Essential Japanese Wrestling Discussion/News

[Jmare007]

Very good news for Kenny, proud of dude

 

[The Rainmaker]

There is a lot of concern regarding the future of All Japan Pro Wrestling as they announced the cancellation of three dates during the formerly legendary tag tam tournament.

Oh, boy. Get ready for two new companies out of this.

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

Oh, boy. Get ready for two new companies out of this.

Speaking of AJPW, here's a pretty great match, Akiyama showing why he's still one of the best around. Really wish we got more of these types of matches from him instead of tags and the typical big time match they put on in main events, here he's just a pissed off veteran killing a dude who is lower ranked than him. One of my favourite match storylines:

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Speaking of AJPW, here's a pretty great match, Akiyama showing why he's still one of the best around. Really wish we got more of these types of matches from him instead of tags and the typical big time match they put on in main events, here he's just a pissed off veteran killing a dude who is lower ranked than him. One of my favourite match storylines:

dope match. Also can you explain what the whole Sterness thing was about? I never understood it.

 

[The Rainmaker]

I don't like this. Hope they prove me wrong.

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

dope match. Also can you explain what the whole Sterness thing was about? I never understood it.

I missed this post somehow @Jmare007 is the dude to ask about anything like that though, much more knowledgeable than me.

Here's the main event from today, Tanahashi vs Styles for the title and the Dome main event. Rest of the show should be up later.

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2014

SHELLY & KUSHIDA VS. ROMERO & KOSLOV VS. YOUNG BUCKS:



TAKAHASHI VS ISHII:



NAKAMURA & YOSHI-HASHI VS SHIBATA & GOTO:



OKADA VS. NAITO FOR THE TOKYO DOME TITLE SHOT

 

[Jmare007]

Don't know much about "Sterness" besides the fact that it's his entrance music and he named his stable like that to fight Kobashi's "Burning"

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

Don't know much about "Sterness" besides the fact that it's his entrance music and he named his stable like that to fight Kobashi's "Burning"

That's what I thought, but I was thinking that I was missing something

So the Dome show is looking like:

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Okada vs Tana (definite)
Styles vs Naito?
Nakamura vs Shibata (almost definite)
Suzuki vs Sakuraba (almost definite)

And Jarrett will probably be involved somewhere Looks decent enough

There's another biggish show before that though so I'm wondering what headlines that. Maybe some tag mixture. Also interested where they go with Ishii.

 

[Jmare007]

We probably are missing something tbh

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Naito not taking off can really start hurting New Japan in the coming years. He needs to be a bigger player than Goto to stop repetitiveness of important cards. I for one don't care at all about another big Tana/Okada match.

Nakamura/Shibata though...

And for fukks sakes, give Ishii that Nakanishi-title run this year. Stir the pot a litle bit

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

Yeah I understand that

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Okada/Tana is their money match (until they run it into the ground more) but I'm not interested in it either. I guess for some fans of current NJPW another match between the two is like another Misawa/Kawada match for me, something I'd never get sick of seeing. But really Tana/Okada matches have never blown me away.

Cards have been looking stale recently, no reason not to have Ishii and Shibata up there. Though I'm close to giving up on Shibata ever getting there, I'm sure Nak is getting his win back at the Dome too. No excuse for Ishii not getting a chance though.

Real interested how Suzuki vs Sakuraba turns out too, could go either way

 

[Andrade Almas]

@Jmare007 are you on PWO? Saw the same name on here and there.

 

[Jmare007]

Yup, same one

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MiSu vs Sakuraba could bring us some grade A fukkery or an unexepected classic

 

[Andrade Almas]

I'm Jushin Muta Liger over there.

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Never doubted Suzuki on a Dome Show and I've like Saku outside of the Gracie stuff.