Puroresu Love & Resources V3

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I wanna know who the NJPW stan harassing CWM is.

I'm a fan of big ass tournaments but yeah, it's seems poorly structured and filled with too many geezers and lackeys.

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

I agree with CWM here (I haven't always agreed with him, but respect his opinions). I mentioned in my post about Ibushi/Naito in the first round. I don't like that at all. I love Umino, but agree with the dads, Honma, and lesser guys being taken out.

 

[vivisectvi]

ya we need info on who is sending CWM PM's about this shit lol

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

lirl well I was trying to be slightly circumspect yet getting a dig in!

 

[Baby Shoes]

no one cares if you cut foreskins who is to afraid to do that alex riley and say it to your face in public???

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

Taguchi is replacing Finlay Jr in the NJ Cup which is ironically just what someone joked would happen in chat.

 

[909]

Inject it into my veins

 

[Baby Shoes]

https://twitter.com/reasonjp/status/1104240514558124038

 

[909]

NJPW is now booked in the single most unpredictable way. Not sure if I like it.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

Well I told you that Ibushi wasn't going to be winning the title at MSG man so I don't think this was that unpredictable. It makes having Naito going out in the first round even more frustrating though. I'm assuming they'll do a Naito/Ibushi program out of it but they could have done that from a quarter finals as well.

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

I haven't watched this weekend's show yet, but outside of a couple of bad matches, this has been a pretty fun tournament. Some surprising upsets, and some solid to great matches. Still upset Naito vs Ibushi was first round, but I'm not going to get too pissed since it happened, and nothing we can do about it. It made a great match, so that made up for the disappointment.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

Everything would be forgiven in the unlikely event SANADA wins the Cup or hell even goes to the Finals.

I also final;ly watched the Baba tribute show. Fun stuff and they should try and do an inter-promotional singles match between Tanahashi and Miyahara at some point, maybe even at the Dome. They've got fantastic chemistry and the fans were super into it.

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

I could see SANADA winning it if the main event at MSG wasn't at stake. The rumor has always been that Omega was going to drop the title back to Okada at MSG and when he left that Jay White took over his story through that time. If that's to be believed, than Okada would be beating Jay at MSG. Gedo hates to deviate from the script he has. I'd love to see SANADA win (shit, I wanted Suzuki to get the Title at MSG as I'll be there), but I'd say he vs Okada will be the Final, and it'd be great.

 

[One Epic Winter (OEW)]

https://twitter.com/njpw1972/status/1107523656865865728?s=21

Juice vs Chase for the US title on the final night of the NJ Cup. Let's see how Chase steps it up in his first major singles match.

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

https://twitter.com/njpw1972/status/1107523656865865728?s=21

Juice vs Chase for the US title on the final night of the NJ Cup. Let's see how Chase steps it up in his first major singles match.

I was hoping this would be added to MSG. I'm a big Juice fan, and I like heel Chase much more than face Chase.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

SANADA! SANADA! SANADA!

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

i watched the Sanada semis and finals and will watch the other cup matches (I just had to skip to those as a fan). Went into the Finals not knowing the result (but knowing in my heart) and loved it. Their title match was better but this was really good and told a great story and left with you with the feeling if he'd JUST hit that Moonsault he would have had it. Okada gives his opponents so much while looking incredible, it's why he's the best lesson in what being the Ace is since at least Misawa.

I still find some of the booking of the opening round puzzling and don't think they needed to put so many guys in but the tournament ended up delivering where it mattered and putting over SANADA so strong was the absolute right move. If it wasn't for the MSG show they should have had him win tbh. Losing another title shot won't hurt him and going over MiSu/Goto/Tana/Okada in one tourny would have been a career achievement.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Wrestling purists might cry foul (and I haven't watched any of NJ Cup yet) but I can't get super into Sanada on account of how terrible his facial hair is. :-[

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

that beard is magnificent man. Learn to appreciate the wildness.

