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>*saves New Japan*

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There's only one man who could have saved New Japan and now that hope is lost.

Templario too good for all this jobbing

>>19155902
i dont know why they brought him in desu. i get akira is hurt but they could have just given jacob a young lion for all it matters. still, nice to see him wrestle

>>19155914
Everything about this tournament is confusing. WTL is gonna look so fucking bad if they don't man up and put together some halfway credible teams. If I see Yujiro or Honma in the lineup I'm skipping

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lol bro why not just have 1 singular block

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>>19156225
>not even a pity win before elimination for tiger mask

GRIM

where is our IWGP champion?

>>19156306
Staring at Okada. It's all i ever see him do these days.

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>>19151148
>NOAH and AJPW are doing fine. NJPW is in a rough spot
What's it like living in delusional land, grimposter?

>>19156306
I hate this whole partnership but there is no reason for the IWGP champ to do the junior tag league tour either.

>>19155877
Templario lookin pretty JACKED let's put the hebby q on him

>>19156706
New Japan is only up this year because of Wrestle Dynasty. Take that out, toss a couple thousand from that crowd to WK and they're either under or barely above water

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>>19156773
>take out 18000 or whatever Wrestle Dynasty was
>why?
>uh... it doesn't heckin' count for... reasons!
>okay
>still 200k
>still 4 times more than NOAH in just less than 2x the shows
>still 5 times more than AJPW
You are coping so goddamn hard it's insane

>>19156711
He probably should be on at least one to do a preview tag but whatever. New Japan has had absentee champions since at least Omega. Although naturally this is the most extreme version of that.

The benefits of this partnership:
>Every interesting westerner signs with AEW immediately because New Japan is cheap.
>Tony Khan influences the IWGP title booking because he lent us our new ace which the domestic audience has rejected. And this applies to any such talent lent.
>They make a maybe a milly or two thanks to the gates they do with AEW throughout the year. (Dynasty drew poorly and looked bad optically, but im sure it did a lot of money for them.)

In the end it is all Bushiroad's fault after all.

>>19156912
Capitalism is all about short-term goals instead of potential long-term winfalls.

Sure, they could try to make NJPW more popular which might bring in more money long-term but right now they can just milk Tony Khan for millions with 0 effort and act as the AEW farm league. From a business point of view, it's pure profit for them.

>>19156912
Maybe NJPW own wrestlers should stop being so dimeless.
Takeshita and the CMLL guests are above in every aspect

>>19156976
Given how irrelevant New Japan is to Bushiroad's total revenue I could see them being interested in prettying up the books to sell it. Although, these cuts are in line with their greater corporate wide strategy which has helped right their profits. Outside of maybe in the future mining Stardom's IP for games I dont really feel like New Japan fits with the rest of their assets.

>>19157545
Takeshita nor any current CMLL wrestler has ever drawn a dime in Japan.

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hey dribbler baloney you're rides here

>>19158117
maybe you'll get a laugh this time

attempt #99

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>[NJPW] Hirooki Goto cuts down new champion Konosuke Takeshita’s “shallowness” — “Is that really how someone seeking true strength acts?”

>Hirooki Goto (46), who will challenge for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at New Japan Pro Wrestling’s November 2 Gifu show, has fired back hard at current champion KONOSUKE TAKESHITA (30). After Takeshita completely dismissed Goto’s so-called “Goto Revolution,” Goto responded with the pride of a man who’s spent his career walking the opposite path. He spoke about the importance of the “conservative side” within Japanese pro wrestling, while also revealing his plans for after recapturing the belt.

>Goto appeared before Takeshita after his title win at the October 13 Ryogoku show and declared his challenge. “Takeshita said, ‘Anyone who’s got a problem with me, come out.’ Once I heard that, there was no way I could just stay quiet—I felt like he was calling me out personally,” he recalled.

>Goto had finally captured the company’s top title at the Osaka show in February, achieving his long-awaited dream, and led the promotion under the banner of the “Goto Revolution” until losing the belt at the June Nagoya show. But Takeshita dismissed him completely: “The most conservative man of all is Hirooki Goto. He’s just pretending to be a revolutionary.”

