Josh Barnett, Bobby Lashley Return To Pro Wrestling At Japanese Event
by Josh Nason on Dec 3, 2011 11:00 AM EST
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It wasn't in the Strikeforce cage, but former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett returned to action Friday in Tokyo, Japan, competing in a pro wrestling match against former K-1 star Jerome Le Banner.
In the main event at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2011 in front of almost 8700, Le Banner won the match by "knockout" in 8:24 but from what Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer heard, Barnett may not have got out of the match unscathed.
I don't know if this is storyline or not, but they are reporting in Japan that Josh Barnett suffered a broken nose today in his pro wrestling match with Jerome LeBanner at Sumo Hall in Tokyo, where LeBanner retained the IGF world heavyweight title.
Barnett has competed on and off in wrestling, starting in New Japan Pro Wrestling in 2003. In recent years, Barnett has worked for Antonio Inoki's IGF promotion, facing former Strikeforce heavyweight and former WWE star Bobby Lashley in a match earlier this year, and famously worked a match during a Strikeforce open workout earlier this year.
Traditionally, Zuffa doesn't allow its talent to compete in other sports, recently denying Brock Lesnar the opportunity to wrestle at this year's WWE Wrestlemania. However, Barnett is still under his old Strikeforce contract and there is still no date for his Strikeforce Grand Prix tournament finale against Daniel Cormier.
The event featured Lashley and plenty of K-1 and Japanese MMA alums. Lashley teamed with three-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion Peter Aerts to defeat Kazuyuki Fujita & Kendo Kashi. Former PRIDE star and current DREAM fighter Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa also made an appearance, defeating Atsushi Sawada in an IGF vs. DREAM bout. Former PRIDE and K-1 fighter Bob Sapp was defeated by Yuichiro Nagashima.
Side note: Inoki competed in what some consider to be the first major modern MMA bout when he faced Muhammad Ali in Tokyo in 1976.
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I saw the picture first and thought Barnett really got knocked out. Wishful thinking.
’’Apparently the the only way to kill a lion is by rear naked choke…personally I'd just kick it in the head.’’ – Bas Rutten
" Side note: Inoki competed in what some consider to be the first major modern MMA bout when he faced Muhammad Ali in Tokyo in 1976." He ended Ali’s career, by destruction of.his legs.
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on Dec 3, 2011 11:22 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Float like a mummy, fall like a tree
My shins are shattered, I’m Muhammad Ali
"Now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb."
by menckenstein on Dec 3, 2011 11:28 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Le Banner won the match by "knockout" in 8:24
Too bad this wasn’t the real thing. Me no likey Josh.
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by pud333 on Dec 3, 2011 11:35 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Is Cormiers hand ready to go yet? Could they possible throw the finals on the Rockhold Jardine card?
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It should really be the main event
Bump Rockhold/Jardine down to co-main.
"Now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb."
by menckenstein on Dec 3, 2011 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
No, it’s not. He has not yet resumed training, so we’re still a little ways off probably.
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by Fraser Coffeen on Dec 3, 2011 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
why does american wrestling have fake tough guys and japan have legitimate tough guys?
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on Dec 3, 2011 12:22 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Japanease Pro Wrestling is treateted completely different than American Wrestling
Personally I prefer the work in Japan
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Jack Swagger wrestled and played football at Oklahoma. He was an All-American and had 30 pins his senior year. Alberto Del Rio was a Mexican national champion in freestyle, won the Greco-Roman bronze medal teenage world championships; 1997, and placed 5th at 214 pounds Pan American Games. He’s 9-5 overall in MMA, as Dos Caras Jr., having competed in Pride; where he was famously KTFO by Cro Cop. Dolph Ziggler is a record holder in pins and 2nd in wins in wrestling at Kent State, Wade Barret was a Bare-Knuckle Boxing champion in the UK; if that doesn’t make you tough, what does? Santino Marella is a black belt in Judo and is 6-1 in MMA.
Wade Barret was a Bare-Knuckle Boxing champion in the UK
I strongly suspect you are being worked here.
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no no no. its true ,its true
It’s Damn true.
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on Dec 3, 2011 2:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
btw i am also the Ybor City Bare knuckle Champion
Call me Champ from now on.
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on Dec 3, 2011 2:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
peter Aerts, josh barrnet , jerome lebanner and bob sapp are not empressed.
Sakuraba also thinks they are snatches. I am not one to argue with those men.
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on Dec 3, 2011 2:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
*impressed
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on Dec 3, 2011 2:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
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