05-09-2018, 08:01 PM | #41 |
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I haven't really been following the juniors, so this tournament is hard for me to compartmentalize. Ishimori seems like a good choice to win it, but KUSHIDA, Takahashi, Scurll or even a win by Dragon Lee or El Desperado don't seem like out of this world possibilities to me. They don't really seem to be invested in "a guy" in the division as much as they are others.
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05-09-2018, 08:31 PM | #42 |
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NJPW definitely needs to invest in better tables. That Cody vs Ibushi spot. Christ almighty.
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05-10-2018, 01:40 PM | #44 |
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Owwwww
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05-11-2018, 07:51 PM | #45 | |
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05-11-2018, 07:51 PM | #46 |
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Eh, it's TNA, it doesn't matter.
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05-12-2018, 06:48 AM | #47 |
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Exactly.
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05-12-2018, 06:57 AM | #48 |
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I missed this week's ep on AXS...supposed to show matches from 'Genesis'....will definitely have to watch it, looking forward to Okada vs Sabre Jr.
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05-13-2018, 02:33 AM | #49 |
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Catching up on NJPW on AXS tv now
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05-13-2018, 02:33 AM | #50 |
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Marty Scurll has good entrance music
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05-13-2018, 02:35 AM | #51 |
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What exactly is Marty Scurll's gimmick -- is he a steampunk raven?
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05-13-2018, 02:35 AM | #52 |
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Does Will Ospreay always 'punch the ground' like CM Punk?
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05-13-2018, 02:49 AM | #53 |
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Love Will Osprey's work, but he seems like such a fucking nerd.
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05-13-2018, 02:58 AM | #54 |
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Is Will Ospreay really good at selling or does he almost 'kill himself' like every 4 minutes?
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05-13-2018, 02:59 AM | #55 | |
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05-13-2018, 03:04 AM | #56 |
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Ospreay might have the best superkicks of anybody out there today.
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05-13-2018, 03:09 AM | #57 |
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Ospreay busted open really bad from hitting his head on the apron when he and Scurll went over the top rope to the floor.
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05-13-2018, 03:15 AM | #58 |
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OMG the replay makes it worse...(this is from Sakura Genesis, the U.S. 1 hr show is finally at that point)
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05-13-2018, 03:32 AM | #59 |
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That was a really great match, lasted the whole hour almost of the show but flew by. A little bit of 'too many finishers' towards the end but really great overall.
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05-13-2018, 03:51 AM | #60 |
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05-16-2018, 05:13 AM | #62 |
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New Kushida shirt. Need to figure out how to order off njpw shop
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05-16-2018, 09:12 AM | #63 |
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That shirt is fantastic.
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05-16-2018, 11:02 AM | #64 |
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05-16-2018, 11:33 AM | #65 |
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lol
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05-17-2018, 02:12 PM | #66 |
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The new New Japan President seems like a driven guy. Harold Meij has some very clear goals about where they are heading. He wants to get $90 million per year for New Japan, and he wants to eventually trouble Vince. He's identifying language and culture barriers an obstacle New Japan has to face, but said something like "I am not limited by language or culture -- I'll do business wherever I want." He used to be the President of Coca-Cola Japan, or something, and is one of their first foreign CEOs.
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05-17-2018, 02:16 PM | #67 |
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He apparently tripled Takara Tomy's stock price.
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05-17-2018, 03:14 PM | #69 |
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In the past, I should specify. I'm not sure when, haha.
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05-17-2018, 03:21 PM | #70 |
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Yeah, can't see them ever troubling Vince, but between Meiji's business acumen, and Gedos booking, I could see njpw's us fanbase growing quite a bit.
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05-17-2018, 04:21 PM | #72 |
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Minoru Suzuki as a child
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05-17-2018, 04:26 PM | #73 |
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05-18-2018, 12:51 PM | #77 |
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God dammit, Suzuki is terrifying inside the ring but so warm and fluffy outside of it
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05-18-2018, 08:27 PM | #78 |
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I'm speaking very broadly and without precision here -- I mean, Tanahashi is coming out of his prime and Reigns is heading into his -- but that sort of thing. I still think that a New Japan video game with a free trial to New Japan World would be a great thing for them to implement. There's the Fire Pro Wrestling World game coming out, but yeah, something to just burst them into the imaginations of people in the United States. |
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