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[SubZeroDegrees]

Daichi about to get the BJW Strong Title, can't wait for his defense against Daisuke in 2018

Today was the day

 

[The Rainmaker]

Always enjoy these Little Ingobernable moments

 

[MenacingMonk]

Jericho coming to NJ for more than one match?

 

[Jmare007]

As predicted, Daichi won the Strong Heavyweight Title it got a good attendance too - 2,200 people - a little bit less than last year but better than the average of this decade

The 6 man tag belt seems like it's worth a look too.



Edit: SHOW IS UP on Real Hero's rutube already

Title match was better than their first encounter for the belt but it was still pretty meh. Hearing that music with the young breh having that belt on his shoulders had me a little though, the spirit of Hash the GAWD is still alive.

6 man was fun, too long and the ending came out of nowhere.

Nothing I would make any effort to watch to be honest.

 

[WaveMolecules]

Always enjoy these Little Ingobernable moments

Saw him at a ROH/NJPW show in manhattan last year. spent the 20 to see him and take a picture before the show. the guy was mad chill and was super patient, my camera was fukking up and i wanted my fukking picture. Let me hold the belt and errthing. seems like a good ass dude.

 

[Jmare007]

Saw him at a ROH/NJPW show in manhattan last year. spent the 20 to see him and take a picture before the show. the guy was mad chill and was super patient, my camera was fukking up and i wanted my fukking picture. Let me hold the belt and errthing. seems like a good ass dude.

Our breh was scrambling to get his picture and Naito hit him with a "tranquilo"

 

[Scottie Drippin]

Title match was better than their first encounter for the belt but it was still pretty meh. Hearing that music with the young breh having that belt on his shoulders had me a little though, the spirit of Hash the GAWD is still alive.

6 man was fun, too long and the ending came out of nowhere.

Nothing I would make any effort to watch to be honest.

I got a problem with Baby Hash. He still doesn't have a "thing" yet in his work. He's been blessed by gods, especially layout god Dice-K in how to put a match together and can be involved in some great stuff, but does so almost in spite of himself. He's doing the kicks, but he's only doing those because his pops did those. His whole offense really is just a patchwork of his pops mandem. He wears his influences way too much. Breh doesn't even have his own nickname yet.

I'll watch him in like 2 straight bangers and then check a third and it's a mediocre borderline snoozefest, as without the right crowd and the right opponent he can come off as just a competent indy nerd.

The other three brehs in that semi might pass him up in the next year or so just off the strength of developing their own identities.

 

[Jmare007]

I got a problem with Baby Hash. He still doesn't have a "thing" yet in his work. He's been blessed by gods, especially layout god Dice-K in how to put a match together and can be involved in some great stuff, but does so almost in spite of himself. He's doing the kicks, but he's only doing those because his pops did those. His whole offense really is just a patchwork of his pops mandem. He wears his influences way too much. Breh doesn't even have his own nickname yet.

I'll watch him in like 2 straight bangers and then check a third and it's a mediocre borderline snoozefest, as without the right crowd and the right opponent he can come off as just a competent indy nerd.

The other three brehs in that semi might pass him up in the next year or so just off the strength of developing their own identities.

Yup, that's why right now Daichi is way better at tags than singles. What's weird is that he shows way more fire and "personality" in tags, sometimes he comes off as a totally different performer in singles.

He's very incomplete as a wrestler, my only hope is he has been getting better. It's just that his progress has been waay more slow than expected/should be. Three years from now, when Daichi has a couple of title reigns and runs in different places - mainly because he's good enough and has a name - we'll have more of a definitive look. But he definitely needs to take a leap as a performer.

 

[Scottie Drippin]

Yup, that's why right now Daichi is way better at tags than singles. What's weird is that he shows way more fire and "personality" in tags, sometimes he comes off as a totally different performer in singles.

He's very incomplete as a wrestler, my only hope is he has been getting better. It's just that his progress has been waay more slow than expected/should be. Three years from now, when Daichi has a couple of title reigns and runs in different places - mainly because he's good enough and has a name - we'll have more of a definitive look. But he definitely needs to take a leap as a performer.

All true. He gotta get it going, though. For years he was basically the only young heavy of note on the scene. Now in the past two years you got a crop of dudes popping up who look set for some great things.

Also, low key, Jun's work in AJPW, both with booking and developing these young HW's has him climbing up my personal GOAT rankings even more. When it's all said and done his impact on the game will be indelible.

 

[stro]

I got a problem with Baby Hash. He still doesn't have a "thing" yet in his work. He's been blessed by gods, especially layout god Dice-K in how to put a match together and can be involved in some great stuff, but does so almost in spite of himself. He's doing the kicks, but he's only doing those because his pops did those. His whole offense really is just a patchwork of his pops mandem. He wears his influences way too much. Breh doesn't even have his own nickname yet.

I'll watch him in like 2 straight bangers and then check a third and it's a mediocre borderline snoozefest, as without the right crowd and the right opponent he can come off as just a competent indy nerd.

The other three brehs in that semi might pass him up in the next year or so just off the strength of developing their own identities.

That sounds a lot like his dad, tbh. For every classic or two, you'd have a "wtf why is this match so weird and boring" when Hashimoto was at his peak. Hashimoto was definitely not nearly as consistent as Chono or Mutoh were in that regard.

 

[Jmare007]

All true. He gotta get it going, though. For years he was basically the only young heavy of note on the scene. Now in the past two years you got a crop of dudes popping up who look set for some great things.

Also, low key, Jun's work in AJPW, both with booking and developing these young HW's has him climbing up my personal GOAT rankings even more. When it's all said and done his impact on the game will be indelible.

That's been known though. For a while it's been very clear Daichi isn't a prodigy or can't miss talent. He has potential of being great but who knows if he'll be able to get there.

And yeah, what Akiyama has done in the last 4 years developing young talent is pretty remarkable. From this current crop you gotta add Manabu Soya, Sanada and Takumi Soya, who seemed like the next prodigy but had to retire before his career could even get going his matches with Suwama against Strong BJ are dope as fukk.

That sounds a lot like his dad, tbh. For every classic or two, you'd have a "wtf why is this match so weird and boring" when Hashimoto was at his peak. Hashimoto was definitely not nearly as consistent as Chono or Mutoh were in that regard.

I agree Hash wasn't the most consistent guy but Chono and Mutoh were ass waaaay more often.

And Daichi isn't even close to those three at anything 7 years into their careers.

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Watching Road to Tokyo.

Suzuki is so OD evil. Cut a chunk out of a young boy's hair because he couldn't get at Goto. Dude really is the Wrestling game Gargamel

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Watching Road to Tokyo.

Suzuki is so OD evil. Cut a chunk out of a young boy's hair because he couldn't get at Goto. Dude really is the Wrestling game Gargamel

Yeah I thought the Evil gimmick was the stupidest thing ive ever seen in the beginning but he has really been booked well enough to run with it

 

[stro]

Yeah I thought the Evil gimmick was the stupidest thing ive ever seen in the beginning but he has really been booked well enough to run with it

EVIL is still laughably stupid tbh, but he's decent enough to overlook how over the top silly his gimmick/look/naming conventions are. This breh really named his finisher EVIL. When his name is EVIL. Everything is EVIL.

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

EVIL is still laughably stupid tbh, but he's decent enough to overlook how over the top silly his gimmick/look/naming conventions are. This breh really named his finisher EVIL. When his name is EVIL. Everything is EVIL.

Exactly. Its so impossibly stupid that i have to laugh at it now. The face paint is the best part. Hes like a 80's cartoon villain