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GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1606486960448876544?t=H9Q0GCV-ca3gjynbeR5Ung&s=19

DOUKI wtf

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Seams
Feb 3, 2005

ROCK HARD
Mods asleep post happy Inoki

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro



Man, Lindaman really is ridiculous looking in the best way possible

SatoshiMiwa
May 6, 2007


Jesus Douki is shredded you'd never know it from his gear

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


Fujita is also worth shouting out

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

Ziggy Tzardust
Apr 7, 2006
https://twitter.com/randanopterix/status/1606497877836062721?s=46&t=suPCHqeQIPIlGnAXp7sB9w

Barry Bluejeans
Feb 2, 2017

ATTENTHUN THITIZENTH
The final Suzuki-gun promo is up on YouTube and includes English subtitles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2jEtstZuM0

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
It's not any easier on rewatch :cry:

Shard
Jul 30, 2005

https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1606454612562776064

Gaz-L
Jan 28, 2009
I think that's the first time it's hit me... is the opening to Shota's music a remix of Mox's?

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Even during the holiday Gideon is on

https://twitter.com/LordGideonGrey/status/1607030074225709059

Stall_19
Jan 2, 2013

Prodigy of Victor von Doom
https://twitter.com/njpw1972/status/1607271255656497152

Despy stealing Hager's gimmick.

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


https://www.njpw1972.com/140111 Interview with Kenny

Barry Bluejeans
Feb 2, 2017

ATTENTHUN THITIZENTH
I just finished yesterday's NJPW Strong, my first time watching the show. It was pretty good! The main event was kinda clunky and awkward but I liked the first two matches quite a bit. For whatever reason I've been reluctant to add Strong to my weekly viewing rotation but I think I'll be following it from now on, it was a breezy watch and at least as enjoyable as the average Dark or Elevation. Avalon/Rosser should be a hoot.

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!


Really laying it on thick that Kenny's losing here.

Of course I also thought Naito would be Billy in the G1, so what do I know

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1607716115110821889?s=20&t=vvohw6FMFPDhcO-f6RXcZQ

Suplex Liberace
Jan 18, 2012



the buff guy tama tonga

Chinston Wurchill
Jun 27, 2010

It's not that kind of test.

Barry Bluejeans posted:

I just finished yesterday's NJPW Strong, my first time watching the show. It was pretty good! The main event was kinda clunky and awkward but I liked the first two matches quite a bit. For whatever reason I've been reluctant to add Strong to my weekly viewing rotation but I think I'll be following it from now on, it was a breezy watch and at least as enjoyable as the average Dark or Elevation. Avalon/Rosser should be a hoot.

Welcome to the Strong club! I think there are at least three of us now. Strong doesn't have as many high highs as some shows but it's consistently good with some excellent matches now and then.

Eddie Kingston vs. Gabriel Kidd, Rosser vs. Lawlor III, Ishii vs. Lawlor, Desperado vs. Hiromu vs. Blake Christian, and the Strong Tag Team Title Tournament Final were some highlights over the last few months.

Riccaboni and Koslov are a better commentary team than Kevin Kelly and Koslov were (or maybe Alex just toned it down over time) but Peter Avalon was a great addition this week. Robert Pescado!

Ziggy Tzardust
Apr 7, 2006

Chinston Wurchill posted:

Welcome to the Strong club! I think there are at least three of us now. Strong doesn't have as many high highs as some shows but it's consistently good with some excellent matches now and then.

Eddie Kingston vs. Gabriel Kidd

This is one of my sleeper MOTYs with another being Francesco Akira vs Gabriel Kidd https://njpwworld.com/p/s_archive_282_1_02

Gabe has had his issues with mental health over the last 12 months so it's great to see him back and flourishing in a promising tag-team with Alex Coughlin. Just keep him off Twitter and he'll be great

baka of lathspell
Jan 1, 2022

sometimes i look forward to STRONGs unique blend of uh, strong wrestling and indie workrate more than normal nooj shows. sometimes its nice to not have to deal with 3 hours of multimans if ur just in the mood to see people get clocked at a high wrestling frame rate.

if u can deal with no crowds KENTA vs. mox for the us heavy is one of my favourite matches of all time ever for some reason

Stall_19
Jan 2, 2013

Prodigy of Victor von Doom
It's kinda weird we haven't heard anything about the Yokohama Arena show yet.

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

Not really? NJPW rarely announce anything until after their big shows for the next one. They probably don’t want to spoil WK

The Cameo
Jan 20, 2005


Stall_19 posted:

It's kinda weird we haven't heard anything about the Yokohama Arena show yet.

New Japan doesn’t announce anything until after the prior show has passed so as to not give away potential outcomes

They’ll announce a full card on like the 6th, once Dash!!! ends and post-Dome directions are established. Last year was different as the NJPW/NOAH show did not give away the potential results of any of Wrestle Kingdom matches

What’s weird is that if I remember correctly they are running their first New Beginning show in Nagoya the next day, so they’ll probably announce the lineup for that show as well, but it’s certainly a choice to run WK and New Beginning over the same weekend, with NB running against Final Mutoh Bye-Bye in Tokyo Dome.

1glitch0
Sep 4, 2018

I DON'T GIVE A CRAP WHAT SHE BELIEVES THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS CHANGED MY LIFE #HUFFLEPUFF
Stupid question: Will WK be on NJPW World?

Chinston Wurchill
Jun 27, 2010

It's not that kind of test.

1glitch0 posted:

Stupid question: Will WK be on NJPW World?

Yes! As far as I know it's only the big non-Japan events or co-promoted Japanese events that are PPVs.

