Thread 19058347

Live on NJPW World:

10/19 Hanakawa Minami Junior High School Gymnasium Ishikari (3:00pm)
>TAKA Michinoku, Yuya Uemura, & Taichi vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru, DOUKI, & SANADA
>El Desperado & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Dick Togo & King of Darkness EVIL
>Daiki Nagai, Hiromu Takahashi, & Yota Tsuji vs Ryoma Tsukamoto, Bomber Bomber Tatsuya, & Thunder Masami
>JTO Girls Tag Team Championships: rhythm & Tomoka Inaba vs Aoi & Azusa Inaba
>Shoma Kato & Yuji Nagata vs Katsuya Murashima & Satoshi Kojima
>Masatora Yasuda vs Jewel Bird

>Super Jr. Tag League 2025

10/23 Opening Night @ Korakuen (6:30pm)
>B Block: KUUKAI & El Desperado vs Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles
>A Block: Dragon Dia & Ryusuke Taguchi vs Master Wato & YOH
>B Block: YAMATO & Tiger Mask vs Yuki Yoshioka & KUSHIDA
>A Block: Gedo & Hiromu Takahashi vs Daiki Nagai & Clark Connors
>B Block: Robbie X & Taiji Ishimori vs Dick Togo & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
>A Block: Jakob Austin Young & Templario vs SHO & DOUKI
>Katsuya Murashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji

10/24 Korakuen (6:30pm)
>A Block: Dragon Dia & Ryusuke Taguchi vs SHO & DOUKI
>B Block: Yuki Yoshioka & KUSHIDA vs Robbie X & Taiji Ishimori
>A Block: Gedo & Hiromu Takahashi vs Jakob Austin Young & Templario
>B Block: KUUKAI & El Desperado vs YAMATO & Tiger Mask
>A Block: Master Wato & YOH vs Daiki Nagai & Clark Connors
>B Block: Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles vs Dick Togo & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
>Shoma Kato & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji

10/25 Kumagaya Citizen Gymnasium Saitama (5:00pm)
10/26 Uonuma City Horinouchi Gymnasium (3:00pm)
10/28 Sado City General Gymnasium (6:30pm)
10/29 Sun Village Shibata Fukushima (6:30pm)
10/30 Fukui Prefectural Industrial Hall Exhibition Hall No.1 (6:30pm)
11/1 Final @ EDION Arena Osaka 2nd Stadium (6:00pm)

11/2 Hiroshi Tanahashi ~Final Homecoming~ @ Gifu Memorial Center (5:00pm)

Previous >>19010799

grim

Ok, I haven't logged into my NJPW World account for months but I've kept the sub in hopes that things will improve. So tell me, how grim is it right now? What am I in for when I log back in?

>>19058347 (OP)
Grim Grimpan Grim Grimstling

>>19058618
a pretty thin roster, a lot of dog shit multi-man tags, tanahashi destroying his old ass knees, and a whole lot of BOMBACLOT

>>19058632
>a pretty thin roster
Aaron Wolf is the next big thing

wolf should get a dancing gimmick

>>19058650
he's big yeah
a big dimeless fatass bitch

>>19058347 (OP)
>Masatora Yehuda vs Jew Bird
found the first members of Aaron W.'s new faction

>>19058650
I do have high hopes for Wolf, he's one reason I want to try and get back into it. I really do like NJPW a lot, I just haven't been enjoying it lately. Takeshita being champion definitely doesn't help, I never really liked him. However, I'm going to log in anyway and at least try to enjoy it.

There he is. There he goes again. Look, everyone! He posted it once again! Isn't he just the funniest guy around?! Oh my God.

