Thread 18625592

This is the destination for all based webms, brother
On tonight's docket: G1 Climax semifinals and finals, as well as hard-hitting action from NOAH and DragonGate!

>>18625649
i really enjoyed finlay this g1. i feel like hes also the best at being a proper tweener in njpw. if you cheer him, whatever. if you dont, fuck you. not that he gets many boos these days.

Did you have a favorite G1 match this year, webmbro?

>>18625755
I really liked Finlay too. I think his performances against Takeshita and Boltin were his best, I think he excels at playing a brawler who's clearly smart in-ring but backs it up with pure power. I don't love him or War Dogs as anything except heels, but it looks like they're going that direction after the finals so I'm not too mad.
>Did you have a favorite G1 match this year, webmbro?
Oiwa vs. Uemura, by a lot. One of my favorites of the year overall, and I really, really hope it's a sign of things to come, G1 results aside.

>>18625592 (OP)
I havent watched njpw in years who is that based retard and does njpw actually own him within their young lion system or is he just a partnership guy

>>18625829
That's Katsuya Murahsima, one of NJPW's Young Lions. Debuted a little less than two years ago. And yes, he is shockingly based.

I'm mostly surprised at how fast these get while remaining so stiff.

>>18625863
nice, that dude has an immediate physical charisma to him so hopefully they do something with him in the future

CHOPPA
>>18626101
Yeah, he's finally getting to that stage where they get to do more and he's been tackling and slamming everyone who isn't Fale. It's been awesome. He's on track to fill this generation's Ishii spot of "Little guy who fights like he's 6'2"

>>18625592 (OP)
Damn you really got behind this year, still doing G1 stuff?

>>18625780
>Oiwa vs. Uemura
My brother! That was my match of the G1, and it could find it's way into my top 10 for the year... maybe.

Kenoh vs. KENTA was better than it had any right to be, Ashino had a few bangers in the first half of the year, YAMATO's DG reign produced some excellent matches, Despe and Kasai were electric every time they crossed paths, Astronauts are still tag team of the year, Toru Sugiura is still putting out some of the best death matches, Dick Togo vs. Daisuke Sasaki was a surprise, and I'm a sucker for Suzuki's DDT work this year. Fingers crossed Kazusada, Kitamiya, Soya, and Hideki Suzuki join the list before years end. Who knows...

Speaking of best performances, this match was by far my favorite Tsuji match since his debut match against SANADA. He's got the in-ring presence of a bully and is by far at his best when he plays that up, especially against the rest of his generation.
>>18626144
Yes and no. These webms from the playoffs were meant to be posted last week, but the thread died while I was asleep and when I got back late on the Saturday I didn't feel like starting a new thread for just a couple of hours. The finals were last Sunday, so they'd still be posted this week regardless.

>>18626195
Great taste! I agree with most of your points, especially the Astronauts stuff. It's been a while since I found myself following every notable match of a team/wrestler regardless of the company.
>Fingers crossed Kazusada, Kitamiya, Soya, and Hideki Suzuki join the list before years end. Who knows...
One of those is already on my MOTY list.

>>18626195
Personally, what I'm waiting for is Nakajima starting to gel with the GLEAT roster, or, really, the GLEAT roster starting to gel with him. There are a ton of great matches to be had there on paper, you can just tell that egos and heat are getting in the way. It sucks because his run in NOAH between 2021 and him leaving is one of my favorites in modern wrestling.

>>18626321
>One of those is already on my MOTY list.
Hmm... if I had to guess; Kazusada vs. HARASHIMA? ...or KANON?

Couldn't be Manabu Soya, he's been hovering at a B+ this year. Not a patch on his 2024 or 2023 work.

Kitamiya had a lackluster 2025 so far, a shame given the excellent 2024 he had... but now this heel turn with Team2000X is promising big things. I predict a MOTY candidate from him in the N-1 Victory.

Hideki hasn't done tremendously well in singles this year, Carnival was decent. I guess you could be referring to the recent tag with Mashimo... I remember liking it a lot but the main event of that show blew me away, so maybe it stole some thunder.

That reminds me: Rising HAYATO vs. Atsuki Aoyagi was excellent. That show was kind of a turning point for AJPW, everything after the Carnival was a snooze but 8/3 had at least 5 decent to great matches and only one DUD. Fuck Kuroshio.

