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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 14, 2021 23:13:26 GMT -5
Shida is absolutely fabing here. She knows how to lay a seed for a future feud.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 15, 2021 5:13:47 GMT -5
60 min to the firsr round of the Japanese side! Wait the AEW Tourney? That's at 7PM EST...
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Post by Dub H on Feb 15, 2021 5:58:42 GMT -5
60 min to the firsr round of the Japanese side! Wait the AEW Tourney? That's at 7PM EST... Well,ChocoPor is streaming something in a minute Gues sit is just a talk show of sorts,ignore me
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Feb 15, 2021 6:51:13 GMT -5
I wonder if she's kayfabing. I know Shida probably made the decision to move to the US and take her career West years ago, but there was a time when Shida was one of the trainers at Ice Ribbon, I think particularly when Emi Sakura had whatever beef she had with the company and left, and I'd assume in that kind of situation, you'd be keeping abreast of the scene. I know Maki Itoh isn't like the second coming of Aja Kong or Megumi Kudo or anything, but I was under the impression she was making waves for a while now. Of course, I guess what English-speaking wrestling fans are talking about isn't always the same as the tastes of Japanese wrestling fans, sort of like how I think Ishii in NJPW is more popular with American, UK, etc, fans than he is with Japanese ones. Like, he's obviously still liked and respected, but I've always heard that he's not necessarily a great promo guy, plus I imagine looks are an issue because a lot of NJPW's top guys are considered traditionally handsome or cute. So, no idea if this is a thing where the "cute, but vulgar and intensely bitter" Maki gimmick translates to English more or not, or if maybe Shida just missed the boat on her if she was already looking to leave the full-time joshi scene. Of course, Maki is also the kind of person Shida could profess to be ignorant of to build to a future match, hence me wondering if it's kayfabe. Yeah, TJPW isn't some obscure promotion. Even if you don't watch it, there's no way you can be connected to the joshi scene and not be familiar with one of their biggest stars. She's definitely kayfabing. Yeah TJPW is the sister promotion of DDT and DDT is hardly an obscure promotion either.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 15, 2021 8:01:48 GMT -5
Yeah, TJPW isn't some obscure promotion. Even if you don't watch it, there's no way you can be connected to the joshi scene and not be familiar with one of their biggest stars. She's definitely kayfabing. Yeah TJPW is the sister promotion of DDT and DDT is hardly an obscure promotion either. Yuka literally had the TJPW Princess of Princess Title with her in early AEW Days if I recall, and they mentioned Thunder Rosa being International Princess champion too when she showed up, before vacating it. Shida absolutely knows who Itoh is and is trying to lay groundwork for a feud where she is absolutely lowballing Maki, and given Maki's entire character, that makes perfect sense, and gives her fuel in the Tourney. This is absolutely AEW seeing who is getting over online on the Japan side even before a match happens, and Maki Itoh definitely is.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Feb 15, 2021 12:20:19 GMT -5
Yeah TJPW is the sister promotion of DDT and DDT is hardly an obscure promotion either. Yuka literally had the TJPW Princess of Princess Title with her in early AEW Days if I recall, and they mentioned Thunder Rosa being International Princess champion too when she showed up, before vacating it. Shida absolutely knows who Itoh is and is trying to lay groundwork for a feud where she is absolutely lowballing Maki, and given Maki's entire character, that makes perfect sense, and gives her fuel in the Tourney. This is absolutely AEW seeing who is getting over online on the Japan side even before a match happens, and Maki Itoh definitely is. Shoko Nakajima walked out with the Princess of Princess Championship on one of the early AEW PPVs. Excalibur noted she was the current champ. Incidentally she was teaming with Bea Priestley who was World of Stardom Champion at the time and also allowed to come out with her title.
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Post by markymark on Feb 15, 2021 20:26:05 GMT -5
Emi vs Veny was one hell of a match, best AEW women match of the year so far, pretty much stole the show tonight
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 15, 2021 20:30:26 GMT -5
Tonight showed why Kenny wanted to make Joshi wrestling a focal point of the girls side and why the women's division fell off a f***ing cliff when they got locked out of the country.
They were all fantastic tonight, and the new girls like VENY and Maki, it absolutely won't be the last time we see them. They were fantastic, and show stealers in their own ways.
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Post by chrom on Feb 15, 2021 20:31:38 GMT -5
Emi vs Veny was one hell of a match, best AEW women match of the year so far, pretty much stole the show tonight Made the stateside girls matches look like something out of OVW
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Post by markymark on Feb 15, 2021 20:31:51 GMT -5
Also Emi looked much better than in her first AEW run, now I wouldnt mind her if she returned.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 15, 2021 20:32:01 GMT -5
Emi vs Veny was one hell of a match, best AEW women match of the year so far, pretty much stole the show tonight I think you were actually the one who didn't like how Emi was portrayed in her first AEW Run Tonight she absolutely pivoted from that shtick. Not only did she look like she was in better shape than last year, but her gimmick of "Self annointed king who thinks she is better than everyone else" is absolutely the best direction for her. The AEW Women's Division doesn't hae "Crafty Veteran Heel" and Emi could do it.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 15, 2021 20:33:07 GMT -5
Emi vs Veny was one hell of a match, best AEW women match of the year so far, pretty much stole the show tonight Made the stateside girls matches look like something out of OVW I don't think that's fair to some of the girls matches like Baker/Rosa but the Joshi have a clear step over most of them, again it's why Kenny wanted them as the focus, it was clear why Deeb vs Riho should be a really good match tomorrow though.
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Post by chrom on Feb 15, 2021 20:34:12 GMT -5
Made the stateside girls matches look like something out of OVW I don't think that's fair to some of the girls matches like Baker/Rosa but the Joshi have a clear step over most of them, again it's why Kenny wanted them as the focus, it was clear why Deeb vs Riho should be a really good match tomorrow though. Wednesday, today's Monday
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Post by markymark on Feb 15, 2021 20:34:27 GMT -5
Emi just said on the post show that she lost some teeth after Veny kicked her.
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Feb 15, 2021 20:35:32 GMT -5
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Post by chrom on Feb 15, 2021 20:35:51 GMT -5
Also Emi looked much better than in her first AEW run, now I wouldnt mind her if she returned. She looked slimmer than from her last appearance stateside.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 15, 2021 20:36:00 GMT -5
Emi just said on the post show that she lost some teeth after Veny kicked her. Probably fabed, but a good way to sell VENY
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 15, 2021 20:36:58 GMT -5
Itoh, Tay, and Anna as a trio is actually not a bad idea...
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Feb 15, 2021 20:38:32 GMT -5
Itoh, Tay, and Anna as a trio is actually not a bad idea... Can't think of bigger personality clash than Ana Jay and Maki Itoh.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 15, 2021 20:45:47 GMT -5
Itoh, Tay, and Anna as a trio is actually not a bad idea... Can't think of bigger personality clash than Ana Jay and Maki Itoh. Maki and Anna both flipping people off however...
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