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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Nov 9, 2013 18:32:02 GMT -5
NJPW "Power Struggle" Results - 11/9/13
0. 8 Man Tag Team Match: CHAOS(Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI) d. Manabu Nakanishi, KUSHIDA, Captain New Japan & BUSHI via pin at 9:50 when Koslov pinned BUSHI after he & Romero hit him with the Contract Killer.
1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles: The Young Bucks(Matt & Nick Jackson) d. Suzukigun(TAKA Michinoku & Taichi) via pin at 9:22 when Matt pinned TAKA after he & Nick hit him with More Bang For Your Buck to win the match & make them the new IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.
2. Special Singles Match: Katsuyori Shibata d. Tomoaki Honma via pin at 9:43 with a Shouten.
3. Special Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Kazushi Sakuraba d. CHAOS(Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka) via submission at 8:08 after Sakuraba used the Sakuraba Lock on Iizuka.
4. 3 Way Irregular Rules Match for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles & NWA World Tag team Titles: -1st Fall(NWA World Tag Team Titles): Rob Conway & Jax Dane d. Killer Elite Squad(Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.) & TenKoji(Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) via pin at 5:41 after Conway used the Ego Trip on Kojima to make them the new NWA World Tag Team Champions. -2nd Fall(IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles): Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr. d. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima and Rob Conway & Jax Dane via pin at 3:00 when Archer pinned Tenzan after he & Smith hit him with the Killer Bomb to make them the new IWGP Heavyweight Tag team Champions.
5. Tag Team Grudge Match: Kota Ibushi & Togi Makabe d. Bullet Club(Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale) via pin at 11:15 when Ibushi used the Phoenix Splash on Devitt.
6. Special "G1 Climax" Return Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi d. Tomohiro Ishii via pin at 17:38 with the High Fly Flow.
7. NEVER Openweight Title(& IWGP Heavyweight Championship shot): Tetsuya Naito d. Masato Tanaka via pin at 15:46 with the Stardust Press to win the match & retain both the NEVER Openweight Title & his 1/4/14 shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
8. IWGP Intercontinental Title Match: Shinsuke Nakamura d. Minoru Suzuki via pin at 19:04 with 2 Boma Ye's to win the match & not only retain the Intercontinental Title, but he also won't have to join Suzukigun.
9. IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Kazuchika Okada d. Karl Anderson via pin at 22:49 with the Rainmaker to win the match & retain the IWGP heavyweight Championship.Credit: www.puroresufan.com/njpw
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Nov 9, 2013 18:39:30 GMT -5
After he defeated Suzuki, Nakamura challenged his great rival Tanahashi to a title match & Tanahashi accepted, so they'll collide at the Tokyo Dome! So, right now for the 1/4 Tokyo Dome show, we have Okada/Naito for the IWGP Heavyweight Title, Nakamura/Tanahashi for the Intercontinental Title, Nagata & Sakaruba/Gracies and, while not announced yet, it looks like Devitt/Ibushi for the Jr. Heavyweight Title as well.
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Post by rybackrulez on Nov 10, 2013 19:33:01 GMT -5
Ok really liking the booking of the ic champ being almost as important as the iwgp champ
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Post by 543Y2J on Nov 10, 2013 19:59:25 GMT -5
Holy Shit, what a card! Definitely worthy of Wrestle Kingdom
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Nov 10, 2013 20:12:08 GMT -5
Holy Shit, what a card! Definitely worthy of Wrestle Kingdom I figured Shibata using one of Goto's finishers yesterday was sending a message & they'll have their first match against each other in quite a few months & yeah, all 3 of those teams have claim to a shot at the Jr. Tag Titles. I could also see Makabe against either Anderson or Fale & I'd be really surprised if Suzuki didn't have a match, maybe against Ishii.
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Post by Steveweiser on Nov 11, 2013 8:21:07 GMT -5
New Japan are holding a vote for what match should be the main event - either Okada vs. Naito for the IWGP Heavyweight Title, or Nakamura vs. Tanahashi for the IWGP Intercontinental Title. Go to the link below, I believe the left hand option is for Okada/Naito, and the right hand option for Nakamura/Tanahashi. www.tv-asahi.co.jp/wrestling/pc/info/131111/index.html
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Post by Burst on Nov 11, 2013 8:42:46 GMT -5
Can we send Ryback to NJPW now? I still can't believe how much of a boon being in Japan has been for Lance Hoyt and DB Smith Jr. Even in a match against a rusty Tenzan they're still considerably more impressive.
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Post by W?Y on Nov 11, 2013 9:23:23 GMT -5
I'm not sure how to vote for the main event.
On one hand, Tanahashi/Nakamura is the bigger match, and has potential for early 2014 MOTY. On the other hand, Okada has been aces all year and deserves to be in the main event of the biggest show of the year, even though he would likely get cheered over the perpetually lackluster Naito. I worry that, after the IC Title match, the crowd will not be hyped enough for the IWGP Title match, which would look bad for it.