I can almost see your pathetic overweight frame glowing in the dark, lit by your computer screen which is the only source of light in your room, giggling like a like girl as you once again type your little grim post up and fill in the captcha. Or maybe you don't even fill in the captcha. Maybe you're such a disgusting NEET that you actually paid for a 4chan pass, so you just choose the picture. Oh, and we all know the picture. The "epic" Shota Umino guy, isn't it? I imagine you little shit laughing so hard as you click it that you drop your Doritos on the floor, but it's ok, your mother will clean it up in the morning. Oh, that's right. Did I fail to mention? You live with your mother. You are a fat fucking fuckup, she's probably so sick of you already. So sick of having to do everything for you all goddamn day, every day, for a grown man who spends all his time on 4chan posting about a Japanese wrestling promotion. Just imagine this. She had you, and then she thought you were gonna be a scientist or an astronaut or something grand, and then you became a NEET. A pathetic grimfag NEET. She probably cries herself to sleep everyday thinking about how bad it is and how she wishes she could just disappear. She can't even try to talk with you because all you say is "GRIM GRIM GRIM GRIM GRIM." You've become a parody of your own self. And that's all you are. A sad little man laughing in the dark by himself as he prepares to indulge in the same old dance that he's done a million times now. And that's all you'll ever be.

>>19058347 (OP)
>Reiwa Hashimoto

All they have to do to restore the feeling is to put the title back on this version of him

>>19058755
I actually kind of agree with that, SANADA was the last champion they had that actually felt like a big deal. He had this cool Inoki energy going on and they just killed it.

>>19058771
poetic that gaped klitt ruined sanada's run given how fast he torpedoed his own run with retarded choices immediately after

>>19059075
true, can't deny that

>>19056800
upset that the tail wasn’t on oiwa like i thought it was

>>19058347 (OP)
Lets go Taichi!

Yota Tsuji fucking sucks.

>>19059336
i know right, felt the same

>NJPW sucks because they do multi man tags haha
Fucking newfags

future lookin bright

>>19060081
It's so over

>>19060081
DA BLOODLINE

>>19060081
Well I want to say something about Fale shitters but honestly Oskar is pretty good

New Japan may be fucking grim, but at least we get to look at Sareee's delicious thighs.

>>19061154
not anymore

Apologize.

>>19062193
Retard should go contest with Japanese underground culture about it then

"Bomboclats could be here" he thought, "I've never been in this neighborhood before. There could be bomboclats anywhere." The cool wind felt good against his bare chest. "I HATE BOMBOCLATS" he thought.

>>19062193
Could probably find countless hypocrisies with dumbasses like this. My favourite was the black basketball player who said this about a Chinese guy with dreads while being tattooed in Chinese characters himself.

>>19061094
Leube is really underrated, he's always impressed me.

>>19063006
>step over the ropes for a pop
>bodyslam
>leg drop
>sleeper
>tombstone
>backdrop
He was definitely taught well. Send him and Yuto to America he would've been told to do moonsaults and shit

>>19063006
>>19063530
I'm worried about his body though.

The running tombstone is going to obliterate his fucking knees quick and he's also doing a big Hogan legdrop. Not ideal.
There's a reason big guys do choke slams and powerbombs--it's to save their bodies.

goto

>>19062193
negro couldnt fight his way out of BREAKINGDOWN.

>>19062193
Yuto-Ice should do the dogeza because he disrespected black culture bruh frfr ts aura loss diddy ahh

I watch for they.

>>19064688
Remember when you were crying about their gimmicks being cringe and midcard?

Hiromu squashed the fuck out of Junta Miyawaki just now on NOAH's Korakuen show. Young boy and tag champion Daiki came out to challenge Hiromu, Hiromu declined by said he wants Daiki first in NOAH's Jr Grand Prix that starts 11/8.

>>19064697
I like O’Khan and his hopping vampire gimmick so it wasn’t me.

>>19064688
Best thing in New Japan right now

WHERE MY BROTHERS AT?

>>19064749
>Hiromu runs through NOAH’s entire Junior division and vacates the title
Would you be surprised?

