>>18872188
9/28 Destruction in Kobe @ Kobe World Memorial Hall (4:00pm)
>IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs Ren Narita [13th champion, 2nd defense]
>IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Shingo Takagi vs Gabe Kidd (c) [5th champion, 2nd defense]
>Special Singles Match: Yota Tsuji vs David Finlay
>Special Singles Match: Hiromu Takahashi vs Taiji Ishimori
>IWGP Tag Team Championship: Taichi & Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs OSKAR & Yuto-Ice [110th champions, 1st defense]
>NEVER Openweight Championship: Boltin Oleg (c) vs Don Fale [48th champion, 2nd defense]
>Hiroshi Tanahashi Final Road ~Connection~: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Great-O-Khan
>YOSHI-HASHI, Yuya Uemura, & Shota Umino vs Dick Togo, SANADA, & King of Darkness EVIL

>>18872188
GRIM

no one cares about this grim shit
tsuji is ill and chubby and a manlet
gaped klitt is a shitter antidraw
trannyhashi is killing this company and deserves to break his legs so he can never retire at the dome
only true legends like inoki, liger and muto deserve to retire at the dome

I think another Drillher Baloney bangerino will turn this company around!

>>18872188
been thinkin bout it, long and hard, and for me, its Ryusuke Taguchi

gaped klitt

When is we getting the ScapeGOAT for another tour?

>>18872188
Lets go Taichi!

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>The TV Asahi program “Shin Nichi Champion!” (airing Fridays at 2:26 a.m.) held its first produced event on the 12th at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, closing with great success.

>Featuring cards unique to the show—such as a special 8-man tag that crossed units and generations, and the “Ikemen Rumble”—the event drew a sellout crowd of 1,517. Program MC, announcer Mitani Tsumugi, reflected with a smile: “I’ve seen New Japan’s regular matches many times, and compared to those, this had a very different color—fun, happy, and a little unusual. I think we managed to make it that kind of show.”

>After the event, she also received praise from company president Tanahashi Hiroshi. “He gave me a lot of feedback, saying things like, ‘Let’s keep this going,’ and ‘It was such a huge success that there’s no reason not to continue.’ So I hope we can hold a 2nd and 3rd edition, maybe once a year as long as the show continues,” she said, eyeing a tradition.

>The program itself has been confirmed to continue beyond October. With that in mind, Mitani is already sketching ideas for next year’s show. “Too many wrestlers assumed they’d be in the Ikemen Rumble this time. Amid that, I got the suggestion for an ‘Ikeoji Rumble,’ which I thought was great. So now I want to go find some cool older guys,” she said with a sparkle in her eyes.

>When the show first started five years ago, Mitani knew nothing about pro wrestling, but now she has achieved her dream of producing an event. “I’m willing to do anything for pro wrestling… A wrestling debut? At 31 years old? I can’t even imagine such a worldline, but if as a fan I can do anything to help energize wrestling, I want to devote myself fully and work as hard as I can.” With unshakable love for wrestling, she vowed to keep pushing forward.

https://x.com/okamotospo/status/1966671208067592502

>>18873772
Just give her the book already, she legit did more for the young guys with a random tag match than Gedo did in the last year

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>I tried various things with the staff,
>but for some reason, the raid video crashed and disappeared somewhere...

>Ice cursing at the channel camera
>I didn't understand what he was saying...

>The video is gone,
>but since the signing session earlier ended halfway, I'll do a short live stream to report on the situation.

>It'll start late, though...

https://x.com/taichi0319/status/1969767517439893692

>>18873822
WHERE MY BROTHERS AT WHERE MY BROTHERS AT

Will the Grim-1 winner show up on NJPW shows before WK?

>>18873875
No, but we have Yuto-Ice now so we don't need him

>>18873875
He's literally booked for KOPW... Baka...

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>>18872320
>tsuji is ill
some might say the illest (he's already back, retard)

>>18873772
>“I’m willing to do anything for pro wrestling… A wrestling debut?
Stardom is saved

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Yuto Ice is ill.

>>18874887
(31) is too old for joshi pro

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>>18873772
>>18874925
Mitani will be the Takashi Sugiura of joshi puro resu.

>>18874925
Like 1/4 of the joshi scene is broads who joined in their 30s

Did Sanada hate being a face or something? I don't think I'll ever get him leaving J5G just to join War Dogs just to join House of Torture.

>>18875363
They just don't know what to do with him, he's not alone in that but he's feeling the lack of direction the most with how much they fuck with him. It seems like he's just taking Jake Lee's position in War Dogs and then his turn to HoT and if so I wonder where he'd be rn if Jake never got hurt..

>>18875363
more like punishment for not carrying naito to a good match

>>18874685
>(he's already back, retard)
like anyone with a life watches grim japan lmao nigga

I don't understand how anyone could watch this shit

>>18875911
Most "New Japan fans" are watching Twitter gifs.

>>18875973
that's how I watch everything these days. The whole industry is slop.

https://youtube.com/shorts/0z8r56TcVl4
Got his ass

>>18875363
He permanently screwed himself up by wrestling with his injury, and now he has no strength in one arm. Since he can’t go as well, it’s easier to change his style as a heel.

