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>The first thing that's important to understand about Ogawa is that he was originally a wrestling otaku, essentially the Japanese equivalent of a hardcore sweatbeard fan (in today's parlance). This matters because a lot of his perspective on wrestling is framed by this, even to this day. For example, he really likes gimmicky stuff like luchadores, masks, tournaments, themed events, etc. His other big interest is bikini shoots and other cheesecake content, because again - he is a sweatbeard fan at heart. These are recurring themes over the years.
>So he started as a ringside photographer in the 70s, and eventually got brought into the business by virtue of being present, in a very similar manner to how how people like Cornette and Heyman got in. He took pictures for their match programs (Ringstar Magazine) and other promotional material, while also serving as the office gopher of sorts.
>During this period, he also served as the "manager" of the Crush Gals. There's a lot of misconceptions around this one, to say the least. I've seen people who cosplay as journalists say that he was their on-screen gimmick manager (like a Heenan), which is...not the case. The misconception perpetuated by Rossy via Dave is that he was their BUSINESS manager in a sense, and was the brains behind the success of Crush. This is also very much not the case.
>Rossy was the manager of Crush in the sense that he was the guy that drove them around and brought them lunch. He was their minder from the office. I'm sure he occasionally talked to potential sponsors or whatever while on-site, but to say he was in any way a key figure responsible for their success is a comically huge reach - the only person who would even suggest this is Rossy himself, which is why Dave's recent comments are so transparent to those in the know.
