Live on NJPW World:

>G1 CLIMAX 35

7/26 Ota-City General Gymnasium (3:00pm)
>B Block: Shingo Takagi vs Konosuke Takeshita
>B Block: Shota Umino vs Ren Narita
>B Block: El Phantasmo vs Zack Sabre Jr.
>B Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs Great-O-Khan
>Katsuya Murashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa
>Tomoaki Honma & Yuya Uemura vs Dick Togo & King of Darkness EVIL
>Masatora Yasuda & Taichi vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA
>Jakob Austin Young & Callum Newman vs Gedo & David Finlay
>Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg vs Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji

7/27 Port Messe Nagoya Exhibition Hall 1 (5:00pm)
>A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Ryohei Oiwa
>A Block: Yuya Uemura vs King of Darkness EVIL
>A Block: Taichi vs SANADA
>A Block: Callum Newman vs David Finlay
>A Block: Boltin Oleg vs Yota Tsuji
>Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr. vs Rocky Romero & Konosuke Takeshita
>Taiji Ishimori & Drilla Moloney vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita
>Katsuya Murashima & Shota Umino vs Daiki Nagai & Shingo Takagi
>Jado & El Phantasmo vs Jakob Austin Young & Great-O-Khan

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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>>18353616 (OP)
Free matches in tribute of Hogan

Hogan vs Andre
https://watch.njpwworld.com/player/42861/series?assetType=series&playlist_id=2339

Hogan vs Inoki
https://watch.njpwworld.com/player/38166/series?assetType=series&playlist_id=2339

Hogan & Inoki vs Fujinami & Maeda from MSG Tag League
https://watch.njpwworld.com/player/54277/series?assetType=series&playlist_id=2339

Hogan vs Fujinami
https://watch.njpwworld.com/player/43954/series?assetType=series&playlist_id=2339

Hogan vs Muta
https://watch.njpwworld.com/player/42067/series?assetType=series&playlist_id=2339

>meanwhile
come home, emeraldman

yoshi smashy

>>18353639
who’s the twink in the ring

>>18353616 (OP)
>Reiwa Hashimoto

>no Naito
>no Goto
>no Gabe
GRIM TO THE GRIMMEST 1

>>18353649
holy fucking mid

someone should kill tanahashi

President Tanahashi is gonna win the G1, retire with the World Title and then personally shut the doors on NJPW

>>18353717
so that's why they're not pushing anyone under 30, makes sense desu

>>18353652
OZAWA

>>18353717
He should straight up announce that for shits and giggles

>>18353660
at least they finally put him in a suit instead of a mustard stained tank top

>>18353728
no one cares about this SHO ripoff, gtfo

WHERE ISH EVERYONE GOING? I AM THE SHIN ASHE!

maybe an ix-nay on FInlay getting his ass beat with Gabe's knee now sawdusted

>>18353660
It's unironically up to him to save the company

>>18353728
he looks like sho and yoh’s lovechild

>>18353831
oh he wishes, but he's just edgy guy doing tiktok dances

>>18353891
b-b-but he sold out korakuen one time, that means he's a mega star!!! (lmao)

Looking at the grim attendance is very sad because the actual in ring was kino rn. Even guys that failed to impress me much like Oiwa are getting me excited.
Is this what NOAH fans went through for so long?

>>18353908
naito having shit matches in the main event would be better because bushiroad would get more money

NOAH's next Korakuen has already sold out

>>18353905
i know you joking lol but happy for them that a guy with 2 years in-ring experience is helping selling out korakuen
>>18353933
this is not /puro/ fag

>>18353972
the newjapanlet recoils at the thought of a sold out show

>>18353933
Grim main event for 2025

>>18353983
not even a njpwfag,even tjpw last show in ota ward had more attendance than today njpw show.