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>anal with oiw-ACK

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>>18876517

>>18876517
holy FUCKING yum

>>18873875
It would be funny if Takeshita as champion skips the big November show

>>18876517
he’s definitely the young lion getting sacrificed to dieno
>Amid that, I got the suggestion for an ‘Ikeoji Rumble,’ which I thought was great. So now I want to go find some cool older guys,” she said with a sparkle in her eyes.
gigabased mugi

https://psp-tv.com/r/CozyTube
All out replay on now with chat

>>18876857
GRIM

>>18875888
why did they love jake lee so much, then?

JEONG MOSQUE LI

>>18875363
Jake Lee got hurt

>>18876517
Why choose, anal with both

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[Sad news] Tsuji Yota Pyonsuke was found hanging in Sapporo. Investigations are underway.

>>18878428
Deserved

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>2025 Hokkaido tour total attendance so far (6 shows): 5572
>2025 Hokkaido tour total attendance so far (6 shows): 6605

One last show left..

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>>18879795
oh wait hold on

last Hokkaido show from last year brought the total to 7544.

>>18879795
grim

>>18879795
>>18879804
Despy/YOH will draw over a thousy most likely and then they'll stick Despy's next defense on a Korakuen show so Don Fale can have a tag in Ryogoku instead.

Wato should beat Tanahashi imho

>>18880185
That weird finish he does with the crucifix pin may actually break Tanahashi's neck.

Tanahashi should go out on a set up for Boltin Oleg to avenge him. Boltin and Gabe are clearly Tanahashi's boys, so why not give the rub to someone he actually believes in. That would mean more than a 'oh, well, the press thinks this guy is the future of the company, so we better hype him up' shit.

>>18880114
Dookie is most likely the next challenger and they'd be retarded to put that in Korakuen over KOPW

>“Black Charisma” Chono Masahiro (62) encouraged EVIL to strike out on his own and separate from “House of Torture” (H.O.T).

>Chono appeared on the 19th at an event celebrating the release of his new book *Pro Wrestling’s Greatest Matches and the Hidden Truth Behind Those Incidents* (published by Wanibooks). Sharing stories such as the behind-the-scenes of the legendary “Inoki Q&A,” he entertained the crowd.

>When asked afterward which wrestlers in today’s scene he is paying attention to, Chono named KONOSUKE TAKESHITA and EVIL, who clashed in a fierce G1 Climax final this summer. In particular, he praised runner-up EVIL, declaring him fit to be carried on fans’ shoulders as a “next ace.”

>“He has incredible wrestling intellect and instincts. Without support from below, from the fans, you can’t be lifted onto that mikoshi (portable shrine). He has history, and he has the raw qualities—watching his matches makes that clear,” Chono said, showering him with praise.

>He continued, “He has his own path and his team, but I think it’s time for him to break free and take that step forward. He has the ability to do so.” Chono, who himself led heel units like nWo Japan and TEAM 2000 during the 1990s and 2000s, knows well when the time has come to move on.

>>18880869
>Chono also commented on Wolf Aaron, the men’s 100kg judo gold medalist at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, who is set to debut at the January 4 Tokyo Dome event. “Wolf truly understands pro wrestling, so unlike Kitao Koji or Ogawa Naoya, fan reactions are clearly different. The fans are welcoming him, so I think this will make it easier for other judoka or fighters to step into pro wrestling. Wolf joining will be a bright light for the industry,” he said with a smile.

>In 2021, Chono underwent surgery for spinal canal stenosis. Aiming for one last return to the ring, he is diligently rehabbing to keep pace with the younger generation. At the press conference, he joked, “Maybe it’ll all end somewhere no one knows. But if that happens, maybe I’ll only call Tokyo Sports,” speaking optimistically about the future.

https://x.com/tospo_battle/status/1969164260862197784

Save us Ebiru-sama

>>18880879
>Aiming for one last return to the ring, he is diligently rehabbing to keep pace with the younger generation.
Holy fuck dont do that, GOAT. There's no need

It's a shame Wato doesn't have an ounce of Charisma in his body cause he otherwise makes a great natural baby face. Uemura clears. And speaking of which this G1 convinced me that Uemura should be pushed as the ace immediately. Also im starting to view Tsuji more as the Goto of his generation than the Naito. Lucky for him everyone else sucks in the R3M.

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>>18881494
brave

>>18881420
Hes definitely a fun dorky type of babyface and I still say he should've won the belt 2 years ago but he can never be like a year-long reign type of champion.
>Also im starting to view Tsuji more as the Goto of his generation than the Naito
When I saw him in with Oiwa or Yuya or Shota I realize he has a great chance to be an antagonistic figure to the other young guys. It's a fun dynamic they could be building on but Tsuji as of right now is just king of the midcarders set to wrestle Finlay for the 50th time for no reason and possibly lose. I'd bill Oiwa as the Goto until he starts being a more assertive figure.

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>>18881494
kek you be alright ice boy

>>18881494
What twitter account did you take this from?

