the crowd really elevates the moment.
If you’re into anime and haven’t tried watching wrestling, you’re missing out on what I think is the greatest and longest tournament arc anime that ever existed.
It's always been a bit more like a video game or a LARP to me, as the characters distinctly have stats and abilities that straight up make some just stronger than the others. For example, Santino Marella shouldn't have beaten Sheamus that one time, but hit an absurdly lucky critical success on something, or how Kofi Kingston seemed to always beat Randi Orton (or Edge always beat Kurt Angle) because one of them just happened to be tuned to a bunch of very specific weaknesses in the other, despite being consistently lower on the card at the time.
Hana Kimura appearing hit me harder than I expected. It's weird seeing her in a video that isn't focused on her. It's like seeing a familiar face in the background of a photo. Such a shame. R.I.P.
Coming back to this after the tragic announcement about Windham Rotunda/Bray Wyatt. This vid is such a fantastic dive into the brilliance wrestling can showcase, and it's saddening that so many write it off without a second thought due to it being scripted.
I audibly gasped at the “Symbol of the Bullet Club” part, despite having never heard of any of these people or their organization (outside of your extremely informative videos) 😅
Honestly EyepatchWolf's production and timing is so good it gives the scene a lot of extra gravitas and impact. He's clearly passionate about wrestling and his passion carries on to the way he edits this videos. Thats why i enjoy them a lot despite being a complete stranger to wrestling and not knowing any of these people and the storylines they take part in at all previously
@@applef1uffy she was on this relationship show where people live together and one of the people ruined her attire that she wore at the biggest wrestling show of the year in Japan being one of the first women to have a match in it and she slapped his hat then she got cyber bullied and she killed herself I was sad that day I dyed some of my hair pink for her
This reminds me of the panel he had in Anime Expo where he said: "My wrestler name would be The Cyclest! I'd have a bicycle that I walk up to every wrestling match that would have a bunch of locks attached and before the beginning of every match, I'd say 'hold on a second,' and unlock all the locks. After unlocking them, I'd stop and say, 'I would like to take a moment to talk about CO2 emissions.' Then I'd use tire irons and dirty tricks to get easy wins!" Either way, Super Eyepatch Wolf, I'm sorry as I was one of those people that attended your panel and didn't know who you were.
MJF at Starrcast looked a kid in a wheel chair in the eyes and said “And we all know I’m better than you because I can do this!” He then stood up and bent his knees before sitting down.
@@freebooterluckless Its basically a condom like container that has the green powder and she put the powder in her mouth with slight of hand and sprays it if you want more detail watch partsfunknowns video about green mist its a classic japanese heel move
Only in the world of Pro-Wrestling could someone calling themselves "Evil" ever be considered a rebellious good guy. I love this stupid awesome pastime.
He would come in a robe carrying a giant scythe, he was very over the top with the edginess that it almost circled back to being endearing? Now he's actually living out his name.
The japanese female heels was really similar to Code Geass's plot , becoming the greatest evil inorder to bring out the greatest justice , it was so cool that I was awestruck when I had first finished Code Geass.
@XL R8 well it was the lead characters solution to the problem of the empire his family built….. how do you get everyone to forgive the old regime? Become worse and ostracize them from power. How much worse? Mind blowingly worse. Executions. Silencing media that is dissenting. Curfews. Rationing food and resources because you can. Etc.
Huh. I have been wanting to write a story in which a villian is aware of the suffering is causing because he hopes someone will beat him and bring and even greater good. Guess nothing is trurly original.
My brother told me What if he opened it to the crowd and it turned out to be hundreds of real spiders and flung it into the audience and they crawled everywhere.
Dude, I felt some kinda way about Kagetsu's story. There's just something powerful in those clips. A weight that matches the reputation you spoke of. Respect, bro. I definitely won't forget her, or this video.
@@thephantom8837 There are lots of people to fall in love with in Stardom. I LOVE Momo Watanabe from the group Queens Quest. Such a great mix of pure arrogance and serious anger issues.
Idk man...unless if ur talking about how faces r treated in WWE I don't think it's like that elsewhere...if u have talent then it's ez for them to cheer u thus turning face...I'd argue that being a true heel is way harder to pull off
@@levisamom5069 John Cena and Roman Reigns (until recently) were both by booked as babyfaces, and they consistently got booed. Roman had to get fucking leukemia to finally go over as a good guy
I have never cared nor watch wrestling, but these videos of yours have actually made me respect it, and your one with the Golden Lovers in particular made me genuinely care.
I remember seeing this interview with Classy Freddie Blassie years ago about how, when he used to wrestle as a heel, fans who would boo him mercilessly and one even set fire to his car. His response to that: "They couldn't help it. They loved me." Legend!
Have you watched his older video about storytelling in wrestling that covers the Golden Lovers and Piper vs Bret? It's amazing. I show it to all my non wrestling friends when they ask why I like it
@@edchang3647 would also be fitting given the man who played the original Black Tiger (the antagonist to Tiger Mask in pro wrestling for those who aren't familiar) passed away 2 weeks ago.
For EVIL, I’d also add another detail. Los Ingobernables were small and close, but they weren’t like the Bullet Club where they would help each other win matches by any means necessary, EVIL got no help and so lost, and was seen as a weak since he needed it the most. It’s every man for themselves in LIJ, and this is also displayed as when members of LIJ clash they don’t hold back and go for it, as opposed to the fun BC and Suzuki-gun members have when they face. By joining Bullet Club he now had an army too who would help him stay as the god and not let Naito anywhere near him, as well as being able to help that army - what Naito never did for him.
Really happy to see this video back up. I saw this for the first time in early 2022 when I was just getting super into wrestling, and you introduced me to Stardom and Joshi, and where I’m at now, I don’t know what I’d be without Joshi. It’s almost all I watch anymore. I wouldn’t have Mayu Iwatani or AZM or Giulia had I not seen this video. And now Mayu is less than two weeks away from a match with the reason I started watching wrestling at all, Mercedes Moné. Seeing this video again isn’t just cool because it’s a terrific video, although it is, it’s cool because it’s kind of part of a full circle moment for me. Would be thrilled to see another wrestling upload from you soon, but I’ll watch no matter the topic anyway. Keep up the awesome work. EDIT: This is the first time I’ve seen footage Hana Kimura turn up in wrestling circles other than people memorializing her, so that’s cool. I’ve only ever watched her matches posthumously, so seeing her wrestle and seeing Kagetsu/Yu Ishino mention her by name and it’s treated as part of a larger story, a whole, got to me. For a moment it felt like Hana was still with us. So thank you for that
That Naito/EVIL moment gave me chills just having the story described to me. When EVIL raised the Too Sweet i had to pause the video. I thought maybe he would just attack his old friend. But to jump to the Bullet Club? I barely knew anything about Naito and even less about EVIL, but that betrayal actually made me gasp. That is some well done storytelling
Evolve or die. Naito had to do it when his Stardust Genius gimmick didn't work and was rejected by fans. EVIL just followed suit to not be forgotten. He probably didn't have to stab Naito in the back that hard to do so but you know, he's EVIL.
