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coconono posted:Are we talking about the IVP dude or someone else? IVP are fantastic.
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sigmachiev posted:Totally. That Naito match made me a believer. Would have liked to have seen a much longer reign. All I can think is, and I may be completely wrong, that they could do business with a Naito / Tanahashi match for the title, and money for an Okada / Tanahashi rematch and a Goto / Tanahashi rematch. From that perspective it makes total sense.
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I think it's that they wanted the belt on Tanahashi going into the AJPW joint show. Okada was so so good this reign, I think they have enough faces that he should get another reign soon.
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Jun 17, 2012 03:07
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GOTO NEEDS TO BEAT OKADA NOW~!
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WTF is up with THE BOARD? Is it related to the paying for torrents bullshit?
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LordPants posted:WTF is up with THE BOARD? Is it related to the paying for torrents bullshit? People are angry about the entire Gaijin Puro situation, yes.
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Flameingblack posted:DDT Pro is probably the best route if you're looking for silly hardcore matches. Takagi (The owner) and his bizarre rumble weapon matches (Using people's wives as weapons? Lockers? It's crazy) and the crew who do the "Anywhere" matches at factories, parks, inside of small towns, ect. There's really silly matches too, like the bread-eating deathmatch. I'm sorry but you must explain this,please.
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TV Zombie posted:I'm sorry but you must explain this,please. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNAvJPLJdas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7Ji5WdlVsQ
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It is not nearly as good as it should be, because Ken Ohka is terrible. He is in my top 5 "guys who need to be shipped from Japan to Siberia".
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Flameingblack posted:This is exactly what it sounds like. They certainly don't loaf around in this match. They Roll with the punches. It doesn't baguette any better than this. Big Dave doesn't see it that way though, out of five stars he gave it nan. If you think these jokes Croissant get worst then I bagel to differ.
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Gonzo McFee posted:They certainly don't loaf around in this match. They Roll with the punches. It doesn't baguette any better than this. Big Dave doesn't see it that way though, out of five stars he gave it nan.  efc: Has DDT done a swimming pool top rope battle royal yet? And were the FMW ones any good?
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LordPants posted:
Little known fact, the end of this match was changed on the fly. When they got to the back to booker looked at them sadly and said "Muffin-ish", stating that what he had seem was a Pizza crap. The ref then came up to him and told him to get with the times man, that finish was Toasty. The booker told him to shut his face or he'd kick him square in the Buns. Still, what do you expect from DDT, I hear most of the roster is In Bread.
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Gonzo McFee posted:Little known fact, the end of this match was changed on the fly. When they got to the back to booker looked at them sadly and said "Muffin-ish", stating that what he had seem was a Pizza crap. The ref then came up to him and told him to get with the times man, that finish was Toasty. The booker told him to shut his face or he'd kick him square in the Buns. LOL!!!!!!
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LordPants posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmBWjBQ3Jfo Antonio Honda and Dick Togo had a match on a tiny rowboat, in the middle of a lake. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6lnp8_dick-togo-vs-antonio-honda_sport JWP did a swimming pool match. http://www.veoh.com/watch/v14901230wsDnbT3h?h1=JWP+-+Swimming+Pool+Match There's a BJW Deathmatch that took place in a Sona. They kept going into the women's half. I think it was even uncensored.
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Everything about Dominion sounds so good except Okada ):. Kota Ibushi is next in line to take on Low-Ki. Hopefully Ibushi takes the title back that he never really lost.
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I'm sure Okada will be fine. 5-7 months is about the average length for an IWGP title reign since Brock left (excluding Tanahashi, but there's no way he'll keep the belt for a year again). They elevated him about as much as you can in half a year, now it's time to solidify his position by letting him match up with higher profile guys in non-title situations.
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HulkaMatt posted:
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KungFu Grip posted:What am i looking at? Naomichi Marufuji on the left, Daichi Hashimoto on the right. Daichi is challenging Marufuji to a match.
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Also the Zero1 tournament is looking pretty good this year. For a company on the verge of extinction they're looking good.
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LordPants posted:Also the Zero1 tournament is looking pretty good this year.
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I could have sworn when they did an anniversary show last year people's default reaction was "Wait, they're still doing events?" If not, my bad.
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LordPants posted:I could have sworn when they did an anniversary show last year people's default reaction was "Wait, they're still doing events?" I wanna think it's because when Hashimoto died, people started thinking the promotion was dying.
