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KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008
I don't know what was grosser, Jay Briscoe's hair or that welt on Adam Cole's head that he's had for almost more than 3 months getting bigger.

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Ishin
Dec 31, 2008

~the animatronic spirit of
so many forgotten waves
I never thought that Jay would be the Briscoe with worse hair.

Kenny stop trying to kill yourself in the first match back!

Ishin fucked around with this message at 13:01 on Feb 26, 2017

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

This is Kenny Omega's first match back since New Year's Dash, so he got a goddamn hero's welcome on his return.

Semi-main was fun, so was Bucks/WM. Pretty stock Korakuen tag-a-palooza show but still watchable.

Frankston
Jul 27, 2010


Teasing Omega vs Cole, I can dig it

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Jerusalem posted:

not really feeling this card at all


I have erred!

Roque11
Aug 7, 2016
War Machine gets a big win over the tag champs and Adam Cole is starting a new angle with Kenny Omega. So about these rumors of them leaving for WWE? LOL!

sigmachiev
Dec 31, 2007

Fighting blood excels

Frankston posted:

Teasing Omega vs Cole, I can dig it

Yeah, they went form zero to halfway to the payoff pretty quick there.

Cody/Shibata stuff was really fun and main event was great. Rest was solid to skippable.

Spermgod
Jan 8, 2012

pink wasn't even a thing why is t#RXT REVOLUTION~!
and i'm so fucking excited for #SCOOPS#SCOOPS#SCOOPS #SCOOPS#SCOOPS #SCOOPS#SCOOPS
:sludgepal:
he knows..

Roque11 posted:

War Machine gets a big win over the tag champs and Adam Cole is starting a new angle with Kenny Omega. So about these rumors of them leaving for WWE? LOL!

wanna address KOR being MIA

yea ok
Jul 27, 2006

Roque11 posted:

War Machine gets a big win over the tag champs and Adam Cole is starting a new angle with Kenny Omega. So about these rumors of them leaving for WWE? LOL!

gently caress you

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Roque11 posted:

War Machine gets a big win over the tag champs and Adam Cole is starting a new angle with Kenny Omega. So about these rumors of them leaving for WWE? LOL!

lol @ you ducking the Rov

Grozz Nuy
Feb 21, 2008

Welcome to Moonside.

Wecomel to Soonmide.

Moonwel ot cosidme.

Spermgod posted:

wanna address KOR being MIA

Not that it's why you're asking, but he hasn't been working anywhere else either except a surprise title win in a tiny Canadian indy. I suspect he's probably taking time off to get his body healed up, plus he's spoken in the past about how tough a touring schedule is as a Type-1 diabetic.

Thrifting Day!
Nov 25, 2006

I normally tolerate Kevin Kelly on ROH shows, why the hell is he always so bad on NJPW shows?

Romero was rubbish too

Super No Vacancy
Jul 26, 2012

i thought the main was really a fun spectacle

just rust
Oct 23, 2012

Looking forward to my good ChAoS brother YOSHI-HASHI winning the ROH World Title and graciously ushering in a new golden age for that dying territory.

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

Here's the second night's card. Gonna be interesting to see how they handle Okada and Omega in the ring together.


Honor Rising Night 2
February 27th at 4:30 EST/9:30 GMT
Korakuen Hall


KUSHIDA and David Finlay vs. Jado and Silas Young
Taguchi, Liger, TMIV, Castle, and Delirious vs. L.I.J(Naito, Hiromu, SANADA, EVIL, and BUSHI)
War Machine vs. G.O.D
Tanahashi, Juice, and Lethal vs. Bullet Club (Fale, Yujiro, and Page)
NEVER Openweight Championship:Hirooki Goto(c) vs. Punisher Martinez
ROH World Heavyweight Championship:Adam Cole(c) vs. YOSHI-HASHI
Okada, Ospreay, and Briscoes vs. Bullet Club (Omega, Bucks, and Cody)
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Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Is it wrong that I want YOSHI-HASHI to be the new ROH Champion? :shobon:

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008

Thauros posted:

Here's the second night's card. Gonna be interesting to see how they handle Okada and Omega in the ring together.


Honor Rising Night 2
February 27th at 4:30 EST/9:30 GMT
Korakuen Hall


KUSHIDA and David Finlay vs. Jado and Silas Young
Taguchi, Liger, TMIV, Castle, and Delirious vs. L.I.J(Naito, Hiromu, SANADA, EVIL, and BUSHI)
War Machine vs. G.O.D
Tanahashi, Juice, and Lethal vs. Bullet Club (Fale, Yujiro, and Page)
NEVER Openweight Championship:Hirooki Goto(c) vs. Punisher Martinez
ROH World Heavyweight Championship:Adam Cole(c) vs. YOSHI-HASHI
Okada, Ospreay, and Briscoes vs. Bullet Club (Omega, Bucks, and Cody)


Wonder if that teasing at the end of Night 1 will trigger something here for night 2's ending.

MassRafTer
May 26, 2001

BAEST MODE!!!

Jerusalem posted:

Is it wrong that I want YOSHI-HASHI to be the new ROH Champion? :shobon:

I'd be down.

Thrifting Day!
Nov 25, 2006

KungFu Grip posted:

Wonder if that teasing at the end of Night 1 will trigger something here for night 2's ending.

