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I wouldn't have called five stars but I knew he was going to absolutely love it, that match was Dave's taste through and through.
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Sep 25, 2014 03:30
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Dunbar posted:Holy poo poo, ***** for Tanahashi/Shibata. I sure didn't see that coming. What else did Dave rate?
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Spermgod posted:I wouldn't have called five stars but I knew he was going to absolutely love it, that match was Dave's taste through and through. He actually said he didn't like how stiff it was and thought they could have dialed back.
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Sep 25, 2014 03:59
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I figured it would get the ****3/4 based on his praise and complaints from the podcast. I personally preferred AJ/MiSu and Okada/Nakamura partially because I was lucky enough to see those live. It was a great match though and I'm surprised it hasn't received more attention in the MOTYC thread. I still need to make my nominations from those shows...Abrasive Obelisk posted:What else did Dave rate? Ishii and Hooligans vs. Yujiro and Bucks - ***1/4 Shelley/BUSHI/Maximo vs. Suzuki-gun juniors - *1/4 Ten-Cozy/Liger/Honma vs. Nagata/Nakanishi/TMIV/Captain - *** YTR/Saku vs. MiSu/Iizuka - *** KUSHIDA vs. Taguchi - **** Naito/Ibushi vs. Styles/Tonga - **** MGKA/Gallows vs. Okada/YOSHI-HASHI - ***1/2 Makabe vs. Goto - ****1/4 Tana vs. Shibata - FIVE STARS Shinsuke vs. Fale - ***3/4 Thauros fucked around with this message at 04:40 on Sep 25, 2014 |
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Sep 25, 2014 04:31
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MassRafTer posted:He actually said he didn't like how stiff it was and thought they could have dialed back. Didn't mean the stiffness so much as the everything else: crowd heat, style, structure, pacing etc. Dave is all about heated, fast paced, 'realistic' (i.e. meets an arbitrary standard of what looks overly cooperative), super athletic matches. Spermgod fucked around with this message at 04:52 on Sep 25, 2014 |
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Sep 25, 2014 04:46
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Dunbar posted:Holy poo poo, ***** for Tanahashi/Shibata. I sure didn't see that coming. It told a good story, and Dave loves him some Tanahashi, so I'm only slightly shocked.
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Sep 25, 2014 06:04
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KungFu Grip posted:I already forgot what the new fize size and stuff is. 150x150 and 100kb
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Sep 25, 2014 06:09
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Thauros posted:I figured it would get the ****3/4 based on his praise and complaints from the podcast. I personally preferred AJ/MiSu and Okada/Nakamura My 1-10 Match of the Year list really might just be 10 New Japan matches this year.
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Sep 25, 2014 17:15
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Really want them to just loving elevate Kushida to heavyweight because he is amazing.
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Sep 25, 2014 19:43
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Dunbar posted:I can't remember Meltzer ever giving 5* to a match he complained so much about, including saying point blank "Tanahashi should know better than to wrestle a match like this."
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Sep 25, 2014 19:58
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Fun thought-experiment: Who should be the first to kick out of the Rainmaker clean? I know Tanahashi done it before, but that wasn't really a clean kick-out.
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Sep 25, 2014 21:51
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:Fun thought-experiment: Bob Sapp if not him, Shibata
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Sep 25, 2014 21:55
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:Who should be the first to kick out of the Rainmaker clean?
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Sep 25, 2014 22:26
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tomohiro ishii
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John Cena posted:tomohiro ishii Kinda this, actually. Someone who's believably that tough, who they want to immediately make a big main-event deal. So Big Daddy Yum Yum.
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Sep 25, 2014 22:50
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:Fun thought-experiment: naitoooooo
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Sep 25, 2014 23:13
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actually, not only should ishii kick out of it he should kick out of it at 1.
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Honma should kick out of it but lose the match anywayJohn Cena posted:actually, not only should ishii kick out of it
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Sep 25, 2014 23:31
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I changed my mind to honma
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Sep 25, 2014 23:32
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oatgan posted:Honma should kick out of it but lose the match anyway Only if the loss happens when Okada goes for a second pinfall after the Rainmaker and gets it.
