Mick Foley about Shoji Nakamaki in his book "Have A Nice Day":
"Nakamaki was a different story. Not talented in the least, Nakamaki was a
fourty-year-old, non-athletic, former journalist who had cult hero status
as a guy willing to do anything. Wait ... I think I just described myself.
But unlike me, Nakamaki was not much of a ring general - he just kind of
lay there screaming and bleeding. But his reputation as a daredevil was
well earned - he was willing to do anything, and he was dying to try some
of it with me." (p. 409)
The following story was posted on the Puroresu.com board, I don't know if it's true:
"During an interview on the Puroresu Power Hour Ian Rotten was asked if he
had any stories about Big Japan. He was hesitant to tell the story, but
eventually decided it would be OK to share with the public at large. While
working for a tour for Big Japan Nakamaki found Ian to be..."irresistible"
according to Ian. Nakamaki made several advances toward Ian which were not
appreciated. At one point he presented Ian with a bottle of sake, with the
intent being of sharing it with Ian to get him drunk and take advantage of
him, however Ian again shot him down in a rather unfriendly manner. One
night while on tour Nakamaki got really drunk and came banging on Ian's
hotel door, making such lewd statements as "Rotten-san, Rotten-san, I sucky
dicky better than any woman can." Needless to say, that inspired massive
ribbing from the boys which persists to this day. But it does not end there.
Luckily for Ian's sake, he was stealthily able to change rooms, and when Romeo
would again come to declare his undying love for Julian someone else was in
that hotel room. Sure sucked to be that guy. But as the tour was coming to
an end someone from the BJ office (I don't remember who) came to Ian and told
him that night's match had to be extra bloody since yakuza (who were presumably
funding the show) were in attendance. Ian was unsure how a double hell barb
wire broken glass whateveritwas match could not be bloody. The man has a
point. It was a tag match in which Ian was working against Nakamaki, and
Ian was thankful that Nakamaki didn't do anything unprofessional during the
match. Being cut up, battered, bruised and bleeding heavily Ian naturally
went to go take a shower. However, his peaceful post-garbage shower was
interrupted when the shower curtain was thrown open and Ian gazed upon
naked Nakamaki pleasuring himself to the sight of a bloody Ian Rotten
covered in soap and shampoo trying to bathe himself. Needless to say, Ian
was not to pleased, had a fit, and made lots of complaints to the BJ office
about it. By some strange coincidence Ian has not been booked by Big Japan
since."