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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    Goto/Ibushi is set for the tag league finals. Might mean they're doing Ospreay/Ibushi at the dome after all!
     
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    What If "H" is Harold Meij? Or is their concrete proof in being the elite that points at it being hhh for sure?
     
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    Currently watching GCW from Friday night. Penelope Ford is hot as h--- but man I hate inter-gender wrestling
     
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    I'd rather watch inanimate object matches tbh. Candice and Gargano had an awesome one that I saw though

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    *5 star Gargano
     
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    @NJPWBros

    So someone from the Observer just reported that trademarks have been filed for "All Elite Wrestling" and the location it was filed was Jacksonville, FL.

    This could actually be happening!

    Other trademarks that were filed with it were- AEW ALL OUT, AEW, DOUBLE OR NOTHING, AEW DOUBLE OR NOTHING,
    and maybe most interesting: TUESDAY NIGHT DYNAMITE.
    :dead:
     
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    f--- it, I'm all for a direct competitor, if they can be that
     
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    This thing will sink or swim on what kind of network they can land.

    If they can get on TNT, ESPN2, or CW I really believe they will succeed with the top talent they are going to attract. Guys like Gallows & Anderson and s--- maybe even Kevin Steen, who aren't doing s--- in WWE I could definitely see going with them.

    If they only end up on a network like WGN, I think they will have a tough time...they need to be on a network that constantly has a large amount of eyeballs, where they have a chance to be found by new fans. That is why I really don't think an Amazon Prime or ESPN + (who both bid for Smackdown) would be a good move because they aren't going to grow a fan base on a streaming service.
     
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  9. Pinhead
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    Agreed on all counts, we've heard a lot of little rumblings lately about interested rich dudes. Wrestling lives and dies in boardrooms, all it takes is one guy who's become a fan. There were TV people at All In. Remember that story about how the Hot Topic deal came about with them asking WWE about all the Bullet Club merch, and them having to say it's not their guys?

    Hot Topic, WGN, and Crackerbarrel aren't the only corporate entities to hear about The Young Bucks, Bullet Club or Elite. I can only imagine the types of talks these guys have had over the last few months, then again with this supposed turmoil in New Japan and their recent booking decisions.
     
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    Oh s--- this is getting wild!!

    Changetheworld!!
     
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    @NJPWBros im gonna try and watch some NJPW later today. I don't think I've seen anything since the show after the g1 finals? Is there anything I need to watch
     
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    From Power Struggle

    Jericho/Evil
    Ishii/Suzuki
    Naito/ZSJ
    R3K vs Bushi & Takagi vs Desperado & Kanemaru

    All four matches were awesome. R3K also had a tag with Bushi & Takagi from the opening night of tag league which is one of the better tags of the year. Idk how you feel about Takagi so far but he's one of the best juniors.

    Sanada & Naito vs The Bucks is up there and Naito/Hangman from Global Wars. Both were great and worth a watch. Haven't seen The Bucks vs Sabin & Kushida but I'm going to. Can't find Omega/Finlay, but that should be pretty good.

    About covers everything since the Ishii match. Watch Omega/Fenix and Ospreay/Walter!
     
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    Enjoy

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    They probably spent their whole booking budget on those two lol.
     
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    That's what I thought when I first heard the match was happening, but they had Pentagon/Darby Allin (which was very good), Swagger/RVD (lol), and PCO who is being booked everywhere.

    The house was apparently just over 100k with crazy merch sales for the guys. I think we'll be hearing about NEW a lot in the future.
     
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    this is f---ing amazing

     
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    Everyone watch Ospreay/Walter and watch from the beginning, their hype video playing up the story of the match was sick.
     
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    Crazy deals at Hot Topic, a lot of shirts only $10. My Golden Elite shirt was almost $40 this summer, absurd.
     
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    I have confidence that he'll die in the ring before he retires.
     
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