>NOAH joshipedo has now resorted to spamming /njpw/ because he killed /puro/
KWAB

Tanahashi is the problem.

even on 5ch they are doomposting about the attendance
>The photo of Tanahashi posing on the corner post with an empty audience in the background keeps playing and it makes me cry

the Lonesome Outlaw's match in Korea is up on YouTube
https://x.com/realchaseowens/status/1948709821965799657

TJPW outdrew NJPW at Ota Ward this week
https://x.com/EasternLariat/status/1948718347186569571

>>18354082
>jin gay song

>>18354082
Did he get to me Jeongmok while he was there?

NJPW is basically AEW Dark: Nihon at this point.

i dont think this bizarre attempt at getting a tjpw/noah/njpw console war is going to work duder but keep on trying

>>18354243
He's not an actual njpw fan, he's just here to shit on njpw and all of is wrestlers any way he can
always has been like this is i fear

he's an angry joshipedo from /puro/ and /tjpw/ who blames bushiroad for the promotions he prefers not being popular

>>18354243
console war is stupid in the first place, but njpw fans should deal with the fact that this would happen one day or another since a lot of njpw fans always felt superior over other promotions

>gives you an effortless 4 star match in your path

>>18354371
>since a lot of njpw fans always felt superior over other promotions
where? in your own headcanon? because you got trolled by one guy once?

people who follow puro, njpw included, are workrate marks more or less, not drawfags. why the fuck would anyone watch anything other than wwe if they were a drawfag?
you're damn sure not going to wake up at 5am to watch a show because you want to see how many people at in attendance.
get off twitter for fuck's sake anon

>1,308人

>>18354384
This faggot doesn't do anything interesting in the ring either

Ok I'm just gonna say it, NJPW needs to change up their booking style. I'm sorry if it offends but they are booking too many of these pointless messy tag matches. When you combine that with the near-complete lack of storytelling outside the ring, it makes for a boring show. They have some of the best athletes in the game but they just aren't drawing interest.

>>18354597
Idk I get really enthralled when he grabs the guy's arms and rocks side to side with him

>>18354458
So all the comments when NJPW x DDT ppv happened were all in my head? Anon, it's clear that a lot of fags here feel like "they lost" against minor promotions because for some reason NJPW is not drawing more people for a big tournament.
I personally don't care for attendance, wrestlers' worth is not proven on how many people are sit in the venue but many fans do feel threatened. Even in japan the comments on NJPW's status are pretty grim.
Also aside looking for photos, I do not talk about puro on twitter.

>>18354601
tag matches are not a problem but yeah the lack of storytelling and charismatic characters is fucking grim right now
the world champ is a fucking CAW technical faggot and the secondary champ is an injured AEW ready tranny. I watched some of the dark era G1 matches in the last few days. It still had prime Tenzan, Nagata, Takayama, Sasaki and other guys. Even washed up Chono mogs the shit out of literally the whole fucking 2025 roster, that's a guy that had charisma and could make even the grimest crowd they drew cheer like they were sold out. Even as a grimster I think it is getting depressing at this point and if the fatass judo guy can't save them then I think we'll have to find another word to describe current Shin Nihon because it'll be beyond the grimest shit imaginable.

>CAW technical faggot
>injured AEW ready tranny
why am i supposed to take you people seriously

Tanahashi opening the "forbidden door" was the most self destructive decision in the history of pro wrestling.

>>18354634
This is just wrestling in general. Are there even three guys in the whole world who are any good?

>>18354645
the man who saved and killed Shin Nihon

>No ratings provided for 7/22 and 7/23, but he said Taichi vs. David Finlay and Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura (both from Night 3) were very good and Konosuke Takeshita vs. Great-O-Khan and Shota Umino vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (both from Night 4) were excellent.
Even Big Dave gave up on Nooj, it's obvious he didn't even watch the matches lol

>1.3 thousy
might as well book the G1 in Shinjuku FACE next year

>>18354627
>So all the comments when NJPW x DDT ppv happened were all in my head?
No they were probably made by one guy or random insignificant retards grifting for social media clicks.
Not something any sane person listens to

>>18354645
AEW would've just poached even more aggressively if there was no Forbidden Door

Do you think NJPW wrestlers would stop liking money if that happened lol
the problem is Bushiroad is not paying

Grim Jamal Pro Wrestling

JEONG MOSQUE LI

predict the attendance for the G1 final

>>18354706
NTA but if we talk about puro, going by the logic of wrestlers chasing money at this point no indie (big or small) promo should exist and all the people would work for big names, but this is not what happen and the indie scene is pretty big.
I'm sure that the biggest reason for moving to AEW or any other foreign promotion is to gain more popularity, a better income, but you have to question what kind of loyalty these wrestlers have if it's so easy to get poached.

