Shirota makes pro wrestling debut

December 31, 2007 at 5:56 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Nobuyuki Shirota

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Livedoor.co.jp reports that Nobuyuki “the Giant” Shirota made his pro wrestling debut at the event where he was also expected to compete against “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti in an eating contest. Results from the eating contest have not been released yet.

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  1. Anonymous said

    December 31, 2007 @ 6:16 pm

    Im sure Shirota kicked his ass. The girl held him back in the Unites States.

    Luther

  2. anonymous said

    December 31, 2007 @ 8:11 pm

    Luther you must be the biggest loner this world has to offer. Even on new years day , no friends no social life, no nothing

  3. Crazy Legs Mom said

    January 1, 2008 @ 7:34 am

    Live from Japan, it’s Tuesday night. After being ahead initially, Menchetti slowed and Shirota continued to eat with gusto. Final tally Shirota-san 19, Menchetti 14.

    Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu. Happy New Year to All Eaters.

    Crazy Legs Mom

  4. Anonymous said

    January 1, 2008 @ 11:51 am

    Well I think this pretty much settles it with the one exception being my dearest Elizabeth and outside of her Japan has the best male and female eaters of anyone active.

    Luther

  5. Rhonda Evans said

    January 3, 2008 @ 8:56 am

    As ridiculous as Luther’s comments often are, he did hit on a key point, whether it was intended or not, when he used the word “active.”

    Yes, for contests of a 30-minute duration the Japanese eaters are better than most, but not all, American eaters (excluding Joey, Pat B., Sonya, Tim, Rich, Elizabeth, and I’d say Juliet) ……. as they SHOULD be, because that’s what they practice. Hence, they didn’t invite, nor pay airfare and lodging for, opponents they thought they might lose to. (You certainly can’t blame them for demanding contests of longer durations.)

    Had the contests been 10 minutes or less, I’d venture to say that Ian, Joe, Goose, Chappie, and Liz all would have triumphed with little problem, with the exception of Joe vs Shirota, who can speed-eat as well as eat for quantity and distance.

  6. Deresque Bonehead said

    January 3, 2008 @ 10:48 am

    A Happy New Year !!

    X > pro wrestling
    O > Fighting Opera Hustle

  7. Gentleman Joe said

    January 4, 2008 @ 10:21 pm

    We had a lead in 4 of the 5 contests.

    Under a.i.c.e. times, heck even under ifoce times, we likely would have won 4 of the 5 events.

    Elizabeth got screwed! Contractually, I believe we won her event.

    Regardless of the results, my family & I had a great time in Japan.

    About the only thing i’d change were the outcomes.

    REMATCH!!! 5-12 minute events. Neutral territory…Australia

  8. Different times Same Tune said

    January 5, 2008 @ 1:33 am

    You had a lead…..nonsense…..if the time was different….baloney. If the time was different, all eaters would have paced themselves differently. You can’t take a two minute score, extrapolate it over a different time period, and expect that to be the real results. If so, the Krystal record would be about 160……weak argument. Just say you enjoyed your trip, and admit defeat.
    No doubt, it was a great trip, but I find it strange you recruited someone who was never in an eating contest, according to Stoler’s MySpace. I bet the other eaters staying home just loved that one. I think if IFOCE had pulled that for SPIKE TV you would finally see the revolution you want!

  9. turning to Japan said

    January 5, 2008 @ 3:49 am

    Aice or Ifoce rules ??????

    Boy That is Asia yOUR rules dont apply outside those groups

    the reason Japan and Asia IS WINNING they dont allow CHEATING

    what did the trip prove ??

    they are got there asses kick

    hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

    unlike another eating who is winning in Asia all the time

    and who s name is bigger in Asia than the people who are now know for
    losing

    your group knows all about Asia the whole 5 days they were here

    dont forget to send the postcards

    LOL

  10. Philly Guy said

    January 5, 2008 @ 8:34 am

    Not to bash any of the AICE eaters, but I find the more my capacity rises the faster I can eat. How come this doesn’t happen with the Japanese eaters?

  11. Cant decide said

    January 5, 2008 @ 10:59 am

    Im trying to figure out who is easier to understand? Dale Boone’s turning to japan’s comments or Kobe’s translated blog site. Its a mighty struggle on both ends

  12. anonymous said

    January 5, 2008 @ 11:08 am

    Menchetti you can never accept defeat in a gracious manner . Always some kind of copout like if the time frame was different or you had the lead blah blah blah. Just say you lost and end of story. On another note it would not surprise me if chapman inflates all of his eaters contest totals since the inception of his organization . At least with IFOCE there are qualified competant judges that document accurate totals. With aice how do we know if someone ate 4 lbs of food which could easily be 3 or maybe 2lbs. Who are the judges? Arnie Chapman?

  13. Gentleman Joe said

    January 5, 2008 @ 11:17 am

    It seems that only Shirota has “speed”.

    I haven’t yet seen all of the contests, but Gal Sone, the house wife & Miyake don’t eat fast.

    It is amazing or ridiculous at how long the japanese eaters can just consistently eat & eat & eat & eat.

  14. Anonymous said

    January 5, 2008 @ 3:16 pm

    At least Joe has the balls to use his real name.

    Luther

  15. joey b said

    January 5, 2008 @ 7:51 pm

    Accurate totals from the IFOCE? Kind of like Koby’s 60 plus at Nathans, minus that peskey reversal.

  16. crawfish said (Registered May 24, 2008)

    December 22, 2008 @ 12:12 am

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X3f_KhFxw4&feature=channel

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