Live on NJPW World:11/16 SHIMONOSEKI IMPACT ~Kaikyō Decisive Battle~ Presented by BOAT RACE Shimonoseki @ J:COM Arena Shimonoseki>El Desperado, Yuya Uemura, Shota Umino, & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kosei Fujita, Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa, & Zack Sabre Jr.>Tatsuhito Takaiwa, YOSHI-HASHI, & Hirooki Goto vs Hiromu Takahashi, OSKAR, & Yuto-Ice>Tomoaki Honma & Boltin Oleg vs Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji>Master Wato & YOH vs Daiki Nagai & Gedo>Toru Yano & Togi Makabe vs Katsuya Murashima & Takuma Kato>Tiger Mask vs Yuma Asada>Tatsuya Matsumoto vs Zane Jay11/19 Purge Night of Torture @ Korakuen (6:30pm) [PPV]>EVIL vs Shun Skywalker>Ren Narita & Dick Togo vs The Great Sasuke & HANZO>Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs Tomohiro Ishii, Masato Tanaka, & Ikuto Hidaka>Pre-Match: Dick Togo (w/ SANADA Collection S.S.) vs Hip Togo (w/ Milano Collection A.T.)>World Tag League 202511/20 Korakuen (6:30pm)>A Block: Gabe Kidd & Yota Tsuji vs Drilla Moloney & Shingo Takagi>A Block: YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto vs Satoshi Kojima & Taichi>A Block: Bad Luck Fale & King of Darkness EVIL vs Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi>A Block: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg vs Shuji Ishikawa & El Desperado>David Finlay, Hiromu Takahashi, & Gedo vs Yuto-Ice, OSKAR, & Daiki Nagai>Katsuya Murashima, El Phantasmo, & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Shoma Kato, Yuya Uemura, & Shota Umino>Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa, & Zack Sabre Jr. vs Jakob Austin Young, Callum Newman, & Great-O-Khan>Zane Jay, Alex Zayne, & Lance Archer vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru, SANADA, & Ren Narita Previous >>19248920
>>1927702211/22 Fujisawa-city Chichibunomiya Memorial Gymnasium (6:00pm) 11/24 Machida City General Gymnasium (6:00pm) 11/25 Big Palette Fukushima (6:30pm) 11/26 Sendai Sunplaza Hall (6:30pm) 11/28 Kakuhirio Group Athletic Stadium (7:00pm) 11/29 Aomori Mutsu Maeda Arena (5:00pm) 11/30 Akita Terrsa (5:00pm) 12/2 Aimesse Yamanashi (6:30pm) 12/3 Twin Messe Shizuoka North Building (6:30pm) 12/5 EDION Arena Osaka 2nd Stadium (6:00pm) 12/7 Kihoku General Park Gymnasium (4:00pm) 12/8 Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall (6:30pm) 12/9 Iizuka City General Gymnasium (6:30pm) 12/10 Dejima Messe Nagasaki (6:30pm) 12/12 Sun Arena SENDAI (6:30pm) 12/14 Grandmesse Kumamoto (3:00pm)>Road to TOKYO DOME12/19 G Messe Gunma (6:30pm) 12/21 Light Cube Utsunomiya (5:00pm) 12/22 Korakuen (6:30pm)1/4 Wrestle Kingdom 20 @ Tokyo Dome (4:00pm)>IWGP World Heavyweight & IWGP Global Heavyweight Double Championship Match: Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs Yota Tsuji (c) [14th World champion, 6th Global champion, 2nd defense each]>Hiroshi Tanahashi Retirement Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kazuchika Okada>Aaron Wolf Debut & NEVER Openweight Championship Match: King of Darkness EVIL (c) vs Aaron Wolf [49th champion, 1st defense]>IWGP Women’s & STRONG Women’s Double Championship Match: Syuri (c) vs Saya Kamitani (c) [6th IWGP Women’s champion, 6th STRONG Women’s champion, 1st and 2nd defenses]>IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship No. 1 Contender 4 Way: El Desperado vs Taiji Ishimori vs Kosei Fujita vs SHO1/5 New Year Dash!! @ Ota Ward Gymnasium (6:30pm)
>>19277022Despy injured his back. Hopefully they replace him with Tag League with Suwama
grim
>>19277022>11/19 Purge Night of Torture @ Korakuen (6:30pm) [PPV]>>EVIL vs Shun Skywalker>>Ren Narita & Dick Togo vs The Great Sasuke & HANZO>>Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs Tomohiro Ishii, Masato Tanaka, & Ikuto Hidaka>>Pre-Match: Dick Togo (w/ SANADA Collection S.S.) vs Hip Togo (w/ Milano Collection A.T.)>https://x.com/purgenight0904/status/1989518650177662996Yesterday got updated yesterday with another card
What's with Tony Khan indirectly calling Tanahashi a liar? Has he no tact?
>>19277121Nah you'll probably get Honma or some shit like that
>>19277207he got replaced by Katsushi Takemura (freelancer)>https://x.com/njpw1972/status/1989570501795361060
hahahaaew slave companywe take all yout titles and we win your main eventshahaha get raped by aew bitch
Grim Grimpan
>>19277218I think that's just for the Boat Race show.
your tanahashi retirement? its all about aewwe will use that for our takeshita vs okada feudwe own ya
>>19277218>replaced by a random Battlarts guybased?
grim morning everyone
>>19277243they didn't announced for other dates
>>19277549It's a back injury so he's definitely not getting cleared for Tag League.