>The two men’s careers could hardly be more different—Takeshita has been active on the global stage since his twenties as the first wrestler to hold contracts in three major promotions, while Goto has spent his entire career in NJPW. “That I’ve been knocked down again and again and still come back—that’s what my kind of revolution is,” Goto countered. “He calls me conservative, but if everyone were like him, running overseas, what would happen to Japanese pro wrestling? In the end, he’s doing it for himself, right? If that’s what he calls ‘innovative,’ then his whole way of thinking is different from mine. I take pride in being part of New Japan, and I want to protect it.”

>>19159384
>Goto added, “I acknowledge his talent, effort, and ability,” before bluntly calling Takeshita’s words “shallow.”

>“He says things like, ‘I’ve always pursued strength,’ or ‘The IWGP is the ultimate pinnacle,’ but if that’s true, then why didn’t he dedicate himself to wrestling or judo, or even take New Japan’s entrance test? Looking at how his career started, can you really call that the behavior of someone seeking true strength? I even invited him to join CHAOS, and he turned it down. Maybe, sure, it was the shortest route for him—but to me, everything he says now just sounds like justification after the fact, convenient reasoning, hindsight.”
>He declared, “When he faces me, he’ll understand the weight of New Japan—and of the IWGP.”

>During his previous reign as champion, Goto longed to defend against a former ally turned rival who had moved to AEW, but that match never came to be. Now he’s set his sights there again: “Okada (Kazuchika), Shibata (Katsuyori)—I’ve said they’re opponents I have to face. I want to fight them with the IWGP on the line. It’s time to take down AEW.”

>“Pro wrestling isn’t like baseball or soccer. New Japan is trying to operate on a world stage, so it’s more important to go global *as someone from New Japan*. A certain great man once said… ‘Japan’s best—means the world’s best!’”

>The man who reached the summit after years of struggle now seeks once again to reclaim proof that he’s the strongest.

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/364866

>>19159384
>“He calls me conservative, but if everyone were like him, running overseas, what would happen to Japanese pro wrestling? In the end, he’s doing it for himself, right? If that’s what he calls ‘innovative,’ then his whole way of thinking is different from mine. I take pride in being part of New Japan, and I want to protect it.”
Easy to say for a guy who was born so rich he grew up with an elevator in his house in the fanciest part of Tokyo.

I can't remember who used to cut all the promos about Goto being a spoiled rich kid. Shibata maybe? But I remember the promos. Might've been Naito.

>>19156000
Bring back TMDK, give Taichi a good run and let Yuto run wild

I didn't think much of Jakob Austin Young, but he has that dog in him.

>>19159384
SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEESH my aramusha dripped out ong

>>19159384
goto

based ace still innovating with 2 months left on the clock https://x.com/njpwworld/status/1983125738141176089

>>19161980
I'm surprised they retweeted that, it just looks rough

On a lot of already forgettable looking cards today's is the least interesting so far. I'm sure these guys can pull out fun stuff but there hasn't been any reason to invest in the Dragon Gate guys. At least Yamato's suplex spot is fun.

I refuse to watch this retard Newman wrestle with those dumbass suction cup scars

yoh and sho didn’t kiss, 0/5 star tournament

>>19162486
1 more match. Saving it for tomorrow

Fujita doing some Dragon Gate work would be neat if they really don't care about sticking with him.

IN THE AFTERGLOW

Thanks for coming, YAMATO

are despy fans broke? i always somebody carrying around a big tanahashi or hiromu doll or whatever but i never see despys

Yesterday's show on Sadou Island
>589人

Today's show
>1,001人(満員)

>>19162627
true despe fans crush glass into their backs instead of buying toys

>>19159428
The concept of "(Takeshita) running overseas" framed like he rejected his home country and past when he never cut ties with DDT or anything related to it.
(iirc him leaving to go abroad at the time was framed as excursion but i could be wrong about this)
Also like he said
>https://x.com/Takesoup/status/1983511933090165120
it's NJPW who never replied back to him when he was a kid, so I don't think Takeshita's love for NJPW is superficial and only meant to appeal fans
Goto should direct his words about "loyalty" to NJPW to other people, not him

Fujita and Kato to México

>>19162911
Fujita to my house for a squash match

>>19156773
>New Japan is only up this year because of Wrestle Dynasty.
>New Japan is only up because of a show they ran.
Okay???

