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Wrestle Kingdom 13 and New Year's Dash Boliever 12/31/2018 (Mon) 22:11:30 Id: f21680 No. 132608
Since we're close to the New Year, we might as well start this thread. January 4th 2:00 AM EST/1:00 AM CST/12:00 AM MST/11:00 PM PST Pre-show for the Never Openweight 6-man tag team championship FIRST MATCH FOR THE NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Kota Ibushi vs Will Ospreay SECOND MATCH FOR THE IWGP JR. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Despy and Kanemaru vs RPG3K vs Bushi and Shingo THIRD MATCH FOR THE BRITISH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Tomohiro Ishii vs Zack Sabre Jr. FOURTH MATCH FOR THE IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Guerillas of Destiny vs Evil and Sanada vs The Young Bucks FIFTH MATCH FOR THE IWGP US HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Cody vs Juice Robinson SIXTH MATCH FOR THE IWGP JR. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Kushida vs Taiji Ishimori SEVENTH MATCH Kazuchika Okada vs Jay White SEMI MAIN EVENT FOR THE IWGP INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP Chris Jericho vs Tetsuya Naito MAIN EVENT FOR THE IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Kenny Omega vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
Hope this was a good enough post.
cant wait
Kenny is going under and debuting at #3 with Finn and AJ as #1 and #2
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>>132621 What about G1 Finalist Karl Anderson
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>>132623 I'm sure za machine gun will have a nice time on the preshow
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>>132621 its about time, the best bout meme has overstayed its welcome
>>132608 >January 4th 2:00 AM EST/1:00 AM CST/12:00 AM MST/11:00 PM PST Is that when the pre show with the NEVER 6 man tag match starts as well?
>>132652 It includes the pre show yeah.
>>132653 Cool. Thanks.
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Just realized that the two Jr. Heavyweight matches are the only ones which are Japanese vs Japanese matches. The rest of the matches on the card are all Japanese vs Gaijin. US Title is gaijin vs gaijin but who cares. Is this Harold's vision for Nu Japan?
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glad i'm a morning person. im on GMT+2 so it starts 9 am for me.
>>132657 i blame gedo
>>132661 That's why that sneaky fucker joined the bullet club, to get that sweet western merch money
Fan Fiesta is live now, if anyone's awake.
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Most entertaining contract signing I've seen in years.
Sorry I haven't been around lads, as is obvious by now irl has been kinda hectic. Gonna watch Kingdom live with you guys though.
>>132670 It's cool man. >>132665 I was never really into those.
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aight im off to bed. here's to waking up to watching wk13 with you fags.
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EARLY HYPE POST What are your predictions for the show? >ishimori over kushida >naito over jericho >ace buries omega before he leaves the company in his own ventures >dont care enough about the other matches to predict The last two shows have been very fun to watch live and shitpost with, theres no reason this one shouldnt be the same.
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>>132678 >chuckie T finally betrays chaos in the 6-man gauntlet >ibushi defends his belt after a match that makes the tokyo dome shake >R3K take back their belt >ishii defends his belt and kills the vegan >sanada & evil take their belts back >juice beats cody after a close match >ishimori beats kushida thanks to fale being ringside >okada wins the match but then gets his face kicked in by jay, gedo and the mole bonus points: the mole isn't yoshi-hashi, yoshi-hashi comes to save him >Naito beats jericho, bloody match again >Tanahashi beats omega can't wait for the elite to sod off, though i'll miss cody and page.
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Bullete Clube Elite Ebush Kota retain after motn Roppongi KKK Ishii taps again lmao Gorillas Jews going over CAWdy Boner Soldier I want Jay Hwaito to win but I doubt it Nacho going over then leaving the belt Kenny getting btfo to AEW
i grabbed this link btw: https://njpwworldjap.blogspot.com/52a98cb8-80c5-4d61-84cf-d15d432c4642 it's the japanese stream of njpw at all times and you dont need to have a subscription to watch it. share it with friends and family.
>>132683 Cool thanks. Won't have to deal with taimafags too.
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>>132684 exactly where i nicked it from and for that exact reason.
So the event starts at 1600 local time, is the New Japan Rumble at 1530 or is it at the 1600?
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>>132686 the rumble's been replaced with the never 6-man contender gauntlet. it doesn't say when it starts tho so i'd assume so
>>132686 7am GMT or 4pm Japan local time is when the Pre show match begins with the main show beginning at 5pm Japan local time
>>132683 BASED thx, needed to have some friends watch it
>>132689 >>132683 wait why is it a 3 min clip then?
>>132690 i checked earlier and it was different clip. my guess is when there's no stream it just shows their last vod for example a 3 minute test stream
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>>132690 >>132691 right now, it's a livestream of the "starting soon" scene
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>>132679 >though i'll miss cody
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>>132693 I enjoy his antics and his wrestling. he's a good heel too
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>>132695 He hasnt been a heel since G1 special at Cow Palace
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>>132698 it do be like that
>Minoru and KES relegated to the preshow >Kanemaru and Despy's run almost certainly gonna end here >Zack wrestling a guy that we'd all be happy to have in the stable, and is probably jobbing to him still really like you Rock Dog Being a Suzuki Gun fan is gonna be suffering today, but I guess it could be worse.
>>132700 >Minoru and KES relegated to the preshow Sad seeing as Minoru still has consistently good matches and had arguably MOTN at the last wk
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>>132700 >>132701 Goto is in the preshow too. Plus he's turning 40 this year. Is it over for him?
Should start now
>>132702 >>132701 It hurts, lads.
Started!
we starting lads. here comes the gauntlet.
>Scurll's theme plays instead of Page
why is chase there
>>132702 >>132704 Goto is never getting the big one and its time everyone accepts that Kenny beating him at the G1 climax finals was the nail in the coffin, I was so happy to see that he finally got a chance with the tana/okada time out fuckery but it all just got swept away He might have another IC title run in him but who knows at this point with naito holding it.
>>132707 1) The nips love Scurll's theme 2) Scurll is possibly on the way out, Paige, Chase and Takahashi are likely staying.
I know this team is filler, but I kinda like it.
>>132711 meh. i was hoping to see elgin and cobb again.
>>132712 True, but I am never unhappy to see Dave or Blue Justice.
>>132713 fair enough. but i feel like blue justice has teams he'd fit in better and finlay would work better with juice too.
anybody know if they sold more tokyo dome seats this year than last?
>>132715 They did.