I'd imagine they'll hold off until a bigger NJPW show. Certainly seems like they're gonna take Omega out of Bullet Club. Be disappointed if he turns face though.

Super No Vacancy
Jul 26, 2012

he's basically already been received as a face for a while and now he's getting the face go-home promos at the end of shows

OJ MIST 2 THE DICK
Sep 11, 2008

Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chica cherry cola

-Cheap Trick

Nap Ghost

Jerusalem posted:

Is it wrong that I want YOSHI-HASHI to be the new ROH Champion? :shobon:

he's wrestling Volador Jr to be the ROH champion of my heart

rovert
Jun 10, 2013
https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/836054211456442369

Suplex Liberace
Jan 18, 2012



I don't know about rocky and Kevin Kelly together.

Under the vegetable
Nov 2, 2004

by Smythe

Thrifting Day! posted:

I normally tolerate Kevin Kelly on ROH shows, why the hell is he always so bad on NJPW shows?

Romero was rubbish too

I have no idea but it was cool watching Wrestle Kingdom hearing Kevin Kelly call the matches as if he were watching a tape 3 days later in a little room like Taz and Josh Matthews used to. The guy has no energy, doesn't know anyone's moves, sounded like he had to double-check who people actually were constantly, and he's employed!

Under the vegetable
Nov 2, 2004

by Smythe
There were people uploading poo poo to Dailymotion they called themselves who were doing a better job than KK and Corino. Romero is fine.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Have they had intermission yet or are they running straight through?

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

Jerusalem posted:

Have they had intermission yet or are they running straight through?

no intermission yet.

Why are they having these guys enter to the one theme they don't have the rights to?

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

Super No Vacancy posted:

he's basically already been received as a face for a while and now he's getting the face go-home promos at the end of shows

I honestly thought it was coming yesterday, so maybe it'll happen tonight?

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Punisher Martinez is such a goofy name

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

Jerusalem posted:

Punisher Martinez is such a goofy name

I keep hearing 'Punishment' Martinez from Kevin Kelly.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

C'mon YOSHI-HASHI!

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

Jerusalem posted:

Punisher Martinez is such a goofy name

I'm glad Naito decided that dude wasn't tranquilo enough, he really doesn't look like it.

Not sure why the Bucks have the ROH belts tonight too...

[Edit] you can tell that tonight is definitely more the house show. Love having NJPW World matches with no commentary, feels like the old days.

[Edit 2] okay this is DEFINITELY the "goofy house show" night

harperdc fucked around with this message at 12:54 on Feb 27, 2017

handsome only face
Apr 22, 2010

Cockroach went out of the room in anger. And roach's go to empty room...

Cockroache's Anarchist


kenny with the simpsons refs

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Omega and Okada :hellyeah:

Edit: This post-show interview with the Bullet Club/Elite is really cool.

Jerusalem fucked around with this message at 13:16 on Feb 27, 2017

sigmachiev
Dec 31, 2007

Fighting blood excels
Main event was rad and post-match was rad. That was also the first time I've really dug Cody's stuff on NJ, thought he was great tonight. Kenny also called out Tanahashi in the post match (sort of in passing and casually though) so that could be his rehab before the inevitable Okada showdown.

Thrifting Day!
Nov 25, 2006

That main event was fun as hell. As were both nights in general.

Thrifting Day! fucked around with this message at 19:02 on Feb 27, 2017

Chinston Wurchill
Jun 27, 2010

It's not that kind of test.

Baron Corbyn posted:

I keep hearing 'Punishment' Martinez from Kevin Kelly.

I think that's actually his ROH name. He was Punisher Martinez in the top prospects tournament, then "The Punishment" Damien Martinez with Kevin Sullivan, then I stopped watching.

Nice double shot this weekend. NJPW tends to be a lot of fun when they do foreigner-focused tours and I loved what they did with Dalton and the Boys. It looks like War Machine might have a future in Japan, and even Silas Young seemed pretty over with the live crowd.

Bring on Tiger Mask W vs. Okada!

Chinston Wurchill fucked around with this message at 19:07 on Feb 27, 2017

handsome only face
Apr 22, 2010

Cockroach went out of the room in anger. And roach's go to empty room...

Cockroache's Anarchist


korakuen keeps booing Okada get a life losers

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008
We should see how non smarky crowds treat him because these seemed more like Japanese smarks than the normal crowds they get.

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KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008
New Japan Cup Bracket:

Left Bracket:
Evil vs. Tanahashi - 3/11
Tama Tonga vs. Yano Toru 3/11
Bad Luck Fale vs. Michael Elgin 3/11
Tanga Roa vs. Tomaoki Honma 3/11

Right Bracket:
Katsuyori Shibata vs. Minoru Suzuki 3/12
Juice Robinson vs. Yujiro Takahashi 3/12
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kenny Omega 3/12
Yoshi-Hashi vs. Sanada 3/12

Evil or Tanahashi vs. Tama or YTR on 3/13
Fale or Elgin vs Roa or Honma on 3/14

Shibata or Suzuki vs. Juice or Yujiro on 3/15
Ishii or Omega vs. Hashi or Sanada on 3/17

Semi Finals on 3/19
Finals on 3/20

they really dragging this tournament out for some reason.

KungFu Grip fucked around with this message at 05:37 on Feb 28, 2017

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