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>G1 CLIMAX 35

8/5 INTEX Osaka Hall (6:30pm)
>B Block: Shingo Takagi vs Zack Sabre Jr.
>B Block: El Phantasmo vs Drilla Moloney
>B Block: Great-O-Khan vs Ren Narita
>B Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs Konosuke Takeshita
>Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji vs Gedo & David Finlay
>Shoma Kato & Yuya Uemura vs Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa
>Katsuya Murashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA
>Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg vs Dick Togo & King of Darkness EVIL
>Masatora Yasuda & Taichi vs Jakob Austin Young & Callum Newman

8/7 Korakuen Hall (6:30pm)
>A Block: Yota Tsuji vs David Finlay
>A Block: Yuya Uemura vs Ryohei Oiwa
>A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs SANADA
>A Block: Boltin Oleg vs King of Darkness EVIL
>A Block: Taichi vs Callum Newman
>Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino vs Rocky Romero & Konosuke Takeshita
>Daiki Nagai & Shingo Takagi vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita
>Hartley Jackson & Zack Sabre Jr. vs Taiji Ishimori & Drilla Moloney
>Jado & El Phantasmo vs Shoma Kato & YOSHI-HASHI

8/8 Yokohama Budokan (6:30pm)
>B Block: Shota Umino vs Konosuke Takeshita
>B Block: Shingo Takagi vs Ren Narita
>B Block: Zack Sabre Jr. vs Drilla Moloney
>B Block: El Phantasmo vs YOSHI-HASHI
>Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SANADA
>Masatora Yasuda & Taichi vs Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg
>Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji vs Jakob Austin Young & Callum Newman
>Katsuya Murashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Dick Togo & King of Darkness EVIL
>Tomoaki Honma & Yuya Uemura vs Gedo & David Finlay

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)

9/7 Blue Justice XVI @ Togane Arena (4:00pm)
9/28 Destruction in Kobe @ Kobe World Memorial Hall (4:00pm)

Previous >>18416585

>>18452826 (OP)
Got bumped out? Oh well

LETS GO TAI CHI

>>18452826 (OP)
We wouldve survived the weekend if we all just tied for 8 points.

>>18452908
>Gabe Kidd 0 points
The Tonikan effect

>>18452908
>Drilla and YOSHI-HASHI at 8 points
Grim

hey Dribbler Baloney your ride's here

>>18452908
>>18452932
paritybro was right...

GO ACE

>>18453122
woops wrong image

>>18453129
9% of Tanahashi's G1 victories were against Togi Makabe

>36 lariats in the match against Taichi…
>The damage hit so hard I couldn’t even get out of bed this morning.

>But I think Taichi-san taught me—through the match—that this kind of pro wrestling exists too.
>#G1CLIMAX35

https://x.com/njpw_ryoheioiwa/status/1952148368064741749

>>18453129
>Tenryu
>Sasaki
Wtf? These were rollup fluke wins, right?

>>18453122
He looks like Busuzima from Bloody Roar

>>18453249
Hes gonna be The Man when he finally decides to just be a physically overbearing asshole

Should EVIL end his disastrous heel persona with a promo like John Cena did? Maybe they could make him a credible main eventer then

>>18453444
The Man is already Yuya though

>>18453444
Abusive Oiwa vs Babyface Uemura could be dimes incarnate

>general died during the G1
Hmmmm.... I wonder if there's a word to describe this. GRIM, perhaps...

>>18453591
The Man is Shota, though

>>18452908
>>18452932
grim

>>18453868
He's not the one with the Becky Lynch theme song though

>>18453928
Yes but he's also not Irish. Shota went on excursion to the UK so close enough.

