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handsome only face posted:it was a perfect time to do it in the match and made it better, but kind of a waste since he didn't win, and he might've vacated the belt if he had got it anyway having to miss a tour God can you imagine what a story it would be if he won, vacated, Okada beats Fale or whoever in an interim championship match, then you unify at Dominion, thus preserving the Omega match for Long Beach. Might be too much hot potato for IWGP but it's the rare time where it would be really cool.
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MassRafTer posted:When he set up the headbutt I was like "wow he is doing this really safely for a change" I think he's the only one besides Ishii that does legit headbutts. Goto does his into the neck/trap area most the time.
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Watched the second half of the show last night. I love War Machine and it's clear they are super over with the Japanese crowd. It'd be nice to see them going on a run with the titles just destroying everyone. Shibata/Okada was great, the noise from that head butt made me legit cringe. Who'd have though CJ Parker would be one of the top faces in Japan? And for what it's worth, his in ring work has deserved it.
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I figured JUICE was getting a push since they did that 4 part mini doc about him. His dad seems like a really nice fella.
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Malcolm Excellent posted:I figured JUICE was getting a push since they did that 4 part mini doc about him. His dad seems like a really nice fella. Backstage he is kind of like the new Karl Anderson. Not sure if he's the gaijin booker but he's the big man in the locker room and the bridge between the gaijin and native Japanese.
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Big Dave reporting that the Shibata surgery might be a work to put over the brutality of that match.
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Thrifting Day! posted:Watched the second half of the show last night. I love War Machine and it's clear they are super over with the Japanese crowd. It'd be nice to see them going on a run with the titles just destroying everyone. The after match hand shakes from the New Japan Dad Squad were great. Kojima was selling his rear end of for their finisher, hahaha. Combine that with WM's respectful acknowledgements and it was all kinds of awesome. Solid match with a happy ending.
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Capsaicin posted:Big Dave reporting that the Shibata surgery might be a work to put over the brutality of that match. If that's the case, haven't been this happy to be totally worked in a while.
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Capsaicin posted:Big Dave reporting that the Shibata surgery might be a work to put over the brutality of that match. he walked it back on twitter
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Spermgod posted:he walked it back on twitter He restated it on WOR and that he was being told Shibata is being held off the next set of shows as a work.
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Nobody seems really sure if the Shibata thing is real or fake. All I know is I never want to hear that sound from a headbutt in professional wrestling ever again
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Spermgod posted:https://twitter.com/davemeltzerWON/status/851464999029456896 He said it was a work this morning, unless I totally misheard. That quote screams work too. Remember, Misawa's doctor was a worker too.
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It's a worked work to sweep it under the rug
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Spermgod posted:that's kinda crazy considering he hasn't even been there that long, i thought Rocky would be in that spot if anyone current rumor is that rocky's starting the njpw usa dojo in 2018.
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NotQuiteQuentin posted:current rumor is that rocky's starting the njpw usa dojo in 2018. He was head trainer when I went to the inoki dojo in 2005 so this makes lots of sense.
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MassRafTer posted:He said it was a work this morning, unless I totally misheard. That quote screams work too. Remember, Misawa's doctor was a worker too. oh you're right. well this is confusing.
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Spermgod posted:oh you're right. well this is confusing. cool
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MassRafTer posted:He said it was a work this morning, unless I totally misheard. That quote screams work too. Remember, Misawa's doctor was a worker too. misawa maybe should have gone to a real doctor
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https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/651ax0/okadas_comments_on_the_shibata_situation/ Do we still not know if this is a work or not? Regardless, man am I pulling for Shibata from here on out.
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I think Shibata/Okada would be a hell of a WK main event now. Which is a shame for Kenny, but well you have to go with the hot hand.
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Shibata returning from injury to beat Okada at the Dome would be the best.
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Charles Gnarwin posted:Shibata returning from injury to beat Okada at the Dome would be the best. It's a pretty compelling story now. So is Naito vs. Okada for supreme leader of the company. So is Omega v. Okada in presumably the rubber match. They're positioned really well right now for a dramatic G1 and probably a solid uptick in Tokyo Dome business.
