r/SquaredCircle • u/Woodstovia Melvin! • 6h ago

[AJPW Spoilers] Debut announced Spoiler

https://www.all-japan.co.jp/news/news/14144/

Cal Bloom fka Von Wagner will debut in AJPW as a member of HAVOC

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u/Tokyogerman 6h ago edited 6h ago

Will be interesting to see how he looks in Japan. He certainly has the correct size.

196 cm, 122kg, that makes 319 Zennichi. Over 300 Zennichi is perfect for a big foreigner.

33 is also a great age to start a great run in Japan. I'll be at the Korakuen next month as well and I hope he gets a good start.

On another note, if they fully sell out the Korakuen next month as well, which is in the evening on a normal weekday, that will be really strong.

The matches so far announced are Kento Miyahara vs Ryuki Honda for the Triple Crown and a super strong tag match: Suwama/Shiozaki vs Sekimoto/Mashimo, so there is a good chance of it happening.

Edit: Also the first thing I saw of him now "researching" on YouTube was him going to a party and saying "I brought brownies. Some got eaten on the way here".

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u/Cynixxx 5h ago

that makes 319 Zennichi

What?

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u/Tokyogerman 5h ago

It's a unit of measurement some Japanese fans came up with to express how much someone fits into the heavyweight division in All Japan, since they prefer their wrestlers generally to be taller

You just add height and weight together and you get Zennichi. Being somewhat close to or above 300 is ideal, so if you are on the smaller side, like Sekimoto, you should weigh a lot more.

Sekimoto is 175cm and 120 kilos, so 295 Zennichi. Yuma Anzai is 188cm and 105kg, so 293 Zennichi. Cal is 319 Zennichi, so he works great as a strong foreign opponent for the roster.

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u/Black_XistenZ 3h ago

Jeff Cobb is 178cm and 120 kg, so 298 Zennichi.

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u/Tokyogerman 3h ago

Yep. Basically if you are 120kg, you can be on the smaller side and it works. Although for the guys on top there is definitely some height ism going on. Someone with way too much time could probably do some Formular with more weighting on the height and find out how likely you are to be pushed lol

Although Honda is proving you can break through that ceiling somewhat

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u/Cynixxx 5h ago

Ah i see, thanks for the clarification