>>18453249
Honestly changed his career trajectory with this G1
He's been better than Tsuji and right there with Uemura

>>18453820
>did the general die because of my constant shitposting spam that has killed discussion?
>nah, must be because of the G1 is GRIM! GRIM GRIM TONIKHAN TRANNYHASHI GRIM

>>18454139
Im sad he didn't get to work with Goto but also happy he got Taichi. Hes even warmed me up to that weak ass finish he has

>>18452826 (OP)
>me when the thought of checking in on Grim1 enters my head

>B Block: Shingo Takagi vs Zack Sabre Jr.
>B Block: El Phantasmo vs Drilla Moloney
>B Block: Great-O-Khan vs Ren Narita
>B Block: YOSHI-HASHI vs Konosuke Takeshita
cringe, dire, dimeless

>A Block: Yota Tsuji vs David Finlay
>A Block: Yuya Uemura vs Ryohei Oiwa
>A Block: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs SANADA
>A Block: Boltin Oleg vs King of Darkness EVIL
>A Block: Taichi vs Callum Newman
bACEd, exciting, kino

>>18452908
>>18452932
>>18453087
When everyone's super... no one will be

Shota vs Gabe would have saved that Osaka show

This G1 feels more like a memoriam for Tana than a G1 which ignites the future stars

>>18454717
It's definitely both but Goto getting hurt meant Tana having to make up for the lost main events. Plus B block has 0 sauce whatsoever which is why they tried to salvage it with 3 singles champions in the block

>>18454717
Pulling another BOSJ where everyone has the same points doesn't help. It makes less sense for this G1 because the playoff structure means you can have a couple guys with dominant block runs but the play-off picture is still in the air. Feels like just holding back until the playoffs.

>>18454958
>Pulling another BOSJ
This has literally been ordinary G1 booking for the last decade, BOSJ didn't start some trend of this

>>18454376
I have more of an issue with his gutwrench powerbomb, he doesn't get much height with it and sometimes it's really low and completely falls flat. Compare to Boltin and Takeshita swinging people like ragdolls super high up.

>>18454981
It's way more of a factor these days with the obvious transitional period of all these younger talents and pillars/reliable old hands slowing down or leaving

>>18454999
Yeah his powerbomb isn't nearly as good as omega's was

>>18454999
It's odd because he's in his youtube documentary pulling up 170kg with 1 arm, yes his power ombre feels so lacking in power.

>>18455313
>these autocorrects
exactly what I get for posting on a phone.

>>18455313
>>18455335
ayy ees power ombre is lacking amigo

The parity in BOSJ was fine since the division is in a very stable state with guests that made a field truly stacked. The only thing throws it off is losing BUSHI and thus losing out on what would've been an exciting block finals match with Hiromu and getting the pin over his stablemate for Robbie X just sort of beating the top Jr and shooting his own angle with Fujita.

The G1 at least has several stories going on so there's at least some idea behind the pointsharing. BOSJ was void of that. Plus the playoffs offer proper resolution to the issue of so many people in the block sharing points as you have the fight in a knockout stage to even make it to the final

I asked this on /puro/ but didn't get answers: the other day Hiromu mentioned ASJF202X after a friendly match against Ueno. Could he make one happen again or there are reasons why the last one was back in 2023?

>>18456008
I could be wrong, but it sold out Korakuen and no one really complained about it outside of lolNewJapanwins, so they should make it a regular event. Everyone could use the publicity and money.

>>18453820
yep
I'm afraid it's very grim

>>18455410
Fujita winning didn't feel as special because everyone was on top of each other and the final was YOH (even if the match was great). Fucking Ninja Mack beat him in one of his last matches.

>>18456532
also no playoff didn't help, it just abruptly was the final

just 2 guys that are just 4 guys

>>18457087
With TAKA seemingly gone there are more GUYS in HoT

>>18456541
Most G1's and BOSJ's didn't have playoffs. Most people just call the last block matches the semi finals, because the math plays out that way

I know this G1 has very grim attendance numbers but how does it compare to the dark age G1s ?

>>18457667
impossible to make an accurate comparison due to how insanely inflated japanese attendance numbers were prior to the 2010s

>>18456532
>>18456541
This would've been fine had he just won the tile. Once he didn't it just showed he's just out of top 5, not fully on par the big 3 like everyone wanted

I can't believe I missed this.
https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/ballistik-boyz-creators-of-njpw-g1-climax-35-theme-song-set-to-perform-at-g1-final-on-8-17/

>Tsuji vs Finlay, main event
>Tsuji has lost 2 in a row but has owned Finlay's soul since the last G1
Is Tsuji going on a big losing streak here for some reason or is Finlay getting this new found momentum immediately cut down with his fourth loss in a row and also in a main?