It’s such a good turn because it’s so shocking when it happens, but immediately after it happens, it makes so much sense why he had to do it. That’s the best kind of twist.
Same! It gave me a different perspective on the whole thing. I didn't start watching New Japan til Omega/Okada 1 so I didn't know they had all that history.
@@1900maniac if a heel gets booed its a good thing. If a face is cheered its a good thing. Since thats whose supposed to get cheered and booed but now more and more heels get cheered while more and more faces are booed
I wish you went over Raven. He felt like one of the most memorable heel characters in the Attitude Era. He basically is a cult leader who converts people into his Flock. He was also part of some crazy storylines such as hypnotizing The Sandman's family and getting hit with the most brutal chair shot of all time. He may be one of the best examples of wrestling psychology of all time.
**sniffle** I knew Evil would be brought up...him defeating Naito is still a fresh wound to me. I thank you for doing videos on a topic that I enjoy: wrestling! It’d be awesome if you did more!
Four fucking years, I've been waiting four years for him to win that title and he loses to EVIL??? In his second defense GOD! I don't know how people say New Japan don't have heels, from Suzuki to Jay White to EVIL I don't know how Gedo does it but he always make me hate someone more than I did before.
When you brought up the Montreal Screwjob, I legit thought you were going to tie it into the creation of Mr. McMahon. Vince McMahon leveraging the legit hate he got from the incident to eventually become one of the most despicable heels in wrestling, giving Steve Austin a big time authority figure to feud with that carried WWE through one of it's most successful periods. It's fascinating how real life events lead to Vince pulling back the curtain, which lead to him becoming an on air authority figure, which lead to him becoming the biggest heel in the company.
John Oliver did an absolutely terrific video on the exploitative practices uses by McMahon to control the wrestlers he employs- oh, excuse me “contracts”. Even if you don’t care for most of his videos, this one is really worth a watch.
Yo guys. Thanks so much for watching the video, means a lot.
So uh, this video got hit with 3 different copyright claims from three different companies before it went live (posting wrestling videos is a nightmare), so the chances of me making money on this is.. slim. So if you feel like supporting the channel, you can do so here, helps out a lot, thanks you~
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Thanks for posting!
anyone got manga recommendations
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@@osa-ii chainsaw man, jojos, one punch man, hunter x hunter, berserk
Made 2 wrestling vids before. Both got claimed. Making another this year. Will probably get claimed. When it comes to wrestling vids, Fair Use gets buried every time 😭 but god I’m excited to watch this
Japanese female heels look like they’re having more fun than anyone else on the entire planet.
They look like they have the best anime
I sure know who I'm rooting for.
If this comment had no context you might assume that it was left on a very different website from UA-cam 💀
Kagetsu is/was simply the best.
One of my favourite matches was were she felt so invincible that she claimed she would defeat her opponent in under 5 minutes, and proposed a timelimit and in case of a draw she would loose her title.
At the beginning of the match she brought a kettle and cup noodles to the ring, and claimed she would be done in time for a nice hot cup of isntant ramen.
She wrestled the match very lackadaisical, constantly belittleling her opponent at first, but grew more desperate with time. While she was clearly the superior figther in the match, her oponent would kick out constantly and not giving up. Kagetsu won of course, but it too her 6 minutes 30. She got up took her Cup Noodles, ate them and stated "A bit too cold I guess... Well, you did prove me wrong, I took longer, how long was it? 6 minutes 30?... Well I guess I proposed to lose the title if I took to long... But Rossi [the owner] never gave me a contract for the stipulation, so it was never official, So I guess I keep it, don't I?" and walked away.
Kagetsu is great.
@@TainakaRicchan Aw man! That's effing great! It feels so odd to see so much fun stuff in Japanese female wrestling since it's like the most obscure of the obscure, but I really want to check it out now. It just seems so interesting.
"He refuses to enter until a mink rug is laid before him and the mink is sprayed with perfume."
You are just describing his entrance and I already fucking hate him.
I think that's *the ring is sprayed with perfume, but same difference.
then he was doing his job well i gotta agree i heard the little talked about him in the bideo and saw the fottage and i just wanna punch so i guess he did his job well because people liked seing him get punched
I love him xD
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I can't get over the fact that the most dramatic storyline in this video is about the shocking, unexpected turn to the dark side of a man whose name is literally EVIL
Who could have seen it coming?
Well, Los Ingobernables del Japon were bad guys in the beginning so it makes sense, he couldn't change his name to GOOD
And even then, I couldn't tell who was going to "turn" because almost all the mentioned characters *were already heels*
@@Henrique.Mattos. good is the antonym of bad, not evil. The word you are looking for is holy.
@@Ellie-i7q-t5w sorry, not my native language
The fact the guy is committed enough to his character to flip off a kid is honestly respectable in a crazy way.
Fuck them kids.
That was probably him being considerate. No need to get upset over a finger anyways.
He has now threw a drink at a kid. God bless MJF
@@JacksiloutionThrew an alcoholic drink, too. Thankfully the kid was OK.
If causing emotional harm to kids is respectable, I should be a great emperor by now
@@Mana-ray635 Wow he stuck a finger to a kid. How will the kid ever recover???
In pro wrestling, booing is just another kind of cheering. Or, as they say, any reaction is better than no reaction.
Kinda like "no publicity is bad publicity " even if it makes it look like your teenage daughter is grinding on your lap based off one still photo image.
(the Trump and his daughter one from 96 I think, I'm not going to debate opinions as I don't care, just what I thought of)
Well that depends on the booing honestly. Roman Reigns was booed for a while for the wrong reasons but yes I agree that any reaction is better than no reaction. Although in Japanese wrestling the crowds react differently, they are silent for a while to respect the wrestlers and the people watching then cheer at certain times. Any wrestler who knows how to work with a crowd knows what they're doing.
thats so stupid wwe thinking
@@juliand.breakdown463 UK and continental Europe seem to play by those rules, too, as does indy circuit in general - the Kaiju Big Battel circuit for sure, and here in Ottawa 4C wrestling the most noise is always the biggest boos for the "meanest" villains. It all depends on how rowdy a given scene tends to be.
"What" and "boring" chants are some of the most toxic chants and do not benefit anybody. Booing a heel is fine and even encouraged to an extent, because they're supposed to be hated.
