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Dr. Zoggle
Aug 12, 2006
Go Blue!


Solus posted:

he's going to CMLL this year lmao

oh god

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cams
Mar 28, 2003


Jerusalem posted:

You guys think they'll do another 10+ minute Doraemon tie-in this year?
this was a viscerally surreal moment in my life

Solus
May 31, 2011

Drongos.

my theory is that Rush pissed Gedo off something fierce

Vertigo Ambrosia
May 26, 2004
Heretic, please.
I really hope Cheeseburger wins

Suplex Liberace
Jan 18, 2012



I want a old as hell fujiwara in this rumble

Dr. Zoggle
Aug 12, 2006
Go Blue!


YEEESSSS

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

NORTON!

cams posted:

this was a viscerally surreal moment in my life

I was there live and I didn't have a goddamn clue what was going on but I loved it.

Solus
May 31, 2011

Drongos.
jesus CHRIST that backdrop suplex thing from Tenzan

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

SCOTT NORTON IS HERE :allears:

Suplex Liberace
Jan 18, 2012



Norton!

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

SG Bamboo posted:

SCOTT NORTON IS HERE :allears:

He's here to eat a world-record number of flapjacks and kill jobbers.... and he's all out of a world-record number of flapjacks.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Goddammit I wanted to see a hoss-off between those two :(

Dr. Zoggle
Aug 12, 2006
Go Blue!


I got to see Norton chop Elgin in the year 2017

Solus
May 31, 2011

Drongos.
Scott Norton was there

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Did Tenzan bang the back of his head on that railing? :ohdear:

Xerzes
May 16, 2012


I wanted way more Scott "Flash" Norton than this.

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Elgin eliminating everyone I like. Heel turn confirmed

cams
Mar 28, 2003


GO CHEESEBURGER

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Do we have any more entrants? I was hoping for MiSu

Solus
May 31, 2011

Drongos.
Did Cheeseburger just die?

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Big Mike won, I hope he makes better use of it than Jado did.

Jerusalem fucked around with this message at 08:43 on Jan 4, 2017

Super No Vacancy
Jul 26, 2012

https://twitter.com/bruiserbrady/status/816548930938961920

Dr. Zoggle
Aug 12, 2006
Go Blue!


Don't forget we'll probably get some more Norton in the next show

ThePariah
Feb 10, 2014
BIG MIKE

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

SG Bamboo posted:

Do we have any more entrants? I was hoping for MiSu

He's holding off for a face-off with Shibata after the Never Openweight Title match :pray:

UltimoDragonQuest
Oct 5, 2011



Flapjack got screwed.

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

great to see big mike back. hope norton makes an appearance tomorrow

here comes the spunk posted:

they really should roll with it and turn tatsu into a chicken poo poo heel, crowd already hates him

they turned the wrong guy. captain was fine as a babyface jobber but has no redeeming qualities now

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Jerusalem posted:

He's holding off for a face-off with Shibata after the Never Openweight Title match :pray:

Please dont make promises you cant keep. My little heart can only hold so much hope

wagnike2
May 31, 2007

Lucha LaBOOM
Elgin won and Norton showed up. Now I want pancakes.

Dr. Zoggle
Aug 12, 2006
Go Blue!


Thauros posted:


they turned the wrong guy. captain was fine as a babyface jobber but has no redeeming qualities now

totally agree, bullet club didn't need a Vincent

UltimoDragonQuest
Oct 5, 2011



Thauros posted:

great to see big mike back. hope norton makes an appearance tomorrow


they turned the wrong guy. captain was fine as a babyface jobber but has no redeeming qualities now
Should have brought in Hollywood Stalker.

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

https://twitter.com/KINGCorino/status/816551051071352832

Dr. Dirt
Jan 1, 2008

This one goes out to all the Legomaniacs!
I had some issues with the stream, but I changed browsers, so I caught most of that.

Does everyone else have a "Please wait" message at the moment?

Suplex Liberace
Jan 18, 2012



Yes, 10 mins until the main card starts

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Dr. Dirt posted:

I had some issues with the stream, but I changed browsers, so I caught most of that.

Does everyone else have a "Please wait" message at the moment?

Yep, it'll come back at the hour for the full card

Eldritch BiLast
Jul 7, 2009

Pummel Sylvanas
Melee Range
Instant
i subbed for this this is my first NJPW experience god help me i'm staying up throughout the event

i have no idea what i'm in for

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Xenoletum posted:

i subbed for this this is my first NJPW experience god help me i'm staying up throughout the event

i have no idea what i'm in for

A strong chance of seeing the very best match you will see all year long, before the first week of January is even up!

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

https://twitter.com/reasonjp/status/816554187018235904

handsome only face
Apr 22, 2010

Cockroach went out of the room in anger. And roach's go to empty room...

Cockroache's Anarchist


Xenoletum posted:

i subbed for this this is my first NJPW experience god help me i'm staying up throughout the event

i have no idea what i'm in for

Taking the form of live events held by touring promotions, it is a unique style of combat based on a combination of adopted styles, which include classical wrestling, catch wrestling and various forms of martial arts, as well as an innovative style based on grappling (holds/throws), striking, and aerialism. Various forms of weaponry are sometimes used.

The content – including match outcomes – is choreographed and the combative actions and reactions are executed in special manners designed[by whom?] to both protect from, yet simulate, pain.[2] Before the 1980s, these facts were kept highly secret, after which they were openly declared. By and large, the true nature of the content is ignored by the performing promotion in official media in order to sustain and promote the willing suspension of disbelief for the audience by maintaining an aura of verisimilitude. Fan communications by individual wrestlers and promotions through outside media (i.e., interviews) will often directly acknowledge the fictional nature of the spectacle, making the predetermined nature of the sport something of an open secret. The presentation of scripted events as legitimate is known as "kayfabe".

Although the combative content is staged and communicated between the wrestlers, there are legitimate physical hazards resulting in serious injury and death in limited cases, due to the realism and contact involved in the performance.

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Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

Jerusalem posted:

A strong chance of seeing the very best match you will see all year long, before the first week of January is even up!

yeah. the undercard should have some fun matches but don't expect anything extraordinary but all top four main events should deliver at a high level

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