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[Jmare007]

Not surprised. Even when TNA was "hotter" in 09', the japanese fans barely reacted to them and never saw them as a big deal when they did joint shows.

 

[TrueEpic08]

Not much of a reaction for him apparently

Not shocking, since he really hasn't worked there a lot.

We could get some really good matches out of this though...

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

Oh good a wrestling vs BJJ different style fight(?) on the Dontaku show. Also AJ getting the strap first time out

NJPW "WRESTLING WORLD 2014 IN TAIWAN", 12.04.2014
National Taiwan University Sports Center, Taiwan

1. Ryusuke Taguchi & Sho Tanaka vs. Máscara Dorada

& Yohei Komatsu
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, El Desperado & BUSHI vs. Jado, Gedo, Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov
3. Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi
4. NEVER Openweight Title: Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. KUSHIDA
5. Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto, Manabu Nakanishi & Captain Taiwan vs. Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga
6. Special Singles Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Jax Dane

7. NWA World Heavyweight Title: Satoshi Kojima (c) vs. Rob Conway

8. Special Six Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & Yujiro Takahashi


NJPW "WRESTLING WORLD 2014 IN TAIWAN", 13.04.2014
National Taiwan University Sports Center, Taiwan

1. Ryusuke Taguchi & BUSHI vs. Máscara Dorada

& El Desperado
2. Máscara Don, Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Jado & Gedo
3. Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Minoru Suzuki & Taichi
4. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title Contendership: Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask vs. Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov
5. Yuji Nagata & Togi Makabe vs. Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga
6. Hirooki Goto & Captain Taiwan vs. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows
7. NWA World Tag Team Title: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (c) vs. Rob Conway

& Jax Dane

8. Special Six Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tetsuya Naito & KUSHIDA vs. Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii

NJPW "WRESTLING DONTAKU 2014", 03.05.2014
Fukuoka International Center

1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
2. Pro-Wrestling vs. Jiu-Jitsu Different Style Fight: Shinsuke Nakamura & Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Daniel Gracie & Rolles Gracie
3. IWGP Heavyweight Title[/B]: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. AJ Styles

Ikeda/Yone/Nakajima/Maru vs KENTA/Sugi/Haste/Nicholls. Kinda over KENTA vs Nak and I'm years past caring about Marufuji but Ikeda vs Sugi has me interested in this:

 

[Miracle Violence]

Legitimate MOTYC here. Tremendous work, especially from Shinsuke who actually plays the face-in-peril to Tanahashi's dominant heel throughout most of this.

As far as storytelling and character dynamics go, this was the most engaging match I've seen in a while.

 

[Jmare007]

I wanna see it but I'm so fukking lazy

I'ma end up watching it in May probably

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

NJPW, 4/19/14 (Samurai! TV/iPPV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & BUSHI vs. Ryusuke Taguchi, El Desperado & Mascara Dorada
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Yohei Komatsu
3. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Jado & Gedo vs. Minoru Suzuki, Shelton Benjamin, TAKA Michinoku Kaientai Dojo & Taichi
4. Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma & KUSHIDA vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI
5. Yuji Nagata & Captain New Japan vs. Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata
6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov vs. Bad Luck Fale, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson
7. Kazuchika Okada vs. Tama Tonga
8. Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Togi Makabe vs. Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows

NJPW “WRESTLING DONTAKU 2014″, 5/3/14 (WPW/PPV/iPPV)
Fukuoka International Center

1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (c) vs. Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov
2. Special Tag Match: Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka vs. Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin
3. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
4. Special Elimination Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Tetsuya Naito & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga
5. NWA World Heavyweight Title: Satoshi Kojima (c) vs. Wes Brisco
6. Wrestling vs. Jiu-jitsu MMA Fight: Shinsuke Nakamura & Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Daniel Gracie & Rolles Gracie
7. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. AJ Styles

Really not interested in anything here. Brisco/Kojima

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Really not interested in anything here. Brisco/Kojima

Please god dont let AJ do the styles clash on Okada. He too tall. I see another broken neck.