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Aye, Naito's set to win the G1, and I suspect they're going to have Okada either retain until January or beat Omega in October/November after he loses at Dominion. (On that note, it'd be cool if the G1 winner would actually go over this time. Like, the only reason they had Kenny win last year instead of Naito was because they really didn't want Okada to lose his first defense, even though in kayfabe he came really drat close to losing it.) Also, if Kenny wins at Dominion, who's going to face him at Long Beach? I bet it'll be Ishii, since he has a title shot saved up from beating Okada in the G1 and he beat Kenny in the first round of the NJ Cup this year.
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Venomous posted:Also, if Kenny wins at Dominion, who's going to face him at Long Beach? I bet it'll be Ishii, since he has a title shot saved up from beating Okada in the G1 and he beat Kenny in the first round of the NJ Cup this year. He's got Ishii at Dontaku, so it'd be three matches together in the span of only a few months, which isn't typically how they do things. Then again it'd be a rubber match kind of thing so could work. Assuming Kenny wins, I could see him going against Tanahashi. Send in the living legend to get the belt back on the champ's home turf kind of story. And he can lose to Omega in the US no problem. sigmachiev fucked around with this message at 03:36 on Apr 13, 2017 |
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sigmachiev posted:Assuming Kenny wins, I could see him going against Tanahashi. Send in the living legend to get the belt back on the champ's home turf kind of story. He's from Winnipeg, you idiot!
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Baron Corbyn posted:He's from Winnipeg, you idiot! I should have been more clear, but yes I'm aware of this and was too lazy to edit. North America still technically home turf amirite?
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Shibata/Okada got 5 stars btw, bringing Okada's average for the year down to 5.0625.
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sigmachiev posted:He's got Ishii at Dontaku, so it'd be three matches together in the span of only a few months, which isn't typically how they do things. Then again it'd be a rubber match kind of thing so could work. Ah, shoot, I hadn't seen the Dontaku card. Fair dos. Tanahashi would be good, but I doubt he'd want to come back to the HC scene just for a show in Long Beach. I suspect they're going to save that rematch (maybe the Omega/Tanahashi ladder match for the IC title???) for WK12. Thinking about it, I hope it's Michael Elgin in Long Beach, since he's already beaten Omega and it's only logical.
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Has there been anything notable on the Road tos the last couple months? I've only really watched the big shows so if there's an interesting 6 man or something I've missed.
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Baron Corbyn posted:Shibata/Okada got 5 stars btw, bringing Okada's average for the year down to 5.0625. That's loving amazing 
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In contrast, Naito's average is only a measly 4.75. Simply atrocious. Not like Kenny Omega, with his wonderful average of 5.375.
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I'm kinda surprised btw, since I heard Dave has taken points off for headbutts in the past and this one had a headbutt that sent Shibata to the emergency room?
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Baron Corbyn posted:I'm kinda surprised btw, since I heard Dave has taken points off for headbutts in the past and this one had a headbutt that sent Shibata to the emergency room? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Fighting spirit, I guess. I didn't hear the WOR episode about Sakura Genesis, so idk what he said there, but yeah, I guess it made the match seem that more real and it fit Shibata's character and it's a 5 for that reason. Same with the blood. He probably wasn't blading, because it's looking less and less like a work every day, but at the time it seemed like the best example of blading for years and it fit with Shibata's determination and character that it was just...yeah, it worked for the match. e: also, who do you folks reckon will challenge War Machine in the future? That was the first match I've seen by them, and they looked incredible, but I'm not sure who'll be next. Wish Lance Archer were healthy, we could've had a KES/War Machine programme for a bit. Maybe EVIL and SANADA could give it a shot. Venomous fucked around with this message at 16:11 on Apr 13, 2017 |
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There's a three way with Ten-Cozy and GoD set for Dontaku. I'd love for them to stay long term, but many view them as WWE bound as soon as they start signing ROH guys again.
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I think Dave is still operating under the assumption that Shibata and his Doctor are working, with those 5 stars, even if we aren't 100% sure yet.
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Thauros posted:There's a three way with Ten-Cozy and GoD set for Dontaku. I'd love for them to stay long term, but many view them as WWE bound as soon as they start signing ROH guys again. GoD? I've always viewed them as the non WWE "Usos" so it'd be interesting to see what they would do with that. E: I think you mean War Machine, actually. So ignore that.
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Baron Corbyn posted:I'm kinda surprised btw, since I heard Dave has taken points off for headbutts in the past and this one had a headbutt that sent Shibata to the emergency room? the headbutt knocked it down to 5 stars
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