>>19520100
1/4 Wrestle Kingdom 20 @ Tokyo Dome (4:00pm)
>Hiroshi Tanahashi Retirement Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kazuchika Okada
>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]
>Aaron Wolf Debut & NEVER Openweight Championship: EVIL (c) vs Aaron Wolf [49th champion, 1st defense]
>IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship No. 1 Contender 4 Way: El Desperado vs Taiji Ishimori vs Kosei Fujita vs SHO
>IWGP Women’s & STRONG Women’s Double Championship: Syuri (c) vs Saya Kamitani (c) [6th IWGP Women’s champion, 6th STRONG Women’s champion, 1st and 2nd defenses]
>Hiromu Takahashi, Drilla Moloney, Gabe Kidd, David Finlay, & Shingo Takagi vs Great-O-Khan, Callum Newman, HENARE, X, & XX
>NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tornado Ranbo: Toru Yano, YOH, & Master Wato (c) vs ?

1/5 New Year Dash!! @ Ota Ward Gymnasium (6:30pm)
>IWGP Tag Team Championship: OSKAR & Yuto-Ice (c) vs Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa [11th champions, 4th defense]

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Grim Status: ?

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>>19520115
grimmer than the grimest thing in grim history

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ATTENTION NJPW POSTERS

'Grim' spamming Indian seether pisses and shits his pants in this thread because he's a Bushiroad hater (TJPW joshipedo), please disregard all of his posts

THAT IS ALL

it's wolf time

>[NJPW] Yota Tsuji tears Konosuke Takeshita apart: “He’s a lame, self-satisfied asshole.”

>The IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji (32), who will compete in a double title match at NJPW’s January 4 Tokyo Dome event next year, took a verbal scalpel to IWGP World Heavyweight Champion KONOSUKE TAKESHITA (Konosuke Takeshita, 30) on the 19th.

>The match order for the company’s biggest annual show was announced on the 16th, with the main event set as Hiroshi Tanahashi’s retirement match (vs. Kazuchika Okada). The champions’ showdown was placed in the semi-main. Tsuji responded coolly: “I think an IWGP Heavyweight match should always be the main event, but this is the reality. It can’t be helped. He doesn’t show up. If the champion doesn’t come for two months, that’s what happens.”

>Because of scheduling conflicts with his main base in AEW, Takeshita hasn’t been able to work NJPW’s touring shows. Even accepting it as the fate of a wrestler affiliated with three promotions including DDT, Tsuji argues that going two full months—without appearing on NJPW mats or doing any tune-up matches—from his last appearance on the November 2 Gifu show until the January 4 Dome is disqualifying for a top champion.

>>19520378
>Takeshita has said, “If I’m called, I’ll come,” indicating he’ll increase NJPW appearances depending on offers, but Tsuji wasn’t having it: “That’s exactly why it’s so lame. He’s saying the reason matches aren’t set is because the promotion isn’t offering them—so he’s blaming someone else.” He continued: “A champion should be someone who protects the promotion. He just wants to show off his own power, doesn’t he? I acknowledge he’s an incredible wrestler. But with that as a given, I’ll say it: he’s a lame, self-satisfied asshole.”

>“If this situation continues into next year, NJPW is genuinely in trouble. In the truest sense, NJPW will become AEW’s farm system. That’s why the responsibility placed on me is so significant. With this match order, my determination only got stronger—I have to revive the IWGP Heavyweight and restore its value.” With pride he refuses to yield, he heads toward a packed Tokyo Dome.

https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/370881

>>19520378
>>19520386
all that to lose to the AEW tranny
grim

>>19520378
To be fair he is extremely lame which is why he's never been able to get over in Japan

WHERE MY BROTHERS GOING WHERE MY BROTHERS GOING

>>19521061
Nowhere

Turns out the one breaking that story is that scraggly nigger Ibou who is wrong about everything all the time

didn't watch the shows in the last year, what happened in AEW Japan ?

>>19521137
Kenny had a heckin bangerino against Gabe, you can make wojak faces while watching it. That sounds like all you're looking for.

>>19520111
Hating the tag division was enough. Why do they hate the Jrs now too?

