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 Finals are tomorrow morning starting at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST. This has been a terrific BOSJ but the card for the finals is a little underwhelming compared to last year's that had cool cross block singles matches. BOSJ Finals Tuesday June 7th 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST Sendai Sunplaza Hall Jay White vs. David Finlay Yoshitatsu and Captain New Japan vs Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi and Chase Owens) Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi vs. Katsuyori Shibata and Juice Robinson Tenzan and reDRagon vs. CHAOS (Ishii and RPG Vice) KUSHIDA, Ricochet, and Sydal vs. Liger, TMIV, and Volador Jr. Michael Elgin and Satoshi Kojima vs. Bullet Club (Kenny Omega and Bad Luck Fale) CHAOS (Okada, Goto, YOSHI, and Gedo) vs. L.I.J (Naito, SANADA, EVIL, and BUSHI) BOSJ XXIII Finals:Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Will Ospreay Seven shows will be broadcast in their entirety live on NJPW World and the league matches from the other days will be uploaded to the service later in the day by around evening in the Eastern US. The live dates are: Night 1 : May 21st at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST Night 6: May 27th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST Night 7: May 29th at 3:00 EDT/8:00 BST Night 11: June 3rd st 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST Night 12: June 5th at 3:00 EDT/8:00 BST Night 13: June 6th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST FInals: June 7th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST While the BOSJ doesn't have quite the prestige or record of top level matches as the heavyweight division's G1, there's some fantastic talent in this year's tournament. As a bonus, one area where the BOSJ has an edge on the G1 this year is suspense. Due to the briefcase stip it's difficult to see anyone besides Okada or MAYBE Shibata winning this time. There's several plausible BOSJ winners in this year's field though and certainly no single obvious heavy favorite like Devitt in 2013. Some of these names seem more likely than others to me but I wouldn't be absolutely shocked to see BUSHI, O'Reilly, Volador, Ospreay, or even Sydal take it this year. We also shouldn't completely count out Ryusuke Taguchi after he revealed he trained hard for this tournament to get himself in the nicest possible shape: Taguchi courtesy of @reasonjp posted:I'm, uh, yes. Definitely at peak physical form: I'm now 69 kilos having dropped 6.9. I've also shrunk a few centimetres to get to 169cm tall. So I'm just about perfect. Thauros fucked around with this message at 01:25 on Jun 7, 2016 |
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Ricochet or Volador make the most sense I think. Probably won't have O'Reilly win when he and Kushida were the finals last year, although I think he's got a decent chance of coming out of A Block. He just defended against BUSHI and Ospreay relatively recently, although I guess they've hardly shied away from booking rematches in the junior division.
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Grozz Nuy posted:Ricochet or Volador make the most sense I think. Probably won't have O'Reilly win when he and Kushida were the finals last year, although I think he's got a decent chance of coming out of A Block. He just defended against BUSHI and Ospreay relatively recently, although I guess they've hardly shied away from booking rematches in the junior division. Volador makes the most sense to me assuming they can get him back for Dominion to drop the title match to KUSHIDA, but most people feel that he'll fae no better than the usual yearly CMLL entrant(s). The problem with BUSHI, Ricochet, or Ospreay is that all three would basically have to win the title match after coming up short the last time and I think it's too early for KUSHIDA to drop it. I'm also skeptical they'd give it to Ricochet two times in three years without him being a signed talent. Sydal's supposedly either newly signed or on the verge of signing and could work. KUSHIDA's been hyping Kyle O'Reilly lately and if he beats KUSHIDA on Night 1 I could see him taking the whole thing and he'd still come out ahead even after losing at Dominion. If they actually plan on having the winner beat KUSHIDA I'd go with BUSHI as it would;l fit in well with Naito's championship push. Thauros fucked around with this message at 05:48 on May 21, 2016 |
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Is there anywhere that I can watch this live Online? With WWE all their pay per views are on Sunday, and with me being at GMT +12, its Monday here when they are live. At least with New Japans timezones it'll be Sunday and I can watch live.