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Baka..

jeongmok

>>18884768
antidraw shitter

>>18881420
He should've just been nu Tiger Mask tbqh

>>18881420
Wato is the Wataru Inoue of this generation. Good worker but nothing else particularly notable about them, probably getting a comfy office job after retirement cuz he doesnt seem like the type to leave for elsewhere.

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"Raging King Kong" Togi Makabe gives a message to the new generation of wrestlers competing to become the next ace: "Be persistent. Grab your weapons. Keep working hard and pursue it to the end." [Weekly Pro Wrestling]
https://www.bbm-japan.com/article/detail/64103

--What is it like promoting a tournament you're not even participating in?

>Makabe: It's really strange (wry smile). At first I didn't want to, but on the other hand, my seniors had promoted us, so I thought, "This is something only I can do, so why not?" and decided to do it. We need to reach today's audience and increase attendance. If that's the case, I thought it would be better for someone who knows about it to do the promotional activities rather than someone who doesn't know anything about it. This is especially important if we want to appeal to people other than New Japan Pro-Wrestling fans. I'm grateful that comedians tease me when I appear on their shows. Right now, I'm always thinking about how to get an audience. Pro wrestling alone isn't enough, and entertainment work alone isn't enough; what else is needed? I'm sure there's something extra, and I've been thinking about what it is. I'm still not sure what it is. It will probably change with the times. I just don't know... It's difficult, isn't it?

--At this point, what do you expect from the new generation (Umino Shota, Narita Ren, Tsuji Yota, Uemura Yuya, Oiwa Ryohei)?

>Makabe: To be stubborn. Whether it's techniques, lifestyle, or the image of a wrestler. I want them to pursue what they want to convey and what others see (expect) them to be. Everyone is expected to have a certain color, and a wrestler without a color is just a wrestler. The more they pursue their ideals and what they envision, the more their image of a wrestler will become apparent. I want them to use that as a weapon.

>>18886389
--So you have to engage in wrestling with words as well...

>Makabe: Wrestling is all about taking the hits and then turning it around at the end. So you have to take the hits with words too, and then you can finally overwhelm your opponent so much that they can't even make a sound. That's why you have to always think about your comments. I think that's the way it is. When we grew up watching wrestlers, there were times when we'd wonder, "What is this guy thinking?" and there were words that would convince us with just one sentence. That one sentence would make us imagine all sorts of things. It would be interesting if they could make us feel that way. Well, my style now is a little too talkative (wry smile). I supplement my fights in the ring with words, and then add my own color to them. Maybe it's better to say it's a habit rather than a color? Make them think, "This guy has a strong personality." I think it's more interesting when those two clash.

--Have you ever felt that way when interacting with people from industries other than professional wrestling? Makabe:

>When I watch comedians, those without any quirks are easy to get along with, so they're the perfect starter. But don't they leave much of an impression?

--People get bored of them quickly.

>Makabe: Right. When I see that, it makes me think that there has to be something more that exudes. If there is something like that, people will like it more, or rather, they'll be desired. Wouldn't it be interesting to pursue that?

>To be continued

>>18886389
>The more they pursue their ideals and what they envision, the more their image of a wrestler will become apparent
Half the guys already have this but then there's guys like GOK, Shota and Ren who are just boring as shit with what they want to convey

>>18885966
thats a good call, he could bull that off quite well i think.

BOMBACLAT

>>18886783
many are saying this

>>18886658
that's a horrible call and you should shut the fuck up

Another injury happened in Korakuen Hall.
Maybe DOUKI's Tokyo Dome injury was a sacrifice in order to avoid the curse...

can't wait for trannyhashi to break his leg

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>>18886963

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>>18887008
take that back, hideo

>>18886208
That's fair, and that's why the other anon suggesting Wato should've been the next Tiger Mask >>18885966
was partially correct. He shouldn't be Tiger Mask but he should be a masked wrestler. There's just nothing about him naturally that's compelling, he looks like a goofball and the gimmick is ass.

That's actually the bigger issue facing NJPW right now, like >>18886605 noted a bunch of these guys come up with thoroughly midcard gimmicks that it's no wonder the star power is fading right now. Sho, Yoh, Narita all went for the same gimmick. EVIL and GoK both went for goofy heel looks, straight out of WWF New Generation material. Most of the gaijin just went with lazy badass foreign gimmicks. Tsuji tried awkward Naito gimmick with overcoat. Umino tried "all of your favorite wrestlers smashed together" but it only screams desperate. Yuto Ice is amusing but it's never going to be a main event gimmick. Sanada decided to play dress up and forgot about wrestling.

Uemura and Oiwa stand out only because they kind of kept it generic. Nothing fancy but nothing silly.

The whole roster is just midcard gimmicks. There's nobody that's even trying to be a main eventer... except El Desperado and Hiromu, but they're both juniors, so that won't go far. Hiromu is better off in NOAH for now and Despe is becoming this generations journeyman champion.

>>18887215
>Uemura and Oiwa stand out only because they kind of kept it generic. Nothing fancy but nothing silly.
Yuya did straight up say he wanted to be Superman, which while corny on paper in modern wrestling, works really well on him. He has no real counterpart since there's no commitment to a heelish Tsuji though and you still kinda need an edgier type of top babyface to balance. That sure as fuck isn't gonna be Shota.