>>19521283
They absolutely don't hate the Jrs. Obviously they're just not worthy of having title matches on big shows, we have Drilla Moloney vs SANADA to promote instead

I've been watching old angles, VTR's, and matches from the 2010's. The company's energy was incredible man. I also got reminded how awesome Suzuki vs Liger was

[Breaking News] Katsuya Murashima and Daiki Nagai have been offered WWE contracts

>>19522201
fat chudetty
grim

>>19520386
So is Takeshita a heel again now?

>>19522219
It's just a kinnikuman reference baka

>>19522201
literally me

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MURASHIMA NOT YOU TOO

>>19522231
No just Tsuji trying to heat up the match on his own

so what happens to tsuji after he jobs for the aew dude ?

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Howdy.

>>19522537
It's no big deal. That's just business as usual in the grim fed.

>>19522537
we stop making generals for them

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>>19522579
>>19522598
I said howdy you nigger city slickers.

it's crazy that even though the tokyo dome is sold out it feels like one of the least hyped wk in recent years

>>19522563
>>19522645
seeing the Crown Jewel reminds me that I liked the /nwa/ general we had for a few weeks

>>19522689
that dude wrote fun OPs

How did Oiwa go from stoic badass to Zack's make-a-wish brother.

>>19522652
The card sucks. The only thing that would be redeeming is Tanahashi rolling up Okada. It is very well likely we end up with a worst case scenario with AEW going over in both of the only important matches. Hopefully Khan has the courtesy of not building AEW angles after the main event. I don't care if it is Gedo, Bushiroad, or the whole booking group. Whoever is responsible needs to be fired, but nothing will happen because they sold out the dome so clearly business is booming!

>>19522745
>How did Oiwa go from stoic badass
Headcanon. He's always been "just a guy"

>>19523470
Not on excursion as far as I'm concerned.

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It's Wolf Time.

>>19522537
Ermmmmmm actually he also has a contract with Nooj so him winning wouldn't even be a big deal

>>19524176
Hamburglar Worofu San will not be a star.

>>19522537
First, we kill Gedo

Grim...

>>19523633
There he was Kaito's sidekick. At least now he's with a winner over a geek.

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save us cap

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>Rockfabrik (the live music venue founded by Bock) announced the death of Roland Bock. He was 81. His controversial decision victory over Antonio Inoki, known as the "Stuttgart Tragedy," shocked fans. Our condolences.

save us jeongmok

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HEY NEW JAPAN

2 MORE WEEKS UNTIL YOU DIE

(tana vs despy in 90 minutes)

Man selling out the dome really turned out seether into a full blown psycho huh

>>19524176
So does he wrestle in a gi or regular wrestling gear?

cant believe this kuukai nigga is back

The lamest double champion I've ever seen

>>19528800
Turn on your monitor

>>19528856
I did and I saw Kojima, arguably the GOAT double champion

>>19528920
based

it seems like the young lions arent even gonna get spots in the ranbo. sad

>>19528920
wish NJPW did more with him

Alright the charm of the House has worn off for me and I am incredibly bored with every match with them

>>19528984
Welcome to six months ago for me

>>19528984
they had twitter trannies actually hyped for a finlay vs evil match twice and somehow fucked this group up again

Stop waving your arms and dancing when you get choked Shota, it looks lame

the fuck was that

I missed all of tag league, anything worth going back to check out?

>>19529019
TMDK vs Shota/Yuya
Shingo/Drilla vs Gabe/Tsuji
Gabe/Tsuji vs Bishamon
Finlay/Hiromu vs United Empire
Both semifinal matches and the finals

>>19529019
Finlay/Hiromu were fun and even had a bit an in-ring story arc, maybe watch their first and last block matches if you want a quick summary. Drilla/Shingo vs Gabe/Tsuji. KoB vs TMDK. The finals.

i hate yuya's finisher because it means he keeps taking retarded head bumps in front of 300 people while bushiroad ignores him

>>19529026
Thanks, will check them out.

I wonder if they're testing the waters for Callum to take over BC down the road

This nigga Newman having a blood feud with a Jr lol

how does akira’s strawberry daifuku eating ass fit into this version of united empire?

>>19529091
He watched a lot of anime during recovery and started to like the villains more

Oiwa keeps looking like a bitch in these preview matches

>>19529091
I mean he arrived when UE were still heels so he'd fit fine as long as he never speaks.

