INOKISM | The Near Downfall of New Japan Pro Wrestling

[@eastsidereviews727]

Hmm, an aging promoter doing things that seem to be initially hurting his company, with things only really improving once he's gone. That certainly sounds like something that's happened recently here the US.

[@0fficialdregs]

hmmmmm...yes i do agree but i can't put my finger on it. *Accidentally open closet letting out my skeletons* hmmmm

[@vaillant_500]

Just sayin' that this new owner really playing his game really well hmm......

[@treyclark8369]

“A tale as old as time”

[@josephnicolino8529]

Yeah, that sounds familiar 🙂

[@0fficialdregs]

@@josephnicolino8529 hmmmmmm

[@tmage23]

Inokism is alive and well on the internet. I've gotten in arguments with people contending that a certain lower card wrestler with an MMA background shouldn't have loss to a much bigger draw because one guy is a trained fighter and the other isn't.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

It is, although it shouldn't be. Part of why this video was made and why I think it is important is because fans need to know this story and why Inokism is just a fool's errand

[@lordwiedergeboren]

It is true tho, it is more than about the wrestler's background and it is more complicated than what many people might think

[@duckmercy11]

You mean Lowlor?

[@anjetto1]

The death of kayfabe. Wrestlers are supposed to be shoot fighters in the ring. So an MMA should be good at wrestling but PRO wrestlers are supposed to be the best fighters

[@straydogswagger4280]

Which is weird because if you were to step back and think about it in kayfabe, professional wrestling has a completely difference rule and skill set than MMA. So, you could hand wave it by saying that the professional wrestler would have the leg up until the MMA fighter becomes more seasoned. I mean, this logic is the basis for MMA, since it started off as a competition between different fighting styles, each with their own rule set in their own origin sports. You could extrapolate this logic even further with the difference between MMA (a sport) and true to life combat. I mean, you get an Army Ranger versus a UFC fighter in a back alley, and you have two radically different philosophies and approaches to the fight.

[@AegisKHAOS]

Ah yes, Inokism, the dark days of NJPW. I have vague memories of the likes of Bob Sapp and Brock Lesnar winning the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. At least Inoki got ousted before he ran his own company to the ground. And, yeah, I see the parallels to Vince McMahon trying to make WWE 'Sports Entertainment' over wrestling to Inoki trying to make strong style 'legit'.

[@Thor-Orion]

Lesnar winning is fine though. He was a huge draw everywhere he went in both wrestling and MMA. The problem was how it happened and his booking and such. Plus him refusing to drop the title or wrestle at all.

[@AegisKHAOS]

@@Thor-Orion I agree, Brock being IWGP Champ in itself wasn't the issue, but the stuff surrounding it was the issue. In fact, I say Brock is one of the few names where it made sense to book him as champ, and if not for things like walking out of NJPW with the IWGP Heavyweight title, it would've been fine. I also remembered Bob Sapp being quite popular in Japan at the time as well, and I recalled him wrestling with and against Mutoh in AJPW.

[@Emperor_x8]

It's a defense of Nagata (and a shot at it Inoki) the two fighters that beat him Fedor and Mirko are 2 of the best and MMA history beating a who's who of MMA, guys with over a hundred pounds over them, and he wasn't even both of their quickest fights

[@Thor-Orion]

Who the fuck was booking PRIDE?

[@NathanxLaMontagne]

@@Thor-Orion it actually wasn't pride. It was..... Inoki Bom Ba Ye

[@Thor-Orion]

@@NathanxLaMontagne dude. Like... how did they even get Fedor and CroCop?

[@NathanxLaMontagne]

@@Thor-Orion money, lots of money. Pride apparently didn't have exclusive contracts. Apparently their manager (Fedor and Crocop had the same guy) was held at gun point to sign new contracts after them doing those fights.

[@nineteeneightynine432]

@@NathanxLaMontagne literally held at gun point or figuratively

[@itrocnoraa1235]

I readily admit to knowing little to nothing of new japan. But learning of its history through you and other wrestling youtubers is great. Dave if you keep making great content ill keep watching it.

[@wheelchair21]

Thank you for redoing this topic, cause the original version was great and I always was trying to find it to share to others who didn't know about Inokism. It totally makes sense that NJPW used the weird copyright laws to strike down your original video. Also, I started watching NJPW sometime during that era as a kid. However, it was mostly towards its later years when Nakamura and Tanahashi began to really carry the promotion.

