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Three snippets of good news:quote:We don’t know the name of the company, but New Japan is working on an idea of using the same iPPV company to handle its business that ROH is using. quote:There is a lot more mainstream recognition of the top stars here than in many years. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Shinsuke Nakamura and Kazuchika Okada all appear on television commercials. Yuji Nagata and Satoshi Kojima have endorsement deals for posters at Fast Food Chains. Togi Makabe does a regular five minute segment on the morning show (Think “The Today show” on NTV) and is something of a well-known public figure as the wrestler with the blond curly hair who eats junky food like cake and cookies with whipped cream. quote:Okada announced the establishment of “The Rainmaker Foundation,” a children’s cancer charity. He personally will donate $300 every time he wins a match using the rainmaker retroactive from the start of 2014.
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Abrasive Obelisk posted:It also apparently says that NJPW officals will be at Field of Honor for more scouting, and that Gedo and Jado want the ROH title defended at Wrestle Kingdom 9.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:03
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quote:Okada announced the establishment of “The Rainmaker Foundation,” a children’s cancer charity. He personally will donate $300 every time he wins a match using the rainmaker retroactive from the start of 2014. Retroactively making AJ Styles even more of a heel!
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Aug 14, 2014 02:08
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Dunbar posted:Yep. Sounds like they want to sub ROH into the spot where the NWA title used to be on big shows. Which would be a good move for all concerned, including the fans. Elgin's gotta be jazzed about that news after not being able to get booked for the G-1.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:17
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Elgin's gotta be jazzed about that news after not being able to get booked for the G-1. Assuming he still has the title by then...
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Aug 14, 2014 02:19
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What does this mean for Bruce Tharpe and the NWA?
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Aug 14, 2014 02:22
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Maria is gonna win the ROH Title.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:26
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quote:Togi Makabe does a regular five minute segment on the morning show Togi Makabe, Financial Guru or Consumer Advocate. Book it. Make him the Japanese Clark Howard.
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Aug 14, 2014 04:02
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Bigass Moth posted:What does this mean for Bruce Tharpe and the NWA? Unless something has changed recently (since the weekend), they'll be back
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I'm probably having a memory lapse because of all the bad poo poo happening these last few days, but were there star ratings for the G1 Finals released?
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Aug 14, 2014 07:40
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KungFu Grip posted:I'm probably having a memory lapse because of all the bad poo poo happening these last few days, but were there star ratings for the G1 Finals released? main event got 4.75, tanahashi/aj got 4.25, goto/shibata got 4, iwgp jr tag titles got 3.75
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Aug 14, 2014 08:12
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Thauros posted:Okada announced the establishment of “The Rainmaker Foundation,” a children’s cancer charity. He personally will donate $300 every time he wins a match using the rainmaker retroactive from the start of 2014. Well, guess who is going to be my toxx charity every time now.
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Aug 14, 2014 09:48
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You know how Japan can have new fans now? Age gaps. Wrestling was hot -- SUUPER HOT -- through the bubble '80s and those fans became moneyed 30- and 40-something's in the '90s and 00s. And then wrestling lost popularity -- to MMA and then just in general -- and the older generations have fallen away. When I mentioned it to my teachers, who are in their 40s and 50s, they all knew 80s stars -- Jumbo Tsuruta, maybe Misawa, and more. I never asked about Muta, Chono, and the later stars. But you know what? Younger kids are picking it up again. My junior high kids are watching New Japan. I saw a woman in Shibuya wearing the black "KING OF STRONG STYLE" on the street. I'll go to a show soon and report demos, but it seems to skew younger and be more woman-friendly than in the past. It's a whole new generation of fans. Proof that Jado and Gedo know what they're doing, so gently caress YOU.
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Aug 14, 2014 10:56
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ChampRamp posted:Unless something has changed recently (since the weekend), they'll be back Yeah, if nothing else Tenzan and Kojima are still NWA tag champs.
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Aug 14, 2014 12:56
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Bigass Moth posted:What does this mean for Bruce Tharpe and the NWA? #JoinTheForce
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harperdc posted:You know how Japan can have new fans now? Age gaps. Wrestling was hot -- SUUPER HOT -- through the bubble '80s and those fans became moneyed 30- and 40-something's in the '90s and 00s. And then wrestling lost popularity -- to MMA and then just in general -- and the older generations have fallen away. I read an excerpt from Tanahashi's book where he talked about modifying his move set to make it appeal to a casual and female audience, so it seems like there is a concerted effort within NJPW to appeal to that demographic.