>>19156789
>>19162950
You unironically think they would be up without it?

>>19163414
No, they'd be down very slightly but to only be down very slightly when you're in a star-making period without any big stars out front that are young when you just lost Naito, the biggest draw in Japanese wrestling?

That's a great year by any measurement except those used by schizo seethers

Shota umino fucking sucks

>>19163419
>but to only be down very slightly when you're in a star-making period
This would imply they're actually trying to make anyone a star

>>19163547
The booking might be shit but that's what this is -- a down period where they need to make stars.

My point is to only be down a couple of thousand on the entire year (if you ignore Wrestle Dynasty for whatever retarded reason you can make it up) after losing Naito, Okada, Will Ospreay, Jay White, etc, is pretty good.

>>19162787
It's a storyline...

Anyway you dont set up a match with Goto unless you are deciding to lean into Takeshita being an invader heel. I guess Gedo and Co. Could just be retarded, but we will see. Given the booking thus far who knows.

Every show with Takeshita on it shouldn't count for the total attendance because shows with AEW wrestlers don't count for some reason

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>>19155877
more guys should wear armor

>>19164526
Imagine having this guy and just using him as a filler.

>>19164564
What do you think of Takeshita being the IWGP champion and G1 winner?

>>19162919
who’s getting squashed?

>>19164278
he doesn't boost attendance anyway so it doesn't matter

>>19160055
>TMDK win both sets of Heavyweight tag titles
>They end up immediately losing them both
>They have a terrible record in WTL
>They don’t even get into the preshow WK rumble
The way they were being booked I figured they were going back to WWE but they just vanished.

Aew tourists are clearly abound

>>19165425
They did not want to pay for Shane Haste's visa for him to just half ass every show. Shame for Mikey though. I wouldn't mind seeing them brought in for a tour to put over Ice Spice.

>[NJPW] Hiroshi Tanahashi vows to capture the belt, fueled by encouragement from Shinsuke Nakamura — “I’ve received it loud and clear.”

>Hiroshi Tanahashi (48), set to challenge IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji (32) at New Japan Pro Wrestling’s November 2 Gifu show, has taken the words of his eternal rival Shinsuke Nakamura (45, WWE) as inspiration in his quest for the title. Ahead of this fateful showdown with the man he once scouted into pro wrestling, Nakamura shouted Tanahashi’s trademark “Aishitemasu!” (“I love you!”) during WWE’s Japan show on October 17 at Ryogoku Kokugikan — a gesture that carried deep meaning for Tanahashi.

>With his retirement match coming up on January 4 at the Tokyo Dome, Tanahashi will enter his hometown Gifu event challenging for the GLOBAL title. He first met Tsuji when the latter was a college student, recalling, “I ran into him and said, ‘You’ve got a great build — have you ever thought about becoming a pro wrestler?’” Now facing his former young boy in a title match, he smiled:
>“What an incredible story this is. I called out to him because I wanted him to succeed, but I never imagined it would lead to this. It’s not a crane’s return of favor — it’s Tsuji’s return of favor. But I’m still a man who aims to be number one until the very end. I’m going all out to win. The ‘white belt’ and I have always been connected.”

>>19166883
>A loss would likely make this his final title match as an active wrestler. Tsuji, now the leader of the new generation, seems ready to hand down the torch — but Tanahashi isn’t going quietly. “Sure, there’s that classic early-Heisei-style ending, where the senior fades out gracefully. But I’ve always hated that idea — it makes the industry shrink. I’ve always wanted to surpass my seniors. Now that I’m in their position, though, I can’t help but think, ‘Yeah, I don’t want to lose either,’” he said with a grin. If he wins, it could set up a title match as his retirement bout. “That would be insanely exciting, wouldn’t it? I really am once in a century,” he said, eyes shining.

