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STONE COLD 64 posted:i bet its strong man Strong Man coming back from whatever crazy PED adventures he's been on is always a good thing. Get Strong!
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I wish that Chuck was still doing the 24/7 Hardcore Championship because we probably would have gotten an Okada run by now
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Dec 4, 2017 17:08
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rovert posted:I heard Sami Callihan has serious heat touring with New Japan. Is this why he's taking pins from Chase Owens now or have NJPW suddenly got high on Chase?
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Dec 4, 2017 18:00
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wait, if he's supposed to be evil as poo poo, why is he teamed with juice?
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ChuckDeNomolos posted:wait, if he's supposed to be evil as poo poo, why is he teamed with juice? Juice is actually a bad man watch him in CMLL.
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Dec 4, 2017 18:28
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Dec 4, 2017 19:20
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MazelTovCocktail posted:We get one of those BR to open up the Dome Show this year, right? Yep, I think it's the only match on the pre-show
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Dec 4, 2017 19:23
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I think I'm more exciting about the junior title match being a 4 way than if it were a singles match. Those 4 doing crazy poo poo for 15 minutes is going to be fun and very different from everything else on the card.
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Dec 4, 2017 19:26
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Chris James 2 posted:Yep, I think it's the only match on the pre-show As long as we get to watch it I’m fine with that. Those matches are a bunch of fun depending on what guests they get to come in. Also the pin spots are pretty good too.
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New Japan basically streams the 48 hours before the show; they have a festival sort of thing in the Dome the night before where celebrity fans show up and talk about what they're excited about, some wrestlers cut last minute promos, just random small stuff that I don't think gets archived at all. The day of the show they basically have a single camera running as the crew builds the stage and people start funneling in, and then the Rumble starts, they begin actually recording for the archive, normal handheld cameras roll, the rest of the Dome fills up, the broadcast goes black and the show proper starts like half an hour later with what's normally the junior tag title match, although for 11 they used the opener to run a Tiger Mask W promotional match. Generally the rumble is also where the "ambassador" for the show also shows up, which is usually an idol (like this year it's Jurina, a former AKB48 member), because Jado's a creepy old man and he's always in the Rumble and they tend to come out with him. And sometimes Doraemon shows up to promote a movie between the Rumble and the actual show. That was a weird moment a couple years ago.
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Dec 4, 2017 19:52
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Oh yeah I recall seeing the ring and venue setup one year. It was neat although I’d admit if I could have seen it as a time lapse one I really would have liked it.
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Dec 4, 2017 20:07
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Just scheduled the first week of January off work & now I can watch WK. I'm really hyped! Is there anything worth catching up on from the WTL shows? Any standout matches?
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Dec 4, 2017 22:00
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I'm hoping they do a giant Doraemon dance number again, because I was there live last time and I didn't have a loving clue what was going on but it absolutely ruled.
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Dec 4, 2017 23:11
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Jerusalem posted:I'm hoping they do a giant Doraemon dance number again, because I was there live last time and I didn't have a loving clue what was going on but it absolutely ruled. i am so jealous that you got to see doraemon AND that weird tiger mask anime match there better be something that weird this year
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Dec 4, 2017 23:59
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Tekken 7 sponsors tag league maybe we get a real life Akuma vs Geese Howard match!
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Dec 5, 2017 01:20
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I’ve completely fallen off the tag League due to work - am I better off following a team or two? Or should I just seek out the the good handful?
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Dec 5, 2017 03:15
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Best friends vs Cobb and Elgin is worth watching. Is the January 3rd event worth getting tickets for? I'll be in that area for the stardom show anyway.
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Dec 5, 2017 05:34
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the show before the dome? i think its usually a press conference which will probably feature some funny promos and a lot of random segments where they invite sponsors and idols in the ring and talk to them for a long time. then at the end they might have like two or three matches? maybe with debuting young lions?
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Super No Vacancy posted:the show before the dome? i think its usually a press conference which will probably feature some funny promos and a lot of random segments where they invite sponsors and idols in the ring and talk to them for a long time. then at the end they might have like two or three matches? maybe with debuting young lions? cool, cool, it sounds like it could be worth ¥2000, and it's one stop away from Shinkiba 1st Ring. I'll check it out. It's 6 hours long though, so it I skip the last half hour to get to the show, am I hanging around for the shite parts and missing something cool at the end?
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i think they do the matches at the very end if they structure it the way they have for the last few years. if they do an angle like naito attacks omega during the press conference it would probably be before that
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Dec 5, 2017 05:47
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Maybe Elgin will wear an ill-fitting suit again
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Has the Strong Style Evolved on sale been announced yet? What’s the best way to keep informed, I’ve decided I’d much rather go see NJPW than do Supercard/Wrestlemania
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Dec 5, 2017 15:28
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Your Boy Fancy posted:I’ve completely fallen off the tag League due to work - am I better off following a team or two? Or should I just seek out the the good handful? Most of the first show was good (Nov 18), and the top half of the other full-production show was as well (Nov 30).
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Dec 5, 2017 19:48
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lmao well with the whole elgin breakdown/exposure going on twitter right now part of it involves Elgin saying he hates teaming with Cobb because he rather hang out with war machine than his sponsors & won't follow his lead in the tag matches. That and he claims he's is the 2nd biggest gaijin star in NJPW next to Omega and all other gaijins look to him for advice and Omega for advice.
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Dec 5, 2017 20:59
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KungFu Grip posted:lmao well with the whole elgin breakdown/exposure going on twitter right now part of it involves Elgin saying he hates teaming with Cobb because he rather hang out with war machine than his sponsors & won't follow his lead in the tag matches. That and he claims he's is the 2nd biggest gaijin star in NJPW next to Omega and all other gaijins look to him for advice and Omega for advice. The part about being second biggest behind Omega is true.
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MassRafTer posted:The part about being second biggest behind Omega is true. i mean, who would be bigger, the Bucks? Bucks are light heavyweight tag guys, which is about as low on the New Japan totem pole as it gets for non-Young Lions. the only person i could see an argument for is juice, and that's a really tough one to make
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MassRafTer posted:The part about being second biggest behind Omega is true. He's not Juice Robinson, also in the real hierarchy the one gaijin you'd probably want to go for advice is Rocky
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Dec 5, 2017 21:08
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The Bucks are undoubtedly bigger stars outside of NJPW but Elgin is positioned as a bigger deal in New Japan
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Dec 5, 2017 21:09
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Dec 5, 2017 21:11
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KungFu Grip posted:He's not Juice Robinson, also in the real hierarchy the one gaijin you'd probably want to go for advice is Rocky Yeah and Juice definitely isn't as big of a deal yet.
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Dec 5, 2017 21:14
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it only feels like mike isn't a big deal because they've been gradually depushing him and cycling him out because his contract is up but he could credibly work a title match with a big win and a one month build
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He's in the weird spot where he's a pretty big guy, but could stand to put on ~200 pounds and really dominate. Don't know why he's so scared of taking the next step.
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Dec 5, 2017 21:22
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He's also good but he's not -that- good. I wouldn't be all that sad if he just disappeared. Not like I would if Omega or Juice did. He's just kind of boring
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Dec 5, 2017 21:33
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He says he's never had a bad match
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