>>132714 True, but Juice is further up the card.
lmao chase eats boot. >>132717 yeah i know i was just talking in general
wew elite btfo rip yujiro pinnef by dave finlay
third wheel goto
>>132720 and as you say that he starts off the match without a hint of fair play. goto is the mole
>You will live to see Goto be the old man who only gets pins on Young Lions and eats the pin in 6 mans with main roster
>>132722 hes gonna go the way of tenzan
>>132723 That hurts bro. Almost as much as Tenzan's poor legs
Jeff KNOB spotted in the wild
Wow finlau 2 for 2
>>132725 that skintight latex singlet was a bad idea
>>132727 It really fucking is, but the meme is worth it.
>inb4 Finlay goes all the way Kill em KES
Real main event right here.
Good old school old man fight
When the time comes (and we know it will come sooner than we like), who doe Minoru and Yuji wrestle their retirement matches against?
>>132732 old man puro is what i imagine custody battles are like in japan
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WE DID IT REDDIT
Holy cow Makabe not muted. Tokyo Fome bringing it big.
Also, NOT MUTED
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>no dubs
>>132733 >nagata kouraken main event against tanahashi >suzuki whoever the up and comer of suzukigun is (would probably be zsj right now)
DBS Jr. Shouts out to the Hulkster
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taguchi bros represent
well fucc
>>132743 YOU AREN'T BREATHING WITH THE SUWITCHUBLADE ENOUGH RIN, YOU DON'T GET TO BE A PART OF NEW ERA
Get the feeling Yano is gonna pin Suzuki for this fall, to keep the joke going.
time for shenanigans
>Yano kicks out of Hart Attack STRONG CONFIRMED
>Taguchi actually knocks down a hebyQ with the Hip Attack
>>132743 that's what you get for wanting english commentary
The pin wasn't on Suzuki, but Yano cheats another one out of Suzukigun, felt it would likely go this way.
Taguchi JapanXGBHXChaos did it
time for that never championship folks. let's get fucked.
25min BREAK till the main show now
So, will this match be A) THE GAY COMMUNITY personified B) An incredible NEVER match C) The funeral of either Ospreay or Ibushi or D) All of the above
>>132753 FUCK I CANT WAIT
>>132754 ospreay vs ricochet 2 but with kicks
NOW IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GO TO THE SHOPS LADS, GET YOUR SNACKS NOW Thoughts on the gauntlet? I won't lie and pretend that I prefer this to the New Japan Rumble, but it turned out a lot more entertaining than expected. Finlay getting a couple of pins was nice, I think they set the stage for which lads are staying in NJPW and which ones are going to Elite out of the B Team, more Best Friends teasing was good but they need to either wrap it up or BREAK them up now, Suzuki Nagata was fun while it lasted, and GBH/Chaos/TaguchiJapan should be cool at Dash. tl;dr woulda preferred the rumble but this was good, would be 5-6/10 on the actual card but a solid 7/10 to open with.
>>132756 Okay, for the next question, who jumps off the higher object, and what is that object? Merely a top turnbuckle to outside, or do we see them go to the stage or something?
>>132758 Ospreay and Ibushi at the same time.
>>132757 tfw no tower henarray in the rumble >>132758 giant ring thing for sure. off the support beam or something
>>132759 Spanish fly from the top turnbuckle to outside? >>132760 Henare does seem like a fun lad.
>>132757 It was short and fun, all it needed to be. I do miss the chance it gave an up and comer that the rumble did though.
Not counting last WK, Honma returning and Shibata seconding Tana were probably emotional highlights of the year for me. Really loved the Chadblade turn, BOSJ finals and Suzuk/Okada broadway as well.
beeg matchy schduuuuu!
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>>132762 tfw no kitamura in the rumble
Wait, MSG is confirmed? Was still rumor when I last checked, HOLY SHIT.
>>132765 Kita is still planning to return, isn't he? Brain injuries gonna fuck with that, but I wish him the best of luck.
>>132766 yeah i hadnt heard it confirmed either, really hyped for that card now
>>132755 if anyone needs any japanese translated, screencap what you need me to translate.
>>132768 I'm just amazed a non WWE got into the Garden. Did they let their exclusive contract slip or something? Other feds normally do the Hammerstein instead.
Damn 2020 WK14 capitalizing on a 2 day weedend show
2019 is Harold's expansion year, it seems.
>this attitude era tier theme 1234 BREAK
>G1 Climax tournament opener in Dallas, Texas What the fuck? >Wrestle Kingdom 14 is a two day event How are they going to fill the
>>132774 How are they going to fill the card? Collaboration with other promotions?
>>132775 Headline one with ic and the other with hebbycue. My guess is that the shows are going to have longer matches and more intermissions
this nibba lookin like ezio auditore
Ospreay's theme is awesome.
>>132775 Possibly. Don't forget, Dome shows used to feature a mix of Japanese and Western promotions and you still get the occasional British or RoH match at WK (as we do this year), I wouldn't be surprised if you see it be a mainly NJPW card with every belt on the line, NEVER 6 man or something will have contender match night 1 title match night 2 and the like. Will probs have something like RoH, Progress, CMLL and the like featured. IT BEGINS LADS
So lads, is Kota going to America with his boyfriend, or is he going to actually take his place in NJPW as he was meant to?
based don callis is on comms finally
Hoping tiger mask makes a surprise appearance
ouch that was a weird spaniard flyer
*shlap*
kotha ibuthi
holy shit ospray won
E L E V A T E D
Great match
ohshit he did it
That was a fucking good match, what I expect from NEVER
think we'll get goto/ospreay?
Ibushi is DEAD rip
>ibushi loses >one half of golden lovers lose Kenny to join him next
>>132791 Doubt it. Stable members dont really challenge each other for the belts. Also Goto said that he leaves the NEVER title scene into Ospreay's hands.
roppongi be gay be gay be gay
So, guess that Ibushi is staying in Japan, I don't think his family would want him buried in the US.
Shingo finally gets a better mask
bushi appropriating indians
Gonna be hard to watch lads, don't wanna see our boys drop the belt but the run can't keep going. I think that this is the night where finally they don't keep getting away with this.
shoutout to desperado for finding the coolest way to wear that belt
>>132799 They've had the belts for like 8 months I think, the longest reign I've seen since I started watching NJPW. Don't mind them dropping.
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myboi despy better not take the L tonite or we riotttttttttu
>>132799 >>132801 At least they're not jobbing to The Young Bucks.
>>132802 what a handsome guy
>>132801 I know, they've had a great run at it, just not looking forward to BUSHI taking it off them (although I don't mind Shingo).
Shingo is beast
well at least despy didnt take the fall >>132804 he cute
Felt like it ended kinda fast but alright. LOS winning all the titles tonight.
And so starts the run of a guy I like and a guy I really don't like. Was fun while it lasted Despy/Kanemaru boys, at least we should get the rematch by virtue of not being the party involved in the result.
>>132805 Hey your boys didn't get pinned!
>>132810 Taking that positive, also taking the positive that Shingo was the one who got the pin, but not looking forward to the next couple of months for junior tag belts.
