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Post by DTP. on Jul 30, 2015 19:42:42 GMT -5
Alright, you jerks beat me to doing a New Japan diary. This all looks quite appealing, although I do think that the format could be fixed up in places without a doubt. I have no doubt that you will attain more detail in the final days of the tournament, I'm expecting particularly the final. I have mixed feelings regarding you rearranging the G-1 Climax line-up completely, as there are a lot of names there that have appeared out of nowhere. What happened to Suzuki-gun's invasion of Pro Wrestling NOAH for example? Those guys have re-appeared out of nowhere after not being in New Japan for months. Additionally I was admittedly hoping to see Shinsuke Nakamura face AJ Styles at Wrestle Kingdom 10 as opposed to here - given how Nakamura has been kept away from the Bullet Club storyline for so long besides minor interactions, I think that this is a wasted opportunity unless a rematch comes up, or one of these men wind up becoming IWGP Heavyweight Champion between now and January 4th. Overall though this is a firm base to start on, and I'm still mad I didn't make the diary first. It seems surprisingly well received given that it's a puroresu diary and I don't recall these ever having too favourable a reaction (outside of GATTACA). Let's see how this pans out, hopefully to a lengthy run on the board.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2015 17:38:32 GMT -5
Live from the Seibu Dome!G1 Climax 25 FinalsreDRagon, Jushin Liger and David Finlay, Jr vs Ryusuke Taguchi, BUSHI, Mascara Dorada and Hiromu TakahashiWe kicked off our show with explosive eight man tag team action. Taguchi and Finlay started the match, but Taguchi quickly tagged out to Takahashi and Finlay tagged in Bobby Fish. The two teams exchanged frequent tags for a while until BUSHI managed to isolate Liger and keep him in his team's corner. Liger fought with all he had, but it was seeming like his opponents were just two much. The courageous Liger fought off Taguchi and Dorada, and dived across the ring to get the tag to Bobby Fish. Fish took the match into his own hands, taking out everybody on the opposing side and eventually catching Takahashi with Chasing The Dragon and getting the pinfall. reDRagon, Jushin Liger and David Finlay, Jr. defeat Ryusuke Taguchi, BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi and Mascara Dorada in 13:06!El Desperado, Shelton X Benjamin, Davey Boy Smith Jr and Lance Archer vs Toru Yano, Gedo, YOSHI-HASHI and Kazushi SakurabaAnother eight man tag team match followed our opener, this time with CHAOS members Yano, Sakuraba, Gedo, and YOSHI-HASHI against Suzukigun members El Desperado, Benjamin, Smith and Archer. CHAOS' Gedo started off in control against Suzukigun's Benjamin, but as the match progressed, Suzukigun showed great tag team wrestling by constantly keeping the fresh man in the match and isolating their opponents. Yano, who had been kept on one side of the ring for a while, managed to tag in Sakuraba, who came in and cleaned house, taking down Archer and raining in shots on his head. It seemed like Sakuraba was about to finish Archer off with the Yurikamome, but from out of nowhere, in came Davey Boy Smith Jr to break things up, but Smith was followed by Yano, who was followed by El Desperado, who was followed by Gedo, who was joined by YOSHI-HASHI in fighting off the other Suzukigun members. But from behind, Lance Archer and Shelton X Benjamin came in, with Archer taking Gedo down, and Benjamin getting the pinfall on YOSHI-HASHI after the paydirt. Suzukigun defeat CHAOS in 12:52!Togi Makabe, Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata and Alex Shelley vs Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, Bad Luck Fale and Kenny OmegaIn our third and final eight man tag match of the evening, Makabe, Nakanishi, Nagata and Shelly met four of the Bullet Club. Nakanishi started off against Gallows, with Doc gaining the upper hand after Anderson held Manabu in the corner, allowing Gallows to get the cheap shot in. Gallows then tagged in Omega, who had his way with Nakanishi for a while, until Nakanishi tagged in Alex Shelley. Omega moved back across the ring as fast as he could, making it quite clear that he wanted no part of Shelley. Kenny tagged in Bad Luck Fale. Shelley showed no fear towards the huge 6'10 inch monster, but Fale's strength severely weakened Shelley right off the bat. The Bullet Club, in the same vein as two of the four teams that competed before them, kept Alex away from his corner and singled him out. Shelley's team had bursts of offence, peaking with Makabe taking