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Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

extradite THIS! posted:

I think the crowd might like Ibushi a bit

They passed Ibushi a giant note with "Do you like me? YES [ ] NO [ ]" on it :)

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Mr. Swoon
Nov 25, 2003

ALL WE DO IS PARTY

I think the only thing Yoshi didn't try was pulling out a gun and shooting Ibushi in the face. Even then, he'd kick out at 2.

Manic_Misanthrope
Jul 1, 2010


Okay so one of Tana, Naito and Ibushi have to lose, that leaves Naito.

a cyborg mug
Mar 8, 2010



I hope ZSJ wins more titles so he can just cover himself entirely in belts

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

This match is gonna rule

Edit: That loving cape :swoon:

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Mar 8, 2010



Not sure how he'd wear the New Japan Cup, maybe as a hat?

Mr. Swoon
Nov 25, 2003

ALL WE DO IS PARTY

extradite THIS! posted:

Not sure how he'd wear the New Japan Cup, maybe as a hat?

He'd take a cue from Naito and make it the New Japan Cape.

I Before E
Jul 2, 2012

Has anyone translated Taka's introductory promos? They seem really over and I'd like to know what he's on about, other than that people need to COME OVER HERE.

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Mar 8, 2010



poo poo that's gotta be it

a cyborg mug
Mar 8, 2010



Hell yeah that was a match

cams
Mar 28, 2003


gently caress yeah zsj

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

:stare:

I Before E
Jul 2, 2012

thank you jezza

Mr. Swoon
Nov 25, 2003

ALL WE DO IS PARTY

I'd say "look forward to Zacky 2 Belts & 1 Cup" but that has other connotations

ElNarez
Nov 4, 2009
I'm celebrating this victory in the name of international socialism

abraham linksys
Sep 6, 2010

:darksouls:
that ending was insane

if nothing else we better get a Naito/ZSJ rematch at some point because holy gently caress. especially with the context of their promos and Naito being like "pfft who is this dude who hasn't been around," goddamn

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

ElNarez posted:

I'm celebrating this victory in the name of international socialism

Well New Japan is where the workers of the world unite!

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

"Who's tranquilo now, dickhead?"

Well, not you with that attitude, mister! :mad:

Carlioo
Dec 26, 2012

:krakentoot:
"Who's tranquilo now dickhead" :allears:

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

I Before E posted:

Has anyone translated Taka's introductory promos? They seem really over and I'd like to know what he's on about, other than that people need to COME OVER HERE.

New Japan translates them. He's asking the crowd who they think is going to win.

ZSJ is winning the Cup.

abraham linksys
Sep 6, 2010

:darksouls:
if the final is zsj vs elgin i am going to have... so many complicated emotions

there is also no way i'd be able to bring myself to watch that live

I Before E
Jul 2, 2012

Baron Corbyn posted:

New Japan translates them. He's asking the crowd who they think is going to win.

ZSJ is winning the Cup.

Ah, thanks.

I'm very excited for ZSJ to collectivize the Cup

Tonfa
Apr 8, 2008

I joined the #RXT REVOLUTION.
:boom:
he knows...

I Before E posted:

Has anyone translated Taka's introductory promos? They seem really over and I'd like to know what he's on about, other than that people need to COME OVER HERE.

Audience, who's going to win the New Japan Cup?

variety of crowd shouts, naito, ibushi, tanahashi

In the first round, Tetsuya Naito faces Zack Sabre Jr.. Who's going to win!?

naitoooooo

You guys don't get it, so let me teach you!

The man of joint locks!

The man of unlimited submissions!

HE IS...SUBMISSION MASTER!

HE IS...Z, S, J!

HE IS...ZACK, SABRE, JUNIOOOOR!

YOU JUST TAP OUT!

Tetsuya Naito, COME ON OVER HERE!

Mr. Swoon
Nov 25, 2003

ALL WE DO IS PARTY

I Before E posted:

Ah, thanks.

I'm very excited for ZSJ to collectivize the Cup

For the Many (Suzuki Gun), not the Few (everyone else).

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?


Thanks! :)

Aesculus
Mar 22, 2013

Zack Sabre Jr. is a threat to your arm's security, your family's legs, and your nation's necks

Carlioo
Dec 26, 2012

:krakentoot:
https://twitter.com/Kosen_Wrestling/status/972796124984573957?s=19

Twitter translate isn't great, but I think this tweet is complaining about ZSJ's complicated submission names, which got a giggle out of me.

