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Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

New Japan returns to the Fukuoka Dome for the first time in over 20 years in a few hours. This is the first non split Dontaku in a few years and like most new japan shows when they don't split it card looks p stacked. Ospreay was originally supposed to face tana in the US championship match but i doubt anyone on this forum is going to complain about him getting replaced by Ishii due to covid.

The X in the opener was originally supposed to be Tatsumi Fujinami who also has to miss this show with covid, so I'd expect another old legend and not a new member of L.I.J or anything.



WRESTLING DONTAKU
May 1st at 4:00 EDT/9:00 BST/17:00 JST
Fukuoka Dome


Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, and X vs. Suzuki-gun (Dangerous Tekkers and TAKA Michinoku)
Special Singles Match:Tanga Loa vs. Yujiro Takahashi
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Championship:6 or 9 (c) vs. Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and DOUKI)
IWGP Tag Team Championship:United Empire(c) (Jeff Cobb and Great-O-Khan) vs. Bishamon vs. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens)
NEVER Openweight Championship:EVIL(c) vs. Tama Tonga
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship:El Desperado(c) vs. Taiji Ishimori
IWGP US Heavyeweight Championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii
IWGP World Heavyeweight Championship:Kazuchika Okada(c) vs. Tetsuya Naito

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SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Hope DDT doesn't run too long and make me miss DOUKI winning his first belt

a cyborg mug
Mar 8, 2010



Im gonna watch it

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

https://twitter.com/reasonjp/status/1520614989157249024

Ziggy Tzardust
Apr 7, 2006

Kota must be nearing a return

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?


Incredible :lol:

Envisioning him just making his angry stride down the road, through walls and houses in a straight line directly to the arena anyway.

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

The EVIL/Tama hype video they just showed is really good

a cyborg mug
Mar 8, 2010



Man it’s been 700 years since I’ve watched any NJPW live. Let’s wrestling

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

I've got this up in a small window, they're just starting the DDT main now. Hope I don't miss too much

Ziggy Tzardust
Apr 7, 2006
Time for the KING OF SPORTS

Not expecting anyone to actually show up but wonder if they’ve done any pre tapes to set up Forbidden Door

a cyborg mug
Mar 8, 2010



Lol th at’s terrible, BUSHI

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

I kind of hope X is Kojima after just being X on the NOAH show

Burn Down Canberra
Oct 27, 2005

GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

:cry: :cry: :cry:
Bushi with a safety visor

Ziggy Tzardust
Apr 7, 2006
IS BUSHI Wrestling three masks?

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

THat's the original GBH guy?

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

That entrance outfit :vince:

a cyborg mug
Mar 8, 2010



Ziggy Tzardust posted:

IS BUSHI Wrestling three masks?

It’s masks all the way down

I have no idea who the old is

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

Legit mad they didn't show the Idol performance with Liger's son

Lamuella
Jun 26, 2003

It's like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.


ZSJ grinding Bushi's knee like he's wiping poo poo off his shoe, you love to see it.

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

I have that same eye mask that BUSHI has somewhere

Sooper Gila
Apr 23, 2014

Love
Peace
and Harmony
Just tuning in, prayingfornaito....

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Taichi holding the pin after the bell, just burying Shingo :lol:

Ziggy Tzardust
Apr 7, 2006
That was a good finish to set up a KoPW rematch

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

YES TAICHI

Sooper Gila
Apr 23, 2014

Love
Peace
and Harmony
IT WAS SIX

justice for taichi

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Taichi and Shingo as opponents is a beautiful combination I had never really considered until their last match, and it rules.

Lamuella
Jun 26, 2003

It's like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.


SG Bamboo posted:

Taichi holding the pin after the bell, just burying Shingo :lol:

See, when Taichi and Shingo do it, it makes sense. When Hideki Suzuki does it to Nakajima, though, absolute bullshit.

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

(Hideki) Suzuki-gun

Ziggy Tzardust
Apr 7, 2006
Here comes the poop boy

Also, this song sucks

Lamuella
Jun 26, 2003

It's like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.


Kevin just said that YOH has "all the tools", a curse more potent than Danhausen could dream of.

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

SHO should try and end this match like he did the BOSJ final but actually succeed

Pylons
Mar 16, 2009

YOH always just looks like he wandered in from the crowd.

Sooper Gila
Apr 23, 2014

Love
Peace
and Harmony
This is probably my favourite "robe" in the history of wrestling. it's like murakami collaborated with syd & marty kroftt.

Ziggy Tzardust
Apr 7, 2006
YOH those chops are bad

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Lamuella posted:

Kevin just said that YOH has "all the tools", a curse more potent than Danhausen could dream of.

He's a real blue chipper! I wonder how high is vertical leap is!

Ziggy Tzardust
Apr 7, 2006
YOH’s fire just seems so forced. I just can’t get into him as a wrestler

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Ziggy Tzardust posted:

YOH’s fire just seems so forced. I just can’t get into him as a wrestler

Hopefully he will eventually grow into it like his father Yoh-shi Hashi


HAHAHA Holy gently caress he lost

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

I'm predominantly watching the DDT main event but as far as I can tell, Hiromu just OBLITERATED YOH, yeah?

Burn Down Canberra
Oct 27, 2005

GAME PLANS? We don't need no stinking game plans.

:cry: :cry: :cry:
Poor yoh

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Ziggy Tzardust
Apr 7, 2006

Jerusalem posted:

I'm predominantly watching the DDT main event but as far as I can tell, Hiromu just OBLITERATED YOH, yeah?

Pretty much, yeah

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