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Post by chrom on Nov 26, 2015 14:43:58 GMT -5
Tomorrow's show airing on New Japan World features the first ever matchup and meeting between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura, teaming with Yujiro and Ishii respectively
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Post by Mondai Rogue on Nov 26, 2015 15:25:13 GMT -5
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Post by ________ has left the building on Nov 26, 2015 22:33:55 GMT -5
Bushi's new lucha influenced mask.
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Post by chrom on Nov 27, 2015 11:24:21 GMT -5
Los Ingobernables de Japon continues to roll as they knocked off Tencozy today, one more victory and they've all but locked up their block.
Great Bash Heel also got on the scorecard beating Unbreakable Ace
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Post by chrom on Nov 27, 2015 15:25:35 GMT -5
Watanabe needs to ditch the getup and find something new, sure on a stage like The Tokyo Dome or Dominion, it'll look great, but on these single cam shows, he just looks silly.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Nov 27, 2015 21:15:02 GMT -5
NJPW World Tag League 2015 Nights Four and Five | Ishikawa, Japan and Hiroshima, Japan
Block A The Addiction [2] def. Bad Luck Fale and Tama Tonga [0] in 11:40 I ended up liking this more than I thought I would. The Addiction seem to be getting more comfortable with each of their appearances, which is good. Tama Tonga once again showed me that he can do pretty well for himself and I’d still like to see him graduate from his current role in the near future. Similar to my note about the Kingdom a few shows ago, it’s interesting to see the Addiction work as faces, but they did well with it. Fale would accidentally hit Tonga, leading to Celebrity Rehab and two points for the Addiction in a solid bout. ***
Block B Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson [2] def. The Kingdom [2] w/ Maria Kanellis in 9:22 For those that haven’t seen much NJPW this year, these two teams had a rivalry where they traded the IWGP Tag Team Titles. It was also notable that Karl Anderson is pretty obsessed with Maria Kanellis, though I can’t blame the guy. I wouldn’t consider any of those matches to be very good and the same goes for this one. I did like how they worked the match like two teams that didn’t like each other, with some outside brawling and they even through the guardrails into play. They brought back Maria distracting Anderson but it wasn’t enough as Taven ate the Magic Killer. A fine match here that I liked more than their Title matches earlier in the year. ***
Block A Kazuchika Okada and YOSHI-HASHI [4] def. Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata [2] in 12:04 On paper, this reminded me that Kazuchika Okada and Yuji Nagata had an awesome match in the G1 Climax. This wasn’t anything like that however. There was too much Manabu Nakanishi in this, meaning that the fun Okada/Nagata exchanges were kept to a minimum. YOSHI-HASHI also isn’t really good enough to pull something great out when he was in there, meaning this match left a lot to be desired. Okada would hit Nakanishi with the Rainmaker to score the win and end this to my enjoyment. **
Now, the entire fifth night is available on NJPW World, but again, I was too pressed for time to see the entire thing, so I just chose to watch the Tag League matches.
Block B EVIL and Tetsuya Naito [6] def. Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima [2] in 11:08 I’m not sure what to call Tenzan and Kojima. Some call them Tencozy and some use Tenkoji. BUSHI no longer comes out dressed exactly like Naito. He still wears the blazer and stuff, but he now has a sweet new skull mask. There is a bit of history here as EVIL once teamed with Tenzan as a replacement for an injured Kojima. This was a solidly worked match. Kojima and Tenzan did some double teams and, as always, showed great chemistry. Naito is just so incredible to watch in this character. I can’t praise him enough. Tencozy or Tenkoji hit a damn 3D at one point. The finish came when Kojima went for the lariat but Naito grabbed the referee. BUSHI ran in and spit the mist at Kojima, which Naito followed with a low blow and Destino. The biggest issue was that with the camera set up, we could clearly see Tenzan watching and not doing anything about it so the fall could take place. Still, this wasn’t bad. **¾
Block A Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma [2] def. Hiroshi Tanahashi and Michael Elgin [4] in 14:59 After the first few shows, I was starting to question my choice of picking Makabe and Honma to win this thing. Honma doesn’t exactly have the best track record in tournaments. They righted the ship here. Michael Elgin continues to be a breath of fresh air in Japan. When I see him in ROH, it’s like he’s a completely different wrestler. Both teams are faces, but they still worked the hot tag to Togi. That was fine since Honma is a great babyface in peril. After a relatively slow start, this really picked up and concluded when Elgin fell to the King Kong Knee Drop. Side note, I’d like to see Elgin vs. Makabe down the line. This was one of the better matches of the tournament. ***½
Block A The Addiction [4] def. Kazuchika Okada and YOSHI-HASHI [4] in 12:06 Okada and YOSHI-HASHI are working their fourth match of the tournament while the teams in the next match are about to be on their second. Outside of their excellent match on day one, this was their best match and the best one from the Addition so far. I found it really cool to see Okada work with a guy I’ve liked for about a decade, Christopher Daniels. It’s weird to see Daniels hit the Best Moonsault Ever but have no reaction for it. He nearly got hit with a Rainmaker but Kazarian broke it up. That led to Celebrity Rehab being hit on YOSHI-HASHI for the win. Solid stuff here. ***¼
Block B AJ Styles and Yujiro Takahashi [2] def. Shinsuke Nakamura and Tomohiro Ishii [0] in 14:56 Of the entire World Tag League, this was easily the match I looked forward to most. Granted, there are some that look better on paper but this is the first interaction between Nakamura and Styles. Not only that, but I also get a taste of Styles and Ishii, which is another match I’d love to see. Styles and Nakamura started and if their interaction is any indication of what we’re getting at Wrestle Kingdom, then we are in for a treat. It was a good teaser for the big match. It was also cool to see Ishii and AJ go at it. The heat was mostly worked on Ishii with Nakamura getting a relatively hot tag. There were some close calls, especially one after AJ got hit with Boma Ye and a lariat but Yujiro made the save. Ishii would take the pin after getting hit with the Styles Clash in a match that had me on the edge of my seat. Maybe I rated it higher than some because of my love for AJ and Shinsuke, but I really enjoyed this. ***¾
Overall: 7/10. These seven matches combined to make for a good time. The second batch of matches, from November 27th, were definitely a cut above, producing three strong matches, including two of the best four or five so far. If you can only find your way to see one thing from these shows, watch the last match.
