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Post by chrom on Mar 6, 2019 8:59:25 GMT -5
10 bell salute was held for King Kong Bundy
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 6, 2019 9:04:09 GMT -5
10 bell salute was held for King Kong Bundy I prefer to think of it as 5, but twice. |
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Post by chrom on Mar 6, 2019 9:09:31 GMT -5
Ending made me think we're getting White vs Ibushi
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Post by Slanted and Enchanted on Mar 6, 2019 12:08:37 GMT -5
Decent show. White VS Ospreay was great. The closing segment proved to me that NJPW is still pretty damn strong despite losing The Elite. Ibushi/Tana/Okada/Ospreay are strong babyface and that's not even taking the antiheroes of LIJ into account. The BC, even though I want to see them change their name as the BC moniker is dying a slow death, are amazing heels and I badly want to see Jay White get his comeuppance at MSG.
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Post by chrom on Mar 6, 2019 13:57:53 GMT -5
People overlook just how good White has become this past year
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Post by Fundertaker on Mar 6, 2019 14:06:00 GMT -5
The closing segment proved to me that NJPW is still pretty damn strong despite losing The Elite Probably because that means that New Japan only really lost one guy that mattered (Omega).  |
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Post by Slanted and Enchanted on Mar 6, 2019 14:33:18 GMT -5
The closing segment proved to me that NJPW is still pretty damn strong despite losing The Elite Probably because that means that New Japan only really lost one guy that mattered (Omega). eh, The Bucks were a pretty big blow to the tag division. Cody was a solid heel who garnered lots of heat. And NJPW were primed to strap a rocket to Hangman's back if he had stayed. |
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Post by Yamashita Enforcement Division on Mar 6, 2019 14:56:41 GMT -5
Every member of the Elite, as a group or individually, were a loss to New Japan Pro Wrestling, but in the same breath New Japan Pro Wrestling can easily keep things working because wrestlers are cool and good. And wrestling is cool and good.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Mar 6, 2019 15:04:06 GMT -5
Everyone New Japan lost was at absolute worst a utility player; Hangman had a solid G1 showing, the Bucks were tag staples, Omega was a main eventer, and Cody was someone who may not have delivered, but he was always there. These guys all did something and they found their ways onto the show in one form or another. It's not an issue of them not losing anyone who was a big deal so much as it is the general health of the company and its roster. They could afford to lose The Elite because they were never the only thing going. In each of the niches those guys occupied is someone else credible and who can already be a star, and they went hard in that direction especially with Jay White. ROH is what happens when you don't have a strong plan in palce and you're hinging on those guys; New Japan was prepared for life without The Elite and hasn't broken a sweat filling those vacuums. Not in a WWE-esque "everyone is expendable way" either. They'll be fine.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2019 17:27:29 GMT -5
Only watched from the jnr tag match onwards, but everything from that point was great. R3k vs LIJ was great, and Ihpthiught told a great story. Ishimori vs Liger did exactly what it needed to do, sucking in the crowd to make them think Liger could actually win before giving Ishimori the definitive win. The Tanahashi Team/Okada Order vs LIJ was just fun. And White vs Ospreay was a really good main event.
But dammit Will, stop it with the secondary school grunting and yelling. Everything else in his act is great, but that is just shite and really detracts from his matches.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2019 17:36:30 GMT -5
Also, Jay White, I love ya, but you’re IWGP Heavyweight Champion. You can afford pants that fit.
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Post by Yamashita Enforcement Division on Mar 7, 2019 0:14:19 GMT -5
But dammit Will, stop it with the secondary school grunting and yelling. Everything else in his act is great, but that is just shite and really detracts from his matches. William Ospreay learned from the greatest world champion of all time, Lexington Luger. |
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Post by BRAINFADE on Mar 7, 2019 1:04:14 GMT -5
Liger just announced his retirement at the 47th Anniversary press conference. His last match will be in January at the Toyko Dome.
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 7, 2019 1:08:34 GMT -5
Liger just announced his retirement at the 47th Anniversary press conference. His last match will be in January at the Toyko Dome. Oh wow, that hit hard to read. One of the absolute best of all time. I am just glad he will be retiring with hopefully a good quality of life in whatever he does next. |
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Post by Convoy on Mar 7, 2019 8:35:29 GMT -5
Finally finished the show this morning, and man, that Liger match was amazing. We all knew Ishimori would retain, but I bit on the legend winning a few times.
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