>>19277218There is nobody better than a part semi retired wrestler?I know he was a lowcarder 20 years ago, but come on
your precious cmll partnership? its ours nowfanatasicamania in aew will soon be a thing just you fucking wait you lil bitchaew rape ya again
>>19277792grim but true
Hiromu and Ninja Mack reheated the same Ninja Special spot that went viral during BOSJ. It's Hiromu vs the winner of AMAKUSA/Tadasuke next weekhttps://x.com/noah_ghc/status/1989640479282250076
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqi7QWHeeGQ
>>19277642More than likely just who they could find on very short notice. I dony see this being a Hartley Jackson situation where it turns into being a regular on every tour
Tokyo Dome seats are completely sold out again. Time for the outfield seats to be released
>>19278411NOOOOOOO IT'S NOT FAIR IT'S NOT FAIR!TONI KHAN! TRANNYHASHI! GAPED KLITTAERGGHAerrghgasdadsd
I think it's great that we're totally subservient to AEW. We didn't deserve our westward expansion anyways.
save us InokiDroid
>>19278411Tony is buying all those tickets btw, can't wait for the turnstile count to expose him
aew partnership sold out your lil tokyo domewe are doing you nujamals a fucking favor
more like gayEW
>>19279398No one and I mean not a single person has ever bought your false flag attempts
>>19279434aew is my lifei love the aew njpw partnershiprocky romero is a hero
Apparently, according to the We Work Stiff podcast you faggots are always drooling over, the Nakamura/Tanahashi conversation where they both "wanted the match" was had under the impression that Nakamura was going to be a free agent at the time, hence why WWE was never informed.Looks like you solely have Bushiroad and the NJPW booking to blame for this one, autismos. They wanted Tanahashi vs. Okada for the retirement.
I don't listen to pod casts.
>>19277022bump
>>19280223let it go into the night.
>>19279780This faggot has just as many "sources" and people take him at face value, hilarious. He's a blatant AEW guy too, shocking.
>>19279380I wonder if Yuto-kun listens to wigger slam.
>>19279780I listened to WWS and the way you framed it was disingenuous. Because this had been in the works since January; the belief by New Japan and AEW was that Nakamura was going to be a free agent at the time of the match. But as time went on it seemed that Nakamura was not in fact out of his contract. Once word reached Khan that one, they were still exploring the match and two, Nakamura was still under WWE contract he vetoed the match. It was around 1 hour 15ish minutes into the show if you are so inclined to check. They said they were verbatim given the phrase by 6 sources: "TK went ballistic." Upon hearing this was potentially going to happen even though he was still contracted. So it was partially Nakamura's fault, but also TK had a melty.
ZANNEN DA
>>19280827Basically Tony wanted to sign Nakamura and get good press for "generously" letting Tanahashi have Nakamura for his retirement.
>>19280827That's not what they said at all and they never blamed TK, you lying bitch
>>19281487They did not explicitly say he vetoed the match. They did say he went ballistic. If you are incapable of grasping inference as a concpet you are not worth talking to.
>>19280827kek what a money mark
>>19281711No, they specifically said he DID NOT veto the match you lying retard
>>19281744Upon hearing that New Japan was still trying to get Nakamura against Tanahashi despite the contract situation.1:18:51>TK finds out they have been having the discussion and the quote I got and I am happy to stand on this because I have heard this from at least 6 people "TK went ballistic"
>>19280827They're right on how just common fucking sense dictates NJPW was in the works with Nakamura who was playing along until something fell through conspicuously includes an irate Tony Khan. I also like how they bring up how so many fans view AEW and Khan as some sort of "le heckin wrestling fans just like us" when he's a fucking carny wrestler promoter just like the rest.
https://youtu.be/oyvBtPVhHFUThere is no G1 Tag League in Ba Sing Se
>>19282091Rebranding G1TL was the most unnecessary thing Bushiroad did outside of the title unification. Now you have a tag tournament with no prestige cuz it went to perennial midcarders and filler teams like fucking FinJuice instead of actual top names
>>19282599and the tag division has no care or prestige so it's fitting (even if I like KOB)
>>19282620I think it would be cool if one of the defining characteristics of this era was a tag division that was not trash. And this tournament at least looks interesting on paper. Plus we have an exciting ace KoB, so the stage is set really. All it needs is a modicum of care and attention to booking.
>【Announcement】 >The January 4, 2026 (Sun) event "WRESTLE KINGDOM 20 in Tokyo Dome: Hiroshi Tanahashi Retirement" has sold out ALL seat types! Due to overwhelming popularity, "Emergency Additional Seating" has been confirmed!!>※Details will be announced as soon as they are decided
>>19283130soon
your lil tokyo dome sellout? we did that. aew did that. our okada toy did that. this is why your precious lil nujapan is our subservient slave nujamals. hahahahahahaha
[sad news] no Hiromu vs AMAKUSA
>>19283402>HAYATAgrim
>>19282660best i can do is Honma and Yujiro winning the titles
>>19283130THIS IS UNFAIR AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH
>>19282660You need completely new people who actually care to start that process. If it's really just the same exact people just with Tanahashi as glorified figurehead, it's not happening.