>>18887471
An edgier type of babyface would be perfect for Shota though you fucking retarded nigger

>>18887471
>you still kinda need an edgier type of top babyface to balance
Nah they need a proper heel. Ren doesn't count because he's like the 4th most important person in HOT. Its makes Takeshita's weird heel-then-face presentation even weirder

>>18888167
Shota is a fucking loser. Nobody is eating that.

>>18888230
only solution there is the iceman if he doesn't shit the bed and he fine-tune his gimmick or gabe. grim

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LETS GO SHO YOU'RE THE BEST WRESTLER UH-LIVE

put the strap on ol' muffinass fuck it

>>18888230
Oiwa.

>>18887471
Uemura is the only one that can make a true face gimmick work, he presents more as a genuine good guy than the others. It's so rare to find a likeable babyface.

I don't think Tsuji would work as a heel, perhaps a face that doesn't shy away from taking liberties with his opponent.

Oiwa could fill the role of a heel that doesn't like to cheat but happily revels in hurting his opponents, keeping submissions on too long, not showing mercy, etc.

Which leave Narita as the heir apparent of king shit heel cheater. The lowest of the low, stable of cheating henchmen, etc.

Umino can do whatever the fuck, who cares? He's a midcard geek, so just have him feud with Wato or something.

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We're almost free

I do wonder if New Japan is gonna try to turn War Dogs back full heel again with KoB. Creates an easy path to make Yuto-ice the top heel. And those two are far more heel in how they present compared to the rest of them.

Anyone else actually gonna stay up to watch the Sapporo show in 9 hours?

>>18890230
Free of what? The last white meat babyface to draw significant dimes for the company?

>>18891033
He's free to start drawing significant dimes again before he goes. We're waiting.

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[New Japan] Global champion Gabe Kidd lashes out at Shingo Takagi, saying he "laughed" at the "lonely old man" remark
https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/360727

>Gabe Kidd (28), the IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion who will face off in his second title defense at the New Japan Pro-Wrestling Kobe event on the 28th, has responded vehemently to challenger Shingo Takagi (42). Gabe, who missed the G1 Climax due to a right knee injury, had been accused of prioritizing the joint event with AEW, "Forbidden Door" (August 24th, London, UK). He completely denied this and harshly criticized Takagi.

>Gabe was forced to miss the G1 early on due to injury, but he made an early return and will be taking on Takagi in Kobe. "My body is certainly not 100%, but my spirit is 1000%. My impression of Takagi is that he is a lonely old man who is witnessing the decline of his career. Don't act like a baby throwing a toy out of a stroller in order to get the right to challenge." He revealed his unwavering confidence and hostility.

>Takagi accused him of prioritizing the Forbidden Door, held in his home country, over the G1, branding him unfit as champion and threatening to deport him to Noge Dojo. However, Gabe maintained, "That claim is ridiculous. I've been completely transparent about my right knee injury, and it took me two to four weeks to recover. It was a tough decision, but it was my choice to focus on recovery and defending my title." He continued, "At first I was angry, but after five minutes I couldn't help but laugh. Am I unworthy of being champion? I didn't even make it to the semi-finals. He's just angry that I, a British man, have a more Japanese mentality than he does. Or maybe it's because I'm 43 this year and I can't talk to women. It's definitely one of those two reasons."

>>18892500
>Gabe continued, "Taichi, who beat me in the New Japan Cup, would have been a better challenger for me, but honestly, it doesn't matter who my opponent is," referring to his future title defense. "What pissed me off watching the G1 was everyone's complacency. I came to New Japan because I had passion for it. But now it seems like a lot of people's passion has cooled and they're just going through the motions. I'm here to make New Japan the most exciting promotion in the world. So anyone who wants to challenge me, come with pride," he declared war in all directions.

>His feud with Darby Allin is intensifying on the AEW mat, but he states firmly, "AEW is a side quest for me. It's a place where I go to knock people out in between New Japan tours. But Darby made a big mistake by keeping me alive. I'll get rid of him when the time comes, but right now I'm fully focused on blowing the roof off the Kobe World Memorial Hall with the most exciting pro wrestling in the world." The returning Madman will use the GLOBAL belt to inject fighting spirit into the organization.

>>18892510
>IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
>IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
I know they don't speak English couldn't they have asked somebody?

shota umino fucking sucks

>>18892599
When they unveiled the Global title they gave some bullshit reason why they couldn't just call it the Intercontinental and then Charlton had to sprinkle some headcanon on it lol

>>18892694
The ol Charlton headcanon

>>18892694
ok I found it
>The world comes to fight the World Heavyweight Champion
>The Global Heavyweight Champion goes to fight the world.
Then the Global title proceeded to never be defended outside Japan

>>18892754
It would be cool if they did that, I guess.