>>18354627
>So all the comments when NJPW x DDT ppv happened were all in my head?
Most likely? It's not like top New Japan guys were taking falls from DDT guys on it. YOH literally pinned their president

>>18354802
4,5k

>>18354834
you're retarded, the reason guys like Nakajima are working GLEAT isn't because they like the indies, it's because none of the bigger companies will give them a spot

all of those guys are there for a reason

>>18354849
I'm not talking about specific reasons why x or y left or stayed there. Mine was a general comment on the situation.

another tough day for the bushidrones kek

>>18354866
The indie scene is only big because there's very limited room at the top. And even the guys at the "top" in Japan (meaning a lot of NOAH and DDT guys) are paid per appearance and make peanuts -- you can make more on the American indies by far.

Japanese indie guys aren't the guys NJPW should be poaching though, that should be companies like Dragon Gate and DDT's job. NJPW should be snatching up top NOAH/DDT/AJPW stars but Bushiroad is fucking retarded and holding on to every yen right now. They refuse to pay anyone.
I hate to always bring it up but I think it's significant that Aussie Open were holding the IWGP heavyweight tag belts, some of your marquee titles, and weren't even on one-year contracts, they were just being paid per appearance with no guarantees. You will never retain wrestlers with this sort of strategy. There are just better places for them to work.
It lowers NJPW down to the level of NOAH and DDT because it's all they are willing to pay, that same tier of investment from the parent company.

You have to spend money to make money and Bushiroad refuses to spend money right now. Maybe they're actually trying to lure Tony Khan into a buyout.

Not everyone can mindlessly spend money like Tony Khan. And lol at you saying they should poach every top guy in Japan, you really want to import the retarded console war into puro you fucking retard, you don't deserve to live

>>18354932
Big fish eats the little fish, anon. Tenryu, Choshu, Saito, Sasaki, Kojima. How many guys on the roster right now aren't dojo guys? Takagi, SANADA, Taichi, etc, etc.
You're a retard.

Also, Tony Khan is part of the problem because he is allowing Bushiroad to view attendance/interest drops like this as insignificant due to the huge Forbidden Door/Jan show payouts.
>not everyone can spend endless money
They refused to pay Naito, lol, what the fuck are you talking about. They're not spending on anything.

>>18354895
>the IWGP heavyweight tag belts, some of your marquee titles
thats news to me

>>18354949
>They refused to pay Naito
And you know that how?

>>18354981
>And you know that how?
Because he's still working dates

>>18355001
...And?

>>18354949
>They refused to pay Naito,
Naito, in a rare moment of bluntness, flat out said it had nothing to do with money. He used to straight up walk into the office, sign his contract without looking and leave at every previous renewal. It's not money

>>18355111
What's it about then? Being a top guy? Not wrestling as much? Just being able to take time off?

>>18355119
https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/342594
>Let me be clear: in the five contract renewals I’ve had, I never once brought up money. Ever since they made me the initial offer in the first negotiation, I never touched the subject again. It’s extremely frustrating to have people think I’m quitting because of money, and honestly, I think it’s Tokyo Sports’ fault. But if Tokyo Sports writes about it, it somehow sounds even more like a lie, so what the heck am I supposed to do…?
>I never made any unreasonable demands. I never said, ‘Since I’m wrestling more, pay me more,’ or ‘That guy wrestles less, pay him less.’ I just wanted them to properly value what a wrestler’s match is worth. I’ve been saying that for years. I get that the number of wrestlers has increased, and there are unavoidable circumstances, but still…

>>18355280
Yes, I know that he said it isn't for money. But then he says "properly value what a wrestler's match is worth" which makes it sound like it's about money.

