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Post by chrom on Feb 18, 2023 7:49:48 GMT -5
Kyushu Pro and Triple Six have announced their participants.
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Post by chrom on Feb 18, 2023 7:58:46 GMT -5
The Press Conference is now up at Youtube, which has Eddie Kingston making an unannounced appearance.
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Post by chrom on Feb 18, 2023 10:33:04 GMT -5
Kickoff show starts at 9:20.
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Post by chrom on Feb 18, 2023 16:30:42 GMT -5
Any chance Kaito shows up tonight?
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Post by ace on Feb 18, 2023 16:35:06 GMT -5
It doesn’t seem like the right place for it tbh. Okada is there and defending, sure…but it’s a storyline for a non NJPW show and a NJPW US show feels like an extra step removed from it. Especially one that sold out on pretty much just Mercedes debut. A good portion of this specific crowd might have zero idea what is happening.
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Post by XIII on Feb 18, 2023 16:47:34 GMT -5
they had no way of knowing but having this on the same night as Sami vs. Roman in Montreal is negating any sort of buzz on this. People are going to be drained after EC (no matter what happens)
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Feb 18, 2023 17:16:31 GMT -5
Big cap on Kingston saying he never ever wanted to go to wwe in that presser.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 18, 2023 17:25:53 GMT -5
Big cap on Kingston saying he never ever wanted to go to wwe in that presser. Bro looked like he was about to sign a few years ago when he was at the PC when Impact finally gave him a job after he been asking them for years |
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 18, 2023 17:46:51 GMT -5
Big cap on Kingston saying he never ever wanted to go to wwe in that presser. Bro looked like he was about to sign a few years ago when he was at the PC when Impact finally gave him a job after he been asking them for years He also got an offer after his Cody match, but said his mom told him AEW would let him work, while WWE kept wanting to make him a coach or agent and would have benched him after a small amount of time. |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 18, 2023 17:49:27 GMT -5
Bro looked like he was about to sign a few years ago when he was at the PC when Impact finally gave him a job after he been asking them for years He also got an offer after his Cody match, but said his mom told him AEW would let him work, while WWE kept wanting to make him a coach or agent and would have benched him after a small amount of time. Best decision he made was to go to AEW That Impact run really didn't go him good since he was all over the place from manager to that horrible ass group with him, Storms and Bram I think. He rehabbed his image and came in fresh when they really needed it and brings a credibility not a lot of people can |
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Post by MrElijah on Feb 18, 2023 18:08:17 GMT -5
He also got an offer after his Cody match, but said his mom told him AEW would let him work, while WWE kept wanting to make him a coach or agent and would have benched him after a small amount of time. Best decision he made was to go to AEW That Impact run really didn't go him good since he was all over the place from manager to that horrible ass group with him, Storms and Bram I think. He rehabbed his image and came in fresh when they really needed it and brings a credibility not a lot of people can Ah the DCC....what's with TNA and them putting James Storm in shitty groups? |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 18, 2023 18:17:01 GMT -5
Best decision he made was to go to AEW That Impact run really didn't go him good since he was all over the place from manager to that horrible ass group with him, Storms and Bram I think. He rehabbed his image and came in fresh when they really needed it and brings a credibility not a lot of people can Ah the DCC....what's with TNA and them putting James Storm in shitty groups? I am still surprised he went back to Impact when the door for NXT was open but I am guessing they paid him a pretty penny Too bad they couldn't pay EY and Roode and they used that to their advantage |
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 18, 2023 18:29:03 GMT -5
Ah the DCC....what's with TNA and them putting James Storm in shitty groups? I am still surprised he went back to Impact when the door for NXT was open but I am guessing they paid him a pretty penny Too bad they couldn't pay EY and Roode and they used that to their advantage Yeah, I want to say Impact offered Storm more money and/or more commitment than NXT was going to at that time. |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 18, 2023 18:33:54 GMT -5
I am still surprised he went back to Impact when the door for NXT was open but I am guessing they paid him a pretty penny Too bad they couldn't pay EY and Roode and they used that to their advantage Yeah, I want to say Impact offered Storm more money and/or more commitment than NXT was going to at that time. I think he got the standard top guy contract of 100K threshold while NXT I think was only giving out like 50k at the time |
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 18, 2023 18:54:47 GMT -5
Yeah, I want to say Impact offered Storm more money and/or more commitment than NXT was going to at that time. I think he got the standard top guy contract of 100K threshold while NXT I think was only giving out like 50k at the time Yeah, that sounds right. If WWE kept him, then yeah, he'd have stood to make more money, but I remember him explaining he's a family man and that he wasn't getting any younger, so it was a risk he wasn't comfortable taking versus guaranteed money. |
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Post by chrom on Feb 18, 2023 18:55:31 GMT -5
Best decision he made was to go to AEW That Impact run really didn't go him good since he was all over the place from manager to that horrible ass group with him, Storms and Bram I think. He rehabbed his image and came in fresh when they really needed it and brings a credibility not a lot of people can Ah the DCC....what's with TNA and them putting James Storm in shitty groups? Los Ingoobernables Meh TNA |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 18, 2023 19:13:18 GMT -5
I think he got the standard top guy contract of 100K threshold while NXT I think was only giving out like 50k at the time Yeah, that sounds right. If WWE kept him, then yeah, he'd have stood to make more money, but I remember him explaining he's a family man and that he wasn't getting any younger, so it was a risk he wasn't comfortable taking versus guaranteed money. Only thing is at least it was guarantee he would see money but no telling if he would been in NXT a year or two before getting to the real money he wanted Not like Impact was paying people on time (see Roode and EY) but I assume he had that written in stone with no missed payments. Since EY and Roode left because they was owed money away, that also wiped out some financial burden |
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Post by chrom on Feb 18, 2023 19:23:37 GMT -5
I'm thinking we're gonna see a new Strong Openweight Champion.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 18, 2023 19:32:18 GMT -5
I'm thinking we're gonna see a new Strong Openweight Champion. Who are you to doubt the Sun Tan Superman |
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Post by Convoy on Feb 18, 2023 20:11:12 GMT -5
The STRONG title match is in a curious position, both figuratively and literally. It’s on super early for whatever reason, which feels like a demotion in a time where the previous version of STRONG seems to be washed away. That makes it feel like a KENTA win is coming to usher in the new era, but Rosser is the new head coach of the LA Dojo, so I expect him to still be very much a part of future US events. KENTA is, in his own words, “stuck in America” because of his kids, so he will also be on any shows run in the states. There’s also the matter of if they move forward at all with the KENTA redemption storyline Tana hinted at.
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