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Feb 25, 2024 22:44
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That's a fightful article that's very likely using Google translate to "report on" a tospo article (a newspaper most known for pushing kayfabe) . So ymmv how seriously you take it The state of wrestling journalism
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Feb 25, 2024 23:09
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Burn Down Canberra posted:That's a fightful article that's very likely using Google translate to "report on" a tospo article (a newspaper most known for pushing kayfabe) . So ymmv how seriously you take it Good point. I looked around and someone else translated it as " I’m going to be leaving as though I’m not coming back to NJPW again."
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Feb 25, 2024 23:27
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You'd think one of these "wrestling journalists" that does allegedly global coverage had someone who knows the language on staff but that is apparently an impossible ask
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Feb 25, 2024 23:52
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they can't even bother getting the story right when everything's in English, if anything they're probably happy to have the language barrier to use as an excuse if they get called out on their poo poo reporting
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Feb 26, 2024 00:30
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Not to mentiont hey also have to decode when the Japanese paper/magazine is working/be worked or if is actually giving legit business info
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Feb 26, 2024 02:09
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Naito really does dine-and-dash and leave Tokyo Sports with the check, it's a drat travesty.
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Feb 26, 2024 07:07
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Nj cup brackets https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1762024920232632646?t=4qrbDHwTko0_V80z6vzM1A&s=19 There are a few shitters as is tournament tradition. I could live without yujiro in tournaments Overall there is some good stuff though
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Feb 26, 2024 09:12
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If Chase beats Ishii I'm going to lose it.
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Feb 26, 2024 09:32
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Lamuella posted:If Chase beats Ishii I'm going to lose it. The real njpw spiteful special is Ren Narita beating taichi to stop the dangerous tekkers match
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Feb 26, 2024 09:36
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Jack Perry gonna beat Shooter and I'm gonna laaaaaugh.
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Feb 26, 2024 09:55
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unimportantguy posted:Jack Perry gonna beat Shooter and I'm gonna laaaaaugh. Ok I don't follow US wrestling at all. I don't think I've ever seen a match of his. Why is he getting such a reaction. Is it just the punk stuff or does he suck in general
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Feb 26, 2024 09:56
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Burn Down Canberra posted:Ok I don't follow US wrestling at all. I don't think I've ever seen a match of his. Why is he getting such a reaction. Is it just the punk stuff or does he suck in general The Punk stuff turned a lot of people against him, but that's not the only reason. His promo skills have never been good, and his heel run was kinda floundering even before Brawl In. But it seems that the Punk incident and the subsequent absence has made people forget that he is a pretty good wrestler and turned Perry's perception from "potential future star" to "talentless never-was". Whether his style translates well to New Japan, I don't know.
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Feb 26, 2024 10:08
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Burn Down Canberra posted:Ok I don't follow US wrestling at all. I don't think I've ever seen a match of his. Why is he getting such a reaction. Is it just the punk stuff or does he suck in general AEW watchers are weird.
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Feb 26, 2024 10:18
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KungFu Grip posted:it wont happen but mox should beat naito for the iwgp title imo Just say no to part-timers holding top titles. If you're not wrestling on a nothing 6 man in Koga then you don't get to hold the World Heavyweight Title imo
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Feb 26, 2024 10:23
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 Zack Sabre Jr. going all the way baby, despite breaking his heart when he has to fight his former Dangerous Tekkers partner on 3/15  Jack Perry and Shota Umino go to a Double DQ/Draw/Countout some bullshit etc. I wanted Shingo to make it further but Uemura needs something goddammit. David Finlay makes it to a Quarter Final and EVIL makes it to the Semi finals because I'm assuming New Japan will do so to spite me, personally. Jerusalem fucked around with this message at 10:32 on Feb 26, 2024 |
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Feb 26, 2024 10:30
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Yuj/Yano and Tanga/GoK are cursed, but on the flip side we have Newman/Gabe which should be top bants
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Feb 26, 2024 10:31
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Burn Down Canberra posted:Ok I don't follow US wrestling at all. I don't think I've ever seen a match of his. Why is he getting such a reaction. Is it just the punk stuff or does he suck in general He's a very good wrestler who was taking some time to find his feet as a heel because he's not a natural promo guy. Some rather odd people round this up to him being the drizzling shits. Or to put it more succinctly: forkboy84 posted:AEW watchers are weird.
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Feb 26, 2024 11:04
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lol I've never even watched a Perry match. I was just making a joke about NJPW pushing random foreigners over their home-grown "Future Ace" kid. If he's actually good I'd love some match recs.
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Feb 26, 2024 11:12
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Adam Cole, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson vs. Christian Cage, Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus from Full Gear 2021 is an astonishing trios match. The "pillars" match of Darby Allin vs. Jack Perry vs. MJF vs. Sammy Guevara from Double Or Nothing 2023 is also really good. For singles matches he had a world title match against Kenny Omega on a random Dynamite in about June 2021 that was great.
