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Post by the franchise on Jan 4, 2011 9:51:16 GMT -5
NJPW "WRESTLE KINGDOM V IN TOKYO DOME", 1/4/11 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Dome
42,000 Fans - No Vacancy
0-1. World Wrestling Interpromotional Match: Wataru Inoue, Tiger Mask, Tomoaki Honma & Tama Tonga beat Yujiro Takahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Gedo (7:33) when Inoue used the Spear of Justice on Gedo.
0-2. World Wrestling Invitation Match: Koji Kanemoto & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Kenny Omega Image & Taichi (8:04) when Taguchi pinned Taichi.
1. IWGP Tag Team Title - 3WAY Match: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (c) beat James Storm Image & Robert Roode Image and Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man (8:36) when Anderson used the Gun Stun on Roode (4th defense).
2. ROAD TO FANTASIC MANIA: La Sombra & Mascara Dorada beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Hector Garza (7:42) when Sombra pinned Liger.
3. DEEP SLEEP TO LOSE: Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Takashi Iizuka (11:13) with the Anaconda Cross.
4. NJPW-TNA Greatest Showcase: Rob Van Dam Image beat Toru Yano (11:28) with the Five Star Frog Splash.
5. NO JUSTICE, NO LIFE: Yuji Nagata beat Minoru Suzuki (16:15) with a backdrop hold.
6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) beat Kota Ibushi Image (16:22) with an avalanche-style Bloody Sunday (4th defense).
7. NJPW vs. NOAH Battle Combustion I - Kazuchika Okada Return Match: Takashi Sugiura Image & Yoshihiro Takayama beat Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada (12:08) when Takayama used an Everest German on Okada.
8. TNA World Heavyweight Title: Jeff Hardy Image (c) beat Tetsuya Naito (11:04) with a Swanton bomb.
9. NJPW vs. NOAH Battle Combustion II: Shinsuke Nakamura beat Go Shiozaki Image (14:17) with the Boma Ye.
10. The Absolute Exhaust: Togi Makabe beat Masato Tanaka Image (12:46) with a King Kong kneedrop.
11. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Satoshi Kojima (c) (21:57) with the High Fly Flow to become the 56th champion.
New Japan's 2011 advance on the USA was announced after the sixth match. "NJPW INVASION TOUR ~ATTACK ON EAST COAST~" was formally announced with three shows: 5/13 New Jersey, 5/14 New York, and 5/15 Philadelphia.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Jan 4, 2011 12:45:25 GMT -5
Heard Jeff played babyface for this show.
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Post by Lk™ on Jan 4, 2011 14:50:15 GMT -5
i'm looking forward to seeing devitt/ibushi. looks like it was a solid show
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Post by cjskittles4 on Jan 4, 2011 23:04:51 GMT -5
I heard Hardy stunk up the joint...  "Props go to Jeff Hardy for making the trip to Japan with all the personal issues he has going on right now, but he was far from top form today, and put on arguably the worst match of the night. He faced Tetsuya Naitoh (part of No Limit who were in TNA briefly), but the match never got going, had a couple of botched spots, and there was a "was that it?" feeling in the crowd after it ended. The match may have finished early for some reason as Naitoh didn't even take his t-shirt off (he usually takes it off during one his signature moves), and Jeff did look noticeably exhausted a couple of minutes into the match. Like I say though, props to Jeff for coming to Japan and putting on the show with everything he has going on at the moment." Jeff Hardy defeated Tetsuya Naitoh to retain the TNA Title.As I mentioned, a disappointing match. Never got going. Jeff hit the Whisper in the Wind, Twist of Hate, and finished with the Swanton Bomb. Naitoh did all the heavy lifting before that, and did his best to create some movement, but Jeff didn't have a great day at the office." ProWrestling.net |
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Post by CBT on Jan 4, 2011 23:18:26 GMT -5
.... as much as I hoped Jeff would get a chance to go to Japan and show his abilities... he's never been a great independent (literally) worker. TNA has pulled some worth out of him, but without WWE's hectic schedule, he seems like such an effortless waste at the non-eventful shows.
I wonder why Angle didn't go over there.. cool to see RVD pick up a W in NJPW.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Jan 5, 2011 0:46:44 GMT -5
I read a couple of reports in reference to Hardy's performance. Sad to hear.
