Essential Japanese Wrestling Discussion/News

[stro]

at the thought of them putting on a bad show being almost impossible

Lol yeah. NJ puts on a lot of non engaging shows, especially smaller ones, and even the bigger ones are usually tough to get through before intermission.



Shout out to Joe Malenko making it rain in 1992

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Nobody gonna talk about FMW's 1st comeback?

Didnt really know what to say about it. It picked up where it was when Onita left only without Hayabusa (this year has been tough on a breh with these deaths). Onita vs Funaki in a deathmatch isnt interesting to me though. At least theres no fukkery like Chocoball Mukai though

 

[SirReginald]

Didnt really know what to say about it. It picked up where it was when Onita left only without Hayabusa (this year has been tough on a breh with these deaths). Onita vs Funaki in a deathmatch isnt interesting to me though. At least theres no fukkery like Chocoball Mukai though

True and they drew 1,800 people at the Kourukean.

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

True and they drew 1,800 people at the Kourukean.

Yeah true but idk if they can keep that interest. Even before Arai offed himself the sole reason that promotion stood is because Hayabusa hadnt left. Then they stuck him with the H gimmick turned him back and then he was going to leave to All Japan to bolster the Jr Division. FMW was doomed either way. Onita can only take them so far

 

[3Rivers]

From Gong magazine




Tenryu




Kobashi


More excerpts from all on the TL. Start with Yoshi's interview from Apr 30

 

[3Rivers]

Watching Tenryu trying to chop through people while having the face will always be funny

 

[Jmare007]

Watching Tenryu trying to chop through people while having the face will always be funny

You have to really hit him to get him fired up...





Grumpy Tenryu is awesome, and dude stayed grumpy for like 3 decades

 

[3Rivers]

You have to really hit him to get him fired up...





Grumpy Tenryu is awesome, and dude stayed grumpy for like 3 decades

Threw that kick with extreme prejudice

Just finished the 6 man tag with Chono/Hashimoto/Fujinami/Tenryu, etc

Shinya and Tenryu get real when they face off. Some of it looks a bit sloppy but it works real well because it sells the fact that they're trying to fukk each other up anyway possible

 

[Jmare007]

Threw that kick with extreme prejudice

Just finished the 6 man tag with Chono/Hashimoto/Fujinami/Tenryu, etc

Shinya and Tenryu get real when they face off. Some of it looks a bit sloppy but it works real well because it sells the fact that they're trying to fukk each other up anyway possible

And it's only the beginning breh

 

[Honga Ciganesta]

Shiny orange jacket, no shirt wearing awkward dancing swag

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

New Japan Pro Wrestling holds their Wrestling Dontaku event on Tuesday, and the show will be available on New Japan World, airing live at 5 AM ET. Here is the card for the event:

* Captain New Japan & Juice Robinson vs. Bad Luck Fale & Yujiro Takahashi

* Tiger Mask IV, Ryusuke Taguchi, Jay White & David Finlay vs. Kazushi Sakuraba, YOSHI-HASHI, Will Ospreay, Gedo

* Hirooki Goto vs. EVIL

Also read: The Updated Cards For For NJPW’s 'Road To Wrestling Dontaku' & 'Wrestling Dontaku' Events

* Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA

* IWGP NEVER Openweight Six-Man Title Match: Champions Michael Elgin, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yoshi Tatsu vs. Kenny Omega, Matt & Nick Jackson

* IWGP NEVER Openweight Title Match: Champion Katsuyori Shibata vs. Yuji Nagata

* IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match: Champions Roppongi Vice vs. Ricochet and Matt Sydal

* IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match: Champion KUSHIDA vs. Jushin Liger

* IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match: Champions Guerrillas of Destiny (Tonga & Loa) vs. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma

* IWGP Heavyweight Title Match: Champion Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomohiro Ishii

 

[PYRRHUS 88]

You brehs watched that Pentagon Jr vs Fenix match from Korakuen? It was pretty excellent IMO

 

[jackswstd]

Just watched the 4/23 and 4/27 Road to Dontaku shows. They were both good IMO, more so the 4/23 show. Los Ingobernables are on fire right now.

 

[The Rainmaker]

You brehs watched that Pentagon Jr vs Fenix match from Korakuen? It was pretty excellent IMO

Here it is. For those of you who enjoy watching matches with mono sound, you got a treat




Best of the Super Jr. participants were announced. It's mostly the usual suspects, so for the real interesting tournament we'll have to wait until the Super J Cup.

 

[stro]

Caught up on some G1 from last year:

G1 25 Special Part 1

Some dope matches, but since they're so recent, I don't want to incur the wrath of NJ, so you're on your own to find them. Shibata/Ibushi, Naito/Tanahashi, Ibushi/Tanahashi, AJ/Ibushi...fire. Real shame Ibushi got hurt last year. He appeared to be on the path to super stardom.