down Karl Anderson with a King Kong Lariat and almost getting the 3 count. The match went on, and finally, Nagata, the freshest man, was in the match. Yuji wasted no time in clearing the ring of the Club, until it was just him and Doc Gallows. Gallows and Yuji exchanged rights and lefts in the middle of the ring, with Nagata eventually getting control and tagging in Togi Makabe who finished him off with a King Kong Lariat. Togi Makabe, Alex Shelley, Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata defeat Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, Bad Luck Fale and Kenny Omega in 12:55!IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships - The Young Bucks (c) vs Roppongi ViceRPG Vice took control early on, with Beretta maintaining the upper hand until Matt Jackson tagged himself in. The Bucks wasted absolutely no time in taking control themselves, but Romero tagged in and things were even again. The action spilled to the outside after a while, with Nick diving to the outside onto Beretta with a Moonsault from the top rope, but he was soon hit by a Suicide Dive from Rocky, who was then hit with a Tope from Matt. After the match broke down, it seemed that the Bucks were finally fully in control. Matt and Nick played mind games with Beretta, taunting him as they held Rocky on their side of the ring. Matt tagged in Nick, and Nick came off the top rope and dived into Rocky for a Tornado DDT, but Romero held onto him, slammed him to the ground, dropkicked Matt, and dived across the ring to tag in Beretta. Beretta came in like a house on fire, taking down both of the Young Bucks with clotheslines, and dropping Matt Jackson down on his face with a Flapjack. Rocky then tagged in, and looked to be ready for the roundhouse, but Nick moved out of the way, turned around, and sent Rocky flying with a Superkick. Beretta tagged in and went for the Dudebuster, but Matt came in and hit him with a Superkick to the back of the head. Nick then hit him in the front with a Superkick, sending him down and allowing them to put him away with More Bang For Your Buck to retain the titles. The Young Bucks defeat Roppongi Vice in 15:43!IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title - KUSHIDA vs RicochetTwo of the craziest highfliers in the business, KUSHIDA and Ricochet went to war over the Junior Heavyweight Title. They locked up, with KUSHIDA first gaining the upper hand after transitioning into the waistlock. Ricochet sent him forward with a snapmare, and then hit him in the back with a kick. Ricochet then locked in the rear chinlock, but KUSHIDA got out of it. The two went back and forth for the entire match, with Ricochet taking the crowd's breath after a split legged moonsault to the outside, and KUSHIDA doing the same after spiking Ricochet on his head with a DDT. With the crowd on the edges of their seats, KUSHIDA seemed like he was going to put Ricochet away, until "The Future Of Flight" shocked everyone and hit him with the Benadryller. Ricochet crawled to the cover, but KUSHIDA just managed to pop the shoulder up at 2.9. Ricochet now seemed to get frustrated that he couldn't put KUSHIDA away, and climbed to the top, setting up for the 630 senton. Ricochet went for it, but KUSHIDA got the knees up, crushing Ricochet's sternum. KUSHIDA then got up, hit Ricochet with a rolling elbow, and then the double knee backbreaker. KUSHIDA then locked in the Hoverboard Lock, causing Ricochet to tap out and KUSHIDA to retain. KUSHIDA retains in 15:34!*Intermission* A video promo airs during intermission, it starts off by airing highlights of New Japan stars, namely Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Hiroshi Tanahashi. The promo then transitions into highlights of Ring of Honor stars. The highlights stop, and we see the Destruction logo appear, but after a couple seconds two more words pop up under the logo "In Philadelphia"This announcement gets a small amount of cheers from the crowd, but they quiet down when the video says And "In New York"The crowd goes insane as they and the fans at home have learned that New Japan will be visiting America for 2 shows in 2 of the biggest wrestling cities. Kazuchika Okada vs Adam ColeIn one of the most anticipated matches of the night, "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada went one on one with "The Panama City Playboy", Adam Cole. They locked up, and immediately Cole looked to gain the advantage, taking Okada out by the legs and trying to get to his arm to take the Rainmaker out from his arsenal. Cole worked on the arm of Okada, wrenching on it with a number of different holds. Cole gloated as he held Okada down, yelling "ADAM