walkingturtles
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Post by walkingturtles on Jun 7, 2021 14:00:51 GMT -5
My opinion on the brand new champion is not on the guys talent but with everything that New Japan has struggled with in the past year and the reports that they are bleeding money and are gonna have to make some tough decisions on contracts, I’m shocked they didn’t just put the belt on Okada, your most appealing matches you have coming up that can put butts in the seats when people in Japan will be cautious for months to come are with Okada as your champion. Especially after a year of belt roulette and experimenting with a bunch of different guys on top. I can see why not though. Vern Gange use to say the money is in the chase for the championship. Have Okada win it at the Tokyo Dome and build to a huge show. But on the flip side, so hyped for Shingo!!!!! I love the character and wrestler!!! Very much deserved for him. I hope he can get a couple of really great defenses with the belt!
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Post by Tim of thee on Jun 7, 2021 14:54:09 GMT -5
Gotta love Shingo getting it there. I’d rather it make sense storywise than to follow the money.
On a side, that belt has grown on me. It’s def supposed to be worn around the waist.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jun 7, 2021 15:16:54 GMT -5
My opinion on the brand new champion is not on the guys talent but with everything that New Japan has struggled with in the past year and the reports that they are bleeding money and are gonna have to make some tough decisions on contracts, I’m shocked they didn’t just put the belt on Okada, your most appealing matches you have coming up that can put butts in the seats when people in Japan will be cautious for months to come are with Okada as your champion. Especially after a year of belt roulette and experimenting with a bunch of different guys on top. I can see why not though. Vern Gange use to say the money is in the chase for the championship. Have Okada win it at the Tokyo Dome and build to a huge show. But on the flip side, so hyped for Shingo!!!!! I love the character and wrestler!!! Very much deserved for him. I hope he can get a couple of really great defenses with the belt! I just feel like for one reason or another they keep hoping the championships on anyone to make it stick, after Okada’s long reign it just seems like it’s been a hot potato since then. I certainly feel there is part of the lack of interest in new Japan right now around the fact that they essentially just start putting the belt on a bunch of different guys.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jun 9, 2021 8:19:17 GMT -5
I can see why not though. Vern Gange use to say the money is in the chase for the championship. Have Okada win it at the Tokyo Dome and build to a huge show. But on the flip side, so hyped for Shingo!!!!! I love the character and wrestler!!! Very much deserved for him. I hope he can get a couple of really great defenses with the belt! I just feel like for one reason or another they keep hoping the championships on anyone to make it stick, after Okada’s long reign it just seems like it’s been a hot potato since then. I certainly feel there is part of the lack of interest in new Japan right now around the fact that they essentially just start putting the belt on a bunch of different guys. I think you mean after Naito won both titles. Logic went out the window when Evil won the straps
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Post by hitmancmedge on Jun 9, 2021 9:10:14 GMT -5
I just feel like for one reason or another they keep hoping the championships on anyone to make it stick, after Okada’s long reign it just seems like it’s been a hot potato since then. I certainly feel there is part of the lack of interest in new Japan right now around the fact that they essentially just start putting the belt on a bunch of different guys. I think you mean after Naito won both titles. Logic went out the window when Evil won the straps Naito should have won but his reign was a complete waste of a good build.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jun 9, 2021 9:45:59 GMT -5
I think you mean after Naito won both titles. Logic went out the window when Evil won the straps Naito should have won but his reign was a complete waste of a good build. I could see that, but Naito’s story was winning both belts and finally beating Okada on the biggest stage. His reign wasn’t going to be what defined that run. They tried to use that shine to get Evil over Naito would have had the title for 3-4 months, but you know....the thing happened
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Post by A-Rob on Jun 13, 2021 14:36:11 GMT -5
Happy Shingo beat Okada, he deserves it with all the great matches he's been having. If Okada still has a bad back he can take it easy until G1 season.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jul 22, 2021 10:44:05 GMT -5
Happy Shingo beat Okada, he deserves it with all the great matches he's been having. If Okada still has a bad back he can take it easy until G1 season. I was hoping to get Will/Okada at WK, but Will/Shingo would be just as fun.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Aug 16, 2021 9:03:36 GMT -5
New Japan had to pull eight people from the show last night. Between that and the people that aren’t gonna go back to Japan until the pandemic is over I don’t know how they are even selling any tickets at all.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Aug 18, 2021 21:26:22 GMT -5
WHAT IS THIS PROMOTION?!?!?!?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2021 0:09:15 GMT -5
For how many big names that are in the States right now, I gotta wonder.
Instead of two mediocre g1 blocks in Japan, why not run one block out of America and one out of Japan? Have to wait a couple weeks to do the final but w/e.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Aug 28, 2021 10:07:28 GMT -5
For how many big names that are in the States right now, I gotta wonder. Instead of two mediocre g1 blocks in Japan, why not run one block out of America and one out of Japan? Have to wait a couple weeks to do the final but w/e. If you told me 2 years ago I wouldn't give 2 sh*ts about what NJPW has planned I would have laughed in your face. What a fall from grace...
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Aug 28, 2021 10:30:21 GMT -5
I will say, if you'd told me Naito would go from Heavyweight/IC Title to Tag titles, I'd laugh too
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Post by LK3 on Aug 30, 2021 7:00:13 GMT -5
I should probably cancel my subscription…
So lazy/don’t think about things like that.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Aug 30, 2021 11:25:24 GMT -5
Those cards this weekend for those stadium shows are rough. Evil back being your title challenger says all you need to say. Tanahashi and Ibushi should be good as should Cobb and Okada.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Aug 30, 2021 12:24:46 GMT -5
I should probably cancel my subscription… So lazy/don’t think about things like that. I let it renew a few times before I realized I hadn't watched since WK. $10 adds up quick.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Aug 30, 2021 12:26:29 GMT -5
Those cards this weekend for those stadium shows are rough. Evil back being your title challenger says all you need to say. Tanahashi and Ibushi should be good as should Cobb and Okada. Things in Japan are so dire right now, so I feel for them from a business perspective. The majority of their income is from live gates so they have no choice but to keep running as many shows as possible. I'm not looking forward to seeing how hard they'll scrape the bottom of the roster for G1 spots.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2021 8:55:33 GMT -5
I’ll check out night one of this weekends shows for sure. Looks like a good card. No way in hell I watch night two live lol
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Post by hitmancmedge on Aug 31, 2021 8:56:49 GMT -5
They moving NJPW Strong to Saturday Nights at 8, to get it away from Smackdown and Rampage.
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Post by hitmancmedge on Aug 31, 2021 12:17:20 GMT -5
Add Ishimori to the list of guys coming over to the states until the pandemic in Japan clears up. Just move the whole company to America at this point.
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