Essential Japanese Wrestling Discussion/News

[MightyHealthy]

Ross/Barnett don't seem to be mailing in their commentary on AXS anymore. I have been enjoying it recently.

Loved Ross' disgust at Naito's antics after winning the IWGP title

Comparing Okada to The Rock tho

 

[The Rainmaker]

Full card for Wrestle Kingdom 11

0. Pre Show: New Japan Rumble (Wrestle Kingdom 11 Battle Royal Pre Show Match)

1. "Tiger Mask W Anime" Special Singles Match: Tiger Mask W vs Tiger Mask Dark

2. IWGP Jr Tag Team Championship Match: "Young Bucks" Nick & Matt Jackson (c) vs "RPG Vice" Rocky Romero & Berretta (NJPW Best of the Super Junior Tag Team Tournament Winner)

3. Four Teams Gauntlet Match for the NEVER Openweight Trios Championship: Satoshi Kojima, Ricochet, David Finlay (c) vs "Los Ingobernables" BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA vs "CHAOS" Yoshi-Hashi, Tomohiro Ishii, Will Ospreay vs "Bulletclub" Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi, Hangman Page

4. Special Singles Match: "The American Nightmare" Cody vs "The Moonchild" Juice Robinson

5. ROH World Championship Match: "The Martial Artist" Kyle O'Reilly (c) vs "The One" Adam Cole

6. IWGP Jr Heavyweight Championship Match: "NJPW Junior Supernova" KUSHIDA vs "Time Bomb" Hiromu Takahashi

7. IWGP Tag Team Championship: "Bulletclub - Guerrillas of Destiny" Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa (c) vs "Great Bash Heel" Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (World Tag League 2016 Winner)

8. NEVER Openweight Championship Match: "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata (c) vs "Konton no Aramusha" Goto Hirooki

9. IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match: "El Ingobernable" Tetsuya Naito vs "Once in a Century Talent" Hiroshi Tanahashi

10. Main Event ~ IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: "Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada (c) vs "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega (G1 Climax 26 Winner)

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

Card looks trash

Ishii and SANADA don't deserve this.

 

[stro]

Wait. Cody Rhodes vs CJ Parker is a Wrestle Kingdom match?

 

[Jmare007]

That card looks weak as fukk

But I've been saying that since the G-1 and they keep getting great numbers so if the they get legit 30k paid in there it doesn't matter how shytty I think the show looks

If Gedo books the upset and Omega wins (still think he wont but he has enough momentum to get it) I wonder how quickly he'll take the belt off him.

 

[stro]

Everything before match 7 can

So...a normal NJPW show

Is Ibushi Tiger Mask W again? Does this mean Tiger Mask IV will finally go the fukk away?

 

[Jmare007]

Everything before match 7 can

So...a normal NJPW show

Is Ibushi Tiger Mask W again? Does this mean Tiger Mask IV will finally go the fukk away?

Match 7 is status too breh. Goto vs Shibata 36, no thanks

 

[stro]

I haven't watched any of their matches I don't think . I remember their tag team and that's kind of it. Naito/Tanahashi tho

Cautiously optimistic about Okada/Omega. The rest of that shyt looks like something you'd bytch about for a random solo brand WWE PPV.

 

[Scottie Drippin]

Match 7 is status too breh. Goto vs Shibata 36, no thanks

Yeah, I just…don’t really care to see it again…even though when I watch it I’m sure it’s going to be an amazing encounter that I’m going to mark for.

As far as Cody/Juice…actually really smart on Gedo. You stick Cody in there with a top guy and it isn’t a good match it may poison the well forever. Get him in there with someone familiar with his style and do a 4-5 minute squash getting his stuff in, and then give him a full tour to acclimate before getting him in a singles with someone there will be real expectations on the quality.

 

[Jmare007]

Yeah, I just…don’t really care to see it again…even though when I watch it I’m sure it’s going to be an amazing encounter that I’m going to mark for.

As far as Cody/Juice…actually really smart on Gedo. You stick Cody in there with a top guy and it isn’t a good match it may poison the well forever. Get him in there with someone familiar with his style and do a 4-5 minute squash getting his stuff in, and then give him a full tour to acclimate before getting him in a singles with someone there will be real expectations on the quality.

Or he could book an interesting tag match when he can shine for 4 minutes too. With that Robinson match, his debut at the Dome will be forgotten and he's gonna be judged solely on what he does in the coming tours. Put him in a heated tag match and he can have an immediate impact.

But anyways, fantasy booking for New Japan is as useless as doing it for WWE so

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Full card for Wrestle Kingdom 11

0. Pre Show: New Japan Rumble (Wrestle Kingdom 11 Battle Royal Pre Show Match)

1. "Tiger Mask W Anime" Special Singles Match: Tiger Mask W vs Tiger Mask Dark

2. IWGP Jr Tag Team Championship Match: "Young Bucks" Nick & Matt Jackson (c) vs "RPG Vice" Rocky Romero & Berretta (NJPW Best of the Super Junior Tag Team Tournament Winner)

3. Four Teams Gauntlet Match for the NEVER Openweight Trios Championship: Satoshi Kojima, Ricochet, David Finlay (c) vs "Los Ingobernables" BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA vs "CHAOS" Yoshi-Hashi, Tomohiro Ishii, Will Ospreay vs "Bulletclub" Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi, Hangman Page

4. Special Singles Match: "The American Nightmare" Cody vs "The Moonchild" Juice Robinson

5. ROH World Championship Match: "The Martial Artist" Kyle O'Reilly (c) vs "The One" Adam Cole

6. IWGP Jr Heavyweight Championship Match: "NJPW Junior Supernova" KUSHIDA vs "Time Bomb" Hiromu Takahashi

7. IWGP Tag Team Championship: "Bulletclub - Guerrillas of Destiny" Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa (c) vs "Great Bash Heel" Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (World Tag League 2016 Winner)

8. NEVER Openweight Championship Match: "The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata (c) vs "Konton no Aramusha" Goto Hirooki

9. IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match: "El Ingobernable" Tetsuya Naito vs "Once in a Century Talent" Hiroshi Tanahashi

10. Main Event ~ IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: "Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada (c) vs "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega (G1 Climax 26 Winner)

I want to complain but i have no idea what to do to make this card more interesting other than firing the booker so

 

[Adam3000]

The card looks trash but who cares, Omega about to win the title

I'd pay for that match alone.

Okada gonna kick out of the one winged angel thoughIts been invincible so far.

 

[The Rainmaker]

Watch it be the most attended WK in years Groundhog Day Gedo does it again

 

[Jmare007]

Watch it be the most attended WK in years Groundhog Day Gedo does it again

No joke I think they are gonna get 35k PAID.

GDG, I'll take that nickname

 

[Silkk]

"The martial artist" Kyle O'Reilly