Despybros... we got this!

bro come on lmaoooooo

So Fujita gets to pin him, right??

Despybros... we don't got this...

>>19529153
shut up tanahashi theater is on

still find it funny narita never got a tanahashi match

The women cry hard in this part of Japan

>>19522201
>Has an actual background in a combat sport like Olympic Judo

Dimes.

>1,323人(札止め)

>>19529175
Narita is hopeless so nobody cares.

I'm sure Tony will be reasonable and won't demand that his toys win the yummy wummy Tokyo Dome five-star bangerino matches.

>>19529175
He’s just Evil if Evil had no look or personality.

>>19529705
t.blind and retarded nigger

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cheers, jamals

>>19529779
i bet honma has great big fish stories to tell

>>19529705
>Evil
>No looks or personality
Anon-chama...

>>19529719
Yeah, how can you not love Narita's already iconic toddler bowl cut with plain black tights????

New Japan is finally dying in two weeks :)

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hey dribbler baloney your ride's here

>>19530614
That hurt my feelings :( This is the only company I care about

>>19531335
Newman if you're in here you're allowed to make this remark at Drilla at WK

I really hope that New Japan isn't getting pilfered again post Wrestle Kingdom. I might need to find a new hobby.

I really hope that New Japan gets pilfered again post Wrestle Kingdom. I can't wait to see my favorites on AEW!

>>19531335
it's gonna be drilled bologna when he joins gaped klitt in aew

I haven't watched a full event since WK19 and I haven't watched anything since Goto's injury. World Tag League sounded good and I thought about resubbing but didn't.
Tsuji has to win at the dome, right? If Takeashita actually wins, I don't know what the point of this company is anymore.
Is Yuya doing anything interesting? I liked him the most of any of the new guys but he didn't do anything interesting and then got injured.

Yotrans Bussy is losing at WK I'm afraid

>>19532126
The booking of this company has been horrendous and nonsensical all year. It is impossible to pin-point what they might do or not do. It is probably equally likely Tsuji wins as he loses and Takeshita goes on a year long run despite being roundly rejected by the Japanese audience. If Tsuji does win there are plenty of stories for him: Goto, Gabe (Assuming he isn't leaving immediately after Dash), Umino, and Uemura. But that would make too much sense so I'm not banking on it. I don't think the company is high on Uemura desu. I think they are gonna pass on him for either Umino (again) now that he is considered more palatable by the audience or Oiwa who they have been glacially, but definitively pushing since his return.

I feel bad for Gedo because everyone still blames him and I get the feeling he hasn't touched the book in over a year

>>19532198
This is probably true to a degree. I would imagine the Bushiroad execs were heavily involved with booking the world title this year given the politics with Takeshita and Goto in Hollywood. Tanahashi was also probably allowed to do whatever he wanted and book himself. And those are really the two main centerpieces of this year. Goto's run started off well, but they passed the title to the wrong guy (should have been Finlay). The start of '25 was pretty good, but we peaked at New Beginning and it only got worse till it culminated in that abomination of a Dominion show.

>>19532187
>all year
Nah. Up until May it was a pretty good year. After that though shit fell off a cliff. I don't think they've had a single straight up good year of booking since the decade started. Something retarded has to happen every year to either somewhat turn around a shitty year like 2024 or send a good year so far into flames

>>19520100

Ace's last Korakuen...I'm not ready

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Damn the Juniors looked like the current Heavyweights back then

>>19532826
you should see alpha wolf in noah. he straight up does

gamethread cuz why not >>19533056

La Sombra huh

My only cope for Yuya and Shota is that one of them (hopefully Yuya) pulls a GOTO and wins the Ranbo + title shot

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>first sold out Tokyo Dome in at least 2 decades
>underwhelming card
>most of their young talents don't have any relevant match
>"you know what we should add ? 2 dimeless gay gaijins fighting each other for the TV title, oh yeah let's bring the DDT shitter"

>united empire is now an aew faction
grim

Ironic that Yuto Ice brings out the fire in his opponents

>Goto, Uemura, Oiwa and Sabre stuck in the shitty gauntlet match
>ELP and Brookes get a singles match
Put this company out of its misery

>>19533599
yep
very grim

I think there's a DDT spy in the NJPW office...

