Live on NJPW World:1/18 Yuji Nagata Produce: Blue Justice XVII @ Sakura Civic Gymnasium (4:00pm)>Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano, Aaron Wolf, & Yuji Nagata vs Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita, & EVIL>Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, & Yota Tsuji vs Jakob Austin Young, Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan, Callum Newman, & Jake Lee>Shoma Kato, Yuya Uemura, & Shota Umino vs Satoshi Kojima, Taichi, & Tomohiro Ishii>Tatsuya Matsumoto, YOSHI-HASHI, & Hirooki Goto vs Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa, & Zack Sabre Jr.>Masatora Yasuda, Ryusuke Taguchi, & El Desperado vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru, SHO, & DOUKI>Katsuya Murashima, Master Wato, & YOH vs Daiki Nagai, OSKAR, & Yuto-Ice>Zane Jay & Tiger Mask vs Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles>Road to The New Beginning1/19 Korakuen (6:30pm)>IWGP Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender: Yuya Uemura & Shota Umino vs Taichi & Tomohiro Ishii>NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Championship: Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa, & Zack Sabre Jr. vs Boltin Oleg, YOSHI-HASHI, & Hirooki Goto>Robbie Eagles vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru>Kosei Fujita vs SHO>Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, & Yota Tsuji vs Jakob Austin Young, Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan, Callum Newman, & Jake Lee>Master Wato, YOH, Toru Yano, El Desperado, & Aaron Wolf vs Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi, EVIL, DOUKI, & Ren Narita>Young Lion Cup 1st Round: Daiki Nagai vs Zane Jay>Young Lion Cup 1st Round: Masatora Yasuda vs Tatsuya Matsumoto1/20 Korakuen (6:30pm)>IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: El Desperado vs DOUKI>IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SHO>Young Lion Cup Semifinal: Katsuya Murashima vs Winner of Daiki Nagai vs Zane Jay>Young Lion Cup Semifinal: Shoma Kato vs Winner of Masatora Yasuda vs Tatsuya MatsumotoPrevious >>19643178
>>196718601/28 Ito Kougyou Arena Tsugaru (7:00pm)1/29 Iwate Prefectural Gymnasium (7:00pm)2/1 Korakuen (6:30pm)2/2 Korakuen (6:30pm)2/3 Iwaki City General Gymnasium (6:30pm)2/4 Fukushima Toyota Crown Arena (6:30pm)2/7 Takeda Ham Habikino Coliseum (4:00pm)2/8 EDION Arena Osaka 2nd Stadium (6:00pm)2/11 The New Beginning in Osaka @ EDION Arena (3:00pm)>IWGP Tag Team Championships: OSKAR & Yuto-Ice (c) vs Winners of the Jan 19th No. 1 Contender Match>NEVER Openweight Championship: Aaron Wolf vs Ren Narita
>>19671860heres your top villain bro
>>19671860I don't like fit Henare at all.
>>19671890Fuck I just remembered the Diablo Loco memeNAITO AS WELL O:
Toru Yano in the doghouse
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ONE MORE RUN CABRON
WHERE MY HUGGIES AT WHERE MY HUGGIES ATWHERE MY THANKS YOUS AT WHERE MY THANK YOUS ATNOW CUT YOUR DICK OFF (WOOF)
>>19671948>those tiny t-rex armsAI fucking sucks
>>19671923>"Hey Uemura, I see you're naturally getting over as a babyface. You wanna get dragged into the Umino vortex?"
>>19671923The first comment you see on mobile when you try to watch the NYD post-match is someone complaining about how Shota is dragging Yuya to hell with him. I swear like 4 weeks ago people decided they actually do like Shota nowIshii & Taichi should win next week
>>19671995Naito actually has tiny arms though
Oiwa's better than Uemura
Hehe, I don't care aboutsh the losersh who are booing me ! Nextsh show will be atsh Korakuen Hall, they never boo babyfacesh ! They will cheer for me when I win and shay thatsh I am the Shin Ashe !!! And then...I'm going home, and I will make shweet love to my very hot girlfriend Miyu Amashaki !!!
