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Post by revolver86 on Jan 5, 2017 19:15:35 GMT -5
Clearly that is the move. And they have built a lot of good will. Do you see it happening?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2017 19:16:03 GMT -5
Short answer: No.
Long answer: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooope.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 5, 2017 19:18:52 GMT -5
Does Simpsons compete with Pokémon?
Even that is a bad example because Pokémon was on mainstream TV channels.
They are completely different countries. They are in no way competing with each other.
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Jan 5, 2017 19:26:24 GMT -5
I think the internet has made it easier than ever for wrestling companies to pull an international audience, but on any real grand scale no, I don't think there's much in the way of competition happening here. If/when WWE sets up an Asian base full time, there will be a war then, but right now New Japan is looking at running some shows in the US and that's kind of it. WWE runs tours of Japan, tapping into their audience over there the same way New Japan is looking to over on this side of the Pacific. Unless New Japan can get on a major network there's no ratings war to happen, either.
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Post by Milkman Norm on Jan 5, 2017 19:27:50 GMT -5
No. Brain Zane made a good case as to why last year (or maybe 2015) in one of his videos.
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Post by ronin705 on Jan 5, 2017 19:40:56 GMT -5
I'd love it, but sadly no.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Jan 5, 2017 19:45:09 GMT -5
No.
I don't see NJPW ever running shows in the US anywhere but the West Coast, NYC, and maybe Chicago.
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Post by StuntGranny® on Jan 5, 2017 22:26:53 GMT -5
Sadly, no. Not in America. Americans want their wrestling with stupid angles and Kid Rock performances, DAMMIT!
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Jan 5, 2017 22:29:58 GMT -5
In the broad sense, they already do. Will NJPW get as big as WWE or close to it? No, and certainly not in the North American market.
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Post by N E O G E O B O Y S on Jan 5, 2017 22:41:09 GMT -5
They cant even fill half of their second biggest stadium in their native country
Dont count on it really, but who knows, in the future billions of things could happen
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Jan 6, 2017 0:05:14 GMT -5
I think a better question is can NJPW be bigger globally?
That's really what their aim is. Competing with WWE isn't realistic, but that doesn't mean they still can't greatly expand the brand.
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Post by BRAINFADE on Jan 6, 2017 4:21:59 GMT -5
No, and I don't even think they want to compete with WWE. I really think they're just looking to expand their global audience a bit and establish themselves as a solid number two. They are not idiots like TNA.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2017 4:35:50 GMT -5
Language barrier and time zones means it will never rival WWE in America, however they could beat WWE to the untapped Chinese market if they sign some talent from over there.
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Post by AwamoriRock on Jan 6, 2017 8:21:19 GMT -5
Something to keep in mind with NJPW, and to an extent Bushiroad, is that they are not trying to carve into the global market as a direct competitor to WWE. Of course if they got to that level they would welcome it, but even they know that's not happening. What they are primarily trying to do, most likely, is gain traction as a product in Japan by adding a global shine to themselves. This has happened a lot with Japanese businesses and even bands, like X-Japan, where even when popularity fades, it gets a boost overseas and they sort of repackage that new popularity with a "hey look, this has international popularity!" and it picks up more steam. People in Japan call these "reverse-imports" or something similar.
Japanese commentary on NJPW has been pushing this for the last couple of years, and for the past few months have been constantly bringing up NJPW expanding as a brand to remind viewers. So instead of inserting themselves into competition in the States, I think they are content to bring in more foreign wrestlers for runs, temporary and permanent, and open themselves up more to international tours, which Kidani has implied. It looks more to me like they want to embolden their image in Japan as an international brand, which makes it seem cooler.
Although I was pretty surprised to see ESPN and FS1 write about WK11.
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Post by Rican on Jan 6, 2017 9:21:03 GMT -5
On an international level maybe. If they can tap into markets WWE isn't as big in or doesn't go to much. But not really directly, especially in the United States. I think WWE has done a good job over the years of getting people to think WWE when they think wrestling and their brand is really strong. I don't think anyone in America will ever really be direct competition to WWE, certainly not like what we saw in the Monday Night Wars.
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Post by No One on Jan 6, 2017 9:27:12 GMT -5
No. Brain Zane made a good case as to why last year (or maybe 2015) in one of his videos. I enjoyed his videos about The Rick and Rice Flair.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jan 6, 2017 9:43:40 GMT -5
No. I don't see NJPW ever running shows in the US anywhere but the West Coast, NYC, and maybe Chicago. I'd love for Chicago to get one of these shows. I'd settle for an ROH/NJPW supershow.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jan 6, 2017 13:40:52 GMT -5
Sadly, no. Not in America. Americans want their wrestling with stupid angles and Kid Rock performances, DAMMIT! Let's not get into knocking fanbases for wanting a certain style of wrestling, please. That's not fair.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jan 6, 2017 13:42:05 GMT -5
And to answer the main question, no. But I don't think that's their objective, and hopefully it isn't. Gedo and co. need to take it sloooooooow and steady.
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Post by Aboutreika18 on Jan 6, 2017 15:18:56 GMT -5
Sadly, no. Not in America. Americans want their wrestling with stupid angles and Kid Rock performances, DAMMIT! Let's not get into knocking fanbases for wanting a certain style of wrestling, please. That's not fair. Didn't the "DAMMIT!" make it clear he was just parodying Vince?
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