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Feb 26, 2024 12:03
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Burn Down Canberra posted:Nj cup brackets Not helping kill the rumors Coughlin's gone
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Feb 26, 2024 13:31
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The PWG match with Jake Atlas was good from BOLA 2019. Honestly wouldn't say he's great. He's still relatively green. But I do think he'd benefit from a tour or two of New Japan where he just gets to cut a 3-5 minute promo backstage with no real pressure or guidance every night
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Feb 26, 2024 13:37
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I'm surprised Perry isn't sticking to US shows. Good for him, though, this should be good experience. I hope Henare's absence doesn't mean he's dead.
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Feb 26, 2024 14:17
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unimportantguy posted:lol I've never even watched a Perry match. I was just making a joke about NJPW pushing random foreigners over their home-grown "Future Ace" kid. If he's actually good I'd love some match recs. My favorite match of his was the cage match vs. Luchasaurus at Full Gear 2022. He also had a really good/hilarious match against DOUKI on Rampage right before he turned full heel and you can see how he works in that style. Pylons fucked around with this message at 14:59 on Feb 26, 2024 |
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Feb 26, 2024 14:57
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He had a good match with MJF at Double or Nothing 2020 too
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Feb 26, 2024 15:19
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Jerusalem posted:Zack Sabre Jr. going all the way baby, despite breaking his heart when he has to fight his former Dangerous Tekkers partner on 3/15 It's going to break my heart too.  Evil vs Finlay final, Evil's going to win and attack Naito at the anniversary show. The title match will be under Russo New York Rules where there's no refs and the wrestlers are supposed to count their own pinfalls. A Goto vs Yoshi Hashi semi is possible which would rule, as will Goto/Ishii, if sobriety triumphs in the booking chambers. SG Bamboo posted:Yuj/Yano and Tanga/GoK are cursed, but on the flip side we have Newman/Gabe which should be top bants Burn Down Canberra posted:Ok I don't follow US wrestling at all. I don't think I've ever seen a match of his. Why is he getting such a reaction. Is it just the punk stuff or does he suck in general
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Feb 26, 2024 15:46
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Not a bad field though I did expect hiromu to be in it. Not sure who wins it thought I do know Jack Perry beating shooter is gonna be something
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Feb 26, 2024 16:05
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There's a world where I can see Perry make the semis, actually. If he beats Shota, the next guy he should plausibly lose to is SANADA. And they do have history from last year's Forbidden Door...
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Feb 26, 2024 16:21
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Gaz-L posted:There's a world where I can see Perry make the semis, actually. I totally forgot about that Sanada match, I remember at the time thinking it was really weird. He had a match with Rush last year I liked too but it was basically just Rush beating the gently caress out of him for 15 minutes, not really a showcase for Jack Perry.
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Feb 26, 2024 16:35
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that match is a little strange in a bubble since it's mostly SANADA beating up on Jungle Jack and winning with a third-tier finisher, helps to know that Perry was kayfabe frustrated with his inability to move up the ranks and turned on his then tag partner Hook after the contest
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Feb 26, 2024 17:03
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Putting all my money on Callum Newman going all the way
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Feb 26, 2024 17:09
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Ziggy Tzardust posted:Putting all my money on Callum Newman going all the way This but Boltin Oleg. He should be ragdolling dudes around higher in the card already.
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Feb 26, 2024 17:21
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Final's gotta be Sanada vs. ZSJ. It only makes sense to put them both way over to replace the holes made by Okada/Ospreay leaving.
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Feb 26, 2024 17:40
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Ziggler vs Tana is on for Sakura Genesis, btw. Bad form, btw, spoiling that he won't lose the belt in TNA 
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Feb 26, 2024 19:20
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Chris James 2 posted:Not helping kill the rumors Coughlin's gone It's not so much the rumours that he's leaving. Njpw will in the medium term struggle to fight off the duopoly to keep english speaking talent. It's the rumours that he's retiring that's worrisome. That would be very sad.
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Feb 26, 2024 20:58
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I'll chime in as an AEW fan who used to watch NJPW but fell off hard during the pandemic. It's this:unimportantguy posted:lol I've never even watched a Perry match. I was just making a joke about NJPW pushing random foreigners over their home-grown "Future Ace" kid. If he's actually good I'd love some match recs. Especially when Yuj/Yano is the next match in the bracket below them. I don't remember where I saw it (MOTYC thread?) but whoever said Gedo relies too heavily on "they're young, they can get over later" and constantly beats any guys with potential where they lose any credibility was spot on. It's a big part of why I fell off hard - especially when all the guys I liked left / got old.
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Feb 26, 2024 22:26
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I think Perry is really good and has a ton of potential but he should absolutely not be beating Shota at this point in time
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Feb 26, 2024 22:47
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all of you overlooking clear MOTY in yujiro vs yano
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Feb 27, 2024 00:11
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On one hand I get probably not wanting to run Shota/Naito right now as Shota needs to win his next title match and Naito should at least hold it till Dominion....But you kinda of telegraphed him posing pretty bad here so lamo
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Barry Bluejeans posted:I think Perry is really good and has a ton of potential but he should absolutely not be beating Shota at this point in time Seems like a Bullet Club angle setup to me but I hope I'm wrong.
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