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Finally got around to watching the New Japan Cup finals. Fale isn't a great wrestler, but wow did breaking Nakamura's nose add a bunch of drama to that match. My wife got super into it by the end, Nakamura is her new favourite wrestler.
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heel turn posted:Is there any way to order shirts from NJPW and get them shipped to the US? I really want one of the Bullet Club shirts. You could try to bribe one of the people going to the ROH NYC show, apparently New Japan will have merch there
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Mar 30, 2014 22:19
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Require More Fire posted:I wonder if anything will be set up with AJ and NJPW guys at the ROH shows. I doubt they'd do anything storyline-wise, if I were NJPW I would use this as a chance to test AJ out with opponents you want to feud him with back in Japan. I don't think their home fans will be watching the ROH shows, so it's a good time to test out matchups.
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Mar 31, 2014 20:39
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Finally got around to watching Invasion Attack. Wasn't really a huge fan of the main event till they got to the ending sequence, once they kicked it up a gear it was great. Tanahashi working heel is interesting but it does make it hard for me to get into the match for some reason. I'm actually most curious to see how these booking changes affect the ROH shows. Is AJ going to be part of the Bullet Club there?
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Apr 9, 2014 14:51
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Sorry, I meant to say that yes AJ is in the Bullet Club, but will he be "heel Bullet Club leader" at the ROH shows? Or will he be "respected ROH veteran AJ Styles"? Actually I just checked ROHwrestling.com and their main image is AJ with the Bullet Club, so I guess that answers that.
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Apr 9, 2014 15:46
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weekly font posted:Can't imagine that title match isn't a Bullet Club clusterfuck to set up AJ as a heel and a bigger match down the road. Yeah that was my first thought too, seeing them put the title match where it is on the card. That's not really what I want out of NJPW though. I guess I understand though, their roster is kind of limited when it comes to title challengers so you need to have a few clunkers here and there.
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Apr 14, 2014 15:41
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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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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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John Cena posted:i thought it was good, but it was really missing something in the beginning+middle. it felt kinda empty from a psychological standpoint until the finish Yeah, I agree. It wasn't doing much for me for the first half, but the last half was really good.
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May 4, 2014 15:37
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Gonna cheer for Alex Shelly in the BOSJ even though I know he won't win
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May 4, 2014 17:45
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NienNunb posted:I love The Young Bucks but a super kick should be a match ending move. Or at the very least assuredly knock someone off their feet. I don't think you love the Young Bucks if that's how you truly feel 
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May 6, 2014 21:14
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Did... did they google "stuff in Toronto" and see Wonderland? Or is that just a delightful coincidence.
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May 10, 2014 15:58
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I really love the mayor of Fukuoka getting mad haha. That is amazing. But  Tanahashi and Nakamura. I wonder if it was the G1 that pushed them over the edge, or if they would be in this rough shape regardless.
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May 15, 2014 14:16
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Thauros posted:Yeah, after being initally extremely opposed to the idea I can understand why they put the belt on Styles since the guy can go and the desperately need new main eventers Yeah, it's nice having AJ on top because he can work with Tanahashi, Nakamura, etc and it's all fresh matches. Moving the title from Okada to anyone else NJPW home-grown would be the same matches we've been watching for the past couple years. Is there anyone on the roster right now that is pegged as "the next big thing"? I tend to skip over NJPW undercards, unless I hear of a blowaway match here or there.
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May 23, 2014 16:16
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Is there something about Naito that makes him not a candidate to be a top guy? Seems like he completely flopped when they set him up to face Okada.
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May 23, 2014 16:41
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Naito & Bad Luck Fale had a singles match already didn't they? How was it? I'm always so curious to see Fale in singles action, since he's so protected in tag matches.
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May 23, 2014 19:26
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AJ might be my wrestler of the year if he keeps this up. Between his NJPW and ROH matches he's pretty consistently kicking rear end. It's too bad Daniel Bryan got saddled with a Kane feud & injured, but that's for another thread. Right now AJ is the man, to me.
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May 27, 2014 15:14
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Strenuous Manflurry posted:?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? AJ Styles is just too sweet
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epitasis posted:He's had like three MOTYC with Elgin and Elgin/Okada too though. Yeah, I'm counting his body of work in ROH as well. Anyway I'm just saying if he continues on his current trajectory and Daniel Bryan continues his streak of lovely booking and bad luck, AJ will be in a very good spot. I wouldn't consider guys like The Shield for "Wrestler of the Year" since they're a unit, so AJ would be among the top contenders to me. Amazing what getting out of TNA will do for a guy.
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May 27, 2014 16:56
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Isn't Dominion supposed to be a big show for NJPW? Or am I misremembering? Fale vs Nakamura isn't exactly main event calibre to me.
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May 27, 2014 18:35
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Biosys posted:Mascara Dorada is in as well, I remember his match at Fantasticamania being amazing (and I think he's only been in multi-man openers since then???), so looking forward to more singles with him. He's doing great in my TEW game, so I'm looking forward to seeing him in action haha.
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May 29, 2014 20:40
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KungFu Grip posted:Nahh! Ah! Oooooohth! Nhhhh!........Oooooh! Ugh! New thread title please
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Jun 6, 2014 14:54
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Shelley is ending up like Christian, always on the shelf 
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Jun 6, 2014 16:32
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Really pumped for the Ricochet match. I agree with Dave, that they should be hyping that as the main event. But I don't know, maybe there is some reason and the Japanese fans wouldn't buy that as a top match instead of Fale. Also AJ in NJPW is worth is just for too sweet me
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Jun 10, 2014 20:05
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Reading that Nakumura interview is really strange. I'm not sure how to properly put it into words... but like, after years of watching the guy and having zero idea what he's saying, it's weird to read his thoughts on stuff.
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Jun 18, 2014 20:47
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So I haven't seen anything since BOSJ... is there anything I should watch to catch up before the G1?
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Jul 3, 2014 14:16
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Dominion it is! Thanks gang.
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Jul 3, 2014 14:44
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Ustream this iS NOT TOO SWEET DON'T too sweet me PSP.
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theminx posted:One thing that I think might help them out in comparison to last year is that there is alot more time between events, instead of 4 days straight, 1 day off, 4 days straight, 1 day off, finals. This hopefully will be utilized to help keep match quality high while keeping people healthier by having the off days. Meltzer has talked about the last G1 basically shortening a ton of the guys careers, even if it didn't outright injure them. It was basically a meat grinder with the pace the wrestlers tried to keep in such a short time.
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Jul 5, 2014 16:36
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Thrilled as always eh Okada
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Aug 11, 2014 14:24
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It's only during this G1 that I recognized the greatness of Shibata's theme. Well moreso the intro, it's really different and cool.
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Aug 11, 2014 17:51
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Perfection
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Are they doing that thing this year where the 2nd or 3rd place guy goes for the title that the 1st place guy didn't choose? In this case it would be Tanahashi going for the IC title. Didn't they do that last year with the G1?
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Aug 11, 2014 20:00
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masato tatanka posted:no that was this years NJ cup. Tanahashi did go for the IC at WK8 after he came 2nd in the G1 but Nakamura called him out. Ahhh that's what it was. I mixed the two things up. On another note, I just had a terrifying thought. Now that Double J is associated with NJPW, what if he convinces them to bring in his newly fired buddy to help get buzz in the USA... after all, this man has a proven track record of success in some of the biggest companies out west! 
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Aug 11, 2014 20:05
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Yeah I know it would never happen haha. I just always figure where Double J goes, Russo is soon to follow.
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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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Hahah that's just too sweet
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