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Post by Convoy on Jan 25, 2024 18:30:51 GMT -5
All for CHAOS finally ending, as they no longer serve a purpose, and really haven't since the alliance with Hontai began. Combing them into the main army would make a massive non-faction, which I actually dislike in puro, but that's my personal taste. The issue is, aside from YOH, everyone else in CHAOS is pretty old to be joining or creating other groups. Wato's injury may keep YOH steady in his current role, but I'd hope he could get a better one in the future at his age.
Also, I really only count all of Bullet Club as heels. TMDK and UE are tweeners at worse, but are really faces at this point, and J5G are faces that lack popularity. Aside from Taichi always, SANADA occasionally and DOUKI every Best of the Super Juniors where everybody goes "oh damn he's really good" before they forget again by Dominion.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 25, 2024 19:26:20 GMT -5
All for CHAOS finally ending, as they no longer serve a purpose, and really haven't since the alliance with Hontai began. Combing them into the main army would make a massive non-faction, which I actually dislike in puro, but that's my personal taste. The issue is, aside from YOH, everyone else in CHAOS is pretty old to be joining or creating other groups. Wato's injury may keep YOH steady in his current role, but I'd hope he could get a better one in the future at his age. Also, I really only count all of Bullet Club as heels. TMDK and UE are tweeners at worse, but are really faces at this point, and J5G are faces that lack popularity. Aside from Taichi always, SANADA occasionally and DOUKI every Best of the Super Juniors where everybody goes "oh damn he's really good" before they forget again by Dominion. I mean, if you have to make caveats for three out of 5 guys, are they really that unpopular?
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Post by chrom on Jan 25, 2024 19:33:31 GMT -5
All for CHAOS finally ending, as they no longer serve a purpose, and really haven't since the alliance with Hontai began. Combing them into the main army would make a massive non-faction, which I actually dislike in puro, but that's my personal taste. The issue is, aside from YOH, everyone else in CHAOS is pretty old to be joining or creating other groups. Wato's injury may keep YOH steady in his current role, but I'd hope he could get a better one in the future at his age. Also, I really only count all of Bullet Club as heels. TMDK and UE are tweeners at worse, but are really faces at this point, and J5G are faces that lack popularity. Aside from Taichi always, SANADA occasionally and DOUKI every Best of the Super Juniors where everybody goes "oh damn he's really good" before they forget again by Dominion. Yoh's the youngest and he's in his mid 30s
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Post by Convoy on Jan 25, 2024 22:02:28 GMT -5
Hey speaking about J5G and the crowd opinion of them, TAKA is back in hot water yet again.
Short version is that Tank Nagai, husband of Mio Shirai (Io Shirai/Iyo Skyās sister to those unaware), had comments about TAKA running a Kaientai Dojo show. These ranged from how poorly he treated trainees, his dictator-like hand when dealing with peopleās private lives and, most horribly, his attempt to sleep with a drunk Mio after a party. He apparently texted her relentlessly asking for her room number and pressuring her to have sex with him. Thereās more, and this is picking up steam following TAKAās previous issues. New Japan doesnāt care too much about stuff like this, but one of the few times they did, TAKA went on timeout for a bit. He might go away post-New Beginning until chatter dies down again.
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Post by chrom on Jan 25, 2024 22:21:58 GMT -5
*facepalm*
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 26, 2024 9:27:21 GMT -5
Goddamn it, TAKA. That's terrible.
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Post by ace on Jan 26, 2024 12:24:37 GMT -5
I put it in a thread about the match but if you need any more evidence Gedo has lost the plotā¦maybe Okada didnāt want to put anyone over on the way out..fine. Youāre kind of stuck. But Will Ospreay sure as hell would have. Youāve known he was leaving for a long timeā¦it didnāt blindside you. You helped him get his deal early. He went to TNA and put over Josh Alexander on the way out of a company he didnāt even work for. Heās 100% putting over Oku in Rev Pro next month. Gedo had him beat Shota so he could drop a threeway to DAVID FINLAYā¦.then lose to Okada who really needed that rub before he bolts too. And he goes out in a faction cage match mess.
That Shota loss was a ridiculous unforced error. Which we almost all knew at the time. For Finlay? Not even one on one?
Anywayā¦that Alexander match got 5.5 stars. Itās unedited on YouTube and I recommend watching it.
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Post by ANuclearError on Jan 26, 2024 12:25:35 GMT -5
NJPW are doing a thing at the Miyajima Boat Race in Hiroshima tomorrow, just 3 matches and I doubt it'll be on NJPW World.
