matwarz
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I have to go back and watch the whole show due to brain fade, but I will give the main of tonight’s GLEAT show a big fat holy fuck. So good I almost forgot about the fans not cheering.
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Always a pleasure listening to Kenny talk wrestling, a really interesting guy and always some insightful stories and recollections. Also love him just dropping in that Cody was on a flight to Saudi
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Desperado and Wato going 30 minutes just because Gedo said they could; that’s discussion on talent, push and booking all neatly packaged. Remember when every NJPW show was a date in the diary? Two great matches every big show ain’t going to cut it. Even I’ve got to admit they are pretty much on their arse right now.
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Emerged from the nightly yt rabbit hole to find myself one match into the GLEAT show. Obviously I stayed, naturally I had a great time. GLEAT good!
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6 minutes ago, Gordlow said:
Well, that was certainly a very entertaining hour of the professional wrestling.
I was kinda worried about them putting two inexperienced wrestlers into a 10-minte-plus main event match... but that was really good! In particular, that counter from the Jaded into the Queenslayer was SWANK. And I agree that Hungee makes a fine valet. He was very entertaining in his role.
Mox looks totally different now. Really striking.
MOX VS AMDRAG?!?!?! YES PLEASE!!!!!
Got a kick out of the Dinosaur Man growling "Apples!"
Hey! You like apples?
How do you like Apple Miyuki?
Kind of selfish of Nick to put Trent over like that. What about all of the people whose hobby is moaning and bitching about the Young Bucks? What are they supposed to type about today, huh?
"Yeah. From Venice. I've heard about those."
"Knox is always in the way"
That senton onto the ramp sounded SICK.
I loved the Billy Robinson shout-out during the Hook match.
And we get another sick ramp bump.
This is ramp-age baby!
Good god man, I’d totally forgotten about Apple. Hang my head in shame
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Rocky got a touch of covid
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On 1/8/2022 at 10:10 AM, D.Z said:
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Yes please. Always loved that strap
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Rhio clearly a porn hub fan. Damn.
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My first thought was immediately that terrific first defence he had against Naito at korakuen. What a great match that was.
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4 hours ago, Hagan said:
Question: do some of you downgrade a match based on knowing that someone get legitimately injured? Seeing takes that the tag match was a "mess" or was "ruined" because Fenix got injured. I get that logic in that I can see the enjoyment of a match being diminished knowing someone got seriously hurt (no different than any other sport) but I was wondering if people saw an injury as an artistic demerit in match evaluation?
Not at all. The injury was at the finish and had no impact. To me the match was simply a directionless mess. No flow, no heat and just uninspired. Even JR was having a hard time with it. The match they had on Rampage previous was far better. This one, meh.
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Just took time for the Yamashita v Mizuki match and it was indeed ‘fucking great’. Sign me up to the Miyu fanclub. Props also to an awesome Korakuen crowd who totally made me forget about the ban on cheering
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41 minutes ago, Ramo2653 said:
Glad I'm not the only person who felt this way. There's always something kinda "off" about AEW shows to me.
I don’t generally feel that way but it was painfully obvious tonight. Stellar opening and then it was amateur hour. One of the great things about AEW is the something for everyone flavour. That said, when you’re following a presentation like the opener, you damn sure better be able to hit all your marks regardless of what meal you’re serving.
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Great pro wrestling to open but the rest of the show blew. Jericho segment was death, women’s match was a snooze and main was a tired spot fest capped by a horrible injury.
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The problem with two wrestle kingdom shows is two wrestle kingdom shows. Good god that would be spooky sitting in a nosebleed.
Unrelated, Uncle Dave stopped tweeting after the kopw match. Can someone check on him as I have this hilarious visual of him slumped across his keyboard slowly drowning in all those piles of paper and magazines.
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Cosmic Angels, Starlight Kid and Mina bloody Shirakawa. But no Stardom Cafe. The world is cruel. Just an observation you understand. Wait, you never watched Stardom Cafe? Oh, you lie!
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I’ve checked that out. There were many good points. For my sins, I’m pro-Ospreay however. He’s among the greatest live performers I’ve ever seen, regardless of crowd size, and I find his evolution undeniable. I understand he’s polarising but so were plenty of the tools I grew up with in Norfolk. The hair really is a bloody disgrace though.
Kidani is right to sense panic though. It’s far from a lifting of restrictions. Whilst it certainly applies to all companies, NJPW has arguably fallen the most rungs. The climb back to selling out the dome is going to require some serious rebuilding.
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And two nights was a bad idea from the get go. I want the 1/4 magic back again!
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I can’t argue. They were still clinging on up until WK14 but covid was the final nail. The persistence with horrors like the KOPW and six man titles and guys like Yujiro and Owens shows just how much a change is needed.
But man, WK11. I had Kushida v Hiromu and Shibata v Goto at ****1/2, Tana v Naito at ***** and the main however high you want to go.-
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5 hours ago, The Natural said:
Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 turns five today. In my opinion, it was a ***** match, the 2017 Match of the Year and one of the best wrestling matches of all time. This documentary is a must see.
Given the current state of NJPW I was actually fondly recalling that show tonight and how lucky I was to be there. A string of 4-5* matches and an all-timer for a main event. That match will do down in history as a classic and one of the most influential matches of this generation. I can still see the faces as we filed out of the dome, people in disbelief and awe of what they had just seen.
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4 hours ago, lostinube said:
Since last year they do a live stream of Monday Night Vai on the first Monday of every month. They do a whole lot with other indy promotions because their roster is not that deep. Chikuzen Ryota is the president and doesn't wrestle as much these days but he had a run in NJPW as part of the Makai Club. Genkai did Osaka Pro under another name. Mentai Kid came out of the Toryumon system. Everyone on their roster has some sort of Kyushu related gimmick.
December was devoted to their "Glocal Tag League." At the same time, Kyosuke Sasaki has been doing UWF style matches with people from various promotions.
Also, they were founded as an NPO and do charity work around Kyushu.
Thanks for the info. I was impressed on all fronts. A friend of mine in Japan was surprised I checked out the show but stated a lot of insiders were looking forward to the show and was impressed with Chikuzen-san’s mind for the business. Certainly a show I would have attended had I been in Japan.
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Just randomly stumbled into Kyushu Pro on ‘the tube’. Stayed for a sprightly jr tag and nice hoss 3 way and some quality production. I like, I come again Kyushu Pro.
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ZSJ with a British Christmas in a nutshell. Mind you, last time I enjoyed festivities in Blighty I was smashed on fosters and killing myself at Morecambe and Wise
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Think TK feels it’s time to re-do the wrestle war 89 crazy funkin’ judge angle again?
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I generally tend to fall in line with Dave’s ratings, but listening to him talk about the show I knew he was going to be off the mark. Ultimately it’s about one viewers perspective. I would have said:
MJF vs Darby Allin: 4 3/4
FTR vs Lucha Bros: 3 3/4
Danielson vs Miro:4 1/4
SuperKliq vs Jurassic Express/Christian: 4
Cody/PAC vs Andrade/Black: 4
Baker vs Conti: 3 1/4
CM Punk vs Kingston: 4 1/2
Inner Circle vs American Top Team: 3 3/4
Hangman vs Omega: 5
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Your 2022 Internet Match Thread
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GLEAT is great. Viva La GLEAT!