NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2018 (10/08/18)
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MenacingMonk
Tranquilo
The Rainmaker
Mr. Money in the Bank
Will this be the beginning of a new faction between Tana and Okada? 
Or will Tana join CHAOS? 
Or will Tana join CHAOS? 
Tanahashi Coates
Superstar
Jmare007
pico pal q lee
ShinGOAT
Seems like a lot happened on this show. The Dragon Gate influence already taking place, with changes in the stables
And you know Shingo will want to break away from LIJ eventually, creating his own stable
Open the fukkery Gate
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TrueEpic08
Dum Shiny
Shingo Takagi
Huh. First instinct was right, how about that...
Are the elite up for contract renewal?
I'm actually pretty interested to see how they handle this. When I saw Jay and Gedo team up with the BCOGs, my first instinct was to think that Jay was always a member of Tama's faction (since New Year's Dash, basically), but was sent as a mole to both further delegitimize Omega as leader by "rejecting" his offer of Bullet Club membership and beating him for the US Title, and then destabilize CHAOS by openly telling Okada not to be comfortable with him after joining and then helping Gedo betray him. This is...less interesting, but still far, far more engrossing than NJPW booking has been in a while.
Jmare007
pico pal q lee
NJPW "KING OF PRO-WRESTLING", 08.10.2018 (WPW/TV Asahi Ch. 2/NJPW World)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
9,152 Fans
That's a HUGE number for a show that didn't have a card up until a week ago
They are fukking teflon in Tokyo (booking 3 shows in a row is the only thing they can't pull off yet, but that's minor), this was a total heat check by them and it was all net
This Dome show won't have the big marquee matchups like in the last couple of years - Tana going for the belt against Kenny is big, but it's not Tana/Okada or Naito/Okada big in terms of kayfabe and status/hierarchy at the time those matches happened- but it will have the most dedicated build up in a LONG ass time. If they get 35k paid again or if they get to 40k, it will be Gedo's biggest success as a booker since the 07-09 rebuild, imo.
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
9,152 Fans
That's a HUGE number for a show that didn't have a card up until a week ago
They are fukking teflon in Tokyo (booking 3 shows in a row is the only thing they can't pull off yet, but that's minor), this was a total heat check by them and it was all net This Dome show won't have the big marquee matchups like in the last couple of years - Tana going for the belt against Kenny is big, but it's not Tana/Okada or Naito/Okada big in terms of kayfabe and status/hierarchy at the time those matches happened- but it will have the most dedicated build up in a LONG ass time. If they get 35k paid again or if they get to 40k, it will be Gedo's biggest success as a booker since the 07-09 rebuild, imo.
krackdagawd
Inspire.
Bullet Club OG restoring the feeling
krackdagawd
Inspire.
I love how Japan stays no selling Cody 
they give no types of fukks about him
they give no types of fukks about him
krackdagawd
Inspire.
powebomb him again
TrueEpic08
Dum Shiny
NJPW "KING OF PRO-WRESTLING", 08.10.2018 (WPW/TV Asahi Ch. 2/NJPW World)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
9,152 Fans
That's a HUGE number for a show that didn't have a card up until a week ago
This Dome show won't have the big marquee matchups like in the last couple of years - Tana going for the belt against Kenny is big, but it's not Tana/Okada or Naito/Okada big in terms of kayfabe and status/hierarchy at the time those matches happened- but it will have the most dedicated build up in a LONG ass time. If they get 35k paid again or if they get to 40k, it will be Gedo's biggest success as a booker since the 07-09 rebuild, imo.
The build to this and the last Long Beach show are their way of saying, "we're so hot we don't even need to try to get good numbers."
Reality Check
Keepin' it 100
Might also be a safety net to protect the Bullet Club brand in case Rhodes/Bucks/Page/Omega all jump in January 2019. Page supposedly already turned down a WWE deal.
JerseyBoy23
Veteran
As a casual fan, can someone explain to me why there were so many faction changes at KOPW? Like is this an annual thing?
Jmare007
pico pal q lee
And at the same time, the build to WK is the complete opposite. Any other year, Okada vs White would've been built in 8 weeks, mostly through press conferences and 1 in ring segment; now, it's a legit angle that involves a lot of people and is treated like a big deal. I still don't care about the match itself, but it's undeniable Gedo it's actually making a legit effort to make the feud worth a damn and mean something.
Like I said, they threw a heat check and it worked. Now they move on to the real big show knowing they are putting on a (kayfabe/status) weaker card than usual and doing everything they can to make it feel like an important show. So far, so good in the gamble they took.