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>Ogawa has been vague and evasive on this topic in Japanese interviews, because he knows that if he explains that he was really just making the booking calls (as opposed to an actual decision maker) his standing abroad might be hurt, but if he tries to claim that he was the BOOKER in the sense of being the creative decision maker that he will get roasted by the Japanese fans. So he's stuck and generally just tries to avoid it. Avoidance is a bit of a theme where Ogawa is concerned..
>That being said, Rossy -was- in the office and pitching ideas around like everyone else. The stuff Rossy was involved with is usually pretty apparent when you know what he likes. He helped Hokuto flesh out her heel gimmick. He put KAORU under a mask. He was largely responsible for the sudden appearance of Mexican luchadores. He came up with the Chaparita ASARI lightweight wrestler gimmick (that went nowhere). I'm pretty sure the home video naming conventions (eg QUEENS DESTINY CLIMAX EX!") are Rossy-isms. These things (along with endless bikini shoots) comprise most of Rossy's creative contribution to the company.
>The actual bookers were the Matsunagas, most prominently Kunimatsu/Jimmy (the ex-ref). Takashi (the chairman) was sort of overseeing the whole thing, and had input on who was pushed but left the matchmaking mostly to Jimmy. Kenji and Toshikuni were also involved in decision making, but appear to have been more focused on the training side. Ogawa was also below several other people in the office, like Ujie, Bob Yazawa, and a few others. This eventually leads to STRIFE later in the decade, because...
