Those qualities still mean something there. Sadly, these are concepts totally out of place in the WWF and WCW where the focus is on showmanship and glitz. These stars, and several others in Japan, put 100 per cent effort in their matches regardless of whether or not the TV cameras are rolling. Compare that with the WWF's recent outing at the SkyDome where the majority of the roster, saving themselves for the next night's PPV show, unashamedly dogged it and put in haphazard efforts in entertaining a large crowd. Recent WCW house shows are reported to be embarrsements to the company.
Japan is also where scorned American wrestlers begin their second careers.
After being misused and wasted in the WWF, Vader became rejuvenated in All Japan Pro Wrestling, capturing the Japanese Triple Crown title and winning the prestigious annual Champion's Carnival in April. Vader is once again at the top of his game as a headliner in All Japan and is having his best matches in years. Meanwhile, several of Vader's peers are living the high life, earning their fame with the use of smoke and mirrors. Without these cute little phrases the Godfather, Diamond Dallas Page, Mr. Ass and others would be forever regulated to mid-card purgatory where they belong. Vince McMahon has often argued that wrestling fans want more than just two guys grappling in the ring in tights and that promoting wrestling as a sport simply isn't economically feasible.