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NJPW/AJPW "NJPW & AJPW 40TH ANNIVERSARY ~ SUMMER NIGHT FEVER IN RYOGOKU ~ WE ARE PRO-WRESTLING LOVE!", 01.07.2012 (WPW/Asahi Newstar/GAORA TV) Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan 1. KENSO, Captain New Japan & Masanobu Fuchi vs. Jado, Gedo & YOSHI-HASHI 2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, Lion Dragon, BUSHI & SUSHI vs. Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, KAI, Hiroshi Yamato & Hiromu Takahashi 3. Takao Omori, Manabu Soya, Hirooki Goto & Karl Anderson vs. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi 4. Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & KUSHIDA vs. Masakatsu Funaki, Masayuki Kono & Minoru Tanaka 5. All Asia Tag Team Title: Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi (c) vs. Akebono & Ryota Hama 6. Tetsuya Naito & Tama Tonga vs. Seiya Sanada & Joe Doering 7. Suwama & Shuji Kondo vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Kazuchika Okada 8. AJPW & NJPW 40th Anniversary Triple Main Event I: Keiji Muto, Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii 9. AJPW & NJPW 40th Anniversary Triple Main Event II ~ Triple Crown: Jun Akiyama (c) vs. Taiyo Kea 10. AJPW & NJPW 40th Anniversary Triple Main Event III ~ IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Togi Makabe
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Is there a story why Jun Akiyama, a NOAH guy, is holding the Triple Crown? I barely follow AJPW and had thought Jun had retired after Misawa's death.
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What happened to Black BUSHI? I remember seeing him debut, I remember seeing him at All Together and a few other shows, and then I stopped watching and he disappeared. e: Guess he's just dead for now since BUSHI got moved to NJPW? RealFoxy fucked around with this message at 19:50 on Jun 19, 2012 |
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HulkaMatt posted:Until a few months ago every champion in All Japan was an outsider. There is a lot of cross-promotion stuff going on right now, like GO in the Burning Fire-Sword/Hammer tournament thing in Zero1, and Hash Jr and friends at one of the NOAH shows recently.
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Ditch posted:Oddly enough, New Japan has the LEAST amount of crossover, at least in its heavyweight division. probably for the best if they want okada to start regaining momentum. is he actually as weak a promo as some people peg him to be? or is he just lacking charisma/presence/confidence? it felt weird having another heel wrestler do the promo cutting for him, as decorated they are.
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BAN DICKEYE posted:probably for the best if they want okada to start regaining momentum. is he actually as weak a promo as some people peg him to be? or is he just lacking charisma/presence/confidence? it felt weird having another heel wrestler do the promo cutting for him, as decorated they are. Yes, his challenge promo to Tanahashi flopped hard at the Tokyo Dome show and was certainly a big part of why everyone was like "wtf why Okato" when he challenged/beat Tanahashi. He was nervous and super awkward and they immediately switched to having Gedo be his mouthpiece with the post-show press conference thing. I think now that he's grown into his character and become much more confident that it'd be fine to have him talk, but having Gedo as his manager works for his character.
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Low Ki vs Ibushi for the IWGP junior heavyweight title, July 29th.
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Da Meltz posted:Tanahashi should have beaten Okada when the rematch came up, just because he’s the man right now and shouldn’t be losing twice to a guy not yet at his level of stardom to the people, at least just yet. His last title reign was only gaining traction when the move was made to try and create a star out of nowhere. Okada is now a main eventer and considered probably the company’s No. 2 guy, a position he can build on for years, and if New Japan is able to somehow get a more mainstream television time slot (and at this point the way Japanese culture is moving, the odds are against it), Okada vs. Naito and Okada vs. Tanahashi has the ability to be legendary programs. Full story in the Observer, which is a good read. The only thing is, I guess it adds more interest in the G-1 because it is no longer Tanahashi in the final -> Tanahashi wins -> beats Okada for title at a later date.
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quote:[NOAH News] NOAH announced the outside talents to be involved with the promotion in the month of July. There is the inclusion of 3 bigger names who are on tv here in the USA. Not that I hate Joe and Magnus.
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Flameingblack posted:Hopefully no one in Japan watches TNA Impact! Haha, who am I kidding, no one watches TNA Impact. Remember all those great tag-teams that TNA had? Beer Money, MCMG, Team 3D, Young Bucks, ect. Magnus has improved tremendously since starting with TNA. However, I'm curious how he'll hold up against Akiyama and Saito. Also Morishima vs. Shiozaki is gonna own soo hard.
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coconono posted:Magnus has improved tremendously since starting with TNA. However, I'm curious how he'll hold up against Akiyama and Saito. I imagine not well.
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HulkaMatt posted:I imagine not well. We could turn this into a drinking game to see how many forearms he will eat. Also I have BOSJ Night 9 and the finale night for viewing. We should have a viewing party!
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I want to get some HUSTLE shows and that IVP guy seems to have a lot of them. Are there any must-have shows in particular? Especially if Hard Gay shows up or Kawada starts singing. Has Kikutaro ever been on one of their shows?
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Bocc Kob posted:I want to get some HUSTLE shows and that IVP guy seems to have a lot of them. Are there any must-have shows in particular? Especially if Hard Gay shows up or Kawada starts singing. Has Kikutaro ever been on one of their shows? I'm positive Kikutaro has worked for HUSTLE before, the idea that he hasn't seems completely wrong to me.
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