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Ganso Bomb posted:God that belt loving sucks. Mox’s first move should be to go back to the old IWGP Title, which was a perfect belt. Tsuji said if he won he was gonna split the belt up and retire the IC title and if that's not enough to make you a Tsuji fan I don't know what is.
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Apr 13, 2024 05:45
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This reminds me of when Brock and Angle held the belt, only to have it won back by the emerging king Shinsuke Nakamura as he was flanked by young lions who were about to usher in the new age. Feels like the same aura with Mox—-whoever beats him, be it Tsuji or someone else, will be similarly leading the charge against a backdrop of other young guys slowly climbing up the ladder. Mox has that Final Boss energy so in a few months it’ll make for a crazy victory for whoever is the chosen one (likely Tsuji as idk who else they’d do this with). I will say it’s about time a title from AEW gets stolen by Japan. International or Continental makes the most sense because they’re uh, international and continental belts. But I really doubt Okada is doing that and idk if they’d do something like that for Roddy. I’d be cool with Strong doing some NJPW matches for that reason though and getting beaten if he still has it by FD though.
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Apr 13, 2024 05:48
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I think Mox should drop the title to another AEW wrestler, and by another AEW wrestler, I mean Okada.
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Apr 13, 2024 05:50
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DLC Inc posted:This reminds me of when Brock and Angle held the belt, only to have it won back by the emerging king Shinsuke Nakamura as he was flanked by young lions who were about to usher in the new age. Feels like the same aura with Mox—-whoever beats him, be it Tsuji or someone else, will be similarly leading the charge against a backdrop of other young guys slowly climbing up the ladder. Mox has that Final Boss energy so in a few months it’ll make for a crazy victory for whoever is the chosen one (likely Tsuji as idk who else they’d do this with). This is another good point. Mox hasn't lost a straight up singles by pinfall or submission in NJPW in like 4 years or some poo poo. I honestly think he's gonna retain against Narita and Shooter, then finally drop it to Naito or more likely Tsuji before the G1, and that'll be that.
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DLC Inc posted:This reminds me of when Brock and Angle held the belt, only to have it won back by the emerging king Shinsuke Nakamura as he was flanked by young lions who were about to usher in the new age. Feels like the same aura with Mox—-whoever beats him, be it Tsuji or someone else, will be similarly leading the charge against a backdrop of other young guys slowly climbing up the ladder. Mox has that Final Boss energy so in a few months it’ll make for a crazy victory for whoever is the chosen one (likely Tsuji as idk who else they’d do this with). That why I really hope he loses it to Souled Out Ren Narita. It would be very on brand for House of Torture to deprive the fans of the match they want to see (Moxley vs Umino) and Ren's single matches are so far above EVIL's I would be very keen for him to rocket to the top of the stable with a shock win
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SG Bamboo posted:That why I really hope he loses it to Souled Out Ren Narita. It would be very on brand for House of Torture to deprive the fans of the match they want to see (Moxley vs Umino) and Ren's single matches are so far above EVIL's I would be very keen for him to rocket to the top of the stable with a shock win This is the one way this title run could piss me off So yeah, that's happening
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Apr 13, 2024 05:55
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It’ll never happen ever but I’d love Shingo v Mox at FD. I always hoped they’d give Shingo another small run or even maybe have ZSJ do a run with it but it’s probably not gonna happen since Zack is mostly relegated to the secondary belts.
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DLC Inc posted:It’ll never happen ever but I’d love Shingo v Mox at FD. I mean...Shingo DID directly ask Mox for another match after BITV....