>He also found renewed motivation from an unexpected source. In WWE’s Japan show, Nakamura — his lifelong rival — grabbed the mic in the ring and proclaimed, “Japan… Aishitemasu!” borrowing Tanahashi’s signature phrase. Speaking to media later, Nakamura added cryptically, “I’m doing everything I can, but you never know what’s coming — an inch ahead is a happening,” quoting their mentor Antonio Inoki.

>Tanahashi reflected on the layered message: “That’s Inoki-ism. I take it as a message of encouragement — we lived through the same era, and I think he was telling me, ‘Keep going until the very end.’ I’ve received it loud and clear. The moment I heard it, my body fat started burning — I’ve started the Nakamura Diet,” he laughed.
>He continued, “Nakamura’s been training in mixed-discipline gyms, keeping himself moving — and you can see the results now. The fact that he used my phrase on a global stage made me feel like he was taking me with him to the world. It really made me happy.”

>To respond to the message of his rival — and his friend — Tanahashi must now prove it in the ring. His love may yet make the goddess of victory turn his way.

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/364967

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>Tony-kun...
>Ore no Wrestle Dream ga...

Tanahashi beating Tsuji for the belt would be funny. Him dropping it to a returning Nakamura however? KINO.

>>19167524
too bad we can’t have kino anymore

https://www.njpw1972.com/605164
The card for A block finals in 6 hours
>Main event: Super Jr. Tag League A Block- Master Wato & YOH (4-0) vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (SHO and DOUKI) (4-0)
>6th Match: Super Jr. Tag League A Block- Funky Carat (Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Dia) vs Hiromu Takahashi & Gedo
>5th Match: Super Jr. Tag League A Block-Clark Connors & Daiki Nagai vs United Empire (Jakob Austin Young & Templario)
> TMDK (Hartley Jackson, Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles) vs BC War Dogs (OSKAR, Robbie X & Taiji Ishimori)
>Hiroshi Tanahshi, KUSHIDA & Yuki Yoshioka vs El Desperado, KUUKAI & Katsuya Murashima
>Tiger Mask, YAMATO & Shoma Kato vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (Yujiro Takahashi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Dick Togo)
>Boltin Oleg & Masatora Yasuda vs Zane Jay & Tatsuya Matsumoto

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strong family resemblance

>>19167992
>OSKAR, Robbie X & Taiji Ishimori
Where's my nigga ICE?

You can Newman can't wait any longer for his money mark contract

based murashima getting a high fly flow

>>19168571
the iceman hath cometh, just for you

OSKAR must love that pop he gets for stepping in from the top rope.

Come on...surely Nagai can fucking pin Jakob...

>>19156000
They should bring in some imports from CMLL, AEW, RPW & MLP desu

>>19168847
You apparently couldn't wait any longer to splutter out that seethe

>>19169013
booooooooo

>>19169013
>young lions winning anything ever
them finishing at 0 is fucking brutal though

DORAGON DIAAAAAAA

The shoot inverted Khan sit

laughed hard as fuck at that taguchi spot

oh shit it's murder...Wato?

GRIM

>there was a time when I thought YOH was the Michaels
Admittedly this was back in the R3K days, but I still feel a pang of regret looking back.
>captcha: yynjpa
Sometimes I ask myself the same question

save us Humble Wolf

grim

>708人

>It’s another HOT win every match but lose in the finals tournament
Riveting. I’m not a redditor who hates the house but I wish they would end them just to force Gedo to actually book something different.

New Japan has given up. Hopefully this is just so Hamburger Wolf can vanquish these shitters once and for all.

I am extremely bored by HoTs gimmick. It's always the same garbage. We need a new heel stable.

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El proceso

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fuck rocky

>>19170717
No, you're supposed to be le epic contrarian and pretend seeing the same fucking spots every match for four years is fun.

>>19170717
Too bad cuz the other heel group had to be sodomized by HoT and Takeshita so now they're tweeters hanging out with not-LIJ

>>19172997
They missed the boat so bad not turning them heel again by having Wardogs beat down Gabe and reestablishing Finlay as the ruthless leader. That's what it seemed like was going to happen, but instead we got filler teams for this comedy tournament.