>>18459137
*fourth loss in a row to Tsuji

>>18459137
Tsuji's last match is with Newman. I guess they wanna put a tiny bit of drama on it by having him on a losing streak. Also Finlay needs to win so his match with Uemura has some real stakes to it.

Personally I think Tsuji should be having the run Zack had last year but what the fuck ever.

starting the think oiwa might make the playoffs

GO ACE

>>18462044
>just smile through the pain...

Hartley Jackson needs to look out for himself. He moves good, but there's something going on with his face. It's so pale and waxy for such a red guy.

yoshi hashi gonna get heemed tonight

>>18462899
Takeshita and Ren winning sets up a showdown for their final match

>>18462899
grim

Who has been mathematically eliminated so far?

>>18462899
That is legitimately a bit grim bros

>>18463363
Just ELP

>>18463381
>>18463121
>shingo and take on the card
>grim
at least theres something to watch

>>18463424
Ooooh, what a lucky man he was

day 12 gamethread

>>18463471
>>18463471
>>18463471

Bangerinoposter, how ya feelin?

Pretty good G1 day. B block continues to blow the fuck out of A block.

>>18464240
No way, A block has had the best matches.

Called it. Shingo turns on Hiromu/Tsuji and takes Young Blood into his stable

>>18464281
he's the one losing, nagai should turn on him for being a bangerino bitch

>>18464281
Would Nagai join Takagi in this scenario?

>1,142人
Grim but expected when you put 2 proven anti-draws in the main event.

ren is boring as fuck but good on them for trying

>>18464281
he's not out yet. allegedly he can still get 3rd place if ren, okhan and yoshihashi lose out

>1,142人
Miss me, yet?

Ren is a wrestler for people with high intellect, just like Kanemaru.

Ren, like every other Shin Nihon player, is a wrestler for nobody. This is why attendance numbers PLUMMET again and again.

>>18464605
My GOAT, I've missed you since the day you left

>>18464605
No, you stopped drawing decades ago

>>18464707
Grow a chin

crazy to think that the whole G1 tour could draw nearly 100k a few years ago and here they might be lucky if they even draw half of that.

>>18464661
Kanemaru is actually fun to watch nd has the credibility. Ren is basically doing cosplay.

https://x.com/TheChrisSamsa/status/1952731322331300190
>The Sport of Pro Wrestling War Room is calling it: Great-O-Khan is eliminated from contention to advance out of the B Block of #G1CLIMAX35 and into the knockout stage.

>With only one match left, O-Khan can still reach 10 points, but there is no tiebreaker scenario he would win.

>>18464768
miserable faggot, you should end it all

Man Takeshita's been great but I think Meltzer is right about him working hurt

we should try to raise money so we can pay dave meltzer to watch and talk about the G1 and give us a 6 stars match, maybe that would help us.

I didn't finish the Ren O-Khan match, one of the worst in the tournament for me

grim o khan

>>18466964
Zesty peanut-head they/them MMA gimmick

>>18466177
I give him 2 years before something major fucks up and we dont see him for months, maybe a year

https://x.com/0105_momopst/status/1952740015039017172
???????????????

>>18467584
Remember when AEW posted something similar to this and people genuinely couldn't understand it

>>18467617
The AEW chart didn't have dates for future matches on there is why, just empty boxes for matches that didn't happen yet.

Takeshita reminds me of Ibushi. Can physically do anything, but the psychology is hit or miss.

>>18467612
Im even more at how boring he is now.

>>18467810
more mad*

>>18467612
>sipping whiskey off the venue floor because the bottle broke
uhh based department?