Guess Shingo is staying a Jr. Heavyweight for a while now. Maybe till Hiromu returns at least.
>>132812 I think Shingo will be a junior until Hiromu comes back, then he will probably be the bridge between Juniors and Heavies in NEVER, alongside Ospreay.
well that jr tag match was a jobber match.
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It's time.
Taka looking SHARP tonight.
Look at TAKA with his cum coloured hair
daredeska????????????
>>132817 If yours is metallic I suggest you consult a medical professional, m8.
Ishii's first singles match at WK since WK10 against Shibata
>>132820 What a match that was, I still cringe thinking of that headbutt.
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>>132820 zsj is basically the new shibby but more huggy
lmao is that a guygin ref
strangest canadian destroyer i've ever seen
>Canadian destroyer
why is there a pac-man advertisement
JUST
gay
>ZSJ made Ishii give up at G1 climax amd Wrestle Kingdom its not fair bros
at least its over
british byron saxton btfo
>Rock dog taps Well fuck, that doesn't happen that often. Felt that Zacku would win since the rest of Suzukigun lost, and it will bring pommy eyes. Good match though, from both men.
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damn it pitbull you had one fucking job, BREAK the fucking vegan. now we're gonna have to hear him whine about beer and brexit again.
Bucks just here to make the other teams look strong
>>132834 inb4 gedo swerves everyone and they win
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>>132835 Yeah that's right! More part timers!
>Sanada holds the trophies so EVIL can have a giant fucking scythe
holy shit ebiru can conjure magic circles now
light up fan thing shit.
Neat fan gimmick from Evil, bet it looks awesome in the arena.
>>132838 >>132840 He brought that against Y2J at Power Struggle the first time
who wants to bet EVIL comes in with a satanic drone next WK
G.O.D. new theme song? woah
Neat a new theme sounds kinda like ajs wwe theme to me
>>132843 Well it was okay for Rocky to have made their theme before because while they were rival stables Gedo was cool with Rocky. Now that Rocky and Gedo are no longer friends but Gedo and GOD are friends, we have to give them a new theme.
Cool masks GOD
Holy shit skeltal Jado
Jado looking fucking great.
tim tama forgot his face paint<
Good boy tama tonga
Good Guy Tonga
Tama Tonga is still (possibly alongside Juice) the most entertaining in ring talker.
Tama real good boy
Sanada on fire
Sanada is gonna win NJC
Who're the legal men anyway?
RIP TIGER HAT
Fale stopped Jado only to hit them himself?
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we in boys
Sanada is the man
If we see Naito beat Y2J we will see all of the active members of LIJ holding a belt again.
stupid sexy sanada
I dont really wanna do this but this has gotta be my shit BREAK match
The juice is loose
My stream is getting stuck damnit. Hope it works till the end. Missed the entrances.
Come on Juice BEAT BRANDI
DQ this shit Tiger wtf
Brandi the first Female NJPW Wrestler
GET OUT NIGGER.
Also >Juice has to sell a spear by Brandi Lame
>>132868 She's not Maria
Cross Roads was a good move. Too bad it's been utterly buried.
>>132871 did maria hit a move in ring
>>132873 She put moves on in a ring, that's for sure.
>>132873 I think so. She was in a match with Kingdom against Gallows, Anderson and Amber Gallows.
THE YAPAPI STRAP BROTHER
good riddance the elite.
That was pretty fast. Also kinda average. Cody really is a 3 star general.
new champs all around
THE JUICE IS LOOSE
Christ, Cody is horrible. I hope this means he will do less in ring work when running AEW.
>>132879 It's always like that at WK. Only the IC title and heavyweight title gets defended.
>>132881 The one defence of Cody I will offer is that he is a lot better in person. Cody doesn't have X-Pac heat outside of the states, fans hate him as they are meant to hate heels, but the end result is that he elevates the faces in matches he works. That being said, no excuse for how poorly it translates to television/online.
NEW CHIMPS
new mask looks worse
Reminder: if taiji loses he has to become the new captain new japan
Why didnt he bring out his crutch
the state of kushida
wtf
Fun gimmick.
neat
kek i dont know if that was cool or lame
>>132892 it's hip to be square
boner expanded
welp
Good match, but a bit short. Didn't feel as good as what either is capable of.
Is it me, or does it feel like matches are being rushed for the main event matches?
All the matches so far have been short and sweet, expect some really long main events
New champ. Decent match but I feel like it could have been better. The Jr. Division got kinda stuck in a rut since hiromu retired it and Kushida was an utter transitional champ. Hope Ishimori has a good reign. Cant wait for Hiromu to return
>>132897 >>132898 I guess so
I didn't even watch most of jr. heavyweight title match. The Cody match deflated me.
Lets get right into the new era boys
White gear because he is Jay WHITE i get it
No idea who's winning this one
>>132904 Jay hits blade runner and Gedo goes for the pin
>>132904 jay with the help of yoshi-hashi who joins BC
OKADA OLD THEME WEW
HOLY SHIT SHITTY THEME BTFO GOATKADA IS BACK
HOLY FUCK THE RAINMAKER IS BACK FUCK THE BALLOON FAGGOT SHIT
Blonde hair back too. Jay ie fucking finished!
THE REAL OKADA IS BACK JAY IS FUCKING LOSING
Holy fuck trunks too
OKADA BINGO CARD FILLED
>>132912 Looks smaller than before tho
Fans are going nuts over the old costume
TRUNKS ARE BACK NO MORE MUMS SPAGHETTI BELLBOTTOMS
HE'S BACK
vintage okada right there
Fuck my net. Stream stuck at the start What happened at the start?
cmon jay ;- ;
Jay is so much more comfortable in his role now. What a difference 12 months makes.
>>132921 Guess it takes a while to get used to being an edgy knife pervert
Jay is getting whipped
welp, there goes okada's era
WHAT THE FUCK?
GRAAAAHHH WTF
BOORAYDAH RUNNAHH
SWITCHBASED
CHADBLADE H A D B L A D E
BREATHEEEEE WIIIIHTTH THE SWITHCHH BLADDDOOOOOO
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NEW ERA BOYS LETS GO
Okada is leaving to go to AEW
sick mask
>>132934 Year of the pig. Year of Tranquilo.
>>132933 if dubs say so
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>Biggest show of the year >Less than 6 hours long WTF IS THIS CRAP
No lightbulb jacket but a spiky jacket
Damn a piledriver on the ramp to start the match
brutal
Naito all out attack. Sick of Jeriboomer's shit.
Boomer Jericho taking after Foley
>jericho has benoit tights holy shit
Yeowch
>Jericho ringing the bell, avin a giggle >>132943 Looks similar but not the same. Who was it that was convinced that Benoit was murdered? Chavo, or someone else?