>>18892510
>His feud with Darby Allin is intensifying on the AEW mat, but he states firmly, "AEW is a side quest for me. It's a place where I go to knock people out in between New Japan tours.
This is probably the closest he's gotten to a decent explanation for why he's a regular there
>But Darby made a big mistake by keeping me alive. I'll get rid of him when the time comes
Too late, bruv


>>18892599
No idea why they didn't just call it the fucking International title. It's at least close enough to Intercontinental to not be confusing like World and Global. They love making things harder for themselves

While we're here, what's the difference between the Never and the Stong Openweight Championships?

>>18892892
One is for a dead subbrand the other is for a DOA subbrand

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Streaming in 5 hours

>Main event: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: El Desperado vs YOH
>7th Match: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag team Championships- HOUSE OF TORTURE (DOUKI & SHO) vs Ichiban Sweet Boys (Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles)
>6th Match: TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson) vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (Ren Narita, SANADA & Yujiro Takahashi)
>5th Match: Shingo Takagi, Yota Tsuji & Hiromu Takahashi vs War Dogs (Gabe Kidd, David Finlay & Taiji Ishimori)
>4th Match: Tomohiro Ishii, Taichi & TAKA Michinoku vs War Dogs (OSKAR, Yuto-Ice & Gedo)
>3rd Match: Boltin Oleg, Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (Don Fale, EVIL & Dick Togo)
>2nd Match: Togi Makabe, Toru Yano & Tomoaki Honma vs Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & Shoma Kato
>1st Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi Final Road ~Connection~ Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Master Wato
>Kickoff Match: Tatsuya Matsumoto & Katsuya Murashima vs Zane Jay & Masatora Yasuda

>>18893039
not that grim honestly

goto

>5th best wrestler in the whole world

Explain the attendance problem

>>18893538
Attendance is honestly largely based on the who holds the world title. When Goto lost it the attendance plummeted. It didnt help that Naito left either. Both times Zack has held the belt the gates have been worse for it.

>>18893538
Not Japanese.

>>18893538
>PWI
no one cares, tranny

>>18893922
that's an obvious joke post

>>18893929
based yasuda W

Ace almost broke Wato's ribs yikes

That was fast

im up for this i guess
good to see the house again

I can't believe they have Yuya, Shota and Oiwa doing nothing post-G1 but Don Fale is getting title shots in 2025

I love these two already

WHERE MY BROTHERS AT
WHERE MY BROTHERS AT

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here's youre top babyface bro

I stand with ICE.

I really like that sideswipe kick into a running tombstone

shoutout to hiromu jumping from tokyo to sapporo for this bum ass promotion

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KOB vs Ishii & Taichi should be the Kobe semi-main and I mean that

oh no
is hiromu gonna defend the belt?

>>18894294
kek
i knew they would do this if the show wasnt drawing enough

SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEESH

>>18894157
>>18894184
It's gonna be Tsuji at WK
Umino is turning heel and joining the Death Riders

wild how narita is seemingly the tallest of the japanese new gen but looks more like a jr anyway than the rest of them

Amazing how quickly everyone forgot about Fajita. That nigga not sizzlin right now

>>18894344
Wrestles like one too

was that the first time they've done that mix with their themes?

ok but who the fuck is ron miller

SHO finally having good matches again. Based

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>Fujita beaten again

Shockingly good match, wrong guy got pinned

YOH should win

>>18894443
robbie eagles when he wears a glue on mustache

>>18894479
>no ziploc fit for the big title match
no he shouldnt

>>18894479
Maybe on a bigger show but it's likely Despy retains and DOUKI challenges him.

theyve fucked up every DDT attempt but great match outside that

What a fucking match and they stuck it here

Kino Sith entrance from DOUKI

I knew it. Damn that looks badass

Please do it in Ryogoku

grim japoo

bomboclaat

>>18872188
9/28 Destruction in Kobe @ Kobe World Memorial Hall (4:00pm)
>IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs Ren Narita [13th champion, 2nd defense]
>IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Gabe Kidd (c) vs Shingo Takagi [5th champion, 2nd defense]
>Yota Tsuji vs David Finlay
>GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship: Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs Taiji Ishimori
>IWGP Tag Team Championship: Taichi & Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs OSKAR & Yuto-Ice [110th champions, 1st defense]
>NEVER Openweight Championship: Boltin Oleg (c) vs Don Fale [48th champion, 2nd defense]
>Hiroshi Tanahashi Final Road ~Connection~: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Great-O-Khan
>YOSHI-HASHI, Yuya Uemura, & Shota Umino vs Dick Togo, SANADA, & King of Darkness EVIL

>Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025
10/4 Tokkei Security Gymnasium Hiratsuka (5:00pm)
10/6 Korakuen (6:30pm)
10/7 Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous @ Korakuen (6:30pm)
10/9 Komatsu General Gymnasium (7:00pm)
10/11 Tokorozawa City Gymnasium (4:00pm)

10/13 King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 @ Ryogoku Kokugikan (4:00pm)
>IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Winner of Ren Narita vs Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs Konosuke Takeshita

>>18895676
grim

Yota Tsuji fucking sucks.