And again, if it's about remaining a top guy and being booked strong or if it's about a more leisurely schedule that is more convenient, why is he taking some random booking in the UK where the only possible explanation is that it's for money?
What other interest is being served by the dates Naito has booked?

>>18355301
What a cynical view of things. You're a lost soul.

>>18355316
Feel free to explain to me what his reasons could be.

What, he just loves... England?

>be grim era NJPW
>do even worse numbers than expected
>lose Naito, your biggest merch seller and your biggest draw
>the only remaining draw is fucking Goto
>he got injured and/or just wanted to star in a movie instead of wrestling in the G1
>the 2 main champs are gaijin antidraws
>one of them is already injured, will probably sign with AEW next year anyway
>your young japanese talents don't do well because you keep slowing them down by booking around Forbidden Door to have white guys in title matches
>grimest attendance numbers in G1 history
>might struggle to even draw 5k in a 15k arena for the final show
>the future of the promotion will now rely on a chubby judoka

>>18355337
Why the fuck does he need deep complicated reasons to work a wrestling show? You're a fucking moron. If he exclusively wanted money he would call his friend RUSH and get booked in ROH or on Collision like immediately

>>18355646
Obviously Bushiroad put in a call to Tonikhan and said not to book him so he's left with the grim option of UK indies. KWABOTY candidate tbhfam

there's only one man who can save NJPW and it's not Naito

it's the man who outdrew him

hey Dribbler Baloney your ride's here

>>18355664
>Tony Khan listening to his developmental
lmaooo

>>18355695
It's spelled bologna you ESL retard
>>18355713
it's not like CMLL is booking him either

>>18355673
why don't you use a more relevant exemple like the bosj finals that had a 22 year old in it that outdrew today's show? do you perhaps have an unhealthy obsession with aew and "tonikan"?

>>18355733
That would be similar actually
>comparing a bookend seasonal show to a random G1 night
You don't even know why the picture I posted is dishonest, you're too stupid.

>IT'S LE RANDOM G1 NIGHT SO IT DOESN'T COUNT
Nice cope lol

>>18355753
it's like comparing Summerslam to a RAW so yeah I get his point actually

>>18355753
no it does count which is why jeongmok is a bigger draw than shite-o

>>18355342
Code?

Outdrawn by Shingo Bangerino's girlfriend.

KWAB

I will stop watching the shows and only pay attention to Bushiroad's quarterly financial reports. They're the only thing that matter after all.

>>18356398
I agree. I need to know if NJPW is profitable. How much merch is being sold? What are the ticket prices?

This is what it means to be a fan of puroresu.

>>18356602
first a suit then they got him to shave down his dreadful beard? puro is saved

NJPW has failed, but TJPW will carry on.

The g1 has always kind of been a retarded idea. It's the best time of the year in wrestling but doesn't make much sense from a business standpoint.

all of this can be fixed if you nujamals just learn to let go of your cockiness and do the dogeza to aew-sama

Don't even think for a second that NJPW has any hope left. Don't make the mistake of thinking that you can develop new stars who will save the company. AEW will always be here to sign your stars. Never forget. NJPW is a raped bitch. You are the AEW slave promotion.

>>18357361
i'm not tanahashi why are you talking to me like that

>>18356334
the important thing is the yellow bar you bubbly faggotty jannetty dingus. The G1 33 built on the Naito win and then him KWABing SANADA at Wrestle Grimdom.
>>18356602
fatty
>>18356735
what are you blabbering about ? business-wise it's supposed to be their most profitable tour.

hey NuJabros, how was this morning's G1 ? What matches were good ? Was there Tournament matches yesterday too? I'm a bit behind I think, last stuff I saw was Day 4. Let me know what's been worth watching since.

>>18353635
The Hulkster was a real shooter, brother.

>>18357377
if the yellow bar is what matters then naito didn't get outdrawn by jay and okada?