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Night 1 will be streamed live today on NJPW World (NJPW's ¥999 a month streaming service if you weren't aware) It airs. from Korakuen hall at 18:30 JST (5:30 EDT/10:30 BST) I don't know time zones outside of NA or Europe so you'll have to figure out yourself. The other shows will NOT be aired live but the league matches from those nights will be uploaded roughly 12 hours later. Here are the live dates: Night 1 : May 21st at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST Night 6: May 27th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST Night 7: May 29th at 3:00 EDT/8:00 BST Night 11: June 3rd st 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST Night 12: June 5th at 3:00 EDT/8:00 BST Night 13: June 6th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST FInals: June 7th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST
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Go Bobby Fish
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We're live!
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Thauros posted:Volador makes the most sense to me assuming they can get him back for Dominion to drop the title match to KUSHIDA, but most people feel that he'll fae no better than the usual yearly CMLL entrant(s). The reason I think Ricochet is an option is because he and Kushida are 1-1 in singles and another Jr. Heavyweight title match would serve as the rubber match between the two of them. It made more sense for them to have him put Kushida over again back when it looked like Ricochet was leaving for WWE though, now that the rumors are trending towards him staying with Lucha Underground maybe that's not the case anymore. Having Kyle win the tournament when he and Kushida have faced each other so much lately and will do so again during the block matches seems like a bad idea, that's why I think he makes the finals again but loses. I don't think Kushida should be dropping yet and I wouldn't want LIJ shenanigans happening with both singles belts so I wouldn't want Bushi to win either. Sydal is another decent option though, I'm sure he and Kushida would tear it up in singles.
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Hmmm.... anybody else noticed that Ricochet is really loving great? I think I might be the first to discover his talent.
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Don''t forget that Bushi has been doing a lot of those quasi shoot interviews where he's been talking about how there are too many overseas talents in the junior division. He's got this one in the bag.
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This ladder/chair stuff is so overplayed in the US but I love how the crowd here is all   over seeing it happen to Tanahashi.Edit: Okada so proud of his dad, Gedo  Edit Edit: KUSHIDA's counter to O'Reilly's outside apron spot was loving insane 
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I really enjoyed all four tournament matches, last one was definitely the best though.
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That was good fun throughout but my favorite matches were the last multiman before the break and the main event (obviously). Understandably felt like most of the BOSJ competitors were pacing themselves.
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It's pretty remarkable how much Finlay has improved since last year's BOSJ.
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All the tournament matches on Night 1 were great. Finlay showed unpredecented aggression, Rocky is a great singles face when working from underneath, Gedo ramped it up like he does for his Korakuen spotlight matches and BUSHI tried to outdick him every step of the way, Taguchi mysteriously decided to wrestle again and KUSHIDA/O'Reilly was completely different from the matches they did last year.
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Tournament matches were good. That dive into an armbar was ridiculous. Okada was so happy for Gedo 
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https://twitter.com/njpwworld/status/734400392922963968 I love that not only are they doing more English language shows they're using the team that's actually good enough at doing it that I'll choose to actually watch them.
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http://njpwworld.com/pg/s_series_00392_2 Day 2's matches are up. Looks like we can expect them to be uploaded at at about 11 PM EDT, which corresponds to noon JST the next day.
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 Tomorrow's show's Block A. The league matches that should be uploaded at around 11 PM EDT are: BUSHI [0] VS. Matt Sydal [0] Kyle O'Reilly [2] vs. Gedo [2] Ryusuke Taguchi [2] vs. David Finlay [0] KUSHIDA [0] vs. Rocky Romero [2]
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I know a lot of people (incorrectly) don't like Corino's commentary in ROH, but he's worlds better than Striker for English broadcasts of New Japan so I hope this is a permanent change. He knows the background of all the guys and actually conveys it without just trying to put himself over, gets properly excited for the big moments in the matches, and he knows enough Japanese to roughly translate promos when necessary. e: Ospreay lost to Owens and Volador to Trent? Surprising.
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I guess they're getting all the unexpected losses out of the way early. Fish/Liger was fun though.
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 Tomorrow's Block B matches will be uploaded at around 11 PM EDT: Tiger Mask [0] vs. Volador. Jr [0] Jushin Liger [2] vs. Chase Owens [2] Bobby Fish [0] vs. Ricochet [2] Beretta [2] vs. Will Ospreay [0]
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Romero vs Kushida - Wow, what a match! Rocky working the crowd like a true pro. Holding his own against Kushida in a well paced, awesome match that went back and forth for almost the whole last half of the match. Unreal quick exchange finish with the counters and reversals leading up to an awesome step up flying knee. Hope he's eating McGriddles at Japanese McDonald's super early in the morning every night!
