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*Official* Pro-Wrestling Thread II
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Yep. Still the single best match ever imo. This vid cuts out their entrances which is a bit of a shame... the crowd chanting their names as they walk out is so friggin epic.
I could list like 50 matches from the big 4 tbh so I won't even bother. Loads of good stuff from Tsuruta, Akiyama, Hansen and Dr death too
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I know nothing, I feel pretty guilty about it, but I have a feeling I heard about this match at the time and saw the praise for it and never got around to watching it. It involves Evie right? I'd argue you should pay up for NJPW for this month first
I'll buy and watch the show after DominionThe funny about this is that almost as soon as I made that post and went into other corners of the internet, I was made aware that the 8th of June basically marked the anniversary of Mitsuharu Misawa: Misawa vs. Tsuruta: 25 years ago, the bout that created and defined an era of pro wrestling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsMQi6B7WuA
A couple of months ago I made an effort to find the match where Tiger Mask II unmasked himself (after the 10th minute mark), but I never made an effort to follow up
(the elbow that's referred in that article happens around the [9th minute mark)
I can't remember if I posted it in here, but I really enjoyed this Kobashi and others tag that marked it's 25th anniversary the other week. Hot hot crowd.
Yeah, I thought I typed 'involving Evie' but apparently I didn't. I can't help but imagine the Aus scene is overwhelmingly dire, but I should give it a chance. Looks like NSW isn't exactly a big state for it though -- Ospreay at Paddington RSL aside.I know nothing, I feel pretty guilty about it, but I have a feeling I heard about this match at the time and saw the praise for it and never got around to watching it. It involves Evie right? I'd argue you should pay up for NJPW for this month first
NJPW World for Dominion probably not a bad shout; if I was going to buy it though, BOSJ was the best chance I'd have of justifying it to myself. When does the G1 start?
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I'm interested in buying njpw tomorrow for Dominion, how much does it cost and does it have English commentary?
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If I don't get called in to work today then I'll probably buy it.
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I don't think I've listened to the English commentary since Corino left. Admittedly I've also become familiar with just about everyone on the roster and don't really need the guidance anymore. The Japanese commentary always sounds great
G1 spreads over July and August but participates and exact dates,etc, haven't really been announced yet. That will probably happen tonight. The G1 special shows in America are on the first of July
It looks like there's no video for NSW stuff which is interesting
G1 spreads over July and August but participates and exact dates,etc, haven't really been announced yet. That will probably happen tonight. The G1 special shows in America are on the first of July
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Got some people coming over so will probably just catch it later. Does NJPW World include replays or am I gonna have to resort to nefarious means?
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Predictions + some context for the undercard. All these matches will be fairly short affairs
1. Six-man tag team match
This is the Young Lion showcase, it'll be all very basic stuff as is the Young Lion way, and Finlay being the only non Young Lion will likely get the pin. Most of these Young Lions look promising. I like Hirai Kawato the best so far
2. Eight-man tag team match
And this is the Veteran showcase, everyone here except Ibushi/Tiger Mask W is a 90's/early 00's star. It doesn't really matter who wins, but I think Liger might get the pin as he's going to the G1 LA shows unlike the rest.
3. NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship Gauntlet
They did this match at Wrestle Kingdom, basically to get everyone onto the card. Funnily enough, they've had to fly out Adam Page from the US just so the Bullet Club have enough guys for this match. As a result I think that team is the only team that can't win it. Beyond that, there'll be a lot of finishers and pins (duh, it's a Gauntlet match) and Zack Sabre might wear his Corbyn shirt and Taguchi Japan will do fun stuff and Ishii will be a bad ass. It'll be perfectly fine to watch and someone will win but it doesn't really matter.
4. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
The Young Bucks will win this because it's insanely obvious for them to have the belts for the LA shows. It'll be a perfectly decent match and Trent will get beaten up.
5. IWGP Tag Team Championship
This could be pretty good, although I think the quiet period the Guerrillas of Destiny have had since January might hurt a bit. War Machine basically seem to get better and better with every match. I'm not exactly sure what War Machine's upcoming US schedule is, but it could be they retain here and they build for a rematch between these two at the Tokyo Dome.
6. Cody vs. Michael Elgin
Ah **** you Cody. I can't believe Elgin is gonna do a job so you can have a title shot (for either the IC or IWGP belt) in LA.
And all the title matches should be great, although the last two don't have much of a chance of being better than their WK matches, especially considering Tanahashi's biceps
My picks are:
KUSHIDA
Goto
Tanahashi
Omega
BUT
I could see Naito winning and then dropping the belt in LA (although if Naito wins he's supposedly retiring the belt) due to Tanahashi's injury, and I think they might do an Omega/Okada time limit draw at some stage, although it makes sense to do it when Omega is the title holder.
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Yeah they add it to the archives fairly quickly after the show has finished.
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oh **** yes someone uploaded this to YouTube. truly the greatest sound ever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yjOrPaM3XM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yjOrPaM3XM