>>18357386
tsuji/oiwa was pretty good and felt like the start of a great rivalry

>>18357404
the yellow bar is profits, also look at the numbers at the dome nigga, Naito outdrew them.
the reason why Jay and Okada got the bar this high is because the Wrestle Grimdom they fought on was built on Inoki's death
Inoki's spirit literally carried this grim Dome show

>>18357438
??? i was literally agreeing with you?

>>18357473
I know, I was just explaining why the other bar was so high.

>>18357386
Was surprised how good Tsuji/Oiwa was and the ending was pretty cool

New Jamal betting BTFOd by All Japoo and Noah in the same venues. Can I get a Grim from the grimsters in the back.

>>18357663
the best ota gate this year is still the anniversary show btw (come back quickly goto we need you)

Don't eve think for a second that NJPW has any hope left. Don't make the mistake of thinking that you can develop new stars who will save the company. AEW will always be here to sign to your stars. Never forget. NJPW is a raped bitch. NJPW is the AEW slave promotion.

Oh, and banning me again will NOT stop NJPW from a raped bitchtoy of AEW ya buttblasted seething Nujamal joshipedo tranny janny! This janny seethin'. He bubblin'.

>>18357685
We definitely need Goato. Also i love Zack but he should never be champ again. Luckily despite the grim prognosis of attendances does not reflect the state of this G1. It's been above my expectations

>>18357663
Grim !

>>18357386
SANADA vs Boltin was decent but a little dry
Yuya vs Newman was very good with a cool finish
Taichi vs EVIL was fun and they did a callback to Hogan vs Inoki
Tsuji vs Oiwa was MOTT candidate
Finray/Tana was good but not great

>>18357829
>they did a callback to Hogan vs Inoki
always knew these two were fucking CHUDS

za raberu wirr getto za grobaru beruto bakku

>>18355301
>why is he taking some random booking in the UK where the only possible explanation is that it's for money
Yeah dude the deep pockets of fucking RevPro lol

>>18357845
Wrestling is for CHUDS. All of the theater kids need to GO.

>>18357845
EVIL is engaged to Mio Shirai's sister. We knew

>draws the worst attendance of a Wrestle Kingdom on a weekend
>main events the worst drawing non-coughy Tokyo Dome show in New Japan's history
>is the world champ of the most dimeless G1 in history
inspiring

>>18357893
Doesn't Mio still hate Io since she stole one of her boyfriends 100 years ago?

Insider here.

>>18357429
>>18357578
>>18357829
Thank you Noojbros

>>18357961
What is your wisdom

>>18357912
They made up.
Now she probably sends Iyo articles about how the LDP isn't racist enough or something

>>18358089
Lol

>>18358039
I can't tell, but I'm here.

>>18358288
Very intriguing indeed.

>>18358288
When will you be able to tell?
Are you chris Charleton

https://x.com/njpw1972/status/1948900362616016923
Chud company.

>>18358849
Wait till Big Tone finds out

>>18358849
I will forgive Tanahashi for everything if he cries while holding a portrait of the Hulkster.

>>18359042
He has 0 relation to Hogan.
Realistically it should be Taichi holding it as he carries the legacy of the Axe Bomba.

Wow, I can't believe Whoya Uepooa versus Callgirl Gayman didn't draw the house.

>>18360463
>Whoya Uepooa
This is your worst one yet

>>18358849
Willing to bet at least 30% of the Japanese roster are sanseito bros

>>18361235
not that any proof was needed, but one guy certainly is

>>18361235
No idea what this means

>>18361304
Sanseito are chudpilled.

I'm not gonna absolve Bushiroad or whoever behind-the-scenes as not a factor but I don't really think about the business side much in part because I think it's possible that nothing can be realistically done regardless of he talent. At best you can keep business floating with old hands using their former popularity but a lot of older fans may just be checking out with Naito and/or Tanahashi leaving regardless of anything else going on. Remember NJPW still does by far the most overall business in the country too, wrestling simply isn't a draw and young people who aren't just children of fans aren't coming out in numbers strong enough to offset the transition period of the 20's (the fujoshi are hardly on a large enough scale either and if they were the product probably wouldn't be what most of us want anyways). Like I wouldn't be surprised if every young guy was Takeshita level with good looks, engrossing booking and stellar marketing and at best business picks up a little past average.

