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fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004
love good New Japan juniors

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Burn Down Canberra
Oct 27, 2005

GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

fez_machine posted:

love good New Japan juniors

He's insanely fast between the ropes

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Following up Gabe Kidd with David Finlay is not doing great for Finlay, despite how good Finlay is looking here

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.
Is Finlay getting bigger?

Burn Down Canberra
Oct 27, 2005

GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

:cry: :cry: :cry:
I liked that. Obviously it wasn't going to be better than the last one but they did the extended squash well.

Callum is one to watch

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Dammit, getting called away right as the main event is starting :(

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004
They're really building that Cage Match huh?

Burn Down Canberra
Oct 27, 2005

GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

:cry: :cry: :cry:
I tell you what Japanese tables are high quality

Burn Down Canberra
Oct 27, 2005

GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

:cry: :cry: :cry:
Akira is a fantastic talent

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004
this is not a promo for the japanese audience, finlay

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

War Dogs: So what's the booking plan for tonight, boss? How do you want us to handle Akira?
Gedo: Give him the Kaito Kiyomiya.
War Dogs: ... jesus christ...

Burn Down Canberra
Oct 27, 2005

GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

:cry: :cry: :cry:
Catch 2/2 was one of my favourite tag teams

But its probably time for akira to go solo

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Since the show just finished, a reminder that the Top Ten Favorite Active Wrestlers countdown starts in 20 minutes!

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Main event was rad, ending was less so

Taffy Torpedo
Feb 2, 2008

...Can we have the radio?
Missed the show, gonna need someone to call me when these things start.

Count Thrashula
Jun 1, 2003

Death is nothing compared to vindication.
Buglord
- The mask feud between Desperado and Sho is kinda neat
- A few matches with a bunch of dudes that I'll have to rewatch because I had to keep my one year old from killing himself on various things
- Alex Coughlin is loving HUGE Jesus Christ. Love to see GOK get the w though
- Gabe Kidd vs Henate what the gently caress. The definition of a slobberknocker, this is a MOTY contender for sure
- Callum Newman looks like he just got out of high school. Finlay is Not My Bullet Club Leader though so :colbert:
- I can't for the life of me care about Clark and Maloney, and Akira/TJP are growing on me. Good match with some post match heel action that went on way too long. Finlay can cut a decent promo though.

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


So Oskar & Yuto are on excursion in England with Rev Pro & looking pretty dang confident

https://x.com/Peps_Wrestling/status/1754228426490220761?s=20

Honestly think that's a great look for Nakashima

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


Count Thrashula posted:

I can't for the life of me care about Clark and Maloney, and Akira/TJP are growing on me. Good match with some post match heel action that went on way too long. Finlay can cut a decent promo though.

Clark is great, but yeah, I dunno if I really get with him in the tag team role. Moloney is fine & the kind of guy a faction needs (because someone has to take the pinfalls) but yeah, not much more than that.

Akira rules & I miss him in All Japan.

SatoshiMiwa
May 6, 2007


TJP is gonna turn on Akira isn't he? On one hand I think a big singles JR run would be great for him but otoh Catch 22 is a legit great team and it'd be shame if breaks up

Chinston Wurchill
Jun 27, 2010

It's not that kind of test.

forkboy84 posted:

So Oskar & Yuto are on excursion in England with Rev Pro & looking pretty dang confident

https://x.com/Peps_Wrestling/status/1754228426490220761?s=20

Honestly think that's a great look for Nakashima

It's pronounced "Loybe," Gideon, not "Lube."

Cool to see them looking good on excursion though!

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008
i keep feeling like okhan is turning on united empire or at least ospreay

Count Thrashula
Jun 1, 2003

Death is nothing compared to vindication.
Buglord

forkboy84 posted:

So Oskar & Yuto are on excursion in England with Rev Pro & looking pretty dang confident

https://x.com/Peps_Wrestling/status/1754228426490220761?s=20

Honestly think that's a great look for Nakashima

Good for them. I saw them at, what, New Year's Dash? They were fun.