On an individual basis I like most of the HoT guys but the ref having to be terminally retarded every match takes me out

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>Hiroshi Tanahashi's Final Homecoming in Gifu Sunday is SOLD OUT- thank you very much!

>Watch live n English Sunday on @njpwworld !

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>>19155877
Why are his tits so big?

goto

>>19155877
https://x.com/count299/status/1984154020144181640
Osaka Jo Hall will be closed until 2027 for heavy renovations.

>>19173773
himbo libre

>>19173041
i "like" HOT, in that i like seeing them get their comeuppance. i also get that rules dont really matter in njpw currently, but it really feels like their pushing it too far sometimes. busts my immersion.
togo/kanemaru are a dope tag team though

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>[Hiroshi Tanahashi Column #4] Serving as attendant for both Riki Choshu and Keiji Muto at the same time — what a challenge that was!

>I failed the New Japan Pro Wrestling entrance test twice, but finally passed on my third try in November 1997, when I was a junior in college. That year, five of us passed, including Wataru Inoue and Katsuyori Shibata. I thought, “I did it, finally passed!” and was ready to drop out of college right then.

>But Riki Choshu, who was one of the examiners, told me, “I’ll wait a year for you—graduate first before you come.” That threw me off completely. I had planned to quit school after passing, but I still had 58 credits left to earn in my senior year.

>So from there, I attended every class while also training hard so I wouldn’t fall behind the others who had already joined. It was a year of intense study and intense workouts. I don’t think I could do that year over again if you asked me to. Still, Choshu’s advice came from kindness—this is a tough world where injuries can happen at any time, so he wanted me to have a backup plan by finishing school. I’m still grateful for that.

>Then, the day after I graduated college—March 22, 1999—I got a notice saying “Please come to the NJPW office in Roppongi.” I went there… only to find the office closed. Completely lost, I ended up going straight to the dojo and moving into the dorm. The next day, I finally met President Seiji Sakaguchi at the office. KENSO (Kenzo Suzuki) was there too, and both of them were so huge I remember thinking, “I’ve really entered a serious place.”

>>19174462
>In the dorm, I shared a room with Togi Makabe and Katsuyori Shibata.
>I had bodybuilding posters, Makabe had gravure idol posters, and Shibata had Bruce Lee on his wall—it really showed our personalities. Every time I put up a new bodybuilding magazine poster, I’d cover more of Makabe’s wall, and he’d yell, “You’re making an already manly room even manlier—cut it out!”

>Later, I was thrilled to be assigned as an attendant to Keiji Muto, whom I’d admired since my trainee days. And then I inherited duties from Masakazu Fukuda to also serve as attendant to Riki Choshu—meaning I had to take care of both of them at once. That was *rough*.
>Once, at a show, I forgot Choshu’s bath towel and had to give him Muto’s instead. Then Muto didn’t have his, so Manabu Nakanishi lent him one—what chaos that was.

>Both men were huge stars, of course. Once, they both invited me out to dinner on the same day. I had already accepted Muto’s invitation, so I told Choshu about it, and he said, “Hey, Tana—if you turn me down again, there won’t be a next time.” I was absolutely terrified in that moment… but it was all part of my unforgettable early days in New Japan.

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/365015

>>19174330
Dominionbros...

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Bushiroad article in Newsweek
https://x.com/kidanit/status/1984064682786013576

>>19174330
I forgot when EDION Arena is opening back up (January), but there's several really nice buildings they could run in Osaka to replace either one. None of them are those shitty venues they went to during the G1, though.

>>19174464
>And then I inherited duties from Masakazu Fukuda to also serve as attendant to Riki Choshu
After Choshu killed him

>>19175293
It was Shibata that killed him. Choshu killed some other kid.

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Lol, lmao even

>>19175547
Nujamal is so shameless

>>19175547
imagine having a worse hairline of a 75 year old man

Tenryu, Umino: I consent
Fat retarded smarks: Isn't there somebody you forgot to ask?

>>19175547
I will not watch your game, but I will watch some Tenryu instead.