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

Wrestle Kingdom in Yokohama Arena will not, however. Which means it’s probably another copromoted show

1glitch0
Sep 4, 2018

I DON'T GIVE A CRAP WHAT SHE BELIEVES THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS CHANGED MY LIFE #HUFFLEPUFF

Chinston Wurchill posted:

Yes! As far as I know it's only the big non-Japan events or co-promoted Japanese events that are PPVs.

Oh sweet. Thanks! I think I'll finally get a sub at least for January now that I figured out a way to watch it on my tv and not on a laptop.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

1glitch0 posted:

Oh sweet. Thanks! I think I'll finally get a sub at least for January now that I figured out a way to watch it on my tv and not on a laptop.

Make sure you don't order until Jan 1st cause otherwise you'll get charged full price for the final few days of December

Barry Bluejeans
Feb 2, 2017

ATTENTHUN THITIZENTH

Chinston Wurchill posted:

Welcome to the Strong club! I think there are at least three of us now. Strong doesn't have as many high highs as some shows but it's consistently good with some excellent matches now and then.

Eddie Kingston vs. Gabriel Kidd, Rosser vs. Lawlor III, Ishii vs. Lawlor, Desperado vs. Hiromu vs. Blake Christian, and the Strong Tag Team Title Tournament Final were some highlights over the last few months.

Much obliged, and thanks to you (and Ziggy, and baka) for the recommendations. Looking forward to catching up!

1glitch0
Sep 4, 2018

I DON'T GIVE A CRAP WHAT SHE BELIEVES THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS CHANGED MY LIFE #HUFFLEPUFF

Rarity posted:

Make sure you don't order until Jan 1st cause otherwise you'll get charged full price for the final few days of December

Goid advice. Thanks!

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Just caught up on the final Suzuki-Gun show. Man, when they were all gathered around their fallen leader for the final time...

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

Jerusalem posted:

Just caught up on the final Suzuki-Gun show. Man, when they were all gathered around their fallen leader for the final time...

Don't remind me, the pain is still deep :cry:

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012



https://www.njpw1972.com/140300 Ospreay response

quote:

There’s a reason why you came back. You’ve got a cushy job with AEW, getting paid ludicrous amounts of money, and you’ve decided to come back. I do think that’s because you’re scared, I think if you don’t do something about this now, while you’re still able to be the Kenny Omega that we still kind of remember, if you can shut it down now then maybe you’re in with a chance of extinguishing the flame that Will Ospreay is. But I don’t think you have got a chance anymore.

I honestly believe that this is my time, and just like the Tokyo Dome did for you back in 2017, and it skyrocketed you into a new stratosphere of star, that’s exactly what’s going to happen to me. Because all those people that you’ve brought back to new Japan, all those guys happy to see you back- they’re all going to see you go down to me. That’s the most beautiful thing.

The Cameo
Jan 20, 2005


Aw yeah, VTRs are up for the show. Just not the show VTR itself, so gently caress it I put their two-minute ad here. I guess whoever makes the thread - Thauros - can just copy most of this post when time comes to make the gameday thread.

Wrestle Kingdom 17: Antonio Inoki Memorial Tokyo Dome Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFcGX3YxWfI

Pre-Show Card!:

Young Lion Kickoff Match
Ryohei Oiwa vs. Boltin Oleg


New Japan Ranbo!


Antonio Inoki Memorial Six-Man Tag
"Blue Justice" Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima, & "Unchained Gorilla" Togi Makabe vs. "The Dragon" Tatsumi Fujinami, "The King" Minoru Suzuki, & Tiger Mask IV


Main Card!

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
LiYOH ("The Bad Seed" Lio Rush and YOH) challenges Catch 2/2 (TJP and Francesco Akira):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV-cEfyf9e8

IWGP Women's Championship
KAIRI defends against Tam Nakano:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySG2g1nuses

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI) challenge FTR (Dax Harwood - bald - and Cash Wheeler - hair):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtRCFloUhTI

NJPW WORLD TV Championship Tournament Final
"Son of Strong Style" Ren Narita vs. "Submission Master" Zack Sabre Jr.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJTtNSDgtaQ

NEVER Openweight Championship
"The Good Guy" Tama Tonga challenges "Bright Lights" Karl Anderson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTae3AGB8LQ

Muto Final NJPW Match
"Genius" Keiji Muto, "Once In A Century" Hiroshi Tanahashi, and "Roughneck" Shota Umino vs. "El Ingobernable" Tetsuya Naito, "Cold Skull" SANADA, and "It's" BUSHI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WybBNcPLhN0

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Single Fall 4-Way Match
Taiji Ishimori takes on Master Wato, Hiromu Takahashi, and El Desperado:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOvBKQWQEuY

Main Event I
IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
"The Commonwealth Kingpin" Will Ospreay defends against "The Best Bout Machine, The Cleaner, The Elite" Kenny Omega:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_flrNFaBK4c

w/ English subs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DSWbHNOp0U&t=13s

Main Event II
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
"The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada challenges "Switchblade" Jay White:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQJ5j_ZT40c

w/ English subs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xjWtchil3w

Also slated to appear: the wrestler f/k/a Sasha Banks, under whatever her new moniker is

Seams
Feb 3, 2005

ROCK HARD
lmao at BUSHI

Gaz-L
Jan 28, 2009

Seams posted:

lmao at BUSHI

In fairness, I'm sure Mutoh would pin Shota if he could. Gotta put those youngsters in their place.

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1608863105391513603?s=20&t=BcKS36i8-mjV4hMyzg1_bA

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Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Seams posted:

lmao at BUSHI

That's amazing :lol:

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SatoshiMiwa
May 6, 2007


SANADA's in the match so Mutoh could just as easily get one more pin on him

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