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Mox v Juice was better than I thought it would be :leon:

The rebound lariat might be dead :ehh:

I'm here for Suzuki pulling up on him like "What you know about going out, head west, Choke hold, pile drive, promo with the death threats?:misuz:' in the G1
 

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Yeah, Mox/Juice was actually pretty good. And not only because of Juice.

Nothing that'll blow you away, and I'm sure people will point out flaws and inconsistencies with the match, but it's nice to see Mox actually give a shyt about convincing wrestling after years of tedium in WWE. There might be hope for this run yet.

I'm not sure I'm looking forward to the final, though. Shingo is great, but Ospreay is the most hit-or-miss wrestler alive at this point. And the spoilers don't really inspire confidence either. :stopitslime:
 

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Juice Robinson vs Jon Moxley - US Title match NJPW 6/5/19
(show is on watchwrestling.in, this match is on part 3, 16 minute mark)

Match was pretty damn good. but the most important part is that it was a great debut for Moxley. I liked that he didn't try to cosplay puro and just went out there and did his match, from match 1 he already feels like a different wrestler and match on the roster, which is needed in today's NJ. Juice was awesome as the babyface again, his bumping helped a lot of the times (though that cannonball on the table was just fukking stupid in every way possible :heh:), and his fire was on point. This was another example of leg work being a nuisance in a match instead of an effective tool to build towards something though, I'm really tired of wrestlers doing it just because.

Saw some MOTYC praise for it in some places, wouldn't call it that as I didn't feel they did enough to look past some of the flaws it had, and even though the crowd was into it, they weren't red hot for it (always a big plus for me) so it didn't reach that level. But it's certainly worth a watch :ehh:

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Jay White - NJPW 6/5/19
(it's on part 2 from the 42 minute mark and the start of part 3)

Better than Mox/Juice imo, crowd was hotter and they did more compelling stuff. The first third with White working the arm was great, best control segment I've seen White do. Tana's comeback is good but I thought it was kinda messy, like they stumbled their way to the last 4-5 minutes - and I'm kinda numbed to the reversal fests at this point, specially in the middle of a match that had such good work on a body part - I wish this ended with White's cross arm bar, felt like it didn't need Gedo's fukkery and to protect Tana so much. But still, there was a ton of shyt to like about this, also worth a look.





As much as I love Shingo, I just don't care about Ospray, I'm just not compelled to watch the final :manny:
 
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Impressed with the US title match. Moxley threw some good strikes and decent lariats. Loved the release suplex too. Jucie looked to be ready to sacrifice his well being to get him over, lots of reckless, wild bumps in there. Leg work was pointless and sucked but I really liked the stiff punches and biting from Moxley. Working the eyebrow >>>>>> working the leg. Good debut. Dying to see Moxley/Ishii.

I'm staying far away from the Ospreay match.
 

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BTW did they 7.6k at Sumo Hall today, another example of how hot they are in Tokyo right now.
 

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Juice Robinson vs Jon Moxley - US Title match NJPW 6/5/19
(show is on watchwrestling.in, this match is on part 3, 16 minute mark)

Match was pretty damn good. but the most important part is that it was a great debut for Moxley. I liked that he didn't try to cosplay puro and just went out there and did his match, from match 1 he already feels like a different wrestler and match on the roster, which is needed in today's NJ. Juice was awesome as the babyface again, his bumping helped a lot of the times (though that cannonball on the table was just fukking stupid in every way possible :heh:), and his fire was on point. This was another example of leg work being a nuisance in a match instead of an effective tool to build towards something though, I'm really tired of wrestlers doing it just because.

Saw some MOTYC praise for it in some places, wouldn't call it that as I didn't feel they did enough to look past some of the flaws it had, and even though the crowd was into it, they weren't red hot for it (always a big plus for me) so it didn't reach that level. But it's certainly worth a watch :ehh:

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Jay White - NJPW 6/5/19
(it's on part 2 from the 42 minute mark and the start of part 3)

Better than Mox/Juice imo, crowd was hotter and they did more compelling stuff. The first third with White working the arm was great, best control segment I've seen White do. Tana's comeback is good but I thought it was kinda messy, like they stumbled their way to the last 4-5 minutes - and I'm kinda numbed to the reversal fests at this point, specially in the middle of a match that had such good work on a body part - I wish this ended with White's cross arm bar, felt like it didn't need Gedo's fukkery and to protect Tana so much. But still, there was a ton of shyt to like about this, also worth a look.





As much as I love Shingo, I just don't care about Ospray, I'm just not compelled to watch the final :manny:

Funny you mention the stupidity of that bump but not Juice breaking his ass on that tunnel dive (thanks for nothing, Young Lions :stopitslime:).

That looked like it SUCKED.
 

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Funny you mention the stupidity of that bump but not Juice breaking his ass on that tunnel dive (thanks for nothing, Young Lions :stopitslime:).

That looked like it SUCKED.

The balcony spot was botched, but I got the purpose of it. If he lands it well and the kids catch him, it's a good bump. Moxley getting worried ASAP and checking on Juice took a lot from it sadly, but shyt happens.

The cannonball spot was a lose lose no matter how you look at it. Either Mox gets killed or Juice ends up doing what he did :dead:
 

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Not familiar with Shingo but wrong guy won, Ospreay is already established in NJPW. This would’ve been the perfect time to shine a bigger light on Shingo/LIJ

They’re about to turn Ospreay into the new Kushida arent they :beli:
 

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Not familiar with Shingo but wrong guy won, Ospreay is already established in NJPW. This would’ve been the perfect time to shine a bigger light on Shingo/LIJ

They’re about to turn Ospreay into the new Kushida arent they :beli:

Shingo probably never should've been in the Jr division anyway. He might get some run in the G1. Watch him end being the reason Naito doesn't win, though. :martin:
 

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Mox v Juice was better than I thought it would be :leon:

The rebound lariat might be dead :ehh:

I'm here for Suzuki pulling up on him like "What you know about going out, head west, Choke hold, pile drive, promo with the death threats?:misuz:' in the G1
Man that shyt as fire, I just got finished watching it. Juice is that boul, I fukks with him and Mox did his thing. That pendulum Dirty Deeds :ohlawd:
 
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