#NJNBG

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credit: middle_wr

[hiromusace]

Embrace.

#ThankYouOkada

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Lol

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my njnbg review

[puroresu-musings]

That cage match was some ride! It went an hour and four minutes, it definitely didn’t feel it, I didn’t once ever think it was boring, and it ran the gauntlet of compelling to excellent to crazy to absolutely fucking terrifying. I could have done without all the ring board stuff as I was genuinely worried someone was going to die, but what a spectacle it was.

[djvillain]

WWE's Big Work | AEW's Big Business | NJPW's Big Tears

[gdwessel]

The New Beginning in Hiroshima Night 2 - 2/11/2021; Recap Of KENTA On AEW Dynamite 2/10/2021

The second of two nights in Hiroshima took place earlier today, in what was a humdinger of a show, it turned out. You can see it now on NJPWWorld.

- 2/11/2021, Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall (NJPWWorld)

Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & DOUKI [SZKG] d. Yota Tsuji, Yuya Uemura & Gabriel Kidd (Sabre > Kidd, ZSJ Style Wristlock, 8:51)

Tomoaki Honma, SHO [CHAOS] & Master Wato d. Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru [SZKG] (Wato > Kanemaru, La Carretera, 8:07)

Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI [Los Ingobernables] d. Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo [Bullet Club] (Naito > Yujiro, Destino, 9:54)

Kazuchika Okada & Toru Yano [CHAOS] DCO EVIL & Dick Togo [Bullet Club] (1:27)

Kazuchika Okada [CHAOS] d. EVIL [Bullet Club] (DQ, 5:41)

NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship: Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS] © d. Jay White, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa [Bullet Club] (YOSHI-HASHI > Loa, Kinkoji, 27:01) - Goto/Ishii/YOSHI-HASHI succeed their 3rd defense

IWGP Heavyweight & IWGP Intercontinental Championships: Kota Ibushi ©© d. SANADA [Los Ingobernables] (Kamigoye, 27:51) - Ibushi succeeds his 2nd IWGP Heavyweight defense - Ibushi succeeds his 2nd IWGP Intercontinental defense

Ibushi and SANADA showed mad respect for one another post-main, and I swear there is a himbo unit coming with those two and SHO. Afterwards, Tetsuya Naito made his way to the ring, to challenge Ibushi, but ONLY for the IWGP Intercontinental belt. This would be the first time since Night 1 of WK14 that the IC title is defended on its own, if it happens, as Naito, whose relationship to that title can best be described as “complicated,” does not want to see the two belts actually unified, as Ibushi wishes. We don’t have the Castle Attack lineups yet, but something tells me we know the main event of that series.

The biggest surprise of the evening was seeing YOSHI-HASHI get the pin to retain the Comedy titles for CHAOS, denying GOD of being double champions. I mean, let’s face it, the belts are way below Jay White anyway, but it was a good angle with Ishii as his nemesis, and they’ll probably resume it for Castle Attack or the New Japan Cup coming up anyway. YOSHI-HASHI then challenged GOD for the Heavyweight tag belts, I would assume with Goto as his partner. This soft push of YOSHI-HASHI is one of the biggest, and oddly, most charming, booking turns since lockdown ended.

Okada/Yano v. EVIL/Togo went to a very quick double-countout between Okada and EVIL, with EVIL taunting Okada he can beat him anytime, so Okada called him on his shit and demanded a match right then. The bell rang, and Okada won by DQ when Dick Togo attacked him. This isn’t over yet etiher, see previous comments about Castle Attack and New Japan Cup.

The second and third matches were changed, likely to reflect Los Dos Peligroso’s challenge of Ishimori/Phantasmo from yesterday. At least Master Wato got a make-up win over Kanemaru out of it.

Last night’s edition of AEW Dynamite was the first official AEW TV programming since the co-promotion with NJPW began in earnest, and boy did it, as JIm Ross, Tony Schiavone and Excalibur all mentioned NJPW 5 times within the first 60 seconds of the broadcast. Within 20 minutes, Jon Moxley cut a promo that recapped the IWGP US Heavyweight challenge feud between he and KENTA for the AEW audience who may not follow NJPW.