[@fighterxaos1]

Hey man. How's it going? Doing good?

[@duckmercy11]

Wtf? He did even use any of their content in the original video?

[@KastleKrossface]

Thanks for another GREAT video! Fantastic topic! Glad you relaunched the video and certainly do a video of those pesky copyright laws.

[@KirbyVanPelt]

2 things i wanna point out. 1: I remember seeing that video, such a shame that copyright laws in Japan, aren't as "Fair" as in the USA, but good thing that it's back. 2: Also, I'm happy that you bring back the scenery change type editing concept from the video related to the wrestling territories if it happens nowadays, i absolutely love this creative transitions in your videos :) Keep up the amazing work Dave ✨

[@PayneKilla94]

You deserve more subscribers I enjoy your content and wrestling history knowledge

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Thank you so much, I appreciate you taking the time to say so. I hope word spreads. Thank you again

[@PayneKilla94]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling I actually learn quite alot especially your video on kings road style of wrestling which I tend to rewatch

[@PayneKilla94]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling ohh of course your welcome

[@stewartmeetball3417]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling yeah I leqrn something almost every video you do

[@supersasukemaniac]

Inoki did Nagata dirty by having him fight the top two Heavyweights in PRIDE at the time.

[@Brando-Lee3725]

I was STUNNED when Hashimoto was beat by Ogawa ! I DO GET what Inoki was trying to do , capitalizing on Pancrase , Pride and UFC stuff . Also i think he was trying to ONE UP AJPWs Strong Style . But all it did was make his wrestling stars look weak against the opposition . Even Liger got whupped in MMA . How was that good for buisness ?

[@JohnnyInJapan]

KZbinr gets his video taken down due to copyright "But it's fair use!" Japan: Yeah... we don't do that here...

[@graefx]

NJPW over zealous copyright claims really kills my enthusiasm towards them. I got interested in them because of fans making videos and retrospectives on them. Cool filming for the visuals, I'd recommend a lapel mic to have some more audio clarity and consistency for the outside recording.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Hey I have no enthusiasm towards them at all now. I was going to make a video that would serve as a primer for new fans when they struck me. And I was using a lapel mic

[@abadenoughdude300]

It's not really NJPW as such, it's the mentality of Japanese companies. We have fair use here in the west that is still a slippery subject and had to be fought for. Japan has no such thing and are very overprotective of their IP's so if you dare even think of something of theirs at the wrong time they will send their hitmen all over your ass (prime examples being Nintendo and Toei).

[@badladyami]

Every Japanese company does that crap. I loathe it. The only reason they don't go back to Edo-style isolation is because it's in conflict with their latent lust for imperialism.

[@KastleKrossface]

I'm digging your venturing out in to the world for some great on-location spots. And looking sharp all along the way.

[@anthonymigliore29]

Thanks your remaking your video but Inokism, Dave! Just try to avoid copyright issues with TV Asahi and New Japan for now.

[@ChrisTombstone82]

Was recently in your live stream and I was talking about how I think a UFC versus WWE pay-per-view would be great. Then you directed me to this video. And I must say after watching first of all amazing. You know how to articulate a subject on a superior level, and I understand why my idea would not be a good one.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Thanks so much. And I understand how it may be very exciting, but crossing over the worlds of predetermined combat with shoot combat has proven to be a less successful endeavor when you look at history. Thanks again for the positive words

[@markjackson6431]

i’ve learned so much from your channel. it angers me you don’t have more subs

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Same here just hope word spreads and more ppl get IN THE KNOW

[@eastsidereviews727]

15 times in 3 years? Those numbers are child's play to Russo and year 2000 WCW. Gotta get those numbers up baby!

[@KingHayabusa384]

Please tell us more about those copyright issues.

[@DegenerateSharingan]

Well, I hope this video doesn't get a copyright strike.

[@Brando-Lee3725]

Your closing statements summed it up perfectly . Exactly right .

[@viceyvice]

Interesting! I never really knew what caused the “dark ages” of NJPW, but it makes sense. Thanks for the cool video!

[@stilnoxVisions]

I appreciate you recording the video in different spots in different outfits given the fact you couldn't use footage without getting hit with a strike. It's a pain in the ass but thank you! Made the video much more engaging.

