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http://thelionmarks.com/2017/08/17/kenny-opens-up-after-his-g1-final-loss/ Kenny Omega was interviewed by Tokyo Sports about how he's feeling after the G1. The most important part: quote:We saw the moment you and Ibushi had backstage… Seems like they're going full Shonen-Ai with their storyline. Edit: Not to bury Artlier's quetion on the last page: Toru Yano used to be a toughguy brawler before he morphed into his current comedy wrestler role. He uses an atomic drop sometimes, which is legal. His finisher is a punch to the dick/rollup combo. Takuan fucked around with this message at 13:57 on Aug 18, 2017 |
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Artelier posted:My friend's been showing me NJPW matches and so many are great, but I have to ask. Does the DVD guy who RVDs himself and shrugs have a single legal attack? What's his finisher? He's hilarious
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Artelier posted:My friend's been showing me NJPW matches and so many are great, but I have to ask. Does the DVD guy who RVDs himself and shrugs have a single legal attack? What's his finisher? He's hilarious I think his finisher right now is a low blow and roll-up. He wrote an (auto?) biography and the title loosely translates to "I don't know anything about pro wrestling." His gimmick is as a merch shill and producer of special comedy DVDs starring the other guys in his stable (Okada, Gedo, Ishii, Yoshi-Hashi, etc).
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Yeah I really love him because he's such a stark contrast to everyone else.
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He fills a role that no-one else does and it's a lot of fun watching how different guys go against him, be it annoyance (Okada), tying to beat him at his own game (Tama), disdain (Sanada), or sheer hatred (Suzuki). Yes, any combination of Okada, Tanahashi, Naito, Omega, Ishii, etc is fantastic, but Yano offers something that they don't. Also, while I respect Meltzer's opinion on matches, I enjoyed all of Yano's matches that I saw.
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The Suzuki match was great because Suzuki could have just beaten him in 1 minute but he was undone by his own Suzuki-gun bullshit
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During the "Being the Elite" Q&A from a few days ago, Kenny mentioned some Japanese reporter who is "the Japanese Dave Meltzer" and knew all their payoffs when no one else would Who is he?
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Watching wrestlers try to cope with Yano or play him at his own game is always so wonderful. I expected Tama to just fly into a rage at Yano's antics and was so pleasantly surprised when he tried to make use of all the same techniques, which of course backfired spectacularly because Yano is the master of them. The best moment for me though is still Yano's  alongside a victorious posing Okada after their match 
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EugeneJ posted:During the "Being the Elite" Q&A from a few days ago, Kenny mentioned some Japanese reporter who is "the Japanese Dave Meltzer" and knew all their payoffs when no one else would https://twitter.com/BulletClubItal/status/896221058445058048
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is that the guy who said the revival didn't have any shirts because they're ~no famous~
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Without Inokism we would not have gotten Takayama/Frye so I thank him for it daily. Also Josh Barnett owns.
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AXS is starting their G1 coverage tonight with Tana/ZSJ and Ibushi/Naito I will gladly watch those matches again
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Jerusalem posted:Watching wrestlers try to cope with Yano or play him at his own game is always so wonderful. I expected Tama to just fly into a rage at Yano's antics and was so pleasantly surprised when he tried to make use of all the same techniques, which of course backfired spectacularly because Yano is the master of them. Tama vs Sanada was great for him turning to the announce table "WHERE'S MILANO? MILANO-SAN WA DOKO DESU KA? DOKO?" and then Sanada tying him up in the crowd, the Bullet Club stooges not knowing how to undo it except just to kick him. I appreciate 6* classics and also Wile E. Coyote bullshit too.
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Was it Tama v Sanada where they both threw a kick, both caught the other's leg, and then had protracted negotiations over how to both let go? That spot killed me
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Daryl took a Meltzer Driver last night.
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Baron Corbyn posted:Daryl took a Meltzer Driver last night. The Bullet Club must be stopped 
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Thanks everyone for answering my Toru Yano queries! So basically an atomic drop is the only legal move he's got and his finisher is basically TWO illegal moves instead of his regular one, got it. BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK BREAK St Evan Echoes posted:Was it Tama v Sanada where they both threw a kick, both caught the other's leg, and then had protracted negotiations over how to both let go? That spot killed me Was this part of the G1? I know Tama Tonga as almost Roman Reigns but with stamina and the not-RKO. Sounds fun.