"if you hate me, get better than me..."
is like a Villain wanting to be beaten by a Epic Hero, is sad and awesome at the same time.
Reninds me of Akuma and Ryu.
@@e3uphoric51 dman that was a sad anime
Itachi and sasuke also comes to mind
Alucard from Hellsing.
He absolutely despised monsters like vampires and ghouls and werewolves, when he himself was the pinnacle of vampirism.
He thus hated himself.
He saw himself as a weak tusk of a man that couldn't achieve greatness in life without making a pact with the devil.
That's also the reason he respects humans like Alexandr Anderson. The man was the only equal of Alucard the king of vampires in a duel, without actually being a vampire and still retaining his humanity, and they both deeply respected each other as men and as opponents.
Hellsing was awesome.
Baki villains
Moral of the story: Japanese pro wrestling storytelling is godlike
do you watch czw or gcw?
Cringe*
@@GrowingDownUnder Japanese wrestling being good doesn't mean everything else is bad
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I mean I cried to YOSHIHASHI winning the NEVER 6 man titles so yeah.
I feel like cutting Gorgeous George's advice in half lessens its impact a bit. "A lot of people will pay to see someone shut your mouth. So keep on bragging, keep on sassing and always be outrageous."
DAMNNNNN
When you understand that Gorgeous George made a living out of people paying to see someone stop him from doing his own antics, the other half is pretty dang obvious.
I feel like the first half is enough. It implies the second half pretty clearly.
Even as someone who is not a wrestling fan, I think his videos about wrestling are some of his best and if I see him post one, I click on it immediately.
The key is passion.
I could listen to a guy talk about something I never cared about, because as long as they are passionate they will have a lot to say about it and their excitement may prove infectious.
have you seen any wrestling?
AS a wrestling fan who has seen a lot of Wrestling vids, Super Eyepatch wolf is easily one of the best and most watchable on the subject.
I have to agree. I don't follow wrestling at all but his videos about them are just so good. Though at this point I feel like he can make video on anything and it'd be good.
his Passion shows through his videos about Wrestling, for sure.
“She made a running joke of hanging her opponent and kicking her down stairs”
Wait... running joke... like multiple times? That requires a lot of set up to do
Yeah I can think of at least three times where she hung Mayu from something and dropped her, though kicking her down the stairs only happened when she did the hanging at one venue (Korakuen Hall). Though there was also the time she dropped the entrance stage onto Mayu's neck, when she wanted to mix up the attempted murder
@@Trentus86 wait what
@@Trentus86 a link maybe?
I cant find any hanging
@@astaut2659 Oh my bad I thought you were asking about the stage haha. Here's a link to some pictures: www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/jzfvxi/stardom_a_reminder_of_the_times_kagetsu_decided/
And to a video of the first time: ua-cam.com/video/wbm6dbygJU0/v-deo.html
@@Trentus86 thats sad
Someone should add Japanese subtitles to this and share it with Kagetsu to let her know she's acknowledged and appreciated outside of Japan as well.
i have no idea how to translate japanesse but i swear i will find a way to do this
@@arson.8164 So, did you do it?
UA-cam’s got an auto-translate caption feature nowadays, so this could happen.
@@Marcharound UA-cam's Auto-Captions are famously shit even in English, we who do not know Japanese can only imagine how much they suck in an entirely different script.
@@apossiblyhereticalalphaleg3595UA-cam’s auto-captions are actually pretty decent in the modern day, or at least Super Eyepatch Wolf talks clear enough that the captions can follow his speech. I’m sure she would be able to understand him at the very least.
„Got your hopes up just a little bit didn’t I ?“ … holy shit …
I don’t think that I have ever witnessed showmanship on that level in real life.
Basically the better you are at making people hate you, the better you are as an actor.
I've seen you in many places. You're not just some guy. You're a comment man. A modern day hero.
Why are you everywhere
Bro you're basically anime Justin Y.
Damn cardi b Must be the best actress ever then
amber heard is the greatest actor of all time /s
"It was a fucking plastic spider and I'm still mad about it"
That line summarizes literally everything that happened to every member of the Wyett family in WWE.
well you happlily will realize that "wyatt" is spelled this way and as a plus! Windham thinks about leaving wrestling behind alltogether.
your sources suck btw.
luke(broaden lee) goes to aew cause they got buried RIP
eric few only know where he is.
braun only got shoved and cameback with a push then flopped (typical vince)
bray got a very messy run after his family saga, even as the fiend he has to butt head with many staffs and vince for creative issues rendering his art useless, he has good rep and work but being held back is just ugly even if the part of it is his very loose promo over-the-top villain persona and quite borderline too edge to cut someone.
THE HUMAN SPIDER?
Would a real giant spider be better or worse???
@@eliasmg9144
At least a real giant spider would explain why so many people were terrified when they looked inside. Instead... we have a bunch of trained professionals getting scared by a Halloween prop in a cage.
Kegetsu reminds me of that one anime character who isnt inherently evil but just wants to fight someone strong enough to give them a challenge so they belittle the characters till they finally are strong enough to win
God I love that trope so much.
Sure it’s cliche and overdone, but when done correctly there is litte as good.
I think Yujiro Hanma's behaviour specifically towards Baki Hanma captures that.
Vegeta
are you talking about segetsu for naruto shipuden
Like Jetstream Sam from MGR
This man just literally just introduced me to Kegetsu and over the course of minutes I have fallen in love with this woman and I'm crying over her motivations and story. What the fuck is happening?
Yeah, that's the way I feel about all these wrestling videos!
Yeah I'm awestruck by her, good lord. I wanna let her beat me up but I also wanna hug her and tell her how freaking cool and beautiful she is.
@@maggiedk .... same
Him there name is yu ishino and he recently Came out as trans
@@marwahachem5197 That's so fucking cool, thanks for the info!!
I know absolutely nothing about wrestling but I could watch stuff like this for hours
You would love New Japan Pro Wrestling, Stardom and Kenny Omega (world’s best wrestler, who is also obsessed with anime and RPGs)
@@autistpatrol2493 Sans
Same! It doesn't matter the medium, I just love good storytelling 😍
You could also try watching Vice's Dark Side of the Ring too. Really a wonderful and interesting show
@@autistpatrol2493 sans.
Dusty’s absolute hatred for his Seven gimmick is what makes him so respectable. Dude isn’t just an entertainer, he’s an artist.
*Dustin
The Network saw the vignettes introducing him, which involved him menacing a child, and told them to scrap the gimmick in case people thought they were promoting child abuse. The rest of it was a worked shoot.
The dude was willing to get breast implants to push the Goldust gimmick forward. Truly dedicated.
Fun fact: Minoru Suzuki did the mo-cap for Tekken's King during the 90's, so calling him the "King" feels like a double entendre.