EDIT: Voted for Okada/Naito. Despite the prospective problem of a lack of heat, I don;t want Okada to lose his rightfully earned main-event spot.
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Post by 543Y2J on Nov 11, 2013 10:34:42 GMT -5
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Post by W?Y on Nov 11, 2013 13:00:16 GMT -5
Luke Gallows, aka "Doc Gallows", will be making his NJPW debut next month, teaming with Karl Anderson in the World Tag League 2013, New Japan's annual tag-team tournament. The winning team will receive a shot at the IWGP Tag Team Championships at Wrestle Kingdom 8 in January against the champions, Killer Elite Squad.
Blocks and teams are as follows:
Block A Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii (CHAOS) Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (Great Bash Heel) Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale (Bullet Club) Killer Elite Squad - Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer (Suzukigun) *IWGP Tag Team Champions* Muscle Orchestra - Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man Impact Players - Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi (CHAOS)
Block B Tetsuya Naito & La Sombra TenKoji - Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI (CHAOS) Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (CHAOS) Minoru Suzuki & Shelton "X" Benjamin (Suzukigun) Rob Conway & Jax Dane (NWA) Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows (Bullet Club)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2013 15:31:28 GMT -5
I'm not sure how to vote for the main event. On one hand, Tanahashi/Nakamura is the bigger match, and has potential for early 2014 MOTY. On the other hand, Okada has been aces all year and deserves to be in the main event of the biggest show of the year, even though he would likely get cheered over the perpetually lackluster Naito. I worry that, after the IC Title match, the crowd will not be hyped enough for the IWGP Title match, which would look bad for it. EDIT: Voted for Okada/Naito. Despite the prospective problem of a lack of heat, I don;t want Okada to lose his rightfully earned main-event spot. As much as I think Tanahashi/Nakamura will be the better match, I don't think the IC title has any business headlining the biggest show of the year over the Heavyweight title.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Nov 11, 2013 15:38:09 GMT -5
Wait, what happens if the champs win the tag league?
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Post by Steveweiser on Nov 11, 2013 15:38:32 GMT -5
I guess whoever beats them during it gets the shot.
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Nov 11, 2013 17:49:01 GMT -5
Congratulations are in order for Yuji Nagata, who won NOAH's Global League Tournament beating Naomichi Marufuji to win Block B & then beat Takeshi Morishima in the finals. With this win, he goes on to challenge KENTA for the GHC Heavyweight Title on 12/7.
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Nov 11, 2013 17:51:03 GMT -5
Luke Gallows, aka "Doc Gallows", will be making his NJPW debut next month, teaming with Karl Anderson in the World Tag League 2013, New Japan's annual tag-team tournament. The winning team will receive a shot at the IWGP Tag Team Championships at Wrestle Kingdom 8 in January against the champions, Killer Elite Squad. Blocks and teams are as follows: Block AHiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii (CHAOS) Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (Great Bash Heel) Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale (Bullet Club) Killer Elite Squad - Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer (Suzukigun) *IWGP Tag Team Champions* Muscle Orchestra - Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man Impact Players - Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi (CHAOS) Block BTetsuya Naito & La Sombra TenKoji - Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI (CHAOS) Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka (CHAOS) Minoru Suzuki & Shelton "X" Benjamin (Suzukigun) Rob Conway & Jax Dane (NWA) Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows (Bullet Club) Also, the full cards for the tournament can be found here www.puroresufan.com/njpw/results/worldtag13.html
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Post by Digital Witness on Nov 11, 2013 19:47:58 GMT -5
I like that Gallows is getting a shot to show what he can do in New Japan, and he feels like a perfect fit as some more muscle in Bullet Club.
As for Wrestle Kingdom, as far as the Nagata/Sakuraba vs Gracies match goes, do either of the Gracies have pro wrestling experience? Or is this New Japan trying to fit MMA into the modern show?
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Post by Fundertaker on Nov 11, 2013 20:01:57 GMT -5
I believe neither of the Gracies have any kind pro wrestling experience, but this must be their big Japan payday for the forseeable future, since the MMA market is all but dead over there (heck, no big MMA event on New Year's Eve, so much that the people running the Saitama Super Arena have already asked New Japan and WORLD-1 to put a show there instead of DREAM?) but they still have name value for crossover stuff like this.
My guess is that we'll get a half baked shoot-style match with lots of ground work with the Gracies winning over Nagata so that everyone is kinda protected (Gracies get the win, Saku doesn't lose and Nagata is well beyond wins and losses in this point in his career).
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Nov 11, 2013 22:24:12 GMT -5
Who has the book in this company I'm curious and how long has it been the case?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2013 22:43:40 GMT -5
Jado and Gedo are the bookers. I'm not exactly sure for how long, at least since 2011.
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Post by khali on Nov 12, 2013 3:42:32 GMT -5
Muscle Orchestra is pretty much the best name for a tag team ever.
And the main event has to be Okada and Naito. The IC Title shouldn't overshadow it.
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