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Post by chrom on May 26, 2017 20:51:10 GMT -5
They're doing them so that when The G1 Special airs, they'll be caught up with what's going on now and the viewers will know what's going on. When is the G1? Saturday July 1st which will air live on AXS at 8 and then the second show will air the next day on New Japan World and then being shown on tape next Friday. There's a thread for it, tickets for both shows have sold out officialfan.proboards.com/thread/556989/njpw-special-long-beach-sold
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Post by the2ndevil on May 26, 2017 21:02:59 GMT -5
Kenny Omega's Terminator video is so ridiculous
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Post by the2ndevil on May 26, 2017 21:17:08 GMT -5
Omega having a move called One Wing Angel amuses me so damn much.
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Post by Vanilla Gorilla on May 26, 2017 21:54:32 GMT -5
Will JR keep announcing? If not, any word on his replacement? How about Mauro again if he is doing better.
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Post by andrew8798 on May 26, 2017 21:55:57 GMT -5
Still will be JR
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Post by the2ndevil on May 26, 2017 22:18:12 GMT -5
Not going to lie, thought Omega/Okada was rather underwhelming. It wasn't a bad match by any stretch, but for all the hoopla over it, thought it failed to deliver.
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Post by andrew8798 on May 26, 2017 22:19:30 GMT -5
Good match but no way a 6 star match
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Post by Vanilla Gorilla on May 26, 2017 22:34:24 GMT -5
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Post by the2ndevil on May 26, 2017 22:46:54 GMT -5
Good match but no way a 6 star match Did Meltzer really give it six stars? It was in the Tokyo Dome, too. Talk about working yourself into a shoot.
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Post by corndog on May 26, 2017 23:08:02 GMT -5
Good match but no way a 6 star match Did Meltzer really give it six stars? It was in the Tokyo Dome, too. Talk about working yourself into a shoot. Yeah most people really gave him crap for that one. It was a good match, but actually I preferred Naito/Tanahashi on that card. Meltzer has a massive hard on for Omega and Okada. Although, Okada has been one of the best workers in the world for the last year.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on May 26, 2017 23:12:26 GMT -5
Okada/Omega is the best match I've ever seen, personally, but it's not gonna blow everybody away.
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Post by andrew8798 on May 26, 2017 23:13:21 GMT -5
Also can't forget the debate many had. Who had a better 2016 AJ or Omega
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on May 26, 2017 23:14:04 GMT -5
Also can't forget the debate many had. Who had a better 2016 AJ or Omega I love Omega and even I think AJ bodied him, lol.
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Post by Potayto Potato on May 27, 2017 2:10:35 GMT -5
To each his own, but I have no idea what is missing from Okada/Omega to not declare it a ***** match. Maybe overuse of the Rainmaker, but really that match had it all and then some
Some people will never be completely pleased I guess
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Post by honsou on May 27, 2017 2:30:21 GMT -5
I've watched the Okada/Omega match about 5 times and I still get chills from it.
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Post by Raskovnik on May 27, 2017 10:37:22 GMT -5
Omega vs Okada and Tanahashi vs Naito were both easily five stars for me. I don't do more than five stars, but they were both on that level IMO. I just interpret Meltzer giving it six stars as him saying it's the best match he thinks he's seen and his favorite match, which is absolutely fair to say. No idea why anyone would get bent out of shape over his opinion. People put more stock into Meltzer's ratings than he does. It's like exactly as weird and disrespectful as me saying my favorite movie is Tetsuo: The Iron Man and one of you taking aim at me because I didn't say Balto, since you really love movies about heroic dogs. Good for you, we both like things. People need to build a bridge and get over it.
I'm not specifically targeting anyone here, although I've seen this same sentiment expressed on this forum as well. Who gives a shit, honestly. It's a wholly respectable, informed opinion from a man who has certainly earned the right to have whatever match he pleases as his favorite. This weird culture where there are so many people who base their opinions and arguments depending on where they stand either with or against one dude's opinion is baffling to me. It's a weird thing to get hung up on. I think Meltzer's ratings are good for starting conversations, but that's about it.
As for the Omega/Styles debate, there wasn't a single match Styles did in WWE that I enjoyed as much as Omega's run because nothing feels like it matters in the WWE, whereas Omega's matches against Tanahashi, Naito, and Goto off the top of my head were all f***ing fantastic and felt like they meant something. It's cool on paper that Styles had such a successful year in the WWE but only in that weird meta way of "wow, Styles is WWE champion and hella over in the WWE, good for him." None of the matches, promos, feuds, did anything for me. But that's because I don't dig the WWE style at all. If someone else enjoys it, fine.
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Post by HMARK Center on May 27, 2017 21:27:21 GMT -5
Yeah, even watching it for a third or so time, this time with the AXS commentary and camera angles, I'm not sure how anybody can find Okada/Omega overrated. I don't know, maybe it hit that level more with the "the winner will lead the NJPW global expansion" angle that didn't come across as much on AXS, so watching it back in January carried more heft.
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Post by the2ndevil on May 28, 2017 10:01:30 GMT -5
I liked the story of the match, that if Omega had just been able to hit One Wing Angel, he would have won, whereas it took four Rainmakers to put Omega down (Side note: I think the version of the move Daivari uses on 205 Live looks a lot more devastating)
Maybe I need to track down the full version without all the commercial breaks. Some of you guys are making me feel bad because I didn't find it absolutely amazing.
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Post by Convoy on May 28, 2017 11:01:15 GMT -5
I liked the story of the match, that if Omega had just been able to hit One Wing Angel, he would have won, whereas it took four Rainmakers to put Omega down (Side note: I think the version of the move Daivari uses on 205 Live looks a lot more devastating) Maybe I need to track down the full version without all the commercial breaks. Some of you guys are making me feel bad because I didn't find it absolutely amazing. Don't feel bad -- everything is subjective. I personally preferred Naito/Tana from the same night and Okada/Shibata from Sakura Genesis over it.
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Post by the2ndevil on May 28, 2017 11:36:29 GMT -5
I liked the story of the match, that if Omega had just been able to hit One Wing Angel, he would have won, whereas it took four Rainmakers to put Omega down (Side note: I think the version of the move Daivari uses on 205 Live looks a lot more devastating) Maybe I need to track down the full version without all the commercial breaks. Some of you guys are making me feel bad because I didn't find it absolutely amazing. Don't feel bad -- everything is subjective. I personally preferred Naito/Tana from the same night and Okada/Shibata from Sakura Genesis over it. Honestly, of the matches from the show that I did get to see, the NEVER championship match was my favorite, with the IC match just slightly behind it.
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