He also was a champion in Pancrase whose top champ was referred to as "The King of Pancrase"
Oh baby a triple entendre.
@@ogreevans You're right, and man Suzuki's early Pancrase career is super underrated. As terrifying as he might be as a grizzled pro-wrestler today, he was equally (if not more) terrifying as a young, ripped, hyper-talented catch-wrestler looking to legitimately torture you before ripping your leg off. And even during that time, he mastered being a heel without saying a word; from that douchebag pompadour, to the way he'd smirk obnoxiously when his opponents try to counter his wrestling, to the signature black towel entrance... the man was a menace you wanted to hate and/or fear.
kinda like calling Snake " Big Boss "?
Is this true ?
@@dragio23234 yep
Thanks for exposing us to Kagetsu. She sounds like the Japanese Undertaker - a legendary final boss who was actually a great parental figure backstage.
Now he goes by Yu Ishino.
the fact not only am I just now watching this and learning about Yu Ishino, but that today is his 31's Birthday.
@@Zero1228xdamn, happy belated birthday to him then 🎉
@@Zero1228x Yo that rules! Grats to him on the transition! Betting that had something to do with retiring lol
Undertaker wasn't great backstage, he was a redneck bully, like you would expect
Western wrestling fan here.
I'm really upset that this is the first time I've heard of Kagetsu. Legit furious
Me too dude
can relate
The joy and horror of joshi wrestling fan. They are the best. They will sacrifice a body in the ring to give us the best possible entertainment. And they will retire quicker than their male counterparts, because they are broken down quicker, for less money.
They burn brighter, quicker. You have to be lucky to catch them in their prime. Luckily the accessiblity of the video is much better.
Do the deep dive as soon as you can. Find your favorites.
Dude kagetsu line “if you dont like me then beat me” thats actually the sickest thing ive ever heard that is so fucking awesome i actually wanna start watching female japanese wrestling just because of her
Its a gold mine of joy and athleticism. You'll find something you enjoy even if Kagetsu is retired
So watch it. It is fucking ridiculous and brilliant at the same time.
@@DomIstKrieg that statement applies to all wrestling lmao
Agree, hearing her story makes me seriously want to watch it. Even though I've never been a fan of sports, let alone wrestling
@@Chaosmancer7 So watch it. Oedo Tai's (the group Kagetsu was in) promo's were amazing too. They had fantastic chemistry.
Kegetsu, deciding to be the villain in order to better shape the heroes; truly the road to hell is paved with good intentions...
Pretty epic
I'd like to think she is basically kinda like bakugo from MHA
@@levisamom5069 More like Garou from One Punch Man.
@@OtakuUnitedStudio nah the thing with garo is that he's the challanger...he is the one climbing the mountain while bakugo is already at the top of the mountain... he's one of the top of the class both physically and academically and that's what his character is like...the brash, arrogant, elite character...and the "if u wanna beat me get better than me" thing fits bakugo way more
more like itachi, become something powerful and hated to give others the motivation to get stronger so that they can defeat you
R.I.P Windham Lawrence Rotunda AKA Bray Wyatt you will be missed
God, the Japanese guy in the beginning, he's like everything Steven Seagal wishes he could be.
Antonio Inoki is one of the most interesting figures in the history of professional wrestling and Japanese sports and entertainment more generally. The concept of a Japanese Shi‘a Muslim retired pro wrestling superstar-turned-veteran diplomat and hostage negotiator sounds like the setup to a very convoluted joke, but it isn't.
I'm super curious about this guy now. He literally looks like a real-life anime character.
@@rokkimaize7333 Fun fact.
You know Joey from Yugioh and how everytime he got serious he had that "Brooklyn Chin" thing happen?
That, according to the series creator, was based off of Inoki's look.
“the Japanese guy”
....
@@dillonpanarello5242 You mean Joey Wheeler? That 3rd rate dualist with a 4th rate deck wishes he was as great.
Yo, I legitimately love Kagetsu.
Holy shit, that woman is amazing.
Do you know the song that plays when she is brought up at 20:10 it's driving me crazy
@@vishrutbajaj337 Karate by Babymetal
She is amazing
they be like KDA but more brutal
"Only one other man can do this"
wait, someone more feared than New Jack?
"Minoru Suzuki"
Understandable, have a good day
basically my exact thought process, and 10000000% accurate
Me, who knows nothing about wrestling: And then he did the symbol for the bullet club!! Can you believe that?!
The way he set it up too...kenta had nothing to do with the story but just mention him and the bullet club...even anyone who doesn't know were in shock at that turn... brilliant storytelling
moral of the story never be friends with some one whose name is Evil.
I was legitimately shocked by that in the video
Still don't know how I trusted a man called Evil
Come on man, respect the all caps. It's EVIL.
@@ironflyellis3817 All caps like KENTA
Surely it would be too obvious for him to actually be evil right? Right??
It’s actually an acronym, it really means
EVERY
VILLAIN
IS
LEMONS
@@WoodstockProd gasp
“Way too long video on wrestling”
are you kidding me i could watch you talk about wrestling for hours.
PLEASE keep talking about pro wrestling
netanel mullokandov sorry mate only watching this bc of wolf pro wrestling is balls
@@Couldbedumber I was never into wrestling,then I saw the first 2 videos,I'm still not much into it. But damn if I don't respect it.
Considering how many times I've rewatched his wrestling videos I have listened to him for hours lmfao
@@furyownswilder5198 damn didnt know you decided what he makes videos about lmao
So happy MJF was mentioned in this video. I went to private school and was surrounded by entitled, condescending guys like him. I even went into fashion design in college and the sight of burberry fake or otherwise gets my blood boiling thanks to MJF. He really is a master of his craft.
*Mentions EVIL turning on Naito*
Me an LIJ mark: *weeps uncontrollably*
I'm surprised he didn't include the audio of Hiromu screaming in agony as EVIL walked away.
@@l.s.herrera1411 Or Milano sobbing at the commentary desk.
Gedo isn't done making Naito suffer
I still can't believe how genuinely shocked I was that a guy named "EVIL" betrayed his friends.
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Kagetsu looks in all those matches like she is having the time of her life. I had no idea that wrestling brand existed but it looks amazing even without giant halls and pyrotechnics.
Stardom is on the path to became the NJPW of women's wrestling
"People were afraid of New Jack" -- "were"?? Dude is going to come after you for implying aren't still afraid of him.
New Jack retired in 2013, but I'm still terrified of him. No really.