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>>18879795
>>18879804
>2,038人
Despy saves the Hokkaido tour

>2025 Hokkaido tour total attendance (7 shows): 7610
>Destruction in Kobe 2025: TBD
>2024 Hokkaido tour total attendance (7 shows): 7544
>Destruction in Kobe 2024: 4528

>>18896394
YOH was more over so it's actually him that saved the Hokkaido tour, we love you Komatsu-kun

>Destruction in Kobe 2025: TBD
3542

>>18893039
>tfw it’s been so long in between shows that i forgot there was a show today
>>18894290
cute college student

NOAH is stacking the fuck out of their Ryogoku show while we're preparing for ELP vs Tanahashi.

>>18897489
>Minoru Suzuki singles match
>stacked
lol, lmao even

>Even someone like me sometimes gets hurt by heartless words. But in those moments, I reflect on myself. Have I ever hurt someone else with my own words...? Words can be both medicine and poison. Take a breath before speaking.
>Let's go!! Here we go again today!!

https://x.com/510njpw/status/1970965343897256011

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yes sir Mr. President

>>18898070
This gimmick is gonna soar when he actually smokes weed for the first time

https://x.com/okamotospo/status/1970857550993297653

https://youtu.be/qbWHoejXyqU
I know zero Japanese but even I could tell how fucking awful DOUKI's promo was

>>18898644
>beat him in 8 minutes in the opener
>"oh here's my move i guess"
what a rub

>>18898644
Didn't he already give the move to MAO? This sort of rub is worthless at this point. I really hope he just sticks to nostalgia matches from now on.

>>18898541
Unless he gets caught.>>18898676

>>18895676
What a great followup run for Oiwa so far. Not even on the show

>>18895676
If Goto doesnt come back and KOB lose this show is worthless

ghc title confirmed
jrs added to the opener

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>>18901229
oops

goto

>>18901237
>IWGP Jr stuck on small shows barely anyone goes to watch
>GHC Jr on the big Kobe show
Why did they let Despy do this?

>https://x.com/ddtpro/status/1971137629656850639
Murashima, Nagai and Fujita are gonna show up in a DDT's DGeneration (their young wrestlers project, guess the follow up to DNA) special show. November 11, Shinjuku FACE

>>18902235
that's cool to see. i hope we get another young lion cup, probably will happen next year just to give worufu a free achievement

are murashima and nagai going to be in jr tag league?

>>18902580
Doubt it. Hiromu wil probably team with Amakusa or Titan if he's in it over young lion Nagai

>>18872188
bump

>>18898541
smoking weed in Europe is why he has this gimmick

>>18902680
what if we get titan/nagai

ren narita fucking sucks

>>18894610
*Duel of the Fates playing in background*

>>18904261
shut up zack

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Have you steeled yourself, anon?

>>18905246
so is he silver or is he steel? can't be both.

>>18894157
Yuya and Oiwa are a shame, they're good
Shota umino fucking sucks, gedo finally got a clue

>>18902218
Despy was never supposed to be champion. The real question is why haven't they taken the belt off him by now. Surely DOOKIE's intended reign would have ended by now.
wait did they even give the BOSJ winner the title shot yet?

>>18905430
He's over.

>>18905430
So that at least 1 belt in this dimeless promotion is held by a star

>>18905430
Fujita won the tournament, skipped having his shot at Dominion because he wanted Despy to worry about Jun Kasai and then him. Fujita lost, disappeared during the G1, just lost to DOUKI for the tag belts.
Hell of a run for him, huh

Dark Side of the Ring: When the Sizzlin' Stops

>>18905246
Is this a collab or some new branding? I'm kinda digging it

Who do you have for company MVP this year? Feels like a 2 way race between Goto and Despy

>>18905246
nigga got a big ass head in this

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100 days
https://x.com/tanahashi1_100/status/1971361705361015067

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How long is this coward on the right gonna run from President EVIL?

>>18906789
Everything cool about this road happened outside of New Japan apart from the Takeshita match...in America

>>18906789
grim

>>18906325
it's amazing how awful the booking is that you can only think of 2 guys and all either of them really did was have good title reigns in a company with like 12 belts

Save us Goto

>>18907409
CMLL with another great sold out show...

this could be us

>>18909669
Destruction doesn't even have a main sponsor for the tour...it's not looking too good.

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>【October 3 (Fri) 19:30~】

>O-Khan's talk show with VTuber Oozora Subaru! "Pro Wrestling's Ally"

anal with oiwa

Does anything happen in this company anymore?

>>18910677
We're in the boring heel vs. heel phase right now because they've failed to create any new stars that connect with people. Also Shota bombed after main eventing WK so they're reluctant to push Yuya in the fear that the same thing will happen. They're now betting everything on Aaron Wolf.

>>18905246
>To "steel yourself" is to mentally and emotionally prepare to face something difficult, unpleasant, or challenging
He's referring to the grim future of NJPW isn't he?

>>18909234
To make it even better, one was literally an accident and the other they lucked into

>>18910707
They're not reluctant to push Uemura out of fear that he'll fail, they don't want to push him because he wasn't picked to be a star.

