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Besides Tag Titles I get the feeling we'll see the reverse of Wrestle Kingdom for Single Title changes at Dominion. I think Suzuki and Hiromu retain, while Okada/Naito lose to set up G1 stories for them. Especially since I think Naito needs to move on from the IC title but at this point shouldn't lose to anybody but Tanahashi/Okada/Omega...
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MassRafTer posted:Misawa was not having very many good matches after 2003. He was extremely limited by the end, the KENTA match he had in ROH was almost a miracle.  " 
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Chris James 2 posted:Also KUSHIDA/Ospreay got 5 stars Upside — it was an amazing match that deserves the accolade Downside —how in insufferable will Will Ospreay be now that he's got a full fiver? Edit: apparently he got one for a six man last year, but I feel like the one-on-one will matter more to him. Charles Gnarwin fucked around with this message at 13:14 on Jun 8, 2017 |
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He has as many as Sid now.
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Naito is going to win the G1. LIJ is still the most over thing in NJPW rn, and Omega only won it last year because in hindsight it made a lot of sense for NJPW's new ace to win his first Dome match after definitively becoming the ace, even if they made a drat good feud around it that lessened the inevitability. This time, Naito will win and he'll have an incredible match with Okada. Okada is probably going to be in Omega's block, and he'll get his win back there and get the title back at KOPW to face Naito at the Dome. After Kenny loses the HC, he'll probably aim for the IC title and have the Tanahashi/Omega ladder match at the Dome. If I am right, the fact that this is so predictable isn't a bad thing, because all of these matches will be wonderful as heck.
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https://twitter.com/comic_natalie/status/872749936537878528 Kota voicing himself in Tiger Mask W while actually wrestling as Tiger Mask W in real life is amazing
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 sorry for not updating the thread in a whole but there is a Korakuen tomorrow before the #2 show Road to Dominion Friday June 9th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST Korakuen Hall Syota Umino and Tetsuhiro Yagi vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado and TAKA) Nagata, Makabe, TMIV, Kawato, and Oka vs. TenCozy, Nakanishi, Liger, and Kitamura CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii and Gedo) vs. Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi and Hangman Page) Michael Elgin, War Machine, and David Finlay vs. Bullet Club (Fale, Cody, and GoD) CHAOS (Goto, YTR, YOSHI, and Jado) vs. Suzuki-gun (MiSu, ZSJ, Kanemaru, and Taichi) Taguchi Japan (Tana, Taguchi, Juice, KUSHIDA, and Ricochet vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada and RPG Vice) vs. the Elite
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The contract signings for Dominion were great. I think this is the first time I've ever seen them do something like this, is this a typical NJPW thing? I'm glad they had someone translating to English.
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SatoshiMiwa posted:https://twitter.com/comic_natalie/status/872749936537878528 his head's so little and his body's so big
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GET HYPE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJdTMOEWWvY
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Goddamn I cannot wait for this loving show
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SalTheBard posted:Goddamn I cannot wait for this loving show Start of that video is also a good reminder why Osaka Jo is probably the coolest venue for wrestling in the whole world. sigmachiev fucked around with this message at 15:39 on Jun 10, 2017 |
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This is now definitely the #2 show of the year in both gate and importance now that it's the only time besides the Dome that all titles are defended. Take advantage of the Sunday slot and try to watch this one live. I'm a little disappointed in both the triple rematches and the fact that my preferred wrestlers are probably gonna all lose on this one, but it's still gonna be a hell of a show. The young lion darkmatch is gonna be about 15-30 minutes earlier than the rest of the card NJPW Dominion June 11th at 3:00 AM EDT/8:00 BST Osaka-jo Hall Dark Match:David Finlay, Tomoyuki Oka, and Syota Umino vs. Hirai Kawato, Katsuya Kitamura, and Tetsuhiro Yagi Tiger Mask W, Tiger Mask IV, Yugi Nagata, and Togi Makabe vs. Ten-Cozy, Jushin Liger, and Manabu Nakanishi NEVER Trios Championship Gauntlet Match;L.I.J(c) (SANADA, EVIL, and BUSHI) vs. Taguchi Japan (Taguchi, Juice, and Ricochet) vs. CHAOS (Ishii, Y-H, and YTR) vs. Bullet Club (Fale, Yujiro, and Page) vs. Suzuki-gun (ZSJ, Kanemaru, and Taichi) IWGP Jr Heavyweight Tag Championship:RPG Vice(c) vs. Young Bucks IWGP Tag Team Championship:War Machine(c) vs. GoD Michael Elgin vs. Cody IWGP jr Heavyweight Championship:Hiromu Takahashi(c) vs. KUSHIDA(BOSJ 24 Champion) NEVER Openweight Championship Lumberjack Match:Minoru Suzuki(c) vs. Hirooki Goto IWGP Intercontinental Championship:Tetsuya Naito(c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi IWGP Heavyweight Championship:Kazuchika Okada(c) vs. Kenny Omega
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How is that gauntlet match gonna work? Does LIJ get to come out last?
