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>G1 CLIMAX 35

7/17 G1 CLIMAX 35 Press Conference (4:00pm)

7/19 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 Takagi

7/20 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 Newman

7/22 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)

Previous >>18212927

grim

>Goto is gone
KIBISHI DESU NE

I love dirtsheets and I always trust them.

>getting worked by a fake post
now that's grim

Goto's going to have to bulk up to play E. Honda

>>18273248
And someone was trying to argue with me about this a few weeks ago kek.

Where are Shane, Mikey and Big Teets?

>>18273564
kek even the keepin it strong style podcast shitters got worked by it and chris samsa simply said "yeah i don't discuss fightful reports"
lmfao

>>18273618
Looks like the Fightful report was fake but this is true. Chris really did say that over 90% of the roster is working without a contract.

>>18273728
Yeah I figured as much. Goto is like 80 years old and has young children he ain't leaving Japan.

>>18273618
all of them? not just the imports which i could sort of understand but the native guys too? thats insane. forget tony khan, isnt wwe trying to get into japan via noah? why the hell would you not lock down your roster when theres two aggressive forces with unlimited capital at your door

>>18273871
Green line needs to go up every quarter their is no forethought. Hence why they saw Naito's contract off the books and thought "this is actually good!" ignoring long term effects of such a thing.

>>18273941
even for 'number go up' logic its shockingly short sighted, but i suppose thats the way the bushi roads

It's okay. 80s and 90s New Japan is eternal.

>>18273871
>forget tony khan
what do you mean? tony khan is the one protecting njpw. wwe is not a threat as long as we have big tone and rocky romero on our side.

>>18273814
if naito can leave his beloved ice cream stall to wrestle for rev pro in uk then goto can leave his kids

>>18274108
I meant moving.

>>18274208
Assplay helps kill the planet by frequently flying on Tony's private jet, it's fine.

>>18274208
kids will receive better education in murica
isnt linda mcmahon running the education department in that country now?

>mfw I realize there's absolutely no hope anymore and shin nihon will die because even their most loyal soldiers don't wanna work here anymore

>>18274348
Sounds like a bunch of based guys from NOAH and DDT are about to get poached

either that or Bushiroad needs to open the checkbook
or sell the company

>>18274348
Bushiroad has the money but these fat old men are just too damn greedy. They would rather hire Sasha Banks instead of paying their loyal soldiers. We keep seething about AEW and Tony Khan but the reality is that Bushiroad is slowly killing NJPW. Honestly, at this point WWE should invade. At least something will have to change then and perhaps these Bushiroad fucks will then be forced to wake up from their trance.

For every meltzer 5 star bagnerino Ospreay gets another private jet meanwhile Naito makes more money working British Shindies than New Japan

So Ospreay was able to con Tony into hiring Fletcher, Gabe and his dimeless malewife Alex Windsor. Why is Okada such a prick? Why can't he do the same for his CHAOS bros?

>>18274547
wonder how long newman will be in njpw
he is pretty much guaranteed an aew contract

>>18274547
Ishii is basically already an AEW wrestler and he's the only CHAOS guy besides Okada that the Meltzer crew liked when Kenny was still in NJPW

>>18274547
Ishii is Okada's shoot best friend backstage and he's become an AEW mainstay.

>>18274557
Everyone in New Japan already knows Newman is an AEW developmental guy. O-Khan even cut a shoot backstage promo once saying that Newman will eventually be in AEW or WWE and become a bigger star than all of them.

>>18274576
Great O-Khan more like Great O-Cuck

Don't worry guysh, I'm shtill here ! I will carry Shin Nihon !

>>18274579
Remember when he said he didn't want to be leader of United Empire because he respected Ospreay too much? Fucking grimola.

>>18274624
Thanks Shota-kun, please injure the fucking con man that is Takeshita

>>18274631
His only ambition is to marry an anime girl in real life.