>>19064780
With Hiromu? Yes

>>19063640
every time i see him do his leg drop i sort of gasp a little because i know hogan lost like 4 inches of height and had countless spine problems just from doing that. weird to think a simple leg drop has us more concerned than like shoot headbutts and probably justifiably.
he does have a great leg drop though

who goes over

>>19065228
Anytime I see Akira my dimes absolutely remain unmoved from my pockets.

>>19065228
My money's on Rawhide

Takeshita just got announced for 3 extra DDT dates after the Tanahashi Gifu show. What's New Japan's excuse?

>>19065458
my options are two
>the kind of contract he signed with NJPW
>NJPW bookers (not just gedo) don't give a flying fuck

Even in places like 5ch people are convinced it's all NJPW's fault
>Tanahashi also said on his podcast that he signed the contract knowing that Takeshita would not be able to go on tour, but Umino and some radical fans are saying it's Takeshita's fault, so that's underhanded.

help is on teh way

>>19060081
>Tyler Bate
>Hikuleo
>Blake Christian

Wrestle Grimdom:
Takeshita vs. Okada for the Continental classic/iwgp world title unification match
Tanahashi vs. Hontai gauntlet match
Evil vs Aaron Wolf for the NEVER
KoB vs. BISHAMON tag title
Bloata Poopy vs Gabe Kidd for the global title
Douki vs. El Zestperado Jr. Title
Sweet boys vs. Wato and Yoh jr tag

>>19067931
are they really going to run douki vs el deathmatchpedo again ??
grim

>>19068190
I dont really see what else they would do. Unless they hot potato the belt back to Despy before WK. I mean what are they going to run? Douki vs. Fujita for "Heat".

>he's now seething about El Desperado
Is there a current member of the roster you don't quiver and cry about?

>>19068377
NTA but either he goes to WK as champion or someone else gets the belt. He lost so I'm fine with him doing something else.

This jr. Tag league lineup is trash compared to last year. TJP high key carried this division.

>>19068377
Wait, this faggot hates Desperado too? What arbitrary reason is there now?

Per Ibou, Jake Lee will return for World Tag League and will get a big push.

If what new grimpan want is to sign takeshita full time then i don't understand their negotiation tactics

>>19058755
SANADA is so based, guys...

>>19069000
They don't seem to care. Apparently part of this might be motivated by TV Asahi. I get the impression Bushiroad execs are sticking their hand in the business. Mainly because they did a whole reassement after having a poor year in the market.

>>19069366
>I get the impression Bushiroad execs are sticking their hand in the business.
That's been the case since they went public.

>>19069410
Well I figured more than usual but yeah.

The Hiromu vs NOAH story is excellent so far. Hilarious that New Japan has their cheeks spread wide for AEW in the middle of this

>>19069442
"More than usual" started with the belt unification.

>>19067931
Uhh where’s uminorjgk4

>>19068715
He likes AEW. That's it.

>>19069674
I'm sure all 9 people who watch NOAH are really excited

If both the IWGP heavyweight champion and junior champion both hold their titles until March we can get the fabled Take a Shit vs. Dookie match

[Good news] we may have outdrawn WWE in Ryogoku.

https://x.com/shupromobile/status/1979147948811522149
Shinsuke closed the WWE show with Tanahashi's aishitemasu. Fans are going crazy

>>19071483
ITS ALL ABOUT THE TARPS AND HOW YOU LAY IT

>>19071511
grim
another proof that no matter who does a wrestling show there, it's pretty much dead in Japan
wrestling is seen as lame as fuck

>>19071505
>Huh? I thought I heard something...

https://x.com/tanahashi1_100/status/1979171964532015473

>>19071511
KEK nooj with a win out of nowhere. maybe things aren't so grim after all.

>>19071961
Tanahashi could use some loophole to have a match with Nakamura in NOAH but it's probably too late at this point.

>>19071991
That would be the most turbocucked move imaginable for everyone involved.

