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Burn Down Canberra posted:Wato rules what is this place talking about I like Wato! I just like Despy a lot more!
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The only knock against Despy winning is Hiromu/Despy is beyond overdone at this point but dude really deserves his BOSJ win
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May 26, 2023 13:12
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I haven't seen a single show but based on that they had an option of Speedball v Despy and went yeah nah lol
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May 26, 2023 16:16
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They booked this final for me, specifically.
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May 26, 2023 16:20
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This would be the first Despy/Hiromu with a cheering crowd though so that alone would make it fresh and this year feels very much like a reset for New Japan And while Speedball/Despy would be a better final I can totally see why they went with Wato. They need new stars they have under contract and they also need to know if the young talent can actually hang up top. It's a lot of pressure for Wato cause if the finale isn't good it's gonna all be on him given the matches Despy has had this tournament but sometimes you just have to see if a talent will sink or swim in a top level position
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May 26, 2023 16:45
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They do need new stars in the junior division but they probably should have just waited for Uemura to get back from excursion
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May 26, 2023 17:10
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Yeah probably but also I can see them thinking that Wato hasn't had a chance in front of cheering crowds so they're giving it to him here. Probably will see it happen in the G1 too, especially if it's 4 blocks (I also suspect we'll get Kojima's last G1 now that we have cheering crowds again.)
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May 26, 2023 17:14
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does ospreay live in the united states currently
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SatoshiMiwa posted:Yeah probably but also I can see them thinking that Wato hasn't had a chance in front of cheering crowds so they're giving it to him here. Could see them put Tsuji, Shota and Narita over in a 4 block G1. Maybe have the 4th be Finlay if they want to go all in. The winner doesn't need to win at WK, you can do the Okada story where they get close but can't quite win the world title the first time.
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May 26, 2023 18:40
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Honestly I could see them giving O'khan the rocket push this G1 with the same logic as the Wato one (Both an attempt to get a new star over and also an attempt to see where he actually stands with cheering crowds). Of course the benefit is that O'khan has figured out his character much better than Wato has
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May 26, 2023 20:15
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Lid posted:I haven't seen a single show but based on that they had an option of Speedball v Despy and went yeah nah Yeah bruv they aren't booking for westerners who are just reading the results online as crazy as that might be. They are booking for the core Japanese audience Wato has a strong connection with the home crowd. He was the guy who the crowd was most behind at kingdom imo. He's very easy to support. He practically has the gimmick of shonen anime protagonist. Dominion is also in his home town I don't think he's perfect. He is much better from underneath (see last nights excellent match) and needs to continue developing But he's 26, has a very good bond with the audience and is sympathetic as all hell when taking a beating. These are strong baby face qualities Burn Down Canberra fucked around with this message at 20:28 on May 26, 2023 |
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May 26, 2023 20:23
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STONE COLD 64 posted:does ospreay live in the united states currently No he lives in England I believe
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May 26, 2023 20:24
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Like 2019 New Japan I see them having either Speedball or Titan in the final and giving Wato the semis. But 2023 New Japan needs to focus on home grown talent both to rebuild ticket sales and also to lower costs
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May 26, 2023 20:44
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I think even in 2019 they would see the utility in pushing the guy they quite clearly see as the next guy in the division after hiromu. Especially as Osaka is his home town. A gutsy loss to Hiromu at dominion would do him good. Assuming of course he doesn't win. I honestly think they've done a good job with master wato.
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May 26, 2023 21:17
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Titan for the win?
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May 26, 2023 22:49
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It’s time to make peace with NJPW pushing 
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May 26, 2023 23:42
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I respect Wato for taking that kicking but goddamn this isn't the final I wanted. They should run Despy vs. Speedball on the final night just for shits. Sucks to be YOH and Sho and seeing Wato pull ahead of you. Chinston Wurchill fucked around with this message at 01:27 on May 27, 2023 |
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Chinston Wurchill posted:Sucks to be YOH and Sho and seeing Wato pull ahead of you. SHO knows what he did 
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YOH would probably be in Wato's position if he hadn't spent most of the last 18 months being  personifiedHe has turned it around as of late, though, I wouldn't be surprised if he breaks through at next year's BOSJ
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currently stuck in my hotel room during heavy rain so here's the card for the finals BOSJ 30 Finals May 28th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST/18:30 JSR Ota-ku Central Gym Togi Makabe and Boltin Oleg vs. Yuto Nakashima and Oksar Leube Ryohei Oiwa vs. Clark Connors CHAOS (YOH and Lio Rush) vs. Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita Tencozy, Nagata, and Jet Setters vs. United Empire (O-Khan, Henare, Catch 2/2, and Moloney) CHAOS (Bishamon and Toru Yano) vs. House of Torture (EVIL, Yujiro, and SHO) Okada, Tana, Ishii, and Taguchi vs. Umino, Narita, Despe, and Speedball) Just Four Guys (SANADA, Taichi, Kanemaru, and DOUKI) vs. L.I.J (Naito, Shingo, Hiromu, and BUSHI) BOSJ 30 Final:Titán vs. Master Wato
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May 28, 2023 02:21
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I skipped undercard tags until the last show and wow Oleg is a beast. Hopefully he's more of a Brock Lesnar than a Lars Sullivan.
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Chinston Wurchill posted:I skipped undercard tags until the last show and wow Oleg is a beast. Hopefully he's more of a Brock Lesnar than a Lars Sullivan. Like Brock he's legit.
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May 28, 2023 02:33
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Okada in the ring with Ren and Umino again is gonna be fun
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May 28, 2023 03:03
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Okada very much in the "gently caress them kids" mode this year.
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- Lot of love for Fujita getting a pin - Had a good laugh when Moloney nicked the tag belts from Kushida and Knight to give to his buds - Bit hard on Oskar getting the pin on Ishii - Oh Okada, you fucker - Didn't get the winner I was after for either semi finals, but both were very good matches, looking forward to what they do with the finals tonight
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May 28, 2023 07:37
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I hope all you Watomaniacs are ready to finally be shown the way to the Grandmaster!
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May 28, 2023 10:32
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It's makabe
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Tap Makabe! Tap to the Young Boy! Dammit!
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May 28, 2023 10:42
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Lol that suplex on oskar These lions are huge
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May 28, 2023 10:43
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Chaos v the sweetboys rules so far
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May 28, 2023 11:02
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Good Lord, Lio was a loving bullet there 
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May 28, 2023 11:05
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That was a very good undercard tag match
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May 28, 2023 11:09
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I believed in young Fujita 
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SG Bamboo posted:I believed in young Fujita They should let him pin Kiyomiya at some joint show, it'll be great for him and Kiyomiya won't blink twice if told he's going to get humiliated by Fujita!
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May 28, 2023 11:16
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Charlton and Kevin desperately trying to explain away how Makabe found a loophole of,"Just not give a gently caress" to allow him to do Mongolian Chops again.
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May 28, 2023 11:28
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Henares back from cupping lmao
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May 28, 2023 11:30
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Burn Down Canberra posted:Henares back from cupping lmao Wanted Nagata to feel at home 
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May 28, 2023 11:46
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Gok wins titles, loses them at fd and gets mocked by Tokyo sports again
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Gino at Dominion, nice! Speaking of nice, Speedball Mike Bailey!
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