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Post by Starshine on Aug 9, 2023 19:23:21 GMT -5
My guess is Sanada, Okada, Ospreay and Naito advance. Okada over Sanada, and Naito over Ospreay. Naito over Okada. Sets up a title defence for Sanada against Okada, and we get Okada/Naito at the Dome. Okada's been at his most interesting in years, in part that he's finally away from The World Title Picture. I'd rather he not get another reign for a long while Yeah, but he's also their "press button in case of emergency" guy. Sanada also hasn't exactly been a super successful main event draw for them, so I'm not sure how confident they'd be to put him in a headlining spot at the dome. I could be way off. I also expected Sanada to do a LIJ gauntlet of challengers leading up to Naito, but it doesn't look like that's happening either, so who knows. |
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Post by Some Baritone guy IS REDEEMED! on Aug 9, 2023 19:24:55 GMT -5
Okada's been at his most interesting in years, in part that he's finally away from The World Title Picture. I'd rather he not get another reign for a long while Yeah, but he's also their "press button in case of emergency" guy. Sanada also hasn't exactly been a super successful main event draw for them, so I'm not sure how confident they'd be to put him in a headlining spot at the dome. I could be way off. I also expected Sanada to do a LIJ gauntlet of challengers leading up to Naito, but it doesn't look like that's happening either, so who knows. In fairness to Sanada I can't really say they've given him much to work with. |
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Post by chrom on Aug 9, 2023 21:02:07 GMT -5
Tanahashi will be doing a meet and greet as The All Star Junior Festival.
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Post by chrom on Aug 9, 2023 22:12:48 GMT -5
Cheeseburger returns to New Japan as he's announced for The Junior Festival.
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Post by Convoy on Aug 9, 2023 22:15:15 GMT -5
Full card for tonight:
G1 Climax 33 Quarterfinal: Kazuchika Okada vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
G1 Climax 33 Quarterfinal: SANADA vs. EVIL
G1 Climax 33 Quarterfinal: David Finlay vs. Will Ospreay
G1 Climax 33 Quarterfinal: Hikuleo vs. Tetsuya Naito
Eddie Kingston, Tomohiro Ishii & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. United Empire (HENARE, Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb)
Just Five Guys (Taichi, TAKA Michinoku, DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) vs. Bullet Club (Gabe Kidd, Alex Coughlin, KENTA & Chase Owens)
Shota Umino, El Phantasmo, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki & Ren Narita
Los Ingobernables De Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi) vs. TMDK (Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls)
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Post by Duke Cameron on Aug 10, 2023 2:30:46 GMT -5
My guess is Sanada, Okada, Ospreay and Naito advance. Okada over Sanada, and Naito over Ospreay. Naito over Okada. Sets up a title defence for Sanada against Okada, and we get Okada/Naito at the Dome. Did NJPW announce that the wrestlers were switching sides of the bracket after the first round? If not, it’s impossible for some of the matchups you have happening to happen when you have them happening. |
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Post by Starshine on Aug 10, 2023 2:52:53 GMT -5
My guess is Sanada, Okada, Ospreay and Naito advance. Okada over Sanada, and Naito over Ospreay. Naito over Okada. Sets up a title defence for Sanada against Okada, and we get Okada/Naito at the Dome. Did NJPW announce that the wrestlers were switching sides of the bracket after the first round? If not, it’s impossible for some of the matchups you have happening to happen when you have them happening. I don't know, I'm just going by what I'm seeing reported. |
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Post by chrom on Aug 10, 2023 5:24:23 GMT -5
Francesco Akira will be on tomorrow's CMLL show.
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Post by chrom on Aug 10, 2023 5:48:51 GMT -5
Henare has mentioned he wants a title shot against Kingston.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Aug 10, 2023 6:06:59 GMT -5
Naito advances to the second round
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Post by chrom on Aug 10, 2023 6:11:29 GMT -5
Well a sigh of relief was just released.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Aug 10, 2023 6:13:20 GMT -5
Finlay brining a whole crew of Bullet Club with him.
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Post by chrom on Aug 10, 2023 6:14:27 GMT -5
Does he got enough guys with him?
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Post by Duke Cameron on Aug 10, 2023 6:14:42 GMT -5
Ospreay’s got backup too.
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Post by chrom on Aug 10, 2023 6:19:02 GMT -5
Smart of Will to come prepared unlike some people.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Aug 10, 2023 6:20:37 GMT -5
No respect for the United States title and Jeff Cobb’s out there to help with Kidd and Coughlin.
Not sure why Cobb was forced to leave but the Bullet Club goons get to stay.
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Post by chrom on Aug 10, 2023 6:21:28 GMT -5
Finlay defeated Will in last year's tournament.
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Post by chrom on Aug 10, 2023 6:22:13 GMT -5
No respect for the United States title and. Kw Cobb’s out there to help with Kidd and Coughlin. Not sure why Cobb was forced to leave but the Bullet Club goons get to stay. Because New Japan refs are idiots. |
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Post by chrom on Aug 10, 2023 6:31:26 GMT -5
These matches have no time limit.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Aug 10, 2023 6:31:47 GMT -5
O-Khan sacrificing himself to protect Will from Bullet Club
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