>I went to cover the WWE Ryogoku event!
>Nakamura-san's "I love you all〜!" gave me chills...
>The photo is of a wrestler whose suspicious disguise ended up making him stand out even more. No, totally obvious! #WWESuperShowJapan

https://x.com/okamotospo/status/1979189773286932812

Everybody in NJPW loves Nakamura

They probably got together and had a big ol' dinner

I’m assuming Desperado took a picture with a joshi and now this pedo is bubblin.

>>19072357
Probably, our main seether is definitely a bugposter

>>19071511
marigolded

Shinsuke vs Tanahashi. Ngl did not think that New Japan was capable.

Did Bushiroad really ban Naito from wrestling in Japan?

>>19058755
his arm is fucked, that's why they had him become a goofy mid card guy in low stakes matches

trust the flan

>>19073078
Not official but I read japanese theorizing that bushiroad might had forced to make him sign a nda or something like that that would prohibit him to wrestle in other places for n months

>>19074127
The Ole non-compete. I just thought it was because he did not want to work for any of the other Japanese promotions, but that makes more sense. Could also apply to the US as well. He has only worked in Europe and now Hong Kong.

>>19071483
>>19071511
Not in terms of the live gate

Grimta Tsuji
Grim Narita
Yuya Grimuemura
Shota Grimino
Great-O-Grim
Ryohei Grimwa
Grim Kidd
Yuto-Grim
Grimskar
Konosuke Grimshitter
Grimron Wolf

>>19074238
We don't post pictures of ourselves when we had our dream jobs, here.

Gedo was never a good booker he just had the greatest roster of all time. With a good roster that need to be helped along he is hapless even if it can be partially blamed on bushiroad. At this point id rather see Taro Okada book it.

>YAMATO
based

>>19074397
Where is this and what's it for? That looks like it would be cool on the opening or closing weekend of a G1

>>19075425
They put these up for every Sumo Hall show. Started last G1 I think

>>19074298
They really need to give someone else a shot here, or is that what these wrestler produced shows are? Like does Taiji Ishimori book the Taiji Ishimori show?

>>19074298
Horrendous take

>>19076115
Care to clarify.

>>19074298
There's been arguably better rosters that never see the promised land because the booker/promoter was garbage. Looking at a booker with a decade of glory behind him and saying "w-well the wrestlers were just really good" is a retarded thing to say.

https://note.com/dandieno/n/n00789f9fd0da

Dino from DDT says New Japan can't afford to have Takashita on regional tours.

more like Dino from HIV

>>19078231
Did he actually say it outright or was it like his post after Go left NOAH where he spent 9 paragraphs speculating while going "I don't know" constantly? Seems like something you also wouldn't say when the promotions have made amends recently.

>>19078033
He waited too long to pull the trigger on Naito. The tag titles have always been booked awfully. He was too conservative with the white belt. Whatever 2018 was. In general the booking outside of the world title has been inconsistent at best. These are my main complaints. Also Okada literally main evented every WK in the golden age. It's hard to say that requires skill.

How do niggers still not understand Naito's slow climb was by design and paid off better than him winning in 2018?

>>19078231
Yes, Tanahashi himself said that he signed Takeshita in NJPW knowing he wouldn't take part on tours, which imply it's a contract thing

>https://x.com/njpw1972/status/1979389396626608506
>November 19th (Wed) "Purge Night ~PURGE NIGHT OF TORTURE~" Korakuen Hall "First Card Matches" Have Been Decided!】EVIL has named Shun Skywalker (DRAGON GATE) as the "Purge Target"!

>>19079769
Stupid little flippy shitter gonna find out how a true demon moves.

They have to get people from outside Nooj because noone likes them backstage lmao

>>19074298
not like Gedo is that super respected figure either.

Naito success is 100% thanks to CMLL

>>19058347 (OP)
Today I looked it up and found out that Shota Umino has not won any title in his career despite wrestling for 8 years. Not for any promotion, no tag titles, nothing

Is this normal?