>>19671923Who told him to get fat?
>>19672384higher ups so he can get booked with hw? i wasn't there, but considered the difference in treatment of the jr and hw category i kind of that that but he doesn't look good. any guy who gain a lot of weight, even with training, doesn't look good
>>19672348I think so too but Uemura definitely has more of a thing with the crowd.
>>19672426after WTL and NYD I'd say it's changing and Oiwa is becoming the new young fiery babyface they can get behind meanwhile Yuya is caught in the Shota vortex and can be seen as lame now
>>19672426We'll see. New Year's Dash was definitely a turning point for Oiwa and being tied to Shota isn't doing Uemura any favors in the immediate moment.
5ch uncs are so funny sometimes>Basically, neither Umino nor Tsuji have any fighting eyes.Umino's eyes are no different from when you're waiting for ramen at a service area lol. Wolf's eyes are still more contagious.
Aaron Wolf needs to pay his dues and put over Narita
>>19672972There is no greater honour than losing to one of the reiwa musketeers o7
>>19673124Reminder that the guys Okada says don't even give enough of a shit to come to the locker room and talk about how a show went after it's over are the ones who gave Umino, Tsuji, and Narita that massive boulder strapped around their neckThey sure as fuck didn't ask for it
grim
This is the only way to save Shota.
(You) Are Cordially Invited
How are we feeling Takagi bros? I feel kinda betrayed ngl.
Aaaaaand dropped
burning my shingo merch right now
Poi reminds Shingo of the baby monkeys he tortured
What did I miss with shingo?
if he knocks up Poi he won't be last of the dragon anymore there will be another
Shingo Takagi was supposed to follow the path of purity. I cannot believe what I just witnessed.
>>19673255Okada's just confirming what we already ascertained. The suits are fucking goofballs
>In the end, Goto, who knew nothing and was meddling in unnecessary matters, ended up becoming Cupid, a truly unscripted drama arranged by the gods of professional wrestling. Takagi said with a wry smile, "I guess this is also part of Goto's revolution... I was angry at Mike at the time, but on the other hand, it was thanks to him that I was able to propose to him. I owe it all to Goto," while Natsupoi expressed her gratitude to an excessive level, saying, "I am truly filled with gratitude... I want to build a happy family like Goto-san."Goto confirmed best sentai belt champ of all time
*makes you find love and have sex in your path*
>>19673786
nobody told me Kevin Kelly was doing a podcast doing a bunch of behind the scenes reveals about NJPW's recent golden era, pretty funny too>Harold didn't understand why NJPW employed heel wrestlers if the audience did not like them
>>19674010Happy for them desu. But as an incel, it's tough to see our leader leave us. He's too much of a Chad to be single forever thobeit
>>19674032Linku?
>>19673959Thank you based GOATo for hearing his plea and saving Takagi from inceldom
>>19674032EVIL vs Tanahashi in a "Enjoy a Refreshing Bowl of Chilled Noodles Together" match
>>19674049https://open.spotify.com/show/3ii8pvSq4f5DwadP8xaCc1on all the usual audio podcast site stoo i think
Holy based
>Takagi-san...do it for Abe-sama...do it for Dai Nippon...
The G in Goto stands for greatest matchmaker. Shingo wins.
>>19674082this pic is dead now
Shingo finna lose all his matches now that his virginity is gone. smdh
>>19674640pyon
Shingo's finna repopulate Japan by himself.
So did Big Hash play a role in this? Remember they did YouTube videos last year she was trying to find Shingo a bride or something.
>>19674032Clueless bosses are the fucking best to hear about when they go away fast enough.
>>19675008Shingo said he was into fatties, but naturally he came to his senses.
>>19675008>>19675088He realized that he, as the kids would say, couldn't handle all that.
