Essential Japanese Wrestling Discussion/News

[stro]

Gedo doing everyone a favor by making you watch one less EVIL match

 

[The Rainmaker]

Why does EVIL get a bye?

He was last year's winner.

Tana gets one cause is the NEVER champion. So I guess that solidifies the title status.

 

[DaylitoJames]

Why does EVIL get a bye?

Cause he's smashing Io Shirai Evil gets a BYE at life

 

[Bryan Danielson]

NJPW unifying IWGP Heavyweight & Intercontinental Titles


man..... Shinsuke needs to come home and save this title

 

[MenacingMonk]

We doing a separate thread for the NJ Cup? It’s a bigger tourney this year.

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

I just can't get behind the NEVER belt as the 'B' belt.

NJ going fukk around and make a new belt by next year.

 

[3Rivers]

Gonna miss the IC belt

I think they also need to redesign the NEVER belt. It should look more prestigious if it's gonna be the #2 Belt now. Ibushi's research at his institute that brought forth this decision better be on point

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Gonna miss the IC belt

I think they also need to redesign the NEVER belt. It should look more prestigious if it's gonna be the #2 Belt now. Ibushi's research at his institute that brought forth this decision better be on point

The mental image of Ibushi walking into a laboratory and asking Yoshihiko, mid experiment, if he should bush the IC belt and Yoshihiko giving him the

though

 

[3Rivers]

The mental image of Ibushi walking into a laboratory and asking Yoshihiko, mid experiment, if he should bush the IC belt and Yoshihiko giving him the

though

Kota after preliminary successful research of the pros of bushing the IC title

Live look in on his wrestling god when he heard the news

 

[mannyrs13]

ESPN should have a tournament challenge for this.

 

[JerseyBoy23]

I think it's gonna be Okada vs Ospreay in the Finals.

 

[Tha_Mac]

I think it's gonna be Okada vs Ospreay in the Finals.

I like that Final but Ospreay hasn't been booked well since his heel turn. I got faith in the storytelling of NJPW tho so I won't make a big deal about. I do have Ospreay getting to the Final 4 but losing to Jay White setting up an Okada-Jay White Finals with Okada winning.

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

I like that Final but Ospreay hasn't been booked well since his heel turn. I got faith in the storytelling of NJPW tho so I won't make a big deal about. I do have Ospreay getting to the Final 4 but losing to Jay White setting up an Okada-Jay White Finals with Okada winning.

I have no idea why you do. Gedo cant book past whoever he is/has managed.

 

[Tha_Mac]

I have no idea why you do. Gedo cant book past whoever he is/has managed.

Mostly because of the Ibushi story that went back to the G1 in 2019. Winning it after adversity early in the tourney, coming up short at WK vs Okada, then losing to Jay White on night 2, winning the G1 in 2020, losing the briefcase to Jay, Naito giving Ibushi a chance, Ibushi coming thru to win the double titles, then having to face Jay again on night 2 in an EPIC clash to slay his demons and walk out the Tokyo Dome as the double champ becoming God as an Ibushi fan the long term investment was worth it on Jan 4 & 5 2021

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Mostly because of the Ibushi story that went back to the G1 in 2019. Winning it after adversity early in the tourney, coming up short at WK vs Okada, then losing to Jay White on night 2, winning the G1 in 2020, losing the briefcase to Jay, Naito giving Ibushi a chance, Ibushi coming thru to win the double titles, then having to face Jay again on night 2 in an EPIC clash to slay his demons and walk out the Tokyo Dome as the double champ becoming God as an Ibushi fan the long term investment was worth it on Jan 4 & 5 2021

Fair enough. But after watching him dangle the carrot in front of Goto, balk at Naito and continue to run Okada vs Tana over and over, I have a distrust of how he does things.