>>19080572
Yes for some reason. The KOPW title wasn't a real belt so add Uemura to that too

>>19080572
>>19080676
Trust the process, maybe when they are on their late 30s

>>19080572
Japanese wrestling isn't like the US, they don't do the thing where they give a guy a midcard title to run with before moving him up the card

Now, New Japan has spent like the last decade trying to create a secondary title and they still haven't managed it

kek nigga got nuked

>What a special place Japan is. especially for those of us who wrestle.

>As AJ said, it’s a place worthy of giving everything you’ve got. Of course, that’s true anywhere in the world… but there’s something sacred here. I don’t know if it’s because I’m Japanese, but I believe the wrestlers and fans who shared this space all felt the same. Maybe.

>He did too — John Cena, AJ — they’ve all chosen to step away from the ring. It reminds me that my own time might not be far off.
>But I still have things I must do. I’m still struggling, still fighting, not knowing what tomorrow will bring.
>All I can do is live this day with everything I have.

>Thank you.

>If only… one more time…

https://x.com/ShinsukeN/status/1979609857645830205

>>19078231
Bruh

>>19082029
>roidgut at 30
Grim

Pls watch wrestledream since our iwgp champion will be there along with okada

Rocky Romero is a terrorist and must be brought to justice.

We'll have better partners soon enough...

>scratch logo

Is flan actually good? I've never tried it, but the "Trust the flan" poster has me interested.

>>19085514
Yota on his tiptoes next to Rhea

[Good news] Our champion was NOT pinned at WrestleDream.

>>19082029
Umino is boring. I hope we get a Yuya vs Umino fied over who gets to lead hontai. Could make good character movement for both of them.

>>19088138
Does he carry around the IWGP or not?

hello
grim

ohayo grimzaimashita

>>19082029
is that cum?

grim does not do it justice
things are BLEAK

>>19085579
I love pudding so flan is a top tier dessert for me

>>19078231
It doesn't take an accountant to see there's little money in Japanese wrestling period anymore

In JUST 4(0) minutes

10/19 Hanakawa Minami Junior High School Gymnasium Ishikari (3:00pm)
>TAKA Michinoku, Yuya Uemura, & Taichi vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru, DOUKI, & SANADA
>El Desperado & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Dick Togo & King of Darkness EVIL
>Daiki Nagai, Hiromu Takahashi, & Yota Tsuji vs Ryoma Tsukamoto, Bomber Bomber Tatsuya, & Thunder Masami
>JTO Girls Tag Team Championships: rhythm & Tomoka Inaba vs Aoi & Azusa Inaba
>Shoma Kato & Yuji Nagata vs Katsuya Murashima & Satoshi Kojima
>Masatora Yasuda vs Jewel Bird

>>19089345
The audio is ass cheeks lol

yasuda could be something as soon as he stops getting hurt every other month

Aoi finally booked somewhere outside JTO

those belts are grim

Seems like HOT produced show sold out
https://l-tike.com/order/?gLcode=32680

rhythm is hotbut man can she not fucking wrestle

This Jr high school loves Tsuji

That bald nigga with the big shoulders is pretty cool. Too bald we already have Murashima

Hoping TAKA doesn't have to eat the pin here, make it be Kanemaru for a change.

backwater spot shows are EVIL's domain.

kek is this a sho written promo?

>>19090235
Thanks Gedo, knew you lurked here.

Best HOT matches Ive seen in literal years (havent watched EVIL/Takeshita, not going to).

>/njpw/ thinks they are getting Nakamura instead of having WK main evented by two AEW guys
You guys never learn

If Nakamura is retiring soon, I wonder if Hiromu will jump as replacement.

Obese smelly Smarks will tell you that these three DDT trannies are better IWGP champs than Scott Norton, Bob Sapp and Brock Lesner and cry about big meanie Antonio Inoki while at it.