>>19176238
Been a while Shotageek

>>19155877
bump

>>19176238
I know he consented but it's just incredibly funny to have Tenryu in his prime standing side by side on a t-shirt with a guy who's literally won nothing in his whole career outside 2 battle royals

extra raped given that it was ok*da that got to retire tenryu

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of course togo wrestles sasuke

>>19175547
Kek lmao

>>19175547
I mean the shitposts write themselves, surely even the domestic sees this
>LOOK HE'S WITH ELP AND DESPY AND UEMURA AND TAICHI AND TENRYU (retired), LOVE HIM

>>19177799
In literature they say a technique for making the audience sympathize with a character is showing other people liking them to make them relatable. It is not working. Kek. That being said i do think Umino fits better in the tag division.

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>>19175547
that'sh right !! Tenryu-shan likesh me, which meansh I'm very cool and I will be your shin Ashe !! I'm sho cool right ?? right ??

Shota hanging out with his friends is a psyop to make people like him, I am a very smart insider.

>>19178246
Wrestling is not real.

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>>19178246
Yeah, I'm sure Sh*ta and TenGOAT are playing Fortnite on the weekends.

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How come Aono Miku became World Champion a week after doing waterfall training but it took Goto ten years?

>>19179118
Rika Tatsumi did it too in 2018 and lost. Maybe they went to the wrong waterfall

>>19179118
ok well Goto's playing E. Honda. i don't see Miku's sturdy ass in a blockbuster Street Fighter movie.

>>19179180
She gave up her chance at fame for the love of the game. Retired actwres of course.

>>19179319
Her being anywhere near wrestling gives away that fame was never possible to begin with

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IN THE AFTERGLOW

I am actually fairly curious where New Japan is going with the juniors for WK. Douki having both titles makes things curious. I would assume he will hold at least one belt going into the dome (Probably the singles). I guess you can do the Sweet Boys vs. Ishimori/X vs. Wato and Yoh. Then you could have Depsy and Douki run it back. Maybe they could find some way to jam Connors in the tag match. Would be a shame if he leaves unceremoniously to the dub. He was always my favorite of the LA Dojo.

>>19155877
bumpola

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In like 1 hour 40 minutes. Winners of the main event advance to the finals tomorrow vs HoT, but KUSHIDA/Yoshioka need to win and TMDK to lose to force a 3-way tie. No Tanahashi, Tsuji, Goto or Takeshita a day before Gifu

>Main event: Super Jr. Tag League B Block Ichiban Sweet Boys (Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles) (4-0) vs BC War Dogs (Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X)(3-1)
>6th Match: Super Jr. Tag League B Block El Desperado & KUUKAI (1-3) vs KUSHIDA & Yuki Yoshioka (3-1)
>5th Match: Super Jr. Tag League B Block-Tiger Mask & YAMATO (0-4) vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (Dick Togo & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) (1-3)
>4th Match: United Empire (Callum Newman, Jakob Austin Young & Templario) vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (DOUKI, SHO & Yujiro Takahashi)
>3rd Match: Master Wato, YOH & Katsuya Murashima vs Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi & Gedo
>3rd Match: Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano, Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Dia vs OSKAR, Yuto-Ice, Clark Connors & Daiki Nagai
>1st Match: Shoma Kato & Masatora Yasuda vs Tatsuya Matsumoto & Zane Jay

>>19180019
WHAAAAAAAAAAAT

>>19180598
I'm guessing My Sort-of Dawgs 4 Real were supposed to win the match they forfeited due to Ishimori's sickness so there would be some semblance of tension tonight

>>19180598
>no takeshita
On the final show before his title match in his hometown. Nice

oh shit oskar vs boltin

Why yes it's my BROTHERS Yuto and Daiki Nagai

Fuck yes meat on meat on meat

kino exchange

nagai looks like a small child next to boltin kek

TOP
GUY
NAGAI

F5 should be his finish fuck the Finlay roll

what a dead unit

>>19181049
I was just thinking how the intro music feels like a eulogy now more than anything

Dangerous JOI

>>19181069
What’s so dangerous about it?

