Live on NJPW World:
>G1 CLIMAX 357/19 Opening Night @ Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (5:00pm)
>A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Taichi >B Block: Zack Sabre Jr. vs Ren Narita >A Block: Yota Tsuji vs SANADA >B Block: Gabe Kidd vs Konosuke Takeshita >A Block: Ryohei Oiwa vs David Finlay >B Block: Shota Umino vs El Phantasmo >A Block: Yuya Uemura vs Boltin Oleg >B Block: Great-O-Khan vs Drilla Moloney >A Block: Callum Newman vs King of Darkness EVIL >B Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs Shingo Takagi7/20 Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (2:00pm)
>B Block: Zack Sabre Jr. vs Gabe Kidd >A Block: Taichi vs Yuya Uemura >B Block: El Phantasmo vs Konosuke Takeshita >A Block: Yota Tsuji vs King of Darkness EVIL >B Block: Shingo Takagi vs Great-O-Khan >A Block: David Finlay vs SANADA >B Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs Ren Narita >A Block: Boltin Oleg vs Ryohei Oiwa >B Block: Shota Umino vs Drilla Moloney >A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Callum Newman7/22 Sendai SunplazaHall (6:30pm)
7/23 Aore Nagaoka (6:30pm)
7/25 Ota-City General Gymnasium (6:30pm)
7/26 Ota-City General Gymnasium (3:00pm)
7/27 Port Messe Nagoya Exhibition Hall 1 (5:00pm)
7/30 Yamato University Yamato Arena (6:30pm)
8/1 Sun Messe Kagawa (6:30pm)
8/2 Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall (4:00pm)
8/3 FUKUOKA CONVENTION CENTER (5:00pm)
8/5 INTEX Osaka Halls (6:30pm)
8/7 Korakuen Hall (6:30pm)
8/8 Yokohama Budokan (6:30pm)
8/10 G MESSE GUNMA (3:00pm)
8/13 Act City Hamamatsu (6:30pm)
8/14 Korakuen Hall (6:30pm)
8/16 ARIAKE ARENA (5:00pm)
8/17 Final @ ARIAKE ARENA (3:00pm)
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>>18192054 (OP)G1’s G is Grim’s G.
>>18192054 (OP)ryohei oiwa fucking sucks
what's so climactic about it
>>18192066>mfw taguchi misses a b trigger
>>18192054 (OP)Who will be Tanahashi's final opponent?
>>18192070Facts. Who told this retard that weak lariat was a good finish?
>>18192096he makes funny faces i like him
>>18192076Yuya "Shit Storm" Uemura
Folks, I just looked at the cards and they're GRIM!
LOL @ Rocky for trying to work Tony into supporting his failed US Acadmey project. It is a miracle we even got Zane Jay out of it. NJoA as a whole is basically shutting down and Rocky is in charge of it.
>>18192200NJPW Dojo, they should maintain it
>>18192208I would take a guess and assume that New Japan intent on shutting down all their US ventures and Rocky is out here like it is shark tank hoping to find someone to continue funding it.
>>18192232Shibata came out and said that New Japan (Rocky Romero) was asking AEW to fund the LA Dojo (Now rebranded New Japan Academy). He also complained about how back when he was running it New Japan were a bunch of penny pinchers and cut funding for it which is why it is has turned into normal western wrestling classes instead of being a proper dojo.
>>18192255At least I have to imagine it is Rocky given the situation with New Japan seemingly winding down their US business. I also can't imagine some Japanese businessman doing dogeza for Tony Khan to fund their failed US Dojo. Another dome show perhaps, but US dojo I think not.
Rocky Romero didn’t rape your parents. He’s also not responsible for your perma-virginity.
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>>18192208You're right, New Japan will be saved by the students there, so they NEED to fund it, it's a necessity
>>18192360>Seabass Finnthis is the worst name ive ever read
Rocky Romero raped New Japan and that's bad enough
>>18192076Gauntlet match against Okada and Nakamura.