Andrade in fucking current year

A little insulting using La Sombra instead of a CMLL guy

Every day just gets more grim!

>>19533662
the grim squad

>>19533567
Turns out slapping someone and calling them a faggot still works to bring the heat

>>19533610
more than a spy there are quite some njpw wrestlers who likes or are in friendly terms with ddt
while i don't see the problem because it's a mutual thing, since they borrowed the idol guy for their own benefit, i think the problem lies in the booking room

>>19533610
>Many fans may have forgotten or may not know about it these days, but
DDT and New Japan were on extremely good terms until Tanahashi made the statement that they were on the same level (for example, Anton was Tenzan's opponent in his return match), and the wrestlers were really good friends, even when they kept it a secret, so once Tanahashi's hand-to-hand fight was finally over in the one-sided match, it felt like things would go back to normal.
Even Nips on 5ch are commenting on that and an anon brought this up

>>19533662
Goto looking like the underboss of NJPW

I wonder if nobody with name value wants to go to NJPW right now.

>>19533877
Yeah nobody would want to work a sold out Tokyo Dome show that's like grim and shit

so why did tana beat oiwa in tag league again?

>>19533962
Luck?

>>19533941
then why to bring a wrestler
>with legal problems
>waiting to be cleared to go to AEW

this is like bringing Ziggler and Riddle again

kek why did tana book brookes though?

You know I wouldn't blame the Knockout Bros if they go to WWE to be Ching Chong and Chair Thompson in NXT

>>19534112
just pretend they are Enzo and Cass

>>19533610
it’s zack

New Japan is beyond cooked. Burnt to a crisp one might even say.

Man EVIL fucking smoked Wolf with that belt shot

that was one of the hardest belt shots to the head ive ever seen

>>19533662
Tana's last korakuen. It's really almost over T_T

>>19534021
Brookes is Zack's shoot lover so this is a way to keep him happy

>>19534021
ZSJ stayed loyal to NJPW over running off to AEW so Tana rewarded him by letting his boyfriend be on the card

I think in a few years people will look back at WK20 as the biggest fumble of the modern era

does Edgelord L still post here or nah

>>19534379
Naito leaving made him kill himself

>>19534379
Who do you think the grimposter is

We know it's a fat joshipedo so yeah

>>19534427
Edgelord was an Ibushi guy not a Naito guy

>>19534454
he wasnt fat

>>19534310
>>19534320
This shoot makes the most sense

>>19534479
okay edgelard L

>>19534494
hey that's my friend you're talking about!

>>19533693
That's why he and Yuya are the future. Those boys are going back to the basics

>>19534501
don't forget Big Bodyslams Murashima

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>>19534509
I will never forget

at least it wasn't the good brothers

So United Empire is United Cartel now?

>>19533329
>>19533631
>>19533665
>Andrade finally gets permission to work New Japan right as Naito leaves
The pro wrestling gods really don’t want an Ingobernables reunion

>>19535886
It's a subsidiary of the DCF

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This NXT 2.0 ass colour scheme does not fit this match at all

The fujos still love Sanayan

>>19534707
I was tuning in for the undercard during this G1 just to witness the war between Murashima and Hartley

hopefully okada and takeshita's planes to japan are going to crash and they'll replace them with uemura and oiwa

>>19536659
Remind me how many sold out Tokyo Dome shows happened during his presidency?

>>19536139
do they?
>>19536654
which one would retire tana?

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This guy told me he's going to be the second X, anyone know who he is?

Grimposting isn't a gimmick. It's a lifestyle.

>>19536766
Uemura is the better choice for both. Uemura vs Tsuji, winner is a double champ and gets to retire Tana

>>19533631
>>19533665
What I found funny is how maybe 2 people in the crowd knew who he was until he said "La Sombra" and then everyone else went "ooooooooooh right you're that guy"

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeEtZVz1Uy4
Shota, Despy & Takeshita in the new THE RAMPAGE music video.