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Post by chrom on Nov 28, 2015 7:56:08 GMT -5
Bad news folks, AJ was set for today's show him and Yujiro taking on Meiyu Tag, but he was ruled unable to compete due to a minor injury.
I hope he's okay, and it doesn't turn into anything serious.
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Post by Mondai Rogue on Nov 28, 2015 12:02:03 GMT -5
Bad news folks, AJ was set for today's show him and Yujiro taking on Meiyu Tag, but he was ruled unable to compete due to a minor injury. I hope he's okay, and it doesn't turn into anything serious. It's a lower back injury presumably caused by having to carry Yujiro through the tag league.
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Post by Raskovnik on Nov 28, 2015 16:21:13 GMT -5
Hasn't his back been bugging him for a while? It's not the first time I've heard something about it. I hope it's nothing serious.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Nov 28, 2015 16:52:03 GMT -5
Hasn't his back been bugging him for a while? It's not the first time I've heard something about it. I hope it's nothing serious. Yeah, he's missed 3 or 4 ROH dates in the last couple of months with one and few others earlier this year. I think he missed some UK dates as well.
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Post by chrom on Nov 29, 2015 12:31:15 GMT -5
AJ worked today's show in a 10 man tag, so he's alright it seems.
G.B.H and Unbreakable Ace are leading Block A and it seems Block B will come down to Meiyu Tag and Los Ingobernables.
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Post by chrom on Nov 29, 2015 15:37:11 GMT -5
Kamaitachi is scheduled in what is believed his final match in CMLL against his longtime nemesis since he went on his excursion Dragon Lee next week for the Lightweight Championship
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Post by Mondai Rogue on Nov 30, 2015 14:05:27 GMT -5
If you had bets on GBH for the World Tag League, I'd maybe remove them. Some pretty damning accusations against Honma here. According to STRIGGA on Twitter, Honma's been let go from NJPW before "for less" (Strigga's words).
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Post by Raskovnik on Nov 30, 2015 15:32:45 GMT -5
Bleach your hair Miss headbutts Beat Kiyoko
Awww hell yeah
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Post by ________ has left the building on Nov 30, 2015 17:32:11 GMT -5
Sayonara, Honma-San. Back to the small indies with you.
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Post by radiantsilvergun on Nov 30, 2015 17:46:17 GMT -5
Any chance that chick could be lying about Honma due to being batshit crazy etc? Happens over here in the west. Also it looks like 2016 is the end for Styles. It seemed that way when it was announced he's facing big names like Naka, Rey Rey, ZSJ and Lethal all in the same time span and the interviews where he said so....but with these back problems it kinda seals the deal. Gonna be sad to see him go but damn, what a career. Naka and Tana aren't looking too hot nowadays either......
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Post by 魔界5号 on Nov 30, 2015 17:52:44 GMT -5
I really don't want to believe these allegations since Honma is (or, if true, was) my favourite wrestler anywhere in the world. But if he truly did beat her, then f*** him.
I really hope he didn't though.
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Post by Mondai Rogue on Nov 30, 2015 17:53:34 GMT -5
Courtesy of reddit, a more in-depth list of what's occurred with Honma.
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Post by radiantsilvergun on Nov 30, 2015 17:53:40 GMT -5
Any updates on Sami Callihan to NJPW?
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Post by Starshine on Nov 30, 2015 17:54:12 GMT -5
Any chance that chick could be lying about Honma due to being batshit crazy etc? Happens over here in the west. Let's stop this talk right here. Victim shaming is wrong, and deters other abuse victims from coming forward.
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