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Everyone should want Kenny to win because the Wrestler of the Year arguments will be heated.
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MassRafTer posted:Everyone should want Kenny to win because the Wrestler of the Year arguments will be heated. This is a good point. He wins, has a great G1 and a big defense at Kings of Pro Wrestling and suddenly this runaway legendary year Okada is having has competition. Kind of insane if you think about it. Everyone should also go to NJPW World before the show and check out the interview he does. Lots of faux kayfabe from him as usual but some interesting tidbits on how he's approaching the psychology of the match. Talks about packing on a bunch of muscle to withstand more punishment, to blitz Okada and to have a shorter match than last time, all nice little story line wrinkles.
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I hope Omega wins too, Okada is fantastic but it feels like the time is right for a change.
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Wow i want to see every match on that card.
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NickRoweFillea posted:Wow i want to see every match on that card. Yeah I was just looking at it to see if I could get away with waking up late and hosed if I can?!?!
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I love Okada but Kenny is a good Canadian lad plus Okada needs some rest after this reign. Plus I want an actual Naito/Omega feud
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kenny omega will bring the historic iwgp heavyweight championship back to its proper home: the bald prairie of western canada
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Two takeaways from that video - does the Jr Tag division ever change? I was super into NJPW around WK9 and it seems like it's always The Young Bucks and Rocky. They must be like 400-time champions at this point. Also, NJPW had a ladder match with Elgin?? What and when was that? In the time I watched NJPW there were like... zero gimmick matches whatsoever. Was that their first ladder match ever?
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not really, rpg vice and the bucks are the cornerstones of the division. there are a fair amount of teams now though, since suzuki-gun came back and LIJ expanded yeah kenny wanted to do the first-ever ladder match with tanahashi but tanahashi got injured so his bff elgin took his place. it was very good
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checksin posted:kenny omega will bring the historic iwgp heavyweight championship back to its proper home: the bald prairie of western canada Manitoba is central Canada but close enough
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Excuse me most of Manitoba is west of the hundredth meridian, Where The Great Plains Begin, and therefore it is Western Canada
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The ladder match was actually at last year's Dominion IIRC.
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Okada is the best wrestler in the world and this is the first title defense in his current run where I'm actively rooting against him. Kenny... you can do it
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I rooted for Kenny at the Dome cuz I was there live and wanted to see a title change. Also I liked the idea of Okada chasing the title But now he's the true ace, and I'm at home, so I am rooting for Okada. I want him to retain. Even if it means they go broadway and spend 50 minutes trading headlocks. I want Okada to win. Then he can go 0-8 or whatever in G-1. That would be cool. Why not.
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as far as i am aware kenny does not have any Holds or maneuvers that could keep Okada down for the count. we saw it all in january. this one is in the bag. if you think otherwise, you're really going to be thinking, "holy cow" later on
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finally called my own bluff and bought njpw for tonight, good thing i've still got half a pot of coffee from this morning
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Boy Naito really whooped the piss out of the IC belt
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Cavauro posted:as far as i am aware kenny does not have any Holds or maneuvers that could keep Okada down for the count. we saw it all in january. this one is in the bag. if you think otherwise, you're really going to be thinking, "holy cow" later on If I remember correctly, Kenny did not hit the One-Winged Angel at Wrestle Kingdom, which was being set up as a killshot in the lead up to that match
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if what you say is true then i need to re-think my position entirely. i am watching the footage now to be certain
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SG Bamboo posted:If I remember correctly, Kenny did not hit the One-Winged Angel at Wrestle Kingdom, which was being set up as a killshot in the lead up to that match That is correct. The whole story of the WK match was that if Kenny hit the One Winged Angel it was over...and he never did 
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Okay I napped and do not have work tomorrow. Lets watch this live and see if the IC belt lives another and if Kenny Omega wins it all
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Cavauro posted:if what you say is true then i need to re-think my position entirely. i am watching the footage now to be certain A significant part of the build up is that he didn't hit that move and when he does it's over. So if it happens tonight that's gonna be an awesome 3 seconds to see what happens.
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Oh yeah if Tanahashi wins gently caress this company and gently caress pro-wrestling. That dude shouldn't even be on the show. He is the best but he is also seriously injured and there's absolutely no justification for letting him wrestle unless they're gonna do a 2 minute match and put Naito over huge. I love pro-graps but I stopped following it for years cuz all my favorites kept getting crippled or dying or framed for crimes they didn't commit. This year's been rough with Shibata and Honma. Don't need anyone else hanging it up before their time. Especially not a guy as charismatic as Tana -- he can get away with doing nothing but air guitar for 20 more years. Or is the bicep tear another example of Meltzer getting worked. Where are you Rovert. Put my mind at ease.
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