名探偵マスク【プロレスＭＡＪＯＲ】 本田茂治VS茂野英毅 (サソリ固め)
PRO-WRESTLING MAJOR: SHIGEHARU HONDA VS. HIDEKI SHIGENO (SHARPSHOOTER)
プロレス技: サソリ固め
Pro-Wrestling Technique: Sharpshooter
漫画: ＭＡＪＯＲ （メジャー）
Manga/Anime: MAJOR
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Extra Notes:
A few years ago, I drew the baseball manga character Shigeharu Honda into a pro-wrestler. It was something I had really wanted to do, especially since I wanted to see more of him in Major. However, I also wanted to see him in action. That’s why on this year’s Pro-Wrestling Day in Japan, I decided to finally draw him in action in the wrestling ring.
When I conceptualized this piece, I was imagining Shigeharu being in a Japanese pro-wrestling promotion in the early 1990s, particularly All Japan Pro-Wrestling. After all, the events of Major were assumed to have begun taking place around this time, so this would’ve been the equivalent context in my alternate universe.
Shigeharu’s opponent here is Hideki Shigeno. In the series, he is one of Shigeharu’s closest friends and baseball teammate. However, I didn’t really emphasize it in the title since you can’t really recognize him too well here.
As for the Sharpshooter, I decided with this move after remembering Riki Choshu. He was popular around this time, and this was his signature move (which he called the Sasori-gatame). That move would gain more prominence when Bret Hart used it in the WWF. So yeah, you can pretty much equate this wrestling move with the late 80s to the early 90s.
Hopefully, you enjoyed this piece. Happy Pro-Wrestling Day!
2018-02-18 17:17:16 +0000