>>18467584
Uemura
Taichi
Tsuji

Zack
Takeshita
Shingo
(unless there's a way to get Tsuji 2nd so he can wrestle Shingo)

>>18467810
this, he should add more movez to his arsenal, it's what matters the most after all

>>18468551
he should learn how to throw a decent strike if he can blade through veins and drink whiskey off convention floors

new japan pro wrestling?
more like nujapoo puro grimming

>>18469163
trolling a general should be a perma ban thoughbeit

He got the best match out of Take bar maybe ZSJ this tour. How does that make you feel?

exploding (loosely)

>>18469460
Ngl I thought OKhan was better. This match got very movesy which isn't surprising from both of them

>>18469790
Yeah I feel like Take has been getting even more MOVEZ-y this G1, not at all putting on the types of matches I expect from him. Was better in DDT desu

>>18470035
I think it's the quality of his opponents. He's having to carry a lot of guys. Some guys can have great matches but are limited, so kind of require a movez-y match.

>>18470035
You're just seeing him a lot more now. He's not an attraction for New Japan fans anymore, just another explosive thigh slapper on the roster

>>18470078
He was better last year and that wasn't against significantly different opponents IIRC

Don't doubt him.

>>18469424
shut the fuck up nujamal
be glad your raped bitch developmental promotion has a general at all
cmll should get a general instead of nujapoo
dont get cocky

>>18470861
>cmll should get a general instead of nujapoo
you could just make one instead of being a giant schizo in this one

i watch cmll every week, i'd post in it

>>18470870
i hate nujapoo
fuck this general
trannyhashi killed the company
only takeshita and aew slavery can save it now

>>18470884
Take your meds, bro.

I miss Goto
I miss Henare
I miss Jake Lee

jeongmok

>>18467612
Can't wait to hear he has to pull out because he got deathly ill or something doing this. Saves us the trouble of seeing him in the playoffs

soon.

>>18471858
Oleg isn't an antidraw failure so he isn't allowed in that shitter faction

>>18471858
House of Bars, Boltin would whip the HOT members into shape.

>>18471858
I need to see heel Boltin badly after that Finlay match.

Finlay is leaving and Karrion Kross is earmarked for the new War Dogs/BC leader spot

>>18472336
Stop making things up ya faggot. No one cares about Kross. We don't want him in our NJPW. He can fuck off to TNA. The War Dogs don't need a leader.

nah fuck this boring ass g1 crimax
this is so grim
this company is barely managing a thousy
the only interesting thing about nujapan is aew forbidden door

>>18472336
They should go to NOAH so Scarlet can do Marigold photobooks

>>18472441
>forbidden door
Kek the only NJPW guy getting a singles match will be ZSJ and it'll be against some midcard shitter. It'll be main evented by AEW guys once again

>>18472470
huh?
what are you talking about?
"forbidden door" refers to tanahashi's anahoru

This is how it should go.

>>18472336
What friends does he have in the company that'd get him in?

>>18472624
He's ex-WWE, thats enough for NJPW management nowadays

>>18472631
>nowadays
heh
It could be worse, All Japan's gaijin post-exodus has always been awful

>>18472336
How would Kross work in Shin Nihon? He's so bad in the ring that not even hiding him in tags would work. Suzuki called him a "fucking young boy" in their match he shit the bed so bad and that was years ago.

>>18472618
>NJPW president putting over the AEW guy
Very likely

>>18472644
I liked ROD and the Voodoo Murders. Jamal was great.

Holy shit, stop talking to yourself. This is getting pathetic. Literally nobody gives a flying fuck about Kross in NJPW. It is so cringe when you start having these "discussions" with yourself. You are seriously mentally ill, you know that? Jesus you are so desperate for ex-WWE guys in New Japan.

Just leave everything to Takeshita. Leave everything to Big Tone and AEW. As long as NJPW has the AEW partnership, NJPW will stay afloat. AEW is protecting your precious little NJPW from the evil fucking Fed. They just purchased AAA and raped them. What makes you think your silly little Japanese bingo hall promotion is a special snowflake, huh? You NJPW fags should be on your hands and knees thanking Tony Khan. You ungrateful fucks.

