Essential Japanese Wrestling Discussion/News

[TrueEpic08]

Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of Evil, but I imagine from their standpoint, they see it as a no lose. Business tanks, they were thinking it was gonna tank anyway. He somehow gets a good run, they made a new star out of nowhere.

I can see the logic behind that, but the way that did it placed NJPW in a complete no-win situation, which should be a cardinal sin for bookers.

If Naito loses the belt before a signature defense at a big show, he looks like a chump and kind of a fluke (and when I say signature win, I'm talking about someone at the Okada/Tanahashi level).

If EVIL takes the NJ Cup, turns heel, then loses his title match, it renders the turn ineffective.

Personally, if you feel you HAVE to do this, why not wait until Destruction for EVIL to get the belt, do a defense at KOPW against a big name, then switch it back to Naito or put it on whomever you want to have it at Power Struggle (for one thing, that would really help Power Struggle not feel like the complete lame duck show it's been since its conception)? Delay the heel turn by one day, have him catch one on Naito in the G1, and you could do this.

The whole thing just feels like they wanted to make EVIL into a new top heel without really doing the ground work to make it happen because hey, that worked with Okada that one time, right? Well, not everyone's Okada, evidently.

Also, for all of you talking about being Young Lions, IC title level, etc., you really haven't made it until you're at that Tenryu top freelancer level. Just walking in and being a main eventer, because I fukking said so.

 

[stro]

The Bullet Club has lasted TWICE as long as the NWO, the group it was meant to parody/rip off/homage. This is the same type of pain when you see TNA has lasted twice as long as WCW.

 

[3Rivers]

EVIL taking both straps and getting to go balls deep in Io on a bed full of belts

Gotta say I was surprised at the outcome. Poor Naito Gotta echo the thoughts of where the fukk was SANADA/Bushi/Takagi?

I'm gonna have to gif Timebombs tantrum

 

[Bryan Danielson]

EVIL taking both straps and getting to go balls deep in Io on a bed full of belts

Gotta say I was surprised at the outcome. Poor Naito Gotta echo the thoughts of where the fukk was SANADA/Bushi/Takagi?

I'm gonna have to gif Timebombs tantrum

Timebomb truly the real homey.....

While Cold Skull


Well......

 

[Breh the HitMang]

why they do Naito like that bruh

EVIL 2 Belts this aint it

it must have something to do with this pandemic right?

 

[DaylitoJames]

In hindsight Kenny Omega tried to tell everyone what was gonna happen in the future....

 

[HollywoodP]

I'm not mad at this. I loved how they did the turn...and its a good time of the year to experiment with this...I dont want them having Evil as champ champ during G1 season. Not sure why Hiromu is the only one riding tho.

 

[DaylitoJames]

I'm not mad at this. I loved how they did the turn...and its a good time of the year to experiment with this...I dont want them having Evil as champ champ during G1 season. Not sure why Hiromu is the only one riding tho.

I'm pretty sure Bushi got the glock in the car waiting to catch Evil lackin'

 

[WaveMolecules]

fukking Evil.

the eric rowan of NJPW.




id quit if i were goto or ishii.

 

[3Rivers]

 

[Jmare007]

Maybe he already knows he jobbing to EVIL?

 

[Hey_zeus]

They only good thing about this is Togo. I've always loved dudes work.

 

[Bryan Danielson]

 

[TheGodling]

This gif also works for the 'When you nut but she keeps sucking' meme.

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

The end of this segment with EVIL holding both belts on some

while Hiromu runs off through the fire exit like

was as funny as the freakout.

Hiromu's character work over the course of the whole night was really good though. From the moments of in the six man to this. Dude even wrote 'Why?' all over his wrist tape on some shyt too.