>SHIMONOSEKI IMPACT~海響決戦~ Presented by BOAT RACE下関>2,057人Tanahashi's birthday is celebrated by "former dorm mate" Takemura! The finale is a grand chorus of "We love you~!" for a perfect ending!YOH declares that he will raise the value of the NEVER 6-man tag belts! "I'll take this guy to the Tokyo Dome"
>>19283130NOOOOOOOOO TONIKHAN TRANNYHASHI GAPED KLITT REEEEEEEEEE
>>19284354why did tanahashi not wait for his retirement before getting fat?
>>19283130we need a player to retire at the dome every yearwho should retire next WK ?
Based Okada selling out the Tokyo Dome and cementing his place as a bigger draw than Shaito who could barely get 30k even with fucking Muto
>>19284487Aaron Wolf
>>19284522#they don't have an answer for this one
>>19283402>it’s time for the same tag event>amakusa in some fuck ass 10 man instead of going up against hiromuDROPPED>>19284487evil
>>19284522>>19284765Okada got carried by a bigger draw than him as always
TK IS A PURO SICKO JUST LIKE US HE WOULD NEVER EVER BLOCK NAKAMURA FROM HAVING TANAHASHI'S LAST MATCH!!!!
>>19285501you mean like naito got carried to 30k by muto? thanks for making my point
i will buy the ppv only if togo comes out to insane in the brain
>People acting as though the fact Muta didnt sell out the dome wasn't because of Noah being a lesser brand.
>>19285918Muto shopped around to see if NJPW would want his retirement tour but NOAH offered the bigger deal. I think Muto even still does backstage stuff for NOAH even now. Wouldn't surprise me if he's part of the reason NOAH has been leaning into doing stuff WWE and NJPW normally does.
>>19285918so non-NJPW tokyo dome sell outs are more meaningful than NJPW tokyo dome sell outs?is that the fresh new cope that just dropped?
>>19282002I went on the NJPW sub reddit to see the reaction and its crazy how full of AEWtists it is. There are unironic comments (with loads of upvotes) saying things like "Tony is a wrestling fan and wouldn't turn down seeing Tanahashi and Nakamura". They are so delusional, they believe their own "we are the good guys" still while reveling in dunking on NJPW fans
Yuto-Ice looks like the rappers in the Maximum the Hormone Zetsubou Billy video.
>>19285918It was also on a weekday. I forgot what the ticket prices looked like
>>19285955Uhhh… are you going to ignore the fact that Tanahashi is the President now and he can do whatever he wants for his retirement match?
>>19285918it's that and he was also fucking 60 years old so I guess a lot of Muto's fans were dead by that pointat least Tanahashi's fans are still alive to see him
The tickets for WK20 are pretty expensive and it's sold out. I think it kills the "le hecking weak yen" narrative for good. It's just that fans didn't want to go watch the shows because there was nothing interesting to see. Now it's a big chance to make them interested in the promotion again depending on how Gedo will book the show.
>>19285955AEW fans are constantly brigading that site. They even tried to do it in this thread. >>19286172Yeah i think the fact he was well out of the zeitgeist to a played a role. Of he retired like 10 years earlier it would have been bigger.
>>19285955They somehow keep thinking that Tony is a "puro" mark and not a "Kenny Omega in NJPW" mark, I don't think he ever watched a Tanahashi/Nakamura match
>>19285955It's not even hyperbole to say it's a cult at this point."Noooo my good friend Tony would NEVER do that !!!" kek
>>19286229Yeah, I think the fact he was well out of the zeitgeist played a role. If he retired 10 years earlier it would have been bigger.*Phone posting typos
Apparently the new We Work Stiff podcast is also deboonking the Tony canceled the Nakamura match rumorstough day for e-drones and AEW seethers
I will pay you to defend me and spread fake news for me. You will accept it and everyone will say I'm such a sicko wrestling fan.
>>19286383Yappari, as a Tony seether I must admit that this is basically our 9/11
>>19286336It is literally documented in this thread that, that is not true.
>>19286414Yeah that guy was lying, just listened to it
So let me get this straight.-Tanahashi and Nakamura want to have a match, this is the most obvious fact as both of them share a lot of history. Tanahashi said to Tokyo Sports they talked about it.-They did some teasing-Something goes wrong-suddenly Gedo teases Okada (because suddenly him and Okada are friends again apparently)-It's Okada-Meanwhile Naito said he cancelled some bookings around WK because he was approached about potentially being Tanahashi's opponent, certainly as a second choice, and now that he has not been chosen he said he has no other reason to come back.-We are supposed to believe Nakamura vs Tanahashi was never even considered in the first place.Now here is my question: why would they keep Naito as a plan B if Okada was always supposed to be plan A ? Okada is an AEW wrestler, their partner obviously knows WK is always on the same date and it will be on a sunday which means not during any potential AEW show either. They have been sending a few of their wrestlers at WK before, it's nothing new and surely Tony Khan wouldn't have any objection to that because his wrestler is in the main event and winning anyway. So why were they still considering Naito as an option so close to WK if AEW was always going to send Okada ?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hKi1Lyy1Jgo
https://streamable.com/5ccvu
>>19286586what the hell did he say?
