MenacingMonk
Tranquilo
Gonna be the first full show I watch since WK.
Wish I didn't read the ME result.
Wish I didn't read the ME result.
[6/11] A Coronation of Omega Proportions: New Japan Pro Wrestling Dominion 2017
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Adam3000
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@Jmare007 already said it but there's a difference between establishing layers and working the leg for 10-15 minutes until both wrestlers conveniently forget about and ignore it for the entirety of the rest of the match. If Omega working Okada's leg ever came back into play in the rest of the match it would've had a place, but as it played out story-wise that leg angle was nothing but padding of the 60 minute length.
And I don't mind the match going 60 minutes at all, because once the match entered the next phase of its storytelling it became truly great, but I can't give them a pass for reducing the leg angle to even less than an afterthought after it was the focus for the first quarter of the match.
To compare, look how Naito vs Tanahashi from beginning to end was about them working each other's injuries the entire match and seeing who could endure it the most. That's how you do an injury angle.
Tanahashi had his arm worked the entire match and it didn't prevent him from pulling off a single move.
Can someone explain to me wtf Cody's gimmick is right now? Not the American Nightmare tag, but what the fukk he's doing in the ring blowing kisses constantly and acting like Jim Carrey's Riddler while also being adoring to fans with his merch. Dude feels like a guy playing a wrestler in a movie. He's got the fakest, most put on "charisma" of anyone right now.
TheGodling
Los Ingobernables de Sala de Cine
He would sell the arm after a move though, which is something. Okada just stops selling completely.
And all of them were good like this one
I guess you have a point because Chris Hero and Zack Sabre Jr have faced each other numerous times and I've still always enjoyed their encounters. But the last 2 matches on the show were on another level.
Jmare007
pico pal q lee
Everytime he hit an elbow with his injured arm he showed pain and slowed him down, He clutched his arm all match. shyt, during the slap exchange he used his other arm and it came out weird because both him and Naito were using the same side to slap each other
and as much as Naito worked the arm, he was only able to lock in 1 submission half way through the match. I personally don't need someone to act like a cripple when working an injury, I just need him to acknowledge the work and make it a part of the story when much of action of the match is based on said injury. That's exactly what happened. I loved how the only thing Tanahashi had going for him all match was his fukked up equalizer (dragon screw) and he was only able to beat Naito because he got him tired enough to lock in the Cloverleaf and then he never let go. Tranquilo was clearly the better and superior man in the match, but he just got caught. That's a dope story and the execution of it was just as good.
PlayerNinety_Nine
Produced, Arranged, Composed and Performed by....
Trust Gedo brehs
Wasn't Naito just planning to permanently throw the IC title in the bushes if he won?
That would be better than this.
Yeah. I know how folks feel about the same encounters involving wrestlers (especially on the WWE side), but there are some cases where booking and chemistry plays a huge factor in some same'sy feuds. Hence why I never get tired of Tiger Mask/Liger even though its a highlander ass match. Dudes still put on a good show despite the fact that they are old and broken down.
Adam3000
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Everytime he hit an elbow with his injured arm he showed pain and slowed him down, He clutched his arm all match. shyt, during the slap exchange he used his other arm and it came out weird because both him and Naito were using the same side to slap each other
I personally don't need someone to act like a cripple when working an injury, I just need him to acknowledge the work and make it a part of the story when much of action of the match is based on said injury. That's exactly what happened. I loved how the only thing Tanahashi had going for him all match was his fukked up equalizer (dragon screw) and he was only able to beat Naito because he got him tired enough to lock in the Cloverleaf and then he never let go. Tranquilo was clearly the better and superior man in the match, but he just got caught. That's a dope story and the execution of it was just as good.
How about yall just admit that you pick and choose how much body part selling matters based on your other biases, whatever they may be
Adam3000
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@ the upcoming USA cardEnjoy that one, ticket holding brehs
Codys been good in roh. His promos have been on point too
Jmare007
pico pal q lee
How about yall just admit that you pick and choose how much body part selling matters based on your other biases, whatever they may be
I even said that I didn't care for Okada's selling. I made it clear that my problem was how the "leg injury" section was meaningless.
I criticized Tanahashi for years for how he worked his main event matches, specially for his selling so
with your stanning.
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Vinny Lupton
Superstar
Exactly. He is someone acting like a wrestler instead of being an actual wrestler
Cartier Murphy
Apathy’s a Tragedy & Boredom is a Crime
Yeah I really wanna like Cody but it's hard to rock with some of the stuff he's doing. He's as over the top now as he was as Stardust yet he's not playing a character as far as I can tell so it's real 
stuff. His match with Mike fell real flat with me mostly due to his antics.
stuff. His match with Mike fell real flat with me mostly due to his antics.