[1/4-1/5]NJPW Presents: Wrestle Kingdom 14(2 Day event)

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Sean Paul would have bodied Kenta's theme in the early 2000's

 

[DaylitoJames]

Goto looks in pretty good shape

 

[jackswstd]

I'm still amazed how Vince and co. wasted years of Kenta's career

To be fair, he was injured most of that time. If I'm not mistaken there was a complication with the first shoulder surgery.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

This match will be great but sadly forgotten because of how much has happened and will happen tonight

 

[Doctor Doom]

Goto looks in pretty good shape

He looks like he's in the best shape he's been in years

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

I'm still amazed how Vince and co. wasted years of Kenta's career

It's because they hire hot names, not realizing that they need context to really be the best version of their character.

Balor is the perfect example of this. He is the original Bullet Club guy, as a trolling heel. So obviously they brought him in and made him a face

 

[MightyHealthy]

So is an AEW-NJPW partnership confirmed

Ring of Honor has NO performers on this show.

AEW has a couple.

They could have still had a show on AXS TV, but declined their 2020 option with Anthem/AXS. The show is gone, they had no intentions of airing WK14 on the channel. Hmmm. So they quietly set themselves up to lose TV soon after they announce New Japan of America and more US shows?

Nah. There was always a plan.

AEW had to establish themselves (they did), everyone had to see how much AAA was going to cooperate (surprisingly well), and NJPW had deals with CMLL/ROH to finish out (CMLL seems content with keeping the tradition of Fantasticamania, and letting NJPW work with AAA, by proxy).

 

[Bryan Danielson]

So is an AEW-NJPW partnership confirmed

shyt if by some miracle we can get that poppin....

I need a Lucha Bros vs GOD match and Lucha Bros vs Evil and Sanada

 

[Vic Damone. Jr]

Mox forgot to check in so Suzuki had to come see him

 

[DaylitoJames]

Ring of Honor has NO performers on this show.

AEW has a couple.

They could have still had a show on AXS TV, but declined their 2020 option with Anthem/AXS. The show is gone, they had no intentions of airing WK14 on the channel. Hmmm. So they quietly set themselves up to lose TV soon after they announce New Japan of America and more US shows?

Nah. There was always a plan.

AEW had to establish themselves (they did), everyone had to see how much AAA was going to cooperate (surprisingly well), and NJPW had deals with CMLL/ROH to finish out (CMLL seems content with keeping the tradition of Fantasticamania, and letting NJPW work with AAA, by proxy).

fukk THE OWL!

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Japanese crowd is cheering a heel for attacking a competitor after a match, that is something else.

They're cheering THE heel for attacking a competitor Everyone watched Jaws for the shark....

 

[jackswstd]

Kenta embracing the hate

 

[Bryan Danielson]

I'm still amazed how Vince and co. wasted years of Kenta's career

shyt I’m not

 

[mannyrs13]

Every Wrestle Kingdom show has a New Year's Dash show the next night.... its their version of the "Raw After WrestleMania"

I don't think I can stay up for that one. Motherfukkers gotta go to work on Monday morning, unfortunately.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Ring of Honor has NO performers on this show.

AEW has a couple.

They could have still had a show on AXS TV, but declined their 2020 option with Anthem/AXS. The show is gone, they had no intentions of airing WK14 on the channel. Hmmm. So they quietly set themselves up to lose TV soon after they announce New Japan of America and more US shows?

Nah. There was always a plan.

AEW had to establish themselves (they did), everyone had to see how much AAA was going to cooperate (surprisingly well), and NJPW had deals with CMLL/ROH to finish out (CMLL seems content with keeping the tradition of Fantasticamania, and letting NJPW work with AAA, by proxy).

I think a partnership is imminent but both promotions will need to allow the use of top performers and not play politics by protecting everyone from clean losses. It won't work long term if everyone is protected.