>>132945 it's obviously an homage. Just different enough to have deniability though
>>132946 I definitely agree with that, Jericho has watched his words carefully the last couple of years regarding Benoit. At the time he went in to bat for WWE and basically pushed the official story no questions asked, but in the last couple of years he has just shut up altogether about it.
all the chairs
Fuckin hell missed the past 5min. Stream keeps getting stuck
LIJ all hold gold.
one match left…
>>132951 Hope my shitty stream lasts
I forgot how much i loved to see Naito mistreat that belt.
>>132950 hiromu doesnt… yet… boner soldier is holding on to it for him.
Well he took the belt with him
>>132954 Hiromu is injured. All active members hold belts. To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if (assuming Hiromu comes back from injury around New Beginning) they have an "LIJ holding the gold" moment.
main main event folks, say your goodbyes to cucky omega
Fuck me im going to have to watch this later non live. Fuck my internet man.
Main event time BOYS LETSS GO ACE
Undertale Kenny?
>>132960 yeah he did a collab with their creator, and undertale is huge in japan
I'm not going to miss the bullshit BTE politics and dumb shit like that, but fuck you guys I'm gonna actually miss Kenny's ring work.
terminator entrance was kenny's only good entrance
This is what "oldtimers" meant when they say new wrestlers are fucking nerds
>>132964 they arent wrong
>>132960 that's how you know he's a real shitter
>>132964 Never said they are.
>>132962 The meta behind the scenes shit is horrible but I am gonna miss kenny and the bucks too, especially how they were as a unit back in 2016 and 2017. Hopefully he goes out with a bang
>>132964 As someone who normally bitches and moans about the death of psychology and weakening of the product, many wrestlers have been fucking nerds since at least the 80s. All that changed was dumb carny gimmicks becoming dumb comic book gimmicks becoming dumb edgy gimmicks becoming dumb digital gimmicks. Dumb gimmicks be dumb, but it isn't new.
>>132969 Not about gimmicks, but personalities in general.
>fucking razer pants
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>Razer tights
>>132970 Eh, a lot of the generation that now complains that modern wrestlers are fucking nerds (which they are) were deep into comic culture or whatever pop culture they latched onto. Again, I don't think its wrong, and I personally find it is fucking awesome 1 time out of 10 and cringeworthy the other 9, I just don't think this is a new experience. Dumb shit is eternal in a freakshow.
>>132962 i'm not, he's fucking annoying. good fucking riddance.
>>132973 tanahashi is a kamen rider nerd and he's not autistic about it like kenny is. once in a while he'll change his hairstyle to something that references the show and that's it. even if his pose is just straight up kamen rider kabuto's pose he's not an autistic nerd about it that makes all his moves' names into pop culture references. Kenny could die tomorrow and I wouldn't give a shit.
>>132974 Puts on good matches when Elite shit isn't involved, annyoing as fuck when it is. Knows how to work a crowd. I'd say if you saw Bucks and Cody go away and Kenny stay with Page, Kota, Chase and Yujiro it would be a lot more tolerable. >>132975 Agree to disagree. Again, I found the entrance kinda cringeworthy, but I also found the Terminator entrance cringeworthy and while I love KUSHIDA I find the Back To The Future shit cringeworthy, but everybody eats those things up because it is 80s film references and that is mainstream cool these days. I like how Tana does it, I actually like Kenny's theme borrowing heavily from FFVII, if he kept it at that and move names it would be a thousand times better. I just feel that people have gotten way too far into bashing a gimmick because he is the one who does it, while ignoring equally dumb shit from other guys because it isn't in vogue to shit on them. To get back on topic, fun match so far, doesn't feel as good as Kenny or Tana's previous WK appearances though, it feels they don't have the chemistry with each other that they each have with Naito, Okada et al.
Okay, now a story is starting to form around the knee. We can do something with this now.
Tana makes the best Dragon Screws
Thats a nakamura and a styles homage this show
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>Styles Clash Tana removing faggots
God this story is great
Tana's asscrack exposed to all
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am I the only one who thinks this match is sleeper as fuck? way too much downtime. i'd rather just rewatch ibushi vs ospray right now.
>>132983 Nah, I think the pacing is ok
>>132983 Tana and Kenny rarely feel like they have synergy. I am trying to think to G1 bouts in the past, and they have had really good performances against each other, but no "great" matches come to mind for me. I think that >>132984 is correct, and I like both the story of the match and the performances of both involved, but it feels like it is missing something.
>>132983 >>132984 the pacing is fine yeah
>>132985 This is the first time Tana and Omega ever feuded, right ?
>>132987 First feud as far as I can remember, they have met in G-1 in the past but this is the first proper feud. I just feel like this is a bit like Jay White vs Tana, two very good wrestlers, who work well in other matches, putting in a good performance but leaving the match lacking something.
GO ACE >>132961 >>132966 I knew about the video and collab, just wasn't sure about his new music and outfit. And you also know he's a shitter if he uses gay Razer shit to play Undertale.
And the eternal rule of Wrestle Kingdom continues as the ace of the company holds the belt at the end of the night.
>>132986 >>132985 >>132984 every move just feels extremely predictable and they spent too much time lying down for my liking. Like this was the only match today where i let a snooze out.
>>132991 To be fair, you seemed set up to not like one of the competitors. I actually get what you are coming at, the match felt like it lacked chemistry, but I wouldn't call the sort of selling you see just about every Wrestle Kingdom main even being "too much time lying down". Being frank, we were spoiled with Okada Omega and Okada Naito, the match was good, but I felt a bit empty at the end, which I really shouldn't for Tana's 8th reign.
>>132983 nigga ospreay vs ibushi was slower than expected
Now we wait for Naito's title reign at Dominion
4/5 best i can do
>>132992 yeah i hate kenny and i'm neutral on tanahashi. but i already knew he was gonna win since the elite are leaving NJPW anyways so it wasn't like I could get excited or some suspense for the result.
Final score of WrestleKingdom 13 ? I give it a 8/10
I really loved the match. Great story telling. Also, I wasn't sure what will happen, even though Kenny is due for contract talks, I still have no idea if there was any pre-agreements or anything. Also, I think I was begging for a good match after that godawful Cody match. That was a pure dud. The Jericho and Naito match got me hype again and the Tanahashi Omega match blew away my expectations.
>>132997 thats fair, nothing bad but nothing stood out to me as great (a couple of matches could have been but they got cut short)
>>132998 Same, I'm so happy my guy won.
