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  The New Japan Cup is a a 16 man single elimination tournament. Winner gets a title shot at the singles belt of their choice which will presumably occur at Invasion Attack as has happened since that show's inception in 2013. There's precedence for the winner challenging for a secondary belt as Nakamura chose to challenge Tanahashi to a rematch for the IC after winning the 2014 edition of the NJC. Night 1 will be tomorrow morning US Time at 5:00 AM and will double as the company's yearly Anniversary show from Ota Ward Gym. The show will feature all eight 1st round matches plus one tag match to get Okada and Shibata on the card as neither are in the tourney due to already being champions. quote:
While there's 16 men in the tournament most fans believe only three of them have a reasonable shot at winning the Cup: Naito, Tanahashi, and Elgin Tetsuya Naito Pros: One of the company's two top heels and they've kept him and Okada away from each other since his new gimmick evolved. His merch sells very well as a bonus. Would definitely be a very legitimate challenger and many people would pick him to emerge with the title at Invasion Attack Cons:Since he would be the hottest challenger for Okada they might want to save that for the Osaka-Jo Hall show a couple months later in a market where Naito has drawn a tremendous amount of heel heat even when he's been a face Michael Elgin Pros: Just signed a multi-year contract and they may want to reward him. He'd also be a rare fresh challenger for Okada even though they've faced each other once in last year's G1. The company badly needs to create new stars and this would definitely give the guy some credibility as a top tier threat. Cons: They obviously like him if they essentially gave him MGKA's old contract and slot, but MGKA never got that much of a singles push in tournaments outside of the 2012 G1 either. They also might be understandably leery of having him main event Sumo Hall this quickly and few would seriously expect him to beat Okada. Hiroshi Tanahashi Pros: ACE OF THE UNIVERSE (Emeritus?) and ONCE IN A CENTURY TALENT. They could easily go with a Tana/Omega rematch for the IC if they chose to hold off on Okada/Naito until later. Cons:Doesn't need the credibility like the other two do and it certainly wouldn't help build anyone new. Elgin wouldn't even be able to advance past Rd 2. Thauros fucked around with this message at 16:58 on Mar 3, 2016 |
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Oh, and while I doubt anyone exepects him to win Tama Tonga is a guy worth keeping on eye on. He challenged GBH to a IWGP Championship match and his partner still hasn't been revealed. I could easily see the new mystery BC member showing up to interfere and If Tonga beats Makabe in Rd 1 that would easily be his biggest victory ever.
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Mar 2, 2016 23:31
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Come on Naito, actually win something!
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Mar 2, 2016 23:38
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Fale over Tana Elgin over Tenzan Tonga over Makabe Nagata over Goto Kojima over Honma Yujiro over Yano Ishii over EVIL Naito over Tacos Elgin over Fale Nagata over Tonga Kojima over Yujiro Naito over Ishii Elgin over Nagata Naito over Kojima Elgin over Naito in the finals also i'm down for the shibata vs shibata tag match
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Tonfa posted:
Yeah, Saku's Okada's partner, fixed. Although..... https://twitter.com/enuhito_eng/status/705057168140034048 Shibata would really make sense there imo... Would love to see an Ishii/Shibata tag team.
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It's starting oh god I should be asleep but it's starting and They just announced a Super J Cup for 2016!
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unimportantguy posted:It's starting oh god I should be asleep but it's starting and They just announced a Super J Cup for 2016! oh poo poo, I knew Kidani hadabig announcement and that qualififes
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Mar 3, 2016 11:20
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I FEEL LIKE THIS IS FINALLY GOTO's TIM- oh wait i guess we just did that one
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Mar 3, 2016 11:26
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Oh and Shibata actually signed a goddamn NJPW contract apparently (missed the first match). That's even more important news than the J cup.
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Mar 3, 2016 11:27
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Why is Shibata signing a big deal?
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He's been a freelancer for so long to have him finally show commitment to the company when every other story about NJPW talent recently has involved them leaving its a rare positive this year.
