The biggest show on the NJPW calendar is this Saturday January 4, when the annual Wrestle Kingdom 19 event rolls into the historic Tokyo Dome in Japan.Match Card>Zack Sabre Jr vs. Shota Umino - IWGP World Heavyweight Championship>David Finlay vs. Yota Tsuji - IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship>Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. EVIL - Lumberjack Death Match>Shingo Takagi vs. Konosuke Takeshita - NEVER Openweight and AEW International Championship vs. Championship Match>DOUKI vs. El Desperado - IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship>Mayu Iwatani vs. AZM - IWGP Women's Championship>Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiromu Takahashi>Ren Narita vs. Jeff Cobb vs. Ryohei Oiwa vs. El Phantasmo - NJPW World TV ChampionshipI>ntergalactic Jet Setters vs. Ichiban Sweet Boys vs. Catch 2/2 vs. Bullet Club War Dogs - Tokyo Terror Ladder Match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships>NJPW Ranbo - Winner earns a shot at the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
>>16636747no that match actually had heat
shota umino fucking sucks
zsj is a solid workhorse midcarder like castagnoli etc, wrestlers that people will complain never got a world title, except zsj is a champ and is proving how boring that type of wrestler is as champion
If dubs, zsj will be forced to gain 50 pounds.
Shota BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOmino.
HE SLEEPTHAT NIGGA SLEEP
>>16636748Not using Zack in the ropes, baka
shooterbros, not like this
Pushing Shota Umino was a mistake
shota umino is this generation's stone cold steve austin
Are we getting Bret and austin or a heel turn?
>>16636748why did shota posted this selfie
>>16636748>BOOOOOOmer Shooter
>>16636757theres a reason you got ignored the first time
>>16636757the issue is he's facing shota umino fucking sucks, who isn't ready or over at all
>>16636771Zoomer "vulnerability" meme
Maybe more guys should twist limbs. They work out well for Zack
>new japan is in a grim stawhat was that again?
>>16636777no i didn't but thanks for the reply
Umino going to pull a Rampage Jackson
>>16636757truth nuke
>This is fine.
>Charlton calling out Red Shoes for being biasedKek
The crowd is clearly into Zack's stuff, Shota not so much
>>16636791GIWTWM
>>16636791kwab
More like shitter umino
>>16636786anytime bro
>>16636785>19k in a monthcutewwe gets more attendance for a single show
>>16636753Okada vs White was also omega heatless.
>>16636785How is Marigold doing cause it seems bad? It felt like it had a lot of hype when it started but then whenever people post videos or pictures from shows there's like 40 people in the crowd.
shota umino and roman reigns are identical
>>16636797kek gottem
>>16636791giwtwm
>>16636801Theyre doing generic indy joshi numbers with the usual inflating added on
Is this the most dimeless main event in recent NJ history
>>16636801Their numbers probably aren't real. So the pictures and vids tell you how it's doing
holy shit i just realized that shota umino is the fusion of roman reigns and stone cold steve austin
more like loli umino
>>16636799no 5 thousy noahtranny?
They're trying so fucking hard man
Why does Umino keep caressing zsj's head as if he is going in for a kiss
these uppercuts are fire but not enough to save the match so far.
Kenny could have prevented this if he won at wk 13
Umino feels so souless. He's got a good physic but his overall look, presentation and moveset is a dimeless imitation of "le top guy".
>>16636817no, sorrybut we have wwe-sama
So what do we think Shooter's cycle is?
>>16636819He thought he was in the stardom locker room
Yeah the problem is Shota.
>>16636801Marigold completely squandered any promise or hype in months by having RNG booking, no angles, and a roster full of rookies, leading to 95% of matches being botchy practice bouts. It’s completely heatless and just a vehicle for cookbooks
Man, if Umino is going over, I wonder what the feeling backstage is based on this reaction. Gedo must be sweating
>>16636815now THAT would get him over
Bratty Shota needs submission correction
>New Japan announced an attendance of 24.107 for Wrestle Kingdom 19>Down 3.000 from SANADA v Naito last year
>>16636823yeah his physics is good but he needs to work on his chemistry and biology
If anyone watched post-Ibushi/Omega DDT, he's Takeshita but not as good in the ring
>>16636823>Moveset
>>16636824yea your already letting the fed fuck your ass by letting shitters win
>>16636832Goto's there to get goodwill back
>>16636838Sanada laughing his way to the pre show
>>16636817omos will singlehandedly do that in 2025
I think this is building pretty well.