 

[23Barrettcity]

Not much of a reaction for him apparently

Why is he still having the bieber cut ? At least try and be trendy if you replacing the gawd devitt cornball face ass nicca

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Why is he still having the bieber cut ? At least try and be trendy if you replacing the gawd devitt cornball face ass nicca

Biker AJ is actually the best look for being in the Bullet Club.

 

[23Barrettcity]

Biker AJ is actually the best look for being in the Bullet Club.

Naw but get a popular cut or slick that shyt back , fukk that swoosh

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Naw but get a popular cut or slick that shyt back , fukk that swoosh

Greaser AJ breakin necks on purpose

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

FORTUNE DREAM 1, 2014.06.08
Korakuen Hall, Tokyo

1. Tamon Honda vs Naoya Nomura
2. Meiko Satomura vs Hiroyo Matsumoto
3. Kengo Mashimo & Tank Nagai vs Shuji Ishikawa & Koji Doi
4. Ultimo Dragon, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & AKIRA vs Yuko Miyamoto, Isami Kodaka & Kazuki Hashimoto
5. Battle Talk: Riki Choshu vs Kenta Kobashi
6. Akitoshi Saito & Kotaro Suzuki vs Masato Tanaka & Fujita 'Jr' Hayato
7. Kohei Sato & Yuji Hino vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Kento Miyahara

Kobashi getting into the promoting game now, going against Choshu in a Battle Talk Will probably be four stars whatever it is

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

FORTUNE DREAM 1, 2014.06.08
Korakuen Hall, Tokyo

1. Tamon Honda vs Naoya Nomura
2. Meiko Satomura vs Hiroyo Matsumoto
3. Kengo Mashimo & Tank Nagai vs Shuji Ishikawa & Koji Doi
4. Ultimo Dragon, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & AKIRA vs Yuko Miyamoto, Isami Kodaka & Kazuki Hashimoto
5. Battle Talk: Riki Choshu vs Kenta Kobashi
6. Akitoshi Saito & Kotaro Suzuki vs Masato Tanaka & Fujita 'Jr' Hayato
7. Kohei Sato & Yuji Hino vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Kento Miyahara

Kobashi getting into the promoting game now, going against Choshu in a Battle Talk Will probably be four stars whatever it is

I though Tamon Honda and AKIRA both retired years ago

 

[trick]

KENTA just quit NOAH. In the statement that NOAH released, it said he wanted to "challenge the major leagues". I wonder if that means he's going to New Japan or WWE.

Top Japanese Star Possibly Heading to WWE
Posted by Larry Csonka on 04.30.2014

And it’s not Prince Devitt…

According to Pwinsider.com, it was announced in Japan that Pro Wrestling NOAH star KENTA (real name Kenta Kobayashi) would be leaving the promotion. His final appearance will be on May 17th. KENTA spent a week at the WWE Performance Center back in January, training and working out with developmental talents. He downplayed his time there, noting that it was something he wanted to do because he had a break in his schedule.

KENTA wrote the following in a blog entry…

"It is indeed true that I have always been yearning for a spot in WWE, and I've always wanted to give it a try sometime. After all, you only live once. I should have given it a try. I should have chosen another way. I've had those regrets when I was in my middle and high school, and even after I got in to this business. I just did not want to regret later about something I haven't tried, so I used my time off to participate in the WWE workout. The executives were at the workout, so perhaps I may have left a mark."

While nothing has been made official at this time; the feeling is that KENTA has been offered a WWE deal and that is the reason he gave notice to NOAH. KENTA has worked for NOAH for the past 14 years, also making appearances for Ring of Honor during that time, and having some great matches with Bryan Danielson (Daniel Bryan).

 

[23Barrettcity]

KENTA just quit NOAH. In the statement that NOAH released, it said he wanted to "challenge the major leagues". I wonder if that means he's going to New Japan or WWE.

Does he speak English ? I honestly never watched a promo from kenta in my life only matches and I figured with his moves being done already here plus his age he'd never come .
Now devitt ?? bring him on