>>18274624
At this point I'm rooting for any young guy to have an impressive G1. Even Shota kun. (Not Takeshita though he's Tony Khan's toy)

Just got a peek into Gedo's notes for the G1.
Shota is booked to lose to Takeshita in the block stage.

it's so obvious takeshita will beat zack and get the tranny door title shot

>>18274662
He's the guy that Shota said he wanted to absolutely beat so yeah he's not winning that one

stop talking about this dimeless g1
i want to talk about forbidden door
hiromu vs darby
zack vs takeshita
goto and shibata vs claudio and wheeler yuta
umino vs mox

https://youtu.be/ven2_DGqb2U
30 minute documentary video on ZA GRIPPU, Ryohei Oiwa. Expect a big push incoming for him in the G1 Climax.
>>18274737
Hey u/DeathTriangle720
Wassup buddy.

>Expect a big push incoming for him in the G1 Climax.
Who cares. 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.

>>18274648
WHOMST AMONGST UST

>>18274828
He has the look and he's good enough, he just needs the booking and reps which the G1 is the best thing for

Where's Toru Yano?

>>18274876
>Enter NJPW thread
>"NJPW???"
>"STAY AWAY FROM ME!!!"
What is this? Fucking /gif/?

>>18275381
There's just something particularly off about him and how he works. It's not like what he does is awful but you kinda expect more brutal and hard hitting offense from someone this big

>>18274828
He's going 6 points with Newman ain't no big push coming

>>18275381
He's using his grandpa for sympathy. He's on his way
https://x.com/njpw_ryoheioiwa/status/1945363518397800915

jungmok

Jeong

https://x.com/njpwglobal/status/1945611653007249603
press conference is being streamed today

I really hope New Japan can give wrestlers direction and this G1 does not end up like Best of the Super Grimmers where only the final and korakuen were the only things of consequence and good. But I saw one of the last block days in in Grim Messe Gunma so my expectations are tempered.

Who here /Oleg/?

>>18276658
I fear his NEVER reign is gonna be giga short but hopefully they give him some good defenses before losing to EVIL or whatever.

>>18277097
He’ll lose it to a HoT member in October and win it back at WK

SHOTA UMINO WILL WIN THE G1
HE WILL WIN
HE JUST WILL
HE WILL WIN HEWILLWINHEWILLWINHEWILLWIN
HEWILLWINHEWILLWINHEWILLWINHEWILLWINHEWILLWINHEWILLWINHEWILLWINHEWILLWINHEWILLWINHEWILLWINHEWILLWINHEWILLWIN!!!!!!

https://kakutolog.info/wrestling/njpw/45869/

The state of okada’s new theme lmao

>he's hatewatching gayew again
>the same guy that's always complaining about it
I hate you so much

>>18278383
The absolute state of Tsuji and ELP. People could vote three times and they are still embarrassing.

>>18278383
That amount of Boltin love is shocking. Inokists back on board post-Aaron signing?

>>18278383
>taichi in second place
feelsgoodman

>>18278383
Not surprised Uemura is popular, but being the top of A is interesting. Maybe fans see him as the true Ace over Tsuji or Umino.

>>18278869
He was voted by New Japan fanclub as their favorite to win New Japan Cup as well. The charity grind is paying off

>>18278869
tsuji is the antagonist figure, shota at best is goto

Why hasn't Tony sent Hobbs to NJPW yet? Think he would be a perfect NEVER guy or could grow into the role.

>>18279912
I think Hobbs has like 8 kids or some shit unironically, probably can't get away for that long.

>>18280063
Bring them little Negroes along.

>Today, 17 July. The day he became IWGP Heavyweight Champion for the first time.

3 hours till the press conference

Sorry I can't stay up for this one bros I got a gay ass job so I gotta watch it on world :(

>>18278383
ebirubros...i thought they loved us..

>>18278869
Tana outright mentioned how much Uemura resembled him. It's mostly due to all of his charity work and PR, though. The videos of him visiting kids and old folks homes are very charming

>>18280610
rip anon wish you were here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI7DIVKvoj0
Press conference started

>BALLISTIK BOYZ's song "CRASH" will be the theme song for the Yamada Infratechnos Presents G1 CLIMAX35 tournament!
At least it's not Ash Da Hero again

grim song

that song sucks
grim

ofc tsuji sits next to tanahashi

SANADA with the zestiest look of all time
what a flaming faggot

Sanada Evil tag team table...wtf is he wearing

Very plain affair when it comes to outfits. Not even a fedora from Tsuji

Oh hi SANADA

if i squint...sanadas doing a seth rollins thing?