>>16636832Henare's gonna freak
yeah its not going to be good if Shota wins this
>>16636823I rolled my eyes when he did Twist and Shout
>>16636832Goto can handle it, he helped Tsuji through his first real main event push.
>>16636838It's ok because NJPW are TAKING RISKS
>>16636843afraid sowe noahsluts love wwe-sama
>>16636844Goto legit should win the belt
>>16636838i veiwed anything over 20,000 a winso good for them
>>16636838Just realised SANADA went from the main event to the pre-show. And yet he's a bigger draw than Umino. Jesus Christ
SAVE_US.GOTO
>>16636853Yota being in LIJ really helped wonders with him going so over
>>16636838Lil bro this years attendance will include night 2
>>16636819the undeniable allure of a blonde british twink is strong and hard to avoid>>16636860being a SANADA supporter is tough these days
>>16636838>only 3k downThat's very fucking good considering where they are
>>16636859It's a Saturday, that helps
TAP PUSSY
>>16636860Just waiting on Sanada to do his Inoki lookalike run
ZSJ should do the sasha banks spot and kick his head from the submission
>>16636865And umino will be in the midcard tomorrow
Shota should have gone for the never title, he is no where near ready for this spot
>>16636866looks uncannily like him
>sanjippun
Okay, that was a decent moment.
it's only been 30 mins
shota looking like he was taking it up the ass
>>16636838>muto is still the biggest post-covid drawkek based gotta love the mutoster
don't tap SHOOTER, you have to replicate Okada's career
>>16636860Didnt the same thing happen to Shingo after losing to Okada?
shota umino fucking ROCKS
This is ass
this match is actually pretty good
if you ignore his faggot pants and punchable face, shota has a dimes look
This is actually getting good but shota needs to turn heel
And this fucking match Jesus Christ I feel like I’ve been watching this for seven hours and I’m not talking about the show. I’m talking about this specific match for seven fucking hours. This is not a main event level match.
>>16636893Yeah but people like to meme sanada
The story is coming together but where is it going
>>16636878seriously how did he get into this spot before Tsuji? I wasnt around for this match being made.
>>16636895>>16636896duality of man
>>16636893i think shingo wasn't on the card but he came out at the end of the show and challanged Okada
>>16636903nepobaby
HOLY SHIT ITS JON MOXLEY
>>16636898yeah baggy pants is a shit choice of gear for almost anybody
We are not doing this you fairy
>>16636898dont forget the lesbian hairstyle
shota exposing the business
Freshly squeezed shots
>>16636903They buy into their own new generation bullshit
>>16636903Shota beat Zack in the G1 and Zack had no other challangers
>>16636865COPE
>>16636911Shingo lost to okada at 16, ranbo at 17, title match next month
>>16636898I can see why they’ve picked him. He looks fucking huge irl and eclipses most of the vanilla shitters on the roster
BOTCHA UMINO LMAO
>>16636903Think 2015 roman reigns, but the fand arent passionate about him
>>16636801If you take the off 25% fake tickets Rossy always throws in, yeah it's bad. Losing hype quickly
Crowd still doesn't care about this geeks angle and he's been running with it for over a month
Please end this match.
save us moxley
It's not a bad match but can they wrap it up already?
>>16636879it does, i hope they actually make him one soon since that he’s champion
People call him nepobaby but isn't he just a son of a fuckin refree? That's like calling the son of a janitor "nepobaby".
Zack really trying his hardest
It's 7 am, mercy
>>16636936A botch has nothing to do with the matches story you fucking faggot
OH SHIT
>>16636946new japan main event please understand. must go for at least 40 minutes.
there it is. embrace your inner darkness umino. embrace the DICK
Heel turn complete.
He should've been doing this 20 minutes ago
>>16636748BASED SHOOTER, FUCK ZACK GAYBRE
It's nice to keep the match in the ring at least
i hope he actually wins and turns heel
Great spot
SHOTA UMINO IS 2015 ROMAN REINGS DONE RIGHT
>>16636966They had a brawl on the outside in the beginning.
You know what? non-BC/HOT heel Shota would work well.
My quite Danielson level...
Kill this bitch already, Zack.
can this end alreadyholy fuck
Why the fuck did this need to go 40 mins
Ibushi-esque Demon Mode Heel Shota would be kino
>They're going 60I dont hate the match but please no
>>16636975Instead, will join deathriders and make the JP version
This really should have just went 20 minutes
>>16636974So long ago I forgot
40 fucking minutes of this
They have to extend this shitfest because of Douki, please understand.