Even though he's in America, I feel like he'd cross the globe if I said some shit about him under my breatg
I remember when he said he would kill Logan paul in a wrestling match
He's actually pretty chill when he's not in-character. Very calm and good sense of humor. I don't think he hates white people either. He just understands how to use race to get heat. I don't agree with a lot of shit Jack has done, but at the end of the day he's just another guy trying to make a paycheck.
@@jakefoley9539 He... stabbed someone. That sounds acutely un-chill, if you ask me.
It’s kinda hard to forget Koketsu, crazily enough, as an artist, just looking at her move makes me wanna draw each of her dynamics, she’s beyond inspirational.
He goes by yu ishino now if you want to keep up with what he's doing
"The art of making people hate you"
*I'm so good at Art*
Oof
Same
I'm a master artist
Edgy
*bold = funny*
me ordinarily: “eh, wrestling just isn’t really my thing!”
me when SuperEyepatchWolf talks about wrestling: **HAVE YOU HEARD THE TALE OF THE GOLDEN LOVERS**
bruh watch some clips from the attitude era its great
If you don´t become interested in wrestling after hearing SuperEyepatchWolf sheer passion when talking about wrestling, you are a clinically diagnosed sociopath.
I'm in this comment and I don't like it.
Is it possible to learn this power???
*Turns and looks at you* Not from a Babyface.
Naito: "You're Evil!"
Evil: "Always have been."
The most exposure to wrestling I’ve ever gotten before this was when they did a wrestling-themed episode of Ru Paul’s Drag Race and I thought the names “faces” and “heels” were something they made up for the show.
“People began speaking of EVIL as the least important member of LIJ”
*sigh of relief from Bushi*
LMFAO underrated comment
May you receive past 100 LIKES before 2020 concludes.
Somebody has to eat the pins in those tag matches
It could be worse. You could be Douki.
Seeing Hana Kimura made me tear up still hurts ;_;
That is a really sad story. :(
Oh wow I looked that up... A fucking shame.
I still feel sadness for her family and anger toward the stupidity of those who caused it
Basically, people saying wrestling is fake are missing out on a great show.
Basically, yeah. Pro wrestling is, at its core, performance art, and it's evolved in a way since the days of the Attitude Era (with its shock jock humor and juvenile writing) into great theater with complex, three-dimensional characters that don't have to be all shouty and angry all the time, now able to convey a variety of emotions.
Basically, modern pro wrestling has openly embraced the performance art aspect of it and, in the case of wrestling around the world, can be viewed as a great window of getting a vibe for different cultures around the world: look at how different the wrestling is in Mexico or Australia compared to a place like Japan or the Congo; the internet has kinda allowed pro wrestling to become this really beautiful thing that can, if given a chance, bring people together in a shared sense of understanding.
I never understand it. If you can accept the storyline of a movie; you should be able to accept the entertainment of professional wrestling.
Yeah that's another thing. I never got interested into wrestling but I was always told it sucks bc it's fake. But like... movies and tv shows are fake??
And like, does it matter if it's fake? Do people actually expect wrestlers to fight like gladiators and illegal underground fight clubs?? Idk that's just weird.
Super eyepatch make me realize it's a whole world of entertainement, story lines and character arcs and it seems so interesting.
It is fake, but it's fun so who cares.
Or, you know, a mediocre show. You saw that hall of terrible heels.
Being a heel is liberating. When you're trying to get people to like you, there's rules you have to follow, there's certain things you can't say or do. When you're making people hate you, that all goes away, you don't have to worry about rules or conventions on how to behave. For me, that's the true brilliance of being a heel.
"Too much freedom is a bad thing." Was the heel tagline of Sargent slaughter
@JoJo is not an anime in a vacuum, yes. With context it sure was
@JoJo is not an anime you didn't read what I said did you.
@JoJo is not an anime people have different ideologies about freedom, you just happen to like authority more, and Sgt slaughter's tagline is definitely coming from an authoritarian heel
"Too much pink energy is bad." - Zordon
Kagetsu is an icon, she deserves to be known in western wrestling as well for her work, just an admirable woman.
"Hana you're just 20 years old."
That hurt.
That cut a little too deep...
Why?
@@samerero9886 she took her life not too long ago
@@vta2265 Just found about it. She's still too young! Geez this is why I hate bullies
I was dreading a Hana Reference, but it still hurt like hell when it came up
R.I.P Bray wyatt man. Didn't watch s huge amount of wrestling, but he was one of the biggest draws for me, his character work was truly spectacular. He's with brodie now, two people gone way too soon
I really don't know why, but watching those clips of Kagetsu gave me goosebumps. She looked like she was having the time of her life as well as looking incredibly intimidating and a bit insane. Then to hear what her motivation was... just wow. I'm going to have to look her and her matches up
She reminds me of “the snake guy” trope in anime
Proper strong style stuff too. Yeah those strikes are pulled, but watching her take that pump kick to the head or all those forearm strikes. Fuck me what a badass.
@@lilibryant2032jyh
yeah
Kegetsu: *Exists*
Me: Oh no she's so cool.
I've never even seen her before this video and that was my exact reaction lmao
Her harem agrees
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She's got such a great style, so intense! I'm looking for matches as I write this! :O
I had only vaguely heard of Oedo Tai before this video, but now I fucking LOVE them. I really need to start watching Stardom...
New Jack was an actual monster.
There's playing a villain, and then there's being a racist, violent, potential murderer.
You're right
Nah, you're being worked son. People thought the same of Killer Kowalski back in the day.
Gullible thy name is thee.
@@Aphelion_k9f Dude, New Jack stabbed a guy.
@@sydneyboettcher2800 Sid stabbed Arn Anderson with a pair of scissors. You gonna call him insane too? Or was the Psycho part of his name just a gimmick?
"People were starting to talk about EVIL as the least important member of LIJ."
Me, a BUSHI stan: I'll take it!!
Bushi is extremely important.... Very important.... Most important..... Don't ask me why
Antonio Inoki: *Having a winning streak that lasted for years*
Big Van Vader: IT’S VADER TIME!!!!
I remebered watching him do a moonsault and i was like how was that humanly possible for a guy thats 500 pounds going against the likes of sting and cactus jack
... wait, Kagetsu? Someone is finally talking about Kagetsu? You've made me so unbelievably happy. Her run towards the end of her career encapsulated everything I love about wrestling. I think about them, her feuds, her relationships often- and no one else ever knows who I'm talking about. While those brief frames of Kagetsu, Kris, and Hana bring up... a lot of complex feelings, it also summarizes one of the strongest periods in wrestling for me and I'm glad it's being remembered.
Oedo Tai for life
All of Oedo Tai really deserve more international recognition. They're hands down my all time favorite wrestling faction. Of course, just sucks that they're basically gone now, with Kagetsu and Kris being retired and that awful tragedy with Hana.
someone knows what song plays when kagetsu appears in the video?