Of course Takeshita should win your G1 Climax tournament. Takeshita is the most popular wrestler in NJPW right now. If he doesn't win then don't come crying to me when Tokyo Dome Wrestle doesn't even get twenty thousy this time. Who else would win, huh? Yota Chubby? Shooter Unno? Ren Nobita? Don't make me laugh. Maybe Hirooki Goto could have done it. But your pathetic NJPW doesn't have the money to pay him. He decided to leave and become an actor instead. Maybe your little NJPW should try to get some money first instead of crying about wrestlers leaving all the time. Tell Kidani to stop spending less money on soaplands. He goes for the high end service rooms everytime. Wrestlers are not gonna work for you for free or for your little peanut NJPW salary. Simple as.

trust the flan

>>18472618
If that happens, he will go to WWE sooner than expected

Why are we pretending we don't know tsuji is winning the g1 and the title at wk?

>>18473043
Because G1 winner's title shots aren't bounded to WK anymore. Hopefully he win in Kobe

>>18473043
I think he might be getting the Tanahashi retirement match instead. He can wear his red outfit and be a Nakamura stand-in

>>18473081
Have they said that anywhere?
>>18473102
And who would be in the iwgp title match? Tsuji can get his win back on any show on the road to wk

>>18473182
It's not said outright but Zack broke it last year. The main reason seems to be as a play to boost interest in the last 4 months of the year since they never ever want to try having strong tag divisions before having 2 tag tournaments.

>>18473102
Tanahashi last match means nothing because he will be back

I will be rooting for Shota "Shooter" Umino in tomorrow's main event.

>>18473275
I'm gay btw. If it matters.

>>18473275
But tomorrow's main event is Tsuji vs Finlay in Korakuen (the good show).

>>18473043
Because we all know that KonoSUGOI Takeshita is gonna win the G1 Crimax and mindrape ya!

>>18473297
I meant the next B block show which I thought was tomorrow. Gomenasai minasan!

>>18472735
what a fucking balding geek
grim

Tier list for every nigga 35 & under (yes Hiromu & SHO are 35)

>>18473806
it should be 25 and under

>>18473806
Gabe is S, Tsuji is B, Shota is C, Narita is D. Honestly a lot of these guys are D from C tier.

O-Khan is safely D tier because he has not improved one bit and it's been years now

>>18473814
Nigga wants a tier list with 3 entries

>>18473806
horrible taste

>>18473806
I think SHO is funny and all but that nigga is a mid C at best

Yuyafags are even worse than the Shotageeks

>>18472631
The company seemed like they learned a lesson after the Riddle/Nemeth experiment last year, haven't touched anything in that sphere since

>>18474066
in what way

If you've ever wondered about our resident "nujapan is grim!" schizo, I present exhibit A
>>18469736
>>18469736
>>18469736

He's having a complete meltdown over here about EVIL fucking his WWE joshi bug waifu
which is 100% why he spams this thread with seethe

>>18473828
>Gabe is S,
Maybe in February with Kenny aroud

>>18477515
RUN IT BACK FOR FORBIDDEN DOOR

>>18477515
These 2 shouldn't have recovered from this

save us goto

>>18477025
kek what a kwab

7 hours till finner racks up FOUR SAVAGE G1 LOSSES

>>18474066
Yuya is a geek but he's also a charming geek who clearly works hard. He reminds me of MIRAI from Marigold. Shota simply can't measure up.

>>18479138
yes, from shadaloo

damn just catching up, takeshita and yoshi-hashi was pure kino

>>18480062
Wtf do you mean "works hard" you fag?

>>18481091
not that anon but he probably means he works hard on his body so he doesn't look like a fat slob like tsuji

>>18481096
Well then he's a gay retard because shota has a better body than yuya and every other young guy besides oleg

FIGHT SPIRIT
LETS DO IT

JEONG MOSQUE LI

>>18481091
Yuya's been working on everything from public speaking training to charity work to holding down a solid, consistent in-ring style and it shows.

>>18481096
I don't care about that but his build is pretty good for his style.

>>18481334
I only give a shit about in-ring so yeah it's a good thing he's arguably the best wrestler of the young guys

>>18480062
Shota also works hard though, you're just conditioned to hate him by the online discourse

day 13 gamethread

>>18481617
>>18481617
>>18481617

>>18481631
He's decent in the ring but there's too much wrong with him. He's not on the same level.

what's a matter Ryohei can't take the HEAT?