>>18626586
I haven't seen that AJPW show yet, but the way you're talking about it makes it seem very promising. I'll definitely go out of my way to check it out now that NJPW is in off-season.
It's interesting that you find the Kitamiya heel turn as intriguing as you do. I liked what I've seen from him since turning, but it was nothing that completely blew me away. I agree that he needed to spice himself up somehow, but I really dislike the unfortunate tendency of every heel stable just becoming member magnets eventually.

God DAMN this thing is brutal.

Matsumoto in action! I missed these guys during the tour itself.

>>18626649
It's not the heel turn, in and of itself, that interests me it's that Kitamiya needed something to do. He had a great series with Ishii last year, but NOAH did nothing with it and obviously Ishii can't just stick around to keep building.

...kind of a similar story for Kitamiya with his rivalry with Nakajima before that. They were seemingly placed as rivals for the foreseeable future then... Nakajima had his "travel lust" let's call it.

He needed the spotlight, and if a heel turn finally puts him front and center so be it. Sugiura has always been the most selfless of the NOAH original, so I trust him to stand aside for Kitamiya... hopefully after they have a big falling out and blood feud but I digress.

>>18626397
Missed this post. Agreed 100%

Nakajima is one of my favorite wrestlers in the world and, as much as I like GLEAT... there's just not a ton of excitement here. I won't spoil the most recent GLEAT show but there were two key developments that give me hope.

>>18626965
>Sugiura has always been the most selfless of the NOAH original, so I trust him to stand aside for Kitamiya... hopefully after they have a big falling out and blood feud but I digress.
This would rock, but with Sugi just turning to T2000X and Morris seemingly being out I don't know if I see another one getting kicked out so soon. Maybe I'm not caught up enough on NOAH though.
>I won't spoil the most recent GLEAT show but there were two key developments that give me hope.
You and I might for a shoot be the two people on here actually following GLEAT. I'm three shows behind now, but I'll hopefully be caught up by next week.

>>18627046
No rush for the blood feud. First things first... let's get the GHC on Kitamiya!

You're the GLEAT OG. I enjoyed seeing the highlights in your thread but never gave it a look, until Nakajima went over. I had the impression for the longest time that it was just a second-rate DragonGate. All flips and the like... had no idea there was a bit of Bati Bati and UWF pseudo shoot stuff too.

Do you watch any Evolution? I think I'm the only one...

>>18627121
>I enjoyed seeing the highlights in your thread but never gave it a look, until Nakajima went over.
Ironically I think the company was way better until he joined. I love him, but he just isn't performing the way he should and is really overshadowing the rest of the roster. The first year of the G-REX is the company's peak in my opinion.
>Do you watch any Evolution? I think I'm the only one...
I've watched one (1) match this year. Astronauts vs. Violent Giants, unsurprisingly.

Poor Murashima...

Jesus Christ.

>>18627202
I've gone back and watched earlier GLEAT once I got my foot in the door. It was indeed better. STRONGHEARTS vs BULK Orchestra: hair vs hair ten man was bonkers!

Takanori Ito and Hayato Tamura are my favorites currently. I wish Fujita Hayato was still around though.

>>18627383
>Takanori Ito and Hayato Tamura
Two of my favorites as well. Ito's got such a good style to him, I really wish he'd move up the card. Shame about Tamura being out indefinitely.
>I wish Fujita Hayato was still around though.
As does everyone else who is aware of him. Did you catch his three-minute exhibition match? I hope that's a sign of better things to come.

>>18625592 (OP)
What did you think of the G1 final? One of the weirdest matches I've ever seen, almost fell apart but EVIL saved it for me at the end.

>>18627380
Drilla sweety it's time for your 5pm Jarret spot

>>18627534
>What did you think of the G1 final?
Weird. I almost hope Tsuji's injury was a shoot (although I really doubt that) just to give NJPW some kinda leeway with the booking. I'm torn on it, because both EVIL and Takeshita are good choices for finalists, they just shouldn't match up against each other. EVIL would be great to put over a NJPW face, or just win it outright and do some complete fuckshit. Takeshita would also be great as a finalist, but specifically as a bully who gets OVERCOME by the NJPW guy. Having an outsider be the "Savior of NJPW" is so fucking weird.

>>18627476
I must have missed the exhibition match, I'll definately give it a watch.