Gedo named his "Reiwa Muskateers" and all 3 flopped (Tsuji still has a shot, Narita with a complete gimmick overhaul MIGHT improve, Shota DOA), so he's pissy. He's still riding high from his Okada booking and refuses to accept that he's made a mistake with the Reiwa boys. That's why Shota and Yuya are being paired up, Gedo desperately wants to graft Yuya's fan connection to Shota. It's why Tsuji just effortlessly took over the remnants of LIJ, Gedo couldn't risk booking a civil war with say Tsuji vs Hiromu or Shingo for fear that the fans would side with the "wrong" people... but as a result there was no clear direction for LIJ, so it went dormant back in June. Narita... no fucking clue, he doesn't really jive with my way of thinking because it almost seems like Gedo lost interest in him immediately after naming him as one of the three.

Yuya was just a guy. Just a 5 guys actually. It was abundantly clear that they had no plans for him.

Grim Grimpan Grim Grimstling

>>18910730
The AI design tells me yes

>>18911376
>That's why Shota and Yuya are being paired up, Gedo desperately wants to graft Yuya's fan connection to Shota
Stop saying Gedo like he solely rules the world. Hontai needs more than 1 Japanese heavyweight to be over so Shota doing tags with Yuya was just a matter of if, not when. It's one of the very few things they're doing right now I have no problem with so long as it goes somewhere

>>18913779
He'll be back..

>>18913779
stardust retard

>>18913921
In AEW, as a Japanese color commentator.

>>18911376
Narita is part of the EVILverse and thusly his booking is primarily done by whoever does the booking for HoT, as per my current headcanon that I just made up while writing this post. Like how Oleg is protected by Tanahashi.

https://www.youtube.com/live/FDkwDd_wJBI
Press conference for Kobe later tonight.

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>we're gonna have to watch narita vs tanahashi soon

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I think Templario wants to come back

>>18915231
Press conference is live. Just Shingo/Gabe and Zack/Narita here.

GOTO IS HERE

nujamal is saved!

Seems like the street fighter movie is already wrapped since go to is already back

this fucking geek is shirtless lmaooooooooooooo

>>18915231
>Takagi: The time has come! I'm back in my second home of Kobe! It's all about tomorrow. The first half of this year, I lost my world title challenge in Osaka, and now I have to make something of the big card in Osaka. There's been a lot of talk of loyalty, fighting spirit and hair all that mess.
>Tomorrow is all about who is stronger. But I'll say this, for all you talking about me being an old man at 42? You're a snot nosed green kid at 28.
Tomorrow for the first time in four years I can get my first IWGP title in four years. I can't let him get away with that G1 win from last summer, I have to put him in his place.

>Gabe: Talk is cheap. You can talk about the G1, say I peaked at the Tokyo Dome, but you've dug your own grave with your words and now it's time to put you in it.
>Are you willing to give everything to see how far you can really go? I am. You have to cut me open and choke me unconscious to take this.
>I have two goals, to make a mockery of you and retain this championship and the second is blowing the roof off Kobe and making this once again the most exciting promotion in the world.

Gabe loves to repeat himself

>>18915231
Now, the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship!

>Narita: This stinking foreign champion, whatever he says is irrelevant. I'll take that title tomorrow and that's it.

>Zack: Ren has two important victories over me, but the question is does he want to be a champion, or a third rate EVIL in HOUSE OF TORTURE? You've been in there for two years and done nothing, while I've been in TMDK, main evented the Tokyo Dome twice, been G1 and World Heavyweight Champion.

Zack talking about the middle east now wtf

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muffin ass

>>18919027
fucking G E E K

>STARDOM stealing Fantasticamania for themselves

Grim

>>18919507
Hey it was there no one was using it

I allow it

>>18919507
Theyve already been involved in Fantasticamania. It makes sense for a women's version to exist especially since the Rossy era had light crossovers too (even caused drama)

>>18919516
Well if it has drama is a female event, is the rules

the should bring Templario, Titán and Hechicero and make them champs.
Or something like that

>>18919516
>>18919522
It was more about CMLL/AAA drama I think but true

>>18918780
>and the second is blowing the roof off Kobe and making this once again the most exciting promotion in the world.
Almost every new gen talks like a fucking mark

>>18919027
>>18920726
he finally cut but the question is for whose sake

>>18920726
Why is this so hard for Burger King to achieve?

>>18919825
Titan is definitely worthy of a Jr title reign. Let him go with it for a few months, face guys lile Wato and DOUKI then drop it to someone new

jeongmok

>>18905246
>skeleton wearing a fedor
god damn this nigga is cringe
is he trying to out cringe shota?

>>18923103
It looks AI generated as well. BUSHI would never allow this.

6 more bongs till kobe

>>18906507
tsuji is weird as fuck, goofy looking ass geek
a chubby manlet with a big head and he's also balding
>>18925433
no one gives a fuck about this grim shit

>>18872188
Calendar for after Destruction. No cards yet:

>Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025
10/4 Tokkei Security Gymnasium Hiratsuka (5:00pm)
10/5 NJPW x Stardom Historic X-over @ Damai-66 LiveHouse, Guangzhou (7:00pm)
10/6 Korakuen (6:30pm)
10/7 Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous @ Korakuen (6:30pm)
10/9 Komatsu General Gymnasium (7:00pm)
10/11 Tokorozawa City Gymnasium (4:00pm)

10/13 King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 @ Ryogoku Kokugikan (4:00pm)
>IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Winner of Ren Narita vs Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs Konosuke Takeshita

>>18925433
>>18925537
Man I wish I gave af, but they've given me 0 reason to. We work stiff not doing a podcast since the G1 final says a lot about the level of grim we've reached

>I beat Ishii's face multiple times in the warm-up match. I pissed off Taichi too. I did what needed to be done to face those two damn strong guys.