GRIM

B block got fucked not getting a Korakuen show

fuck callme gayman, this fucking ospreay cosplayer is going to win against tsuji and make the playoffs fuck fuck you grim grimola

it's Korakuen not Korbkuen

>>18482387
they could've easily went to korakuen twice in the block stage and ota ward once. but now we get to call zack an antidraw some more.

>>18477515
kek why did kazu look so fucking ugly here

>>18482595
blonde eyebrows + shitty haircut

New Japan is saved
https://x.com/maronaaron0225/status/1953431456954421676

>>18482924
I'd like for him to go somewhere similar to Oiwa's build but idk if he's capable of that. Just stop being fat, nigga.

>>18482941
Even if he had a similar workout I don't think he can't get in six month circa big as Oiwa or a similar build.

[GRIM NEWS] Former NJPW star Tetsuya Naito begs for a pay day at AEW

>>18482924
he literally looks like a fucking neckbeard fatty, it's over
dimeless geek with big nipples, what a bitch

>>18482982
give him a bit of shota's stuff and he'll get there soon enough

this ELP pyonsuke is turning me into a hater

>>18483191
shooter has a good body but his personality is not, which is his biggest issue. the judo guy needs to build up a spine before thinking about gains

>>18483267
ELP farted out something nasty and the other 2 are stuck smelling it

>>18482924
I'm wondering what led to him choosing pro-wrestling in the first place if he still looks like this

>>18482595
It's part of his ruse. He and Gedo made everyone (including Tana) think that he was a fat ugly dork but when he entered his match with Tana in the next ppv, he had a completely different look and aura. The Rainmaker Shock happened that night with him beating Tana for the hebi belt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeR2M69LKRg
You can still see Okada's stupid looking standing portrait for the card in the background.

>>18483527
his look doesn't matter much especially in japan.
i guess that njpw wanted a celebrity who had a sport background to increase interest, but isn't a bit late to get him in, he won the golden metal 5 years ago

>>18483577
>He and Gedo made everyone (including Tana) think that he was a fat ugly dork but when he entered his match with Tana in the next ppv, he had a completely different look and aura
maybe that's what they're doing with >>18482924

>>18482924
WOW

That guy is never getting over

>>18483125
he should just go back to NJPW and pretend nothing happened

GRIM

>>18470861
I like CMLL but there definitely isn't enough CMLL fans here to run a full time thread. Just the weekly CMLL thread doesn't move that fast.

>>18483125
If Naito's goal was to go to AEW I don't get why he didn't talk to Tony sooner to get visa shit lined up instead of being stuck in Japan

>>18484139
Naito completely shit the bed last time in AEW. Tony gives some people comfy jobs to do bangers on Collision. Naito can't even manage that. He's not getting the Okada push, he'd be Ishii 2.

>>18482924
I shoot look like him, it's uncanny

>>18482924
He looks hilariously like Fat Mac when he was cultivating mass

>>18483589
>but isn't a bit late to get him in, he won the golden metal 5 years ago
That's part of what I'm wondering along with his build, it's less the look and more the fact he chose pro-wrestling, got in with NJPW, has been with them a while behind-the-scenes and still looks like this. Comes across like he needed a back-up plan in life and money and this was it.

>>18473806
Not interested in rating the juniors or already established talent.

Official rankings right here.

>>18484577
horrible, why haven't you killed yourself yet?

>>18484577
hilarious seether rankings

>>18484608
Sorry, it's the official rankings. Nothing you can do.

the official ranking is everyone in the grim tier and the fat judoka in the super grim and waste of money tier
this fat pig hafu faggot will be the nail on the coffin

We get it, you're mad EVIL is fucking your waifu

>>18484476
well, to get yourself in the right shape takes time and i do remember when they announced him they said he would be training but not follow the classical "young lion" route. so surprise me to see him during matches doing young lion shit. six month might be enough for some if they were already in good shape but for someone with his build IDK

>>18484639
so they had a jobber main event wrestle kingdom? maybe tk really should buy ts

>>18484139
He probably just wants a few easy pay days from money bags Tony, like Ishii is getting

>>18484698
The title match at Wrestle Kingdom dropped Shota from B+ to C- in the official rankings. His inaction and continued floundering following that match has only sunk him further. It's a shame but the company gave him every benefit... and he couldn't connect with the fans or keep up with his peers.

