Speaking of gaijin, how did Baba handle their booking and pushes so much better than NJPW has? Hansen, Gordy, Brody, the Destroyer, the Funks, and Dr. Death were all wicked over in Japan, but never at the expense of the locals.
I'd argue that Baba was able to utilize them so successfully because he positioned them in a separate power structure. If a local loses to Hansen, it doesn't make him look bad, after all Hansen is big, bad, unstoppable, American force of nature. It was never a fair fight to begin with. But if a local beats Hansen, then he looks good. He overcame impossible odds thanks to his skill, training, and fighting spirit. He has proved himself by conquering the force of nature.
>>13174290>selling out the DomeWrestling is just not popular enough right now. An AJPW + NJPW + NOAH + Stardom + TJPW + Indies + every single overseas worker in the WWE and AEW returning card probably wouldn't sell out. Even if you had an impossible time-traveling dream-card with Inoki vs. Baba, Kawada vs. Misawa, etc. I still don't think it would sell out.
