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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:Nice to see NJPW have faith in AJ probably taking the belt...by burying it at the bottom of the card. actually he's not terrible and is quite talented
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# ? Apr 14, 2014 16:50 |
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AJ rules match is gonna rule
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# ? Apr 14, 2014 16:57 |
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I can't think of the last time I saw AJ as a threatening rear end in a top hat heel and not just a lol TNA heel.
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# ? Apr 14, 2014 17:10 |
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I saw AJ work an indie match vs Chris Hero and it was a fun time, I'm interested to see how he does in NJPW. I assume guys in general in TNA don't feel the need to give 110% anymore. Getting a new start would be exciting.
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# ? Apr 14, 2014 17:12 |
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triplexpac posted:I saw AJ work an indie match vs Chris Hero and it was a fun time, I'm interested to see how he does in NJPW. Definitely agree. That match was great and it's always interesting to see what a guy who's been a TNA lifer can do when he's motivated. Even in TNA, AJ was pretty good as long as he was kept away from a mic or any kind of elaborate storyline.
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# ? Apr 14, 2014 17:14 |
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my only real concern with Styles in Japan is how long he can go before he gets tired of being away from his family on these tours
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# ? Apr 14, 2014 17:22 |
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sportsgenius86 posted:my only real concern with Styles in Japan is how long he can go before he gets tired of being away from his family on these tours if gets a belt, they'll have him drop it and he can go home. I'd be surprised if NJPW gave him any poo poo over it because they've got guys on the roster that refuse to return the USA because of domestic commitments(Taka for instance)
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# ? Apr 14, 2014 18:49 |
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Styles was one of the few TNA wrestlers with an actual heavy workload comparable to a WWE schedule before they started cutting back on house shows. I'm sure he'll be able to handle the tours, because even though he is away for chunks of time, he won't be jetting off in a few days either.
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# ? Apr 14, 2014 18:52 |
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I don't know if this goes here or in the TNA thread or what, but Global Force Wrestling signed Killer Elite Squad. https://twitter.com/LanceHoyt
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# ? Apr 14, 2014 21:17 |
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flashy_mcflash posted:I don't know if this goes here or in the TNA thread or what, but Global Force Wrestling signed Killer Elite Squad. he only signed Lance Hoyt.
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# ? Apr 14, 2014 21:40 |
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Lance Hoyt rules. That's the first person I've seen Jarrett talk to that's actually worth the time
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# ? Apr 14, 2014 22:19 |
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oatgan posted:Lance Hoyt rules. That's the first person I've seen Jarrett talk to that's actually worth the time He seems to have improved in Japan.
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# ? Apr 14, 2014 22:26 |
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why are the Gracies in muh Japanese pretendfightings
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# ? Apr 14, 2014 23:24 |
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NickRoweFillea posted:why are the Gracies in muh Japanese pretendfightings because Inoki is booking from the shadows like Vince Russo over in TNA
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# ? Apr 14, 2014 23:38 |
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NickRoweFillea posted:why are the Gracies in muh Japanese pretendfightings Probably because Sakuraba
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# ? Apr 15, 2014 18:16 |
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AJ Styles used to be so loving good, as a man who hasn't really seen him do poo poo consistently since 2007 how is he now? Is he Christopher Daniels "I've been here too long and don't give a gently caress" good or Samoa Joe "I've been here for too long and don't give a gently caress" bad?
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# ? Apr 15, 2014 18:28 |
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Gonzo McFee posted:AJ Styles used to be so loving good, as a man who hasn't really seen him do poo poo consistently since 2007 how is he now? His TNA work is the latter but now that he was back on the indie scene he was real good again but some dumb people blamed him for sloppy Styles Clashes that people hosed up taking His actual matches are real good, check the MOTY thread for the ones worth watching after he departed TNA
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# ? Apr 15, 2014 18:33 |
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Yeah, he's been great in ROH and I'm sure he'll be out to impress considering that his first match is a main event against the world champ. My only concern is that I have a hard time seeing him matching Devitt as a promo and general character.
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# ? Apr 15, 2014 18:37 |
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Thauros posted:Yeah, he's been great in ROH and I'm sure he'll be out to impress considering that his first match is a main event against the world champ. My only concern is that I have a hard time seeing him matching Devitt as a promo and general character. From what I understand though he won't be leading Bullet Club though so he won't be like shoehorned into Devitt's position
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# ? Apr 15, 2014 18:38 |
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NickRoweFillea posted:why are the Gracies in muh Japanese pretendfightings Because of some weird japanese metahumor I haven't grasped yet. Same with the NWA.
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# ? Apr 15, 2014 18:39 |
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Yuriy posted:His TNA work is the latter but now that he was back on the indie scene he was real good again but some dumb people blamed him for sloppy Styles Clashes that people hosed up taking The dude was still killing himself in his TNA matches, he definitely cared about his work.
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# ? Apr 15, 2014 18:57 |
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I think some people just liked being down on AJ cause he was loyal to the shitfest that is TNA and he had some hilariously narrow minded views on gay people. Purely as an in-ring worker he is fine, especially considering how long he's been wrecking his body doing crazy matches.
