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Thauros posted:he broke the flag the last time he won the g1 His reaction is so perfect
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Gumball Gumption posted:The announcer love fest at the end was great. It is incredibly refreshing to watch a major promotion that views wrestling as an art and is filled with people who love that art. Yeah, Kevin talking seemingly from the heart over what a wonderful month he'd had and how Rocky (and Chris!) helped make it that way was really sweet 
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Jerusalem posted:1 month, 19 shows, 126 pages, and a good loving time. Pro-wrestling owns.
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from STRIGGA at purolove.com... - In his backstage comments Kazuchika Okada split from his longtime manager Gedo.
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https://twitter.com/JustinBarrasso/status/1028569046105522176 Okay so it looks like it was an amicable split.
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VJeff posted:https://twitter.com/JustinBarrasso/status/1028569046105522176 Gedo afterwards ducks behind a door and weeps, for his perfect son has left the nest.
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rare Magic card l00k posted:I am going to say something very controversial. That's a pretty hot take but I'll allow it for now.
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So this was my first G1 and god drat it was just an amazing experience. It was so great to have so much exciting wrestling on show so often and even though it was in some ways a slog almost every night something fantastic happened to remind me why I was doing it. I've discovered some new loves in Ishii, Yano, Hangman and Tana and reaffirmed some others like Ibushi, Juice and SANADA. It was a blast sharing this journey with you all and I can't wait to do it all again next year 
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I never had any interest in professional wrestling until Super Eyepatch Wolf, a YouTuber, did a video on wrestling with a section talking about the arc of the Golden Lovers. After that I watched a bunch of stuff on YouTube, before subscribing to NJPW to watch Dominion and the G1 Special in San Francisco. Following this year's G1 Climax has been just so much fun. I became invested in wrestlers and their stories to a degree that I never would've thought. You really feel the fighting spirit, and its genuinely incredible how much the physicality of matches escalates. Ibushi did things that I don't understand how they legitimately didn't seriously injure someone. Ishii, ZSJ, and Yano showed me that there are styles other than high flying that can be wildly entertaining. NJPW rules. G1 rules. Wrestling as it turns out... is good.
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Incessant Excess posted:Who is Gheddo managing in the Impact Zone??
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I wanted my beautiful free son Ibushi to be acknowledged as a genuine top guy of the world despite his wanderlust but... GO ACE!
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Takuan posted:20,000 people clapping along to a 38 year old man air-guitaring and it's wonderful Somehow, that Ace is a 41 year old man. Anyway, I fell asleep just as Ibushi was walking out like an absolute amateur so have only just caught up. And god that was amazing. I was genuinely shocked by the outcome but it's so tremendous. The entire tournament is astounding. I can't believe that wrestling is more emotional to me in 2018 as a 33 year old than it was when I was 13. New Japan is truly something special.
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For the B Block final night's interviews YOSHI-HASHI indicated that he'll be watching Tanahashi's performance in the final very closely and Page said it's his last time tagging with Chase. The Ace-gun teases continue 
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caught up with last night's show this morning, and watched tonight's show a bit delayed. That's a lot of NJPW for one day but it's the end of G1, so it's perfectly deserved. Ibushi was so, so close  I'm not surprised, I don't think they would do the dramatic Golden Lovers angle for Wrestle Kingdom, but goddamn, between seeing Ibushi take down Kenny last night and get so close tonight....New Japan never pulls the trigger too early on somebody, except when they do - like with Okada. But I guess that deliberate nature makes the payoffs when they do finally reach the top so, so good. It's why Kenny won the title on the fourth shot, not the first or second. NJPW remains The Best. I was just talking with a friend today about going to Wrestle Kingdom if we're both around for the holidays, and now I'm real excited to see the build up. I still need to get to Korakuen for NJPW...soon. Hopefully.
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extradite THIS! posted:I guess that fcuking move is a thing that Ibushi does now I can't believe he stole it from Alexa Bliss.
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harperdc posted:Ibushi was so, so close Also have to factor in Kota still having no contract
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Tonfa posted:For the B Block final night's interviews YOSHI-HASHI indicated that he'll be watching Tanahashi's performance in the final very closely and Page said it's his last time tagging with Chase. The Ace-gun teases continue Tagging with Tanahashi seems like a good way to get pinned a lot.
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Gedo and Okada breaking up is devastating, even if it was amicable. I always loved watching Gedo beam with pride at his perfect son post-match 
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But... but who will tell us that Okada is on a different level now?
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Feels very weird that this is over now. Guess I can go back and watch all the sweet matches from the last 5-6 years!
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That was a decent G1 final, solid and enjoyable. 3 stars.
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Gaz-L posted:But... but who will tell us that Okada is on a different level now? I am willing to take on this duty. Also I want to echo what Rarity said. This has been an amazing experience, and has completely revitalized my love of wrestling.
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Okada noooooooo He does not want to drag his dad down into his inevitable spiral to becoming a purveyor of fine balloons
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What can you say, incredible finals and they're well positioned for a really great autumn when usually that's a quieter time for the company. Wonder if third from the top from WK is Ibushi vs Okada in like a Nakamura vs. Ibushi style no titles big match. I would dig the poo poo out of that.
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sigmachiev posted:What can you say, incredible finals and they're well positioned for a really great autumn when usually that's a quieter time for the company. Uh... Nakamura/Ibushi at WK9 was for the IC title though? The non-title third from the top match that year was AJ vs Naito (pre-tranquilo version)
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Gaz-L posted:Uh... Nakamura/Ibushi at WK9 was for the IC title though? The non-title third from the top match that year was AJ vs Naito (pre-tranquilo version) Woops you're right. I still think it's a good match to book unless they have something special for Okada or are going to do the Jay White match (which is fine but not as good imho).
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https://twitter.com/EvanDeadlySinsW/status/1028557641516232704 Thought this was a good graphic, ticket sales for G1 have increased by 21000 since 2015. That seems good.
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forkboy84 posted:https://twitter.com/EvanDeadlySinsW/status/1028557641516232704 I really hope they do Budokan again next year. Sumo Hall rules but these last three days had such a cool aura.
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I know I've posted this before, but I really like how neatly the little promo video they did for Tana before the tournament started tells the whole story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6-tV6CiQqQ
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Decided to catch the finals on delay and somehow managed to stay un-spoiled so I'd just like to give my thoughts. Tanahashi, when I first started watching a couple months ago, seemed like the kind of guy who was excellent in the ring during his prime but was getting on in years so was starting to rely on his even better storytelling and years long connection with the fans. Not necessarily my kind of wrestler but his cheesy dad antics still made me smile pretty easily. Certain matches of the G1 27 I thought "drat Tanahashi's great, I need to at some point go back to when he wasn't nursing a dozen lingering injuries and Okada hadn't taken his position as Ace yet." Even throughout this G1 I was starting to think "Alright Tana's clearly not on his way out, I'll give him his props for still being this good." But after that final match (and this is obviously taking nothing away from Ibushi because holy hell what a performance from him as well) I would like to change my stance officially: GO! ACE!
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https://twitter.com/kyobashi_/status/1028515744890249216
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Incessant Excess posted:Tagging with Tanahashi seems like a good way to get pinned a lot. YOSHI-HASHI can be Captain New Japan Reborn
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forkboy84 posted:https://twitter.com/EvanDeadlySinsW/status/1028557641516232704 Run the Osaka Dome, Harold. DO IT, HAROLD. RUN THE OSAKA DOME, HAROLD.
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