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YourHumbleMessiah
Oct 11, 2005




Tweak posted:

I think I'd rather see another Shingo reign than Okada, so sorry kazzu it's hotshot time

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Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Haha, just remembered that Okada was the one who created the KOPW in the first place.

Dango Bango posted:

Shingo's shirt rules btw

Yeah it's delightful!

Dango Bango
Jul 26, 2007

Jerusalem posted:

Shingo carried New Japan on his back in 2021 and had one of the best years of his career, then lost to Okada at Wrestle Kingdom and basically was reduced to almost nothing on this year's show.

Oh just that. Didn't know if there was an actual storyline.

forkboy84 posted:

He's the best wrestler in the world

:hai: I'm a big Shingo mark

edogawa rando
Mar 20, 2007

Hahaha, Okada respectfully told Shingo to gently caress off.

Dango Bango
Jul 26, 2007

edogawa rando posted:

Hahaha, Okada respectfully told Shingo to gently caress off.

AFTER THREE BORING MINUTES

SalTheBard
Jan 26, 2005

I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!

Fallen Rib
Haha poor Chis Charlton is losing his goddamn mind right now

Rick
Feb 23, 2004
When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.
Shingo vs Okada yes please.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

SalTheBard posted:

Haha poor Chis Charlton is losing his goddamn mind right now

"It was a good run, kid!"

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

not the shingo angle i was hoping for but the match will be great


edogawa rando
Mar 20, 2007

Okada wants to fight Jay again, because he's only got 2 wins to Jay White's 4.

baka of lathspell
Jan 1, 2022

that match was dope

its officially no longer the BC era tho so pack it up boys

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

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Thauros posted:

not the shingo angle i was hoping for but the match will be great




drat, Okada wiped Switchblade's title reign out of history!?! :aaa:

Stall_19
Jan 2, 2013

Prodigy of Victor von Doom
26,085 for the Dome tonight.

The Cameo
Jan 20, 2005


Jerusalem posted:

drat, Okada wiped Switchblade's title reign out of history!?! :aaa:

IWGP interim world champ Jay White

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Stall_19 posted:

26,085 for the Dome tonight.

Not bad!

Shoenin
May 29, 2013

Everynight I wake up Screaming.
(and beating the dragon)
fun night fellas, see yall next time

Seams
Feb 3, 2005

ROCK HARD

Jerusalem posted:

drat, Okada wiped Switchblade's title reign out of history!?! :aaa:

that rainmaker was stiffer than i thought

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Shoenin posted:

fun night fellas, see yall next time

Hell yeah, New Year's Dash tomorrow!

Tweak
Jul 28, 2003

or dont whatever








Tweak posted:

Every time I stay up for NJPW I always think I'm going to get to go to sleep soon when there are 3 matches left except those matches invariably take 45m each

they got me again right at 2:30AM with just the mains to go

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


4 days into 2023, 4 shows watched. I'm slacking, need to catch up with Stardom, DDT & TJPW already

SalTheBard
Jan 26, 2005

I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!

Fallen Rib
What did Okada say in his promo? My computer went haywire for a few minutes

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

Okada's got the mic at the top of the ramp!

[edit] here's the Inoki tribute stuff

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Awww that's sweet :shobon:

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Nothing quite like New Japan at its best :love:

The Cameo
Jan 20, 2005


Aw yeah, there’s that jam

Doooooo doo doo

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

"Pro Wrestling is definitely the greatest!" as the sign-off from the Japanese commentary

SalTheBard
Jan 26, 2005

I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!

Fallen Rib

Jerusalem posted:

Shingo carried New Japan on his back in 2021 and had one of the best years of his career, then lost to Okada at Wrestle Kingdom and basically was reduced to almost nothing on this year's show.

I feel this same way about Drew McIntyre too. Carried WWE on his back in 2020 and what did he get in return when the crowds came back? loving nothing.

Lid
Feb 18, 2005

And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

SalTheBard posted:

I feel this same way about Drew McIntyre too. Carried WWE on his back in 2020 and what did he get in return when the crowds came back? loving nothing.

that's not even the most egregious in WWE

loving Sasha Banks and Bayley carried everything for over a year

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Naito announcing his retirement on the tron. Too many piled up injuries, you hate to see it

e: Oh it's the Kongoh thing they were talking about earlier

Lid
Feb 18, 2005

And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.
KENOH LEGO MAN

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

SalTheBard posted:

What did Okada say in his promo? My computer went haywire for a few minutes

Basically just thanked the fans, promised that he was going to continue to fight the best matches and make New Japan the best it could be for all of them, and make sure that the lights shone so bright in New Japan that Inoki could see them from heaven.

harperdc posted:

"Pro Wrestling is definitely the greatest!" as the sign-off from the Japanese commentary

When they're right, they're right!

Oh poo poo, they're playing the Kongoh stuff now!

ThePariah
Feb 10, 2014

Tweak posted:

I think I'd rather see another Shingo reign than Okada, so sorry kazzu it's hotshot time

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

I'd be keen for another LIJ vs Kongoh match, enjoyed everything about the last one except the winner

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Lid posted:

that's not even the most egregious in WWE

loving Sasha Banks and Bayley carried everything for over a year

Bayley was legit the best thing in WWE during the pandemic, it was crazy the heavy lifting she was doing for them.

Rick
Feb 23, 2004
When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.
Great show. Hope I can go again someday.

Stall_19
Jan 2, 2013

Prodigy of Victor von Doom

Yeah I'd say that's very good. Didn't match 2019 or 2018 but It's on par with 2017, 2016.

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

guess naito will be technically headlining "wrestle kingdom" after all lol

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


I hope Kenoh will set his leg on fire again before kicking Naito. He's the best

Stall_19
Jan 2, 2013

Prodigy of Victor von Doom
https://twitter.com/taichi0319/status/1610611793533235204

Taichi's message for Zack

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Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Rick posted:

Great show. Hope I can go again someday.

Really hoping I can get to Japan again sometime in the next couple of years, I had a blast but barely scratched the surface of everything I wanted to see, but that was okay because I'd planned with family to arrange going to the Olympics in 2020 and traveling a fair bit more around the country. Welp.

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