Tiger Mask, YOH and Togi Makabe vs Callum Newman, Fransisco Akira & TJP Boltin Oleg and SHota Unimo vs BUSHI and Tetsuya Naito Ryusuke Taguchi, Toru Yano and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Dick Togo, SHO and EVIL
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Post by chrom on Jan 26, 2024 12:35:04 GMT -5
Taka disappeared for three years after the scandal in 2018, he might be disappearing again.
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Post by chrom on Jan 26, 2024 13:53:31 GMT -5
Giulia is no longer being advertised for Windy City Riot. Apparently she's leaving in March when her contract expires. She was originally planned to stay and lose the Strong Women's Title in Chicago.
They'll need to have her drop it before then it seems like.
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Post by ace on Jan 26, 2024 14:01:24 GMT -5
Giulia is no longer being advertised for Windy City Riot. Apparently she's leaving in March when her contract expires. She was originally planned to stay and lose the Strong Women's Title in Chicago. They'll need to have her drop it before then it seems like. Itās weird she wouldnāt just work the show anyway. Sheās reportedly not heading to WWE right away because she wants to work on the language. Wellā¦Chicago is actually in the USā¦and itās a huge show she would be a focal point of. Wanting to break into the US and turning down a prominent spot on a big show in the US seems like a strange choice.
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Post by chrom on Jan 26, 2024 14:03:40 GMT -5
Giulia is no longer being advertised for Windy City Riot. Apparently she's leaving in March when her contract expires. She was originally planned to stay and lose the Strong Women's Title in Chicago. They'll need to have her drop it before then it seems like. Itās weird she wouldnāt just work the show anyway. Sheās reportedly not heading to WWE right away because she wants to work on the language. Wellā¦Chicago is actually in the USā¦and itās a huge show she would be a focal point of. Wanting to break into the US and turning down a prominent spot on a big show in the US seems like a strange choice. Especially since the show looks like it's going to be a sellout and is drawing a big crowd
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Post by ace on Jan 26, 2024 14:33:18 GMT -5
Itās weird she wouldnāt just work the show anyway. Sheās reportedly not heading to WWE right away because she wants to work on the language. Wellā¦Chicago is actually in the USā¦and itās a huge show she would be a focal point of. Wanting to break into the US and turning down a prominent spot on a big show in the US seems like a strange choice. Especially since the show looks like it's going to be a sellout and is drawing a big crowd Thatās what I mean. Itās looking like easily the biggest non-WWE/AEW show of the year in the states. Seems like a place youād want to be when your plan is to move to the states
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Post by Convoy on Jan 26, 2024 15:43:32 GMT -5
NJPW are doing a thing at the Miyajima Boat Race in Hiroshima tomorrow, just 3 matches and I doubt it'll be on NJPW World. Tiger Mask, YOH and Togi Makabe vs Callum Newman, Fransisco Akira & TJP Boltin Oleg and Shota Unimo vs BUSHI and Tetsuya NaitoRyusuke Taguchi, Toru Yano and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Dick Togo, SHO and EVIL World champ or not, you know Naito will bump like a psycho for Oleg. He has always loved facing power wrestlers, from Fale to Elgin to Cobb. I'm sure his G1 quarterfinal with Hikuleo was put together with that in mind.
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Post by chrom on Jan 26, 2024 16:49:56 GMT -5
Strong Machine J is taking Wato's place for the first day of FantasticaMania, Musashi will be doing the rest of the events.
Musashi is apparently leaving Michinoku Pro at the end of next month, so he maybe signing with NJPW.
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Post by chrom on Jan 27, 2024 10:44:34 GMT -5
Nakamura was the one who told Nemeth he should go to New Japan.
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Post by chrom on Jan 27, 2024 18:09:26 GMT -5
The rules for The Gauntlet match on the 5th.
Both members select one team member to face off in a ten minute match When defeated, the next team member is then selected. Should the match go ten minutes, both are eliminated Once a team is done to one member, time limits are expired.
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Post by Convoy on Jan 27, 2024 18:43:47 GMT -5
Itās O-Khanās time, brother.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jan 27, 2024 18:50:36 GMT -5
The rules for The Gauntlet match on the 5th. Both members select one team member to face off in a ten minute match When defeated, the next team member is then selected. Should the match go ten minutes, both are eliminated Once a team is done to one member, time limits are expired. Given all of the factions, it's kind of wild NJPW doesn't do these kinds of matches often. It's tailor made for them.
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Post by chrom on Jan 28, 2024 8:14:17 GMT -5
The rules for The Gauntlet match on the 5th. Both members select one team member to face off in a ten minute match When defeated, the next team member is then selected. Should the match go ten minutes, both are eliminated Once a team is done to one member, time limits are expired. Given all of the factions, it's kind of wild NJPW doesn't do these kinds of matches often. It's tailor made for them. They preferred their elimination tags
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