Essential Japanese Wrestling Discussion/News

[WaveMolecules]

Yes, Suzuki-gun is coming back home and NJ will be sending the old guys to NOAH to die with the company.

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

Head booker of New Japan Pro Wrestling, Gedo, recently spoke with SI.com. Here are the highlights.

On New Japan’s world champion Kazuchika Okada:

Also read: Gedo Speaks On Shinsuke Nakamura Leaving New Japan For NXT, WWE, More

“Okada has everything, and he is the best wrestler in the history of wrestling,” said Gedo. “Not New Japan history, I’m talking the world. He’s better than Antonio Inoki, better than Giant Baba, and better than Choshu Riki. He already has ten years of wrestling because he started at 15 years old, and he’s still so young. He’s like The Rock. He has good looks, can talk, and can fight.”

On Chris Jericho:

“Chris Jericho has a great mind,” said Gedo. “I’ve known him for a long time, and he is different than a lot of other guys. He is always looking for something, trying something new. He’s always thinking and has that mental edge. He is very smart.”

 

[The Rainmaker]

Alejandro Saez (of CWC fame) will be competing at the NOAH Global League this year

A BLOCK

● Katsuhiko Nakajima [5th year competing / Reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion]
● Maybach Taniguchi [5th year competing]
● Akitoshi Saito [6th year competing]
● Quiet Storm [3rd year competing]
● Toru Yano [1st year competing]
● Minoru Suzuki [2nd year competing]
● Takashi Iizuka [2nd year competing]
● Lance Archer [2nd year competing]

B BLOCK

● Naomichi Marufuji [6th year competing, 2015 Winner]
● Muhammad Yone [7th year competing]
● Go Shiozaki [4th year competing]
● Masa Kitamiya [2nd year competing]
● Kaito Kiyomiya [1st year competing]
● Takashi Sugiura [7th year competing]
● Davey Boy Smith Jr. [2nd year competing]
● Alejandro Saez (formally XL) [1st year competing]

 

[Jmare007]

Alejandro Saez (of CWC fame) will be competing at the NOAH Global League this year

A BLOCK

● Katsuhiko Nakajima [5th year competing / Reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion]
● Maybach Taniguchi [5th year competing]
● Akitoshi Saito [6th year competing]
● Quiet Storm [3rd year competing]
● Toru Yano [1st year competing]
● Minoru Suzuki [2nd year competing]
● Takashi Iizuka [2nd year competing]
● Lance Archer [2nd year competing]

B BLOCK

● Naomichi Marufuji [6th year competing, 2015 Winner]
● Muhammad Yone [7th year competing]
● Go Shiozaki [4th year competing]
● Masa Kitamiya [2nd year competing]
● Kaito Kiyomiya [1st year competing]
● Takashi Sugiura [7th year competing]
● Davey Boy Smith Jr. [2nd year competing]
● Alejandro Saez (formally XL) [1st year competing]

Wait, so MiSu is staying in NOAH?

Head booker of New Japan Pro Wrestling, Gedo, recently spoke with SI.com. Here are the highlights.

On New Japan’s world champion Kazuchika Okada:

Also read: Gedo Speaks On Shinsuke Nakamura Leaving New Japan For NXT, WWE, More

“Okada has everything, and he is the best wrestler in the history of wrestling,” said Gedo. “Not New Japan history, I’m talking the world. He’s better than Antonio Inoki, better than Giant Baba, and better than Choshu Riki. He already has ten years of wrestling because he started at 15 years old, and he’s still so young. He’s like The Rock. He has good looks, can talk, and can fight.”

On Chris Jericho:

“Chris Jericho has a great mind,” said Gedo. “I’ve known him for a long time, and he is different than a lot of other guys. He is always looking for something, trying something new. He’s always thinking and has that mental edge. He is very smart.”

I hate this lazy fukker so much

 

[Jmare007]

BTW, this happened on the weekend

NOAH "GREAT VOYAGE 2016 IN YOKOHAMA VOL. 2", 23.10.2016
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium
2,104 Fans

1. Mohammed Yone, Yoshinari Ogawa & Quiet Storm besiegen Akitoshi Saito, Maybach Taniguchi & Shiro Tomoyose (5:45) als Yone Tomoyose nach der Funky Buster Bomb pinnte.
2. NOAH vs. Suzuki-gun: Daisuke Harada & Hitoshi Kumano besiegen Taichi

& El Desperado

(5:40) nach einem Katayama German Suplex Hold von Harada gegen Desperado.
3. NOAH vs. Suzuki-gun: Masa Kitamiya besiegt Takashi Iizuka

(6:45) mit einem Saito Suplex.
4. NOAH vs. Suzuki-gun: Minoru Suzuki besiegt Kaito Kiyomiya (11:33) mit einem Gotch-Style Piledriver.
5. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Jado

& Gedo

(c) besiegen Kenou & Hajime Ohara (19:49) nach dem Crossface of JADO von Jado gegen Kenou (1st defense).
6. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title: Atsushi Kotoge (c) besiegt Yoshinobu Kanemaru (15:44) mit dem Kill Switch (1st defense).
7. NOAH vs. NJPW Special Singles Match: Katsuyori Shibata

besiegt Go Shiozaki (18:01) mit einem PK.
8. GHC Tag Team Title: Naomichi Marufuji & Toru Yano

(c) besiegen Togi Makabe

& Tomoaki Honma

(21:21) nach dem Shiranui von Marufuji gegen Honma (6th defense).
9. GHC Heavyweight Title: Katsuhiko Nakajima besiegt Takashi Sugiura (c) (33:45) mit dem Vertical Spike - Titelwechsel.

 

[The Rainmaker]

Wait, so MiSu is staying in NOAH?

Time bomb explodes on November 5, so that seems the case

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Time bomb explodes on November 5, so that seems the case

If this winds up being Onita...

 

[MightyHealthy]

Power Struggle will be very interesting. Gonna have to check it live, if I can.

I really like Sanada vs. Tanahashi looking high on the card.

 

[Jmare007]

So NOAH's been sold








I wonder how this will affect New Japan's involvement. NOAH can't survive on it's own.

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Its almost the 5th. Anyone have guesses as to who this time bomb is if it isnt MiSu?

 

[Scottie Drippin]

Ya'll keep on saying "who", it's probably a what.

 

[Jmare007]

:mmmmm:

Its almost the 5th. Anyone have guesses as
to who this time bomb is if it isnt MiSu?

Ya'll keep on saying "who", it's probably a what.

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

:mmmmm:

Gedo has my attention. If he fukks this and Wrestle Kingdom up i am done

 

[Jmare007]

Gedo has my attention. If he fukks this and Wrestle Kingdom up i am done

Hopefully it's something worth a damn but I'm about New Japan until further notice

 

[MightyHealthy]

MiSu can drop the Time Bomb that he's wrestling in the Tokyo Dome. That could also explain working for NOAH in the transition.

Exploiting that further into the vignettes and return gimmick benefits NOAH, giving exclusivity to his remaining bouts there, and hypes up his high level NJPW return.