[@dalesanteford7432]

I'm the happy to see you're able to put this back up that was a good video with you talking about Antonio anoki

[@soulblade2099]

Great Presentation. The multiple quick cuts was interesting. 😀I got a shoutout.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Thanks, just tryin something to make up for the lack of visuals

[@MidKnighToker]

Love ur music choices in thia vid dave along with the scene changes since u couldnt use clips

[@vj7248]

Japan having no fair use copyright law is very depressing. Many New Japan content creators have suffered from it.... But it's effected nearly all content creation even outside of wrestling. Streaming games and such.

[@kevinwillette5161]

Love your vids Dave, this might be my new favorite. Just to add some context.... Inoki v Ali isn't just reviewed poorly, it was such a disaster that it severely damaged the entire industry in Japan as well as Inoki's rep. Though he would still be able to say he survived the greatest fighter on earth at his own sport which eventually only added to his mystique. Inoki having Ogawa shoot on Hashimoto is actually a callback to Rikidozan. In the 50s Rikidozan was going up against the judoka Kimura in a planned worked match. But the thing is, even though Kimura was probably the superior fighter, if you go into a match you think is a work, by the time you realize it's a shoot it's too late and you are just getting your ass kicked. That's how the legend of Rikidozan really took off.

[@superbsupreme543]

Say what you want about the actual match but Inoki vs Ali is still talked about to this day. The name in of itself has drawing power. Btw good video Dave as always.

[@thabozzofficial]

Great vid! Loved the Shirley references as a Welsh Man! 😁

[@Revcharge]

hey! you brought it back.

[@dannyinoakpark9095]

Great video No Mercy Dave Knows

[@Jeffrey-xj2bp]

Great video. I heard of Inoki but was naive to his history

[@michaelwebb9972]

Dave, thank you for teaching me what Inokism is. I've heard that word over the years but Wikipedia doesn't describe it very well! You did! Also, I would like to give YOU a shout out! Greatest line spoken in this particular episode. "Shocker..... Lesner didn't want to work...."😂😂😂 Keep up the great work.

[@kevinericsnell4092]

Is there a mirror for the lost media of the old episode?

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

I dont know what that is

[@elguapo231]

I like this new style of your videos Amazing video Dave

[@jonathanhill7756]

Do the video on the njpw copyright issues. You're not the only youtuber that has problems with this. Would be intresting to know more about it.

[@straydogswagger4280]

There was this channel called Showbuckle that did New Japan videos explaining the storylines going on when Bullet Club became a global trend among wrestling fans and Kevin Kelly even shouted them out at WrestleKingdom. New Japan still took them down.

[@blacknapalm2131]

Did you watch the *AEW NJPW FORBIDDEN DOOR PPV?* Most amazing PPV of the year and maybe that I have ever seen

[@Imhim247]

Great remake video, Dave. Sucks there's a copyright. How can NJPW grow their fanbases in U.S.A. if they keep on taking down content creator video?

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

They can't. That's really holding them back but they don't seem to realize it. There's an obvious cultural disconnect going on and I really hope they eventually come around to seeing how media works elsewhere now. People hearing a lot about how awesome NJPW is but there's really no easy way to _see_ how awesome it is. I'm not saying they have to give everything away for free on KZbin or whatever but give people _something._ And for god's sake let creators like Dave use footage!

[@Imhim247]

@@BiggieTrismegistus NJPW got their own KZbin channel. That's good and all. The fans in the USA helped bring attention to NJPW product. They was getting praises. Since good bit of channel and creators got taken down. The fans seem to left them behind. NJPW won't grow in America now that everyone's in love with WWE again which been doing good lately

[@WrestlingColin]

Would love to hear your experience with copyright issues. Make a video!

[@MangyStray]

Hey dave whats that dave knows wrestling t shirt you're wearing? Is it something you are going to sell?

[@StageRight123]

Love the Shirley Bassey reference at the end!

[@denjindhalsim]

Enjoyed the video and subscribed but pls pls pls sort out your audio if you're gonna keep changing recording locations. Going from a noisy restaurant to a quite room back and forth was really jarring.

[@RainSennin_ismyAlt]

Poor Nagata never deserved the treatment he got from Inokism. Thankfully, he is still one of the most beloved wrestlers of New Japan and will go down as one of the best in the company. Bless Tanahashi's soul for carrying the company on his back in the later years!

[@velvetdogg7375]

This is the story of "Name of promotion here" and it's down fall!