The main event, which was AEW World Champion Kenny Omega & KENTA v. Mox & Suzuki-gun alumni (who got namedropped in the match) Lance Archer in a Lights Out tag match, was a pretty fun watch, with some crazy spots in the Daily’s Place kitchen area, as well as a killer running double foot stomp to Moxley from the stage by KENTA. Omega got the win on Archer, hitting a One Winged Angel after assistance from “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows (literally, they had to help Omega lift Archer up). As the cameras faded, KENTA continued to beat on Moxley.

No word on if there will be anything furthering this angle next week on Dynamite, however we do know that KENTA will be on NJPW Strong tomorrow to respond to Mox’s promo from last episode, as well as Young Lion excursionee Ren Narita returning to the program, so check that out.

The tour is over, and there’s a tour starting Sunday, but no lineups are out for that yet. The show will be from Tokyo Korakuen Hall, so I am guessing that’ll be on NJPWWorld. If you are jonesing for some puroresu before then, this coming morning at 2:30am EST / 1:30am CST, FITE TV will be showing Pro Wrestling NOAH’s big return show to Tokyo Nippon Budokan after being away for many years. The main event has relevance, as 58-year-old-with-replaced-knees Keiji Muto challenges Go Shiozaki for the GHC Heavyweight title. If Muto wins, he will become only the third man in history, behind Kensuke Sasaki and Yoshihiro Takayama, to have won the GHC, the IWGP Heavyweight title, and AJPW’s Triple Crown. That said, I think it would be a horrible idea booking-wise to do so, so despite being one of the biggest Keiji Muto marks ever, I’m hoping Shiozaki retains the title to continue his epic run. The show will run $20 on FITE.

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[hiromusace]

New Beginning in Osaka - 02/11/24

[sheslikealostflower]

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2.4.2020

Road to New Beginnings in Osaka

[puroresu-musings]

Masterpiece.

[djvillain]

War Dogs Running Wild | Tony Khan Announcement | More Vince Problems

[gdwessel]

Road to The New Beginning Night 7 - 1/25/2021; Interview With Takami Ohbari On Sale

The tour continued today, in a show you can see now on NJPWWorld.

- 1/25/2021, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (NJPWWorld)

Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask IV & Yota Tsuji d. Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo, Gedo & Jado [Bullet Club] (Nagata > Gedo, Nagata Lock II, 9:01)

Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima NC Will Ospreay & Great O-Khan [United Empire] (2:25)

Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto & Tomohiro Ishii [CHAOS] d. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo [Bullet Club] (Ishii > Yujiro, Vertical Drop Brainbuster, 10:42)

Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI [Los Ingobernables] d. Tomoaki Honma & Master Wato (Naito > Honma, Jackknife Hold, 13:12)

Kota Ibushi, Hiroshi Tanahashi & SHO [CHAOS] TLD SANADA, Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi [Los Ingobernables] (30:00)

A rare time limit draw in a prelude 6-man on a tour show. Whoda thunk it. Shingo and Tanahashi had a little staredown to close out the show, as we head into their title match on Saturday. Naito refused to let Honma go post-match, and BUSHI & Wato got into it as well. 

Once again, TenKoji v. United Empire goes to a very quick no-contest. Incensed, Ospreay demanded that  he v. Kojima on Saturday become a No-DQ match. I will give credit, they have actually done a very good job building this feud over the tour, this, and Tanahashi v. Shingo particularly.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated has a special digital issue out now, featuring an interview with the recently-installed NJPW President, Takami Ohbari. This is a paid publication, at $3.99, and I have not paid or read this, so no idea what Ohbari has to say about his plans for NJPW. But it’s out there, so if you wanna know, there it is. There are other articles and features as well, so let me know if this is worth paying the $4.

The tour takes a couple of days off, before heading to Nagano for the final Road show before the New Beginning in Nagoya on Saturday. This show will not be streamed.

- 1/28/2021, Nagano Athletic Park Gymnasium

Togi Makabe & Yota Tsuji v. Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask IV

Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI [SZKG] v. Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo, Gedo & Jado [Bullet Club]

Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima v. Will Ospreay & Great O-Khan [United Empire]

Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI [CHAOS] v. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo [Bullet Club]

Kota Ibushi, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomoaki Honma, SHO [CHAOS] & Master Wato v. SANADA, Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI [Los Ingobernables]

[opinionatedwrestlingfan]

How is Minoru 51? This man is going toe to toe with a dude in his prime. He got put through a damn table and smiled through it. Minoru Suzuki is a true god of wrestling at this point.