>>18625592 (OP)
I have no idea who this chubby Jap dude is, but I am suddenly a mark.

>>18627798
We call that the MURASHIMA EFFECT around here, brother.

>>18627798
>>18627837
he's no UNAFFILIATED GIGADRAW TOP GUY NAGAI but he's cute I guess

>kingposting
Based

>shoot izuna drop
What the fuck. This should've ended the match. It's still just this and a finisher, but come on. Nobody gets out of that.

>>18628684
Obnoxious that this wasn't the finish.

>>18628742
Yeah, I agree. It's not like it's a superplex where it's a throwaway move, but for that to not be an immediate killshot is dumb. His buckle brainbuster absolutely killed Ueno when he debuted it and this should be no different if not worse.

MY FUCKING BOYS ARE BACK
Genuinely popped out of my seat. Highlight of the finals night. How I've missed them.

I wanted TomoTaichi to hold the belts for a while, but this is the closest we're getting to Coughlin returning and Kidd de-retarding. Belts. Now.

>nagai is a TENRYUIST
That's the mark of a top guy if I ever saw one.

>takes a full heavyweight finisher
We're on our way up, TOP GUYS.

After all, EVIL (38) (formerly the new Reiwa (6) Inoki (81)) is the Reiwa (6) Chono Masahiro (61).

What did he mean by this?

>>18630151
He's a queer, a faggot maybe

>>18625592 (OP)
Haha time for the best thread of the week

>>18625592 (OP)
Can you please do the Chokeslam from this match?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI2tPLLC0xs

May just have been me, but the way Takeshita sold his leg towards the second half of this match COMPLETELY took me out of it. I'm usually a fan of the way he handles selling in a onger-paced match, but so many of his sells were really overdramatic in cartoonish way that really didn't fit in the finals of the G1. I was genuinely rooting for EVIL just because Takeshita didn't feel like a hero anymore, he felt like a wounded animal that should get mercy-killed. Such a weird end to a weird finals.
That's all for me for today, and all for NJPW for a little while. Tomorrow I'll be playing catch-up with NOAH and Dragon Gate, and maybe something else too if I find the time. I hope we stay up until then! Either way, thank you all for spending some time in my thread tonight. Goodnight, bros.
>>18630428
I'll leave it in your hands now, anon!
>>18630454
Gonna be the first thing I do when I get back tomorrow. Thanks for the request!

>>18630533
>>18627650
Seems like I'm one of the few who loved it. But that might just be because I love Big Take.
>I'll leave it in your hands now, anon!
I'll try my best as usual but I'm mostly busy today. I'm sure based Ishii-poster will be around though.

>>18630454
IT'S THE WALL, BROTHER

>>18625592 (OP)
- Kylie Rae entrance (from the slide till the awkward high fives she gives)
- Marcus Mathers and Aaron Rourke entrance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPBvR_2fDa0

god damn this board needs a cleansing

Webm bro - What's the best way to have you make a webm? Just send you a link and a time stamp?

>>18627046
I'm subscribed to GLEAT because Nakajima signed there.

>>18632120
not webmbro, but you made me curious if i could just specify time ranges to yt-dlp and turns out you can! so yeah, specify a time range. makes it way easier
>>18630454
i used your request to test. here ya go!

Did anyone webm Cena's "whether I have 5 moves or I have 1 move" from yesterday?

>>18630533
He was definitely overselling a bit and still getting all of his shit in regardless, plus him painting his nails just doesn't feel right.

>>18628684
Should have ended the communist's career. That way he could just lived the rest of his miserable life on the government's dime, like a good worthless commie.

>>18625592 (OP)
That's one hell of dropkick.

>>18633377
based and Rafał Gan-Ganowiczpilled

I'm back! Thanks a ton for keeping my thread bumped, and an extra thank you to >>18632255 for handling my work for me.
>>18632120
Primarily, a source. Telling me "make webms of this" and making me look for it myself is a great way to ensure me putting it off or not doing it at all. What the other anon said, time ranges help a lot too, especially if it's a longer video. Lastly, just asking nicely for it, not just dumping a link in my thread and expecting to come back to finished webms. The only times I've outright denied a proper request is because I don't really want to contribute to the endless circlejerking of botches on here.

Odashimabros......

Something busts Shiozaki open during this match and it may very well be this.

DEAD. This move is so consistently nasty.