>>18192360Bright and Breeze are the only guys they have showcased that might be ready to be junior pineaters like Jay Cafe. They have really mid looks though. No one is really worth New Japan's time. Kushida's finna have to work at McDonalds
>>18192200>>18192208Neither rocky nor NJPW are involved in running the la dojo
Which player could ungrim NJPW if it's even possible at this point ?
>>18192775those nicknames are more grim than njpw but calling finlay "the big woofer" is making me laugh
>>18192841why do you want your guy to go to njpw if it's so grim? you retards do this routine too with nakajima and i just don't get it
Found this on 5ch
>Summary of Kidani, owner of New Japan Pro Wrestling's first half of the year:
>With Wolf as a catalyst, they need to get more than 40,000 people into the Dome. On January 4th this year, there were 24,000 people, and if that's the number of existing fans, then twice that number will be an opportunity to gain new fans. Naito's departure and Tanahashi's retirement were not a sudden mass departure, but were gradually withdrawn from the company since last year, so they don't think it's a big blow. Instead, the new generation is working hard.
>The G1 is also important. The G1 is a battle to decide the main players for the second half of the year, so the central wrestlers there have a heavy sense of responsibility. However, the most important moment is January 4th at the Tokyo Dome, and since this is a prime broadcast, the ratings will be even more important than the number of attendees, so the company is I want them to pay attention to this as well.
>>18192907They're really overrating Aaron Wolf's popularity lmaooo
>>18193028The Naito part is goofy but he's not wrong about the opportunity WK presents
>>18192907There's this too
>Overseas Expansion>In the second half of the year, there may be announcements regarding expansion into Asia. The goal is to move forward with efforts to cultivate the Asian market.
Tanahashi teased Naito being his last opponent lol
>>18193258are they going to have it at rehab clinic? at the rate tana is going his knees will explode before he gets there
>>18193028>Tana's retirement>Worufu's debut>probably some other special attraction shit tooOnly thing he shouldn't be doing is saying that number outloud cuz even with that they don't have the momentum for that number
if naito comes back for wk it should be to job to the unaffiliated niggas
Naoto Inoki should retire Tanahashi Hiroshi
>>18193352many are saying this
>>18193352Is this Inoki's final WrestleDream™?
>>18192907Literally impossible for them to get 40k in the Dome with the current roster, even if it is Tanahashi's retirement. Mutoh's retirement didn't even draw 40k.
>>18192907they are getting cocky again
>>18193258>Retires Muto>Sends Okada off to America >Retires Tanahashi He really is the protagonist of Japanese Pro Wrestling
>>18192907They will need to beg Tony Khan to lend them Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada if they really want 40k.
hate to break it to ya Kidani but Aaron Wolf (Jewish) is not going to save New Japan
>>18193258>naito leaving njpw was a worked shoot to get him to rest until the tana retirement matchwould be kinda kino (had it been the case instead of him curtain jerking in revpro)
>>18193734This. Kenny Omega drew so much on the Wrestle Dynasty show after all.
>>18193686Chono retired Muto. Naito got cucked that night.
>>18193812He looks way too much like a normal kind of overweight guy.
I'll have to see how crowds react to him. If the fujos aren't screaming, he's dead on arrival.
>>18194126He should pull the Hashimikov look.
>>18194186We must go full Hashimoto
>>18194191That's why we need Shion Obata immediately. He will be the new Hashimoto.
>>18192907Why do keep making the mistake of getting cocky over and over again? It's so annoying. Why can't they know their place? They got raped. NJPW is a rape victim. No, you are never getting a good-looking rich husband now that you got raped, New Japan. Stop daydreaming already and come back to reality.
>>18194219You're a weird guy with an autistic sense of humor. Nothing you say is funny. I'm not sure if you're one of those people who thinks people are laughing and that he is funny but I just wanted to clarify that you definitely are not funny.
Kidani is delusional if he thinks Aaron Wolf is drawing 40k to the dome. Every year this dude says he aims for 40k. I think it is just marketing speak. Besides even in the golden age they only drew that much once. They claim to have sold out 40K+ in '09-12 but that was from an era where they admitted to faking numbers. The only legit WK 40K was WK 14 day 1 imo. They should aim for 30-35k that seems like it would be good for where they are at for Tana's retirement.
