Essential Japanese Wrestling Discussion/News

[Freestyle Phantom3.0]

New Year dash was a pretty good show, I like the direction they're going with omega/nakamura as well as the goto/okada angle. Goto has been great this year.

 

[3Rivers]

Spoiler

Spoiler

Omega getting the strap....and there is still a story to tell between him and Ibushi

 

[3Rivers]

 

[JohnB]

Lol Kenny cut a better promo than most of the wrestlers in the e.

 

[trick]

WHAT

So that's why Doraemon made his WK debut

 

[Stez]

Can anyone Pedro Morales New Years Dash for a breh?

 

[Jmare007]

fukk THOSE TWO LAMES. BOOK SEKIMOTO AND OKABAYASHI !!

 

[MightyHealthy]

Rewatching NYD...Haku in Bullet Club >>> Dusty in nWo

 

[The Rainmaker]

It was announced Sho Tanaka and Yohei Komatsu are going in an overseas expedition.

Also, Máscara Dorada's contract expires at the Fantastica Mania shows. They haven't done shyt with him anyway.

Fantastica Mania cards: (No Ingobernables reunion )

NJPW Presents CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2016, 1/17/2016 [Sun] 16:00 @ Kochi Sunpia Chres
(1) KUSHIDA & Stuka Jr. vs. Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu
(2) The Panther & Guerrero Maya Jr. vs. Bobby Zavala & OKUMURA
(3) Fuego & Titan vs. YOSHI-HASHI & Barbaro Cavernario
(4) Jay White & Dragon Lee vs. Virus & Hechicero
(5) Juice Robinson, Mascara Dorada & Atlantis vs. BUSHI, EVIL & Tetsuya Naito
(6) Ryusuke Taguchi & Volador Jr. vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Mephisto
(7) Jushin Thunder Liger, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Mistico vs. Gedo, Kazuchika Okada & Ultimo Guerrero

NJPW Presents CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2016, 1/19/2016 [Tue] 18:30 @ Kyoto KBS Hall
(1) Ryusuke Taguchi & Fuego vs. Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu
(2) The Panther vs. OKUMURA
(3) Guerrero Maya Jr. vs. Bobby Zavala
(4) David Finlay Jr., Jushin Thunder Liger, Dragon Lee & Titan vs. YOSHI-HASHI, Virus, Hechicero & Barbaro Cavernario
(5) Stuka Jr., Mascara Dorada & Atlantis vs. BUSHI, EVIL & Tetsuya Naito
(6) KUSHIDA & Mistico vs. Gedo & Ultimo Guerrero
(7) Juice Robinson, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Volador Jr. vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada & Mephisto

NJPW Presents CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2016, 1/20/2016 [Wed] 18:30 @ EDION Arena Osaka, 2nd Stadium
(1) Jushin Thunder Liger & Stuka Jr. vs. Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu
(2) The Panther vs. Bobby Zavala
(3) Guerrero Maya Jr. vs. OKUMURA
(4) Jay White, Ryusuke Taguchi, KUSHIDA & Titan vs. Gedo, YOSHI-HASHI, Hechicero & Barbaro Cavernario
(5) Fuego, Mascara Dorada & Atlantis vs. BUSHI, EVIL & Tetsuya Naito
(6) Juice Robinson, Volador Jr. & Mistico vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Mephisto & Ultimo Guerrero
(7) Hiroshi Tanahashi & Dragon Lee vs. Kazuchika Okada & Virus

NJPW Presents CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2016, 1/22/2016 [Fri] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) Fuego & Stuka Jr. vs. Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu
(2) David Finlay Jr., Jushin Thunder Liger, KUSHIDA, The Panther & Guerrero Maya Jr. vs. Gedo, YOSHI-HASHI, Bobby Zavala, OKUMURA & Hechicero
(3) Juice Robinson & Atlantis vs. EVIL & Tetsuya Naito
(4) CMLL National Welterweight Championship Match: [Champion] Barbaro Cavernario vs. [Challenger] Titan
(5) CMLL World Welterweight Championship Match: [Champion] BUSHI vs. [Challenger] Mascara Dorada
(6) Ryusuke Taguchi, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Dragon Lee vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada & Virus
(7) Volador Jr. & Mistico vs. Mephisto & Ultimo Guerrero