>>19286515Tanahashi and Nakamura's feud is not anywhere near as hot or pivotal for the company as Tanahashi's feud with Okada first of all. If you can't admit that you're just fucking lying.Also, Tanahashi specifically said the match with Nakamura was considered but according to reports, it was with the understanding that Nakamura would be a free agent at the time which is why WWE was not informed. The fact that Nakamura would be working as a free agent would mean that Tony Khan has no right to complain thus his vetoing the match is also total fiction.Fact is if you want to blame anyone, you can only blame the NJPW office.But you're blaming them for selling out the Tokyo Dome so their choice of Okada was very clearly a massive success and you just end up looking like a retard
>>19286586based classic yoshi-hashi promo
>>19286515Naito was more like a Plan C in case Okada wouldn't or couldn't for some reason. I kind of doubt Tanahashi would've prioritized giving Naito that match over Okada, especially since Naito got the honor to be part of Muto's retirement.
>>19286652What are you talking about ? I never blamed them for selling out the Tokyo Dome in my post, you're the idiot here. I also never said that Nakamura was a bigger feud for Tanahashi but they are both very close and have a lot of history so it would make sense for Tanahashi to want to have a last match with him.The problem with your reasoning is that you take reports into account while I only take what the wrestlers have directly said and what actually happened booking-wise. The part about New Japan expecting Nakamura to be a free agent is pure speculation from sites that may or may not have real sources so it could be completely wrong for all we know.
>>19286692>this sourced report is clearly unreliable>but yes, I will believe Tony Khan veto'd the match which has not been reported by anyone at all... for, uh, reasons...>and i will deliberately ignore reports to the contraryVery interesting indeedAnyway, people remember the Rainmaker Shock, they don't remember shit about Nakamura and Tanahashi's feuds because they are comparatively irrelevant. Okada is the best match to make and it sold out the Dome. There is nothing to cry about by your spilled milk autism.
>>19286715Why are you trusting reports is my point. "Sourced" ? Yeah okay, how can we know ? Which sources ? Are you really that gullible ? Sources told me you're a flaming homosexual, trust me bro.You're a complete mark for buying into that so easily instead of actually thinking for yourself based on what the wrestlers themselves said which is the only facts we have. I am not saying we can be sure that TK or someone else had an involvement in this, but if you're not a complete idiot and just look at how things played out, it is a bit weird and suddenly a lot of faggot reporters want to gaslight fans into thinking the Nakamura match was never even discussed. Yeah sure Tanahashi had singles matches with a fuckton people irrelevant to his career, he had matches with Yuto-Ice and Danshoku Dino but he would never even consider wrestling his old friend one last time, makes sense !
>>19286715>willfully ignores the part of the reporting that stated: New Japan wanted to continue negotiations regardless of Nakamura being a part of WWE and Tony Khan was upset at that fact. Why else would Tanahashi explicitly state publicly that they could not make the match work because of New Japan and AEW's relationship.
>>19286809He didn't say that, please post the quote. All he said was that he had discussed the match with Nakamura and that they would like to have a match before he retires. He didn't even necessarily imply the Dome show, might've been talking about New Years
Tanahashi didn't even think of wrestling Nakamura, that's how scared of WWE he was
EVIL fucking company
>>19286830How fucking clued can you be to see the shit circulating when Nakamura was over here in interviews, social media AND EVEN IN NJPW EVENT VIDEO PACKAGES followed by the abrupt, heatless, out of nowhere Okada angle to think he was never, ever in play for the Dome.
>>19286850Fact.
>>19286864Because I'm not a casual NJPW fan like you and I know that NOAH and NJPW typically do a crossover show around New Years that is NOT the Tokyo Dome show so like everyone else who actually watches NJPW I thought the Nakamura match might take place there
>>19286652>Tanahashi and Nakamura's feud is not anywhere near as hot or pivotal for the company as Tanahashi's feud with Okada first of all.There is no Okada without it you dumbass. There's a reason everyone's first choice was Nakamura after a decade apart, then a guy who left New Japan just months ago, and not a send-off match that already happened 2 years ago.
>>19287192Nakamura was a midcarder when he left NJPW who had lost all heat, who tried in the ring maybe once every three years. And since leaving, he has apparently not had a single good match. Wanting Nakamura is insane period because he can't go anymore.Anyway, what's your point? Should they shovel out Inoki's corpse to the ring because Tanahashi vs. Okada couldn't have happened if he didn't exist?You book the best match for the show and they did. And it sold out as a result.
nah fr tanahashi wanted to go out with a BANGER thats why he didn't want to wrestle the washed surfer from the fed lmaooo
Are there any good places to find archives of ancient New Japan footage? Mainly looking for stuff from the 70's and 80's.
>>19287394Internet Archiveprobably VK
>>19287394there used to be a lot of old matches and shows on archive dot org. Not sure how much of it is still up.
Nakamura? JobberOkada? Main Eventer
The HRT-taker Katroonchka Okwabka
>Kazuchika Okada: sold out the Tokyo Dome>Shinsuke Nakamura: did not sell out the Tokyo Dome>Tetsuya Naito: did not sell out the Tokyo Domekek
>>19287429>>19287431Thanks.
