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[MightyHealthy]

Getting excited for New Beginning. Really love how one show is basically focused on Suzuki-Gun, and next week is LIJ.

 

[3Rivers]

 

[The Rainmaker]

Let's celebrate Naito's success by giving Okada another 6 months in his title reign

 

[MightyHealthy]

Naito is white hot. Wow.

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

This is good right?

 

[Apex]

Naito is white hot. Wow.

Have Suzuki beat Okada, Omega beat Suzuki for the American shows, Omega lose to Naito and then...

Okada-Naito at WK 12.

 

[Jmare007]

Neither of those buildings hold that many people so I guess that's the ticket price for those seats. It kinda makes sense Osaka is more expensive considering it's a bigger market and New Japan has been doing great business for a while now there.

This is good right?

It's neither here nor there imo. It does show that Naito can absolutely hold his own weight. He better fukking the belt soon and he better beat Okada at WK next year

Let's celebrate Naito's success by giving Okada another 6 months in his title reign

If Gedo does it again and makes Okada beat Misu....I wouldn't even know were to begin

EDIT: HOLY shyt OKADA WON


full results:

Spoiler

NJPW “Sengoku Enbu -KIZNA- Presents THE NEW BEGINNING in SAPPORO~ Revival! Sapporo Decisive Battle in Snow”, 2/5/2017 [Sun] 15:00 @ Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Hokkai KitaYell
5,545 Spectators (crowded)
(1) KUSHIDA & Hirai Kawato vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado
◆Winner: Desperado (7:34) with the Guitara de Angel on Kawato.
(2) Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata vs. Yoshytatsu, Henare & Tomoyuki Oka
◆Winner: Nagata (7:48) with the Nagata Lock II on Oka.
(3) Katsuyori Shibata, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV vs. Will Ospreay, Jado & Gedo
◆Winner: Ospreay (6:47) following the OsCutter on Tiger.
~ Ospreay made a declaration that he will take the British belt away from Shibata on 2/11.
(4) YOSHI-HASHI vs. Takashi Iizuka
◆Winner: YOSHI-HASHI (7:00) with the Karma.
(5) Michael Elgin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Lee vs. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL, BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi
◆Winner: Lee (13:03) with the Death Nukadora.

(6) IWGP Junior Tag Championship Match: [49th Champions] Rocky Romero & Barreta vs. [Challengers] Taichi & TAKA Michinoku
◆Winner: Barreta (13:37) with the Strong Zero on TAKA.
~ 1st successful title defense.
~ Kanemaru and Desperado with the surprise attack after the match as they made the next challenge for the belts.

(7) NEVER Openweight Championship Match: [15th Champion] Hirooki Goto vs. [Challenger] Juice Robinson
◆Winner: Goto (14:41) following the GTR.
~ 1st successful title defense.

(8) IWGP Tag Championship 3WAY Match: [73rd Champions] Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. [Challengers] Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. [Challengers] Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.
◆Winner: Yano (13:35) with a School Boy on Makabe.
~ 1st successful title defense.
~ Yano and Ishii proved to be an effective team as the secure their reign as the champion.

(9) IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: [65th Champion] Kazuchika Okada vs. [Challenger] Minoru Suzuki
◆Winner: Okada (40:46) following the Rainmaker.
~ 3rd successful title defense.
~ Suzuki’s repeated assaults over the last week did not give him the final edge to defeat the champion. As he took every chance to assault Okada in and out of the ring leading up to the match.
~ No one came forward to challenge Okada after the match, but he expects the winner of next months “NEW JAPAN CUP” to be ready.
~ Okada also hinted that he wants a match against the mysterious Tiger Mask W.

Ibushi keeps on hustling, dear lord

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Neither of those buildings hold that many people so I guess that's the ticket price for those seats. It kinda makes sense Osaka is more expensive considering it's a bigger market and New Japan has been doing great business for a while now there.



It's neither here nor there imo. It does show that Naito can absolutely hold his own weight. He better fukking the belt soon and he better beat Okada at WK next year



If Gedo does it again and makes Okada beat Misu....I wouldn't even know were to begin

EDIT: HOLY shyt OKADA WON


full results:

Spoiler

NJPW “Sengoku Enbu -KIZNA- Presents THE NEW BEGINNING in SAPPORO~ Revival! Sapporo Decisive Battle in Snow”, 2/5/2017 [Sun] 15:00 @ Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Hokkai KitaYell
5,545 Spectators (crowded)
(1) KUSHIDA & Hirai Kawato vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado
◆Winner: Desperado (7:34) with the Guitara de Angel on Kawato.
(2) Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata vs. Yoshytatsu, Henare & Tomoyuki Oka
◆Winner: Nagata (7:48) with the Nagata Lock II on Oka.
(3) Katsuyori Shibata, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV vs. Will Ospreay, Jado & Gedo
◆Winner: Ospreay (6:47) following the OsCutter on Tiger.
~ Ospreay made a declaration that he will take the British belt away from Shibata on 2/11.
(4) YOSHI-HASHI vs. Takashi Iizuka
◆Winner: YOSHI-HASHI (7:00) with the Karma.
(5) Michael Elgin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Lee vs. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL, BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi
◆Winner: Lee (13:03) with the Death Nukadora.

