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Kingdom did not draw the huge crowds UWF International did in its heyday, and most of its major Card s were at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , which could seat 2,000 fans on average. Kingdom attempted to rectify this by inviting talent from other promotions, including Battlarts , but it did not have much effect. In the eyes of the Japanese fans the era of Shoot-style Wrestling was dead. Kingdom folded in March 1998. Takada (who had given up on the concept in mid-1997 and began competing for the PRIDE Martial Arts circuit), Sano, Matsui, and Sakuraba formed Takada Dojo , a stable associated with PRIDE; Yamamoto and Kanehara jumped to RINGS ; Kakihara and Takayama joined All Japan Pro Wrestling as free agents; and Anjo dabbled in the K-1 Kickboxing circuit, slipping into obscurity due to his bad record (he would later reappear with Dream Stage Entertainment's HUSTLE pro wrestling organization as "Commander ANJOE".) A former trainee of the Kingdom dojo, Hidetada Irie , who debuted in 1999 , formed a promotion called Kingdom Ehrgeiz, with himself as the top star. The promotion, however, is very obscure and rarely draws above 100 fans in the few cards it periodically holds. |
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