>>19674844popped me
Im reading a recap of Kevin Kelly's podcast about upper management and nearly dropped my phone reading how Meiji almost killed their TV Asahi deal. That motherfucker should've been assassinated
Someone wrote a summary of Ten Bev Kev's podcast episode about Okada
>>19675305It's hilarious the hateposters suck his cock ITT, Harold was awful on all counts
happy for shingod. if he can do it at 43 so can anybody
>Shingo leaves Poi in a car for 2 hours>Poi falls in lovejust treat women like shit that's the secret
>>19675343>camera crew doesnt know whats going to happen.i always suspected this, but man TV Asahi's crew is tremendously talented.>KK, Gedo, Fale dancing in the locker roomneed footage of this asap
>>19675343>Okada said, "I don't want to bump for him anymore."Damn. I get it though, sounds like both Kidani and Harold are major spergs. The part about Kidani being a money mark for Steve Corino of all people is hilarious.
>>19675343So making Okada an Inoki cosplayer was definitely their idea, right?
SAVE US FROM KIDANI, TANAHASHI-SHACHOU!
>>19675343so Kidani is who everybody thought Tony Khan was
>using this to defend tony khanaewtists truly are shameless
>>19675487Taichi the Forever Vindicated
>>19675343This had a lot of interesting bits. It's not like Kevin Kelly is going to put over Tony Khan of all people so the fact he can see Okada's perspective about going to AEW says a lot.
>>19675426>>19675343>camera crew doesnt know whats going to happen.>i always suspected this, but man TV Asahi's crew is tremendously talented.the Showbuckle videos on NJPW production for those who never saw themhttps://archive.org/details/showbuckle-pack
so where does the Shingo being a nationalist rumors come from?
>>19675869He expressed support for the current prime minister, before that he waved a rising sun flag I think.
i wonder if the guy with the japanese flag on his gear who uses the move called made in japan and who often posts shinto shrines on social medias likes japan
IIRC, Harold wanted to swap Tv Asahi for NHK
>>19676059They couldn't drop him quick enough lmao
big dimes Harold was right and Shin Nihon will never become mainstream again because the roster has an indy shitter mentality
Shingo will now do Fairial Gift
So it's not just Kidani refusing to pay guys that is running them off, it's also him being a total bitch that everyone in the company hatesHe kind of is Japanese Tony Khan just with far less money and apparently he treats wrestlers like shit whereas Tony Khan is a doormat for them.Damn, it pisses me off that we lost Okada over some bullshit like that. I didn't think it was about money because I remember it being reported years ago that Okada was extremely well paid in NJPW.
Also this Kidani is an annoying money mark shit sheds a lot of light on the Naito situationAlso on what Naito say in his "promo" during Wrestle Kingdom with the>probably neverHe's clearly talking about if Kidani will ever fuck off, kek
we had such high hopeshttps://youtu.be/Jv0qejBxGVM
BOMBOCLAAT
>>19676679Based Iceman getting his first cover
>>19676730which stardom joshi will he wed?
>>19676679dabs on paulettybased
https://x.com/njpwglobal/status/2010885783696417058>An NJPW x @AEW #ForbiddenDoor card game is under development! >Japanese and English versions set for launch next January!
>>19675834Was Naito our true incel hero all along? He feels like he's married to the game. The Kevin Durant of puro
>>19675343Tana-san, we need you to save our glorious Shin Nihon one last time. But this time from the office
>>19675343>Contrasting Okada's departure with Naito's: Kevin speculates that NJPW didn't want Naito in a top spot anymore because of his declining health, not only his body but his mind, eg. Naito was struggling to remember matches. This nigga gonna Plum Mariko himself I guess.
>>19676913Naito was not mentioned in OP's pic
>>19676897why do you think he keeps BUSHI around?
>>19676860Forbidden Door on Jan 4th?