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Sep 25, 2014 23:50
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Anybody but Ishii is the wrong choice to kick out of the Rainmaker
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Sep 25, 2014 23:57
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MassRafTer posted:Only if the loss happens when Okada goes for a second pinfall after the Rainmaker and gets it. how often does that finish ever occur out of curiosity?
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Sep 25, 2014 23:58
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Shelton Benjamin during next years G1 should kick out of the Rainmaker, because NJPW really likes making him look strong.
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Sep 26, 2014 01:35
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Nobody. It should stay a killer for the next two or three years at least. That's a rub to give to somebody in the future.
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Sep 26, 2014 01:54
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Ishii kicks out of the Rainmaker, then Okada hits him with 40 more. It then becomes a thing where Okada's daring people to kick out of his move so he can hit them with 40 more. Book it Gedo.
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Sep 26, 2014 05:05
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Dave posted this on the Observer board a little while ago:Dave Meltzer posted:Heard some stuff about Jan. 4 PPV. So that means probably JR (I think Dave is a fan) and who else?
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Sep 26, 2014 05:20
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JR is bad though. Tony Schiavone would satisfy me.
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Sep 26, 2014 06:17
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Daniel Bryan posted:Dave posted this on the Observer board a little while ago: I would guess this means it will be broadcast live as well as on delay since that was the main issue.
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Sep 26, 2014 06:28
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MassRafTer posted:I would guess this means it will be broadcast live as well as on delay since that was the main issue. Oh okay. I guess I figured he meant broadcasters, not the schedule.
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Sep 26, 2014 06:30
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If it's being brought to traditional PPV though, I would have to imagine it has to have English language commentary.
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Sep 26, 2014 06:55
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I wouldn't think it's impossible to bring in two announcers, a bi-lingual go-between to let them know what's happening and how to vamp for time during the show, and then have an extra table during the broadcast. Send that out online live for the crazies and put it up for sale for PPV and online too for later that day. I just saw a week or two ago that the Pac-12 Network is offering a YouTube-based subscription for people overseas to get the content that's otherwise on the cable channels. If YouTube is taking billing, then surely they'll allow for one-off events as well? And what more mainstream way to watch than YouTube?
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Sep 26, 2014 07:47
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JR will loving suck if he's commentating New Japan.
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Sep 26, 2014 09:10
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:JR will loving suck if he's commentating New Japan. i've always thought JR would be a good choice in an abstract sense but my mind just pictured him calling the shibata-tana match with "BAH GOD WHAT A SLOBBERKNOCKER" and. hmmmmm
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Sep 26, 2014 09:18
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Nerokerubina posted:i've always thought JR would be a good choice in an abstract sense but my mind just pictured him calling the shibata-tana match with "BAH GOD WHAT A SLOBBERKNOCKER" and. hmmmmm THAT KILLED HIM THAT KILLED HIM Just over and over again every time Shibata does literally anything.
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Sep 26, 2014 09:43
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I Before E posted:THAT KILLED HIM Shibata vs Ishii no. whatever at the Dome 
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Sep 26, 2014 10:05
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I just hope it's also on iPPV for a reasonable price. I don't have cable TV since $75 a month to Comcast is already a lot more than I'd prefer to give them.
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Sep 26, 2014 14:08
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I don't know how NJPW booking works, but Shibata should be in line to be a top guy in 2015 right? If I were them I'd be putting him in the title mix anyway.
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Sep 26, 2014 14:11
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As long as we get JR the announcer and not JR the podcaster, Ross doing announce duties will be sweet.
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triplexpac posted:I don't know how NJPW booking works, but Shibata should be in line to be a top guy in 2015 right? If I were them I'd be putting him in the title mix anyway. Shibata has been ready for main events for a while but NJPW is nervous about pushing him because of reasons. He did leave the company for nearly a decade and is a representation/reminder of the Inokism era in some ways.
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