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Artelier posted:Was this part of the G1? I know Tama Tonga as almost Roman Reigns but with stamina and the not-RKO. Sounds fun. Yup. Tama's an interesting case: there's been a general "Tama is underused" sense around here for a while because he has an amazing quality of movement that lets him make spots as basic as a stinger splash look like death, and he can do a lot of really fun character work as per his G1 matches with SANADA and Yano, but he's definitely been passed by in terms of "push this man now" sentiment by stars like Juice and EVIL I think a lot of it just comes down to the fact that in spite of this legitimately very important positive qualities I've mentioned, he very rarely if ever has a singles match that truly grabs people's attention and makes him look like a star. He was in there this tournament against best-in-the-world workers like Okada and Omega, and nobody was really saying "holy poo poo you have to see Tama vs. _____". Granted, his place on the card meant he didn't have any main event slots where he could get a 20+ minute showcase, but neither did Zack Sabre Jr. and people have been rightly giving enthusiastic recommendations of his matches with Tanahashi, Ibushi, and Ishii It's a bit of a sad situation given how much potential folks have seen in Tama over the years, but it's not like NJPW is really hurting for other lower-card stars to give push opportunities to. For now, it looks like Tama's going to stay parked in the heavyweight tag division with his less talented brother, while occasionally getting the opportunity to do great Bullet Club character work. There are many worse places to end up
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If Kenny does leave NJPW next year, I can see definitely Tama taking his spot at the top of Bullet Club and the push that goes with it. He's 34 though, which is a bit old to let a guy like him languish.
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Crosspost from the social media thread https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/898707739211292672 That's gotta be a first.
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Anybody else think "SUZUKI-GUN MACHKA" has a nice ring to it? Just thinkin' out loud.
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Destruction in Fukushima (September 10th, 3:00 a.m. EDT) NEVER Openweight title Minoru Suzuki vs. Michael Elgin NEVER Openweight Six Man titles EVIL, SANADA and BUSHI vs. Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano and Rocky Romero Tomohiro Ishii and Will Ospreay vs. Tetsuya Naito and Hiromu Takahashi Juice Robinson and David Finlay vs. Kenny Omega and Bad Luck Fale IWGP tag team titles War Machine vs. Guerillas of Destiny vs. Killer Elite Squad Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi and Ricochet vs. Takashi Iizuka, Taka Michinoku, El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Taichi Beretta and Jado vs. Yujiro Takahashi and Chase Owens Tomoyuki Oka and Katsuya Kitamura vs. Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI Yuji Nagata and Hirai Kawato vs. Manabu Nakanishi and Shota Umino Destruction in Hiroshima (September 16th, 5:00 a.m. EDT) IWGP Intercontinental title Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight title KUSHIDA vs. El Desperado Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Will Ospreay and Gedo vs. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI and Hiromu Takahashi Juice Robinson and David Finlay vs. Kenny Omega and Bad Luck Fale IWGP tag team titles War Machine vs. Guerillas of Destiny and Killer Elite Squad IWGP Jr. Heavyweight tag team titles Ricochet and Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Taichi Kota Ibushi, Michael Elgin and Togi Makabe vs. Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka and Taka Michinoku Roppongi Vice final match Roppongi Vice vs. Yujiro Takahashi and Chase Owens Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask vs. Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI and Jado Destruction in Kobe (September 24th, 3:00 a.m. EDT) IWGP United States title Kenny Omega vs. Juice Robinson Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay vs. EVIL and Hiromu Takahashi Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano and Rocky Romero vs. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA and BUSHI IWGP tag team titles War Machine vs. Guerillas of Destiny and Killer Elite Squad Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi and Ricochet vs. Takashi Iizuka, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Taichi Hirooki Goto, Beretta and YOSHI-HASHI vs. Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi and Chase Owens Togi Makabe and David Finlay vs. Michael Elgin and Katsuya Kitamura Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask vs. Taka Michinoku and El Desperado Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Hirai Kawato vs. Tomoyuki Oka and Shota Umino King of Pro Wrestling (October 9th) IWGP Heavyweight title Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL Tokyo Dome match briefcase Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomohiro Ishii GEORGE W BUSHI fucked around with this message at 10:43 on Aug 21, 2017 |
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Every single show keeps being amazing: look at those 
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I want to see a fun young lion team with his buddy old man Nagata and similarly I want the other fun young lion to get beaten up by his enemy old man Nagata.
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Wait are they doing three triple threats with the same guys for the tag titles? 
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VJeff posted:Wait are they doing three triple threats with the same guys for the tag titles? more than likely KES is going to kill someone on the first show. But if they don't, they have a few more tries.
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What's the venue for the Kobe show? World Hall? Feels like a huge test for Omega if that's the case.
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Bigass Moth posted:Why do they make the briefcase holder defend it? Gives them some stakes for the next 4-5 months
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VJeff posted:Wait are they doing three triple threats with the same guys for the tag titles? They did something similar last tour as well. I assume it's so they don't have to book "X vs. whoever the champ is" and leave part of the card unannounced. Also so Gedo can be lazy with booking.
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sigmachiev posted:What's the venue for the Kobe show? World Hall? Feels like a huge test for Omega if that's the case. yep, I assumed Okada was gonna face EVIL there and they'd go back to having an IWGP title match on that tour. You'd think they'd want a non all gaijin title match on that show for additional support Thauros fucked around with this message at 15:44 on Aug 21, 2017 |
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VJeff posted:Wait are they doing three triple threats with the same guys for the tag titles? Gedo had this dumb idea back in February and couldn't do it due to injuries so he's finally going to do it!
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