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Benne posted:It really is incredible. I think sometimes us Internet fans try too hard to go against the grain, so we search for flaws or excuses that don't exist just so we can say "durr not actually that good." And there's nothing we hate more than a long title reign, so we can bitch about "burying talent" or "cleaning out the division." It's really quite refreshing. I mean about the closest thing I've heard to a complaint about Okada is "Man I wanted Naito's title reign to last a little longer" but even then it's usually qualified with,"But holy gently caress Okada is so good as champion..."
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Reminder that the jr tag rounament starts tomorrow Road to POWER STRUGGLE October 23rd at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST Korakuen Hall Tomoyuki Oka and Syota Umino vs. Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi and Leo Tonga) Taguchi, Liger, TMIV and ACH vs. Suzuki-gun (Taichi, Despy, Kanemaru, and TAKA) CHAOS (Toru Yano and Hirooki Goto)vs. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka) Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, and Katsuya Kitamura vs. Kota Ibushi, Juice Robinson, and David Finlay CHAOS (Okada, Ishii, and YOSHI) vs. L.I.J (Naito, EVIL, and SANADA) Super Jr Tag Tournament Rd 1:KUSHIDA and Hirai Kawato vs. Roppongi 3k Super Jr Tag Tournament Rd 1:Dragon Lee and Titan vs. L.I.J (Hiromu and BUSHI) \
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Thauros posted:Reminder that the jr tag rounament starts tomorrow mother fucker update the op
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SatoshiMiwa posted:Reading the HOF stuff in this weeks Observer and Okada pretty much is 100% first ballot Hall of Famer in 2019. Still hard to believe he's only 30 I'm guessing it's 2019 specifically because that's the first year he's eligible - how does eligibility actually work for the Observer HoF?
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Jenny Angel posted:I'm guessing it's 2019 specifically because that's the first year he's eligible - how does eligibility actually work for the Observer HoF? Need either 15 years of in ring experience or be over 35 and have 10 years of experience. Okada's first year for eligibility is in 2019. Naito is also on the ballot this year for the first time this year and while he's been a HOF the last couple of years he feels like he shouldn't get in quite yet especially due to how his first main event push ended. Also Randy Orton is up this year which will probably be the candidate that has the most debate for reasons
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STONE COLD 64 posted:mother fucker update the op yeah, sorry about that. I was without a decent computer for 6 weeks and admittedly just got lazy after that.   Power Struggle tour info: Road to POWER STRUGGLE October 23rd at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST Korakuen Hall Tomoyuki Oka and Syota Umino vs. Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi and Leo Tonga) Taguchi, Liger, TMIV and ACH vs. Suzuki-gun (Taichi, Despy, Kanemaru, and TAKA) CHAOS (Toru Yano and Hirooki Goto)vs. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka) Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, and Katsuya Kitamura vs. Kota Ibushi, Juice Robinson, and David Finlay CHAOS (Okada, Ishii, and YOSHI) vs. L.I.J (Naito, EVIL, and SANADA) Super Jr Tag Tournament Rd 1:KUSHIDA and Hirai Kawato vs. Roppongi 3k Super Jr Tag Tournament Rd 1:Dragon Lee and Titan vs. L.I.J (Hiromu and BUSHI) Road to POWER STRUGGLE October 29th at 5:30 EDT Korakuen Hall Juice Robinson and David Finlay vs. Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi and Leo Tonga) CHAOS (Hirooki Goto and Toru Yano) vs. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka) CHAOS (Will Ospreay, YOSHI-HASHI and Beretta) vs. Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Marty Scurll, and Chase Owens) Hiroshi Tanahashi, KUSHIDA. and Hirai Kawato vs. Kota Ibushi, Dragon Lee, and Titan CHAOS (Okada, Ishii, Rocky, SHO, and YO) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon Super Jr Tag Tournament Rd 1:Jushin "Thunder" Liger and Tiger Mask IV vs. Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and El Desperado) Super Jr Tag Tournament Rd 1:Taguchi Japan (Ryusuke Taguchi and ACH) vs. Suzuki-gun (Taichi and TAKA Michinoku) The semifinals will be on the October 30th Korakuen and the Finals on Power Struggle, but no matches for those outside the tournament and the three title matches have been announced yet. Thauros fucked around with this message at 23:09 on Oct 22, 2017 |
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Yeah the main event should be great assuming it gets a bit more time in that slot. If anyone wants to see Nakanishi putting in his effort for the year, the main event against Nagata was pretty darn good (same as last time they headlined a show).
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SatoshiMiwa posted:Need either 15 years of in ring experience or be over 35 and have 10 years of experience. Okada's first year for eligibility is in 2019. Yeah, I'd give Naito a few more years to see how this current run plays out. If he wins the belt from Okada and keeps up his momentum that will be a huge boost to his resume.
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So Davey Boy Jr. saved a life today https://twitter.com/DBSmithjr/status/922280092310499328
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oatgan posted:guys still in their prime should never be on HOF ballot i think the easiest way would be to make 40 the minimum age regardless of experience. that's enough time to get a fair grasp of almost anyone
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The Cameo posted:So Davey Boy Jr. saved a life today Meanwhile Minoru Suzuki is furious at him for telling people about it and making it look like Suzuki-gun cares (just kidding, Suzuki himself recently tweeted about how he promised to deliver a kid's piggy bank to Takayama's medical fund, the big softie.) https://twitter.com/suzuki_D_minoru/status/921696674094788608
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The Cameo posted:So Davey Boy Jr. saved a life today Was he out jogging in a onesie? I mean, I guess it is Calgary in late October. (Good job Davey!)