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Sub Rosa posted:Why is Shibata signing a big deal? 1. they need the assurance for both themselves and their fans that more top talent isn't defecting. 2. They can actually push him as a top level guy now.
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Mar 3, 2016 11:50
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Also he might actually now get a sustained push.
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I don't think I was even aware we was a freelancer. Thanks.
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Will Ospreay, huh, cool
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does Shibata signing mean they can finally release his dang entrance music
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Rd two's tomorrow morning at the usual Korakuen Hall start time of 4:30 EST/9:30 GMT The rest of the card is yet to be announced. I bet the Finals end up as Elgin vs. Naito now, and the cool thing is that I could easily see either guy winning that.
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I won't be able to watch these until this weekend, so a couple questions I'm curious about: 1) How much Bullet Club interference was in the Fale/Tana match? Did it look like they were using it to build to an Omega/Tana IC rematch? 2) How was my boy Tama Tonga's match?
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Bard Maddox posted:does Shibata signing mean they can finally release his dang entrance music I hope so, and more merch please!
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Jenny Angel posted:I won't be able to watch these until this weekend, so a couple questions I'm curious about : Fale and Tonga won 100% clean. Aside from that Tonga/Makabe was pretty loving boring.
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Wow, yeah. Fale beat Tanahashi clean as a whistle. That was a surprise.
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unimportantguy posted:Wow, yeah. Fale beat Tanahashi clean as a whistle. That was a surprise. feel like we say this every year when fale beats a top guy in a tournament because he rarely has singles matches
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Yep, last year he beat Okada in the first round of the NJC and Tana in the G1. It's also kinda cool to build him up for when Elgin beats him tomorrow morning and avenges his tag partner's loss
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Reminder that the 2nd round card from Korakuen Hall begins in 3.5 hours and the full card's now out. New Japan Cup Round 2 March 4th from Korakuen Hall 4:30 EST/9:30 GMT Jay White vs. David Finlay Hiroshi Tanahashi and Juice Robinson vs.Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi and Cody Hall) Shibata, KUSHIDA, Honma, Makabe, and Taguchi vs. Nagata, Tenzan, Liger, Tiger, and Nakanishi CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada and YOSHI-HASHI) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL and BUSHI) NJC Round 2 Match:Satoshi Kojima vs. Toru Yano NJC Round 2 Match:Hirooki Goto vs. Tama Tonga NJC Round 2 Match:Michael Elgin vs. Bad Luck Fale NJC Round 2 Match:Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito That main could be really good.
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Just caught Tenzan vs Elgin from the first night, it was exactly what I expected it to be and I have no complaints about that.
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Thauros posted:Reminder that the 2nd round card from Korakuen Hall begins in 3.5 hours and the full card's now out. Sleeps not happening so why not.
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1) jay and david 4ever 2) cody hall is cycling down this tour 3) lol tanahashi so shameless stealing moose's chant
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watched the tournament matches and they were good. recommend fale/elgin and ishii/naito for sure
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Ishii/Naito was crazy. I haven't heard a Japanese crowd pop like that in a while. Multiple times even. So good! Would've liked a different winner but ah well.
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Looking forward to Goto sneaking the win so he can go on to choke again.
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ParanoidInc posted:my feelings over goto over the last few months have shifted from "whatever" to "please leave" so if he does make it to the finals I hope he utterly fails to govern naito Naito clowning the poo poo out of Goto would be amazing
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I think it's pretty obvious Naito is beating Elgin in the finals.
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Just now catching up...is it just me or did YOSHI-HASHI actually look not completely terrible in his match against Naito?
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Naito/Ishii was match of the night, obviously, but this might have been my favorite part of the show https://streamable.com/bet6
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Goto/Tonga really surprised me. I was expecting it to be as dull as Tonga's first round match, but those two really pulled it out. Fun to see.
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EdsTeioh posted:Just now catching up...is it just me or did YOSHI-HASHI actually look not completely terrible in his match against Naito? No I fully agree, it was so good I gave it a HM nom and I never thought I'd do that with a YOSHI-HASHI match.
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