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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Jan 5, 2019 3:41:51 GMT -5
Great great show, the time just flew by.
I do have some qualms that I'll cover in my video review, but overall I loved it.
Omega losing was a huge letdown for me as I thought there was a LOT of mileage left in him as champion. Especially considering how long he chased the belt, and the title run he got was very underwhelming as it was Cody, Cody, Cody, Ishii, Cody, Cody, Ibushi and Cody (I may be exaggerating for effect). Kenny could have and should have had a stellar title reign, but at least he was champion. And not facing the King of the Boring Match: Cody.
I've never really liked Tanahashi. I respect the hell out of him for what he did for New Japan, but I can't get behind an arrogant John Cena-esque douchey face. Give me an arrogant smug tweener type that Omega is that wins people over on ability than someone who plays the good guy but is also a condescending d-bag a lot. So yeah, the ending to the main event knocked the wind out of my sails personally.
But the world is Kenny's oyster as is being discussed in the other thread. I'm not sure another IWGP title run would be as impactful as I think they really blew the chance they had with him on this one. But we'll see. I love the dude, and anywhere he goes I'll be watching. And it'll be interesting to see how they play this reclaiming the throne arc with Tana, but another Tana title reign is so boring to me.
I know many disagree, and that's fine. I'll watch regardless as a Tana title reign is still more entertaining than anything WWE can do under Vince's oppressive watch.
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Post by MAGGLE on Jan 5, 2019 3:48:19 GMT -5
I should have turned off after Ibushi vs Oespray. I did not like any of the stories told after that. Do not get me started on Okada losing to that weeaboo.
Its a new era for NJPW...an era where they try to screw the fans more than WWE š¤£. Had a viewing party with 5 people , everyone left dissapointed. The match quality was awesome but compared to NJPWs usual standard...very poor after the opener. I also dont get Tanahashi , watched every big match since 2016, never liked it and I dont know anyone personally that does.
Again Jay White deserves a ROH TV title run, thats it.
This isnt the direction to go, they will fail. I will probably watch wrestler that I enjoy like Naito, Oespray , Ibushi and Okada. But I am done with the rest tbh.
And i basically was a fanboy until yesterday.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2019 3:56:15 GMT -5
Great great show, the time just flew by. I do have some qualms that I'll cover in my video review, but overall I loved it. Omega losing was a huge letdown for me as I thought there was a LOT of mileage left in him as champion. Especially considering how long he chased the belt, and the title run he got was very underwhelming as it was Cody, Cody, Cody, Ishii, Cody, Cody, Ibushi and Cody (I may be exaggerating for effect). Kenny could have and should have had a stellar title reign, but at least he was champion. And not facing the King of the Boring Match: Cody. I've never really liked Tanahashi. I respect the hell out of him for what he did for New Japan, but I can't get behind an arrogant John Cena-esque douchey face. Give me an arrogant smug tweener type that Omega is that wins people over on ability than someone who plays the good guy but is also a condescending d-bag a lot. So yeah, the ending to the main event knocked the wind out of my sails personally. But the world is Kenny's oyster as is being discussed in the other thread. I'm not sure another IWGP title run would be as impactful as I think they really blew the chance they had with him on this one. But we'll see. I love the dude, and anywhere he goes I'll be watching. And it'll be interesting to see how they play this reclaiming the throne arc with Tana, but another Tana title reign is so boring to me. I know many disagree, and that's fine. I'll watch regardless as a Tana title reign is still more entertaining than anything WWE can do under Vince's oppressive watch. I don't mind Tanahashi winning, I could've gone either way but I think Tanahashi winning is the better choice. Omega's reign really lost steam recently, and Kenny's character is in need of some redefinition, especially now that he seems to be drifting back into his Cleaner persona. His Okada feud was a perfectly told story, and I didn't mind his stuff with Cody/Ibushi, but he really drifted into the background after that. The Cody stuff became less forgiving in hindsight because it was good as just a chapter of the story, but now it's like, unfortunately, just about the peak of the whole reign. It was hard to follow up with how great his chase was, and it didn't seem like they had anything lined up to do so. Kenny's great but I'm not sure his character makes the most sense as a long term champion, he's too much of a loose cannon. He's not cut from the same cloth as Tanahashi and Okada who seem more collected and self assured in that position.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2019 4:37:47 GMT -5
I'm kind of impressed that Lance Hoyt still exists.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 5, 2019 4:48:07 GMT -5
Hart-Smith and Archer inheriting the āYoung Lion Rampageā ability from Suzuki.
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Post by Ishmeal Loves BBL Bayley on Jan 5, 2019 4:49:21 GMT -5
A+ camera work. My god!
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Post by chrom on Jan 5, 2019 4:50:09 GMT -5
Looked at the schedule and Yoshi Hashi returns in the main event
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 5, 2019 4:50:53 GMT -5
Yujiro/Chase v Honma/Henare up next.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 5, 2019 4:51:13 GMT -5
I'm kind of impressed that Lance Hoyt still exists. Be nice. His parents are Test and Lance Cade. He's an orphan already.
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Post by chrom on Jan 5, 2019 4:53:30 GMT -5
Yujiro and Chase are all that's left now
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 5, 2019 4:54:15 GMT -5
I'm kind of impressed that Lance Hoyt still exists. Be nice. His parents are Test and Lance Cade. He's an orphan already. Minoru Suzuki isnāt just his leader, heās his legal guardian.
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Post by Chuck Conry on Jan 5, 2019 4:55:47 GMT -5
I figured the Elite guys would at least be getting send-offs of some sort. Shocked none of them are on the card.
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Post by chrom on Jan 5, 2019 5:10:35 GMT -5
Beretta challenged Juice post match after he won yesterday
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2019 5:13:49 GMT -5
Should Juice really be complaining about Cody not defending the belt when he had the belt less than two weeks less and defended it just as many times?
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Post by chrom on Jan 5, 2019 5:20:42 GMT -5
Not on the chair!
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Post by chrom on Jan 5, 2019 5:22:15 GMT -5
Taylor snaps again and got DQ but he didn't care as he piledrivered Finlay onto a chair
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Post by chrom on Jan 5, 2019 5:23:57 GMT -5
They'll face each other again next week in ROH
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2019 5:24:18 GMT -5
*Commentary starts talking about how Ospreay's not just a flippy guy anymore.*
*Immediate unnecessary rolling all over the place to escape a wristlock.*
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Post by chrom on Jan 5, 2019 5:25:49 GMT -5
Kushida and Ospreay, at it again
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Post by chrom on Jan 5, 2019 5:28:29 GMT -5
Cobb's been taken to by the fanbase
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