>>18194126Since when do you people care about fujos? You know they love EVIL and SANADA, right?
>>18194280>why do you care about what the fans who buy tickets think of a wrestlerWhy wouldn't I?
You don't think some shoot athlete getting a giga push and wrestling to a bunch of silent houses would be bad for NJPW and its viewers, both western and JP?
How over a wrestler is always matters
>>18194126i feel like njpw is doing him very dirty by allowing him to appear on camera dressed like a unix engineer.
>>18194303The first gold medalist to own a thinkpad.
>>18192360Shibata wants to save this?
>>18194274Yeah 30k is the minimum acceptable number for running a stadium
>>18194126Fujos don't scream for any new heavyweights. None of them have the appeal even the new Jrs have
>>18194794me when i have selective hearing
RAAAAAAAHHHH LET'S GO OLEG
NJPW should sign Katsuhiko Nakajima as a disruptive, paradigm shifting invader with the promotion soft pivoting back to being a sports/semi-shoot style promotion again. That’s what I’d do.
>>18194244Nobody is trying to be funny here. Why would you even think that? What a weirdo.
>>18194274>>18194297it is unethical to put this kind of pressure on him for the dome. he is supposed to be a catalyst not the main draw. wolf should be the opener match of the show. they still need a real draw for the main event and zack shitter ain't it and we all know that.
>>18194280They love EVIL & SANADA because they're stylish with cool personalities (and they love Naito). What's his appeal gonna be?
>>18195433I wonder what the attendance floor looks like without Naito for WK. Like 20,000 maybe? Tana should pump those numbers up. I think 30K might be doable, but hard.
>>18195754If they figure out how to create and maintain hot angles/pushes again in the next year then they can easily keep the 25-27k cap and eventually pass it
>>18195754the g1 attendance might be 30k this year without him
Gabe Kidd showed up in aew again
>>18197759Is he staying there? That's all I want
>>18197769Sure hope so. njpw has no need for liars
https://x.com/njpw1972/status/1935697734293684229
Gabe Kidd didn't show up to work today.
>>18197759>>18197769>>18197810>>18197833Worked marks
This is all leading up to Gabe backstabbing Moxley at All In which will serve as the build towards Death Riders versus War Dogs at Forbidden Door
wow so this slop now will lead to even sloppier slop later tell me more
THIS IS(N'T) SHIN NIHON BITCH
I love how you faggots obsessively hatewatch AEW and you know the literal millisecond Gabe Kidd comes on screen
>>18197850nobody's worked if the whole thing is retarded to begin with
>>18197926>I hate AEW so much that I watch it more than its most die-hard fansWhat causes this type of autism? Microplastics? Pesticides?
>>18197926I just saw it on twitter though.
>>18197989Bullshit, I was watching it live on Max and you posted about it before it even came up on my screen.
Killing Gabe's perceived authenticity by having him do literally nothing as a Death Rider just to have a match with Shibata is a great way to summarize this relationship between the dumbest bookers/promoters alive.
Let's trade Gabe for Jeong. At least Mosque Li can draw a house.
>>18198124Moxley had one good NJPW ever and it was a Yano match
>>18198124>Let's trade Gabe for Brody Kingftfy
>>18198124>>18198259no we don't need washed up Dean Ambrose or the fat antifa shitter. let's trade Gabe for cash considerations and just be done with it.
>>18198273>lets give Bushiroad more money so they can invest it into everything but wrestling
>>18198273>or the fat antifa shitter.>le politic badI don't fucking care. His match with Finlay was kino
>This time on the Official NJPW English Podcast, hosts Walker Stewart and Chris Charlton break down the results and from Tanahashi Jam and the New Japan Soul tour leading into G1 Climax 35. In this special edition of the podcast, Walker and Chris offer their estimations for the G1 Climax 35 winner, plus their hopes for this year's tournament overall.
https://www.njpw1972.com/podcaster/engpod
>>18198505I didn't know this existed
>>18195433It’s unethical to pressure Shota and Tsuji to become the Reiwa musketeers. Sadly they both failed
>Muto is retired
>Naito is missing
>Okada in purgatory
Kaito is the last one to headline a 30k dome show, give him the belt before the fed gets him
>>18198875Inoki would want that
>>18198875The fed is gonna buy at least part of NOAH anyway so there's no point
I hope Gaped Klitt wrestles at All In and gets a very serious injury, like he breaks his leg. That would be a great point to make for every shitter who wants to go to the toybox fed. Get hurt real bad, get replaced by a young lion in the G1. Fucking tranny ass bitch.
