From our other sites
The story
On the 13th, Stardom president Taro Okada reported on his X (formerly Twitter) account that Fuwa-chan, a wrestler signed to the women’s pro wrestling promotion, had “shown up late to a meeting meant to address her lateness.” Fuwa-chan’s chronic lateness has made headlines before — she previously missed a flight, which Hiroyuki Ariyoshi called out on his own TV show. Reactions on 5ch were split: calls to “deal with this properly,” comments linking her lateness to ADHD or other developmental disorders, pushback along the lines of “it doesn’t sit right to just excuse this as a disorder,” and remarks that discipline is paramount in the wrestling world.
Fuwa-chan Late Even to the Meeting Where She’s Scolded for Lateness… Stardom President’s Report Draws Calls to “Deal With It Properly”
Taro Okada, CEO of women’s pro wrestling promotion Stardom, updated his X (formerly Twitter) account on the 13th, reporting an unbelievable “blunder” by the promotion’s wrestler Fuwa-chan.
Okada’s unbelievable report read: “[Sad News] Fuwa-chan Shows Up Late to the Meeting About Her Lateness.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Yeah, I think this one's just unavoidable
She's just self-centered.
The idea of showing up early just in case, so as not to make the other person wait? Never crosses her mind.
She hates waiting.
But doesn't care at all about making others wait.
That's just who she is.
I know someone with a chronic lateness problem who doesn't get mad even after being made to wait 3 hours and then getting stood up at the last minute.
It's consistent in its own way, but way too poorly suited for modern society.
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f82f75c79066c88c66910f633d4bed8eb68fb7e2
That happened on Ariyoshi's Summer Vacation (his TV show) too, right
Even when it's her own fault, Fuwa blames other people.
But she gets mad when she's the one left waiting.
Ariyoshi never shows up late — he's the type who gets to the location early and kills time nearby.
That might work once if you're never meeting her again, but after that she'd probably just factor in the extra time and show up late anyway
Then this is fine, isn't it
She's taking wrestling seriously, so
I think that's fine.
It's great, actually.
Though I do think she should stay off variety shows.
Nobody's laughing at a lateness bit when it's Fuwa doing it
You can't tell a dog to be a cat
But she's trying to cash in on being "Fuwa-chan," quirks included, isn't she
A developmental disorder diagnosis isn't a convenient excuse to brush things off, and it's not a label meant to insult someone either.
It's the result of investigating the cause, meant to help solve the problem.
Can't read the room or between the lines
Conversation is one-sided
Can't keep time or manage a schedule
Yep, that's this
The first two sound like ASD, the last one's probably ADHD.
Kids with ASD tend to be inflexible, so having them manage their own schedule sometimes actually works out well.
It's a meritocracy in a way — maybe she found herself a good workplace
Wrestling is exactly the world where discipline comes first.
If you don't stay on the good side of the higher-ups (including the matchmakers), nothing else matters
I've never seen anyone actually improve…
Tetsu Kariya (the manga writer) has nothing to do with this (seemingly an unrelated non-sequitur reply)
There are plenty of jobs — like station staff — you can't do if you have a habit of being late.
Wrestling is actually more the kind of job where you can get away with it.
Guys like Chono were like that too (pro wrestling legend Masahiro Chono)
Well, there's one right here
Background and Talking Points
Fuwa-chan had suspended her entertainment activities in 2024 over inappropriate remarks before resuming work as a pro wrestler signed to Stardom. This isn’t the first time her chronic lateness has made news — she previously missed a flight, which Hiroyuki Ariyoshi called out on his own TV show, among other repeated reports over the years. In the thread, a defense of “it can’t be helped, she has a developmental disorder or ADHD” clashed with pushback like “it doesn’t sit right to excuse this as a disorder — are the people kept waiting just supposed to put up with it?” There was also the view that pro wrestling, since live events can’t run smoothly with latecomers, is an industry where discipline is paramount, which raised the question of how a variety show differs from a wrestling event. Note that there is no confirmed report of her being diagnosed with ADHD or ASD — all such comments in the thread remain speculation.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Geisoku+) thread “[Entertainment] Fuwa-chan Scolded for Lateness, Then Late to the Meeting About It Too… Pro Wrestling Promotion Stardom President’s Report Draws Calls to “Deal With It Properly”.”
Leave a Reply