>>18484787
You're twisting the facts so they can fit your narrative but whatever makes you feel better lil bro

>>18484848
I have no narrative. I watch the matches, watch the backstage stuff, listen to the crowds.

Yuya has the most potential right now, he had little to no support or handouts coming back from excursion and had an absolutely awful timed injury, but he's clawing his way to the top.

Oiwa was all but forgotten at NJPW, until his work in NOAH improbably took off. Since his return he's only proven that it wasnt a fluke.

Tsuji has a "junk food" style of wrestling, it's easy to pop the crowd and he was placed in the ultra cool stable and given a strong push. He succeeded by design... but he's showing a lack of progress and a touch of lethargy in ring. Fans have noticed, he can turn things around but he needs to get into the next gear.

Narita started as a Shibata clone, which wasn't bad... but obviously the comparison was going to make him look lacking. Then he wasted time with Suzuki... and then HoT came calling. Now he's like... the 4th most interesting guy in a stable with no fan favorites (except for contrarians). He has immense potential but if he doesn't find the right gimmick it'll prolong his stay at the bottom.

Umino was handed everything. High profile excursion, main event angles, fancy entrances, tournament dominance... all culminating at WK. Was it a good match? Yeah, sure. It was good, not great. He's just not at that level, and after that rocket push he may never get there.

You know I'm right but you'll just respond with shitposting. Guaranteed.

>>18484960
I like Yuya a lot. Tsuji I still have some hopes for. Narita concerns me a little because it just feels like he hasn't hit the right groove yet but I'm hoping being around Shibata, Suzuki, and now HoT has exposed him to a few different ways of doing things and is getting some sort of gears turning in his head.

>>18485074
I don't think Narita is going to do anything different until he's out of HoT, but hopefully he'll already have gotten a clue and be able to use it when he does.

I'm pissed the Taichi G1 story is cut off before the final night and by fucking Callum again of all people. He could bring so much emotion and energy to the play-offs even if he loses but instead a young, green guy who has been given way too much this year already and still can barely generate any interest pulls the plug. What a waste of an over as fuck guy at a time of uncertainty.

>>18484439
Finally, a fat nigga with some real aura

>>18484439
One of the most based gimmicks in sitcom history

I really don't know why retards expected taichi to have a big run. He wasn't even supposed to be in. And Newman getting another win over him isn't a problem when fucking evil is probably making the playoffs. Newman isn't great right now and honestly surprisingly really unover but I agree with pushing him and he should hopefully eventually be a decent midcarder

>>18486050
personally i knew taichi wouldn’t go all the way just based on the fact that he’s tag champ already but i expected to see him in the semifinals at least

>>18486050
Everyone assumed he was just gonna be booked as if he was Goto and ironically he kinda was--like Goto last year. All I want though is strong tag champs and a solid division, so it would've been nice to seen him make it through.

>>18483267
I shoot cannot tell who the left two are. Is leftmost HoT SANADA?

>>18486050
>And Newman getting another win over him isn't a problem when fucking evil is probably making the playoffs
EVIL is based, Newman is not. Simple as

Callum Newman is 9 years younger than Tsuji

>>18487653
Gabe and Finlay

>>18487791
Why's Gabe naked

Watching Night 13 now, why did Oiwa wrestle his entire match with half a cheek out?

Yuya turning Oiwas lariat into an arm drag was a thing of beauty.

>>18487802
He's a mad man

>>18486050
>HURR HE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GET IN
Fuck you are truly dense to not see the string of shit that led to Taichi getting in, that much was deliberate. I bet you were one of the guys calling Zack an unsafe shitter who hurt Goto.

https://x.com/tanahashi1_100/status/1953646784850350519
>The heated battle between Uemura and Oiwa, unlocking a new era of Japan

https://www.njpw.co.jp/tournament/card/566090
Match order for final A block show got released, Uemura vs Finlay is main eventing.