Maybe if some manga creator makes the next big sports manga about pro wrestling and the company successfully capitalizes on it you could pull some new heads but long term would still be an issue.

>>18358849
I will be watching.

>>18353616 (OP)
>El Phantasmo vs Zack Sabre Jr.
HEADBANGA bros we're in for a banger

day 6 gamethread

>>18362566
>>18362566
>>18362566

>>18362102
I agree that this would be a down period regardless but this is the time to spend money to buoy things up, to bring in outsiders to help draw during what you should be planning to be a down time due to a need to make young guys.

Inoki did it, he brought in Choshu and Tenryu to help bridge the gap between himself and Fujinami and the guys they had coming up in the dojo that he knew would be stars.

>>18361275
Not surprising at all lol

Serious question, has anything happened in the G1 this year that holds up to previous years? Like any match worth watching? Are you excited for any matchups?

I'm asking because I haven't seen any threads about it so far

>>18363231
No, nothing noteworthy has happened this year in the Grim1 so far. Gaped Kidd KWAB'd his knee, that is most noteworthy thing yet. You can safely skip the G1 this year. This is the dark era of NJPW.

>>18363231
It's been kino, any match with Oiwa, Tsuji, Takeshita and Taichi will be fun to watch, even YOSHI-HASHI is showing out

>>18362633
The live event business in Japan seems to be doing fine for the most part at this point. Yes, wrestling is for sure cyclical, but I do not think the whole industry is struggling. The Joshi promotions in particular are having a lot of success currently (admittedly in part because of retirement shows). Noah is really picking up steam to the point where they drawing higher than they were even pre-pandemic. New Japan needs a true ace; just like DDT and Dragon Gate. And at least those two promotions are working in the right direction (Shun being crowned & that fujo bait boy band guy helping them sell out korakeuns). Maybe if we are lucky they will actually pick someone to push in this G1.

>>18363231
The only really good match so far was SANADA vs EVIL.

>>18363240
Unironically Finlay vs. Taichi was MOTYC. Would recommend Oleg throwing around Tana as well.

I hate that neck snap shit but holy fuck what a match

>>18363231
Grim stuff, grim promotion, dont bother watching any of it, there's a good reason NOBODY is talking about it

You all thought Shingo would win, didn't you? Pfffft. Rocky was right there. One phone call is all it takes.

If Shota/Narita didn't shit the bed that wouldve been the best show so far

>>18363917
the only interesting thing in that match was narita nose bleeding and shota almost hitting his dad

They were down 1 G1 match in advance and still jumped yesterday by 1000 lmao
B Chad's rise up

>>18363968
Dribbler baloney vs gaped klitt wouldn't have sold even one additional ticket

>The comments on the backstage, Zack and ELP seem more like rivals than Umino and Narita.
The new generation doesn't have enough experience or history, but they try to do too much emotion, so it seems like they're falling flat.

>>18364057
What you wrote doesn't make any sense you fucking esl retard

>>18364057
Shota and Narita aren't good at displaying proper emotion and urgency even if they have an easy and basic excuse to feud. I don't need to ever see those 2 wrestle each other.

>>18358849
>>18359042
Tiger Hattori held the picture but Tanahashi is there too.

we're at a point where New Japan doing All Japoo numbers on a saturday looks like a good thing

>>18364422
Uh... where are the fans?

>>18364468
it was before the start of the show
anyway the attendance was 2.250 for today

>>18364468

>>18364422
ELP, Zack, Finlay, Newman nowhere to be seen.

>>18364422
>>18364475
>They had to move fans to the hard cam side

OHNONONO

>>18364526
Jabroni marks without a life who worked themselves into a shoot

>>18364526
oh and Jacob Austin Young lol forgot he existed

true or just cope?