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Post by SRW on Jun 4, 2014 20:54:47 GMT -5
Yamada is a ballbag he prob failed the hedgehog so nevermind. HASHIMOTO needs to come back he deserves to go to the final again and have revenge for SASUKE 24
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Post by mindwarp on Jun 4, 2014 20:56:46 GMT -5
I just noticed this: Shingo has his hat on in his picture. I know the hat curse hasn't been reliable in more recent tournaments, but why are you tempting fate in an anniversary show like that, Shingo? My husband is laughing.. oh and he wants royalties. If I had the money to pay him them, I would. I do wonder if he brought his old gas station uniform out because it is an anniversary show - I can't tell from the picture (which, in a rare moment from Shingo, wasn't goofy). If I was Shingo, I would take his hat off before his run, to be on the safe side. Also, Kong's cheesy grin... never change, Kong, please. Plus, Hioki seems to have pass on his grin to the competitor who followed him. Just sayin'. Finally, any bets on exactly how Torisawa will fail the Long Jump?
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Jun 4, 2014 21:17:11 GMT -5
I'm not sure but something warns me he has... O.O
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Post by thebobmaster on Jun 4, 2014 21:56:49 GMT -5
Honestly, I'm trying to wrap my head around the whole Yamada thing (Katsumi, not Koji). Think about it. After 24, he pretty much flat-out said that Yuuji's victory was not legit, saying his footwear gave him an unfair advantage. The reaction from the show-makers? Play up the All-Star vs. New Star angle, while shafting Yuuji for a long time until he won again.
With that in mind, what the hell could Yamada have done this time to piss off the show makers like this, if questioning the integrity of Yuuji was not enough to do so?
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Jun 4, 2014 21:59:19 GMT -5
wait did he really say that?! Oh great I think Yamada is JEALOUS is all I swear... and I thought SASUKE 23's nickname mixup was so much... Anyways if Yamada ends up banned after this I will facedesk!
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Post by supernovamaniac on Jun 4, 2014 22:04:17 GMT -5
Honestly, I'm trying to wrap my head around the whole Yamada thing (Katsumi, not Koji). Think about it. After 24, he pretty much flat-out said that Yuuji's victory was not legit, saying his footwear gave him an unfair advantage. The reaction from the show-makers? Play up the All-Star vs. New Star angle, while shafting Yuuji for a long time until he won again. With that in mind, what the hell could Yamada have done this time to piss off the show makers like this, if questioning the integrity of Yuuji was not enough to do so? Just 2 cents: Something really, really bad. Even if the people in the broadcast pisses off the producers, they will just cut them out from the actual viewing but still listing them as competitors for the sake of the completeness. To me, it sounds like he broke some NDA or has requested not to be shown on the page. But whatever the reason is, there is probably some reasoning behind it, and unless someone spills, I think its better if we just move on rather than trying to find out what happened here.
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Post by TCM on Jun 4, 2014 22:50:04 GMT -5
I know I'm merely contributing to the pure speculation, but I wouldn't put it past him to make a fit about being the earliest All-Star position. Especially since Takeda is 80 and the others are mingled with the New Stars/other Veterans. But he would have to do some massive complaining to get him eradicated from the listing period. Maybe he tried to get a re-try for some inane reason.
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Jun 4, 2014 22:53:41 GMT -5
I wouldn't either but I don't wanna poke into it. If I can I wanna TRY and change the subject to something... less maddening. It's sad that for me I had no idea what Takeda was doing after retiring and now I know. Same with Shingo... So much has changed in almost 20 years... But some things never change. That's why I love the all stars. Can't wait to see the turnout.
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Post by arsenette on Jun 5, 2014 6:01:40 GMT -5
Thanks guys. Agreed that for now just moving on from speculating is a good idea. We also have no clue how this is going to play out when we see the broadcast. I'm just as stunned about this as everyone else regardless of what I think of him personally. Given also that we have a month.. if we delved in speculation.. this thread will be 30 pages long.. so unless I hear different (which honestly I doubt I will) it's best to wait to see what happened during the broadcast to see if they give an explanation.