[@ready7248]

I definitely wanna know more about that copyright situation

[@Steviec2k6]

I've been following the Japanese scene since the early 2000's, and I'll argue ANYBODY saying "Inokism" was a good thing simply wasn't following the scene at the time. Anybody touting Inoki's bullshit philosophy is just a mark. I'm sad you didn't mention the ULTIMATE ROYAL worked shoot battle royal they ran at one of the ULTIMATE CRUSH events. To me, that was the height of Inokism absurdity. It was shit and simply a vehicle to get another MMA washout Ron Waterman over. Good video!

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Thank you! You get and I totally agree. It's amazing that is anybody who defends this crap. It's even worse how many ppl don't understand what it is even after this video. You are right, such marks. And I tried not to mention too much in the way of specific match stuff since it gets kinda hard to talk about without being able to put visuals on screen Thank you for the comment

[@retrogamer41_sepiamta]

In my knowledge, I believe both Ogawa and Hashimoto eventually teamed up in a little promotion called "HUSTLE" for a year before Hashimoto's untimely death, correct?

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

They did to take on the Outsiders, but they also teamed up before that numerous times in Zero-1

[@dashtoroya2838]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling hey do the video on hustle. They seems to somehow destroy pro wrestling in Japan during 2000s.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Guess the whole copyright issue was something you just glazed over huh

[@MadcapMachinations]

What a weird story..... I didn't expect Yukes to get involved.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

It sure is a really weird story. Truth is stranger than fiction

[@SawBoss890]

Akira Maeda got the work/shoot mix right in RINGS.

[@michaelnewton5873]

Pro Wrestling in the 80's was at its best when Kayfabe meant something. This notion of Your top baby being good friends with his top heel rival was absurd then. And it should be now as well.

[@jhonviel7381]

kayfabe is dead. "pro" wrestling will never be a huge cultural thing because violence entertainment has a lot of competition, its now a billion dollar industry

[@SheriffOutlaw]

Ah Yeah! Dave Strikes Again! All joking aside I am also happy this is being touched upon. I often wondered what that ment. Inokism

[@lucaslonchampt613]

2:22 What a pittance!

[@KastleKrossface]

A can of Coke to yah, Sir.

[@karlm641]

Really good video, but don’t agree with the notion Brock Lesnar has always been overpushed, he’s a one off type of athlete and performer.

[@MrQdiddy85]

The real message is "keep legit fighting out of pro wrestling DAMNIT!!!"

[@AdrianM865]

I'd love to hear that story with copyright. Honestly copyright hasn't been the same since the Blurred Lines lawsuit.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Yea way to go Robin and ruin it for everybody... I remember when KZbin was like the wild west

[@AdrianM865]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling All because he didn't wanna ask for clearances.

[@0fficialdregs]

*Bill Nye Theme* dave dave dave dave!! Dave knows wrestling

[@supersasukemaniac]

The copyright issues sounds like it could be a fun episode

[@ToddFrizzell-zi5nj]

What style would you say aew is? I kniw youll probably say a variety of styles but can you shed any insight? Any predominant style in aew?

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

It is a variety of styles, but since you are forcing me to answer, I'll say indierrific

[@attiepollard7847]

Someone close to inoki should have talked some sense into that man and told him to cut this bs out and get back to being a pro wrestling company and don't try to go into the MMA business. It's something similar with his relationship with WCW with Eric bischoff today couldn't work together in the early 90s.

[@antiembishop07]

Basically Asahi strikes again.

[@Brando-Lee3725]

WOW ! I did not know that about Yukes !!! I love my Puro and have since the late 80s . Damn . Dave Really does know wrestling ! Ive missed your recent livestreams . But im sure i wasnt missed lol !

[@aew_one]

Good video! What’s your opinion on Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport? And then AEW’s Blackpool Combat Club? Do you feel like they straddle the fence nicely or do they detract from other acts?

