New Japan Pro Wrestling is booked by one man and generally the storylines are praised due to them being long-term. Gedo is the man responsible for all these.
On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer revealed just how much time Gedo books NJPW storylines in advance. This is what he said:
“Gedo books two years ahead. I mean you know when you watch New Japan and follow their stories you would go, ‘He’s obviously booking nine months ahead,’ but it’s actually two years.”
“Nobody knows his booking. Like nobody, the office, nothing. I wouldn’t say nothing, but almost nothing. You know like it’s that the booking is one guy. He doesn’t really have a system so much with twenty-three guys or whatever. He does whatever there’s no influence like, ‘Hey why don’t you do this,’ almost none. Next to nothing none.”
“There’s no — all of his booking is in notebooks so he’s the only one that has it. There’s nothing in a computer because of a hack or something. It’s just a fascinating thing. You know it’s hard with two years because guys get hurt and guys leave and then you gotta fill in the spots. The core guys they count on, but it’s really fascinating stuff.”
NJPW and ROH will be having a meeting tomorrow, along with All Elite Wrestling. It is a wonder if that will change things.
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h/t to Ringside News for the transcription
