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karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011

Gaz-L posted:

Hard to do that without a head :colbert: (Because Ishii will lariat it off)

But the octopus of socialism can pull it off.

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The_Rob
Feb 1, 2007

Blah blah blah blah!!
My friend we are going to wrestle kingdom with despises switchblade so I'm gonna wear my switchblade shirt to troll her. (Even tho i secretly want okada to win)

FullMetalJackoff
Feb 15, 2004

Waluigi want his fucking Amiibo
"Kenny Omega was always bad."
:goonsay:

(Tanahashi is winning, though.)

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

cams posted:

kenny is gonna win

You make some valid points but for a rebuttal I would refer you to the below statement:

GO ACE

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

STOP DOING HEROIN
Let's check in on horrible failed champion Kenny Omega who is driving away fans in droves and ruining the company

https://twitter.com/reasonjp/status/1080087316184657921

luchadornado
Oct 7, 2004

A boombox is not a toy!

I'm so confused on how AEW will factor into all this, but am excited to watch more Japanese wrestling in 2019!

Gaz-L
Jan 28, 2009
Post your predictions now, peeps. But also, DON'T BET ON WRESTLING.

Tanahashi
Naito
Ishimori
White
GOD
Desperado/Kanemaru
Juice
Ishii
Ospreay
Um... Goto/Best Friends maybe?

Daunte Vicknabb
Feb 22, 2005

You are already dead
I want babyface Zack sabre Jr and the fact it will never happen scars my soul

Gaz-L
Jan 28, 2009
Of course, now I have posted my picks, I'm now struck with the terror that Cody, Kenny and the Bucks all win and the shows ends with Harold presenting Omega with the belt and then unbuttons his dress shirt to reveal an AEW t-shirt.

GEORGE W BUSHI
Jul 1, 2012

Gaz-L posted:

Post your predictions now, peeps. But also, DON'T BET ON WRESTLING.


Tanahashi
Naito
Ishimori
Okada
EVIL/SANADA
BUSHI/Shingo
Juice
ZSJ
Ospreay
Goto/Best Friends

Venomous
Nov 7, 2011





Gaz-L posted:

Post your predictions now, peeps. But also, DON'T BET ON WRESTLING.

Tanahashi
Naito
Ishimori
White
GOD
Desperado/Kanemaru
Juice
Ishii
Ospreay
Um... Goto/Best Friends maybe?

tbh echoing all of this except the White prediction, Okada’s still The Guy

Gaz-L
Jan 28, 2009

Venomous posted:

tbh echoing all of this except the White prediction, Okada’s still The Guy

You also ignored my all caps command tho

MJeff
Jun 2, 2011

THE LIAR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXn2myrYYdI

Daunte Vicknabb
Feb 22, 2005

You are already dead
The best thing about this show is the I can believably see either White or Okada winning and also Tana or Omega because there's viable stories for all 4 as the next challenger match, especially so if it's Tanahashi who wins the title.

cams
Mar 28, 2003


Daunte Vicknabb posted:

I want babyface Zack sabre Jr and the fact it will never happen scars my soul

zsj is a babyface

coconono
Aug 11, 2004

KISS ME KRIS

I want Okada to lose and get even weirder. Like attack Jay White dressed as Swamp Monster.

Gaz-L
Jan 28, 2009
Suzuki/Mecha Mummy: The Return, but now Okada is the mummy.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

Daunte Vicknabb posted:

I want babyface Zack sabre Jr and the fact it will never happen scars my soul

Zack is a good socialist octopus boy :colbert:

coconono
Aug 11, 2004

KISS ME KRIS

socialism needs no head to triumph

Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747
To prove that love is eternal Ibushi will win the never title then corner Kenny to the first 7 star match against Tanahashi where he retains. Then unicorns prance down to the ring and Meltzer weeps, for there is never going to be such a perfect moment. Then Jim Cornette rants about how wrestlers these days don't know how to draw.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

Byolante posted:

Jim Cornette rants about how wrestlers these days don't know how to draw.

Not true, Hiromu Takahashi :colbert:

coconono
Aug 11, 2004

KISS ME KRIS

Cornette doesn't care for wrestling unless its white dudes in assless chaps grinding out hammerlocks

The Cameo
Jan 20, 2005


Second. Second seven-star match.