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Uhhhh, holy poo poo! Bobby Fish vs Ricochet. Now that's what I call Best of the Super Juniors. Those two have unreal timing together. Just amazing.
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 Day 5's matches (presumably underway rn) that will be uploaded tonight at around 11 PM EDT are: Matt Sydal [2] vs. Gedo [2] Kyle O'Reilly [4] vs. BUSHI [0] KUSHIDA[ 0] vs. David Finlay [4] Ryusuke Taguchi [4] vs. Rocky Romero [4] Demtor posted:Romero vs Kushida - Wow, what a match! Rocky working the crowd like a true pro. Holding his own against Kushida in a well paced, awesome match that went back and forth for almost the whole last half of the match. Unreal quick exchange finish with the counters and reversals leading up to an awesome step up flying knee. Hope he's eating McGriddles at Japanese McDonald's super early in the morning every night! Rocky's really good and I wish he'd do more singles matches instead of being stuck in the tiny and stale jr tag division.
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I'm not fully caught up with the matches from yesterday, but I'm confident in saying that my main man, Kyle O'Reilly is winning this whole drat thing. Not sure if they'd headline a show with an all gaijin match but I'd love to see him throw down with Will Ospreay in the finals.
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 Today's the first off day of the tour. BOSJ resumes on Friday May 27th from Korakuen Hall with a Block B show headlined by Ricochet vs. Will Ospreay in what I assume is a first time matchup anywhere. It'll be at the venue's normal start time of 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST BOSJ Night 6 May 27th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST Korakuen Hall Michael Elgin and Matt Sydal vs. CHAOS (Rocky Romero and YOSHI-HASHI) Nagata, Nakanishi, Tenzan, O'Reilly, and Finlay vs. KUSHIDA, Shibata, Taguchi, Robinson, and White BOSJ Block B Match:Tiger Mask [0] vs. Chase Owens [2] BOSJ Block B Match:Bobby Fish[0] vs. Baretta [4] Kojima, Yoshitatsu, and Captain vs. Bullet Club (Omega, Fale,and Yujiro) CHAOS (Okada, Ishii, Goto, and Gedo) vs. L.I.J (Naito, SANADA, EVIL, and BUSHI) BOSJ Block B Match:Jushin Thunder Liger [4] vs. Volador Jr. [2] BOSJ Block B Match:Ricochet [4] vs. Will Ospreay [0]
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how are there already like 15 matches I need to catch on. I was so proud of myself for actually catching the first day on-time  what are the must see matches from days 2 through 5?
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abraham linksys posted:how are there already like 15 matches I need to catch on. I was so proud of myself for actually catching the first day on-time Ospreay/Baretta was nice and Fish/Ricochet was way, way too good for a single camera show. KUSHIDA/Romero was really good too. Charles Gnarwin fucked around with this message at 13:05 on May 26, 2016 |
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I'm hoping Osprey finally gets a big win over Ricochet. It's a shame he has no wins yet. Same with Bobby Fish. That Loss to Liger was complete bull poo poo.
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Ricochet versus Osprey should be great. I'm so happy I have a long weekend coming up so I can catch up on everything so far.
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I'm pretty sure anyone still with 0 wins going into their 3rd matches and losing will be out already like Finlay and Bushi.
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BOSJ Night 6 May 27th at 5:30 EDT/10:30 BST Korakuen Hall Michael Elgin and Matt Sydal vs. CHAOS (Rocky Romero and YOSHI-HASHI) Nagata, Nakanishi, Tenzan, O'Reilly, and Finlay vs. KUSHIDA, Shibata, Taguchi, Robinson, and White BOSJ Block B Match:Tiger Mask [0] vs. Chase Owens [2] BOSJ Block B Match:Bobby Fish[0] vs. Baretta [4] Kojima, Yoshitatsu, and Captain vs. Bullet Club (Omega, Fale,and Yujiro) CHAOS (Okada, Ishii, Goto, and Gedo) vs. L.I.J (Naito, SANADA, EVIL, and BUSHI) BOSJ Block B Match:Jushin Thunder Liger [4] vs. Volador Jr. [2] BOSJ Block B Match:Ricochet [4] vs. Will Ospreay [0] [/quote] Show's starting!
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Yay, Bobby's on the board. This main event has ALL THE FLIPS sticklefifer fucked around with this message at 12:55 on May 27, 2016 |
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