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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Apr 4, 2021 21:37:08 GMT -5
No matches announced yet but you can expect
Will Ospreay (C) vs Shingo Takagi - IWGP HW Championship
Hiroshi Tanahashi (C) vs Jay White - NEVER Championship
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Apr 4, 2021 21:41:00 GMT -5
No matches announced yet but you can expect Will Ospreay (C) vs Shingo Takagi - IWGP HW Championship Hiroshi Tanahashi (C) vs Jay White - NEVER Championship I’d expect Ibushi/Cobb
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Apr 4, 2021 21:43:04 GMT -5
No matches announced yet but you can expect Will Ospreay (C) vs Shingo Takagi - IWGP HW Championship Hiroshi Tanahashi (C) vs Jay White - NEVER Championship I’d expect Ibushi/Cobb Looking ahead, if they do the show in MSG in the summer that is no doubt where Okada will get his title back
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Apr 4, 2021 21:44:38 GMT -5
Looking ahead, if they do the show in MSG in the summer that is no doubt where Okada will get his title back Perhaps but, that’s got to happen in the Dome, no?
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Apr 4, 2021 21:50:11 GMT -5
Looking ahead, if they do the show in MSG in the summer that is no doubt where Okada will get his title back Perhaps but, that’s got to happen in the Dome, no? Well, it could. The next event is at the dome for Wrestling Grand Slam and Okada has the next title shot But I would expect them to have a major hook for the MSG show. Unless they strap up Okada at the Dome and if they can do the MSG show than Ibushi gets a title shot Either way I expect Okada to be involved with the title whether as champ or challenger. I also wouldn't rule out AEW/NJPW crossover at that point and we get Omega/Okada champ vs champ
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Post by MrElijah on Apr 4, 2021 22:23:58 GMT -5
Okay, can anyone tell me the appeal of Will? I mean he's talented but even without the whole dumb/horrible shit he's been apart of, he just screams "comeplete jackass" to me, not World Heavyweight Champion.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2021 22:37:56 GMT -5
No matches announced yet but you can expect Will Ospreay (C) vs Shingo Takagi - IWGP HW Championship Hiroshi Tanahashi (C) vs Jay White - NEVER Championship I’d expect Ibushi/Cobb It appears like we'll be getting GoD vs Tekkers again soon for the IWGP HW Tag Team titles. A strong case can be made that United Empire should get a crack at CHAOS' trios championships. Wato and Taguchi expressed an interest in the IWGP Jr HW Tag Team titles if RPG3K could pull off a win. And YOH has expressed an interest in El Desperado's IWGP Jr Heavyweight Championship as well. It's weird how underwhelming the Sakura Genesis card was. In the past they've always had 4-6 championship matches. Okay, can anyone tell me the appeal of Will? I mean he's talented but even without the whole dumb/horrible shit he's been apart of, he just screams "comeplete jackass" to me, not World Heavyweight Champion. It's mostly his level of talent and evolution on the roster, I suppose. From being a plucky underdog on the junior heavyweight scene to a junior heavyweight ace to a heavyweight contender to heavyweight champion. His mannerisms and general presence are very grating, for sure; many people have felt that way for years. Glad he's at least a heel now.
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Post by Starshine on Apr 4, 2021 22:47:23 GMT -5
Okay, can anyone tell me the appeal of Will? I mean he's talented but even without the whole dumb/horrible shit he's been apart of, he just screams "comeplete jackass" to me, not World Heavyweight Champion. He's very very very very very good, like Okada equivalent prodigy good, and he's a great natural heel. Though if you just don't like him, nothing anyone says is going to change your mind, which is fine.
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Post by Convoy on Apr 4, 2021 23:04:25 GMT -5
Looks like the NEVER 6-Man belts finally get defended on 4/20. The night before there are a set of preview singles matches – Ishii/Yujiro, Goto/Ishimori and YOSHI/KENTA.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 4, 2021 23:14:34 GMT -5
Nagata versus Moxley, huh? I dig it.
It is like the last person I expected, but I bet it's going to be a damn good bout.
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Post by 67 more on Apr 5, 2021 1:49:48 GMT -5
Nagata versus Moxley, huh? I dig it. It is like the last person I expected, but I bet it's going to be a damn good bout. Hoping it's in Japan rather than on Strong, as at least claps are much better than an empty arena
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 5, 2021 2:23:31 GMT -5
Okay, can anyone tell me the appeal of Will? I mean he's talented but even without the whole dumb/horrible shit he's been apart of, he just screams "comeplete jackass" to me, not World Heavyweight Champion. He's very very very very very good, like Okada equivalent prodigy good, and he's a great natural heel. Though if you just don't like him, nothing anyone says is going to change your mind, which is fine. I will say that, even with my disdain for him, I will grant him that he's a lot easier to buy into in the last couple of years, in-ring. Like, I still like Sabre and Jay more as far as the gaijin go, but he's easily more credible than he was. Just a shame about, uh, lots of stuff.
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Post by clifford on Apr 5, 2021 3:19:50 GMT -5
Some bouts we can expect to see over the next few months, going by Sakura Genesis, which if not nothing else really laid out the groundwork for a lot of feuds:
Ospreay/Shingo Tana/Jay Ibushi/Cobb SANADA/Henare O-Khan/Naito Despy/YOH GOD/Tekkers YOSHI-HASHI, Ishii & Goto/KENTA, Yujiro, Ishimori (plus corresponding single bouts between these 6 dudes) Moxley/Nagata (on Strong or possibly even AEW)
The question is what Okada does til he gets his World Heavyweight Title match, presumably at the first Dome show in May. Maybe just multi-man tags to allow his back some extra time off.
Looking over all these matchups it seems the only main player in New Japan who currently has nothing going for him is EVIL. It sorta seems that he might be going up against Yano, maybe for the KOPW title. Continues Yano's 2021 feud with Bullet Club and follows up on the finish to the tag match involving Yano and Dick Togo. What a fall from grace for EVIL if that is the case.
EDIT: Aaaand just like that New Japan announce pretty much all of the above lol
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Post by ANuclearError on Apr 5, 2021 3:29:49 GMT -5
Nagata versus Moxley, huh? I dig it. It is like the last person I expected, but I bet it's going to be a damn good bout. Hoping it's in Japan rather than on Strong, as at least claps are much better than an empty arena I think Nagata's gonna be spending a couple of months in the LA Dojo, so I expect it to be in America.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Apr 5, 2021 3:40:54 GMT -5
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Post by Duke Cameron on Apr 5, 2021 4:51:48 GMT -5
Notes from Will Ospreay’s press conference:
Wants to establish a joshi branch of the United Empire in Stardom.
Wants to change the RevPro British Heavyweight Championship to the IWGP British Heavyweight Championship
Wants to defend the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against CM Punk and Drew McIntyre
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Post by clifford on Apr 5, 2021 5:13:41 GMT -5
Notes from Will Ospreay’s press conference: Wants to establish a joshi branch of the Untied Empire in Stardom. Wants to change the RevPro British Heavyweight Championship to the IWGP British Heavyweight Championship Wants to defend the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against CM Punk and Drew McIntyre First two points are interesting and would see New Japan branching out a bit more beyond NJoA. Third point is just typical Ospreay's mouth saying the first thing that pops into his head.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Apr 5, 2021 5:17:46 GMT -5
Yano/EVIL seems to be leading towards a blindfold match for the KOPW.
Tanahashi wants Kojima to be his new partner now that Henare has joined the United Empire.
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Post by chrom on Apr 5, 2021 6:21:36 GMT -5
Moxley vs Nagata is interesting
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