 

[vivisectvi]

Good fucking riddance: https://www.gerweck.net/2019/04/02/michael-elgin-parts-ways-with-new-japan-pro-wrestling/

 

[muzzington]

Oh no.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

upcoming NJPW cards:
Sengoku Lord (April 20, Aichi)

IWGP Intercontinental Champion Kota Ibushi defending against Zack Sabre Jr.
IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Juice Robinson defending against Bad Luck Fale
Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI, SHO, YOH vs. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI, Shingo Takagi
Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Jay White, Hikuleo
Mikey Nicholls vs. Chase Owens
Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Dragon Lee vs. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Taiji Ishimori
Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata, Tomoaki Honma, Toa Henare, Jushin Liger vs. Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado, TAKA Michinoku
Shota Umino, Ren Narita vs. Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura

Wrestling Hi no Kuni (April 29, Kumamoto)
Hirooki Goto vs. Jay White
IWGP Tag Team Champions Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa defending against Togi Makabe, Toru Yano
Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero, SHO, YOH vs. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI, Shingo Takagi
Juice Robinson vs. Chase Owens
Mikey Nicholls vs. Bad Luck Fale
Dragon Lee, Will Ospreay vs. Taiji Ishimori, Hikuleo
Jeff Cobb, YOSHI-HASHI, Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask IV, Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taichi, Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado, TAKA Michinoku
Tomoaki Honma, Shota Umino, Ren Narita vs. Toa Henare, Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura

Wrestling Dontaku night one (May 3, Fukuoka)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Dragon Lee defending against Taiji Ishimori
NEVER Openweight Champion Jeff Cobb defending against Taichi
Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii vs. SANADA, EVIL
Hirooki Goto, Juice Robinson, Mikey Nicholls vs. Jay White, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens
Rocky Romero, SHO, YOH vs. Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, Shingo Takagi
Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Will Ospreay vs. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Hikuleo
YOSHI-HASHI, Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask IV, Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado, TAKA Michinoku
Tomoaki Honma, Shota Umino, Ren Narita vs. Toa Henare, Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura

Wrestling Dontaku night two (May 4, Fukuoka)
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada defending against SANADA
Tomohiro Ishii vs. EVIL
Rocky Romero, SHO, YOH vs. Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, Shingo Takagi
Dragon Lee, Will Ospreay vs. Taiji Ishimori, ? (Likely the debuting El Phantasmo)
Hirooki Goto, Juice Robinson, Mikey Nicholls, Tomoaki Honma vs. Jay White, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Hikuleo
Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Jushin Liger vs. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Jado
Jeff Cobb, YOSHI-HASHI, Toa Henare, Tiger Mask IV, Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taichi, Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado, TAKA Michinoku
Shota Umino, Ren Narita vs. Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

Per Dave, Tanahashi hurt his elbow during the ZSJ match and he's going to be out a while.

 

[Sabre]

I’m going to the London show in August. Stoked isn’t the word.

 

[One Epic Winter (OEW)]

https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1124608579317719040

 

[One Epic Winter (OEW)]

People have been raving about the SHO/Shingo match from the opening night of the BOSJ. I watched it last night and goddamn, that was the best match I've seen in awhile. Don't know if I'd give it 5 stars or anything but it's really fucking good and you all should go out of your way to watch it.

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

People have been raving about the SHO/Shingo match from the opening night of the BOSJ. I watched it last night and goddamn, that was the best match I've seen in awhile. Don't know if I'd give it 5 stars or anything but it's really fucking good and you all should go out of your way to watch it.

He then followed it up with another fucking banger against Dragon Lee on Night 3. I'm watching Night 4 now, and Ospreay vs Rocky is suppoed to be phenomenal.

Just finished Rocky vs Ospreay and, holy shit that was fantastic. Rocky is still so good in the ring. The story the match told was great.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

Riki Choshu’s retirement show, which will air live on Samurai TV and theaters in Japan on 6/26, has the following card:
Riki Choshu, Shiro Koshinaka and Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tatsumi Fujinami, Keiji Mutoh and Togi Makabe
Kaito Kiyomiya and Shuhei Taniguchi vs. Katsuhiko Nakajimia and Hitoshi Kumano
Minoru Tanaka and Hiroyoshi Kotsubo vs. Yoshitatsu and Yuki Ueno
NOSAWA, MAZADA and FUJITA vs. Dick Togo, Kaz Hayashi and MEN’S Teioh
Daisuke Sekimoto and Daichi Hashimoto vs. Masa Kitamiya and Yoshiki Inamura
Takashi Sasaki, Toyu Sugiura and Ayato Yoshida vs. Jun Kasai, Shu Asakawa and Tomoya Hirata


Damn another legend done.

 

[Big Beard Booty Daddy]

NJPW has an English language podcast on their YouTube page hosted by Chris Charlton. The're on episode 5, and they're about 30 minutes in length. Very good shows.

 

[vivisectvi]

https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1133508403396063233