The Rainmaker
Mr. Money in the Bank
Woke up to catch just the end. Man, that was unfortunate. That's a broken arm 
[9/18-10/20]NJPW Presents: G1 Climax 31
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MightyHealthy
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As soon as I saw the force of impact, I thought that it could easily injure...at the very least, it would knock the wind out of the most athletic.Woke up to catch just the end. Man, that was unfortunate. That's a broken arm
Sure enough, as Okada began to stall in the corner, it was obvious.
The way they hid the injury, and how quickly it was called, had to be a fracture.
The Rainmaker
Mr. Money in the Bank
Yeah. The amount of pain Ibushi had to be in must be unbearable. It's Ibushi, after all. He's crazy, but not enough to endure something like this.
An unfortunate fitting end to the most cursed G1 in history. Let's not talk about it ever again.
Metal Face
Superstar
Shibata byke 
Ibushi breaks his arm
Ibushi breaks his arm
MightyHealthy
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Red Shoes called that way quick, said fukk the improv, he's hurting.
Naito with 0 points.
Cobb with 16 for little reason.
Tanga Loa, Chase Owens, Yujiro.
Tama Tonga has a briefcase challenge
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Tanahashi Coates
Superstar
Okada was in the corner like 
Shibata back
Shibata back
Jmare007
pico pal q lee
Very glad to see Shibata back, let's see how long he lasts before he tries to kill himself for our entertainment again
Ibushi's injury is just another episode of this cursed year for New Japan.
3,861 in attendance for the Finals, that's still not better than NOAH
Ibushi's injury is just another episode of this cursed year for New Japan.
3,861 in attendance for the Finals, that's still not better than NOAH
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The Rainmaker
Mr. Money in the Bank
Shibata's return was epic. If they were allowed to chant stuff that would've been even more great.
Hope he takes it easy.
Hope he takes it easy.
Gedo must've took a deuce on an Indian burial ground....this year has been wild
We need a gif of that
Man that Danielson v Shibata scrambled brains on a pole match gonna be
Okada was in the corner like
We need a gif of that
Man that Danielson v Shibata scrambled brains on a pole match gonna be
MightyHealthy
said what he said
I know this sounds crazy, but at least NJPW is having a down year when everyone else stepped up, if that makes any sense.Very glad to see Shibata back, let's see how long he lasts before he tries to kill himself for our entertainment again
Ibushi's injury is just another episode of this cursed year for New Japan.
3,861 in attendance for the Finals, that's still not better than NOAH
MightyHealthy
said what he said
That's when I knew Ibushi was injured.Okada was in the corner like
Shibata back
He was in no danger of defeat, but looked defeated.
Okada knew there was no way to replace that.
It was the outcome many of us wanted, but in a way none of us wanted.
Jmare007
pico pal q lee
It doesn't tbh, it's not like other promotions are hot or anything. It's just that New Japan went down to the level of the 2nd tier of promotions in Japan. Covid restrictions make everything harder to judge, but the one thing that's evident is that interest in NJPW is down in a way they can't let it continue.
I know their bet is everything being open so they can book tons of new interpromotional matches (specially with AEW) for the WK three night show. But we are two months away and if they don't have a back up plan, they are gonna have to pull themselves out of a hole they could've avoided.
MightyHealthy
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They might be fukked in Japan, interest wise, but their US expansion and gamble leave them incredibly able to capitalize and profit elsewhere.
MiSu getting the respect and adding bookings, NJPW Strong getting a continued investment and a hell of a lot of seasoning on their LA Dojo guys, and I'm pretty sure NJPW and AEW are going to pick some of the ripe fruit as they grow the garden.
Times are tumultuous, the quality has definitely been shaky, but I think they will easily weather the storm.
Jmare007
pico pal q lee
MiSu's bookings are good for MiSu (deservedly so), not New Japan. And New Japan Strong is a cool initiative to get good prospects but it's not something that will boost NJ's business.
All of Gedo's chips are on gaijin talent. If restrictions are lifted, then New Japan will be fine and wont take long to get buzz and spark again. But the pandemic showed that relying so heavily on that is dangerous because lazy booking can't be forever successful.
And for the nth time, New Japan's business is in Japan, not overseas. Having fans in the U.S is cool but that wont mean shyt if in Japan they are cold as ice. How many times do they have to book and do horrible promotion for shows in the States for people to realize that?
Microfracture
Real G's move in silence
What a snakebit tournament and year in general for New Japan. Covid hit them harder this year than last year somehow, a few top guys getting injured/covid, foreign and domestic talent on US tours, and then injury tanks the G1 Final.
I though Ibushi might've concussed himself on the phoenix splash because he seemed to hit face first but then they were popping his shoulder back in and tending to his wrist. All bad man
I though Ibushi might've concussed himself on the phoenix splash because he seemed to hit face first but then they were popping his shoulder back in and tending to his wrist. All bad man