How was the korakuen show?

>>18488411
>Tana/Ebiru in semi-main
confirms Yuya, EVIL and Tsuji then. Tanahashi winning would mean Finlay AND Yuya get in if Finlay wins and complicate things.

>>18488593
Faith restoring.

>>18488632
Based. Tsuji/Finlay always delivers, and I assume my taiyo brought the heato

JEONG MOSQUE LI

>>18488411
>Sanada
>Taichi
>Tsuji
>Yuya
>Tana

CMLL should buy NJPW

day 14 gamethread

>>18489485
>>18489485
>>18489485

>>18489503
Reading but shan't be watching
GRIM

Gabebros...

>>18490107
Kek well his island is so obsessed they named their nation news service after it.

"King of Brightness" EVIL

The hero and defender of Shin Nihon SHOTA UMINO

>>18490107
>Shingo queen of hearts
Fitting.

>>18490196
yappari him and gabe have a lot in common

>>18490107
>zack ace of spades
>tana ace of hearts
lol

How grim was the show?

>>18490220
2,448人 and last year was 2.906人 with EVIL in the main event.

>>18489081
Buena idea

>>18488289
uemura isn't advancing so idk why he would post this besides to piss me off

>>18490194
Is Tanahashi making his hair look like Naito foreshadowing? Or was it just too humid in Yokohama?

>>18490396
>uemura isn't advancing
I hope you're wrong, he's been the most consistent player in the G1 this year... but he's heading into the final stretch with the number advantage, so you're probably right.

We'll know after the next round... he just needs to beat Finlay (and Tanahashi needs to put down EVIL), that would seal the deal.

Uemura needs the G1 win to establish his rise, Tsuji had his main event, Umino had his, even Narita had a main event title shot!

>>18490254
yappari, takeshitter and shitter poomino are dimeless
grim

Y'all better be grateful if you even get one match on the card you pathetic worms.

beep beep

>>18491544
Tana's match will be a casino gauntlet at this rare

Big Dave gave both Shota vs Shingo and ZSJ vs Takeshita a 4.75 rating, what the fuck was this nigga watching?

>>18493787
Seriously, think about how powerful their baby would be.

>>18493793
>Head square in the middle of his chest
>5ft 7 (in all dimensions)
>500 lbs lean
>Shittiest chops in the biz
>Laser vision

>>18493390
ZSJ/Takeshita makes sense, Shota/Shingo was too boring at the start to be on that level.

Oddly enough that was partially why Shota/Takeshita was so weak.

yeah sure I guess RevPro has one of those

shota on offense getting heat fucking sucks

Calling it now. Zach Saber Jr wins so he can challenge an outsider at WK.

>>18494542
Shota is just doing the trademark "work a limb for 10 straight minutes before both guys forget out it completely and start doing movez" style the last generation did, except less convincingly and in a post-Yuya/Oiwa world.

So who's still alive? Any math niggas in here?

>>18495616
A block only has SANADA and Taichi out
B block is Gabe, ELP, GOK and YOSHI-HASHI. Shingo and Drilla are pretty much out since they only have 1 scenario each to get in 3rd

https://x.com/njpwglobal/status/1953984575463403878
Match order for final B block show, Takeshita vs Narita is the main event

>>18496245
what’s their scenarios? someone explained shingo’s but i already forgot about it

>>18496442
Actually they're both out due to unbreakable ties

>>18496413
Ren's winning then lol. The seethe will be incredible.

>>18496413
>ZSJ, Narita, Shota
grim

>>18497324
>EVIL vs Shota
>Tsuji vs Narita

>>18497190
>everyone expects HoT shenanigans
>Ren works the sort of clean match he did when first back from excursion and goes over clean
The seethe would be apocalyptic.

Who's still in and has a chance at the play-offs?

>>18497475
EVIL's already doing this bit, so Ren is gonna cheat extra hard

>>18497513
just use this nigga https://g1.sportofprowrestling.com/scenarios

>>18497412
Man I love ibiru

>>18497767
Thanks niqqa

>>18498051
he do be a cute

>>18498517
Need to taste that crown jewel real quick

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