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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Oct 17, 2022 19:55:16 GMT -5
Karl Anderson will be in Riyadh on the day he’s meant to defend the NEVER title.
That’s on New Japan. Never trust the fed. Ever.
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Post by chrom on Oct 17, 2022 19:57:36 GMT -5
Karl Anderson will be in Riyadh on the day he’s meant to defend the NEVER title. That’s on New Japan. Never trust the fed. Ever. Strip him and erase his reign
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Post by chrom on Oct 17, 2022 20:04:30 GMT -5
This is a breach of contract as he had been signed for Battle Autumn for over a month.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Oct 17, 2022 20:12:57 GMT -5
Karl Anderson will be in Riyadh on the day he’s meant to defend the NEVER title. That’s on New Japan. Never trust the fed. Ever. Strip him and erase his reign For sure.
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 17, 2022 23:14:46 GMT -5
Erasing the reign feels silly considering some of the scummy horseshit wrestlers have pulled without being erased.
Stripping him is totally justified, though, if he's not going to be there for his title defense. They've stripped others for not meeting announced matches for more valid reasons.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2022 0:36:20 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind a stipulation of reigns being erased if a wrestler has to vacate without making a defense. In this case, just strip him.
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 18, 2022 0:48:18 GMT -5
It also just kind of doesn't accomplish anything, anyway. Anderson is one of the most successful tag guys in the company's history, and a founding member of one of its biggest stables, maybe even the biggest stable. What would be accomplished by, "Yeah, well, not the NEVER, I guess"? If they didn't do that with Brock, they sure as shit aren't going to do it with a title belt that, while fun and one of my faves, also changes hands very often, anyway, with the majority of winners not even successfully defending it even once before losing it to someone else.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Oct 18, 2022 1:54:19 GMT -5
In any case, Naito was a thousand percent right about WWE and how New Japan treats them with kid gloves. Tell them to do one from here on out and block any and all attempts to form a NXT Japan by literally any means available.
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 18, 2022 2:24:07 GMT -5
An NXT Japan would be really bad for everyone, honestly. Even beyond what Suzuki said, that WWE tries to homogenize wrestling and that Japan and Mexico are the two final bastions against that, NXT UK's already shown how sloppy WWE can be with this kind of thing. They're the Walmart or Family Dollar of wrestling, moving in, trying to crowd out local species, and then leaving a husk behind when they inevitably lose interest.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2022 4:10:29 GMT -5
There was a NJPW show a little while back that had the Good Brothers in one of their first appearances back and Anderson in front of the camera said something to the effect of "do you feel anything? I don't feel anything" to Gallows. Even ignoring the money it was clear his heart wasn't in going back. Still a dick move.
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Post by chrom on Oct 18, 2022 12:14:59 GMT -5
Suzuki's meet and greet is tomorrow.
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Post by TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out on Oct 18, 2022 16:54:59 GMT -5
This is why NJPW didn't push people who weren't under contract.
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Post by chrom on Oct 18, 2022 20:06:28 GMT -5
The first match for Tamashii is Kenta vs Andrew Villalobos
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Post by chrom on Oct 18, 2022 21:10:19 GMT -5
Clark Connors vs Minoru Suzuki has been made official for Rumble.
Also announced is Rocky and Yoh facing Yujiro and Sho
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Post by clifford on Oct 19, 2022 7:30:15 GMT -5
Little late to the party, but I only watched Royal Quest II last night...
I think FTR/Aussie Open is my Match of the Year? It's def top 3, I didn't expect to enjoy a tag match more than the first FTR/Briscoes match but there you go.
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Post by chrom on Oct 19, 2022 11:08:12 GMT -5
The Guns are former IWGP Jr. Tag Champs
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Post by chrom on Oct 19, 2022 13:19:57 GMT -5
Rocky is demanding that Anderson returns The Never Championship to New Japan
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Post by chrom on Oct 19, 2022 13:26:06 GMT -5
They are saying they weren't notified or contacted about Battle Autumn which is bull, the match was announced and made over a month ago.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2022 13:54:49 GMT -5
They are saying they weren't notified or contacted about Battle Autumn which is bull, the match was announced and made over a month ago. Carny is gonna carny. I feel like the moment a WWE or any other contract is in the works you should do your do diligence and say “hey I won’t be available that day.” It’s not like NJPW would just randomly book a guy who lives on the other side of the world without checking. That falls on you Karl. Nah, have fun getting Saudi money Karl and Gallows, but I couldn’t care less.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Oct 19, 2022 14:12:01 GMT -5
May be my hopefulness but I read that as a work. I mean njpw seems willing to work with anyone as long as it doesn't piss off cmll and Triple H seems open to working with anyone so maybe they have something planned.
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