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watching the 10/21 Road to show (the Nagata one) and the 3rd tag match with Titan/Dragon Lee/Tiger Mask/Liger vs Taguchi/KUSHIDA/ACH/Kawato is loving ridiculous on paper but actually fuckin dope, worth a watch has there been any storyline justification for why KUSHIDA is taking Kawato under his wing? I know he's there to take the pin but I'm still curious. I kinda don't know what to expect from the tournament itself. KUSHIDA & Kawato are definitely going out round 1, but otherwise I dunno. Roppongi 3K just won the titles and could win the whole thing to look strong as hell, or maybe even lose against Taguchi & ACH in the final to get revenge? abraham linksys fucked around with this message at 08:49 on Oct 23, 2017 |
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I don't think anybody else is watching this, but when you do I hope you understand and accept that Roppongi 3K are really loving great.
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abraham linksys posted:watching the 10/21 Road to show (the Nagata one) and the 3rd tag match with Titan/Dragon Lee/Tiger Mask/Liger vs Taguchi/KUSHIDA/ACH/Kawato is loving ridiculous on paper but actually fuckin dope, worth a watch I feel like Kawato is due for an excursion soon.
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Jerusalem posted:I don't think anybody else is watching this, but when you do I hope you understand and accept that Roppongi 3K are really loving great. they really are and I can't wait for their match with Hiromu & BUSHI. I also can't wait for Hiromu to finally have his chance to talk on the microphone without it being snatched from him.
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KungFu Grip posted:I feel like Kawato is due for an excursion soon. he's so young (only 20) and there's so much mileage out of him being the loveable fiery underdog I don't think there's much of a need to rush it. Kitamura's the one they shouldn't be loving around with
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Jenkem Delivery posted:Why haven't they sent Kitamura out for his excursion yet? He's already in his 30s. I'd love to see him in CMLL throwing people around He only debuted 7 months ago. I suspect he'll head out in 2018.
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The main event was really good. The Hiromu/Dragon Lee Forever War is my favorite thing, and the glee with which they destroy each other brings me joy. Also, Titan’s Corner lariat where he slips through the ropes to the floor is the most goofy thing. Just a glorious exhibition of luchadors doing a NJPW main event tag. Cancel the tournament and just make these two teams fight in both semis, and the final, and they both win. Also Kawato’s Ascension is a delight and I’m sitting here like “gently caress me, he could end up better than Okada.” I couldn’t remember which Young Lion was which at first and I named him Milhouse. And now he’s my favorite guy. Go Milhouse.
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About 12 hours until WK tickets go on general sale. At most 14. Keep your heads on a swivel.
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harperdc posted:About 12 hours until WK tickets go on general sale. At most 14. Keep your heads on a swivel. Do you know what the deal is this year? I went through ticketbo last year but the NJPW website was promising more information soon on buying tickets internationally but it never came out.
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Raeg posted:Do you know what the deal is this year? I went through ticketbo last year but the NJPW website was promising more information soon on buying tickets internationally but it never came out. http://ticket.pia.jp/pia/ticketInformation.do?eventCd=1751218&rlsCd=001 This is the best that I can figure out
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ch3cooh posted:http://ticket.pia.jp/pia/ticketInformation.do?eventCd=1751218&rlsCd=001 Yeah NJPW was directing online sales to this site, before 30 minutes ago sales were only to NJPW fan club members. At least on this site, all of the floor seats were gone inside two minutes. I had to settle for “1F Stand” seats (baseball infield for Tokyo Dome), which should be fine.
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harperdc posted:Yeah NJPW was directing online sales to this site, before 30 minutes ago sales were only to NJPW fan club members. ditto, i just went with 1F stand i figure arena b would have a bullshit view even with my tall gaijin head poo poo, now i have to go get them from will call that day, don't i
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checksin posted:ditto, i just went with 1F stand Depends on what you agreed to for ticket delivery! I’m going by 7-11 tonight to pay for and pick mine up.
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extremely jealous of all y'all doing WK trips! Please take notes so when I go later in 2018 (maybe around the G1?) I have ideas of things to do 
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abraham linksys posted:extremely jealous of all y'all doing WK trips! Please take notes so when I go later in 2018 (maybe around the G1?) I have ideas of things to do WK is an easy trip, just a few train changes and I’m there  I should have already posted something of a guide in here (check history), that may help, but otherwise the only addition is that it’ll be muggy as poo poo in Tokyo around G1 time.
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harperdc posted:WK is an easy trip, just a few train changes and I’m there Yep, your guide is linked in the OP and highly recommended. abraham linksys posted:extremely jealous of all y'all doing WK trips! Please take notes so when I go later in 2018 (maybe around the G1?) I have ideas of things to do You won't run out of things to see and do in Tokyo alone, let alone the rest of the country. Do yourself a favor and get out of Tokyo when you can though, I only managed to spend time in Tokyo and Kyoto and both cities are incredible, and I wish I'd seen more of the latter.
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