>>16636982WK main ebento must got at least 40 mins
>>16636982had to fill the 10 minutes we lost of DOUKI v Despy
wtf is this sissy slapfest
this is kino you just don't understand graps. this is two great technicians playing a game of chess
they really are sissies
stardom grand queendom was better than wrestle kingdom desu
Holy grim.
I hope this goes the 60 minutes
>an actual slapfight
>>16636996this
>>16636995>>16636998slaps are manly and based
i actually really like this
>>16636992That worked for exactly 1 match in the past 20 years
Is this douki's fault?!
>>16636953Incoherent post.
This match is gonna divide niggas I can already
THIS GEEK AND HIS BUMP ANKLE
not enough ad breaks for ya?
>The weight of the world to heavy on the anklekino call
>>16636982Because modern wrestling conflates long match times with being “epic”
ANYTHING BUT SHOTA WINNING I BEG OF YOU
thank christ
>>16637012thats every ZSJ match
I thought it would never end
MINORU WOULD BE PROUD AHHHHHHHHHH
>>16636999stardom, marigold, and wrestle kingdom all had a match on the cardended by a botch
>mfw
BASED
Played the shit theme again...
Thank fuck Zack won. World Champ Umino would have killed the territory
noooooooooooooooooooo
We did it fellow Trotskyites!
THANK FUCKING GOODNESS
****Tsuji and Shota shouldve switched places
KWABOTY SHITTER UMINO DIMES
ZACK WONSHOTA IS A GEEKKWAB
MOTY so far, and not thanks to Zack
that was actually really good especially near the end
good main event actually
BASED FUCKING TEKKERS
YOUNG PUNKSGROW OLDYOUNG PUNKSGROW OLDYOUNG PUNKSGROW OLDYOUNG PUNKSGROW OLDYOUNG PUNKSGROW OLDYOUNG PUNKSGROW OLDYOUNG PUNKSGROW OLDYOUNG PUNKSGROW OLD
ANNNNNND NEWWWWWWWWWWWKWABOOOOOOOOOTTYY CHAMPION OF NOOOOOOOOJ
I SURVIVED
>>16637027noah wins again
>>16637036but then Shota would be Global champ…
now lets get those coats off fujita and oiwa and really celebrate
>>16637044still dookie.
based zack putting shitter booomino in his placenooj has been saved
WHERE IS TREVOR
***1/2Please poach ozawa this isn't working
another win for labour another win for the british leftTEKKERS
that was good but awkward as it felt like the crowd really didnt care about Shota. It felt like you could hear a pin drop everytime he was on the offensive
well fuck me bloody, Zack is HIM
At least Shota still gets to cum inside Miyu
>>16637057nobody cares about some Zesty fag
Thank God that shit is over, now get the belt off of zsj.
That was the worst Tokyo Dome main event in at least like a decade.
>>16637057kys noahtard
Based Rick will save us tomorrow night
>>16637053Love this alcoholic like you wouldn't believe
Never let either of these geeks main event again>>16636999Let’s not get carried away, this wasn’t a good WK, but it blew away that paint by numbers Stardom event
Mox will appear and challenge ZSJR for the IWGP title tomorrow
LMAO RICOCHET IS ACTUALLY WINNING THE IWGP HEBBY Q HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA>inb4 retards STILL think Tony would let a Nooj wrestler win the main event of an AEW-NJPW showFUCKING ROFL
>>16637058He can't stop winning. Tories and Elon are in the mud
young bucks didn't wanna take the pin so takahashi will
Why the fuck is Shooter still in the fucking ring? Fuck off.
>>16637068kota ibushi exists retard
Shota is a bratty prick, I love him
kino
this match was the great filterer
wtf is this country cluckin bell theme
>>16637060It wasn't as vocal as Ozawa vs Kiyomiya, but yeah the crowd was ready to boo some genetic ass babyface
Where's the confetti for Zack?
>>16637074lol nah it's a NJPW show ultimately and the NJPW guy will win in the main at the very least.
>>16637080I don’t remember which match he had in the Tokyo dome that was bad. If it was for a different company, those don’t count. The only Tokyo Dome shows that count and matter are from this company.
>>16637095they dont want to clean it all up tonight to get ready for the show tomorrow
Taz had better say some schizo shit about how they're stealing from him because he owns the colour orange tomorrow.
>>16637077>hiromu taking 2 pins 2 days in a rownot like this..
>>16637099any match ibushi is in is the dirt worst retard
That didn’t feel like a WK main event at all.