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Thank you and I don't follow Bloodsport. And the Combat Club is no where close to Inokism

[@Filmation77]

This should be a scripted limited series for Netflix

[@extremeking425]

In 1976, the world population was 4 Billion, so at least a quarter of the entire world's population watched Ali vs Inoki, that's fucking insane.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

That's allegedly. Ive always been real skeptical of that number

[@hrshsln6768]

TBH in my opinion about Inokism, I think Inoki's thinking of his strong style went a different direction, I think maybe because he saw shoot style pro wrestling, like that's what he favours more all of a sudden, that's why he started Inoki Genome Federation, that's why the IGF has MMA & shoot style pro wrestling, I get strong style, I understand it, when they do holds, submissions etc. they do it exactly how it's supposed to be done, like Bas Rutten explains & he also did some time with NJPW, but at the end of the day you have to remember it's pro wrestling it's storytelling, for myself I do not like shoot style pro wrestling, for whoever likes it by all means enjoy it, but for me it's either you do MMA or pro wrestling, pick one, thank goodness my first exposure to MMA was Pancrase thanks to Suzuki & Funaki, for me I just laugh whenever someone like Keiji Muto a black belt in Judo, a legit shooter, goes to pro wrestling to pursue a career in it & to create his character/gimmick the Great Muta, then there's guys who doesn't do martial arts goes to UWFi to be this "shooter", but hey that's my opinion, please do correct if I'm wrong, but this is just what I think...

[@bigjoeofthe707]

Man you mention the Ali-Inoki match. I saw someone do a video on it detailing everything leading up to the match

[@BradleyBoy]

Please go into the copyright issues

[@mittinedkitten]

Story as old wrestling. Promoters age and don't want to admit they have no clue anymore.

[@lanceparker4796]

Inoki is Verne Gagne on roids when it came to putting himself over.

[@kaz5150619]

Satoru Sayama's promotion was established as a response to Inokiism

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

Boxing and MMA have never been a threat to Wrestling IMO. People watch wresting because it's a live Action Movie that you can watch every week. People watch Boxing and MMA for a very different reason. They might look similar from a distance but it's not the same thing. Kinda like being in an airplane and looking at the top of a car. When your above the clouds looking down the top of a compact looks like the top of a sports car.

[@duckmercy11]

This might be true in the US but Japanese fans definitely shifted toward MMA when it was new and novel. First the shoot promotions like UWFi marketed themselves as real fighting and built their whole rep on being more authentic than NJPW, then when actual MMA started with PRIDE they became even more disillusioned with wrestling, until later when it became clear that real fighting can often be dry and boring, then J-MMA fell off a cliff.

[@BoozeAholic]

1980s era Mike Tyson fights felt way more like a live action movie than wrestling ever did. Wrestling generally has god awful striking. Ironically Inoki was one of the only ones who can make strikes & submissions look good during a wrestling match.

[@WickedCool23]

Dave, where is the line for you,,where a worked shoots from crosses into Inokism?

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Work shoots are one thing. Shooting is one thing. But believing that pro wrestling is a martial art and booking accordingly is different

[@Ticketman99]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling "But believing that pro wrestling is a martial art" Oh, like Lance Storm and pro wrestling fans who think like he does?

[@TheImapotato]

Yeah, ok Inoki...if I am a promoter and we are in the Louisiana Superdome and you hear Another One Bites the Dust, you are taking The Thump and counting the lights, I don't care if your opponent only knows 5 moves poorly.

[@mcups1]

"You naver have to work yourself into a shoot ... brother!"😃

[@lb2.0.45]

Yeah....Inokism was a weird period for sure.

[@livibam]

Hated watching these mma fights back in day.. I was terrified for the wrestlers

[@Diefenbaker57]

In the words of Vince McMahon "Great shit!" #subscribed

[@jose_s07]

Inokism=Vince McMahonism. Antonio Inoki was the Vince McMahon in NJPW.

[@superlyger]

He was also the Hulk Hogan of NJPW.

[@CirinPerla]

Bro that chair needs a hot tag

[@SpinosaurusTheProudSocialist]

Inoki, like Vince, became out of touch and almost drove the company he founded (I know Vince wasn't the founder of WWE but still) into the ground. Hopefully Triple H and Steph can turn WWE around like did Gedo did for NJPW.

[@DropkickNation]

Inoki wasn't out of touch.

[@SpinosaurusTheProudSocialist]

@@DropkickNation He was when it came to what his fans wanted to see.

[@Jordie_42]

Is this guy supposed to be the inspiration to Kanji Igari from Baki the Grappler?

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Yes he is

[@thepatsnumber1fan]

With the news of wwe selling we might see this

[@SonOvLaw]

This whole debacle began because Ken Shamrock gassed out in his fight with Fujita and had his people throw in the towel.