Personal autism rankings >Gauntlet Solid opener but miss the rumble. 6/10 >NEVER Solid match, hope that Ibushi isn't fucking dead. 8/10, as close to a 9 as it can get. >Junior Tag Belts 5 men I like in the match yet 5/10 is the best I can do. Felt rushed. >British HebyQ Solid match, entertaining from both competitors and a finish that still felt like a surprise even though it makes perfect sense from a meta perspective. 8/10, might be a 7 on another viewing. >Tag belts Good match but felt rushed like the Junior tag belts. Should not have been a triple threat (this applies to the junior belts too), but I feel like the teams worked it better. 6/10 >US HebyQ Solid match from Juice, solid if unspectacular from Cody. 7/10, but barely. >Junior HebyQ Didn't feel it, if I'm honest. In a reverse of the pommy belt this might reverse on another viewing. 7/10. but might be 8 on reviewing. >Okada vs White Match of the night for me, both for the impact the result will have on both characters and the company, and for the quality of the match itself. 9/10, can't give it a perfect score as it still felt like it was missing something, but I can't tell what >IC belt Strong match, felt more like the main event in many ways. 8/10 and Naito could arguably shit talk Tana and Kenny. Hope we see Jericho again, but not sure if he is busy planning more cruises. >HebyQ Two very strong competitors putting on a good athletic performance, but failing to get me into the spirit of the match. 7/10, hurts to say it but it really felt worse than NEVER, Pom HebyQ, IC and Okada/White.
Great show and I appreciate that it was only like 4 hours minus preshow. Not excited for tana's reign unless it leads to him vs shibata but a great match to close the night. Worried about okada though, he probably should've won and I'm still not sold at all on jay white as a next big guy.
>>133002 Okada and White was too short for me. I still have to see more from Switchblade other than his gimmick and being a good heel.
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I really enjoyed the main event, The selling and the storytelling was on point. Also helps that my guy won.
>>133004 I think it's why I liked this Wrestle Kingdom better than last year's. The two main events blew me away. Story telling was on point. Wrestle Kingdom 12 may have had a better undercard, but the main event was a big let down. I just feel Naito can only have good chemistry with certain people and his chemistry with Okada isn't good. Even his selling from this year's match with Jericho was a bit inconsistent, but the rest of the match made up for it.
>>133005 Naito had a showing, and I've been anxious for him and Tanahashi going into this.
>>132999 After too many horrible WWE shows and missing the World Tag League entirely, an 8/10 show feels like the best fucking show possible
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>>133007 It's all thanks to Tanahashi.
>>133006 Yeah, Naito stepped up thankfully as well as Tana, despite the wear and tear. The Ace deserves some rest and any surgeries needed to repair injuries.
10 match card 8 title changes Is Russo booking these gooks now?
Predictions for new year's dash? >Jericho nowhere to be found >Jay steps up to challenge tana >shingo/taiji being set up >okada/omega to pass time while omega decides if he wants to sign again or not >ishii/naito for new beginning >KES/LIJ tag setup >There will be atleast 5 bushi cosplayers and 3 darylls
Clocked out after myboi Jay won clean. Saw the other two matches in highlights on yt. Okay but predictable. Sad that Jay didn't run it at the end and bladerun tanner for maximum heat
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>>132958 Just saw the main event. I loved it, it was at least as good as Tana vs Ibushi at the G1 climax final last year, personally enjoyed it more out of some bias for being a big Tana fan. Also why wasn't the golden plastic streamers launched at the end of the match? Didn't feel complete without it. Now hopefully Tana gets a year long reign and maybe drops the belt at WK14 to Naito. ACE IS BACK
Took a look at the times for each matches, man some of these matches were criminally short and needed to be longer. In particular both Jr. Heavyweight matches, the heavyweight tag match and Okada vs White should have gone on a little longer. Comparing with WK12 and WK11, overall the matches were shorter. Anyway though I still really enjoyed the show, the best matches being the opener and main event. Golden lovers btfo but they really were the most invested matches. Naito vs Jericho was good, probably Jericho's best match in NJPW since he came back. Okada vs White was good but could have gone longer as I said. Man it's incredible that simply bringing back Okada's old theme and attire could generate such hype and even tell a such a story. Jay winning became such a surprise, shock of the night, at this point I might even peg Jay White to win the G1 climax this year. See you tomorrow at New Year's Dash.
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>>133011 Okada reverts back to being the balloonmaker and begins to have 6 man tag matches against young lions since they are now the only people he can beat.
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>>133011 >ishii/naito for new beginning I'll add the set-up for Naito going for the Heavyweight belt at Dominion
>>132775 >Collaboration with other promotions? Inb4 collab with AEW and the elitefags are back just for a big show like Wrestle Kingdom. >>132715 Sold more seats, attendance recorded was 38,162 while last year the total attendance was 43,000 but only 34,995 paid to be there, so a lot of free seats or so last year but still a lot for a Thursday show. Probably helped that the show was on a Friday this time, WK10 & WK11 were on weekdays and had like 25,000 while WK8 & WK9 being on weekends got over 35,000. The 2 day event next year is probably done to capitalize on both weekend days. Hopefully that is just for 2020 and doesn't begin a trend, I dont think a 2 day show would work if not on a weekend, also it already seems difficult to fill up the card, personally I wouldn't want to ALWAYS see a 2 day Wrestle Kingdom either, too much really. Wrestlemania would benefit more from a 2 day show than Wrestle Kingdom really.
New Year's Dash in an hour, anyone watching?
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>>133036 Just got home.
>>133038 I mean, you aren't alone, I just got home in time to watch it. >LIJ vs Suzukigun again Well, 2019 gonna be 2018 for those boys.
>>133039 oh thought you said just go home wyatt piggu
>biggest stars on the other team are junior heavyweights
>>133040 Nah, all good cobber. Being fair, all three members of the other team are juniors, Rocky never moved up, that was Baretta.
>>133042 That's what I mean dude.
Also, I've learned of nip Dave Meltzer, not nearly as autistic.
>>133043 Yeah, it is literally a juniors vs heavyweights match. Either they are laying the seeds for one or both to move up, or we already know the result.
Reminder that Rocky pinned Izuka on Road to Tokyo Dome show
>>133046 KES TO JOIN THE JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHTS
>Those Rocky chants And that, lads, is why Rocky is considered a good person to put with 3k, and not dead weight as people in the west say. Nips love the fucker, for better or for worse. I wish he was still Black Tiger IV
>>133048 Eh, I think that Davey vs Shingo might be a fair matchup for BOSJ finals, book it Gedo.
>>133048 They'll Kevin Nash the whole division, like when Nash joined the X-Division. I'd watch that.
>>133049 It's because he's a Puerto Rican weeb.
>>133047 Rocky to go heavyweight Rocky to win G1 Rocky to face Yano at Kingdom
>>133049 His promos are still cringy as fuck. Wonder if they enjoy that a lot.