(6) IWGP Junior Tag Championship Match: [49th Champions] Rocky Romero & Barreta vs. [Challengers] Taichi & TAKA Michinoku
◆Winner: Barreta (13:37) with the Strong Zero on TAKA.
~ 1st successful title defense.
~ Kanemaru and Desperado with the surprise attack after the match as they made the next challenge for the belts.

(7) NEVER Openweight Championship Match: [15th Champion] Hirooki Goto vs. [Challenger] Juice Robinson
◆Winner: Goto (14:41) following the GTR.
~ 1st successful title defense.

(8) IWGP Tag Championship 3WAY Match: [73rd Champions] Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. [Challengers] Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. [Challengers] Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr.
◆Winner: Yano (13:35) with a School Boy on Makabe.
~ 1st successful title defense.
~ Yano and Ishii proved to be an effective team as the secure their reign as the champion.

(9) IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: [65th Champion] Kazuchika Okada vs. [Challenger] Minoru Suzuki
◆Winner: Okada (40:46) following the Rainmaker.
~ 3rd successful title defense.
~ Suzuki’s repeated assaults over the last week did not give him the final edge to defeat the champion. As he took every chance to assault Okada in and out of the ring leading up to the match.
~ No one came forward to challenge Okada after the match, but he expects the winner of next months “NEW JAPAN CUP” to be ready.
~ Okada also hinted that he wants a match against the mysterious Tiger Mask W.

Ibushi keeps on hustling, dear lord

On one hand I hate this because i like Suzuki but...


I guess they couldnt completely rehash the Suzuki-gun NOAH storyline. Ill watch it later and see for myself.

Side note and this has really bothered me for a while. How is Desperado not with LIJ?

 

[Jmare007]

I guess they couldnt completely rehash the Suzuki-gun NOAH storyline. Ill watch it later and see for myself.

But they can rehash the Okada story for ever?

I'd love to see a legit takeover by a stable in New Japan, it's been decades since we had a good classic angle like that. You have Oka and Kitamura ready to debut, it would be a perfect time to give them some burn as the feisty young lions

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

But they can rehash the Okada story for ever?

I'd love to see a legit takeover by a stable in New Japan, it's been decades since we had a good classic angle like that. You have Oka and Kitamura ready to debut, it would be a perfect time to give them some burn as the feisty young lions

It would be great but a 5th stable (6th if you count Nagata leading New Japan Army)? Its hard enough to not get lost in the fold. That would be perfect to start after the expansion as Americans love new stables. But for now Im not quite sick of Okada like I am Tanahashi. He will give us good matches and has evolved a bit in the last two years with the Rainmaker not being the one shot KO it has been. I think if Okada loses it would bring him to the next level.

Ill be clear on this part though, he HAS TO lose the title before the G1 starts. Somehow i dont think he will until the end.

 

[Jmare007]

It would be great but a 5th stable (6th if you count Nagata leading New Japan Army)? Its hard enough to not get lost in the fold. That would be perfect to start after the expansion as Americans love new stables. But for now Im not quite sick of Okada like I am Tanahashi. He will give us good matches and has evolved a bit in the last two years with the Rainmaker not being the one shot KO it has been. I think if Okada loses it would bring him to the next level.

Ill be clear on this part though, he HAS TO lose the title before the G1 starts. Somehow i dont think he will until the end.

Of those 5 stables there's not ONE good angle between them. They should've done a takeover with Los Ingobernables last year, they could've done it with Suzuki-Gun this year. JUST DO SOMETHING INTERESTING FOR fukkS SAKES

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Double

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Of those 5 stables there's not ONE good angle between them. They should've done a takeover with Los Ingobernables last year, they could've done it with Suzuki-Gun this year. JUST DO SOMETHING INTERESTING FOR fukkS SAKES

A Suzuki gun/LIJ partnership then double turn would be great actually. Slow build to Naito vs Suzuki with Naito being his usual uninterested self and Suzuki wanting to kill him for not taking him seriously. Im actually laughing to myself at how the back and forth between them would come off

 

[3Rivers]

Another Road to show tonight

 

[stro]

NJ ain't ever giving you free NJ World sub, Lariato