[@user-pe9br8hy3t]

yea but we got Yoshihiro Takayama vs. Yuji Nagata out of it and that makes inokism all worth it.

[@renafan3333]

I could see a billion people watching that match on KZbin and such sites. People that wanna see if it was that bad,people wanting to see it because it was that bad,people just plain curious. I think that is reasonable.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Well keep in mind that nothing on WWE's YT channel has a billion views, so putting it in perspective

[@siobhannicolson5566]

okay tbf the brawl for all wasnt a vince mcmahon creation, it was a vince russo creation and was pretty much done to make bradshaw look stupid and to push dr death steve williams - which didn't work -, but still. really vince pushing lesnar and rousey at the expense of other talent, and later, aew almost doing the same thing with american top team - which they thankfully put the kabosh on before it got too much like lesnar - proves what you said at the end about 'history repeating'.

[@funkyweapon1981]

You should do a video on Fighting Opera HUSTLE. Their version of Vince McMahon dressed like M. Bison!

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

So I guess you skipped over the whole part where I talked about the copyright problem huh

[@funkyweapon1981]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling More like I forgot.

[@brianmfpaul115]

Me watching after i saw UFC Fighter Michael Chandler promo in RAW 😂

[@worldelite5016]

Inokism was at the wrong era. It would work on the 90s. Imagine NJPW and UFC working together.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

90's? Again Brawl for All

[@djrancho2232]

Inokism was after though.... mma was only getting bigger not smaller as the years progressed

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

The purpose of this is to illustrate the folly of believing that the success of MMA can translate to the success of Pro Wrestling. Apparently that was not made clear to everyone

[@zakjaggs9761]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling because you didn't do that at all. U talked about what Inoki did wrong, didn't talk much about the actual concept of blending them because it could work (but hasn't so far).

[@extremeking425]

1.4 Billion people really watched Ali vs Inoki? WTF

[@jginger245]

I honestly believe new Japan have hurt themselves with there constant copyright claims one of the most popular wrestling videos was bill burr braking down inoki vs the great antoino more people would be fans of new Japan if they supported KZbin content creators

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

I could not agree more. I was going to do a positive NJPW video when the strike happened. I decided not to do it because why should I support a company that isn't interested in supporting me and doesn't want free press

[@jginger245]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling exactly I have watched some brilliant content on new Japan that will never be seen again . It bothers me more when it comes to creators like yourself you are always fair even when being critical as a long term fan of new Japan the elite leaving and going to war with KZbin was a one two punch that new Japan hasn't recovered from . The whole wrestling scene is In trouble Japan 😳

[@traystaten1568]

Please the rock n roll express and high flyers

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

What?

[@traystaten1568]

The history of the rock and roll express and wrestlers who were high flyers

[@Gioprangija]

It's different with the WWE beacuse Brock Lanser and Ronda Rousey bring the ratings WWE ain't losing money like New Japan did they are making more money then ever.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Well they aren't bringing ratings

[@Gioprangija]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling when Brock is on TV ratings always go up granted not by much but they have been losing viewers for years now.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

It's not every time. And yes agreed, WWE hase been losing ratings for years.. ever since Brock's reign of terror started interestingly enough. And while yes, ratings for episodes that Brock appears on do go up sometimes, those are the episodes around major PPVs when they go up anyway. The nothing episodes don't go up when Brock is on. And every Ronda episode def does not raise ratings

[@IrishKyokushin]

I think Inoki saw former Pro Wrestler Kazushi Sakuraba's success in MMA and he could duplicate it with his NJPW talent.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Yea well how'd he do?

[@attiepollard7847]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling I'm sure if Vince and anoki wore friends I'm very sure he would have told him to cut this bs out and get back to being a pro wrestling company.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Vince did all the same crap. Brock, Ronda, Brawl-for-all, Tyson Fury, Cain Velasquez, etc.

[@JaimeD.]

Next time, *Dave Knows Wrestling* would probably do another video called VINCE-ISM. Is impossible to ignore the flaws that weren't fixed until "The Chairman" is gone and "The Game" took charge in booking.

[@ZeroSystem100]

You clever bastard I love it lol

[@Hxhjli]

You should of talked about the great antonio beatdown 🤣🤣

[@darrylskylar8757]

🙏🤍🕊🙏♥️

[@josephgelinas7283]

This guy is making me crave sushi lol