As far as his work rate independently.....I've always enjoyed his work in OMEGA, especially as Willow. Perhaps, he had an off night in Japan.
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Post by CBT on Jan 5, 2011 1:48:34 GMT -5
I read a couple of reports in reference to Hardy's performance. Sad to hear. As far as his work rate independently.....I've always enjoyed his work in OMEGA, especially as Willow. Perhaps, he had an off night in Japan. Was OMEGA brought back after his WWE release in 03-04? because I meant more his time after first WWE departure when he was an absolute mess and his days in TNA were about as bad as any match can get. |
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Post by Ben on Jan 5, 2011 7:30:13 GMT -5
I read a couple of reports in reference to Hardy's performance. Sad to hear. As far as his work rate independently.....I've always enjoyed his work in OMEGA, especially as Willow. Perhaps, he had an off night in Japan. Was OMEGA brought back after his WWE release in 03-04? because I meant more his time after first WWE departure when he was an absolute mess and his days in TNA were about as bad as any match can get. Well, I know he did one match for ROH, but the faithful ROH dudes, booed him out of the building, but I don't think OMEGA made a comeback. Showstopper could tell 'ya. |
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Jan 5, 2011 15:25:55 GMT -5
I read a couple of reports in reference to Hardy's performance. Sad to hear. As far as his work rate independently.....I've always enjoyed his work in OMEGA, especially as Willow. Perhaps, he had an off night in Japan. Was OMEGA brought back after his WWE release in 03-04? because I meant more his time after first WWE departure when he was an absolute mess and his days in TNA were about as bad as any match can get. No the incarnation of OMEGA with The Hardys/Thomas Simpson was gone once The Hardys had signed. I believe Thomas tried continuing to run shows under the OMEGA banner, but it fell apart soon after. When Jeff was released, the only indy work he did that I know of is ROH. I rather enjoyed that match to be honest. A very shocking reaction by the ROH faithful. Yet, at the time it was the largest ROH crowd in history. |
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Post by raabhimselffanv2 on Jan 5, 2011 17:39:47 GMT -5
Was OMEGA brought back after his WWE release in 03-04? because I meant more his time after first WWE departure when he was an absolute mess and his days in TNA were about as bad as any match can get. No the incarnation of OMEGA with The Hardys/Thomas Simpson was gone once The Hardys had signed. I believe Thomas tried continuing to run shows under the OMEGA banner, but it fell apart soon after. When Jeff was released, the only indy work he did that I know of is ROH. I rather enjoyed that match to be honest. A very shocking reaction by the ROH faithful. Yet, at the time it was the largest ROH crowd in history. You're shocked that ROH BOOED JEFF HARDY? My god your either A. Mark, or B. An Ignorant Idiot. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2011 17:41:30 GMT -5
I heard Hardy stunk up the joint... "Props go to Jeff Hardy for making the trip to Japan with all the personal issues he has going on right now, but he was far from top form today, and put on arguably the worst match of the night. He faced Tetsuya Naitoh (part of No Limit who were in TNA briefly), but the match never got going, had a couple of botched spots, and there was a "was that it?" feeling in the crowd after it ended. The match may have finished early for some reason as Naitoh didn't even take his t-shirt off (he usually takes it off during one his signature moves), and Jeff did look noticeably exhausted a couple of minutes into the match. Like I say though, props to Jeff for coming to Japan and putting on the show with everything he has going on at the moment." Jeff Hardy defeated Tetsuya Naitoh to retain the TNA Title.As I mentioned, a disappointing match. Never got going. Jeff hit the Whisper in the Wind, Twist of Hate, and finished with the Swanton Bomb. Naitoh did all the heavy lifting before that, and did his best to create some movement, but Jeff didn't have a great day at the office." ProWrestling.net Well, I don't doubt this, but the dude who wrote the article was a complete dumbass who had no idea what he was rambling about. |
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Jan 5, 2011 17:47:59 GMT -5
No the incarnation of OMEGA with The Hardys/Thomas Simpson was gone once The Hardys had signed. I believe Thomas tried continuing to run shows under the OMEGA banner, but it fell apart soon after. When Jeff was released, the only indy work he did that I know of is ROH. I rather enjoyed that match to be honest. A very shocking reaction by the ROH faithful. Yet, at the time it was the largest ROH crowd in history. You're shocked that ROH BOOED JEFF HARDY? My god your either A. Mark, or B. An Ignorant Idiot.  There's a conclusion so I'll jump. At the time I was just getting into ROH. In fact, that was one of the reasons I got into ROH. So yes, someone who wasnt very familiar with the product was shocked that a popular name like Jeff Hardy was getting booed at an indy show, considering how many fans came and bought tickets just for him. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2011 17:50:00 GMT -5
Well, in all honesty, I don't know how many ROHs fans would go to ROH for Jeff Hardy.
