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Post by AwamoriRock on Mar 21, 2023 10:26:18 GMT -5
I want Sanada and Just 5 Guys to be beating down LIJ and then...EVIL runs in and makes the save. Naito and EVIL then hug and cry like the Golden Lovers. EVIL then goes back to party city Undertaker character.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Mar 21, 2023 10:44:32 GMT -5
I want Sanada and Just 5 Guys to be beating down LIJ and then...EVIL runs in and makes the save. Naito and EVIL then hug and cry like the Golden Lovers. EVIL then goes back to party city Undertaker character. I so badly miss LIJ being the Ride-of-Die group of Weirdos.
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Post by chrom on Mar 21, 2023 11:02:30 GMT -5
Hiromu asked if a video package was all that was needed to be made a challenger.
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Post by chrom on Mar 21, 2023 11:42:37 GMT -5
Video package aired, for apparently someone coming in. Gave off Toho vibes with the video, feels like a "gimmicky" character as a result. Don't think it'll be Tsuji. Not sure who it could be.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Mar 21, 2023 11:43:14 GMT -5
Lio Rush and Hiromu tore the house down and SANADA winning was the right result. Loved the pop for the shining wizard.
I think we’re looking at new Junior, NEVER, and Heavyweight champions soon.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Mar 21, 2023 11:54:19 GMT -5
I see a lot of people saying the pacing of the final was weird and I thought “Well, yeah. It only went 19 minutes when we’re used to 35.”
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Post by Convoy on Mar 21, 2023 13:14:41 GMT -5
It's nice that, after a career of not living up to his potential, all SANADA needed was to cobble together other people's moves and become the ultimate CAW.
I figured they would go with SANADA, and I'm happy they are (for now) not going all-the-way with the Finlay push, culminating in a world title win. It still feels rushed, and maybe that's the point with the ELP stuff. Dontaku is coming up, and you have to think the 10-year Bullet Club celebration will lead to some further shake-up event. As for SANADA, I'm fine if his title win at SG is part of a big overall shift at the show. They could always give him a Dontaku defense and a Dominion loss if they want to just grant him a test run.
Very happy to see Eagles join TMDK, instead of United Empire or sticking with CHAOS. That group needed a junior the most, and his style/background fit well.
Also, now that he'll have faced both Suzuki and Tana, they have to put my boy Speedball in BOSJ this year.
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Post by chrom on Mar 21, 2023 13:40:35 GMT -5
Sanada's pretty much gotta win next month.
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Post by chrom on Mar 21, 2023 13:52:18 GMT -5
Cobb's saying he'll be at AEW this week as he's gunning for Kenny.
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Post by ace on Mar 21, 2023 14:21:13 GMT -5
Sanada's pretty much gotta win next month. He really, really does. Another big loss here and it was a waste to put him over in the tournament or change his look. He’ll just be the same guy.
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Post by chrom on Mar 21, 2023 15:14:33 GMT -5
Sanada's pretty much gotta win next month. He really, really does. Another big loss here and it was a waste to put him over in the tournament or change his look. He’ll just be the same guy. Yeah, even if it's just til Dominion, he's gotta at least hold it for a while.
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Post by chrom on Mar 21, 2023 17:51:10 GMT -5
If Sanada wins, he'll join the Triple Crown and Grand Slam of New Japan.
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Post by Fundertaker on Mar 21, 2023 18:11:23 GMT -5
Gave off Toho vibes with the video, feels like a "gimmicky" character as a result. Don't think it'll be Tsuji. Not sure who it could be. The answer is in a certain Prince Devitt promo (Language warning!)
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Mar 22, 2023 2:02:57 GMT -5
SANADA said in an interview that the catalyst for him leaving LIJ was Mutoh picking Naito as his final opponent. Mutoh stated that he chose Naito because Naito was someone at the top of his game and able to carry pro wrestling into the future. That hit SANADA hard on multiple levels.
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 22, 2023 2:40:40 GMT -5
SANADA said in an interview that the catalyst for him leaving LIJ was Mutoh picking Naito as his final opponent. Mutoh stated that he chose Naito because Naito was someone at the top of his game and able to carry pro wrestling into the future. That hit SANADA hard on multiple levels. That makes a lot of sense, given SANADA's relationship to both men. I'm getting increasingly cool with SANADA's leaving. I was kind of dreading a debacle like EVIL's departure from LIJ, but thankfully, this seems much better thought out.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Mar 22, 2023 7:25:56 GMT -5
SANADA said in an interview that the catalyst for him leaving LIJ was Mutoh picking Naito as his final opponent. Mutoh stated that he chose Naito because Naito was someone at the top of his game and able to carry pro wrestling into the future. That hit SANADA hard on multiple levels. That makes a lot of sense, given SANADA's relationship to both men. I'm getting increasingly cool with SANADA's leaving. I was kind of dreading a debacle like EVIL's departure from LIJ, but thankfully, this seems much better thought out. It's beyond time they pull the plug on House of Torture. Or at least turn it into its own thing outside of Bullet Club.
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Post by chrom on Mar 22, 2023 8:19:20 GMT -5
That makes a lot of sense, given SANADA's relationship to both men. I'm getting increasingly cool with SANADA's leaving. I was kind of dreading a debacle like EVIL's departure from LIJ, but thankfully, this seems much better thought out. It's beyond time they pull the plug on House of Torture. Or at least turn it into its own thing outside of Bullet Club. New Japan needs to get rid of Dick Togo. His booking has been terrible since he showed back up.
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Post by Some Baritone guy IS REDEEMED! on Mar 22, 2023 11:59:36 GMT -5
Thank god Sanada got a hair cut and a shave. Now he actually looks like a main eventer.
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Post by chrom on Mar 22, 2023 15:36:54 GMT -5
Thank god Sanada got a hair cut and a shave. Now he actually looks like a main eventer. His new look has done a lot for him.
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Post by EZ: Brainy Bae on Mar 22, 2023 23:09:15 GMT -5
SANADA leaps off the screen so much you instantly like him on first view, but the pieces for a deeper run never fit even when mashed. The Okada matches were epic chores built around that damn Skull End and losing them all didn't help his credibility for following feuds. He really needed this change. It feels natural and interesting, and adding the Shining Wizard and DDT highlights the athleticism/twitch that should've always been centered.
Really hope this match plays out shorter and catches Okada's character off guard. I've been meh on SANADA for so long but a win to establish JFG alone would be so refreshing.
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