>>133050 I can just see Davey doing a 450 splash for the pin…
>>133047 And now YOH did it
>>133052 He is a Peurto Rican weeb that has managed to really connect with the crowds in Nipland. He spent time as one of the more iconic masked characters, and has what, 15 years? of work in the area. He has a lot of BOSJ and Junior Tag League top moments, and he manages to be as close to the "loud mouthed Western piggu hype man" without crossing that invisible line for the Japs. >They win TIME FOR R3K TO GO HEAVYWEIGHT
>>133057 YOH FOR G1
Young lions payin they're dues
>>133054 The promos and songs are half of the appeal for the Japanese apparently, lets just say I was talking with a little birdie when they were here in Oz and they might have said words to the effect of "so bad its good they can't look away from the silliness". Guess it is kinda like how we like some of the more cringeworthy eastern talent.
wtf are Chase and Yujiro now?
>Yujiro theme Been a while.
>>133062 His pornstar theme was better
>>133061 I have a feeling they are staying, while the rest of Elite is going. Yujiro likes traveling but last I heard he wanted to stay in Japan, and Chase seems to have really adopted the place, bit like Dave Finlay but without marrying one.
>>133063 That is true, but it is still a rarity to hear any theme. Is it just me, or has muffin ass decided to make her outfits more risque again in the new year?
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>>133064 Dave Finlay managed to marry one?
>>133066 No, he married a chick called Anna, but they seem all in on Japan.
Honma smartend up for once
>>133066 >>133067 Apologies for the confusion, its been a tiring day.
This is a solid match right now.
wtf my intercom rang and my internet went off for a while, guesd I've gone back to dial up somehow
>>133064 I meant what faction btw.
>>133072 Unaligned. Not with the OGs but not with elite. Probably going to either merge with BCOG again when that blows over, or become unaligned heels? I dunno, they'll probably get shoved in with Taguchi Japan for multimans if need be, or side with young lions until they find a faction for them.
>>133072 Job Squad Japan
>>133074 That just won a match though. It doesn't work when the Job Squad wins.
Wonder if Chuckie goes ape again and challenges Juice. 0 dimes match in that case.
RPW ref for some reason
>>133077 He needs to make enough money to go back to England.
Who was that Beretta's mom?
>>133079 Yeah he said his mom was here.
Chuckie chimpout
>A writing meeting, sometime in late 2018 Gedo: Chuckie, we need to do something about your character. It really has not developed for [checks notes] a decade or so Chuckie T: What if I just randomly start ruining matches with chairs? Gedo: Okay, because - Chuckie T: No because, no development, I just start doing it. Seriously, where is this meant to be building to?
k what's Ospreay's first defense?
>>133083 Cobb?
oh shit forgot about the show lmao
>>133084 >>133083 Nagata makes the boy who should be a young lion still squirm and claims one for the old boys. Seriously though, Cobb or Elgin, maybe KUSHIDA (who I still feel is moving to NEVER at least for some of this year).
Kushida as NEVER openweight champion would have been cool too. But Ospreay vs KUSHIDA for NEVER would be weird, more of a Jr. Heavyweihht match.
>>133085 Its okay bro, we are only a couple of matches in. Not at the juicy bits yet.
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>>133088 update on happenings so far? also, I'm watching in the background going to a henare-tier martial arts thingy for four days tomorrow and haven't packed yet
>>133085 I slept in. Fucking exhausted
>>133089 nothing much happened yet
>>133089 Chuckie chimped out again. That's it really
Based old school old guy fight
I'm sorry if it's between Nagata and Ishii…I'm going Nagata.
Based boomer nagata btfo zoomer ospreay
>No Kenny Omega or The Elite on the card >Tfw no Kota Ibushi turning heel to cuck Kenny. Reeeeeeeeeeeee
Rip kushider. Cosplay is real openweight now
cant wait till the next nxt debutee uses the stormBREAKer
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>elite leaves >show noticeably way better
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>>133096 >Heel ibushi
>meji not coming out with a mic and saying the nagata vs ishii match is TONIGHT
>backed to dubbed
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DUBBED
I think it's only not dubbed for Wrestle Kingdom.
Good Guy Tama Tonga to have a clean title match now
>>133104 I remember it not being dubbed for when he won G1 matches in 2017.
i wonder if we'll get funny tonga like from wk13 ALSO I NEED THIS THEME
ZA GOOD GUY TAMAAAAA TONGAAA
DREAM MATCH Yano v Tama
>>133109 Used to be better when Tama had his face paint and Yano would get scared of him
Good guy Tonga doesnt use the exposed corner
Oh no Tanga Roa badly influemcing the good guy and he paid the price!
>B-Trigger Hah
Prison Rapist Tanga Roa
ref pullouts are my favorite *YOINK*
based chase and yugy!!
Well lookd like Chase and Yujiro are back in BC. As they alwayd should have been.
Btw need an edit of Makabe and Yano here. Might do it later.
Did I call something along these lines above?
>>133073 >Not with the OGs >>133119
new year new bcog
YAA U GUD GAI
>chase tryna put himself over on english comms
Tama Tonga's heart is going doki doki for Yujiro.
>>133120 Got the timeframe wrong, I did think they'd go back eventually.
Taichi vs Naito for IC title
suzuki-gun eyeing up the new guygin young lions
>naito walking with the belt like suzuki does
Damn chair shot right in the head
JESUS. That chair shot!
HEAD CHAIRSHOT
Shingo 'Jnr Hebyq' Takagi
Taichi our boy TAICHI OUR BOY TAICHI OUR BOY
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>>133133 miho abe is gonna be ultra mega happy when she wins the Intercontinental championship
good guy despy
>>133134 There'd be a live sex celebration, but they are both clearly too pure.
Naito's been lying there for quite a while. LIJ getting btfo hard
Say it with me lads. TAICHI OUR BOY
Not too late to become a Suzukigun fan, lads.
>>133139 It's fine they're cool.
>>133140 Taguchi are cool to, tbh. Best face stable.
>>133141 I'd be fine with Suzuki being the one to take the strap from Tanahashi.
SWITCHBASED
>>133142 I kinda would, but kinda wouldn't. The IWGP HebyQ being the only major belt in the country he hasn't held gives it a mystique for a Suzukigun fan. I do think that it would only be worth him winning from Tana though.
>YOSHO-HOSHO Maineventing
So, Yoshi joins White y/n?
yosho doinking his head on the side< lmao
>>133146 pls n
>>133146 y because Rin said no
Btw lads, can confirm that while it is not too late to get on the Suzukigun wagon, you are not allowed to support edgyboi if you haven't supported him since at least New Beginning.
