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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Mar 7, 2019 12:59:41 GMT -5
Easily one of the greatest of all time, I would say THE greatest junior heavyweight of all time. I am glad he got to retire on his own terms and I hope we get to see some great matches leading to his retirement. Personally, I would like to see a nice mixture of old opponents and new ones as well. On the New Japan roster I want him to face Suzuki the most, then Hiromu, Kota Ibushi, Ishii, El Desperado and of course we will get one more Tiger Mask match. But I would love to see old opponents like Great Sasuke, Ultimo Dragon and unfortunately he screwed up, but I really want one more Koji Kanemoto match. Another one I would love to see, that would be very emotional, Brian Pillman Jr. I don't think anyone comes close to him at the top of the junior heavyweight class. Obviously there are guys that are better currently, but he's had such a long, groundbreaking career. Rey Mysterio Jr. I guess would be at a close #2. I think there's an argument to be made for Satoru Sayama, the OG Tiger Mask, to be put in that lofty spot with Liger.
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Mar 7, 2019 13:00:52 GMT -5
Somewhere Tyson Kidd is crying and has locked Natalya out of the house That's because he asked her to dress like Liger, but she refused.
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on Mar 7, 2019 14:50:58 GMT -5
Some of my fondest memories of getting into Japanese wrestling was watching all the Super J Cups and Best of the Super Juniors tournaments in the 90s. That whole era of Jushin Liger, Great Sasuke, Ultimo Dragon, Super Delfin, El Samurai, Shinjiro Otani and a bunch of others made me fall in love with the cruiserweight style. The fact that some of those guys, Liger included, crossed over into WCW during the 90s was such a special time for me as a fan. While people were losing their minds over the NWO I was so excited to be seeing Jushin Liger against Dean Malenko on Nitro. It was such an amazing time to be a fan.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2019 15:04:50 GMT -5
An incredible talent with a truly Hall of Fame career. As kid, getting into wrestling I saw pictures of him and thought he was awesome, he’s been to the uk several times and I’ve always missed him. Really hoping he’s at the Royal Quest show.
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Post by RedSmile on Mar 7, 2019 16:07:59 GMT -5
End of an era. His final match in the Dome is going to be emotional for a certain.
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Post by Woo on Mar 8, 2019 8:27:55 GMT -5
I know next to nothing about Japanese wrestling, but I know and respect Justin Liger. When I first got into wrestling in the year 2000 he was already a legend. The fact he's been wrestling for 19 years since and still at an incredible level is mind blowing.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Mar 8, 2019 10:21:56 GMT -5
Think he'll get put in the WWE Hall of Fame with his WCW time and NXT appearance?
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