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Wow that Ayabe v. Miyahara match was really good! The crowd was molten for it, too. Glad to see Ayabe get that kind of reaction, because he looked so much better in this match than any I've ever seen. I did NOT expect him to get the win. abraham linksys posted:i've rewound and watched this finisher like 5 times and i still have no idea what the gently caress it is https://i.imgur.com/jmAPyRv.mp4 It is in fact a falcon arrow, and I think the commentator's called it Last Shooting. The times I've seen him do it before he didn't spin and he delayed it a bit. Love a good falcon arrow, though, but I think Kento didn't flip all the way over, cause I believe it's a back bump. Props to Kento he really went out there to make Ayabe look like a million bucks and Ayabe went out there to look like a million bucks and they both succeeded and Ayabe ended up lookin like TWO million bucks 
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 Is that a new finisher for Yuma to go with the https://i.imgur.com/5UOyYnv.mp4 Really fun show, with Kento and Ayabe having the clear standout. They kinda buried Nakajima by having Jun survive the jumping knee > German suplex hold. Oh well. Anzai rules. Here's the standings after tag one:  Next show is taped and I think will be going up earlier in the day of the 21st? So, might have a hard time getting the show watched before the live 3rd tag starts.
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Sweet, i'll start that up once I finish watching HYPE!2, plenty of time before todays liveshow starts
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Night 2 thoughts: - The echo on Sato's kicks to Inoue make them sound like absolute murder - Ashino's reversal of Ayabe's finisher into the ankle lock wasn't the smoothest but his tenaciousness in sticking with the hold will never get old for me. Good match,looking forward to them running it back when Ashino is champ and AYabe has bulked up even more - Greately enjoyed these big beefy fuckers running into each other, ending was sudden but I can appreciate the utility of putting over a simple move like a sleeper than can end the match in 2024 in the right hands - Wasn't paying super close attention to the 6-man aside from thinking that Rei, Dan and Shrek is a really weird combo. Cyrus vs Rei could be cool matchup, shame they're in different blocks - Yuma clearly loves getting to do the jacket bit, it pissing Ikeman off is just icing on the cake. Then Kuroshio made that kid cry  The match itself was great as well, great balance of wrestling and comedy- This was a way better display of Lord Crewe than the squash on night 1. Anzai is so great as the guy growing under the tremendous weight of carrying the company's top belt - Suzuki/Jun was an odd one, I was enjoying it in the moment but the second it finished I forgot literally everything that happened - Friend Horse is back  I have no idea where this is leading but it is very funny- Once the shenanigans got out of the way this was a very good match, not quite MOTYC quality but not too far off either Not as high highs as night 1 but also didn't have a completely dull match like DBSjr/Aoyagi to drag it down, fun stuff
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Shoki is a literal child standing across the ring from Lord Crewe
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hahaha all that poo poo was before the bell. Just pin him dude he's done
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Now that Cyrus is doing fun stuff all my ire is focussed on Davey Boy, man I just lose all interest whenver he's on offence
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Being an Ashino fan is pain
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The Blackout Knee is so loving sick That was a good match approaching great, but these guys rule so much I was left a little disappointed
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Watching tag 2 now. Ayabe mocking Ashino's height popped me. What were the lil white squares on Shotaro's back? Bandages from a dry needling session?
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I noticed there was something up with his back on todays show but it was midway through the match so I had just assumed that something from the floor had stuck to him
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They're like symmetrical on the shoulder blades and on either side of his spine midway down his back and just above the trunks. Same kinda spots my physical therapist would needle when I went in for back problems. E. though I don't know why they'd need bandages. 
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Kuroshio TOKYO Japan, enemy of children everywhere. Uh oh, Yuma's doing gimmick infringement.
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abraham linksys posted:how on earth did ajpw find Lord Crewe? this dude seems great and he has done nothing but wrestle tiny indiana/ohio/kentucky indies for the last few years He really does seem awesome! Even had a good promo after the Yuma Anzai match Watching the main event of night 2 now. I think I'll always pop for the spot where Kento is laid out selling, completely dead. Then the crowd starts chanting his name and he immediately sits up 
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Honda Also add me to the list of new Lord Crewe fans
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SG Bamboo posted:Now that Cyrus is doing fun stuff all my ire is focussed on Davey Boy, man I just lose all interest whenver he's on offence He's impressive in how dull everything he does is. I've finally gotten around to Night 2 and god, Ayabe has been an All Japan guy for 3 weeks and his elbows already look so much more impactful, it's great. Also really enjoyed him doing the Full Nelson while holding Ashino in the air.
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Two matches into his tournament and boy Suwama looks cooked. Probably time he just moves into the old Takao Omori role, assuming they can sign another heavyweight to replace him.
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This Cagematch review of Ikemen Vs Aoyagi is  [0.0] "It is hard to find words that can properly describe how much I hated this match. I actually don't despise Kuroshio. His entrance can be fun, and there is definitely a place on any roster for a comedy wrestler. That place is not having matches that go for over ten minutes against people that should be protected to work the top of the card. More over, their matches should be funny. And SHORT. The match is listed as 11:44, but I'm pretty sure it lasted at least 3 generations. Oh, and they had literally no ideas what to do with that time. There was a clothes-hanger spot that didn't work. I guess that was an idea? They failed to do it twice, so they definitely thought it was good. This match made me opine for Onita. -500000 stars." What a miserable person
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I'm a simple man. I see super-heavyweight Cyrus murdering Kuroshio TOKYO Japan throughout the weird concrete airplane hangar, throwing the ref and the dojo trainees around, hollering in a raspy southern drawl, all while the crowd gleefully snaps photos, I'm having a good time. Too bad Cyrus was too blown up to have much of a match in the ring after all that, but it was still a lot of fun.
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Well, night 3 has been the weakest so far (though I've still a couple matches to go). Impressed Suzuki has started 0-2, seems uncharacteristic of him
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forkboy84 posted:Well, night 3 has been the weakest so far (though I've still a couple matches to go). Impressed Suzuki has started 0-2, seems uncharacteristic of him That was a total nothin' of a match, too. I kinda liked the Davey Boy Smith Jr. match, though. Reversing the ankle lock into a sharpshooter was cool. Shotaro's still my fav to win Block A.
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 Results after night three. Really happy for Honda, that was a big win! It also made me hungry for a rematch; Honda catching Anzai's jumping knee and immediately turning it into Final Vent would be so rad. Next show is Wednesday the 24th: 6:30pm JST/8:30pm AEDT/10:30am BST/5:30am EDT/2:30am PDT Champion Carnival Night 4 Shinagawa Prince Hotel Stellar Ball, Tokyo Dan Tamura, Hikaru Sato & Rei Saito vs Hartley Jackson, Ryo Inoue & Seigo Tachibana (this is billed as a GAORA TV 6-man preliminary tag match) Champion Carnival A Block: Hokuto Omori (0) vs Kuroshio TOKYO Japan (2) Champion Carnival B Block: Jun Saito (4) vs Road Crewe (2) Champion Carnival A Block: Cyrus (0) vs Ren Ayabe (2) Champion Carnival B Block: Hideki Suzuki (0) vs Ryuki Honda (2) Davey Boy Smith Jr & MUSASHI vs Kento Miyahara & Rising HAYATO Champion Carnival A Block: Shotaro Ashino (4) vs Yuma Aoyagi (4) Champion Carnival B Block: Suwama (4) vs Yuma Anzai (4) Live on ajpw.tv Suwama is the only competitor with no losses. Hokuto Omori, Cyrus, and Hideki Suzuki will be looking for their first wins of the tourney.
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