>Today, let's just get totally hyped up with each other and have a stylish manly brawl.

>Bare our raw emotions and K.O.B will take those guys' balls and rock the tag belts in the dopest way possible.

>Feel it!!! LET'S GET HIGH!!!!! BIG UP!!!!!

>#njpw #njdest

https://x.com/YutoxIce/status/1972117245745840508

>>18926009
Strong homosexual overtones from Yuto Ice.

>>18926009
Im in it just to see the tag title match and if KOB lose Im turning that shit off

>>18926009
>>18926032
Homo-ICE

Maybe Kenny shows up tonight...

>>18872188
Show starts in an hour and a half, right?

kobe gamethread
>>18927627
>>18927627
>>18927627

>>18927358
40 minutes now

Do you think Tanahashi is going to become one of the token old guys in opening tag matches after he retires?

Tsuji is based

Bump

>4,672人

>>18928797
>SKYROCKET from last year
Uhh grimsisters...

>>18928797
Shit sounded empty. Thank you Ace for drawing the house

>>18928813
The Japs really wanted to see Shingo defeat the traitorous dog Gabe Kidd

>>18928797
who was the draw? must be Yuto ICE

When is Tanahashi stopping by at All Japan? I wanna see him vs Kento finally.

>Kuukai
Couldn't get anything better?

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>>18928797
Up from 4,528人 last year.
Still grim btw.

>>18929054
who?

>>18929085
Formerly known as Koji Kawamura.
A dimeless shitter

>>18929245
But what does he have to do with anything?

>>18929268
El Desperado just announced him as Tag Partner

https://x.com/njpw1972/status/1972249989624848526

>Takeshita vs Zack
>Gabe vs Tsuji
>Despy vs DOUKI
>KOB vs Hontai
>EVIL vs Oleg
>Tanahashi vs ELP
Holy meh

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This machine kills bomboclats.

>>18928797
Narita should have won

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>>18929298
>Gabe vs Tsuji
>EVIL vs Oleg
>Tanahashi vs ELP

Knock Out Brothers board, new fags.

>>18929966
30 fucking years, this business

>>18929966
Heater status?

>>18930116
Straight fax

>>18930116
The one thing we can all agree on

until they appear on AEW once in between tournaments, sending our schizos into a non-stop crashout

>>18929966
>zyzz shirt
basado

>>18872188
>>18925726
full card for Xtoric Xover
10/5 NJPW x Stardom Historic X-over @ Damai-66 LiveHouse, Guangzhou (7:00pm)
>Natsupoi, Saori Anou, & Sayaka Kurara vs Natsuko Tora, Ruaka, & Rina
>Zack Sabre Jr. vs KUSHIDA
>Ryusuke Taguchi vs Master Wato
>Future of Stardom Championship: HANAKO (c) vs Aya Sakura
>INFIN Showcase: The Coolie & Feng Jianlang vs T-Light & Lin Dongxuan
>INFIN Showcase: Wang Xinxuan & Jun Jie vs Cheng Oa & Gao Jinjia
>Starlight Kid & Miyu Amasaki vs Ami Sohrei & Lady C

Anything worth watching from the show?

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>The Coolie

>>18932100
Just the tag title match and Tsuji/Finlay. Im kinda tired of Shingo's match layout but if you're into that then you'll like the Gabe match.

Ren Narita fucking sucks

>>18931956
this isn't listed on NJPW World schedule so not sure where we're supposed to watch it. Stardom World maybe.

whats ur favorite Wang Xinxuan match?

Whatever happened to the Shaolin monks who did the kung fu wrestling like a Jackie Chan movie?

>>18932312
Yeah I'm sad that I'm kind of over Shingo. I still feel like him being a heel with shota and nagai would have legs and be good for all of them. But hoping for any of that feels foolish at this point

>>18932708
>hoping that something would actually happen
what's that? you want tsuji vs geibu again???

Why couldn't Oiwa at least be on the card being the one to help Zack deal with the former hebby q champ in red boots

>>18932929
Because you're a faggot

>>18933460
Nah that's u

>fights a guy he can't beat
>does absolutely nothing different
>spends the first two thirds of the match getting his injured knee destroyed
>spends the last third kicking and doing leg locks
>does absolutely nothing different at all
>winslol
What?

>>18932929
That would make him on the winning side of a title match and he's not allowed to be on that side.

They stuck the Jr title on the Korakuen Hall show again lmaooooooooo

>>18933880
ironically zsj is allergic to limb selling
the only reason it's not more egregious is that basically everybody besides tana goto and maybe shibata (before his brain was removed and put back in) is even worse

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