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SamuraiFoochs posted:I mean...Shingo DID directly ask Mox for another match after BITV.... Oh gently caress you’re right, oh baby this title run could cook
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Taffy Torpedo posted:Tsuji said if he won he was gonna split the belt up and retire the IC title and if that's not enough to make you a Tsuji fan I don't know what is. Saying you will change the title (suspiciously when njpw are selling replica belts) is a sure sign of losing
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Apr 13, 2024 06:01
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I appreciate that for the obligatory first defense against House of Torture Mox gets a Narita that actually cares instead of an EVIL that doesn't
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If Moxley is spending time in Japan maybe he can open a JP branch of BCC with like Shota and Oleg, maybe even Despy since he's been kind of rudderless after Strong Style died. If would also give more combinations for the preview tags so it's not just Souled Out Ren Narita and Dick Togo vs Mox and Shota a bunch If he's still around in June I have to imagine Moxley doing a deathmatch on the Despe invitational, maybe against Onita's current protege Toi Kojima
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Apr 13, 2024 06:04
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If he's spending a lot of time in Japan there is loads of cool things he could do. The poster who seems confident on his schedule said he's doing dominion well the despe show is the day after
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Burn Down Canberra posted:If he's spending a lot of time in Japan there is loads of cool things he could do. The poster who seems confident on his schedule said he's doing dominion well the despe show is the day after  Oh please 
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Burn Down Canberra posted:If he's spending a lot of time in Japan there is loads of cool things he could do. The poster who seems confident on his schedule said he's doing dominion well the despe show is the day after come to Ichigaya papi
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i sort of remember someone on here talking about what is apparently actually going to happen now with a young guy beating moxley for the championship and taking it back 'for japan' in a sense and possibly getting even more over for that reason but i don't remember who it was or if they said that or if i was asleep and thought it was real. but i remember people didn't seem to like the idea back then either. either real or in a dream. also maybe neither of the young guys actually win it anyway. thanks
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Is AEW ever gonna let one of their many useless titles go to a wrestler in another promotion for once? Or is everyone just gonna let Tony book title defenses of their titles on this tv shows for "exposure" that don't mean anything because he has a million useless titles already.
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First time going to a New Japan show and had a blast! Wild having been there in person both times Moxley won the big one.
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I wouldn't mind Ren winning the title, it would just further justify his turn. But also I'd love it if Shota's the one to take the title off Moxley. It's a gamble but I'm really glad they're taking chances with their booking.
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Is Moxley the first international grand slam champion or are we counting Hogan winning the tournament version of the IWGP title?
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STING 64 posted:i think naito takes it back in osaka. sure hope not; NJPW needs a champ who is young, hungry, full of potential and not held together with desperation and kinesiotape. I want them to have a champ who doesn’t feel like a nostalgia act despite being active. admittedly I’ve been “idgi why” on Naito for years and my highlight of WK14 was sitting in the women’s section hooting and hollering with delight when KENTA ran in to clobber him then sit on his face while cackling with both belts as every woman around me sobbed and wailed NAITOOOOO like they were at a funeral but still honestly though. this is a great shakeup and a shot in the arm for Nooj in my opinion and it’s been a while since I’ve been champing at the bit to see where the title scene is going.
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Ziggy Tzardust posted:Is Moxley the first international grand slam champion or are we counting Hogan winning the tournament version of the IWGP title? NJPW is calling it the Global Grand Slam, apparently. First to ever win WWE, AEW, and IWGP heavyweight titles. AJ Styles has had TNA, IWGP, and WWE, if you would count the TNA belt.
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Kvantum posted:if you would count the TNA belt. Christian to NJPW when
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Kvantum posted:NJPW is calling it the Global Grand Slam, apparently. First to ever win WWE, AEW, and IWGP heavyweight titles. AJ Styles has had TNA, IWGP, and WWE, if you would count the TNA belt. And if we're going that far back, Hogan had IWGP, WWF/E, and WCW. But still, a trio consisting of Hulk Hogan, AJ Styles, and Jon Moxley? loving Christ.