>>19287203>Nakamura was a midcarder when he left NJPW who had lost all heat, who tried in the ring maybe once every three years.Literally none of this fucking matters because his opponent is somebody with elderly knees retiring lol
le bangerino gorging round eyes somehow still dont get that jap fans do not jump to a big name's retirement run or match to see the greatest display of athleticism of all time
>>19286957>claims to be more than a casual>claims NOAH and New Japan have a crossover show every year when the last one was almost 3 years ago
>actually, the fans don't want a good matchWe are reaching contrarianism levels never before seen
>>19287864It's a celebration of the retiree's legacy more than literally anything else. That's why they wanted his original decade-long rival over the other 2 great rivals.
>>19287874>That's why they wantedWho is this they? The people that bought tickets to the match and sold out the Dome don't count, I guess.Also his best long-term rival is Shibata, not nakamura. Shibata has a better rivalry with both of them than they have with each other.Actually, no, that's not even true. If you want to talk about the most big matches against each other, Tanahashi's "biggest rival" would probably be Nagata but that is clearly not the match anyone wants.
>>19287886>The people that bought tickets to the match and sold out the Dome don't count, I guess.You're genuinely retarded if you think ticket sales would've been any different if it was Nakamura or even Naito instead of Okada.
>>19287902I do think that actually.Too bad you'll never be able to prove me wrong, huh?
>>19277022>>19277023Holy shit! Aside from Tana's retirement match Japan is so fucking dead, tune in on 1/4 for it's fucking funeral
>>19287966e-drone image, e-drone opinion
>>19287973truth hurts, huh?
>>19287973e-drone is unfortunately righti can't name 1 singular hot or interesting thing we have to look forward to in 2026. it's a crap shoot
yes, resident schizo, we know you think njpw sucks etc
new japan is my life if you have anything against it then we'll have a problem and i will hit you with a shoot lariat so you better stay in your lane kiddo, take it as a friendly advice
Is now a good time to sub to world?
>>19288030>12/8 Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall (6:30pm) In time for this show here. You get the end of WTL into WK/New Year Dash" this way
Let's all look forward to Yuto-Ice!
>>19287978I'm looking forward to the development of a lot of the young guys.Very interested in Knockout Brothers, particularly my man ICE who I hope starts chasing the NEVER belt next year and doing more singles competition. I'm curious about what will happen with Tsuji whether he wins or loses. The better story for him is to lose I think but that may not be the best for the promotion overall.Uemura should get the giga push next year. If he doesn't, I'll start to be annoyed. He's ready. He deserves a run.I also really like a lot of the Young Lions, particularly based Murashima. I am very interested in his future. The way he's been able to get the crowd behind him as a Young Lion is unreal and I really like his style in the ring. I could honestly keep going and going about all the shit I'm excited about for 2026 in NJPW.Maybe I'm just older and more patient than you guys but I really like watching the long term arcs.
>>19288038Thanks a bunch. Also interested in the great legacy content on world as well
>>19288095Ice really needs more experience in singles. I am curious as to how good of a wrestling mind he has for singles matches because the way both the Tanahashi match and Uemura match were structured was brilliant, but those are also two of the smartest guys in the biz. He actual work itself however, leaves room for improvement. His tag stuff is already great however. And critically he has charisma leaps and bounds above his senors.
>>19288095Half the fun of puro regardless of promotion is seeing how the young guys develop.
>>19288176You wouldn't know it by listening to people talk in here. I can only assume they're a bunch of casual fans that aren't around for the long haul.
I think we are guaranteed an interesting New Japan Cup. Uemura should win, but it is not a certainty. Finlay will also be in the mix, but I think it depends on who the champion is. If Takeshita is still champion I'd imagine having Uemura fail would be "good" for building the story of him being the unstoppable outsider. Which would hopefully tee up a Tsuji G1 win or having him face Takeshita at Dominion. If Tsuji is the champ we could instead have Finlay win the cup and have Uemura build into a G1 victory for a dome face off.
>>19286129underrated
>>19288250Ibiru-sama please. I only have so much money to give you right now...
>>19288095>Uemura should get the giga push next yearHopefully this will happen if Tsuji wins as Uemura has already been established been as his generational rival.
Japanese fans only care about bangers, that's why Muto's retirement couldn't sell out the dome
>>19288688This is why Takeshita winning wouldn't be a good idea (beyond the signalling just how cucked NJPW is). Tsuji as champ has built in feuds with all the younger generation (and some of the old guard) and could realistically lose to any of them. While Takeshita would just be beating everyone until he loses to Tsuji (the gedo classic)
>>19288095based murashima bro. where you at with daiki?
>>19288706grim
>>19288684>>19289148Guess some anons are pretty excited about HOT produced show
>>19289459the card is kino
>>19288095I'd like to look forward and can see all the guys with potential but there has just been too many mixed signals and a lack of clear direction. As tired as banging this drum may be the AEW stuff is really sucking the wind out of things. It completely fucked last year until the G1 and now we are knee deep in it with Okada and Takeshita. I'm also big on Uemura and really not much for Tsuji as the top guy so I'm even more hesitant about the upper card.
>>19289464it was already interesting without ddt involvement but im glad they picked them and not the usuals (dieno/hirata/mao etc)
Shingo went home today..
>>19289566The singlet is a better look but unfortunately he looks even smaller with it on
>>19289566Shingo has a little clitty
Come on Bushidrones, do grimsters really have to save your thread again ? You guys sold out the Tokyo Dome but somehow there's still no hype about Shin Nihon, no one talks about it.Trannyhashi. Gaped Klitt. Yota Chubby. Shitter Poomino. Grim.