DRIPNADA DOES IT AGAIN

I hope when they bring everyone out for the big photo op SANADA has a completely different outfit on

>>18281066
Unironically grim. This is like WWE using black people music for their PLEs.

how can anyone in b block top sanada? he already cleared his block

>Tanahashi: I was so disappointed last year, but I'm ready for this. I know how hard this is, but with every main event I have I will get better. I don't know what expectations are but I know I can surpass the,. Let me say this one last time- I'll take it in a snap

>Taichi: I was knocked out of the play-ins for two years in a row, but the fact I'm here now means I'm here for a reason. Luck is a skill in and of itself. Getting beaten down and coming back to take it all is a hugely difficult task, but for all of those people trying, that's why I'm fighting.
>Everybody talks about hopes and dreams, but I'm the only one that can truly represent them. And for you lot, don't take this spot for granted. You might be like me next year.
>I'll face all of A Block, and results, performance, fan expectations, I want all of you to feel the pressure of being here because I'm going to light a fire under all of your asses. That's all I have to say, and I can't fly, so I have to take the train home to Hokkaido now.

>>18281102
WWE use famous black musicians. I’m an unironic weeb who follows Japanese showbiz daily yet I’ve never heard of these faggots before.

>>18281112
Not afraid to cheat on his wife with an office worker but won't get on a plane KWAB

>Uemura: I'll win this G1 and not just for the fans, but for all of the people that helped me. All the kids, all the people I've met, this is for them. I'll heat up your hearts with my strong style.

>Boltin: I expect this G1 to be a lot of fun. I don't have much to say, but I will say this in Kazakh
>The translation? You'll find out in the ring.

>Tsuji: I don't have pudding for you this year. As you can see from this year's lineup, the generations and eras have changed. We still have veterans here as well, so you can see the depth that NJPW has right now. I made the finals last year, so I will win it this year and move on to my next goal. Tanahashi, boss, leave this place to me.

>>18281102
Ash Da Hero in 2023 and JAM Project are way closer to that than this group

FOUR SAVAGE GENERATIONS

>Oiwa: My teammate Fujita won BOSJ, so as a partner I was proud, but as his contemporary I was hurting. I have to use that hurt as a spring for me to get to new heights.
>My grandpa was a huge fan and he's not with us anymore. Gramps, please watch all of my matches.

>Newman: I started this year with my worst ever injury, physically and mentally, but getting hurt was the best thing that ever happened to me. It made me realise that I am what NJPW needs. I am the youngest ever tag champion twice, and I was the youngest ever world title challenger. Nobody has done what I've done. I won't say that I'm going to win the G1, you'll hear that 20 times today, but I'll say that this is the summer of Newman.

>Finlay: This tournament will tell me the future, my future. Is this the year I put up or shut up? The greatest leader in BULLET CLUB history or just like the rest? When you lead the most violent group in NJPW history, you leave your back exposed. This G1 is about me. Where do I fit in NJPW history? We've proved that the War Dogs are great, but I need to know that I am the greatest.
>The only thing that keeps the knife out of my back is triumph. High stakes fuels me. When you say my name, say it in all caps. SAVAGE KING.

>EVIL: This G1 is the culmination of HOUSE OF TORTURE and EVIL. HA HA HA!

>SANADA: Human beings are not all they seem on the outside. But the outer appearance gives a hint to what they think and express. There's nobody cool in either block in my opinion. So maybe we should think more professionally. Until Sapporo, see you next fucking time.

>>18281154
>$1000 for pink rainboots
why do rich niggas do this?

Newman is agitated for some reason lol

>>18281154
SANADA is pretty based now

someone ask callum a japanese question again this is funny

>shingo and shota sat next to each other
lmao

>blonde Shota
Oh no..

Drilla Moloney looking sexy af no homo

Gabe dressed like a bum again

Shota back with the Okada cosplay hair

Overall some underwhelming outfits this year overall. This many black suits in this weather is insane.