COLE BAYBAY'" to the crowd and repeatedly proclaiming himself to be better than Okada. After Cole got complacent, Okada hit him with his patented dropkick, sending him flying. Okada then continued on the offensive, throwing Cole over his head with a backdrop suplex and forcing him out of the ring. As Cole retreated to the outside, Okada came after him, but Adam was crafty enough to hit "The Rainmaker" with a knee to the gut. Cole then struck him in the back and sent him back into the ring, but not before once again yelling "ADAM COLE BAYBAY!" to the crowd. As Cole got back into the ring, Cole grabbed him by the head and began to taunt him. Punching him in the head and am hopping gun in the chest. Cole continued to brag, and attempted to whip Okada into the corner, but Kazuchika turned it around and almost put him away with the Rainmaker, forcing Cole to back away, but Okada just spam him around, hit him with a shot to the neck, and threw him over his head with a Half-Nelson Suplex. For the next portion of the match, Cole and Okada went back and forth, until Cole thought he had him and began to set Okada up for the Panama Sunrise. Cole jumped, but Okada was able to duck it. Adam then went for a clothesline, but Okada grabbed him by the wrist and hit him with the Rainmaker for the pinfall. Kazuchika Okada defeats Adam Cole in 18:57!Katsuyori Shibata vs Roderick StrongStrong, the gaijin in this match, came down to loud boos, as opposed to his opponent, Shibata. They began with a test of strength, with Strong gaining the upper hand and taking Shibata down to the mat. Shibata was able to bridge himself up out of a pinning predicament, but Strong climbed on top of him and kicked him in the thighs to bring his shoulders down again. Strong did this a couple more times, until Shibata was able to kip up and face him once again. Strong went for a double leg, but Shibata wisely rolled out of the way. Roddy was able to trick Shibata by seemingly going for anothe test of strength, but instead going around and catching him in a waistlock. Strong then lifted him up and slammed him down face first on the mat. Strong rolled around and then put Shibata in a facelock. Shibata then backed him into the corner and knocked Roderick for a loot with repeated forearm shots. As Strong stumbled out of the corner, Shibata hit him with open hand palm thrusts and another forearm shot, sending Strong down. Shibata picked him up and pushed him into the corner, once again hitting him with a forearm, followed by a chop, followed by a stiff elbow. Strong then managed to get some offence in, hitting Shibata with an elbow. Shibata pointed to his chest, signalling for Strong to chop him. Strong hit him with a chop that echoed throughout the arena, but Shibata asked for another. Strong hit him with 5 chops, but Shibata continued to ask for more. The two men continued to exchange blows and holds for the rest of the match, with strong almost putting Shibata away with the Stronghold and Shibata just missing the PK. As the match progressed and both men were visibly fatigued, they met in the middle of the ring and started to exchange forearms, elbows, chops, and even headbutts. Shibata missed a clothesline, allowing Roddy to go behind him and take him down with an Angle Slam. With Shibata there for the picking, Strong crawled over and locked in the Stronghold once again. Shibata wrenched in pain, as Roderick continued to apply the pressure to the legs and lower back. Eventually, Shibata used all the power in his legs that he could muster up and used them to flip Strong over on his back. Roddy sat up, but he would live to regret that, as seconds later, Shibata took his head off with a PK for the win. Katsuyori Shibata defeats Roderick Strong in 16:57!Minoru Suzuki vs Tomoaki HonmaHonma and Suzuki went face to face in the middle of the ring, with Honma showing no fear of the legendary Suzuki, but Suzuki simply slapped Honma in the face as he hard as he could, not once, but 4 times. Honma took exception, hitting Suzuki with forearm shot after forearm shot, and Suzuki doing the same. Both men must have hit each other with 50 forearm shots by the time they released, with both men practically out on their feet. Honma called for another shot, but Suzuki slapped him again. Suzuki then called for a chop, with Honma hitting him with 6 knife edge chops, one after the other, colouring Suzuki's chest a bright red. Suzuki fell to the ground and Honma went for the Kokeshi headbutt, but, just like most other times, he missed. Both men continued to brutalise each other, hitting each other with almost every part of their anatomies. As they continued to brawl, Honma gained the advantage and came off the top for the Kokeshi, but missed it and landed right on his head. When he got up, Suzuki was able to trap him in the Saka Otoshi for the victory. Minoru Suzuki defeats Tomoaki Honma in 12:47!Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Tomohiro IshiiIshii and Tanahashi went one on one in one hell of a contest. The match began with both men locking up, and Tanahashi taking control with a chin lock. Ishii tried a number of times to escape the hold, and even bodyslammed Hiroshi, but Tanahashi maintained his grip until Ishii was eventually able to reach the bottom rope. Ishii got back up, and both men were very cagey with each other, going for a test of strength, then a collar and elbow tie up, until Ishii bullrushed Tanahashi into the corner and hit him with shoulder blocks and knees to the gut. The referee forced Ishii out of the corner, but in a similar vein to Minoru Suzuki before him, he slapped Tanahashi right in the face. Tanahashi clearly got angry at this and went for Ishii, but "The Stone Pitbull" took him down to the mat with a stiff clothesline. Ishii then bought Tanhashi back up to his feet, and almost knocked Hum senseless with stiff forearm shots. Tanahashi fell down into a seated position against the corner, and Ishii came running into him with a powerful boot to the face. Ishii maintained his advantage for a while, until Tanahashi fought back and threw Ishii over his head with a back suplex, followed by another, followed by another, and followed by a German. The two men continued to go tit for tat with one another, as the crowd saw both men hit each other with a delayed vertical suplex, a Dragon Rocket, an Enzuguiri, a powerbomb, and an uncountable amount of forearms, headbutts and elbows. Tanahashi had Ishii down further into the match after he hit the Twist And Shout, and climbed to the top rope, then came soaring off of it with the High Fly Flow, seemingly about to put Ishii away, he went for the cover, but, incredibly, Ishii managed to kick out. Tanahashi went to the top once more and hit the High Fly Flow once more, this time managing to put "The Stone Pitbull" away. Hiroshi Tanahashi defeats Tomohiro Ishii in 14:52!G1 Climax 25 Final - AJ Styles vs Shinsuke NakamuraThe ever popular "King Of Strong Style", looked incredibly focused as he stood across the ring from his opponent, AJ Styles. Nakamura was very clearly determined to win the tournament for a second time, as Styles looked to win his first. They locked up, with Nakamura getting the advantage, pushing Styles against the ropes, and then hitting him in the chest with a chop. Nakamura continued to take the offence to Styles, throwing him into the corner and hitting him with his trademark stomp. Nakamura celebrated to the fans, until AJ came from behind and pulled Shinsuke down, causing him to hit the back of his head against the turnbuckle. Styles then tried to bring Nakamura into the center of the ring, but Shinsuke wisely rolled to the outside, AJ however wasted no time in flying over the top and hitting him with a Fosbury Flop. AJ then dropped Shinsuke throat first against the barricade, and chopped him in the chest a number of times. Nakamura fell down to the floor, as Styles broke the count and got into the ring. Nakamura was able to answer the referee's count of 20, and when he got back into the ring, came after AJ and lifted him up and over with a back suplex. Shinsuke then tried locked in a legbar, but AJ countered it into a legbar of his own. Styles twisted on the leg to of Shinsuke weaken his lower half and take the Boma Ye out of his arsenal. Nakamura scratched and clawed to make it to the bottom rope, and just barely reached it, but not before Styles had done severe damage to his lower leg and knee. Styles managed to control Nakamura for a very long time, keeping him down on the mat and focusing his attacks on the lower leg of Shinsuke. Nakamura finally managed to defend himself again, after AJ went for a lariat and he ducked it and hit him with one of his own. Nakamura went into the corner and signalled for the Boma Ye, but Styles moved at the last second, grabbed Nakamura and put him in position for the Styles Clash. Nakamura got himself free, and then kicked AJ in the lower leg to drop him to one knee. Nakamura backed himself away, and came crashing into Styles' head with the Boma Ye! Nakamura went for the cover and pinned Styles to win the G1 Climax tournament for the second time in his career. Shinsuke Nakamura defeats AJ Styles in 24:31Nakamura stood in the center of the ring and celebrated with his G1 trophy, as confetti fell from the rafters and the fans cheered.