>>18634788
>watch the kick

Beautiful. I really question the reasoning behind having Harutoki beat a returning Shiozaki for a spot in the N-1 only to then lose to another N-1 entrant as his welcoming match to NOAH. I'll miss Shiozaki this N-1.

All aboard Mexican air!

>>18635131
NOAH's giant luchador crew are fucking wild. Wish Wagner was back and in the N1 again this year

Next up are some webms from DG Kobe World!
>>18635320
Yeah, I agree. Galeno's a fine replacement but he's very young and it shows. I'm overall pretty happy with the N-1 lineup, I could do without RKJ (although my exposure is really limited) and I already aired my grievances about missing out on Shiozaki, but aside from that I think it's a nice mix of veterans and young guys. I'm especially stoked to see Fujita in.

Something about this source was all messed up so some of these are a little blurry. I hope they look alright still!

Good old freelance facial surgery.

Welcome to the business kid

>>18635384
>missing out on Shiozaki
Sucks he's out but glad they didn't try to rush him back. It's too soon after the injury for him to work that schedule and try to have the type of matches you know he'd try to have. I'm happy they used the comeback match as a playoff to give Harutoki a little rub going in too since he just got signed.

>>18635943
Yeah, I agree that it's a good solution in the end, just sucks as a fan. The part I find strange is having Harutoki lose his first signed match to another N-1 entrant so soon after earning his spot.

death_by_ass.webm

This is FUCK HANDSPRINGS COUNTRY, brother.

H-Hayai!!

>>18625592 (OP)
I love how they've been letting the young lions have a bit more character or join factions in recent years

Absurd.
>>18636333
Yeah, I agree. Murashima and Nagai especially have been getting so much just off their charisma.

TWO HUGE MEXICANS AND A NORMAL SIZE ONE DESTROY EMO BOY.mp4

Such an insane sell.

I'm just impressed how fucking fast this is. Nuts.

Ouch.

>oops looks like you missed me there
>that's a one-way trip to fuck ya necksville

Gorgeous.

>>18637620
Shun's a big fish in a small pond

Next up is moving backwards in time a little bit, this is day 3 of Dragon Gate's Rainbow Gate tour!
>>18637693
Wasn't there rumors about him leaving recently?

>>18637736
Nothing materialized yet but NJPW, he was on Tanahashi Jam with the Unaffiliated. He seems like he'd be a heavyweight and frankly the booking feels jammed up with the young guys as is, a lot of walls in his way.

Holy yenola

What do I even call this?

For the anon who wanted more Fujii a couple of weeks ago, here you go!

Bases

>>18637736
There was, but it was mostly NJPW fans Jelly that Shun was infinitely more fun than the young guys Nooj's got.
Fact is that NOAH is in the shitter, AJPW has fallen off and NJPW doesnt know how to push their next generation of top guys.

Go to Hospital 2 is always so gross looking. Damn.

>>18634341
>Thanks a ton for keeping my thread bumped
Eurogang always got you covered, senpai.

>>18638745
That's why you're my GOAT, anon.

THE BEAN (THE BEAN)
KICKED IN (KICKED IN)

This owns.

Always as smooth.

>>18638876
Y-you too

>>18632255
Dang that's way too big. Could you resize it, please?

Such a good sequence. Insane strength from Minoura too.
>>18639430
I could resize it before I head off. Do you want the borders left in or not?

>>18639461
Nah, take them out, too. Should look something like this as size. Thank you!

>>18631197
Webm bro, did you saw this? Please do them at some point.

>>18639470
Here you go!
>>18639472
I'll get these done too if you could get me timestamps. Thanks!

>>18631197
>>18639487
2:35 to 2:53
2:49 to 2:53 (ref ignoring her is just funny)
19:37 to 19:52

STIFF.
>>18639502
Thanks! Just a sec.

>>18639502
Here's one.

That's all for me for this week! Next week I'll be back with AJPW and GLEAT, and probably some King's Road to fill the thread out too if nothing else has gone under my radar. Thank you all for spending some time in my thread, for discussing and making your requests! It's been a pleasure as always. I'll see you again next week. Goodnight, bros.

>>18639551
>>18639586
>>18639613
Thanks!

>>18639652
thank you webmbro

*sip*

>>18639899
Holy shit this is so ass

where do we think we're going?

page 10?

i don't think so.

>>18647276
he's fine
he's just selling