ELP is dimeless
hope he gets injured

>Umino: I will have no regrets nothing on the table, put all I have with spirit and fire and energy and win the whole thing is all the comment I'll give! You'll see the hottest ever G1, you'll see a G1 that has you ready for coming back next year and you'll see me take that trophy and head to what I have planned next.

>Takagi: Gabe, are you drunk? I don't have anything much to say but- last year I got as far as the semifinals, New Japan Cup as well. I get close but yet so far. This time I'm looking right at the top.

>I'm up for every match but in Ota, Takeshita, don't think I've forgotten about what happened in Tokyo Dome. Then there's the world champ Sabre, and then there's the only other 40 plus guy here YOSHI-HASHI in the first match of the tournament. You will all be there right? Let's make this summer extra hot.

I bet this shit is like 150 dollars

I'd buy those and I fucking hate this guy

can we move this along please

Shota's tan pisses me off. Maybe that's why Newman was so mad, he had to look at that

...i dont think these guys are cunts

>YOSHI-HASHI: Last year I was incredibly heartbroken at not making it into the G1. Heartbroken and angry. But making it in this year has a lot of meaning. Goto san- Go-chan being hurt is sad as I wanted to face him. But I want to carry his hopes with me and go even better this year.
>This year CHAOS is gone and I'm in Hontai, but the CHAOS bonds are still strong, and I'll carry the hopes of the former CHAOS members that didn't get in this year as well as I fight to the end.

>O-Khan: When we pick up a glorious victory even the lowliest of peasants will understand that this G1 was where the United Empire struck back

>surrounds himself with champions
>is the only champion between his 2 groups

Gabe is a fucking geek

Drilla is the only oi bruv I like

dude you dont need to deepen your voice like that

Drilla probably cut the best promo of any of the gaijin, decent japanese too

>Narita: (No comment)

>Takeshita: From the bottom of my heart, I'm so excited. Excited to see just what it's like, what the view is like after you win the G1. To get to that spot, I'll crush all of you. Starting with you, Gabe.
You'll see Strong incredible pro-wrestling from me. Written in the stars, a message from the Alpha.

>Umino: I'm glad that Takeshita is here with us for this big event, but as a Hontai member on every show, every tour, and every event whether the cameras are here or not, I strongly feel like I can't lose to Takeshita.

>Takeshita: Takeshita doesn't look at social media, so Takeshita didn't read the interview. But if you have something to say to me, about not loving NJPW, not being at the smaller scale shows? I might not love NJPW as much as the people here. But I love pro-wrestling more than anyone period. That is what will make me win this tournament. So to Umino, the chances of Umino beating Takeshita are at 0%. Why? Because you are not better than me on any level.

Wait where did Zack go?

Takeshita getting all the attention lol

Shota and Gabe basically saying the same thing lol

>>18281298
He called everyone counts and left to fart

SANADA served cunt and left

Based Newman calling Best of the Super juniors best of the Super comedians.

Why shooter hates his hair so much

Somehow Uminos hair just keeps getting worse. Takagi is the best promo in the compnay desu.

I was impressed with Yung Drilla on the mic.

Oleg Boltin will take this tournament with zero losses and win the belt from the stick man and also hold the NEVER for a record number of days. Amen (in Kazakh)

Unfortunate that those men get paid well but still can't manage to commission a suit for their size.

Did ELP do his Charlton reads jokes gimmick?

>>18273618
Tana is definitely getting paid on a dual contract thru January. I’m thinking EVIL, Shingo and ZSJ are the others. Although Zack is back to working US events and the Philippines, so maybe not.

I'm convinced Sanada should lead a serious heel faction and Evil should become a pure comedy player to replace Yano.

>>18281569
No he just shilled merch instead.

Im officially all in on Takeshita vs Uemura final

>>18281556
>that those men get paid well
You sure about that?

>>18282220
I hope so, isn't the reason why many wrestlers hope to go mainstream under a big company?

zesty

>>18282534
the big 3 of new japan

>>18282534
the summer of big yosh

>Leave New Japan to him? Wait, so he doesn't know..

