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Gaz-L
Jan 28, 2009
Announcing Ospreay vs Okada for San Jose helped there, I think too.

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Stall_19
Jan 2, 2013

Prodigy of Victor von Doom
https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1748163432787202212?t=v3bcblM2sPJG9J2ihBc2RA&s=19

Oh poo poo

Draxion
Jun 9, 2013




I don't like that!

CHaKKaWaKka
Aug 6, 2001

I've chosen my next victim. Cry tears of joy it's not you!

oh no

Pylons
Mar 16, 2009

What the gently caress

Glass Punkbull 141
Jan 9, 2008

This is the face of a winner. This is what winning looks like.
Welp.

Miching Mallecho
May 24, 2010

:yeshaha:
I'm speechless.

Joey McChrist
Aug 8, 2005

Pylons posted:

What the gently caress

rare Magic card l00k
Jan 3, 2011


If Okada is going to WWE, uh...I hope you're feeling up for carrying New Japan, Naito.

Chinston Wurchill
Jun 27, 2010

It's not that kind of test.
Well poo poo.

Three matches left, so let's fit in losses to Shota, Tsuji, and I dunno Yano?

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004
What the gently caress

DarkstarIV
Apr 6, 2010

OFFICIAL RACIST

rare Magic card l00k posted:

If Okada is going to WWE, uh...I hope you're feeling up for carrying New Japan, Naito.

I doubt he's WWE bound, since his wife is a very high profile VA in Japan, and she makes significantly more money than he does. WWE would almost certainly force him to move to America, which I doubt they would do.

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004
https://twitter.com/TonyKhan/status/1748093781348347932

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007


WHAT THE gently caress


I hate this word so much but this is my copium for the above. I’m going to be extremely sad if Okada goes to WWE.

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004
Meij was right

OceanCyclone
May 29, 2022

Mayor of Yambag City

I am stunned.

I can't imagine him anywhere else. AEW seems the most likely, but considering their close relationship with NJPW, I (maybe delusionally) feel like they won't have written this so curtly and abruptly, so maybe it's WWE? I dunno. Neither of them feel right in my head anyway.

apophenium
Apr 14, 2009
That's fuckin wild man, hope he ends up happy whatever he does, love Lil Kazu. Gonna feel different without him

NienNunb
Feb 15, 2012

Its Joever

Stall_19
Jan 2, 2013

Prodigy of Victor von Doom
For context that Tony Kahn tweet came after the big AEW ratingsl so it may not even be related to this. But wherever he goes, this is disastrous for njpw.

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


I thought this was possible when his deal being up soon went public, especially with Ospreay going, Tana getting a new role, and Naito admitting he’s near the end

End of an era

Edit: https://twitter.com/TrevorDame/status/1748169122591224027

super macho dude
Aug 9, 2014


What's the funnier option, Okada going to AJPW or DDT?

ChrisBTY
Mar 29, 2012

this glorious monument

So I'm not an NJPW guy but is Okada and Ospreay leaving at the same time a big nail in the NJPW coffin? Are they just a hosed-to-death burnout promotion with busted old guys, unproven young guys and nothing in between now?

NienNunb
Feb 15, 2012

Okada to WWE, would be surprised by any other result. It brings me little to no pleasure to announce this.

Miching Mallecho
May 24, 2010

:yeshaha:
What if Okada retires

The Taxman
Jan 2, 2007

greetings sweeties, let me give you a back massage. for i am a whiz!


super macho dude posted:

What's the funnier option, Okada going to AJPW or DDT?

Hiromu told him how much fun he had with Hirata and he's going to do wacky boat and balloon hijinks

anakha
Sep 16, 2009


So that's why Tanahashi took over the presidency.

Ace always wins.

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004
come to ichigaya papi

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

gently caress

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

But... I don't want Okada to leave New Japan....

super macho dude
Aug 9, 2014


fez_machine posted:

come to ichigaya papi

Chokada Pro

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

https://x.com/davemeltzerWON/status/1748169911850201582?s=20

i thibk the company was holding out hope too

PlasticAutomaton
Nov 12, 2016

Artoria Pendonut


So uh. This is EXTREMELY bad omens for NJPW right?

NienNunb
Feb 15, 2012

If ever there was a time to invest stock in Goto…

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

I was right and everybody else in the entire world was wrong when I said Shota should have beaten Ospreay for the US/UK title :colbert:

Tweak
Jul 28, 2003

or dont whatever








open your checkbook TK, dont let him debut at the rumble

also his wife being a VA is always brought up, but couldnt you easily do VA work from anywhere in the world with a good enough mic?

unimportantguy
Dec 25, 2012

Hey, Johnny, what's a "shitpost"?
NJPW has nobody capable of carrying the company now, christ.

ChrisBTY
Mar 29, 2012

this glorious monument

Tweak posted:

open your checkbook TK, dont let him debut at the rumble

also his wife being a VA is always brought up, but couldn't you easily do VA work from anywhere in the world with a good enough mic?

I thought so but I've heard another prominent voice actor recently talk about having to constantly travel to the respective studios for jobs.

Barry Bluejeans
Feb 2, 2017

ATTENTHUN THITIZENTH

PlasticAutomaton posted:

So uh. This is EXTREMELY bad omens for NJPW right?

It certainly feels like it, though I'd be happy for someone with more knowledge of the situation to explain why it's Actually Not That Bad

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004
Ominously there's also a March surprise coming
https://twitter.com/misterhakusan/status/1748170793530646864

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Barry Bluejeans
Feb 2, 2017

ATTENTHUN THITIZENTH

AJPW officially becomes NXT Japan

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