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KungFu Grip posted:I'm probably having a memory lapse because of all the bad poo poo happening these last few days, but were there star ratings for the G1 Finals released? Complete list of Melter's 4+ star matches from the G1 Day 1 - Hokkaido on 7/21 Tanahashi vs. Honma ****1/4 Shibata vs. Nakamura ****1/2 Okada vs. Styles ****1/2 Day 2 - Aomori on 7/23 Nagata vs. Honma **** Day 4 - Akita on 7/26 Ishii vs. Honma ****1/4 Nakamura vs. Nagata ****1/2 Naito vs. Styles ****1/2 Anderson vs. Okada **** Tanahashi vs. Shibata ****1/2 Day 5 - Sendai on 7/28 Shibata vs. Benjamin **** Naito vs. Okada ****1/4 Day 6 - Hamamatsu on 7/31 Tanahashi vs. Ishii - ****1/2 Day 7 - Korakuen Hall on 8/1 Tenzan vs. Goto ****1/2 Makabe vs. Naito ****1/4 Styles vs. Suzuki ****3/4 Nagata vs. Shibata ****1/2 Nakamura vs. Ishii ****3/4 Day 8 - Osaka on 8/3 Ishii vs. DBS jr ****1/4 Goto vs. Naito ****1/4 Suzuki vs. Makabe **** Shibata vs. Honma ****3/4 Nakamura vs. Tanahashi ****1/2 Day 9 - Aichi on 8/4 Okada vs. Goto ****1/2 Day 11 - Yokohama on 8/8 Anderson vs. Naito **** Ishii vs. Nagata **** 1/2 Styles vs. Makabe **** Okada vs. Suzuki ****1/2 Finals - Seibu Dome on 8/10 Shibata vs. Goto **** Tanahashi vs. Styles ****1/4 Okada vs. Nakamura ****3/4 All shows had at least one 4 star match except for Day 3 which he never rated amd Day 10 which was regarded by most to be the weakest day of the tourney.
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Dimebags Brain posted:I read an excerpt from Tanahashi's book where he talked about modifying his move set to make it appeal to a casual and female audience, so it seems like there is a concerted effort within NJPW to appeal to that demographic. Now I'm trying to think of moves that would appeal to a female audience
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Ishii/Anderson from the finals was probably my personal fave of the night. Great story.
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triplexpac posted:Now I'm trying to think of moves that would appeal to a female audience Big Wiggle, Big Package, Money Shot, etc.
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triplexpac posted:Now I'm trying to think of moves that would appeal to a female audience http://yottsumepuroresu.blogspot.com/2014/05/njpw-hiroshi-tanahashi-talks-about-his.html
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C. Everett Koop posted:Togi Makabe, Financial Guru or Consumer Advocate. Book it. Make him the Japanese Clark Howard. Togi Makabe has his own eclair because he wants to find a profitable and delicious way to plan for his retirement.
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NotQuiteQuentin posted:Togi Makabe has his own eclair because he wants to find a profitable and delicious way to plan for his retirement. Pretty sure it's just cross-promotion with another existing brand but yeah, it's smart from him to have a "brand" outside of his wrestling. Recently I saw Swagsuke Nakamura on a TV quiz show (one of the regularly running ones - Q-sama for those who know) and other talents and teammates were doing his hand sign along with him from time to time. It was really funny.
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quote:Okada announced the establishment of “The Rainmaker Foundation,” a children’s cancer charity. He personally will donate $300 every time he wins a match using the rainmaker retroactive from the start of 2014. Braaaaaainsavaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~!
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That's amazing, but could also be used for some HOGAN-ESQUE politicking. "Oh, Jado & Gedo, you're having me job? WELL I GUESS YOU HATE KIDS WITH CANCER."
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:That's amazing, but could also be used for some HOGAN-ESQUE politicking. or he goes Ric Flair bonkers and wanders the streets of Osaka with a ref and toe.
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Been catching up on random NJ shows from earlier this year. Why does Iizuka keep attacking the announcer?
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zrrgin posted:Been catching up on random NJ shows from earlier this year. Why does Iizuka keep attacking the announcer?
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zrrgin posted:Been catching up on random NJ shows from earlier this year. Why does Iizuka keep attacking the announcer? Iizuka is a crazy homeless person. He probably thinks the announcer is korean or something.
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I'm just now watching the G1 Finals and I'm really disappointed that no one commented on this exchange after Jarrett ran in to save Tanahashi, before the swerve. Jarrett: "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Styles: "I'm wrestling!" Jarrett: "That's not wrestling!" Styles: "... That's how we do it in Japan!"
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Hahah that's just too sweet
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zrrgin posted:Been catching up on random NJ shows from earlier this year. Why does Iizuka keep attacking the announcer? The one announcer is a big fan of Yuji Nagata. Iizuka has a deep hatred against Nagata because he's the one that drove him insane when they were tag partners or something.
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KungFu Grip posted:The one announcer is a big fan of Yuji Nagata. Iizuka has a deep hatred against Nagata because he's the one that drove him insane when they were tag partners or something. Oh, that would explain him doing the Nagata salute! Thanks
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