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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 9, 2018 6:46:59 GMT -5
Seriously, hats off to Okada. That may have been one of, if not the, best championship runs I’ve seen since Cena in 2006-2007, or 1980s Flair, or even some of Misawa’s runs. Both of these guys are on their way to becoming legends. Well with that speech he essentially confirmed he’s in Japan for the long haul as expected. NJPW is in capable hands with Kenny, Okada, and Naito
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Post by abjordans on Jun 9, 2018 6:47:09 GMT -5
Ok, so that match was great and the first NJPW match I have watched live.
But, once Kenny Omwga starts talking, he gives me the freaking creeps. Does anyone else get weirdo vibes from him? I have thought it every time I have seen him.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 9, 2018 6:47:25 GMT -5
It’s about to be 8 am I need food
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Post by Tea & Crumpets on Jun 9, 2018 6:49:53 GMT -5
Yknow, the next 2 years plus write themselves: Okada wins G1 2018, Naito gets it off Omega, beats Okada at WK to establish himself as The Ace, Omega wins G1 2019, beats Naito at WK to truly become The Ace, leading to Omega/Ibushi for the title.
Also, Omega with the (unintentional?) Newlegacy shoutout.
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Post by AwamoriRock on Jun 9, 2018 6:50:56 GMT -5
Ok, so that match was great and the first NJPW match I have watched live. But, once Kenny Omwga starts talking, he gives me the freaking creeps. Does anyone else get weirdo vibes from him? I have thought it every time I have seen him. He's not a great promo but has gotten better, one issue he has is he adopted a really cartoon bad guy voice when he joined BC and has just never let it go, regardless of what he is saying.
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Post by chrom on Jun 9, 2018 6:51:15 GMT -5
It’s about to be 8 am I need food Screw food, I got to go to work in about 25 minutes and I've been up since 3am for this.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2018 6:52:05 GMT -5
Bullet Club gold and black is 4 life brother
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Jun 9, 2018 6:52:43 GMT -5
Chris "Drunchico" Jericho is FAT!
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Post by BRAINFADE on Jun 9, 2018 6:52:46 GMT -5
Seriously, what exactly are Okada and Omega?? How the hell do you have three matches together that a lot of people herald as three of the greatest matches in history, come in to the fourth match with an insane amount of hype and expectation, and then OVER-DELIVER?? AND IN MY OPINION TOP ALL THREE OF THEIR PREVIOUS MATCHES?? It is superhuman!! I cannot believe they did it!
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Post by Spider2024 on Jun 9, 2018 6:52:48 GMT -5
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 9, 2018 6:53:59 GMT -5
Ok, so that match was great and the first NJPW match I have watched live. But, once Kenny Omwga starts talking, he gives me the freaking creeps. Does anyone else get weirdo vibes from him? I have thought it every time I have seen him. He's not a great promo but has gotten better, one issue he has is he adopted a really cartoon bad guy voice when he joined BC and has just never let it go, regardless of what he is saying. Yea pretty much this
He's ingrained that into himself for better or worse. It's one of the reasons why I couldn't buy into him beating Okada a year and a half ago but he's come a long way since. He's going to get a decent reign and I assume drop the title to Naito before he goes on a long reign but this was def a thank you to Kenny tonight
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Post by ANuclearError on Jun 9, 2018 6:55:45 GMT -5
That camera shot of the lonely Okadabuck on the stage was tremendous.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 9, 2018 6:57:26 GMT -5
Seriously, what exactly are Okada and Omega?? How the hell do you have three matches together that a lot of people herald as three of the greatest matches in history, come in to the fourth match with an insane amount of hype and expectation, and then OVER-DELIVER?? AND IN MY OPINION TOP ALL THREE OF THEIR PREVIOUS MATCHES?? It is superhuman!! I cannot believe they did it! Smart minds
Having Okada reign last this long added to the pressure but the fact they were able to top 3 matches which were already considered all time greats is crazy
Okada has put himself on that list of greatest wrestlers ever at only 30 years old after his back and forth with Tanahashi and now with Omega.
Omega has cemented himself as one of the best wrestlers in the world on a list that includes him Okada, Gargano etc.. This is his validation and while I don't think his reign won't last more than 3 months. That's fine because it doesn't need to. He is their guy
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Post by Tea & Crumpets on Jun 9, 2018 6:58:55 GMT -5
He's not a great promo but has gotten better, one issue he has is he adopted a really cartoon bad guy voice when he joined BC and has just never let it go, regardless of what he is saying. Yea pretty much this He's ingrained that into himself for better or worse. It's one of the reasons why I couldn't buy into him beating Okada a year and a half ago but he's come a long way since. He's going to get a decent reign and I assume drop the title to Naito before he goes on a long reign but this was def a thank you to Kenny tonight
Honestly I like Omega's OTT anime vibes, but different strokes for different folks. As long as Okada stays away from the title for a while, maybe has a vicious feud with Jericho actually, see if he can get what Omega got out of him, and Naito gets a big title run followed by Omega, I'll be very, very happy.
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Post by chrom on Jun 9, 2018 6:59:09 GMT -5
What a show, What a Main Event. People are going to be talking about this one for years to come.
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Post by AwamoriRock on Jun 9, 2018 6:59:18 GMT -5
Thing is, if he drops the title before WK it'll be interesting to see what show/venue they deem worthy of a title change.
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Post by Facetious on Jun 9, 2018 7:00:24 GMT -5
Food for thought, Jay White joined CHAOS to get closer to the IWGP HW championship. It's now further away and CHAOS went 0-6 tonight. Will we see some tension in CHAOS?
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Post by BRAINFADE on Jun 9, 2018 7:02:12 GMT -5
Thing is, if he drops the title before WK it'll be interesting to see what show/venue they deem worthy of a title change. I think King of Pro Wrestling is the only realistic option.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2018 7:02:54 GMT -5
So matches of the night everyone? For me and in order.
1. Okada vs Omega. 2. LIJ vs the Young Bucks. 3. Ospreay vs Takahashi. 4. Naito vs Jericho.
All great matches, but Jericho's sloppiness and the fact I'm not super into Naito hurt that match. A brilliantly booked card though in terms of match placement and style. None of the 3 main events felt similar and all had their own style.
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Post by chrom on Jun 9, 2018 7:05:25 GMT -5
Food for thought, Jay White joined CHAOS to get closer to the IWGP HW championship. It's now further away and CHAOS went 0-6 tonight. Will we see some tension in CHAOS? He's the only one who still has a New Japan belt now. They've lost just about everything today. All the power, prestige, money, poof. Gone Okada has lost millions of dollars now that he's no longer champion
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