>cant beat yujiro takahashi
kwab

>>19181073
O-Khan's giving him tips

COME ON GEDO WAKE DA FUCK UP

That was a nice Flair flop from Gedo

time for based togo hours

Love you, Dick Togo

yamato is retarded

that whiskey mist was like 6 feet away

I hope KUSHIDA and Yoshioka win the whole thing

>>19178498
end it all you fucking waste of space, i'm 100% serious you're a fucking worthless piece of dogshit

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>Matsumoto: "I told you, right? I said I wanted to join the Goto Revolutionary Army. And then, did you see Goto-san's reaction? I ended up getting laughed at. Got blown off from the morning. But me, I respect him even for that kind of stuff, so I'm not giving up yet, Goto-san. I still wanna grow by watching your back more."
https://x.com/njpw1972/status/1984560683598692397

Matsumoto is doing the Tsuji/Naito thing but with Goto.

HIGH FLY ATTACK

Thanks for coming, Dragon Gate

yoshioka is based

rip the 3 way tie

I dont really have a favorite here cuz one I already saw and the other has Robbie X involved

Might be unpopular but really liking Eagles, probably even more than Fujita

>>19181331
Nah he's top class talent and works hard

>>19181331
Eagles is great at working a live crowd, I'm not surprised the Japanese took to him like a duck to water. I don't think his look is dimes on TV/streaming, but at the end of the day NJPW desperately need gate numbers and Eagles actually gives that in a way that is hard to quantify if you haven't seen him live.
I personally prefer Fujita, but Eagles is underrated player.

.....fucking why

robbie x is good idk why the fucking seething faggot itt still hates him (he's not handsome but who tf cares)

>>19181379
IDK i get why fujita is super popular, but in TMDK is my least favorite, his style doesn't click with me for reasons. He's young and maybe with time I'll change my mind (i liked Fujita during BOSJ final vs Yoh but i was more leaning on Hoh)
>>19181382
Thanks for the insight

what’s the whole grace grace thing about? a reference to hustle?

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>wins BOSJ where the points all around were super even and barely got through
>postpones his own title shot and a chance to be the youngest champ ever so Despy can settle shit with Jun Kasai
>loses said title shot
>off the G1 tour to work DDT and whatever
>comes back to get a Jr tag title shot
>loses that one too
>It's now late October, he hasn't won a match directly in New Japan in 4 months
>lead his Jr tag league block
>must jr heavywait til 2026 to matter again because we have House of Torture vs War Dogs to sit through again

>>19181484
can't believe they would book ospreay like that

>>19181484
we need the sizzlin to start again fujitabros

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>>19181243
That's what Red Shoes says to Shota everyday.

>>19181399
He’s fine in the ring but has zero look and no charisma. Same with Newman, Jakob, and Akira. They need to get a clue and stop looking like Best Buy employees..

GRIM

>>19181753
id argue all of them have a bit of in-ring aggressiveness that is somewhat charismatic, except JAY. theyre all in this weird tweener place when they should really be working more like straight forward, dickhead, stiff heels.
newman is actually really personable on comms as well, it just doesnt come across as well in other aspects of his presentation. imo anyway

>>19181484
it’s pretty funny at this point

>>19181719
You're a jealous subhuman LOL, your mother would be happy if she heard that you ended your life

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>You're a jealous subhuman LOL, your mother would be happy if she heard that you ended your life

New Japan could be so good if they ever did anything interesting ever. Gedo was never one for being exciting, but Njpw has reached an extreme state of staleness.

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Should have been this guy instead of Takeshita

>>19182513
We dont need Zack Sabre Jr., but Mexican nor do we need Okada from wish.

>>19182513
Hes like 5'6" so no

>Tanahashi announces his final opponent as Nakamura
>Goto beats Takeshita
I want to believe bros...

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>>19183671
too lazy to put up the full card or is this a mystery nigga show

>>19184053
It sold out early so I would imagine the rest will be tag filler.

>Gifu
more like Gayfu

>>19183671
>>19184053
https://www.njpw1972.com/608504
It's right here. No big match for Yuto in Gifu and no more OSKAR/Boltin

The last opponent is Ren Narita.

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>>19185960
something feels a bit uneven here

>>19187413
>2 hair 1 bald vs 2 hair 1 bald
Yeah i dont see it

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from luchablog

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>>19187413
Murashima will KILL Boltin