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tanner and okader are like goker and vegter going up in that cartoon ani'm dragonball z
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>>133150 been supporting bladepervert eversince i found out he a zealander too no new bandwagon jumpers
yosho still has that bloodcurdling painful scream
Switchbased ruining yoshos return
ta na HASHE
dasit
dang that belt rooks good on myboi
No real big storylines other than Taichi challenging and Yujiro and Chase rejoining BC. Meh
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>hyping up twists when they're none I fucking hate western fans
ITS REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAL
So what did tonight setup? >Ishii vs Nagata at one of the Road to shows, maybe night 1 of new beginning. >Juice vs Baretta (was already happening) >Ospreay vs… KUSHIDA? >Lots of Suzukigun vs LIJ, most notably OUR BOY TAICHI vs Naito >Chadblade vs GO ACE >B Team is back in Bullet Club >Miho now just dressing from a sex shop again instead of wearing "model" lingerie What did I miss?
>>133161 Not Miho, MuffinAss. Miho has been sadly absent lately.
>>133158 White Tana is a big one, if predictable. It will be interesting to see what a difference a bit over a year has made (I know they had the G1 match, but G1 is different to ppv main event).
the post match interviews have been uploaded on the english NJPW youtube channel. Apparently the tongans are turning over a new leaf and becoming positive good guys…
also beretta challenged juice, juice accepted and also beretta pointed out that they're in the same team now, did i miss something?
>>133165 Yeah, since Okada and Tanahashi shook hands Chaos and Taguchi Japan have somewhat of an alliance.
>Kushida leaves >Iizuka is gonna retire <Omegaman is gonna leave 2 horrible news and only 1 good new
>>133170 Damn Kushider really might go to WWE. He said that there's nothing more for him to accomplish in NJPW so he's leaving, I ca understand that, but at the same time I really hope WWE doesn't fuck him over. Probably NXT will do him well, after that, ehh fuck 205 dive. F to Iizuka, he was fun. Apparently Ibushi is still with the company for now at least, though he will miss the New Beginning tour, got a concussion in his match against Ospreay. Omega could go to AEW or WWE I guess. Styles vs Omega at Wrestlemania would be really great though but WWE will surely find some way to completely ruin it
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<After the match at Tokyo Dome, you only played air guitar once, are you fed up with doing it? >Tanahashi “Heh Heh Heh … (smiles bitterly) … No, I’m not fed-up with it … Um… … Can I this say honestly? Uh, at the time I won, a member staff said “You only have so many minutes to make post-match comments” Don’t you get it?! That means I cannot do the special effect that I often do! (*Makes an electric guitar sound effect*) You know what I mean (*does it again, but louder*). So, if I play air guitar more than twice I will lose the impact of the last one! It’s like being stuck between a rock and a hard place (more bitter smiling). I also really wanted to play air guitar for the fans. But I was in rough shape. Also, the staff said “Mr. Tanahashi, we do not have time!” This is not really something the fans need to know, but that’s what happened. But from now on, no matter what, I’m going to summon my last ounce of strength to fulfill the fans dreams. wtf Tana getting rulecucked on air guitar show
>>133170 >Kushida will never move up to njpw hw >Kushida wont wrestle in G1 this year >We will never get a 5* kushida/ishii match This aint right
>>133172 >Omega could go to AEW or WWE Why would he go to WWE? To get booked like shit? He's going AEW and they even teased it in the latest Being the Elite. Kenny isn't a sell-out so he's not going to WWE.
>>133176 Main reasons would be for Wrestlemania and matches with guys like AJ Styles. Anyway how long till AEW gets properly set up and has a show?
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Hot dog, KUSHIDA in his final NJPW match faces Tanahashi on January 29 at Korakuen.
>>133188 More announced at 5 ET tonight at some weird fucking press conference or something >>133189 Apparently the rumor is he might be going to AEW instead of WWE. Either way he's probably not gonna be around here too much longer
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>>133189 oh fuck thats amazing
NJPW CMLL Fantasticamania 2019: Day 1 starts in a couple of hours. Here are the matches for today: >Bullet Club (Gedo & Taiji Ishimori) & Templario vs. El Audaz, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Tiger Mask IV >Forastero & Suzuki-gun (Taichi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) vs. Flyer, Jushin Liger, & Titan >Atlantis & Atlantis, Jr. vs. Okumura & Sanson >Angel de Oro, Dragon Lee, & Mistico II vs. Cuatrero & Los Guerreros Laguneros (Gran Guerrero & Ultimo Guerrero) >Barbaro Cavernario, Caristico, & Namahage vs. KUSHIDA, Mistico II, & Soberano, Jr. >Los Ingobernables (BUSHI, El Terrible, Shingo Takagi, & Tetsuya Naito) vs. Fujin, Raijin, Satoshi Kojima, & Toa Henare
>>133253 I forgot Fantasticamania was a thing, I'll be there I think.
oh boy lucha fans
wow an intermission!
comfy dubbed theme
Is Rush busy or injured or something?
Cool Bushi got a pin
kek that kid got naito all riled up
There was a show today but I guess everyone forgot.
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>>133275 >>133276 People were here. Just not a lot so I didn't post much.
is kawato on fanta mania?
>>133285 not sure but it would be nice to see him
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kek big autism dave gave Omega vs Tanahashi 5.5 stars. Wonder if even he takes his meme ratings seriously anymore.
>>133290 Oh just found out that it's become pretty regular now for him to go off the scales like this, mostly happens for Omega matches completely no bias here right other than some exceptions. Now really I don't know how anyone can seriously take his opinion.
>>133291 Forgot image
>>133292 You could easily say that the same for Okada and Tanahashi. I still listen to him because he leans more towards Okada being greater than Omega.
>>133293 >he leans more towards Okada being greater than Omega. I can agree with that. Yeah before when Tanahashi was the undisputed Ace he was Meltzer's golden boy heck he's already in the WON Hall of fame, Okada continued in that. Omega and his fans make the most noise about his meme ratings, maybe why I associate him with Omega more.
>>133294 Yeah, technically Tanahashi is still a fav of his since he now considers him one of the GOATs, mostly because of people not going the level he did at his current age. He's the Jack of all stats in the GOAT talk now according to him, and that actually isn't a bad thing. This all stemmed from his match with Ibushi. So yeah, he does tend to kiss Omega's ass, but let's be fair, Omega may have shitty fans and kinda did fuck the IWGP belt but he can put on a good showing. It's his friends of The Bucks and Cody I have a problem with now.
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they fucked up big time by not having Kawato-san make an appearance.
>La Sombra mask in the crowd based
Sorry I'm late, trying to fix my sleep schedule.
>>133373 anybody watching fantastica mania? ryujin/fujin and LIJ are on right now
>>133374 Yeah I am, I have no idea who the lucha guys are except for the obvious nips.