NJPW Presents CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2016, 1/23/2016 [Sat] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) Titan & Mascara Dorada vs. Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu
(2) Juice Robinson, KUSHIDA & Fuego vs. Gedo, YOSHI-HASHI & Hechicero
(3) CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Championship Match: [Champions] The Panther & Guerrero Maya Jr. vs. [Challengers] Bobby Zavala & OKUMURA
(4) Ryusuke Taguchi & Stuka Jr. vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Barbaro Cavernario
(5) Tiger Mask IV, Jushin Thunder Liger & Atlantis vs. BUSHI, EVIL & Tetsuya Naito
(6) CMLL World Lightweight Championship Match: [Champion] Dragon Lee vs. [Challenger] Virus
(7) Black Cat Memorial Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Volador Jr. & Mistico vs. Kazuchika Okada, Mephisto & Ultimo Guerrero

NJPW Presents CMLL FANTASTICA MANIA 2016, 1/24/2016 [Sun] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
(1) The Panther & Guerrero Maya Jr. vs. Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu
(2) Tiger Mask IV, KUSHIDA, Fuego, Stuka Jr. & Titan vs. Gedo, YOSHI-HASHI, Bobby Zavala, OKUMURA & Hechicero
(3) LUCHA DE MAESTROS: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Virus
(4) Mascara Dorada NJPW Affiliation Last Match: Ryusuke Taguchi, Mascara Dorada & Atlantis vs. BUSHI, EVIL & Tetsuya Naito
(5) Juice Robinson, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Dragon Lee vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada & Barbaro Cavernario
(6) Mistico vs. Ultimo Guerrero
(7) NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship Match: [Champion] Volador Jr. vs. [Challenger] Mephisto

 

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[Jmare007]

Those are waaay too many shows for Fantastica Mania, they need to settle down and think small for a while.

So Goto gonna do 20 nearfalls to ear the respect of Okada and fans?

 

[HereWeGo2]

It was announced Sho Tanaka and Yohei Komatsu are going in an overseas expedition.

Also, Máscara Dorada's contract expires at the Fantastica Mania shows. They haven't done shyt with him anyway.

Fantastica Mania cards: (No Ingobernables reunion )

I thought that that would be one of the central points to all of this!!! Wtf.

And why aren't Goto and Shibata on the cards? Is this unusual?

This seems really low budget compared to what it could be.

Where's Rush?

And why is Naito wasting his time on Juice Robinson?

Also, they teased Komatsu joining Los Ingobernables hardcore during WK, IMO. So why he's going to Mexico? I guess they could still do it in Mexico, but why not Japan?

 

[Stez]

Just got done with New Year Dash. What's great about that Omega turn is that he hinted at jealousy with AJ on the exact same show last year, so whilst the Styles to WWE story might make you feel like it's shotgun'd, it doesn't feel that way at all. shyt was dope.

 

[Scottie Drippin]

Just got done with New Year Dash. What's great about that Omega turn is that he hinted at jealousy with AJ on the exact same show last year, so whilst the Styles to WWE story might make you feel like it's shotgun'd, it doesn't feel that way at all. shyt was dope.

There was also him hesitating and not really helping him against Ibushi, and being broken up about it. Plus he's been saying littlw things about being a heavyweight for a while.

 

[Scottie Drippin]

Also, they teased Komatsu joining Los Ingobernables hardcore during WK, IMO. So why he's going to Mexico? I guess they could still do it in Mexico, but why not Japan?

He's gotta go on his excursion abroad like everyone else. It's a tradition in Japan once you're no longer a young boy you go on prolonged international trip to learn more, develop physically, and come into your own as a character. He won't join IGBN now as he'll likely be gone for the better part of two years and they might not even exist when he does. If they he'll probably return and join just like Okada in CHAOS.