NuclearPotato
Oct 27, 2011

Also, Ibushi is already the NEVER champion, therefore he can't actually win the belt at this WK, only retain :colbert:

I've been a little burnt out on watching wrestling as of late, but I stumbled across Ishii/Shibata from the 2013 G1 again, and man does that match still hold up. That match cemented my NJPW fandom when I watched it back then, and it single handedly re-ignited my passion now. God, I'm excited for Friday, even if I can't watch it live. :woop:

Gaz-L
Jan 28, 2009

The Cameo posted:

Second. Second seven-star match.

Oh, so the match will actually be broadcast TO the Dome from the planet Namek, is what you're saying.

ThePariah
Feb 10, 2014

NuclearPotato posted:

I've been a little burnt out on watching wrestling as of late, but I stumbled across Ishii/Shibata from the 2013 G1 again, and man does that match still hold up. That match cemented my NJPW fandom when I watched it back then, and it single handedly re-ignited my passion now. God, I'm excited for Friday, even if I can't watch it live. :woop:

This match turned me from a casual New Japan fan to a hardcore one as well. That tournament in general was great, besides being a great first exposure to those two, it had great performances from older guys like Kojima, Nagata and Suzuki as well as the beginning of the Bullet Club being a main event level threat. Not to mention Tanahashi, Okada, Nakamura and Ibushi being great as always.

Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747
I don't know how it happened but I randomly started watching a stream of WK10 just as Ibushi vs Nakamura started after not having watched any wrestling since about 2007. I don't think its possible to not become a massive fan in that circumstance.

Takuan
May 6, 2007

Wild and Probably Wrong New Years Dash Prediction: The big angle for the show will be Chaos officially breaking up.

Dangerous Person
Apr 4, 2011

Not dead yet
The big New Years Dash plot will be the rise of Chuckie T

Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747
NYD prediction

Wrestling marriage ceremony between Ibushi and Omega being presided over by EVIL that descends into chaos when a new stable led by YOSHIHIKO invades to kidnap Ibushi at the insistance of Danshoku Dino leading to a main even match at Dominion for control of Ibushi between Harold and Lilico

The Cameo
Jan 20, 2005


Byolante posted:

I don't know how it happened but I randomly started watching a stream of WK10 just as Ibushi vs Nakamura started after not having watched any wrestling since about 2007. I don't think its possible to not become a massive fan in that circumstance.

My precise moment was this:


https://i.imgur.com/y4YFbO7.gif

karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011

Dangerous Person posted:

The big New Years Dash plot will be the rise of Chuckie T

NJPW 2019: Top Guy, Chuck Taylor.

STING 64
Oct 20, 2006

go...:cry: ace
naitooooo
ishimori
okada
GOD
sho/yoh
juice
ZSJ
ibushi
suzukigun

STING 64
Oct 20, 2006


the moment i became a njpw die hard was the gently caress you match between ishii and shibata.

Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747

STONE COLD 64 posted:

the moment i became a njpw die hard was the gently caress you match between ishii and shibata.

I love Shibata with every ounce of my being but I can't watch his matches knowing what ended up happening :(

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Who else is hyped for YOSHI-HASHI's big return during Okada/White? :woop:

The Cameo
Jan 20, 2005


I am excited for Yoshi-Hashi to be the mole in CHAOS that shatters the group, yes

Dangerous Person
Apr 4, 2011

Not dead yet
I want Yoshi to trip on the way to the ring again and do something even worse to his body this time

Pinwiz11
Jan 26, 2009

I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.



Rarity posted:

Who else is hyped for YOSHI-HASHI's big return during Okada/White? :woop:

:yeah:

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TriffTshngo
Mar 28, 2010

Don't get it twisted who your enemies are.

Gaz-L posted:

Post your predictions now, peeps. But also, DON'T BET ON WRESTLING.

GO! ACE! Win that belt!
Gonna go for a long shot and say Jericho retains. I don't think he's going back to WWE quite yet.
Ishimori because this seems like the most straightforward, easy to predict match on the card.
It's time we all breath with the Switchblade, because I think this will be a Bullet Club-heavy night.
As such, Guerillas of Destruction will retain.
Despy & Kanemaru retain because they've had a good run and it'd be a shame to end it now.
Juice Robinson because Cody, as much as I like him, will probably pretty busy for the forseeable future. Plus he needs surgery anyway.
I don't actually care who wins, I just want to see the match, but I'll say Ishii I suppose
Ospreay will not die in the ring tonight and both Golden Lovers need to lose their belts so Kota can challenge Tana at New Beginning or Wrestling Dontaku or something.
I think Goto/Best Friends will get this one because I have to wonder what the plan was with Chuck in WTL if they don't do something here or in the match with Bullet Club.

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