>>18282220
Relative to Japan probably given what Jake Lee has said.

>>18282607
Sorry "big" Suj - I'm giving it to Yuya

How would we feel about Takeshita winning?

>>18283352
We love Takeshita in this general. Takeshita should win the G1 to ungrim New Japan.

>>18283352
Unless he rips out his AEW contract after the win, we don't want to see it happen, And by we, I mean EVERYONE posting in this thread.

>>18283437
I'm fine with them giving him a final and saying hey if you sign with us full time we will push you to the moon, but I do not want him winning. We need to move up Uemura or Tsuji.

>>18283352
as the only poster in this thread including this post i am neutral on it

>>18274348
Code?

>>18283352
Don't like the idea of an outsider winning it, and I don't see a world where Takeshita is full-time with New Japan, so not a fan of that personally. If he's in the final to build intrigue but falls to a Reiwa talent then it's fine.

>>18283352
YAY TAKESHITA WINS
GO GO TAKESHITA
GANBATTE TAKESHITA
GO GO TAKESHITA

>>18283981
This. We love AEW Jap-... I mean New Japan, don't we, folks?

i may not love new japan as much as some others here but my love for pro wrestling is second to none

>>18284314
t. Konosuke Takeshita

>>18284314
>>18284330
Did he really say that?

>>18284399
Yes. At least he is honest unlike Gabeu. His promo was kinda shit tho desu.

>>18284399
Yeah Shota called him out because he only wrestles on big shows and he said he's not there because he loves pro wrestling as a whole and not only New Japan

>>18282440
>pink tips
>grey hairs in his beard
someone, please help this man

the big woofer will take the grobaru from the traitor

>>18284473
Not to be confused with da big boofa

Turns out the group that made the G1 theme song is part of the same dance pop collective as THE RAMPAGE which has Kaisei Takechi. Thankfully, all the members of this one are too twinky to get a match like Takechi.

>>18284399
yes he said that in the g1 press conference when gaybu was getting cocky
he cooked gaybu with that line
takeshita will btfo both shotetty and gaybu in the g1 and then go on to win the tourney
takeshita is just on a much higher level

>>18281112
>>18282440
mettaton lookin ass

fuck the iwc darling yota POOji
i hope he suffers an injury in his first g1 match and is forced to forfeit the tournament

>saves the dying L.A. dojo

Glad to see the gAyEW brigade has arrived to pretend they watch new japan.

>>18285015
>oiwa 0.30
jesus

>>18285143
He is gonna win 4 matches MAX. It makes sense.

grim

Let's do a power ranking of the best heavyweights under 31 plus Oleg because dimes. https://poal.me/f9zm2z

>>18285491
I also made a tier list but for everyone's theme songs

Drilla Moloney might be dimes I'm afrai

>>18285491
>>18285878
damn
evil is so based

>>18286011
New Japan will push him once Gabe fucks off to AEW for good.

>>18285491
Taichi board newfag

>>18286334
DARKNESS BOARD NEWBITCH

>sup

>>18283352
He signed a contract with New Japan. He is our guy now. He should win. New Japan must show that they value him. Otherwise he might leave.

>>18285878
Ren needs to wrestle with the shirt off. Show off the mass

>>18286347
still a taichi board i’m afraid

>>18285241
Please come back GOAT

>>18287176
Nope, House of Torture board
HA HA HA!

So why are they in Ariake instead of Sumo Hall?

>>18287565
Bushiroad is cheap please andastan

>>18287565
still hurting from covid
yen down

>>18287565
theyve had issues with figuring out seating for a while, so they just went with a normal arena this time

>>18288048
How is seating an issue

>>18285348
This general having 7 people is expected.

Bored at work

>>18288283
kino

>>18288283
SHEEEEEEESHHH
jp fangirls and their need to hand make clothes for these little things will always be fascinating to me

based or cringe?

>>18288595
WOAT

>>18288595
Bringe in the worst way

>>18288595
Holy fuck this tubby faggot is so lame

JEONG MOSQUE LI

>>18288595
Gomenasai /njpw/, my name is Gabe-Sama.