>>18199030sorry I take that back, i was just kidding
>>18193734>Tony Khan>>18198998>Inoki>>18199030>Gaped KlittI know he’s so insignificant so I wouldn’t be surprised if nobody remembers him, but wasn’t there a terminally online schizo who gets worked into a shoot whenever someone posts these names here? Haven’t seen him having a meltdown in a long time.
I'm very excited for Gabe Kidd at All In. I hope he gets to make his entrance with the IWGP Globaru Belto. Although if Tony does not allow it then that would be okay too...I won't complain...
>>18199048maybe he finally killed himself
it was very easy to work him into having a shoot melty
>>18199436lil nigga is going places i just know it
>>18198259I’d rather trade him for Brody Lee
what is he currently wrestledreaming about ?
>>18198155can someone post the collage pic with yano laughing in the sky and moxley on his knees shocked? love that pic and always forget to save it
>>18198927the music copyright chyron always pops me
>>18200115i thought I had the Yano version but I just have this
>>18200101Ishii vs Big Boom AJ at wrestledream
>>18200101Wheeler Yuta vs Daniel Garcia for the NJPW Heavyweight title in a Pure Strikes match
>>18200261In Russia they call him Oleg Boltin
In Russia they call it the Grim-1 Crymax.
>>18199030who would you want to see as his replacement? for me it's the lonestar outlaw
>>18197926>hatewatchNo, we actually love AEW here.
Hope they drop vignettes for everyone like they did last year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZAybdkKZnM
>>18200101Inoki is gooning to the idea of Oleg vs Humble Wolf
>>18200584This. If you don't love AEW, you're not a real Nooj fan, simple as.
They need to sign Nakajima and make him Temu Maeda
heat storm vs kindergartners
https://x.com/njpw_nyao/status/1943224445558276531
>>18198505man walker has a great singing voice
I FOOKIN ATE AMERICAN WRESTLIN, SHIN NIHON FOR LIFE
*immediately gets on a plane to be an ineffectual goon for Moxley again*
>>18202791I watched his match against Tanahashi and I had to turn it off when he started crying like a bitch about depression or some shit. Get in line with the rest of us buddy.
I'M A MADMAN (that uses trigger warnings) YOU KNOW
Walker Texas Stewart vs. The Lonestar Chase Owens in a bar fight shootout.
>>18203222are the rumors true? is the smart bastard's injury really fake and he's scamming bushiroad?
>>18203241He's just gonna keep jumping around the uppercards of NJPW, AJPW, and NOAH.
Do you think Naito had his worst career match against Jake Lee because he is racist against Koreans?
>>18203372The SANADA match in the same G1 is worse
>>18203383Nah not even close.
>>18202157Somehow people in the company still think Shota is the proper future top babyface
>>18203780there's been nothing post wk that could make anyone think that, the one they've been grooming as the next ace this yeat is obviously yuya but shota has mindraped some of you for some reason
shota umino fucking sucks
>>18203780>>18203858You will go on an epic melty when Shota Umino wins G1 Climax 35.
>>18203858I simply put my trust into Insider-kun's premonition.
>>18204064At least it would be an actual push instead of the wishy washy bullshit they gave him since his return
Goto is in the Street Fighter movie with Roman & Cody lmao
>>18204665Should have kept the belt on him if so
I'd rather they have Umino win the G1 is instead that half ass push they gave him last year. It's a shame Uemura and Tsuji have bad chemistry. I still think Tsuji vs. TAKEHSHITA will be the final with Tsuji winning.
>>18204665so did zack actually injure goto or did we all get worked? either way good for goto
>>18204966I feel like if this is a work. It is the work of a century. Very convient the first night of g1 is taichis hometown.
