“The longevity of a lucha legend and the consistency of one too.” That’s how one of our guests once described Sakura Hirota, the comedy wrestler and stalwart of the post-AJW Japanese women’s wrestling scene, who debuted in GAEA Japan 23 years ago this summer.
In this episode, Luke, Connor and Tara dive into a cross-section of Hirota’s matches from GAEA and a range of other promotions, and discuss a range of topics thrown up by her work. Such topics include: comedy’s lowly status in the world of art and the joys and benefits that come with that; Hirota’s revolutionary grasp of timing and selling, and the value of novelty in pro wrestling’s crowded marketplace.
The GAEA and WAVE matches we discuss, plus many more besides, are available for viewing on this YouTube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3LT4gJQbe_OYkJ6gjkb1FAnVcAA7wCQy
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