Takeshita's babyface turn on the biggest WK of all time finna be generational ngl
>>19291562Okada comes out to interfere and help Takeshita win after low blowing Tana to end his career. Takeshita turns on Okada and Rocky and fights them back (massive pop) He then beats Bloata Poopy and doesn't show up again until G1.
https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/367129kek what a bankrupt bitch
>>19288095Why didn’t Shota Umino came out
>>19291771Who?
>>19291781That's what people say when you ask them to name anyone not named Tanahashi on the New Japan roster LMAOOOO
>>19291714>It was revealed through interviews by the 17th that UNPASO Inc. (hereafter UNPASO), a company headed by former New Japan Pro-Wrestling star Tetsuya Naito (43) of “Los Tranquilos de Japon (LTJ)” fame, is facing bankruptcy. Citing the discovery of “inappropriate conduct” by an individual to whom business operations were outsourced, Naito is expected to restart with BUSHI and other staff at a new company.>The two suddenly canceled their scheduled appearance at Germany's wXw event on the 15th local time. LTJ's official X (formerly Twitter) account apologized, stating: “We have decided to cancel our appearance due to truly regrettable circumstances. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and concern caused to all parties involved.”What exactly happened? According to information gathered from those involved, it was discovered that there were significant errors in the visa-related information provided by Mr. X, who was effectively handling management through a business contract with Unpaso Inc., a company established by Naito in March. As a result of prioritizing the wrestlers' safety above all else, they had no choice but to abandon the Germany tour.Multiple instances of Mr. X's inappropriate conduct were confirmed, leading Naito and BUSHI to conclude it was impossible to continue operating as freelancers under the current structure. Unpaso Inc., in which Mr. X was deeply involved during its establishment, will close by the end of this month as a form of liquidation. translated so take it with a grain.
>>19291917Poor Naito got fleeced and probably almost got banned from countries because of the visa debacle.
What are his best matches
>>19291714>>19291917Dear oh dear...>Leaves NJPW>Has had a total of 6 (SIX) bookings for indy mudshow promotions since he left>Can't use the Los Ingobernables De Japon brand>Can't use his Stardust theme>Is stuck with BUSHI>Begs for a toybox contract but can't even get it>Won't even be a part of the only sold out Wrestle Kingdom in history>Is now bankruptI think he is the undisputed japanese KWABOTY.What a downfall and what a retarded career move. Soon, maybe he'll have to sell ice cream as a shoot.
>>19292251anything vs. Choshuvs. Kawada 2000anything vs. Jumbovs. KENTATenryu is one of those guys where it's hard not to enjoy a match he's in. He's got some great ones.
>>19291714>>19291917I just want all of those RETARDS earlier this year who told me Naito leaving NJPW "wasn't about the money" to bow down and suck my cockJust because he said it wasn't about the money doesn't mean shit you IDIOTS.I seem to remember one of you saying you'd APOLOGIZE if it turned out I was right.I'll wait.
>>19289566i wanna chew on shingo’s thighs
>>19291714>>19291917tokyo-sports is basically a branch of NJPW's PR>>19292391I just don't get why he couldn't take extended time off for recovery. Are they really that anal about popular domestic guys doing a million shows with no recovery time unless they obliterate themselves and give them no choice?
>>19293192>tokyo-sports is basically a branch of NJPW's PR>LIJ's personal journalist mouthpiece literally sitting down with Naito
What makes Naitetty an even bigger KWABOTY is that he's such a fucking mark for NJPW that he doesn't want to wrestle for any other Japanese promotion despite the fact Japan is the only place where he could make some money because no one in Europe or America or Mexico gives enough of a fuck about his crippled ass
>[DRAGONGATE] Shun Skywalker, after first refusing to appear, suddenly reverses course! >On 11/19, he warns EVIL of a “counter-purge.”>Dragongate’s “Skywalking One,” Shun Skywalker, has announced that he intends to deliver a “purge in return” against New Japan Pro Wrestling’s EVIL.>Shun will face EVIL one-on-one at NJPW’s House of Torture special event “Night of Purging ~ PURGE NIGHT OF TORTURE” (19th, Korakuen Hall). Chosen directly by the commander EVIL as a purge target, Shun revealed in an interview, muttering: “The moment I heard he picked me, I shook so hard I thought my legs were cramping.”>However, Shun insists the shaking wasn’t because he was scared of EVIL. >“If you’re doing pro wrestling, Shun Skywalker is a lump on your eyelid—no, a ‘Heavenly Calamity Star.’ Challenging someone like that carries considerable risk. Is it supreme confidence on his part, or overconfidence…? Even with that much courage on display, I just flinched a little,” he explained. And when asked again if he was truly not afraid, he added: “I spent more time not being scared.”>Whatever the reason, Shun began losing sleep night after night, and at first had decided not to participate in the event. But when he realized that EVIL—who declared Shun’s purge on his own, despite Shun calling himself “Heaven”—had crossed a line into disrespect, he chose to enter after all. Then he went even further, saying: “Isn’t it actually Shun Skywalker who should be purging EVIL instead?” and astonishingly announced a “counter-purge.”>“In the biggest match of this event, purging someone who committed disrespect toward a being of the heavens is the best course of action for social order as well, and in doing so, the original purpose behind ‘Night of Purging’ will finally be fulfilled.”>Whose “purge power” will prevail on the day of battle…?https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/367133
>>19292251For me it's the match where Tsuruta shoot heems Tenryu (20.04.1989). Then you have the watch the sequel match.
