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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
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fez_machine posted:Ominously there's also a March surprise coming AJPW officially becomes NXT Japan
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SG Bamboo posted:The thought occured to me that they might put the belt back on EVIL to pad out the time until they need to pull the trigger on a new main event face, and that's the worst possible timeline 
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C. Everett Koop posted:Always except the worse. lol
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Naito's always been Captain New Japan (no not that one), just think back to how he how spoke about NJ talent departures to Stamford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbjLC0trXPI
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Suplex Liberace posted:despy should immediately be iwgp world heavyweight champion and immediately defend it in a deathmatch against Kasai
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Jan 19, 2024 23:55
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Lid posted:The last few times the NJPW main event scene has up and left the solution has been "megapush the head of bullet club" I can't tell if you mean EVIL or Finlay but I would genuinely prefer the former
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Yeah, it's clear by now that the problem is a fundamental one and that Okada's departure should be seen as the dead canary it is. NJPW seems aware of this to some extent, as I have to think that the creation of the United Japan Pro-Wrestling group (https://www.njpw1972.com/166568) was in part motivated to try and address the issues informing the ongoing and crippling loss of talent. Whether said group can actually provide any solutions obviously still remains to be seen, but at this point I think Japanese companies either have to accept that they'll always be at risk of losing wrestlers to the west or try and conglomerate in a more substantial way so as to provide competitive compensation and a stage big enough to shine on.
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Count Thrashula posted:Oh okay, so the multiple named shows are sort of like the "night 1", "night 2", etc that you'd see in something like Wrestlemania, that makes sense. Not to that degree, no. Storylines will sometimes be advanced on Road To shows, but the happenings are rarely so significant that you have to watch all the episodes for fear of falling behind. Don't worry if you don't have time to absorb every minute of every card, you'll be adequately informed even if you just watch the matches you're especially interested in.
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In addition to those you mentioned, here are the members of the current AEW roster that spent significant time in NJPW:quote:Adam Page And probably some more I'm forgetting! As far as a primer goes, this series of videos does a pretty good job of illustrating the modern history of NJPW - the only issue is that the last entry is three years old, so it really doesn't have much to say about the company's current scene. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8GWdQ90lNZffTLl4pLGsg-0yx9ybteOh
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Count Thrashula posted:And House of Torture. oh no we lost another one 
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STONE COLD 64 posted:no, like who you like, there is no shame. yeah I'm just giving you a hard time, Thrashula, like whoever 
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Count Thrashula posted:I know this is kind of rambly and probably just static in the thread but thanks everyone who's been helping to primer me on this promotion. I'm excited to catch up on named shows since WK and keep watching going forward. Please keep posting your thoughts, it's rare someone joins the thread knowing next to nothing about NJPW and I've really enjoyed reading which matches/wrestlers are resonating with you and your impressions of the promotion as a whole.
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it still works if you consider Gabe Kidd the rightful heir
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Jerusalem posted:Tsuji playing a dangerous game while trying to hit Just 5 Guys where it hurts the most: their shampoo endorsement deal! that Booker T/Edge feud doesn't look so dumb now hmm 
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read the tights and listen to the loving song
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Suplex Liberace posted:what ontario show? https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/njpw-strong-resurgence-announced-for-ontario-california May 11th at the Toyota Arena
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quote:CMLL’s Volador Jr announced today that his 10 year old son will stay behind in Japan to train in the NJPW Dojo. yeesh
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Ziggy Tzardust posted:It was later clarified that EHD Volodor Jr will be training at the Dojo when he turns 18: okay cool
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brutal but honestly well-deserved
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Power Windows posted:Yes No No this is the worst game of Hollywood Squares ever
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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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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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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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Gaz-L posted:Honestly, Nic Nemeth's biggest issue is he'd been in the fed for far too loving long past the point that anyone either in the audience or behind the scenes gave a poo poo. this is pretty much where I'm at, the guy's clearly talented but is ten years past his prime both in terms of wrestling ability and character freshness
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forkboy84 posted:Matt Riddle just going on Ariel Helwani's show to admit to failing multiple drug tests in WWE. duh quote:For cocaine. oh
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Jerusalem posted:To be fair, it might have been a mistake, it's very easy to mix up cocaine with entirely harmless products. I look forward to his lawyer clearing things up with a new cd label press release
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congratulations to your next NJPW World TV champion... *pulls raffle from box, sighs* ...Bobby Fish
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neat variation on "couldn't find his rear end with both hands," haven't heard that one before
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looking forward to him deposing Finlay as leader of the War Dogs
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things aren't looking good for NOAH right now but I think they can get back on track if just humiliate Kiyomiya a few more times
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turns out he just invited Jun Kasai a bunch of times so they could beat the poo poo out of each other a lot
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I would love even the briefest of championship runs for Mox so I'm all on board plus it would be really funny if Naito's triumphant reign was cut short by losing to a non-NJ worker on a foreign show
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that's about the right level of prestige for those belts tbh stream is live!
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Windy City Riot just started, though it's still preshow 'til eight
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spinning face to the knee
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