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Post by yamfriend on Jun 5, 2014 10:41:10 GMT -5
Does anyone else find it a bit coincidental that the last time in which Iijima and Yamaguchi both competed was SASUKE 14 (i.e. Inui's last tournament as director until he came back for SASUKE RISING)? IIRC there are a few other competitors (such as Kinnikun Nakayama, Mika Watanabe, Masaaki Kobayashi, and Shunsuke Nagasaki) who have recently returned to SASUKE after long absences, with Nakayama and Nagasaki being known to have had not been allowed back by Higuchi and/or TBS due to various circumstances. Might the same conditions be applying to these competitors as well, or am I over-analyzing this?
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Post by arsenette on Jun 5, 2014 10:59:24 GMT -5
Does anyone else find it a bit coincidental that the last time in which Iijima and Yamaguchi both competed was SASUKE 14 (i.e. Inui's last tournament as director until he came back for SASUKE RISING)? IIRC there are a few other competitors (such as Kinnikun Nakayama, Mika Watanabe, Masaaki Kobayashi, and Shunsuke Nagasaki) who have recently returned to SASUKE after long absences, with Nakayama and Nagasaki being known to have had not been allowed back by Higuchi and/or TBS due to various circumstances. Might the same conditions be applying to these competitors as well, or am I over-analyzing this? That's not over analyzing. That's exactly what happened. Inui was deliberate in repairing the burned bridges of the past and invited EVERYONE that has ever been in the show from day 1 back for Sasuke 30.
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Jun 5, 2014 11:11:52 GMT -5
Oh so THAT'S why so many familiar faces are back after so long! Praise be to you Inui! You brought back Nagasaki! ^^
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Post by Philip on Jun 5, 2014 11:14:39 GMT -5
Does anyone else find it a bit coincidental that the last time in which Iijima and Yamaguchi both competed was SASUKE 14 (i.e. Inui's last tournament as director until he came back for SASUKE RISING)? IIRC there are a few other competitors (such as Kinnikun Nakayama, Mika Watanabe, Masaaki Kobayashi, and Shunsuke Nagasaki) who have recently returned to SASUKE after long absences, with Nakayama and Nagasaki being known to have had not been allowed back by Higuchi and/or TBS due to various circumstances. Might the same conditions be applying to these competitors as well, or am I over-analyzing this? That's not over analyzing. That's exactly what happened. Inui was deliberate in repairing the burned bridges of the past and invited EVERYONE that has ever been in the show from day 1 back for Sasuke 30. Man, Higuchi sounds like he was a supreme a*****e lol.
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Post by arsenette on Jun 5, 2014 11:40:38 GMT -5
Man, Higuchi sounds like he was a supreme a*****e lol. Yes.. he made a crapload of enemies.. When M9 went down there was open cheering going on.. Remember also that he pissed off Fuji.. that's why Viking didn't last long.. Only TBS stayed with him as long as they did because Sasuke was such a cash cow. But no one liked him personally. He was a dictator.
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Jun 5, 2014 11:41:00 GMT -5
I wouldn't know. Hey as long as so many veterans are returning after a long absence I will watch it and cheer for EVERYONE I know.
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Post by UnrealCanine on Jun 5, 2014 12:25:52 GMT -5
It's a shame Tanaka Tomokazu never returned
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Jun 5, 2014 14:08:14 GMT -5
It's a shame Tanaka Tomokazu never returned I'm sure everyone misses the Kosugi brothers... I'm one of them what wishes for their return...
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Post by Philip on Jun 6, 2014 15:38:01 GMT -5
If Inui and the rest of the Sasuke staff thought that Morimoto wasn't deserving, he wouldn't have #3000. He is the face of a whole new generation of Sasuke competitors (Newer than the New Stars ), and by Sasuke 40 I wouldn't be surprised if he is considered one of the best competitors of all time. The main reason he has #3000 is probably because he went the furthest in 29, though.
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Jun 7, 2014 0:37:23 GMT -5
That's my guess as well. He's cleared the crazy cliffhanger, the only one thus far. I kinda wonder how the all stars would be able to take it on...
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Post by thatoneuser on Jun 10, 2014 13:20:45 GMT -5
For the record, both TBS and Inui tweeted the video of Yamada attempting the Third Stage, so whatever happened between Yamada and Inui couldn't have been too serious.
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