>>19293413A guy like Kento Miyahara who can make practically anyone look good in a match is who Naito needs to work with now. It'd help cover some of the health issues he's having and refusing to get fixed.
>>19293192>tokyo-sports is basically a branch of NJPW's PRIsn't this the guy who has a direct line to Naito and Naito himself approaches the guy to make statements?Man you NJPW haters are something else
naito should come back and beg for forgiveness and job to shota to learn his lesson
should've just had Saya retire Tana
>>19294402he’s the guy naito keeps dining and dashing on, yeah
>>19294635i know you're joking but at this point it's probably what it would takethis dude is going to have to retire in NOAH
????????????????????????????????????
>>19295634He's going to pimp her out obviously
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GOAT
>>19296467>list of accolades>provisional KOPW belt (0 defenses)WE LOVE YOU GOAT (actually tho)
>>19295634kek, you gotta love the tokyo pimp!
>>19295634Is he going to replace Pieter?
>>19296885why does the office hate him
>>19295664very nice, how much?
>>19295634If Yujiro has Kanemaru in his corner it's fucking over for her
>>19295634I want somebody serious to take over NJPW
>>19297639Yujiro is pretty serious
give muffinass the book
is this nigga's back good or nah?
>>19297911I just wanna take a bite out of that
>>19297911Oiwa has a better ass
I was watching my short slop and stumbled upon this. Thought it might be of great interest for you guys.https://youtube.com/shorts/hKi1Lyy1Jgo
>>19298591I miss my boy
>>19288075yutoaissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssu
>>19298699I saw this already. Interesting collaboration considering they I doubt recall them ever doing sponsored videos like this ever.
>>19298072>what we think the new generation of heavyweights lack is CTE, me and my partner will do our best to bring it to them this WTL
>>19298072he just needs to run into a few glass panes before the tournament starts. no big deal.>>19300275im so excited
>>19299964>carried by a fucking joshi promotionholy fucking grimoli grimolo grimola
>>19292251vs Jumbo Tsuruta 1989-6-5 AJPWw/ Hansen vs Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura 1989-11-29 AJPWvs Riki Choshu 1993-1-4 NJPW (botchfest but they're shoot hitting each other it rules)vs Antonio Inoki 1994-1-4 NJPWvs Tatsumi Fujinami 1996-4-29 NJPWvs Great Muta 1996-10-11 WARvs Keiji Muto 1999-12-10 NJPW (personal favorite)vs Keiji Muto 2001-6-8 AJPWvs Satoshi Kojima 2002-7-17 AJPW
>>19299820O-Khan did a video with them before, maybe he fell for his manly charm
>>19292251Genichiro Tenryu's retirement match against Kazuchika Okada
Is Jake Lee just never coming back? He's been out for like a year now. If he doesn't heal soon I'll begin to think Bushiroad will cut him.
>>19302586new japan is too grim right now they just don't deserve the sumato basutado
>>19302586I hope they do cut him, he's a complete shitter.Bring in somebody like Higuchi if you want a big outsider.
>>19302586Foot injuries are apparently the worst injuries you can ever have because at least 3 people lost a year of their careers to it. I pray for OZAWA.
>>19302694foot injuries and hand/wrist injuries are tough, lots of small moving parts
>>19302694Ozawa’s living the good life selling cakes, he’ll be fine
4 hours until saya kamitani gets PIMPED
>[Hiroshi Tanahashi Series #13] The "New Fighting Spirit Three Musketeers" were formed, but Katsuyori Shibata opposed it. Shinsuke Nakamura...https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/367167>At the Korakuen Hall event on October 1, 2004, I formed the first and last trio of the New Fighting Spirit Three Musketeers with Shibata (Katsuyori) and Nakamura (Shinsuke). Our opponents were Nagata (Yuji), Tenzan (Hiroyoshi), and Nakanishi (Manabu), but at the time Shibata was just rebellious. He would kick me out, and Nakamura was like, "I can't take this anymore." I was the only one who would calm them down by saying, "Calm down," and I ended up becoming "Hiro Tanahashi," like Hiro Saito of the Wolf Pack (laughs).>We didn't function as a team at all, but now I think that the three of us lined up together made a beautiful picture. To me, the New Fighting Spirit Three Musketeers are like the "foreshadowing" in novels. Because of this, future matches will be more interesting.>Eight days later, on October 9th at the Ryogoku tournament, I teamed up with Nakamura for the first time to face Muto (Keiji) and Nishimura (Osamu). Even if I say so myself, I think I've been messing around in a lot of different directions. When you draw a character relationship diagram, the main character is at the center of all the arrows. If there were any wrestlers in the current generation who could keep that in mind, I think their comments would be incredibly interesting. It would be good if they could send arrows flying instead of just saying "I'll win" or "I'll do my best."
