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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 18, 2020 12:03:18 GMT -5
 WrestleKingdom Night 1:  Double Championship Match: Kota Ibushi Vs (C) Tetsuya Naito  Kazuchika Okada vs Will Ospreay  Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Great O-Khan  IWGP Tag Team Championship Match: (C) Dangerous Tekkers vs G.O.D.  BOSJ winner Hiromu Takahashi vs Super J-Cup winner ELP (winner faces Ishimori Night 2) WrestleKingdom Night 2:  Double Championship Match: Winner of Naito/Ibushi vs Jay White  SANADA vs EVIL  NEVER Championship Match: (C) Shingo Takagi vs Jeff Cob  IWGP Jr Championship Match: (C) Taiji Ishimori vs winner of Takahashi/ELP |
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Post by eJm on Oct 18, 2020 12:06:08 GMT -5
Going to be weirder since it's on a Monday and Tuesday rather than the money-spinning weekend doubleheader but it's not like it's never been a sell out before on a weekday.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2020 13:55:46 GMT -5
That's a nice logo.
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Post by clifford on Oct 18, 2020 14:28:04 GMT -5
The hook last year that allowed them to have their biggest stars in huge matches both nights was the Double Gold Dash concept.
I wonder what they'll do this year. I don't know if they'll even need to have the biggest players in meaningful matches both nights to be honest. You'd assume they wouldn't have too much trouble selling out the Dome at 50% capacity two nights in a row.
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Post by ANuclearError on Oct 18, 2020 14:35:07 GMT -5
The hook last year that allowed them to have their biggest stars in huge matches both nights was the Double Gold Dash concept. I wonder what they'll do this year. I don't know if they'll even need to have the biggest players in meaningful matches both nights to be honest. You'd assume they wouldn't have too much trouble selling out the Dome at 50% capacity two nights in a row. I think we're going to have Naito defend each belt separately either night. You have 8 belts in the company, so can have 4 each night.
The King of Pro Wrestling belt is supposed to be a yearly thing, so you can do something to decide the Inaugural 2021 Champion.
We appear to be building to Ospreay vs Okada & Jay vs EVIL as non-belt feuds as well.
Finally, they have the STARDOM ace up their sleeve too if they want to bulk up the cards. IF Bea defends her STARDOM belt on Night 2, then you can do a mixed tag on Night 1 with her opponent teaming with Okada. I know people have a lot of hot takes with women's wrestling in NJPW, but I think the Dome show can be an exemption. That door was already opened last year after all.
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Post by chrom on Oct 18, 2020 14:37:36 GMT -5
The hook last year that allowed them to have their biggest stars in huge matches both nights was the Double Gold Dash concept. I wonder what they'll do this year. I don't know if they'll even need to have the biggest players in meaningful matches both nights to be honest. You'd assume they wouldn't have too much trouble selling out the Dome at 50% capacity two nights in a row. I think we're going to have Naito defend each belt separately either night. You have 8 belts in the company, so can have 4 each night.
The King of Pro Wrestling belt is supposed to be a yearly thing, so you can do something to decide the Inaugural 2021 Champion.
We appear to be building to Ospreay vs Okada & Jay vs EVIL as non-belt feuds as well.
Finally, they have the STARDOM ace up their sleeve too if they want to bulk up the cards.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 18, 2020 14:41:44 GMT -5
They will have enough to fill two days
Either Naito will defend the belts on back to back nights or most likely I can see him losing the title to SANADA before WK and the IC title will main event night one
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Post by eJm on Oct 18, 2020 14:46:03 GMT -5
OH GOD I JUST REMEMBERED IBUSHI WON THE G1 WHICH MEANS HE’S FACING NAITO AGAIN AND BOTH OF THEM ARE GOING TO DIE!
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Oct 18, 2020 14:48:18 GMT -5
The hook last year that allowed them to have their biggest stars in huge matches both nights was the Double Gold Dash concept. I wonder what they'll do this year. I don't know if they'll even need to have the biggest players in meaningful matches both nights to be honest. You'd assume they wouldn't have too much trouble selling out the Dome at 50% capacity two nights in a row. I think we're going to have Naito defend each belt separately either night. You have 8 belts in the company, so can have 4 each night. The King of Pro Wrestling belt is supposed to be a yearly thing, so you can do something to decide the Inaugural 2021 Champion.
