Wrestling Official New Japan Pro-Wrestling Thread (& Indies...)

Started by Big Dangerous, Jun 25, 2017, in Sports Add to Reading List

  1. Pinhead
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    Just having my smoke after work now. Should miss the first two matches but I'll be here.
     
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    Yeah the first match was nothing lol

    Btw after seeing Excalibur at PWG for the years I’ve been going there it’s a f---in trip to hear him calling New Japan...so cool.
     
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    Hope somebody hits a Falcon Arrow tonight

    Props on New Japan for realizing Lanny wasn't gonna work out lol
     
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    That was honestly embarrassing lol

    Idk why they didn’t just stick with Rocky for those shows...he was so good calling the G1. I’d honestly be fine with him being full time...I was really having Callis fatigue there for a while and am completely fine with him only being there for 4 shows a year.
     
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    I was about to say nah, but I honestly have no issue with Rocky. He's better than the vast majority of commentators I've ever heard.

    So that sets up Ishii/Zack? The sequence they had was PHENOMENAL.
     
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    Shingo/Naito/Bushi the coolest MFers to ever grace a wrestling event
     
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    Yeah Ishii/Sabre for the British Title at WK.

    I wonder if we get Jericho tonight? He has to show up on one of these shows to attack Naito again
     
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    I think Dave said he wasn't gonna be here but Jericho's the one guy you can never really know with
     
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    I f---ing miss Hiromu
     
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    That match s----d

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    Holy s--- Okada's neck
     
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    Lol

     
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    Holy s--- lmao

    This reminded me of those Johnny Gargano matches before this year where he was having four star matches with everyone, working circles around the guys he was in the ring with. Awesome performance from Will tonight, unbelievable selling.
     
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    Dude that match was dope...
    Goto/Ibushi will prolly be even better
    Then Ospreay/Ibushi could f--- around and be the best match at WK!
     
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    I think their G1 match was a bit better, but that was great.

    Ospreay/Ibushi is going to be the best match at WK unless either one dies during it. That's a very real possibility lol.
     
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    Enjoyable show for the most part, but Ospreay/Taichi and Ibushi/Goto are the only matches worth seeking out. The Tongan's are absolutely horrible, no idea what Gedo sees in them.

    Bless the Bucks for saving the match at WK.
     
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    Agreed.

    At least Gedo has backed off Tama as a singles star. He went from getting that push after they turned on Kenny in the San Francisco show to now he’s losing every fall in their tag matches lol
     
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    Complete WK Card and match order:
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    • Kenny Omega vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi- IWGP title
    • Chris Jericho vs. Tetsuya Naito- IWGP Intercontinental title
    • Kazuchika Okada vs. Jay White
    • KUSHIDA vs. Taiji Ishimori- IWGP Jr. title
    • Cody vs. Juice Robinson- IWGP United States title
    • Guerrillas of Destiny vs. The Young Bucks vs. EVIL and SANADA- IWGP tag team titles
    • Tomohiro Ishii vs. Zack Sabre Jr- British Heavyweight title
    • Yoshinobu Kanemaru and El Desperado vs. Roppongi 3K vs. BUSHI and Shingo Takagi- IWGP Jr. tag team titles
    • Kota Ibushi vs. Will Ospreay- NEVER Openweight title
    • Gauntlet match to determine #1 contenders for NEVER six man titles (Winner gets title match at New Beginning)
     
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    Show me a more stacked card than this. In terms of match quality there's no way anything can come close.

    AND GOLDEN LOVERS VS TANA AND OSPREAY ON THE SATURDAY KORAUKEN SHOW
     
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    Fuckk calling back all the way to past season finale
     
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