A new book about PrideFC was released recently in Japan and it's times like these I wish I could read Japanese. The book, written by the same guys behind the famed Japanese MMA magazine Kamipro, chronicals several behind the scenes wheelings and dealings that occured during the lifetime of Pride Fighting Championships. As a fan of Pride I am very looking forward to reading the translation of the '30 secret files'. According to NightmareofBattle these are the topics dicussed in the book:
Here is some of the content (keep in mind, there could be some errors in there):
-The true ambition of Lorenzo when he bought PRIDE.
-DREAM was born from the PRIDE LW GP that was supposed to happen in 2008.
-PRIDE.1 was Takada vs. Rickson and Sakuraba vs. Renzo.
-Something about Akira Maeda making an entry in the opening performance of -Takada vs. Rickson, with a "!?" after.
-The plan of Riki Choshu, Shinya Hashimoto and Masakatsu Funaki participating.
-The other side of the termination of Royce vs Kerr.
-Keisuke Kuwata (singer) vs. Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi (singer) realization by PRIDE?
-Something about a sumo wrestler (KONISHIKI) acquisition of PRIDE.
-A plan about a reality show.
-Something about Holyfield.
-Big Van Vader participation in PRIDE.
-PRIDE Bushido was "PRIDE Survival".
-PRIDE Lightweight division was born from the life or death crisis of PRIDE Bushido.
-Plan of Bushido being televised by NTV.
-Mike Tyson vs. Mirko, Fedor, Nogueira.
-Takanori Gomi vs. Boxing champ Tokuyama Masamori was close.
-There was a plan for Kiyoshi Tamura to be the Tiger Mask of MMA.
-GSP and Kimbo should have been in PRIDE.
-About the backstage stuff on the materialization of Sakuraba vs. Tamura.
-The PRIDE revival that was planned in secret.
+ Some more.
Also features six long interviews with Shinya Aoki, DEEP President Shigeru Saeki, Hayato "Mach" Sakurai/Minowaman, Kazuo Misaki, Tatsuya Kawajiri and Ryo Chonan.
Someone out there who reads Japanese has to buy this book and then tell us the stories!
