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G1 isn't until tomorrow, but the first day of NOAH's N-1 is on in 4 hours for anyone that also has DDT Universe. If you're hungering for some phenominal wrestling in the meantime, Mochizuki/Kiyomiya and Kenoh/Nakajima are sure to be bangers.
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I doubt im breaking my posting record for last years G1 because B Block is so dire i dont think its worth watching.
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Sep 18, 2020 06:17
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I guess ZSJ vs Kenta should be good.
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Sep 18, 2020 06:21
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There are going to be a lot of good Goto matches in B Block, Tanahashi is probably going to give it his all, and I do love ZSJ, Yano, and Juice, but otherwise I'm not seeing much in the way of must watch matches.
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Sep 18, 2020 06:26
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Tanahashi will try but he is broken down and as underwhelming as Okada individually currently but was aided by being put with three men at the peak of their abilities. Yano is fun but your opponents have to be good for Yano to feel woryh it - its why Yano v Mox and Yano v Ishii were so outstanding last year. Juice is just a solid mid carder but hes hit his ceiling.
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Sep 18, 2020 06:33
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There's a bunch of matches in B block that should be good. SANADA/Zack always do magic together, SANADA/Naito was really great two years ago, SANADA/EVIL should slap especially if there's stakes on the line, Tanahashi/KENTA will be real interesting with the Shibata relationships if it picks up from their match last year, KENTA/EVIL will be fun just from the dynamics involved, Zack/EVIL has been real good in the past, Goto and Juice can both rise to the occasion when needed, YOSHI-HASHI will likely have one or two completely random bangers, literally every Yano match. It's not the highs of A block but there's definitely gonna be some MOTYCs there.
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Sep 18, 2020 06:36
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The Yano/SANADA match is enough to make B Block interesting, if only to see what new tricks Yano is gonna come up with to FINALLY get SANADA to fall for his tricks, avoid the Paradise Lock, and defeat him.
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Sep 18, 2020 06:44
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A block is more skewed with great workers than B block, but I think B has a lot of fresh and interesting matchups. Even last year I preferred B block because of Ishii and Moxley.
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Sep 18, 2020 07:15
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B Block looks like a lot of fun. A Block looks like goddamn magic.
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Sep 18, 2020 07:22
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Yeah A Block is obviously better but it's not like I look at B Block think what a waste of time. Anyway it starts right when I finish work tomorrow so nothing amazing/important better happen in the first 15 minutes or so. 
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Sep 18, 2020 07:29
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Its risky picking a draw but i can see Okada and Billy drawing for Jay to sneak into the final with both Okada and Ospreay having wins on him to set up briefcase matches
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Sep 18, 2020 07:32
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Burn Down Canberra posted:Its risky picking a draw but i can see Okada and Billy drawing for Jay to sneak into the final with both Okada and Ospreay having wins on him to set up briefcase matches This sounds like an interesting prediction  Why not take your prediction over to the G1 Prediction Contest thread for the chance to win a real cash prize! Only 16 hours left until the submission deadline! 
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Sep 18, 2020 07:38
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I think the problem Yano is going to have this year is that the audience being limited to clapping hurts his act just enough to where the comedy might not seem to get over
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Sep 18, 2020 07:39
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They've put up promo videos for the G1 Climax 30 where each of the wrestlers does their move 30 times. For some of them, they didn't have enough footage of the wrestlers doing their move, so they had to make it wrestlers doing different moves. Yano's is a mix of him undoing the turnbuckle pad, low blows and general Yano shenanigans. Yujiro's is him biting people and interfering in other people's matches. Aesculus fucked around with this message at 08:51 on Sep 18, 2020 |
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Sep 18, 2020 08:48
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A Block is workrate Block. B Block is drama block.
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Sep 18, 2020 08:52
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Messy drama block 
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Sep 18, 2020 10:18
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Have they said anything about whether they're gonna have English commentary for these shows?
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Sep 18, 2020 10:28
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I enjoy the English commentary so I hope they can sort some kind of thing out like they did at Jingu. This reddit post seems to suggest that English commentary is a 'maybe' at this point. https://www.reddit.com/r/njpw/comments/is578k/g1_climax_to_have_live_english_commentary/
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Sep 18, 2020 10:38
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Maybe we don't need English commentary 
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Sep 18, 2020 12:49
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Rarity posted:Maybe we don't need English commentary Destiiiiiiiiiiii...no.