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the escape goat posted:Christian to NJPW when His son did the Unprettier during his match this morning, so surely any second now
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Stall_19 posted:Is AEW ever gonna let one of their many useless titles go to a wrestler in another promotion for once? Or is everyone just gonna let Tony book title defenses of their titles on this tv shows for "exposure" that don't mean anything because he has a million useless titles already. Careful with the sodium levels there my dude, Mox signed with NJPW before AEW and he's only gonna be champ for a little bit, it'll be okay
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Moxley is no shape or form a NJPW wrestler, he's 100% AEW. No better way to reinforce that you're a second rate promotion than after a promotion takes your top guy after they already took your top 2 foreign guys than putting your top belt on another AEW talent. Pretty much an AEW farm promotion right now.
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Stall_19 posted:Moxley is no shape or form a NJPW wrestler, he's 100% AEW. No better way to reinforce that you're a second rate promotion than after a promotion takes your top guy after they already took your top 2 foreign guys than putting your top belt on another AEW talent. Pretty much an AEW farm promotion right now. lol seethe more
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Apr 13, 2024 09:14
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The real Grand Slam is Mox winning the top CMLL belt
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Wonder if the Japanese fans are seething as much as the gaijin fans lol.
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fez_machine posted:lol seethe more I'm sure I'll be seething more in a couple of months when somehow a Stardom title finds it's way on an AEW wrestler.
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Long-Time Lurker posted:Wonder if the Japanese fans are seething as much as the gaijin fans lol. https://twitter.com/reasonjp/status/1665708198681260032?t=9824lZ3aEhTaK8hxzoGrqw&s=19 The domestic fanbase is mixed but naito is also quite literally the most popular wrestler in Japan so him dropping the title at all would have salt Negative reactions outside of naito fans is mostly about njpw titles vanishing off to the United States and not being defended in Japan which sorta has been happening (kenny and ftr as an example) Edit Lots of fans are positive too because they like mox or think it's bold booking. Japanese people aren't a monolith but they've taken the title off the most popular dude in the country so it's not going to be entirely positive Burn Down Canberra fucked around with this message at 09:36 on Apr 13, 2024 |
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fez_machine posted:The real Grand Slam is Mox winning the top CMLL belt I don't know if he can get to 170
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Will the show go up on World or do I have to buy the replay?
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KungFu Grip posted:perry leaning into that chant to do a choke hold is A+ playing to the crowd and playing up the situation. He'll just get blamed for something else; like losing B&G for the Elite in 2025. Also: Mox being downcycled and playing ambassador for most of 2024 makes even more sense now. If NJPW fans are upset by this I can't blame them. Between Ospreay and Okada leaving and their guy losing to an AEW guy they gotta be feeling pretty looked over and unloved at the moment. Stay strong NJPW fans. I'm an AEW fan so I don't share your rancor but I understand and respect it. ChrisBTY fucked around with this message at 11:13 on Apr 13, 2024 |
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Drakkel posted:First time going to a New Japan show and had a blast! Wild having been there in person both times Moxley won the big one. That's so cool, glad you got to see that show in person, it was fantastic on television and I can only imagine the hootin' and the hollerin' being there live.
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SamuraiFoochs posted:The VERY first rumbling I had that this might be in the cards was when Nemeth won the Global Title off Finlay, believe it or not. Why, I asked myself, would NJPW have a truly random outsider win the title that Moxley and Ospreay had gone out of their way to make a huge deal? Maybe, I said to myself, because Mox was about to do something bigger than that.. That was a good read, thanks  I did find it odd how Mox was kinda gone after Revolution and now it all falls into place
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Cavauro posted:i sort of remember someone on here talking about what is apparently actually going to happen now with a young guy beating moxley for the championship and taking it back 'for japan' in a sense and possibly getting even more over for that reason but i don't remember who it was or if they said that or if i was asleep and thought it was real. but i remember people didn't seem to like the idea back then either. either real or in a dream. also maybe neither of the young guys actually win it anyway. thanks Thanks for noticing. I was right as usual.
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