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# ? Apr 15, 2014 19:17 |
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coconono posted:Because of some weird japanese metahumor I haven't grasped yet. Same with the NWA. I imagine it's like the British Indie scene. "Oh they've flown in an American?! This fed must be legit!"
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# ? Apr 15, 2014 19:21 |
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Gonzo McFee posted:I imagine it's like the British Indie scene. "Oh they've flown in an American?! This fed must be legit!" yeah but there's a kind of a wink and a nod to it. Almost like a "haha look at the goofy gaijin" gag or something.
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# ? Apr 15, 2014 19:54 |
People are really loving paranoid about AJ joining the company. He's not taking the belt off Okada and he's not automatically getting Bullet Club leadership over Anderson.
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# ? Apr 15, 2014 21:10 |
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Illinois Smith posted:People are really loving paranoid about AJ joining the company. He's not taking the belt off Okada and he's not automatically getting Bullet Club leadership over Anderson. He'll win it, go straight back to TNA and drop the belt to Willow.
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# ? Apr 15, 2014 21:14 |
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Illinois Smith posted:People are really loving paranoid about AJ joining the company. He's not taking the belt off Okada and he's not automatically getting Bullet Club leadership over Anderson. Meltzer has been prone to hint at stuff he knows but can't say and he was hinting that the belt was changing hands soon before AJ signed while also talking about AJ getting a big push that the fans might reject. Now that AJ has signed he's openly talking about the possibility AJ might win it (although not stating that is definitely the plan.) It sounds like it is a distinct possibility.
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# ? Apr 15, 2014 22:24 |
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MassRafTer posted:Meltzer has been prone to hint at stuff he knows but can't say and he was hinting that the belt was changing hands soon before AJ signed while also talking about AJ getting a big push that the fans might reject. Now that AJ has signed he's openly talking about the possibility AJ might win it (although not stating that is definitely the plan.) It sounds like it is a distinct possibility. I could see them running AJ against Naito to test the waters.
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# ? Apr 15, 2014 22:31 |
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AJ wins belt, Nakamura beats AJ later in year, Okada wins G1 to challenge Nakamura at the Dome. It's not exactly rocket science.
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# ? Apr 15, 2014 22:53 |
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Semprini posted:AJ wins belt, Nakamura beats AJ later in year, Okada wins G1 to challenge Nakamura at the Dome. It's not exactly rocket science. That was what I was thinking after Meltzer's reference to Okada vs. Nakamura not being in the plans for "this title reign", but then why put the IC back on Shinsuke at Invasion Attack?
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# ? Apr 15, 2014 23:12 |
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Thauros posted:That was what I was thinking after Meltzer's reference to Okada vs. Nakamura not being in the plans for "this title reign", but then why put the IC back on Shinsuke at Invasion Attack? Maybe so he could go into a potential title match as champion and do a champion vs champion match. If that scenario happens I'm guessing the G-1 will be for a shot at either belt.
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# ? Apr 15, 2014 23:36 |
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MassRafTer posted:I think it's cool that NJPW has decided every major iPPV of the year will include a WMOTYC as well as at least one MOTYC. So the Gracies are confirmed as being on every show then, yeah?
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# ? Apr 16, 2014 02:16 |
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for really selfish reasons, i really dont want styles to win the title just yet.
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# ? Apr 16, 2014 02:30 |
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John Cena posted:for really selfish reasons, i really dont want styles to win the title just yet. Yeah, I want to see Okada break the records for longest single reign and most defenses.
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# ? Apr 16, 2014 02:40 |
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Jerusalem posted:So the Gracies are confirmed as being on every show then, yeah? Michael Tarver will be available when they are not. Elsewhere on the card The Most Improved Player will be having MOTYCs with Nakanishi.
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# ? Apr 16, 2014 03:44 |
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Reminder that the Korakuen show on the Dontaku tour's tomorrow morning for the US and Europe. Like most recent Korakuen cards, the start time's 18:30 JST/5:30 EDT/2:30 PDT/10:30 BST quote:Card I wish this show had the elimination tag main the Osaka card's getting, but I'm looking forward to seeing Nakamura and the Hooligans team up. It's also kind of cool that they're bringing in a little more outside star power than they usually do for these shows, Mascara Dorada is really loving great and on this show despite not even being booked for the main Dontaku PPV. Thauros fucked around with this message at 01:57 on Apr 19, 2014 |
# ? Apr 19, 2014 01:52 |
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I'm actually hoping they book Mascara Dorada more. Book him and La Sombra as a tag team please NJPW?
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# ? Apr 19, 2014 05:19 |
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Dunno if anyone else is watching atm, but holy poo poo, Honma over Ishii with a jumping tombstone. After he picked up the belt and pointed at it a bunch so prob. Honma vs Ishii at Dontaku as well.
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# ? Apr 19, 2014 11:43 |
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Biosys posted:Dunno if anyone else is watching atm, but holy poo poo, Honma over Ishii with a jumping tombstone. totally forgot about the show, that sounds pretty darn cool
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