SatoshiMiwa
May 6, 2007


I suspect with Will and Okada both leaving we'll have some major faction shake up with Chaos and UE breaking up and new units forming. Hell Bishamon would be a great faction name

Chinston Wurchill
Jun 27, 2010

It's not that kind of test.

KungFu Grip posted:

i keep feeling like okhan is turning on united empire or at least ospreay

All of the United Empire members simultaneously turn on each other, laugh about it, and immediately reunite.

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004
How likely is a BCC angle during Fantasticamania?

SatoshiMiwa
May 6, 2007


Maybe something through Shooter but with actual BCC guys? Unlikely

Taffy Torpedo
Feb 2, 2008

...Can we have the radio?
Time for Ishii to take over as leader of CHAOS and finally win the big one :hai:

Count Thrashula
Jun 1, 2003

Death is nothing compared to vindication.
Buglord
Just finished Okada/Omega 2... Not sure that I agree with Meltzer's ratings. I would have given the first match a 6.25 and this one a 6, but either way this would be MOTY no matter what year it happened.

Edit-- I can't stop thinking about Kenny catching the dropkick out of midair into a powerbomb though

Count Thrashula fucked around with this message at 04:54 on Feb 5, 2024

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004

SatoshiMiwa posted:

Maybe something through Shooter but with actual BCC guys? Unlikely

Bryan is in country the day before Fantasticamania starts

KungFu Grip
Jun 18, 2008
i believe the LIJ vs J5G Gauntlet is tonight?

I remember playing some Japanese wrestling games that had Team vs Team matches that I assumed were like Survivor Series style matches but it was literally a tournament kind of style where the winner of each match keeps going until the other team is completely eliminated

Count Thrashula
Jun 1, 2003

Death is nothing compared to vindication.
Buglord
Okay done with Okada/Omega 3 and I get the hype. The emotional return of Ibushi, the incredible match, the reconciliation with the Bucks after, just an incredible culmination of a multi year story.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

forkboy84 posted:

So Oskar & Yuto are on excursion in England with Rev Pro & looking pretty dang confident

https://x.com/Peps_Wrestling/status/1754228426490220761?s=20

Honestly think that's a great look for Nakashima

Yeah, Nakashima's new look rules and I love the way he's carrying himself.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Count Thrashula posted:

Okay done with Okada/Omega 3 and I get the hype. The emotional return of Ibushi, the incredible match, the reconciliation with the Bucks after, just an incredible culmination of a multi year story.

One of the good things about the Okada/Omega matches is that it is the high watermark of all wrestling forever :hmmyes:

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


https://x.com/njpwglobal/status/1754422767452319917?s=20

If the tweet doesn't load, HENARE, Kidd & Cobb are all out of today's Korakuen show

So the adjusted card

Katsuya Murashima vs Shoma Kato
Bullet Club Leftovers (Chase Owens, KENTA & Taiji Ishimori) vs GoD (El Phantasmo, Hikuleo & Jado)
El Desperado, Oleg Boltin, Shota Umino, Tomoaki Honma & YOH vs House of Torture (EVIL, Ren Narita, SHO, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro)
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs TMDK (Kosei Fujita, Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste & Zack Sabre Jr)
Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin, Clark Connors, Drilla Moloney & David Finlay) vs United Empire (Callum Newman, Francesco Akira, Great O-Khan & TJP)
Faction Warfare Gauntlet: Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito & Yota Tsuji) vs Just 5 Guys (DOUKI, SANADA, Taichi, TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Uemura)

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

forkboy84 posted:

Bullet Club Leftovers

Please God tell me that is their actual faction name :lol:

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


Jerusalem posted:

Please God tell me that is their actual faction name :lol:

It should be

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

forkboy84 posted:

It should be

It's a beautiful line, well done :kiss:

Anyway, wrasslin's on! (young boy match)

Burn Down Canberra
Oct 27, 2005

GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

:cry: :cry: :cry:
Young lion match on

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

God, I hate "We've stolen the belts and insisting everybody say we are the real champions" angles :sigh:

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Burn Down Canberra
Oct 27, 2005

GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

Jerusalem posted:

God, I hate "We've stolen the belts and insisting everybody say we are the real champions" angles :sigh:

Plus it involves chase so twice as bad

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