>>133375 all i know is that Raijin/Fujin are R3K and that Namajague is Desperado. I'm glad R3K got that pin cause i hate seeing bushi just get carried by his tag partner every time.
>>133376 Same, anyways I enjoy the botchy fun of Lucha.
Lucha fans and their horns
speaking of Lucha, fucking Rush signed with ROH…
>>133379 well ROH and NJPW do stuff together all the time so we might see him over.
>>133380 He's still with CMLL kinda but through a partnership with ROH he's signed to them. I will say Rush is a nice first replacement for the gap left by The Elite.
>>133381 that'd imply that the elite leaving was a bad thing
>>133382 It actually is, since now there's a big gap that needs filling. I don't like The Elite either but the fact that they just up and left without helping ROH build up some other stars is kinda infuriating. At least New Japan has guys like Juice and Jay. ROH got fucked over by The Elite.
>>133383 i don't really follow ROH so idk. i'm just glad the elite are no longer in new japan. meanwhile in fantastic mania, it's time for new stars to move
>>133384 Yeah I don't follow ROH that much either, but I don't see why they couldn't do just as much business as they did for New Japan in putting some guys over. Though maybe WK13 was less of doing business and more of a fuck you to The Elite. Anyways, is there any news on which Young Lions might go on excursion?
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beneath Carístico's mask is another mask deja vu
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fucking tiger mask handshake bait
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>soothing music for a wrestler victory
>>133388 potato dubs
>>133389 Are the 8s potatoes?
>>133390 no, casca is.
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>>133391 I don't know whether to be mad at myself or you. btw she stopped being a potato
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>>133392 yeah but then she screamed and we're back at hiatus
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why these luchadors popping off? nips dont know spanish.
>>133394 They don't understand english either but when Juice, Jay, or Kenny back in the day ended a show they cut english promos.
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wtf is shota doing
Fantasticamania is on if people want to watch
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I love Kojima
>>133404 missed yesterday's stream, catching up now. taguchi trying to get a title shot by fucking with boner soldier is pretty funny. >>133399 (checked) dress to impress. maybe he's graduating from the young lions during new year dash?
>>133407 Fantaticamania or New Beginning you mean.
>>133407 >taguchi trying to get a title shot He is already booked for the match at The New Beginning in Osaka show, I guess this is the buildup to it.
NJPW 101 for newfags
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>>133410 Nice analogy makabe
Again, Fantasticamania is on.
need a gif of cuatrero with the jerkoff motion
dragon lee wants the iwgp title this year and a mask v mask match
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>>133418 This is the show I've been waiting for.
>>133418 Blu Ray finally releasing on March 6th, hopefully subs will be out soon enough
I'm here to see cockroach!
Fujin and Raijin are RPG3K?!?!?!
Taichi taking down Naito's match
I like how the air horn guy is kind enough to not blare it while Taichi is talking
lmao Milano counted one but remember he had to count in spanish.
this is amazing
k that was the match I was most excited for, have a good night now.
Huh. Apparently Kushida wanted to go for a heel turn and Gedo didn't let him.
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wuz gud monicas where can a nigga watch dat omega tanahashis @ 4 free i need sumn 2 do a lil l8r but i ain't got no money i ain't BROKE tho monica fo'really tho
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Based Jay already part of the Big 4
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I'd watch the match
>>133488 omega is finished >still using balloonmaker okada's image >>133440 >“One of the things with Kushida which led to his leaving for WWE is that early last year he wanted to go heel and join the Bullet Club, but Gedo wanted him to stay in his place. >“The deal was that New Japan needed the solid junior heavyweight guy, with Will Ospreay in Chaos, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Desperado and Taka Michinoku in Suzuki-gun, Taiji Ishimori in Bullet Club and Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi in LIJ. The home team side had Ryusuke Taguchi, but he’s more comedy now and only turning it on as a serious guy for a few matches a year like Super Juniors, and Tiger Mask and Jushin Liger are legends, but they are no longer in the singles title picture. >“That probably isn’t the only reason but it was part of it. He handled it professionally, working until 1/29, doing his clean jobs at the Dome and Dash, and because he handled it so professionally he’s getting his first career singles match with Hiroshi Tanahashi on his last night at Korakuen Hall.” https://ww w.prowrestling.com/possible-reason-why-kushida-left-new-japan-pro-wrestling/ Heel Kushida could have worked like it did with Naito, Kushida was pretty much in the same position as 'Stardust Genius' Naito was in. Joining the bullet club though wouldn't have been that great, why can't NJPW simply have an unaligned heel?
>>133493 Cool once Kush™ makes his NXT™ debut myboi Kawato can make his return and take his place.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2NMZS7K0D4 boner soldier attacked taguchi ginbae mask after yesterday's promo fight for the movie. i don't get why of all the juniors taguchi is the one that's getting a storyline for the Jr. belt.
>>133501 >i don't get why of all the juniors taguchi is the one that's getting a storyline for the Jr. belt. I mean, who's really left? 6 of the jrs are in tag team, which we saw at WK13. Other than Taguchi who is really there to challenge Ishimori?
>>133501 Taguchi is the old guard for jr heavys. Any new top guy has to have a title match against taguchi after they get the belt. Takahashi had the same match this time of year iirc
>>133503 I guess that makes sense. >>133502 hiromu
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>>133505 >hiromu Still months left for his return, might be lucky to see him in the BOSJ.
Better make a New Beginning thread for the Saturday show. >Next week is new beginngin in USA >tickets almost totally sold out but NJPW still haven't put up a card yet Why do they always do this? Probably going to throw in a ton of ROH guys again. I heard that Nagata vs Ishii might be on one of the shows, I hope so.
>>133520 Well at least it's not The Elite hogging the spotlight anymore.
>>133520 >Kushida/Tana singles match isnt even going to be on one of the big USA shows >Gonna have to watch a bunch of nips cry in korakuen theyre probably going to be getting the kenny goodbye match whatever that might be feeling some shades of 2016 or whenever aj and nak left
>>133520 match cards are out so i'd say ye now is the time to make a threat for it. looks like the LA young lions will be fighting. time to see shibata's training pay off.
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>>133525 >feeling some shades of 2016 or whenever aj and nak left Sure feels like that, but back then, Naito and Omega easily managed to replace Nakamura and Styles respectively so it didn't hurt things in the long run, more of a benefit really. Right now there aren't any real replacements for Kushida and Jay White is still growing into his role, still a long way to go to reach Omega/Styles' levels. NJPW will still do fine but for now, really feels like a lot has been lost. >>133527 Card is filled with Shibata's young lions, almost looks like a Lion's Gate card. Juice vs Beretta seems to be the biggest match. Great-O-Kharm is there on the last two days, haven't really seen Oka since his excursion so it will be good to see him. Also he's only Japanese wrestler in the entire tour, yikes.


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