I’m a 27 year old British Senshu(Japanese Wrestler for you gaijins). I draw Anime and Manga on my tablet, and spend my days perfecting my art and playing superior Japanese games. (King of Colosseum, VirtualPro Wrestling, Rumble Roses)

I train with my Katana every day, this superior weapon can cut clean through steel because it is folded over a thousand times, and is vastly superior to any other weapon on earth. I earned my sword license two years ago, and I have been getting better every day.

I speak Japanese fluently, both Kanji and the Osaka dialect, and I write fluently as well. I know everything about Japanese history and their bushido code, which I follow 100%

When I get my Japanese visa, I am moving to Tokyo to attend a prestigious High School to learn more about their magnificent culture. I hope I can become an animator for Studio Ghibli or a game designer!

I own several kimonos, which I wear around town. I want to get used to wearing them before I move to Japan, so I can fit in easier. I bow to my elders and seniors and speak Japanese as often as I can, but rarely does anyone manage to respond.

Wish me luck in Japan!

>>18288283
hell yeah
>>18288595
hell no

>>18288595
lmao is this a rib from the higher ups ?
couldn't make him look even more lame, what a bitch ass leaky clitty bitch that's grim beyond belief

>>18288848
They love white weebs in Japan you idiot

>>18288856
not in real life, pussy.

>>18288856
Yeah every english comments on the X post were shit like "THIS DUDE FELL OFF FUCK OFF HE FUCKING SUCKS" and the few Japanese ones were like this lol

>>18288877
Japanese New Japan crowds aren't real life people? Okay buddy

>>18288595
>>18288746
what's with the all elite type of design ??

>>18288881
its the text that kills me more than the kimono. the cringe must not translate well

>>18288885
a few dumb grim faggots don't represent the people of japan

>>18286011
Drilla will come out of this G1 looking like a megastar, mark my words

>>18288900
go in lookin like a snack, come out lookin like a star. i like your thinking

>>18288898
But you do? Get over yourself retard

>shilling drilla
Absolutely dire

>>18288911
excuse you, thats Dr. Knee Pawn, President of Japan youre posting with

>>18288911
I know better than you. Know your place, faggot. It's grim and everyone that likes the shirt is a disgusting pedophile faggot fat retard. That's facts.

Shilla Baloney

Drilled Bologna is a manlet and is dimeless like most of the roster.

https://www.njpw.co.jp/587169
>"Yamada Infratechnos Presents G1 CLIMAX 35" is finally about to begin!

>New Japan Pro-Wrestling's official LINE account conducted a "League 1st Place Prediction Survey" and received many votes.
>A total of 7,033 votes were received! What will be the results of the survey that you all predicted?

Block A:
>5th place: EVIL - 790 votes,
>4th place: Taichi - 845 votes,
>3rd place: Yuya Uemura - 1,134 votes,
>2nd place: David Finlay - 1,163 votes

And...
>1st place: Yota Tsuji = 1,903 votes!

Block B:
>5th place: Umino Shota = 775 votes,
>4th place: Takagi Shingo = 919 votes,
>3rd place: Zack Sabre Jr. = 1,280 votes,
>2nd place: Gabe Kidd = 1,326 votes

And...
>1st place: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA = 2,040 votes!

>>18288955
No one believes in the Ace anymore...

>>18288955
Switch reberu and Zack with EVIL and Shota and that's my top 6

>SANADA vs Taichi
>SANADA vs EVIL
>SANADA vs Oleg
Cold Skull bros, we are feasting this G1

>Pretends to leave NJPW (doesn't tell Bushi)
>Takes a few months off to heal
>Skips the G1
>Works some easy tags in the UK and some Collision episodes for an easy pay day
>Uses his Tony Khan pay day to get steam cell injections to fix his knees
>Returns at WK to retire Tanahashi

By the way, Shota is winning the G1 and will challenge ZSJ at WK

>>18289021
I asked Grok and he told me that this was true.

>>18289014
>Double-crosses Bushiroad by then leaving for real

>>18289014
>Pretends to leave NJPW
my pareja i must ask you to stop this. let go.