>>19091702
Ibushi was great tho

>>19091723
Maybe on Planet Sodom and Gomorrah.

>>19058347 (OP)
What is the next major NJPW event? I'm a casual. I watched Destruction and King of Pro Wrestling and I enjoyed both shows.

>>19092806
>I watched Destruction and King of Pro Wrestling and I enjoyed both shows.
I'm sorry.

Bump

>>19092806
https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/card/594183
This one

>>19089894
I remember that seething retard saying they wouldn't even sell 800 tickets because he is a fucking worked faggot LMAOOOOO

>>19092806
Junior tag league coming up on 23rd, Tanahashi show Nov. 2nd seemingly taking the place of the usual yearly Power Struggle event

Shota will lead us to the promised land.

>At NJPW’s Tokyo Dome event on 1/4, Olympic gold medalist Aaron Wolf (29), who won the men’s 100kg judo title at the 2021 Tokyo Games, will make his professional wrestling debut—and he’s squaring off against one of the industry’s top villains.

>At Ryogoku Kokugikan, Wolf stormed the ring while NEVER Openweight Champion EVIL and, House of Torture (H.O.T), were carrying out their trademark rule-breaking. A heated confrontation broke out, leading to an intense staredown between Wolf and EVIL. It was later announced that the two would face each other in a special singles match for Wolf’s debut.

>Speaking to the press, Wolf said, “It had already been decided that I would debut on 1/4, but my opponent hadn’t been set, so I’d been wondering what would happen. After Ryogoku, my opponent was confirmed, so now I want to focus completely on preparing over the next few months,” he said, clenching his fist with determination.

>Asked his impression of EVIL, he explained, “His finisher, also called the EVIL, looks a lot like a judo osotogari (major outer reap). Of course, there are aspects where I can’t match his pro wrestling experience, but I want to bring all the experience I’ve gained through judo and the confidence I’ve built over the past six months into this fight.” He added, “I’ll be preparing specifically for his finisher as well. I don’t even know how many people from H.O.T might come out with him, so I’ll need to be ready for anything.”

>That day, the 19th Annual *VIVA JUDO! Cup Elementary School Judo Tournament* was held, chaired by Hidehiko Yoshida (56), gold medalist at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and general director of Park24. Wolf served as commentator for the event’s YouTube stream.

>Wolf, who was a member of Park24 during his judo career, said of his former mentor, “I feel how much he’s looking forward to it,” expressing his gratitude and revealing that Yoshida plans to attend his debut match.

https://x.com/tospo_battle/status/1979894637683986524

save us Humble Wolf

Wolf displayed zero physical charisma when he did his throws. Hopefully this guy can get some lessons in showing fire before the dome.

wolf looks like some neckbeard streamer
fucking hafu fatass
grim

Never forget.

>>19095373
Looks quite New Japan'd

should Gedo use Grok so we can have better booking ?

>>19095665
He should use his brain since he's not using it at all

Wolf needs to link up with Ogawa or Murakami so they can teach him how to look like a crazy judoka motherfucker and not a neckbeard on a Genshin Impact stream.

>>19095324
Those throws had aura, though. He'll learn to emote soon enough.

grim

>>19091288
>>19090941
Let’s go Taichi!

>>19090941
Just 7 Guys

>>19096126
That's the attendance number of the average JTO show

>>19089345
All 6 Just 5 Guys in one match???

>>19096149
Is the belt on the line?

>>19096149
>IWGP champion
>wrestling in Shinjuku FACE
grimmily grimola grim grim GRIM !!!

>>19095324
Why doesn't the NJPW management hand him Hashimoto tapes to learn how to be intense and charismatic? It's not like he'll ever get in shape, so the only thing left for him is to emulate the GOATest fatass in the history of the company.

>>19096149
Oof

>>19096149
>4 days after ultimate party
wack

GRIM
https://x.com/njpwworld/status/1980182495208595776

>>19095324
EVIL is his trainer so he's going as dohgshit as him