SatoshiMiwa
May 6, 2007


I'm not sure if I want a Tanahashi/ZSJ final or a Tanahashi/Ibushi final but I'm pretty sure those are going to be the final matchup given who's remaining and who New Japan would trust to sell out Sakura Genesis

Gaz-L
Jan 28, 2009
The Taka thing makes me think they may do ZSJ/Okada, maybe with a Taka/Gedo undercard match, and they can do tag matches on the pre-SakGen tour.

Dangerous Person
Apr 4, 2011

Not dead yet
Naito vs ZSJ was the match I was looking forward to the most out of the weekend shows and god did it deliver

MassRafTer
May 26, 2001

BAEST MODE!!!
Ibushi is beating Tanahashi in the finals to become the 4th Musketeer and then beating Okada to become the prettiest boy in Japan.

shiksa
Nov 9, 2009

i went to one of these wrestling shows and it was... honestly? frickin boring. i wanna see ricky! i want to see his gold chains and respect for the ftw lifestyle
zsj catching naito in his wheel kick thing, turning it into like a Texas cloverleaf and then another submission was so smooth and good. I always forget how much I like him until I see him in a long singles match.

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

1st round finishes tomorrow, late start at 6:00 Eastern






NEW JAPAN CUP
March 12th at 6:00 EDT/10:00 GMT
Takamatsu City Central Gym, Kagawa


Ryusuke Taguchi and Ren Narita vs. Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and El Desperado)
Nagata, Oka, and Umino vs. Bullet Club (Fale, Yujiro, and Tanga Loa)
Michael Elgin and David Finlay vs. (Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI)
L.I.J(Tetsuya Naito and BUSHI) vs. Suzuki-gun (ZSJ and TAKA)
Tana, Juice, Finlay and Henare vs. Suzuki-gun (Suzuki, Taichi, Archer, and Iizuka)
CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii) vs. Kota Ibushi and Chase Owens
New Japan Cup Rd 1:Toru Yano vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
New Japan Cup Rd 1:Chuckie T vs. SANADA

SyntheticPolygon
Dec 20, 2013

MassRafTer posted:

Ibushi is beating Tanahashi in the finals to become the 4th Musketeer and then beating Okada to become the prettiest boy in Japan.

:yeah:

frankenfreak
Feb 16, 2007

I SCORED 85% ON A QUIZ ABOUT MONDAY NIGHT RAW AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY TEXT

#bastionboogerbrigade
Really surprised this was just as long as Yoshi-Hashi/Ibushi. The semi-main felt like it went on forever and the main just flew by.

Strawberry Panda
Nov 4, 2007

Breakfast Defecting, Slow Dick Touching, Root Beer Barreling SwagVP
I believed ZSJ was going to win and my faith was confirmed.

Holeee poo poo. Naito really didn't have an answer for ZSJ. ZSJ turned EVERY drat MOVE into a submission. And then that submission into another submission.

Johnny Landmine
Aug 2, 2004

PURE FUCKING AINOGEDDON

Carlioo posted:

https://twitter.com/Kosen_Wrestling/status/972796124984573957?s=19

Twitter translate isn't great, but I think this tweet is complaining about ZSJ's complicated submission names, which got a giggle out of me.

Official NJPW site: "Zack, what should we put as the name of that finish?"
ZSJ: "'Orienteering with Napalm Death.'"
NJPW: "Uh, could you repeat that?"
ZSJ: "It's 'Orienteering with Napalm Death.'"
NJPW: "One more time, please."
ZSJ: "I told you, it's, 'Orie...' Forget it, just let me type it in."

e:

https://twitter.com/zacksabrejr/status/972942239021219840

Johnny Landmine fucked around with this message at 02:34 on Mar 12, 2018

SatoshiMiwa
May 6, 2007


This years New Japan cup matches have been so much better than last years. Everyone is going all out cause all the matches are getting properly taped

shiksa
Nov 9, 2009

i went to one of these wrestling shows and it was... honestly? frickin boring. i wanna see ricky! i want to see his gold chains and respect for the ftw lifestyle

Johnny Landmine posted:

Official NJPW site: "Zack, what should we put as the name of that finish?"
ZSJ: "'Orienteering with Napalm Death.'"
NJPW: "Uh, could you repeat that?"
ZSJ: "It's 'Orienteering with Napalm Death.'"
NJPW: "One more time, please."
ZSJ: "I told you, it's, 'Orie...' Forget it, just let me type it in."

e:

https://twitter.com/zacksabrejr/status/972942239021219840

lmao ohhhh nooooooooo

I'm praying for my friend Chuckie t tonight

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Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

I'm assuming Davey Boy and SANADA win, but goddamn would a Chuckie T vs Yano match rule.

When Chuckie was on commentary, Kelly asked if he was concerned his notebook with SANADA observations might get stolen, and he said all they'd find notes-wise was him being amazed at how handsome SANADA is :lol:

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