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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 29, 2021 23:05:22 GMT -5
I think we might see something happen at Beach Break... at least, we could hope so.
Door's a little loose, y'know?
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Post by Celexa Bliss 54 on Jan 29, 2021 23:11:07 GMT -5
Where this show take place?
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Post by toodarkmark on Jan 29, 2021 23:11:18 GMT -5
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 29, 2021 23:13:16 GMT -5
New Japan has mentioned AEW's existence before, the whole Jericho/Tanahashi hype package talked about them Could be something, could be not, but it's a development and Moxley's fighting Bullet Club literally next week...
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 29, 2021 23:14:22 GMT -5
Where this show take place? New Japan's US Dojo in LA
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Jan 29, 2021 23:43:36 GMT -5
Where this show take place? New Japan's US Dojo in LA This is the biggest news piece. Moxley has only been allowed to appear for NJPW in Japan. He didn't wrestle here but it's definitely a move in the right direction. There's also this:
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 29, 2021 23:52:24 GMT -5
New Japan's US Dojo in LA This is the biggest news piece. Moxley has only been allowed to appear for NJPW in Japan. He didn't wrestle here but it's definitely a move in the right direction. There's also this: That about confirms there's at least something here AEW promoting this to let their fans know more so Moxley is getting into this altercation is something they didn't have to do, but they did This would be huge obviously. I honestly wonder if Beach Break's gonna have a huge ending.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2021 23:52:37 GMT -5
I'd rather nothing come of it. Really don't see much benefit in them working together.
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Post by AwamoriRock on Jan 29, 2021 23:58:25 GMT -5
I'd rather nothing come of it. Really don't see much benefit in them working together. I’d rather they just focus on connections they already have like DDT if working with anybody, but in the interim they gotta get that US title off of Mox.
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Post by Glitch on Jan 30, 2021 1:49:00 GMT -5
Looks like the Meij door is being taken off it's hinges.
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Post by Dub H on Jan 30, 2021 2:28:04 GMT -5
Yeh I was gonna say now big news ,Moxley worked NJPW before.
Then I realized it was an US show.
And
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Post by Duke Cameron on Jan 30, 2021 2:37:22 GMT -5
You have this and Omega calling out Ibushi...
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 30, 2021 3:22:44 GMT -5
It's certainly curious, but I am guessing this doesn't go quite AS far as some might expect. Like, don't expect Ishii to be brainbustering Jungle Boy and then get pissed when it doesn't happen. I'd rather nothing come of it. Really don't see much benefit in them working together. In what way would NJPW not want increased US recognition when that's their express goal? Like, this is their explicit desire. As for why AEW would see benefit, same as NWA and Impact relationships for the time being. It's not a secret that they think WWE's way of "Literally no other companies exist. WWE is the only wrestling" presentation is archaic and ridiculous. Keeping people guessing is exactly what they want right now.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2021 3:40:00 GMT -5
It's certainly curious, but I am guessing this doesn't go quite AS far as some might expect. Like, don't expect Ishii to be brainbustering Jungle Boy and then get pissed when it doesn't happen. I'd rather nothing come of it. Really don't see much benefit in them working together. In what way would NJPW not want increased US recognition when that's their express goal? Like, this is their explicit desire. As for why AEW would see benefit, same as NWA and Impact relationships for the time being. It's not a secret that they think WWE's way of "Literally no other companies exist. WWE is the only wrestling" presentation is archaic and ridiculous. Keeping people guessing is exactly what they want right now. I mean more from a quality perspective. Really I just think companies intermingling is pretty much entirely a waste of time and if you want to watch another company you should just watch that other company. Really kind of just not something that interests me at all? Like I'll admit in the immediate aftermath of Kenny winning the title I had a bit of curiosity about where the Impact thing was going but I haven't actually cared enough to watch a second of him ever since.
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Post by Bad Moon on Jan 30, 2021 4:21:20 GMT -5
I know there's mitigating circumstances with the pandemic and travel restrictions and all that, but it's still wild to me that Mox just gets to keep the NJPW US championship for over a year now without wrestling there, especially while NJPW is left trying to build their US brand without arguably their biggest American star.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 30, 2021 5:12:07 GMT -5
I know there's mitigating circumstances with the pandemic and travel restrictions and all that, but it's still wild to me that Mox just gets to keep the NJPW US championship for over a year now without wrestling there, especially while NJPW is left trying to build their US brand without arguably their biggest American star. Jericho with the IC title wasn't that different. I think it'd have been less annoying if the IC and IWGP titles weren't both on the same people that entire time, which is still an issue. When they decided to go the briefcase route, it seemed to be NJPW recognizing that the pandemic was going to make it weird. I also figure that maybe after the goofy circumstances of stripping the title from him last time that it was NJPW saying, "Yeah, we kind of jumped the gun that time."
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Post by thatloser on Jan 30, 2021 7:06:27 GMT -5
New Japan has mentioned AEW's existence before, the whole Jericho/Tanahashi hype package talked about them Could be something, could be not, but it's a development and Moxley's fighting Bullet Club literally next week... Wasn't there a stipulation in the Jericho/Tanahashi Wrestle Kingdom 14 match that if Tanahashi won he would get a shot at Jericho's AEW title?
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Post by eJm on Jan 30, 2021 7:14:51 GMT -5
New Japan has mentioned AEW's existence before, the whole Jericho/Tanahashi hype package talked about them Could be something, could be not, but it's a development and Moxley's fighting Bullet Club literally next week... Wasn't there a stipulation in the Jericho/Tanahashi Wrestle Kingdom 14 match that if Tanahashi won he would get a shot at Jericho's AEW title? It was less a stipulation and more something Jericho said he’d do.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 30, 2021 7:24:36 GMT -5
Yeah, it was Tanahashi requesting for Jericho to grant him a title shot if Tana beat him, and Jericho accepted that. It was never anything necessarily "official". I forget if NJPW mentioned it themselves in the promotion or not.
I do think that it was a gesture of courtesy on the part of NJPW to have Jericho win that match, considering it was Jericho's final agreed-upon match in his deal with NJPW. That doesn't necessarily mean that then or now any kind of deal was in the works, but I do think that not having AEW's world champion, especially early on, lose a high-profile singles match was intended to not show disrespect and to probably keep good will. There also exists the possibility that it was just to keep Jericho vital if they extended their deal with him, sure, but it isn't like he wouldn't have still been a draw had he lost. They were paying him 100 grand a match, after all, so surely they thought he was worth that much.
Moxley, on the other hand, was definitely intended to work more dates with them before the pandemic hit, so his winning was probably not really any sort of diplomacy, exactly, especially since it's not like they knew at that juncture that Archer would be leaving. I don't think he had made that decision yet, since there wasn't friction like with the Bucks and Omega, it was just Archer feeling AEW was too good of an opportunity for fresh matchups for him.
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Post by eJm on Jan 30, 2021 7:27:09 GMT -5
Yeah, it was Tanahashi requesting for Jericho to grant him a title shot if Tana beat him, and Jericho accepted that. It was never anything necessarily "official". I forget if NJPW mentioned it themselves in the promotion or not. They talked about it on commentary but then that isn’t really so much NJPW themselves as Kevin Kelly just helping to add drama to things.
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