@@franciscoverafricke6420 Karate by Babymetal
“I used to like paying video game! Then I lost my virginity”
*Zoom in on a guy*
They did that guy so dirty
lmao true
Facts
And he looked kinda nerdy. That was definitely some shade being thrown☠
IKR LMAO
DAMMMNN
And Kagetsu being awesome didn't even end with retirement
He later ended up having one of the most public coming outs on the Japanese wrestling scene (as a trans man), wrote a book about his experiences and still occasionally wrestles on the memorial shows for one of his deceased students
Absolute legend
RIP Hana Kimura
Some random facts regarding some of the wrestlers that were mentioned by Eyepatch Wolf, for whoever is curious:
- New Jack had a match at Smokey Mountain against the actual Undertaker but unfortunately the footage seems to be lost. The video for the promo building up to the match is up on UA-cam
- Minoru Suzuki is not a scary motherfucker just because he wears a black towel on his head during his entrance or his funky hairstyle, he is a legit fighter who has pioneered modern MMA as one of the founders of Pancrase in the early 90s, where also people like Ken Shamrock and Bas Rutten have fought. So this helps bring forward the fact that he is a dangerous competitor
- Minoru Suzuki is also huge fan of One Piece, and has also appeared in one of the Chopperman specials. He also often wears a fedora outside of the ring. The man couldn't give any less fucks.
- EVIL's finishing maneuver is called... EVIL
actually he changed it to EVERYTHING IS EVIL.
minorus face while attacking is so creepy, the guy looks like he will rip you into pieces+ i dont think its coincidence that his towel over head resembles reaper or death, the opponent who is going against him will not be happy because he won but because he survived against death incarnate
Minoru Suzuki legitimately beat Ken Shamrock twice, arguably during Ken's most roided-out prime (Ken naturally dwarfed the comparatively svelte 5'10" Suzuki). One of those wins was particularly brutal: Suzuki got a hold of Ken's leg in a heel-hook and yanked it HARD into a kneebar. Ken managed to grab the ropes to save himself with a rope-break, but Suzuki had ripped his leg so hard that Ken couldn't continue. Years later, they would meet again, and the more experienced Ken Shamrock... would get kneebar'd again.
Suzuki also beat Jushin Thunder Liger in a legit MMA fight in 2003. It was... hard to watch.
@@Tenchigumi as far as I remember, Shamrock has always contested one of the wins and cited behind the scenes shenanigans, because like PRIDE some years later they allegedly fixed some matches to build hype around Minoru and Funaki, but nothing concrete has ever come out AFAIK. But Minoru always remains an insanely respected grappler by many people, like Bas, Barnett and also his master Karl Gotch, and like you said, often fought people way over his weight class in Pancrase and did always pretty well.
EVIL's favourite food is called EVIL, he shares it with his pet raccoon, who is called EVIL. He has an impressive bug collection, too. I saw it but it's mostly wEVILs.
Got no interest in wrestling at all but listening to a guy talk about something he is absolutely passionate about is always fascinating.
@Jericholic2323 Huh? Wolf has made 3 videos talking about good wrestling can be but yeah, "...He doesnt really seem passionate." You do know that theres more to being passionate than just someones voice right?
"Imagine walking to a job where people hate you." Easy I already work at gamestop.
People hate you BC you give them 2$ for a ps4. Also he said imagine if it was your job to make people hate you. Not imagine if people hated h at ur job.
Gamestop? haha dude just go to steam LOLOLOL
J. K U S Z
Imagine being so small brained you hate the poor shmuck working behind the counter for the decisions of the company.
@@MasterDuelCentral sorry can't words goods
Gourgeous George never met Ali. Freddy Blaise did and Ali thought he was George
Hot damn. The moment Suzuki goes from holding the steel chair over Liger to a full-floor-contact bow (not a normal bow, mind you. True prostration) is amazing. Talk about a moment that both impresses you deeply but messes with your head because it so strongly clashes with the created/altered/heightened reality surrounding this industry. Wow. Really powerful stuff.
First thought: ok, EPW's wrestling vids are good, but he might be stretching out the subject thin on this one...
Middle of the video: *tearing up seeing Suzuki giving manly respect to Liger* wrestling's so cool...
I felt exactly the same way. I can't really explain why, but when that moment happened, I just kinda stared at the screen slack-jawed. A really great video and some amazingly strong moments.
@@goblinrat6119 Suzuki is about legit as you can get, he helped create MMA as it's known today in his younger days.
Sure he's a 'wrestler' but I genuinely wouldn't wanna mess with him and that real part of 'yeah its a wrestling match but he could genuinely snap his opponents arm like a twig' helps his persona a lot.
Suzuki prostrating himself before Liger gives me chills every time. It's just so damn poignant, and the reaction of the crowd really elevates the moment.
I had tears in my eyes and I don't even watch wrestling
It's a beautiful goodbye to a Japanese pro wrestling legend first disguised as a horror story where he was destroyed at the end of his career
If you’re into anime and haven’t tried watching wrestling, you’re missing out on what I think is the greatest and longest tournament arc anime that ever existed.
Im kinda starting to feel like that now Lol ..also have you watched record of ragnarok
You ruined it :(
Not WWE.it hasn't been good in decades.
It's always been a bit more like a video game or a LARP to me, as the characters distinctly have stats and abilities that straight up make some just stronger than the others. For example, Santino Marella shouldn't have beaten Sheamus that one time, but hit an absurdly lucky critical success on something, or how Kofi Kingston seemed to always beat Randi Orton (or Edge always beat Kurt Angle) because one of them just happened to be tuned to a bunch of very specific weaknesses in the other, despite being consistently lower on the card at the time.
Man didn't know how many weebs are here on this comment section.
20:10 Thank you Super Eyepatch Wolf for introducing me to Kagetsu: one of the best but underrated women's wrestlers out there.
Hana Kimura appearing hit me harder than I expected. It's weird seeing her in a video that isn't focused on her. It's like seeing a familiar face in the background of a photo. Such a shame.
R.I.P.
That Kegetsu girl is an anime villain, even down to her line.
"Evil: The King of Darkness"
That's the most delightfully edgelord name I've heard in my life!
Idk, I find the use of an adjective as a name to be displeasing, plus Maleficent did that first anyway
Coming back to this after the tragic announcement about Windham Rotunda/Bray Wyatt. This vid is such a fantastic dive into the brilliance wrestling can showcase, and it's saddening that so many write it off without a second thought due to it being scripted.
I audibly gasped at the “Symbol of the Bullet Club” part, despite having never heard of any of these people or their organization (outside of your extremely informative videos) 😅
Lmao same
That's because he's an S-tier youtuber.