>>18289014
him refusing to talk shit about bushiroad and tanahashi in that interview makes me think he will come back one day unlike okada, but it won't be anytime soon lol

>>18288595
Inoki would fire this tranny

>>18289100
? He has Inoki's eyes though?

>>18288994
*cold blooded snake

>>18289071
>Pretends to go to the toilet and leaves them with the bill for the food
You've gotta love the Naitomaster

>>18289086
I could easily imagine he's Bushiroad's backup plan for Tanahashi's final match (even if he doesn't return to NJPW full time)

>>18288595
Does Gabe post here? I feel like that reference image originated on this site

Yoshi-Hashi with a fan

>>18288595

more like Geek Kwab

It's literally ken sama. Are you all dumb or something?

KIMERO
SAIKYO

>>18288955
Yep, it's obvious that Takeshita is the most popular wrestler in New Japan. Takeshita winning the G1 is all but confirmed.

Bandido vs. Konosuke Takeshita got 5.75 stars. There's still hope.

>>18289129
truly the Stardust Genius

WWE-sama loaned out AJ Styles to TNA for Slammiversary. We could have had Nakamura vs Tanahashi for Wrestle Kingdom if we decided to work with WWE-sama...

>>18290352
we gave ya kenny toy last year
we are letting ya play with our takeshita toy too
dont get cocky
know your place

>>18290352
Fuck WWE, we don't need that faggot Nakamura.

>>18290352
After Nakamura decided to do faggot shit during Muta's last match, he can fuck right off and stay in the pigpen. Send him to GCW where that shit belongs.

>>18290352
AEW general ya newbitch

>>18290352
We love the AEW partnership in this general you piggiE bitch. Fuck off. You are not welcome here.

i remember watching doraemon on the pre-show of a wrestle kingdom long ago
new japan needs more anime collabs

>>18273534
>Sa-No-Dime
>Shin Ashe
>Great-O-KWAB
>AEW Ready
I popped. Good job, anon.
G1 looks kino albeit.

>>18274348
Sad but true
Fuck bushiroad

>>18274624
bashed

>>18278383
Tsujibros...

>>18285348
Shota Umino and Takeashita are tied for first grim.

are the juniors going to be in aew during g1 season to build matches for fobidden door?

im already looking forward to the forbidden door
g1 is kinda dimeless this year

go ahead, speak a little nihongo for 'em gabeu

>>18288595
>even /njpw/ can't appreciate the meme of this because Gabe worked like 5 AEW dates
You guys have really gotten pathetic in here with your AEW derangement syndrome.
This guy got Gedo to make maybe the most unwearable meme wrestling shirt of all time and you faggots don't hate Gabe too much to even think it's funny when he's making fun of himself.

Truly pathetic, /njpw/
glad I left

>>18291704
-don't
anyway fuck you guys

>>18291704
what are you talking about
we love aew in this general

>>18291704

>>18291722
He is just getting uppity because he wanted more (You)s on his posts. Ignore him. He also stayed up all night making >18273534 and no one gave a shit. Then he just replied to his own post >18291253.

>>18291741
I don't like AEW either you faggot but hating a guy for working there a few times is an unhinged level of derangement that only serves to reduce your enjoyment of things you claim to be a fan of (NJPW)

>>18291751
holy grimola
im glad i have 3d friends i can watching g1 with

>>18291764
can enjoy*
dont gms me

>I'm glad I left hahaha!
He says while posting in this very thread

>im glad i have 3d friends i can watching g1 with

I just care about Takeshita. Otherwise who the fuck would watch a dimeless promotion like New Grimpan.

>>18291784
you made a typo too faggot >>18291716
dont get uppity
anyways that outfit is dimes
sanada should wear it

>>18291787
This.
It's all about Takeshita. Even the Japanese fans agree. He is the most popular wrestler in the company now that Naito has become an ice cream stall owner.

Takeshita should get injured by Gabe Kidd on his first match. We're all praying for it to happen.

>>18291787
>>18291804
I really hope Takeshita wins the G1 this year so that I can enjoy watching this guy having an epic melty over an "outsider" winning the G1. It will be so fucking funny.

