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Post by KofiMania on Mar 26, 2019 9:29:18 GMT -5
Yeah, I legit thought he was gone by June. I read that Scurll signed a six month contract in October. So that would mean his contract is up sometime in April. Makes sense, he can still get booked for Double Or Nothing in May. I think Meltzer has since said that he’s signed through the fall.
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Post by chrom on Mar 26, 2019 11:37:48 GMT -5
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Post by corndog on Mar 26, 2019 12:30:16 GMT -5
I think Marty wins the ROH belt. Nobody gave Kyle a chance at Final Battle 2016 because of his soon departure, nobody gave Dalton a chance at FInal Battle 2017 because of the already announced match for Cody at Wrestle Kingdom. I think Taven's inclusion might be something of a red herring, and then Villain Enterprises has all the gold. There are several differences here though. Kyle was heavily rumored to be leaving, but I don't think it was completely set in stone and I believe putting the belt on O'Reilly was a last ditch effort to get him to stay. As far as Dalton, he should have won the belt sooner and the reason people didn't believe in him is because things seemed to have passed him by. There seems to be a trend here of too little, too late, so that would favor Marty. The big difference is there is almost a 0% chance of Marty staying and for that reason I think they use this title match to get heat for Taven. Granted, even though Marty is leaving, the feel good moment would be giving Marty the belt and then Taven(or hopefully someone else)eventually taking the belt off of him before he leaves. Putting the belt on Marty would give ROH the interest they need, using his popularity to give their product a rub and he can put someone over on the way out. On the other hand, I can see from a more selfish standpoint of not wanting to put Marty over at all. AEW is more damaging to ROH and New Japan's US ambitions than WWE, as it has taken their top US stars and a portion of the fanbase. WWE can sign all of the talent they want, but despite the fact, it really hasn't hurt either company because the people that watch ROH and New Japan are looking for a different product.
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Post by Convoy on Mar 26, 2019 18:09:49 GMT -5
Flip Gordon has reinjured his knee and is now off this weekend's ROH show in Baltimore. There is a belief that he tore his meniscus, and if he did, that would keep him out another 4-6 months.
Goes without saying that, if serious, he won't be working G1 Supercard next week either. If he was the plan for Bully Ray, we could see an interesting replacement instead.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Mar 26, 2019 18:28:59 GMT -5
That just f***ing sucks for Flip Gordon, especially if he got his hopes up he could wrestle in MSG and just barely made it back in time, only to be definitely out again.
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Post by chrom on Mar 26, 2019 18:38:50 GMT -5
I say Ishii is the replacement.
Not sure who else it could be
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Post by chazraps on Mar 26, 2019 21:09:22 GMT -5
I say Ishii is the replacement. Not sure who else it could be The benefit of Mania weekend means soooooo many people are in town that the chance for some wild random one-off are pretty high. Especially with it being MSG, who wouldn't want to work that? Just imagine Onita finally getting to explode something in the Garden.
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Post by Convoy on Mar 26, 2019 22:00:12 GMT -5
I say Ishii is the replacement. Not sure who else it could be The benefit of Mania weekend means soooooo many people are in town that the chance for some wild random one-off are pretty high. Especially with it being MSG, who wouldn't want to work that? Just imagine Onita finally getting to explode something in the Garden. OnitaOnitaOh my God yes.
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Post by honsou on Mar 27, 2019 1:48:26 GMT -5
It will be either Ishii or Suzuki now, which will be awesome.
As much as Onita has the presence, he can barely move now a days and there is no way they would let pyro in the ring at MSG anyway
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Post by chrom on Mar 27, 2019 14:18:16 GMT -5
G1 special will be airing in two parts on AXS
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Post by corndog on Mar 27, 2019 23:33:07 GMT -5
It will be either Ishii or Suzuki now, which will be awesome. As much as Onita has the presence, he can barely move now a days and there is no way they would let pyro in the ring at MSG anyway He looked alright at Baba's memorial show.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2019 23:36:19 GMT -5
Not going to lie - I'm not a big fan of Flip Gordon, so I'm hoping for a much more interesting opponent for Bully Ray now.
I do feel bad for Flip and don't wish injury on anyone, but I'm also OK with him not being in the match.
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Post by Convoy on Mar 28, 2019 12:10:54 GMT -5
For those (like myself) attending the show and/or the fan festival live, New Japan just announced exclusive merchandise to be sold at the events. Here are a few images:
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Mar 28, 2019 12:15:36 GMT -5
I don’t know what’s better, the smile on Juice’s face in the Hello Kitty shirt or the fact that Switchblade is modelling a Betty Boop shirt. Who has apparently joined Bullet Club
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Post by HMARK Center on Mar 28, 2019 15:20:22 GMT -5
I don’t know what’s better, the smile on Juice’s face in the Hello Kitty shirt or the fact that Switchblade is modelling a Betty Boop shirt. Who has apparently joined Bullet Club Oh, she's been a member longer than Jay White.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Mar 28, 2019 15:25:36 GMT -5
For those (like myself) attending the show and/or the fan festival live, New Japan just announced exclusive merchandise to be sold at the events. Here are a few images: Damnit, that Okada one is my color. I might have to convince someone to pick it up for me and PayPal them back for it >.>
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Post by chrom on Mar 28, 2019 15:30:51 GMT -5
PCO and Destro will be at Coleman's Pulpit during the Festival of Honor
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Mar 28, 2019 15:32:22 GMT -5
I don’t know what’s better, the smile on Juice’s face in the Hello Kitty shirt or the fact that Switchblade is modelling a Betty Boop shirt. Who has apparently joined Bullet Club Oh, she's been a member longer than Jay White. Huh, how the hell did I miss that?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 18:25:35 GMT -5
I REALLY want that Hello Kitty shirt. And I'm open to the possibility of the Betty Boop one.
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Post by Convoy on Mar 28, 2019 19:51:48 GMT -5
ROH has announced the first set of participants for the Honor Rumble, which takes place on the G1 Supercard preshow.
They are: Kenny King, PJ Black, The Bouncers (Beer City Bruiser and Brian Milonas) and Cheeseburger. New Japan previously announced Jushin Thunder Liger will be in the Rumble.
Also, to quote Kevin Eck on ROHWrestling.com:
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