>Goto gets hurt conveniently before being cast for a movie
>Yumi Anzai breaks up his stable in All Japan and disappears for a month without any bookings planned elsewhere
>>18204957>It's a shame Uemura and Tsuji have bad chemistry.They really do and they had like 50 matches together, it's crazy
>>18205186No Anzai in the G1 sadly. He would be a big get, but knowing New Japan they probably would fuck up pushing him or mess woth him because he isnt a dojo goy.
>>18205217>He would be a big getHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA all japoolets are really funny sometimes
>>18204957>It's a shame Uemura and Tsuji have bad chemistry. Ehh, only match I didn't like from them was that fuck awful long hair vs hair match. Everything else has been good IMO.
>>18205247They cap out under great for me typically which is less than ideal. Not that the matches are bad they just aren't reaching that next level.
>>18204966Aew told njpw to give the belt to zsj in preparation for forbidden door. The injury was a work since goto will do the street fighter movie
>>18205298if aew was the evil mastermind behind njpw's booking wouldn't they want the iwgp on gabe? the guy they obviously want to sign?
>>18205239Yuma Anzai is already better than every New Japan young guy.
>>18205327https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=400044
and he can't sell out korakuen for a triple crown defense, he wouldn't be a big get in the real world that exist outside of your fat ass smark mind, shut the fuck up
>>18205325He’s busy with the death rider storyline since pac is injured. Maybe next year
>>18205346Are you retarded? I'm talking about his ability to become the guy, not that he is already a established draw outside of his home promotion. Which by the way he is a difference making guy for their business which has no major financial backing.
>>18204665The first NJPW wrestler to be in a Hollywood movie since Antonio Inoki?
>>18205408they should just slot this outsider as "the guy" it would work because he had le bangers with kento, trust me bro hurr durr i hate puro smarks so fucking much
>>18204966>Taichi gets hometown G1 opener against Tanahashi in his hometown>gets Finlay rematch >gets Yuya singlesWorked the utter fuck out of everyone with this convoluted ass qualifier shit. Goto had a shitload of defences in a short period so he could probably use that time off regardless.
>>18205528Konosuke Takeshita will be in the G1 final this year.
how is goto supposed to do honda's hundred hand slap with a busted elbow? zakku ruined his chance at the big time
>>18205802We got worked into a shoot when it was always a work.
>>18205601Oh and SANADA of course who turned up in his qualifier, too many coincidences
>>18205802the injury is a work
>>18205601>Yuya >Finlay who stole SANADA>EVIL who steals all his friends>SANADA who betrayed>Newman who he's trades pins withholy fuck
>>18205826>>18205871would be funny if it was a work but would they really pull him from the g1 for a minor role in a movie? apparently filming doesn't even start until fall
>>18205874Taichi finally had enough of Gedo and gave him an ultimatum
>>18205892Regardless we get Taichi-verse kino. Which seems a bit too coincidental.
Uemura might be too nice to be a pro wrestler.
>>18206973Inoki would be proud
>>18206973I'm giving Ishii FIVE count 'em FIVE big booms
>BOOM>BOOM>BOOM>BOOM>BOOM
>>18205892Well I wouldn't want a guy in his 40's working the hardest tournament in wrestling shortly before filming an action movie
>>18206940that's exactly what a clark kent inspired player would want you to think
>>18206973>Don't talk to me or my son ever again
>>18208033Kek no wonder they sell so much merch
>>18208033Is he allowed to just spoil the G1 like that?!?!???
>The long teased Shibata vs Gabe Kidd match is just shat out on a random Collision
Kek you just have to laugh at this point
>>18208033Sells merch, but cant draw a dime. How does he do it bros?
>>18208169It can never happen in New Japan so who cares. At this point i just want to move on from Gabe all together but we got at least till the dome. Need Umino to vanquish him to finish the story.
>>18208179I think it just shows there's no point in investing in any Gaijin's storylines in NJPW, because they'll end up being unresolved. Then they'll show up in AEW and be a completely different character, until there's a random match on Collision where AEW decides to reference the NJPW storyline again
>>18208033If that shitty Dog Collar match didn't happen EVIL's stocks would be through the roof
>>18202791Wild watching someone fumble their career so fast. He'll get toybox money and be fine, but the Japanese fans see through it.