If you feel like crying, watch Tana's backstage comments

>>19537288
Umino is getting aura mogged by everyone in this pic, including the juniors

>>19537288
what a bunch of grim manlets

>>19537288
I wish Miyahara and Anzai could've been in as AJPW reps if only because I'm pretty certain Miyahara and Anzai are taller than most of these guys

>>19537473
He shouldn't have accepted this role when he's off cycle and got the worst wrestling gear imaginable

>>19537288
>>19537473
Umino has geek posture

>>19537473
>>19537617
>>19537673
You faggots go so overboard that it's hard to take any of your shota criticism seriously

>>19537758
Saying that the guy wearing a zipup hoodie looks worse than the guys with lucha masks and robes isn't outlandish

>>19537766
Yeah it is because most of the guys there look like goofy wrestling faggots. Shota just looks plain. Also I'm pretty sure you retards didn't like when he wore colorful tights like tanahashi either so again can't take your criticism seriously

everytime they do anything with Shota looks like they are trying to make him look bad on purpose.

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>3 new people join in 1-minute intervals
Oh this is gonna fucking suck

>>19537942
All the jobbers are here

>>19537288
>>19537473
He looks like what people thought he was going for earlier this year after the shaved head, a delinquent punk. But he's just Hontai Man again.

>>19537942
BIG JAG AT THE DOME

>>19537288
Ueno wearing pants is a crime, but he's the hottest there
>>19537942
man, some people shouldn't be in this card but what can you do

>>19537869
kill yourself you pathetic obsessed retard, your existence is not wanted by anyone

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>your existence is not wanted by anyone

seriously though why did they put that tv title match on the card

>>19538684
ELP had cancer and the other guy is ZSJ's boyfriend

>Takeshita vs Okada in the C2 semi finals this weekend
I thought they were gonna hold off on that match until after WK. Having either lose would be pretty damning for their WK match.

>>19538814
Tony doesnt care about what happens in NJPW

>>19538390
ok now post the crying picture that he posted 2 years ago hahaha you obsessed fucking faggot, move on you fucking waste of space, worthless fucking shitstain

>>19538814
imagine if they both get injured

>>19538822
And vice versa, that's why this partnership should not be a thing anymore

>>19538390
>video from like a year and a half ago
unc frozen in time

>>19538814
>Having either lose would be pretty damning for their WK match.
You guys say the dumbest shit I have ever heard.
>it would hurt Okada to lose a G1/round robin match to the IWGP champ because he has to retire a 50 year old man soon!
Nor does it hurt Takeshita to lose in a round robin to a guy of Okada's caliber. But, spoiler alert, it'll probably be a fucking time limit draw.
Nor does any average NJPW fan have any idea what is going on in AEW or even care

The average NJPW fan doesn't watch AEW so whatever happens to Takeshita there does not matter baka!

>>19538885
>pearl clutching over wins/losses in a fake G1
Fake fan or deliberately misleading by a seether

take your pick

gotta love the resident "EVERYTHING IS FINE" poster

>>19538935
Better than fine actually, NJPW just sold out the Tokyo Dome for the first time in 20 years

Somehow in your deranged mind this a step down from ZSJ vs. Shota Umino going 45 minutes to crickets

>>19538935
It's okay it'll be even funnier when he'll have to cope after Trannyhashi retires and all that remains is the dimeless geeks they didn't even try to put over at the biggest show the company had in 2 decades because they'd rather give the rub to AEW troons

>replying to yourself shamelessly
Now THAT is grim

Bring back the IP counter

>>19537942
This would be good if this was just a normal gauntlet match. But there’s gonna be too many people in at once tripping all over each other and it’ll be impossible to follow.

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>Takeshita beats Tsuji
>Takeshita comes out to save Tanahashi from Okada and Don Callis goons
>Tanahashi says "you are the Ace now Takeshita" before saying goodbye to the crowd
I think this would be very funny if it happened

he's bubbling again

>>19539102
I unironically think that this is the plan. They seem to really like Takeshita for some reason, even if the fans don't care about him.

>>19539111
I dont think it will happen but there are a few things suggesting that it might. The main one for me is Tsuji's recent comments about pay and bringing back the V4 legacy. Im not sure you say those things if you are winning. Hope im wrong

>>19539102
He already all but outright said Tsuji is the Ace in Gifu

>>19538390
shota umino still fucking sucks

>>19539102
We already know that this is what is going to happen though.

>>19539102
Uemura should try to save him and Tanahashi should slap him and then hug Takeshita

>>19538872
how do you book a DRAW in a TOURNAMENT semi-final, dumbfuck?

>>19539560
By making the finals a triple threat match duh???