Same but the worst part was that dude pulling out a knife a stabbing someone
Honestly EyepatchWolf's production and timing is so good it gives the scene a lot of extra gravitas and impact. He's clearly passionate about wrestling and his passion carries on to the way he edits this videos. Thats why i enjoy them a lot despite being a complete stranger to wrestling and not knowing any of these people and the storylines they take part in at all previously
Me too. I exclaimed "OH MY GOOOOD!!"
I can only imagine what Kagetsu was feeling when Hana died. Seeing someone she probably helped train die so tragically must've devastated her.
What happened?
@@applef1uffy she was on this relationship show where people live together and one of the people ruined her attire that she wore at the biggest wrestling show of the year in Japan being one of the first women to have a match in it and she slapped his hat then she got cyber bullied and she killed herself I was sad that day I dyed some of my hair pink for her
@@thenotoriousnightmareswitc2648 WTH THATS SO SAD
@@applef1uffy watch her match’s there really good
Seeing Hana in the video was heartbreaking
This reminds me of the panel he had in Anime Expo where he said:
"My wrestler name would be The Cyclest! I'd have a bicycle that I walk up to every wrestling match that would have a bunch of locks attached and before the beginning of every match, I'd say 'hold on a second,' and unlock all the locks. After unlocking them, I'd stop and say, 'I would like to take a moment to talk about CO2 emissions.' Then I'd use tire irons and dirty tricks to get easy wins!"
Either way, Super Eyepatch Wolf, I'm sorry as I was one of those people that attended your panel and didn't know who you were.
Well done loved the video 👌
Didn't expect to see you here!
Yo it's the hammer man.
MJF at Starrcast looked a kid in a wheel chair in the eyes and said “And we all know I’m better than you because I can do this!” He then stood up and bent his knees before sitting down.
What a little f**ker, I love it lol. Top heel work right there
i know literally nothing about wrestling but holy shit stan Kagetsu
Dude for real, how does she do that mist spit move?!
@@freebooterluckless Its basically a condom like container that has the green powder and she put the powder in her mouth with slight of hand and sprays it if you want more detail watch partsfunknowns video about green mist its a classic japanese heel move
@@freebooterluckless It was originally created by a wrestler named The Great Muta. Watch his work he's fantastic
I STAN
The demon queen of all heel wrestlers.
I would belly crawl through a mile of broken glass covered in hot sauce for one second of eye contact with Kagetsu
This is the most lesbian comment ever
or go and meet her
Lil down bad but ok
@@Big_Mas182 I'M DOWN SO BAD YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE
I'M SO GLAD I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE FEELING THIS WAY OMG
Bro that segment with Kagetsu was amazing! She has a badass theme and character and I thank you for presenting her on this video.
Only in the world of Pro-Wrestling could someone calling themselves "Evil" ever be considered a rebellious good guy. I love this stupid awesome pastime.
Well he's not a good guy anymore
@@ChuckyBeingChucky I mean, fair. But the fact that he was at all is super amusing and interesting to me.
He would come in a robe carrying a giant scythe, he was very over the top with the edginess that it almost circled back to being endearing?
Now he's actually living out his name.
@@soliduswasright678 I mean, EVIL was basically a huge chuuni dude, it's so cheesy that it made him likeable.
The japanese female heels was really similar to Code Geass's plot , becoming the greatest evil inorder to bring out the greatest justice , it was so cool that I was awestruck when I had first finished Code Geass.
That was the plot of Code Geass?
@XL R8 well it was the lead characters solution to the problem of the empire his family built…..
how do you get everyone to forgive the old regime? Become worse and ostracize them from power.
How much worse? Mind blowingly worse.
Executions. Silencing media that is dissenting. Curfews. Rationing food and resources because you can. Etc.
Huh. I have been wanting to write a story in which a villian is aware of the suffering is causing because he hopes someone will beat him and bring and even greater good. Guess nothing is trurly original.
@@misteraskman3668 Dude, of course nothing is original. We have the story archetypes imbued in our DNA. We have mutations, not origins.
code geass is boring tbh. I found more depth in tom wood movies smh
"it was a fucking plastic spider and im still mad"
me: i know that pain
My brother told me What if he opened it to the crowd and it turned out to be hundreds of real spiders and flung it into the audience and they crawled everywhere.
@@udabudha2867 that would have been better
I’ve heard that it’s easy to make people hate you. But there’s a fine line between hate and disgust. And the trick is to find that balance.
Dude, I felt some kinda way about Kagetsu's story. There's just something powerful in those clips. A weight that matches the reputation you spoke of. Respect, bro. I definitely won't forget her, or this video.
Kagetsu is fierce but has a sense of humor at times. Oedo Tai do things purely to amuse themselves.
@@DomIstKrieg Signed up to Stardom World to watch their stories. Should've known I'd fall in love with the promotion too.
@@thephantom8837 There are lots of people to fall in love with in Stardom. I LOVE Momo Watanabe from the group Queens Quest. Such a great mix of pure arrogance and serious anger issues.
So the take away for me is, "Start watching Japanese Wrestling."
YES.
YES.
Paulo Inocente the omega vs okada trilogy for sure
Paulo Inocente dailymotion has full matches from most promotions, watchwrestling.in has full show streams
NJPW and Stardom are great, definitely start watching Puro.
You ever think you could do a follow up discussing babyfaces? Universally beloved babyfaces are arguably harder than being a heel
Idk man...unless if ur talking about how faces r treated in WWE I don't think it's like that elsewhere...if u have talent then it's ez for them to cheer u thus turning face...I'd argue that being a true heel is way harder to pull off
@@levisamom5069 John Cena and Roman Reigns (until recently) were both by booked as babyfaces, and they consistently got booed. Roman had to get fucking leukemia to finally go over as a good guy
@@WoodstockProd And THAT didn't even work at first
I am not a wrestling fan. What's a babyface.
@@justanotherchannelwithauno7580 babyfaces/faces r the good guys and heel r the bad guys
I have never cared nor watch wrestling, but these videos of yours have actually made me respect it, and your one with the Golden Lovers in particular made me genuinely care.
Man I literally cried when Suzuki bowed to Liger. What an intense emotional scene. Great video by the way. Looking forward to more.
The women's wrestling in Japan is some of the coolest shit I've ever seen
Can't recommend it enough their UA-cam channel uploads a ton of great stuff, check it out
+fakest...i still watch them tho my fav is Raiki seika
Oh snap, I'm glad I read comments
@@Basteal same
@erberen shamu uuhhhh
How about the Vince McMahon character, he's still the biggest heel in pro wrestling, stealing wrestler's twitch accounts and all XD
he beyond everything 🤣
Well, nothing’s scarier then capitalism, am I right boys?