>>19303648>The Ryogoku tournament was a symbol of the difficult times, and was a chaotic event. In the IWGP Heavyweight Championship match, Kazuyuki Fujita applied a chokehold to Kensuke Sasaki, but he fell backwards and was counted out... I was always watching the matches from the corner of the venue as a "young Tanahashi" who loved pro wrestling, and there was a part of me that felt like I was asking myself, "What can we do to make it more interesting?" So, during that time when I couldn't see what I wanted to see, I watched with mixed feelings.>Even in the midst of all this, there were voices of support for the younger generation among fans. A singles match between me and Nakamura was voted in as the top choice by fans for the November 13th Osaka Dome event, and it was set to take place. However, three days before the event, (Antonio) Inoki used his authority and the card was changed.>Even back then, not only the fans but myself had been wondering, "When will my first match with Nakamura take place?" so I thought, "Now it's here." But at the time, that match card probably didn't have the power to draw an audience or the influence to reach Inoki. I think Nakamura, who had a closer relationship with Inoki than I did, was more damaged... In the end, I ended up facing Hustle's Ogawa (Naoya) and Kawada (Toshiaki), who were teaming up with Tenzan and making waves at the time.
>>19292251>>19300715I second Vs Fujinami from the 4/26/96 dome show that match is super underrated.
Someone has a decent link for today show?
>>19303844Basically have to wait to see if watchwrestling will have it
>>19301665This match is unironic dogshit unless you love Tenryu already going in.>>19302469
Pre-match >Dick Togo & Sanada Collection SS vs. Hip Togo & Milano Collection AT will start in few minutes
Hip Togo is too strong he made Dick Togo laugh
Milano back to looking /fa/ as usual
SANADA NO WTF
crooked refcrooked young lions
Togo is stuck there someone help the old man
Based match
kek
We are HERE>EVIL vs Shun Skywalker>Ren Narita & Dick Togo vs The Great Sasuke & HANZO>Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs Tomohiro Ishii, Masato Tanaka, & Ikuto Hidaka>SANADA, SHO & DOUKI vs Kaisei Takechi, Yuki Ueno & Akito >Yujiro Takahashi vs Saya Kamitani>Pre-Match: Dick Togo (w/ SANADA Collection S.S.) vs Hip Togo (w/ Milano Collection A.T.)
This nigga is PLAYING that shit
i read people wondering if evil would end up being the opening match lol this is nice
Holy fucking DIMES
Why is this the opening match?
>>19304073because they said from the start that the order of the cards was secret
Huge kek if Saya vs Yujiro is the main
look at my king we are eating GOOD
This show is kino already
That fan got her whole life made
Skywalker is fucking based
Justified EVIL chants
LETS GO EVILCLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAPLETS GO EVILCLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP
RETS GO E-BIRU
Marty needs a raise
>>19304112Fucking Yen
HE DID IT
Great match
First time someone tried to unmask Shun?
>>19304125let me rephrase, first time someone actually unmasked Shun
obviously saving Saya's purge for the main event
they shouldve had a ring announcer talk shit about the opponents like NWO Souled Out
I better hear Taichi sucks from this crowd
>>19304143Taichi kaere, I'm sorry
forced against my will to cheer for chase owens right now
I missed Taichi...
gotta love the chaseter you just GOTTA
WHYYYYYYyyyyyyyyyy
When is Great Space War next month?
Narita would be dimes if he got better tights and grew out his hair
holy shit togo
Even on the HOT produced show Ren manages to flatline the crowd
actually happy that was a safe landing looking at him these days
>>19304078I WAS JOKING
ITS SHO-TIME
gonna suck if njpw doesn't play ueno's intro song
>>19304078Holy shit!I was fucking memeing
>>19304223i mean, it was that or hot vs ddt tag
now will this crowd of pujoshi boo takechi?
This nigga has the gigachad jaw wtf
>>19304225thank god
theres more belts in this match than people?
SHO roasting these shitters
>>19304245i think is the other way around kek
>ddt guys>house of torture >cock and ball tortureit just makes sense
Insane pop for every tag
stop doing that to ueno's nuts
Ueno is awesome
COME ON DOUKI DONT TAP
as ueno fag i'm very thankful for sanada for hitting him with the guitar
How do pujoshi look at cock and ball torture of their oshi?
>>19304286They are happy, don't worry about it
MAIN EVENT TIME
>no Pieterwtf
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>19304292Watch her be with Saya
Torturebros...how could this be happening to us?
Lets go Yujiro end this cunt
Seriously why is Chase here?
>>19304315Nevermind. Thank you, Chaseter
YOU NEED PIETER
booooooo
Glad the House came out to lay down the law
>can't even let their top female star beat a HOT jobberLOLBUSHIROAD
Fucking Sanada with those boots
WHAT
EVIL is gonna force a merger
hahahahahahahahhhahahaha
GUYS STOP FIGHTING
What the fuck is happening??????
All those ballshots took EVIL out
What a shit end to a good show
Let's just get along, guys
gotta protect yujiro for tag league
gotta love the house, bros
>has a no finish ending twice>yells at the crowd to go homeBased
Only EVIL would book a no contest followed by a draw, tell the fans to go home and get cheered
Jesus, I'm glad I didn't get duped into buying this show
Grim show tonight
>>19304276He is. Hope he'll finally show up in other places outside DDT
>>19304376>>19304381ZANNEN DATTA NA
>>19304389>cums inside iyo skyyou earned it pres
next >>19304471