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Post by Mike Bockwinkel on Jan 5, 2011 18:04:23 GMT -5
Yep, they bought tickets just for him. Had nothing to do with the Raven vs. CM Punk bloodfeud, or Samoa Joe's RoH Championship reign going strong, or Paul London's last match. No sir, every RoH fanboy in that arena paid to see Jeff hardy take on a couple jobbers.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2011 18:17:46 GMT -5
Yep, they bought tickets just for him. Had nothing to do with the Raven vs. CM Punk bloodfeud, or Samoa Joe's RoH Championship reign going strong, or Paul London's last match. No sir, every RoH fanboy in that arena paid to see Jeff hardy take on a couple jobbers. Fully expect a three page long argument post in a matter of minutes. |
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Post by Mike Bockwinkel on Jan 5, 2011 18:29:58 GMT -5
Yep, they bought tickets just for him. Had nothing to do with the Raven vs. CM Punk bloodfeud, or Samoa Joe's RoH Championship reign going strong, or Paul London's last match. No sir, every RoH fanboy in that arena paid to see Jeff hardy take on a couple jobbers. Fully expect a three page long argument post in a matter of minutes. Always do, Tyger, always do... |
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Post by Ben on Jan 5, 2011 18:36:15 GMT -5
i think the jeff hardy brought in some people for the show, surely. because like most indys (usually local, but ROH was growing at that time) they decided to bring in some former wwe talent to get some fans.
but that wasn't the only reason for the nice sized crowd there. the rest of the show from what i've heard, was stacked.
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Post by raabhimselffanv2 on Jan 5, 2011 18:39:27 GMT -5
You're shocked that ROH BOOED JEFF HARDY? My god your either A. Mark, or B. An Ignorant Idiot. There's a conclusion so I'll jump. At the time I was just getting into ROH. In fact, that was one of the reasons I got into ROH. So yes, someone who wasnt very familiar with the product was shocked that a popular name like Jeff Hardy was getting booed at an indy show, considering how many fans came and bought tickets just for him. But in your original statement it still makes you sound like you are still shocked at their reaction to Hardy this day. If you wanted to make sure no one got the wrong impression (such as I) you should of stated that. |
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Jan 5, 2011 18:42:01 GMT -5
Yep, they bought tickets just for him. Had nothing to do with the Raven vs. CM Punk bloodfeud, or Samoa Joe's RoH Championship reign going strong, or Paul London's last match. No sir, every RoH fanboy in that arena paid to see Jeff hardy take on a couple jobbers. You're right it did have nothing to do with that. Watch the dvd and take a look at the crowd. How many teenage girls were there with Jeff Hardy shirts on? Who said ROH fanboys were there to see Jeff? Thats why he got met with a chorus of boos. ROH was just hitting their stride. They were no where near what they are today. I think they drew 1200 fans and I guarantee that they set a record size crowd for ROH b/c of Jeff Hardy. No disrespect to the other workers, as clearly they put on better matches of the night, but lets not be foolish and try and believe that this record size crowd was b/c of Punk or Joe or London. |
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Jan 5, 2011 18:43:53 GMT -5
There's a conclusion so I'll jump. At the time I was just getting into ROH. In fact, that was one of the reasons I got into ROH. So yes, someone who wasnt very familiar with the product was shocked that a popular name like Jeff Hardy was getting booed at an indy show, considering how many fans came and bought tickets just for him. But in your original statement it still makes you sound like you are still shocked at their reaction to Hardy this day. If you wanted to make sure no one got the wrong impression (such as I) you should of stated that. I've been posting on the indy board for 5 years. I figured that was safe to assume. I'm not some "Jeff Hardy Mark" that saw his name and decided to swing in to just post here. I'm a "Jeff Hardy Mark" that posts here quite often.  |
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