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Post by Dante, The Voc on Aug 3, 2015 18:11:48 GMT -5
G1 baby! I've watched a lot less Japanese wrestling than I should, but I understand the style of booking and who's who and whatnot. The one thing about New Japan is that all the matches are usually solid and all of these are well-written. Not much to comment on that field, so most of the comments deal with the booking. Also I like the layout of the diary. It's simple, direct and straightforward, which reflects the product. Pretty cool eight-man tag to kick off; can't really tell you the magnitude of who wins or loses but I know reDRagon and Jushin Thunder Liger so them winning sounds good to me. Suzukigun defeating CHAOS in another eight man was good stuff. Another solid match and Benjamin winning was sweet. Three for three on solid eight-man tags and I'm kinda glad the Bullet Club lost. Great Junior Tag Title match and the right team won. The Young Bucks are money. Solid Junior Heavyweight Title match. Hoping Ricochet sticks around a little longer to win a rematch but it's smart to not hotshot him the belt right now. Pretty cool advertising the US appearances but I'm not 100% sure if the Japanese crowd would go apesh*t over that. Cool finish in a well-written match between Okada and Adam Cole. Smart to have the champion of the world not lose to a foreigner too. I don't know too much about Shibata but him beating Roderick Strong is a solid decision. Suzuki defeating Honma was cool. JapaneseCenaWinsLOL. Nah but Tanahashi beating Ishii was p sweet. Ishii is the NEVER champ, no? I'd like to see that belt mean a little bit. And the G1 finals; fantastic match and I dig the Nakamura victory. Diggin' the prospect of Nakamura/Okada headlining the Tokyo Dome show. Solid start buds.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Aug 3, 2015 19:56:38 GMT -5
The G1 Climax Finals are finally posted. About ing time. At first glance, I like how simple the layout is. It fits NJPW, which from what I can tell is kind of no nonsense. Now, I haven't seen many of the juniors as I've focused on the G1 itself so sorry about that. Any time that reDRagon wins I'm good though. SHELTON X BENJAMIN! Reminds me of Wrestle Kingdom 9. Nice to see Suzukigun win and Shelton get the pin. Alex Shelley wins too? GOAT diary. You know how I feel about the next match. Roppongi Vice > Young Bucks though. I wanna see KUSHIDA/Ricochet when it happens. Good to see my man KUSHIDA retain. Good write up as the finish sounded cool. A trip to the States? Interesting. I've come to like Adam Cole but he seems a bit out of place here. Maybe it's just me though. Kazuchika Okada winning made sense since he is the champion. Goddammit I wanna see Shibata/Strong now. Sounds like it was har dhitting, just the way I'd want it. Glad to see Shibata win too. I wanna see him get some shine in this diary. I need to see more Suzuki. 50 forearm shots? Damn. Ishii and Tanahashi seems like it would be fun. Great main event write up. Shinsuke Nakamura is the guy I want to see win it, even though AJ Styles is my favorite guy in the tournament. Good stuff here. The only thing it was missing was some Tetsuya Naito. Looking forward to more guys.
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