>>16637095in a dastardly heel move, shooter stole it
>>16637099vs Jay White
>>16637095They dont do that in the Dome. he gets pyro on the stage
>>16637104Taz ain’t in Japan bruh
>>16637018Puh-lease. Such an over the drop and try hard call.
>>16637099>The only Tokyo Dome shows that count and matter are from this company.lol newfag
That was a really shitty show.
Ricochet will have a better main event tomorrow
>>16637115I guess it's the only way to keep TMDK safe.
>>16637124maybe on planet dronie
should've been zsj vs kenny
>>16637124Just because the main event shat the bed doesn't mean the show in general sucked, it was okay.
>>16637098NJPW is AEW’s NXT
Why are they not sticking around to translate? Zack speaks Japanese. Is he not doing backstage comment?
who does shooter face tomorrow when he makes the full heel turn
>>16637116it doesn't have the soul LIJ has
>>16637074Zack is going to make him tap in 15
thank god punk isn't in aew anymore
>>16637141claudio
>>16637129kenny just had his insides rearranged anon, he’s not ready for his limbs to be rearranged too
>>16637141Claudio
So is this still Shota's era?
>>16637138Yes, and by Tokyo Dome standards if a show is okay then it fucking sucked. This isn’t WWE where an okay show is a fucking miracle.
>>16637138wrestle kingdom should be more than just "okay"
>Tsuji can't go 30 like that muchless 40>Shota doesn't have the crowd into him muchless behind him>Ren can't do shitGRIP, Heat Storm, we need you
night bros, see ya for tomorrow nights show
I paid 10 american dollars for this fucking show and frankly it was worth the money
I can't think of the last New Japan show let alone the last Wrestle Kingdom where the worst matches were the final two. Weird times. I had fun watching this though.
Save us Uemura
>>16637171Kenny's new entrance is going to be the highlight of the weekend, isn't it?
>>16637155It will be soon. Zack said that he will be waiting for him.
>>16637171see you in 15 hours kenni-tan
>>16637166NJPW needs to trim the fat and throw not just the checkbook but the whole damn company at Takeshita he is the only big dimes Japanese wrestler that isn’t completely broken down right now
>>16637193He had the worst match of the night against Shingo Takagi, even the Tama Tonga match from last year was a better Shingo match
crazy how it's up to Kenny to save the weekend
>>16637222I wish Kenny never wrestled for New Japan ever again, every time he does I have to read the worst opinions from the biggest faggots
So was it just style difference or was Shota really unable to keep up with Zack running circles around him? He can't be THAT bad in the ring can he?
omg Kenny's new anime theme is gonna make my year, I'm SO excited and I just can't hide it
>>16637263Umino is not very good, simple as
>>16637275But he's supposed to be the new ace...?
>>16637285Gedo's new clothes
>>16637262>>16637267You are fat as fuck I can tell
Shota just... idk man. Seems to lack a clear identity of his own. So much is bits and pieces of bigger stars than him, that he's seemingly just using because those stars do it rather than considering exactly what makes those things work for those people.Feel like he'd benefit from a change in direction. A heel run, an excursion/vacation/repackaging, whatever. Right now he's kinda like 2015 Roman Reigns, or Stardust Genius Naito.His career story arc basically requires him to beat Moxley at some point, but he just isn't ready.
>>16637322This, he's like a Zack Snyder movie in wrestler form lmao. Also his face looks like a fucking serial killer, just blank and weird and creepy.
>>16637322Link to this reddit comment?
>>16637285Unfortunately, Oiwa came back and mogged the shit out of him
>Zack is the 1st ever gaijin to win a Wrestle Kingdom main event>2nd ever gaijin to win a Tokyo Dome main event, the other being Brock Fucking Lesnar>no one gives a shit because he was facing shota umino fucking sucks
>>16637347Delusional.
Ricochet vs Swerve Strickland IWGP Heavyweight Championship ELIMINATOR Match live on AEW Collision
>>16637207
Anyone have the VoW reaction link?
>>16637322Calling himself the next Ace is a bad decision in the first place. The entire shinjidai spiel is getting tiresome too. It's like no one in the company remembers Naito being massively shitted on when he was the Stardust Genius, calling himself the protagonist.
>>16637298do I need to include an /s for you ya stupid reddit cuck
>>16637397Ngl I would watch that.
So who exactly is suppose to be 'the future' in NJPW?
Evil with Koda Kumi
>>16639415How does he keep doing it bros