>>19676942The original post has since had some more notes added and some expanded upon:>Kevin points out that it was Michael Craven's idea to bring on Lanny Poffo as an announcer.>He also points out that, unlike in other markets, there aren't that many TV networks in Japan to be bargaining with in the first place. NJPW's relationship with TV Asahi was previously secure and valuable, and if they lost the deal, they probably wouldn't be able to get one anywhere else, and would've have any TV at all. On one occasion, a meeting with TV Asahi representatives ended when Kidani exploded at them and ordered them to leave.>Okada was resolute that he would leave NJPW, so the decision was never between NJPW and the other companies.>Kevin suggests that it's due to the terrible relationship between Okada and NJPW that Okada would not help the company by putting over anyone on his way out.>Contrasting Okada's departure with Naito's: Kevin speculates that NJPW didn't want Naito in a top spot anymore because of his declining health, not only his body but his mind, eg. Naito was struggling to remember matches. Kevin talks about 40yo+ wrestlers becoming "New Japan dads", having their pay reduced as they move away from the spotlight, and that it's a common trajectory for older wrestlers to wind down and retire quietly without fanfare when their body cannot continue, giving Tenzan as an example. He says this possibly to imply this would've been the path for Naito if he had stayed. Kevin describes Naito's departure as "a business decision".
Yuto-Ice should be forced to change his name to Yuto-Immigrant.
>>19676965>>19676974Maybe I'm just passing blame because Naito's my favourite all time. But if he's forgetting matches, I think that Ospreay kick was the beginning of the end
>>19673707>>19673730>>19673750kek
>>19676679All this glaze for ICE's promo and they're not on the next 3 shows
>>19674032Everyone who shits on Tony Khan for "beong a self-mark who is ruining NJPW" need to go back and watch the opening video package of Dominion 2018. The most self fellating, un-selfaware faggotry I have ever seen. That was the moment I checked out on Harold Meij.
>>19675538They will never admit that, TDS is real
>>19677202The show that started with the new foreigner president sucking himself off, and proceeded to have every championship held by gaijin by the end.
>>19675343To give NJPW credit bringing in a business guy hoping it'll turn things around is pretty common in puro. The guy running AJPW right now is a bit of a goof but he had a lot of business experience and I do believe him when he said AJPW ran in the red for years and he had to turn that around to keep AJPW above water. I guess NJPW were hoping Harold would be similar.
Full 4 matches from the TV Asahi special broadcast of Wrestle Kingdom 20>https://gofile.io/d/TdlT4N
Somebody wants a contract
>>19677059>I think that Ospreay kick was the beginning of the endthat was bad but the real damage was caused by him having to work a 30+ minute match the night after
>>19677262AJPW's financial results are public and they're very much still deep in the red and not showing any sign of improvement. He just keeps it alive with his own money
>>19676679BIG UP MAN TING AN DEM
All the Bushiroad bullshit going on with management for the last 9 years yet somehow Stardom fixed it in 3 years and New Japan can't
>>19677315People talked about him fucking up the role call after the semi, but no one ever mentions that he could barely walk after the final.
>>19677448Has that "these motherfuckers are making me get up" look. And he stumbled into the ropes just to get up for the fist bump
>>19677464He's so fucked that in the 2 minutes from the fist bump to backstage, he hunches over or stops to grab the guardrails 4 times (including here)
>>19677386Kidani might just not give a fuck at all about womeme's wrestling and lets it be autonomous but he's clearly a puro mark so I can see him meddling in NJPW regularlyThe Shibata thing is kind of proof
NJPW will be exactly the same as these last years, I don't know what miracle are people expecting
>>19676468Someone post the webm of EVIL bullying Kidani. I like it even more now
>>19677386Kidani seems more hands off with Stardom and just lets Okada do what he sees fit which has helped a ton because Okada could convince people to stay and build morale back up. If Kidani would let Tanahashi do the same thing for NJPW things would probably improve pretty quickly but it sounds like even if Kidani doesn't get involved directly he has lackeys with more power than Tanahashi that gets involved and those are the guys the locker room is sick of dealing with.
>>19677627What credibility has Tanahashi as booker?Trying to bring a WWE contracted wrestler for his last match?
>>19677685You're being a disingenuous bitch with this comment
>>19677801He retired without putting anybody from the roster over
Mixed tag matches and featuring mainstream stars Saya Kamitani & Fuwa-chan are how NJPW will improve business.
>>19671860
>Naito was struggling to remember matchesSo he wasn't dining and dashing.
>>19677872He spent the whole of 2025 putting people he liked over though
>>19678002>people he likedSounds like that is not the best for the business
>>19678022Okay. I don't care.