We appear to be building to Ospreay vs Okada & Jay vs EVIL as non-belt feuds as well. Finally, they have the STARDOM ace up their sleeve too if they want to bulk up the cards. IF Bea defends her STARDOM belt on Night 2, then you can do a mixed tag on Night 1 with her opponent teaming with Okada. I know people have a lot of hot takes with women's wrestling in NJPW, but I think the Dome show can be an exemption. That door was already opened last year after all.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 18, 2020 14:50:25 GMT -5
OH GOD I JUST REMEMBERED IBUSHI WON THE G1 WHICH MEANS HE’S FACING NAITO AGAIN AND BOTH OF THEM ARE GOING TO DIE! Somebody is going to lose a limb   |
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Post by eJm on Oct 18, 2020 14:53:41 GMT -5
OH GOD I JUST REMEMBERED IBUSHI WON THE G1 WHICH MEANS HE’S FACING NAITO AGAIN AND BOTH OF THEM ARE GOING TO DIE! Somebody is going to lose a limb That first GIF still gives me nightmares. |
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Post by clifford on Oct 18, 2020 15:12:09 GMT -5
Somebody is going to lose a limb That first GIF still gives me nightmares. Honestly, the second is even worse for me for whatever reason. But both make my toes curl and neck hurt. |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 18, 2020 15:15:35 GMT -5
That first GIF still gives me nightmares. Honestly, the second is even worse for me for whatever reason. But both make my toes curl and neck hurt. Keep in mind, that apron piledriver was on NIGHT ONE of the G1 a few years ago |
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Post by eJm on Oct 18, 2020 15:21:08 GMT -5
That first GIF still gives me nightmares. Honestly, the second is even worse for me for whatever reason. But both make my toes curl and neck hurt. Oh no, they're both horrific, I just remember watching that live in a bar and it was honestly one of the scariest things I had ever seen. |
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Post by Convoy on Oct 18, 2020 15:27:59 GMT -5
OH GOD I JUST REMEMBERED IBUSHI WON THE G1 WHICH MEANS HE’S FACING NAITO AGAIN AND BOTH OF THEM ARE GOING TO DIE! Somebody is going to lose a limb My body is ready for this main event, but their bodies will never be. |
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Post by AwamoriRock on Oct 18, 2020 17:18:05 GMT -5
I think we're going to have Naito defend each belt separately either night. You have 8 belts in the company, so can have 4 each night. The King of Pro Wrestling belt is supposed to be a yearly thing, so you can do something to decide the Inaugural 2021 Champion.
We appear to be building to Ospreay vs Okada & Jay vs EVIL as non-belt feuds as well. Finally, they have the STARDOM ace up their sleeve too if they want to bulk up the cards. IF Bea defends her STARDOM belt on Night 2, then you can do a mixed tag on Night 1 with her opponent teaming with Okada. I know people have a lot of hot takes with women's wrestling in NJPW, but I think the Dome show can be an exemption. That door was already opened last year after all.
Aren't there still TV Rights issues with televising STARDOM matches on NJPW shows? As far as I know still, yeah, so you could be looking at the same dark match issue as last year. Although even if there's a STARDOM match, especially a title match, something as lame as the SWA World Championship would be kinda underwhelming. |
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Oct 18, 2020 17:35:50 GMT -5
It sucks that Mox still can’t make it back over to Japan due to the pandemic, because he’s been fire enough in his NJPW appearances to have him and KENTA be a potential show stealer, if it could be done.
The Dome is definitely where I’d want to do the Suzuki/Taichi blowoff. The latter’s improved G1 performance tells me they’re interested in him being higher up on the cards, finally.
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Post by toodarkmark on Oct 18, 2020 17:50:51 GMT -5
Will they have TV outside of NJPW World?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2020 18:00:22 GMT -5
Will they have TV outside of NJPW World? It's been available on FITE TV the last few years. Glad they're continuing with the two-day model!  |
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Post by MrElijah on Oct 18, 2020 20:16:05 GMT -5
OH GOD I JUST REMEMBERED IBUSHI WON THE G1 WHICH MEANS HE’S FACING NAITO AGAIN AND BOTH OF THEM ARE GOING TO DIE! Somebody is going to lose a limb WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS? |
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