@@goroakechi6126 ☠️☠️
You forgot firing anyone who even mentions a workers union
Can't believe he did that
I remember seeing this interview with Classy Freddie Blassie years ago about how, when he used to wrestle as a heel, fans who would boo him mercilessly and one even set fire to his car. His response to that: "They couldn't help it. They loved me."
Legend!
Me: Notices Super Eyepatch Wolf's passion for wrestling.
Also me: Excitedly waiting for a video about Tiger Mask.
Have you watched his older video about storytelling in wrestling that covers the Golden Lovers and Piper vs Bret? It's amazing. I show it to all my non wrestling friends when they ask why I like it
The Manga, The animes, or The Wrestlers?
@@Dave_ja_vu yep. It really changed what I thought about wrestling.
@@mrbonesaw90 all of them. I'm surprised he hasn't yet considering the topic would be a combination of his love of anime & manga with wrestling.
@@edchang3647 would also be fitting given the man who played the original Black Tiger (the antagonist to Tiger Mask in pro wrestling for those who aren't familiar) passed away 2 weeks ago.
For EVIL, I’d also add another detail. Los Ingobernables were small and close, but they weren’t like the Bullet Club where they would help each other win matches by any means necessary, EVIL got no help and so lost, and was seen as a weak since he needed it the most. It’s every man for themselves in LIJ, and this is also displayed as when members of LIJ clash they don’t hold back and go for it, as opposed to the fun BC and Suzuki-gun members have when they face. By joining Bullet Club he now had an army too who would help him stay as the god and not let Naito anywhere near him, as well as being able to help that army - what Naito never did for him.
Damn... That is some Greek tragedy shit right there. And I'd never even heard of these people before this video.
7:27
"And then I lost my virginity"
*cuts to the most virgin looking guy in the arena*
I swear to God, the guy wakes up every day with that playing in his head. Why did they have to cut to him? By God, they ripped him in half....
bro just came to watch some wrestling and got humliated on television lmao
Really happy to see this video back up. I saw this for the first time in early 2022 when I was just getting super into wrestling, and you introduced me to Stardom and Joshi, and where I’m at now, I don’t know what I’d be without Joshi. It’s almost all I watch anymore. I wouldn’t have Mayu Iwatani or AZM or Giulia had I not seen this video. And now Mayu is less than two weeks away from a match with the reason I started watching wrestling at all, Mercedes Moné. Seeing this video again isn’t just cool because it’s a terrific video, although it is, it’s cool because it’s kind of part of a full circle moment for me. Would be thrilled to see another wrestling upload from you soon, but I’ll watch no matter the topic anyway. Keep up the awesome work.
EDIT: This is the first time I’ve seen footage Hana Kimura turn up in wrestling circles other than people memorializing her, so that’s cool. I’ve only ever watched her matches posthumously, so seeing her wrestle and seeing Kagetsu/Yu Ishino mention her by name and it’s treated as part of a larger story, a whole, got to me. For a moment it felt like Hana was still with us. So thank you for that
She only had a small bit in the video but RIP Hana Kimura
That Naito/EVIL moment gave me chills just having the story described to me. When EVIL raised the Too Sweet i had to pause the video. I thought maybe he would just attack his old friend. But to jump to the Bullet Club? I barely knew anything about Naito and even less about EVIL, but that betrayal actually made me gasp. That is some well done storytelling
Evolve or die. Naito had to do it when his Stardust Genius gimmick didn't work and was rejected by fans. EVIL just followed suit to not be forgotten.
He probably didn't have to stab Naito in the back that hard to do so but you know, he's EVIL.
@@soliduswasright678 and everything is EVIL
It’s such a good turn because it’s so shocking when it happens, but immediately after it happens, it makes so much sense why he had to do it. That’s the best kind of twist.
Same! It gave me a different perspective on the whole thing. I didn't start watching New Japan til Omega/Okada 1 so I didn't know they had all that history.
I still stand by my theory that EVIL is a double agent for LIJ
Basically MJF is a great heel, because he's doing what was normal back then. Keeping kayfabe alive.
No one boos him unironically. They're in on the joke.
@@ignatiusvalentinez4184 yeah this is 2020 dude wrestling is dead
@@ignatiusvalentinez4184 Is anyone boo'd unironically except by those who are booing for inside reasons like not liking a push?
@@1900maniac if a heel gets booed its a good thing. If a face is cheered its a good thing. Since thats whose supposed to get cheered and booed but now more and more heels get cheered while more and more faces are booed
alpapaza kayfabe is dead but wrestling is alive. If you add up aew+indies+wwe/next+new japan it is still a humongous sport that millions still love
I wish you went over Raven. He felt like one of the most memorable heel characters in the Attitude Era. He basically is a cult leader who converts people into his Flock. He was also part of some crazy storylines such as hypnotizing The Sandman's family and getting hit with the most brutal chair shot of all time. He may be one of the best examples of wrestling psychology of all time.
Facts he is one of my raven
**sniffle**
I knew Evil would be brought up...him defeating Naito is still a fresh wound to me.
I thank you for doing videos on a topic that I enjoy: wrestling! It’d be awesome if you did more!
Aaron. I’m right there with you 😭
Four fucking years, I've been waiting four years for him to win that title and he loses to EVIL??? In his second defense GOD!
I don't know how people say New Japan don't have heels, from Suzuki to Jay White to EVIL I don't know how Gedo does it but he always make me hate someone more than I did before.
*Sniff*....
I SMELL JOJO!
When you brought up the Montreal Screwjob, I legit thought you were going to tie it into the creation of Mr. McMahon. Vince McMahon leveraging the legit hate he got from the incident to eventually become one of the most despicable heels in wrestling, giving Steve Austin a big time authority figure to feud with that carried WWE through one of it's most successful periods. It's fascinating how real life events lead to Vince pulling back the curtain, which lead to him becoming an on air authority figure, which lead to him becoming the biggest heel in the company.
Which also led to McMahon just being a terrible person for real.
@@renatocorvaro6924 God no, he was always a ruthless backstabber.
@@SolidGoldCEO Yeah you're right.
John Oliver did an absolutely terrific video on the exploitative practices uses by McMahon to control the wrestlers he employs- oh, excuse me “contracts”. Even if you don’t care for most of his videos, this one is really worth a watch.
SEW I love your wrestling content. It got me into anime and manga. HOW DARE YOU!?!
@James F. Most people are like that.
It's funny to see someone who had the opposite experience to most subs of this channel.
@Shaman Xeed Says the dude with the Shaman King profile picture
@@or9422 Just ignore him, its just a really bad "troll".
@@dragonslayer4747 Yeah, didn't realize someone could be THAT bad at trolling, I mean godamn.