New Japan/Puroresu Thread
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Some news and notes from the head of New Japan
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Interview with Tana
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Interesting angle New Japan are running on who'll face Switchblade next
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Kota has sided with Tana now. Goto said he wanted to tag with Ibushi also. Tana, Ospreay, Goto, Okada and Ibushi were all in the ring together and it seems they might align as a kind of super faction I think. Aces of Chaos would be a cool name
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These are cool, think I've watched all the Kenny ones. There's others too if you search NJPW on the road like with Osperay, Tama, Switchblade, Fale etc. Haven't checked those out yet. Here's part 1 of Jay White's
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That's a damn good show.G1 Supercard is taking place on Saturday, April 6 and will air live on New Japan World and HonorClub. Here's the lineup for the show:
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Jay White defending against Kazuchika Okada
ROH World Champion Jay Lethal defending against Marty Scurll and Matt Taven in a triple threat ladder match
IWGP Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito defending against Kota Ibushi
RevPro British Heavyweight Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defending against Hiroshi Tanahashi
Title vs. title match: IWGP Tag Team Champions Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa vs. ROH Tag Team Champions PCO & Brody King vs. The Briscoes vs. EVIL & SANADA
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori defending against Dragon Lee and Bandido in a triple threat match
Bully Ray New York City street fight open challenge
Women of Honor World Champion Mayu Iwatani defending against Kelly Klein
Rush vs. Dalton Castle
Title vs. title match: NEVER Openweight Champion Will Ospreay vs. ROH TV Champion Jeff Cobb
30-entrant Honor Rumble match (pre-show; Jushin Thunder Liger is the first announced participant)
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Michael Elgin & Teruaki Kanemitsu have left New Japan
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Former WWE wrestlers Enzo Amore and Big Cass made an appearance at Saturday's ROH-NJPW G1 Supercard show at MSG that might not be their last.
We are told the appearance was a work, but it's unknown if the duo has signed a deal with Ring of Honor or New Japan Pro Wrestling but more likely the former.
Following the IWGP tag team title match with the Guerillas of Destiny, Villain Enterprises, EVIL and SANADA, and the Briscoes, Enzo and Cass jumped the rail and started throwing punches with the Briscoes and then Bully Ray. Security, however, didn't get involved.
The action wasn't shown on the broadcast nor on the video boards inside the arena. Fans booed the duo heavily.
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The New Japan side of the show was fantastic. The ROH side just exposed why AEW is going to take their fans. But definitely watch this show and not that mediocre Wrestlemania card if you only have time for one long show.
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Thanks, yea I'm definitely interested in seeing the Ibushi/Naito match.
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See the Okada and White too. Ospreay and Cobb is good as well. The three way was very short so unfortunately wasn't what it could have been. The Bully Ray bullshit took up too much time. Bully Ray's hardcore lite shit is so boring. You can't do 1998 ECW spots in a world where GCW has guys bleeding all over the place with glass bumps.
I'd say
Cobb vs Ospreay ****
Rush vs Castle 0 stars
I didn't see the women's match because I don't care about ROH women.
Street Fight 0 stars
Dragon Lee vs Bandido vs Ishimori ***1/2 because it was far too short. It was about 10 minutes when it should have been 20.
G.O.D. vs PCO & Brody vs Briscos vs Sanada & Evil ***3/4 That powerbomb PCO took at the end was fucking brutal. He has a death wish.
ZSJ vs Tanahashi *** Could have been better but okay.
Ibushi vs Naito ***** A must see. Ibushi was over like a true superstar.
Lethal vs Scurll vs Tavern ladder match *** It was okay. Lethal had a great elbow drop through a table that would make Macho Man proud.
White vs Okada ****3/4 A must see but not quite as good as the Ibushi match. The last 10 minutes were great with Kevin Kelly channeling Jim Ross and going nuts. Okada is a master at laying out a match and White held his end of the bargain just fine (although he's no Kenny.)
I'd say
Cobb vs Ospreay ****
Rush vs Castle 0 stars
I didn't see the women's match because I don't care about ROH women.
Street Fight 0 stars
Dragon Lee vs Bandido vs Ishimori ***1/2 because it was far too short. It was about 10 minutes when it should have been 20.
G.O.D. vs PCO & Brody vs Briscos vs Sanada & Evil ***3/4 That powerbomb PCO took at the end was fucking brutal. He has a death wish.
ZSJ vs Tanahashi *** Could have been better but okay.
Ibushi vs Naito ***** A must see. Ibushi was over like a true superstar.
Lethal vs Scurll vs Tavern ladder match *** It was okay. Lethal had a great elbow drop through a table that would make Macho Man proud.
White vs Okada ****3/4 A must see but not quite as good as the Ibushi match. The last 10 minutes were great with Kevin Kelly channeling Jim Ross and going nuts. Okada is a master at laying out a match and White held his end of the bargain just fine (although he's no Kenny.)
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Thanks, I'll check those matches out you recommended.
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Wrestling Dontaku night one (May 3, Fukuoka)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Dragon Lee defending against Taiji Ishimori
NEVER Openweight Champion Jeff Cobb defending against Taichi
Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii vs. SANADA, EVIL
Hirooki Goto, Juice Robinson, Mikey Nicholls vs. Jay White, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens
Rocky Romero, SHO, YOH vs. Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, Shingo Takagi
Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Will Ospreay vs. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Hikuleo
YOSHI-HASHI, Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask IV, Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado, TAKA Michinoku
Tomoaki Honma, Shota Umino, Ren Narita vs. Toa Henare, Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura
Wrestling Dontaku night two (May 4, Fukuoka)
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada defending against SANADA
Tomohiro Ishii vs. EVIL
Rocky Romero, SHO, YOH vs. Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, Shingo Takagi
Dragon Lee, Will Ospreay vs. Taiji Ishimori, ? (Likely the debuting El Phantasmo)
Hirooki Goto, Juice Robinson, Mikey Nicholls, Tomoaki Honma vs. Jay White, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Hikuleo
Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Jushin Liger vs. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Jado
Jeff Cobb, YOSHI-HASHI, Toa Henare, Tiger Mask IV, Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taichi, Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado, TAKA Michinoku
Shota Umino, Ren Narita vs. Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura
Meh. Kind of stretching those shows thin to get two nights this year.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Dragon Lee defending against Taiji Ishimori
NEVER Openweight Champion Jeff Cobb defending against Taichi
Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii vs. SANADA, EVIL
Hirooki Goto, Juice Robinson, Mikey Nicholls vs. Jay White, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens
Rocky Romero, SHO, YOH vs. Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, Shingo Takagi
Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Will Ospreay vs. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Hikuleo
YOSHI-HASHI, Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask IV, Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado, TAKA Michinoku
Tomoaki Honma, Shota Umino, Ren Narita vs. Toa Henare, Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura
Wrestling Dontaku night two (May 4, Fukuoka)
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada defending against SANADA
Tomohiro Ishii vs. EVIL
Rocky Romero, SHO, YOH vs. Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, Shingo Takagi
Dragon Lee, Will Ospreay vs. Taiji Ishimori, ? (Likely the debuting El Phantasmo)
Hirooki Goto, Juice Robinson, Mikey Nicholls, Tomoaki Honma vs. Jay White, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Hikuleo
Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Jushin Liger vs. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Jado
Jeff Cobb, YOSHI-HASHI, Toa Henare, Tiger Mask IV, Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taichi, Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado, TAKA Michinoku
Shota Umino, Ren Narita vs. Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura
Meh. Kind of stretching those shows thin to get two nights this year.