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Sep 18, 2020 12:53
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english commentary has never been necessary imo its like watching anime dubbed instead of subbed maybe they make the same calls over and over like kk but id never know
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Sep 18, 2020 14:24
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I’ve gotten used to the Japanese commentary but I appreciate Charlton’s live translations of promos
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Sep 18, 2020 14:29
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Rarity posted:Maybe we don't need English commentary "I just want school choice to provide best for my kids and secure an existence and future for my people" -Kevin Kelly apparently
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Sep 18, 2020 14:38
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Rarity posted:Have they said anything about whether they're gonna have English commentary for these shows? The website says Japanese live, English commentary later.
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Sep 18, 2020 16:25
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COVID has really helped me make the transition to watching Japanese commentary by default. I'll miss Chris & Gino when they eventually come back to live stuff, especially the translations, but I'm all in for Milano & Liger & friends.
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Sep 18, 2020 16:40
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Chris is really the only part of English commentary I legit miss because he helps point out stuff like a sequence being a call back to something. If they could just give me Japanese commentary with Chris as a little face in the corner occasionally giving me pop up video style facts I'd be in heaven.
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Sep 18, 2020 16:42
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Only if it's Chris as a vtuber
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Sep 18, 2020 16:44
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B Block is like 50% dead weight. I'm going in with rock bottom expectations for anything that isn't the like, four great wrestlers going against each other and maybe that'll lead to me being pleasantly surprised.
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Sep 18, 2020 16:54
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Yoshi Hashi is the only person in B block who can't put on a good match and even he occasionally gets pulled up. I don't know what people are on about.
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Sep 18, 2020 16:59
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ARMBAR A COP posted:I guess ZSJ vs Kenta should be good. ZSJ is always good
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Sep 18, 2020 17:00
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I'm far more interested in B block's matches over A block, especially if Cobb is going to be putting forth the same matches he did last year.
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Sep 18, 2020 17:02
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In any other year we'd be saying B block was a really good block. It's just stacked up against arguably the top 8 workers in the company all in one block (plus Cobb and Yujiro) so it looks complete poo poo in comparison to that.
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Sep 18, 2020 17:03
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Gumball Gumption posted:Yoshi Hashi is the only person in B block who can't put on a good match and even he occasionally gets pulled up. I don't know what people are on about. I think it's because people have soured on both EVIL and SANADA's work in the last year, and Naito's clearly entering the "should probably figure out how to alter his style to account for his deteriorating body" phase of his career, and hasn't figured it out quite like Tana.
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Sep 18, 2020 17:06
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And that's fair but it's the G1. If people are going to step it up and put on better matches its going to be during the G1. Hell, if this was any other set of shows I'd be lamenting Goto but the G in G1 stands for Goto and he puts on good matches during it.
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Sep 18, 2020 17:09
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I'm excited for all the matches and will probably get way more excited for B Block since it's the Black Sheep of the blocks. Don't know why I'm like this. Even back in the Pokemon days I also stanned for the lesser popular version.
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Sep 18, 2020 17:11
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Imagine not being excited for the block with G1 Climax undefeated champion Toru Yano in it. Let me have this, I need it.
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Sep 18, 2020 17:13
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Gumball Gumption posted:Yoshi Hashi is the only person in B block who can't put on a good match and even he occasionally gets pulled up. I don't know what people are on about. I want Evil to have a good G1 but his in ring has stunk since he turned and I'm not gonna get my expectations up just to get more garrote wire bullshit, Juice has regressed a frankly startling amount in the last two years, Yano is Yano and you guys already know how I feel about Sanada and Kenta so I won't belabor that. MJeff fucked around with this message at 17:17 on Sep 18, 2020 |
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Sep 18, 2020 17:14
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B block is my friend 
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Sep 18, 2020 17:16
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Gumball Gumption posted:Yoshi Hashi is the only person in B block who can't put on a good match and even he occasionally gets pulled up. I don't know what people are on about. My guy, YH had the match of the night against Tenzan in the NJC that one time.
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How did Yujiro get so unlucky as to wrestle Suzki on 9/30, Shingo on 10/5 and Ishii on 10/7?
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