Joe Lanza apparently knows the probable G1 winner but didn't give any hints. He first reported Chase Owens' new gimmick so he appears to have real sources there.
Obviously Charlton.
>>18208033We win again, EVILbros
>>18208277>I know something but I'm not telling you, so i can claim i was right after it happens Kek the state of these "journalists"
>>18208033I thought The Spoiler was supposed to be Togo?
>>18208302Well yeah if they say the guy and he ends up getting changed last minute than they lose credibility forever bad.
>>18208277Charlton on The Podcast said that Tsuji was winning
>>18208169It was cool how the finish was consistent with Gabe's character, we all remember all those times Gabe needed a distraction and a low blow to win matches in New Japan haha
Olympic Legend Aaron Wolf vs Hollywood Star Goto at WK is gonna be based
I know who Tanahashi's final opponent is going to be but I won't tell you.
>>18208723Mirror match against Shooter
>>18208033How did they get a picture from the future?
>>18206973>>18207547Didn't know Andy Milonakis was an Ishii fan
they should cast EVIL in a very small cameo role in the SF movie but in a pivotal scene so he can milk being the star of a big hollywood movie for heel heat. TOGO YOU PEEPEE CHOPPING FUCK, GET ON IT
>>18208277He also hinted that Takeshita is gonna have a big year on "multiple fronts" and might have a match with Okada for some "very large stakes at some point."
1941 - 1945 were big years on "multiple fronts" for Adolf Hitler. How'd that work out for him?
According to very accurate sources, the G1 Climax 35 winner might be Yota Tsuji. Plans could change and it could be Yuya Uemura, maybe Shota Umino or Konosuke Takeshita but as of right now it is Yota Tsuji. A lot of sources told me this and also told me that Ren Narita might end up winning, it could also be EVIL if they feel like they need to change their plans. Gabe Kidd was also discussed as a potential winner so don't be surprised if he ends up winning the whole thing. As of right now plans could still change and they could have Hiroshi Tanahashi, Taichi or Zack Sabre Jr. winning but that's not the plan right now even though it could be at some point.
heat storm is a dimless nickname
they need to give uemura a better nickname like the rainmaker
>>18208876Who cares. G1 Climax winner doesn't even main event Wrestle Kingdom anymore. It will likely be an AEW guy main eventing Tokyo Dome. G1 is a joke. You guys are a fucking joke. This entire promotion is a fucking joke. Just shut the fuck up and stay away from me. Never talk to me again about NJPW.
>>18208928what about flaming tornado
>>18208946You're in the NJPW thread you baboon. And the G1 winner not automatically main eventing WK makes it a bigger deal and not a means to an end so it is better actually.
>Hirooki Goto willingly offered to lose the IWGP World Championship and then faked an injury just so he could play E. Honda in the upcoming Street Fighter Movie.
and I was blaming Gedo...I was blaming Tony Khan...I was blaming Zack...so it was all for a movie role, huh Goto-san? I see how it is...
>>18208951what about flaming hot and they can give me a cheeto fingers gimmick
>>18192054 (OP)>Tanahashi doing one more G1Is he intending on being crippled when he retires?
still over a week until the next show btw
>>18192076If he wanted it to be any good, someone like Kenny.
I can see it being a freak show match 2bh, maybe Gabe Kidd or Finlay
>>18209114movie role has more money than iwgp world champ
>>18209213Just shell out for Nakamura if they want any hope of getting near 40k
>>18209205less than a week until the press conference thoughever
>>18209205Nonsense, All In is tomorrow
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The updated official theme of the Grim1 Crymax after that whole Zack and Goto stuff:
https://suno.com/song/c5769cc9-b5f4-496b-88b3-7af306190f8d
Yeah you're about as smart as the average AI enjoyer, not surprised you're into that
>>18208946true
gedo made a mockery g1 climax last year
>>18210429do you think g1 wins before okada brought the dimeless briefcase gimmick were worthless?
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