>>18291815
he probably made ten different accounts on chris samsa pickems and picked gabe to win the tourney in all of them

Seriously, the name of this general should be renamed to /cfg/ - Crying Faggot General because it's all you do ITT anymore

Nobody is even a fan of NJPW or wrestling in general in /njpw/, just a bunch of whiny faggots who want to seppuku their own enjoyment of wrestling

>>18291828
Kek

>>18291815
He is an outsider. No need for the quotation marks, retard.

>>18291840
We don't sign our posts here.

for me, its Oleg Boltin

>>18291751
uh oh
ya made him go on a melty
dont expose his business

>>18291830
It's should be renamed Grim Nippan Pro-Grimming

>>18291753

>>18291815
I mean...Takeshita genuinely has a better chance to win than Gabe because Gabe is the Global champ. I don't know what you guys are so angry about. First post ITT btw.

KIMERO
SAIKYO

>Forbidden Door without OsGOD on the card
How grim is this shit going to be?

>>18291961
GRIM!

>'Make sure this gets in...'

>From lighting issues to a certain wrestler's 'daddy issues', Yota Tsuji pulls no punches in his pre-G1 interview!

https://x.com/njpwglobal/status/1946283836163133522

>>18291961
To be fair, he was probably gonna be wrestling an AEW again like last year

Who cares. Forbidden Door 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 Forbidden Door.

can't stooge the tsuj

>>18291976
Funny how he goes all in on everyone except Gabe lol, fucking pussy scared of TK

Massive Tsuji giving Oiwa good advice while cooking him.

>>18291704
>>18291830
>NOOOOO WHY DON'T YOU LIKE TRAITORS?
Suck my dick lol

Being cucked to gAyEW was bad enough, but Naito leaving really shattered my love for Shin Nihon
I miss pre-2020 NJPW

>>18292305
>>18292373
have you considered leaving the thread since you hate njpw now

>>18292389
I hate traitors, not NJPW. Kidd lost his appeal and is no longer entertaining.

>>18292399
You do hate NJPW you constantly post about everyone being awful, Shota, Tsuji, Shingo, all of them

if you're not the guy sorry but our main schizo genuinely hates everything and it sounds like you've been worked into hating gate kidd

>>18292373
They are not your slaves you entitled little bitch. They are not gonna wrestle for your entertainment even after their body has completely broken down. You are not that important. You are not even Japanese, bet you have never even bought tickets to single a G1 show. Oh, and yes Gabe is gonna leave and join AEW. He has money to make. He isn't gonna keep slaving it out in NJPW just because you like it. You are not that important. Just shut up and keep making threads for us like a good little OP. You are our slave.

>>18292414
I am in fact not that guy. I have made 8 posts in this thread and they are all in the past 4 hours.

I haven't been "worked" into hating Gabe Kidd. I hate Gabe Kidd because he lost his appeal by being someone that is salivating at the prospect of jumping to AEW. It completely flies in the face of his character. I no longer can even pretend to believe anything he says now. And it's contagious, because we spent years listening to Gabe Kidd be the truth teller but now that he's obviously with one foot out of the door, no one comments on it. Tsuji is completely silent. And yet here he is trying to play the "NJPW Dojo" card on Takeshita. Fuck Kidd.

>>18292450
You are definitely that guy, nevermind lol

>>18292450
We love Gabe Kidd here. We just don't drop replies to your dimeless unfunny memes. You can keep replying to your own posts though, we don't mind. As long as you keep making new threads for this general, we are good.

>>18292468
>Make a completely honest post explaining in detail why I don't like Kidd
>YOU'RE LE SCHIZO BOOGEYMAN MEMER!!!
cringe behavior
What's the point of crying about what other people think and not engaging with anything they're actually saying?

cant wait for gabe to jump ship to aew exclusively

>>18292527
Me too.
t. NJPW fan

>>18292526
>he obviously doesn't give him any special treatment but ermmm it still makes me mad
what a gotten to faggot

>>18273534
Blows my mind sometimes, when I remember the chubby kid with rosey cheeks in WCPW is now the madman

>type 310 for Evil

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