Convoy
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Post by Convoy on Jan 5, 2018 16:21:30 GMT -5
Not a major show, as opposed to some of the previous NYD offerings. We have Naito/Jericho, Tana/Suzuki and Omega/White set-ups.
No changes to CHAOS (although the WK victories made that less likely anyway), no alliances for White and basic confirmation that Suzuki-gun either resigned or signed for more than 1 year in '17.
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Post by Chainsaw on Jan 5, 2018 16:32:29 GMT -5
OH THAT DAMN UWFi THEME! I USED THAT!! Tears. Kakihara returns and wins and Yamazaki is there at ringside to see it. And of course, Takayama is on the mind also. It's one of the best stories from the entire card, TBH. I had seen Kakihara's name bandied around before, but had completely forgotten about him. Had no idea it was him until someone mentioned it was him in the nL Discord chat, I went digging into info on him, and it really is amazing that he was able to compete, and that he's spearheading Takayamamania. Also great that he wore his old UWF logoed gear. Also discovered something interesting in my research. TVTropes has absolutely more info and trivia on puro wrestlers than Wikipedia has.
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Post by Chainsaw on Jan 5, 2018 16:41:15 GMT -5
Tanahashi vs White. Battle of the Square Enix characters. Literally Cloud Vs Sepiroth.
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chazraps
Wade Wilson
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Post by chazraps on Jan 5, 2018 16:43:44 GMT -5
Do we not really have heels and faces here? Or is a lot of these guys just tweeners? It's not about face/heels/tweeners, that's western wrestling logic. It's going to inhibit your enjoyment if you try to put it into that box. It's about the triumph of the individual and identifying with a faction.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 5, 2018 16:56:32 GMT -5
Do we not really have heels and faces here? Or is a lot of these guys just tweeners? It's not about face/heels/tweeners, that's western wrestling logic. It's going to inhibit your enjoyment if you try to put it into that box. It's about the triumph of the individual and identifying with a faction. Right Yes you have guys like Suzuki who you recognize as crazy as f*** and Suzuki-Gun itself is a classic heel faction but Minoru himself has the respect of the fans Don't come into the match thinking of it as heel or face because the pace and drama of the match will determine how the characters interact in the ring like when Tanahashi got desperate against Okada and started doing underhanded shit to win
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Jan 5, 2018 17:00:46 GMT -5
The only true, 100% loathed heel in New Japan is Taichi.
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Post by Viking Hall on Jan 5, 2018 17:05:32 GMT -5
I don't think it helps that Tanahashi is literally held together by bandages and cheers at this point. Dude desperately needs to take a lengthy break. I don't want him to be forced to retire early because he refuses to take time off and it's reaching the point where his work is starting to suffer anyway. Let him f***ing rest, Gedo. He's facing Suzuki next at The New Beginning and I think that's how they're gonna write him off until the G1 They won't have much choice once Suzuki has had his way.
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Post by Chainsaw on Jan 5, 2018 17:11:13 GMT -5
I didn't know Abyss posted here I legit probably could pass for his double if you put his tattoos on me Don't say that in public, they may want to hire you as his non-union unscarred Equivalent!
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 5, 2018 17:27:10 GMT -5
The only true, 100% loathed heel in New Japan is Taichi. Would Yujiro count if he didn't have Tokyo Latina
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Convoy
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Post by Convoy on Jan 5, 2018 17:33:27 GMT -5
The only true, 100% loathed heel in New Japan is Taichi. Would Yujiro count if he didn't have Tokyo Latina Yujiro actually had a better reaction at NYD than every BC member in his match except Cody.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 5, 2018 17:34:45 GMT -5
Would Yujiro count if he didn't have Tokyo Latina Yujiro actually had a better reaction at NYD than every BC member in his match except Cody. Because people know when Yujiro comes out he got a baddy with him
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Post by honsou on Jan 5, 2018 17:37:59 GMT -5
Jericho is kind of sort of a pure heel at this point but hes still getting cheered a little bit. I do expect Jericho to get booed really badly half way into the match with Naito though, that dynamic should be really fun
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Post by thetower52 on Jan 5, 2018 18:31:53 GMT -5
I legit probably could pass for his double if you put his tattoos on me Don't say that in public, they may want to hire you as his non-union unscarred Equivalent! I’ll take them up on the offer lol
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Post by Chainsaw on Jan 5, 2018 18:32:53 GMT -5
It's crazy, I can look at the NJ roster, and I don't think there's one guy I actively hate. Unlike WWE, when it's about half the guys I can't stand.
Even Cody. Even Taichi. I just like how everyone operates.
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Zone Was Wrong
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Jan 5, 2018 18:39:08 GMT -5
I think the only person I can't stand to see in a match is Yano. Just annoys me.
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Urethra Franklin
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Jan 5, 2018 18:41:20 GMT -5
I think the only person I can't stand to see in a match is Yano. Just annoys me. Yano’s fine in small doses. I get sick of his shit in a hurry, though, too.
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chazraps
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Post by chazraps on Jan 5, 2018 18:43:33 GMT -5
It's crazy, I can look at the NJ roster, and I don't think there's one guy I actively hate. Unlike WWE, when it's about half the guys I can't stand. Even Cody. Even Taichi. I just like how everyone operates. Hard to watch Elgin now, and awkward to watch his tag partners pretend to like him. I wonder if he'll be gone shortly.
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Bub (BLM)
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jan 5, 2018 19:03:23 GMT -5
Just finished NYD. Overall, I'm really happy to have made the jump to New Japan. I subscribed for Jericho, but after 2 shows I'm interested in a lot of these guys. I can't be the only one, either. I think Jericho is really doing for New Japan what Terry Funk did for ECW, and that's awesome.
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Johnny Flamingo
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Post by Johnny Flamingo on Jan 5, 2018 19:28:51 GMT -5
Just finished NYD. Overall, I'm really happy to have made the jump to New Japan. I subscribed for Jericho, but after 2 shows I'm interested in a lot of these guys. I can't be the only one, either. I think Jericho is really doing for New Japan what Terry Funk did for ECW, and that's awesome. Couldn't agree more. Jericho has done a great job getting more eyers on NJPW. I've personally alwasys loosely followed NJPW. Subscribed to NJWorld right after Survivor Series. The last two night has me totally hooked. Just a well booked promotion.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Jan 5, 2018 20:44:08 GMT -5
Do we not really have heels and faces here? Or is a lot of these guys just tweeners? It's not about face/heels/tweeners, that's western wrestling logic. It's going to inhibit your enjoyment if you try to put it into that box. It's about the triumph of the individual and identifying with a faction. Hell, most of the Bullet Club's early heat was due to acting like total assholes all the time and cheating every match when those types of antics are fairly uncommon in Puro
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