lostinube Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Yeah. He made a quick comment during today's show that he's ending the group. If he does more with New Japan I can see why they wouldn't need someone like Nakajima. They are the only people with a legit chance at a main title grandslam with a IWGP title win (sorry Go Shiozaki fans). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 2 hours ago, The Natural said: This might be the first G1 Climax in years depending on results without Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii and Yano who are G1 Climax staples. Not having Yano in it is a spectacularly bad idea for two reasons: Not only are his shenanigans a highlight for lots of people he is also essentially a night off for whomever he faces for guys taking insane amounts of punishment going all out on a nightly basis. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 2 hours ago, sabremike said: Not having Yano in it is a spectacularly bad idea for two reasons: Not only are his shenanigans a highlight for lots of people he is also essentially a night off for whomever he faces for guys taking insane amounts of punishment going all out on a nightly basis. In full agreement, mate. Yano should be a G1 Climax lock. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sublime Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Happy to see that my prediction that Tanahashi would be in looks like it won’t happen. Time caught up with him so fast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 8 minutes ago, Sublime said: Happy to see that my prediction that Tanahashi would be in looks like it won’t happen. Time caught up with him so fast Yeah, sad seeing Hiroshi Tanahashi so shot so quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salads Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 (edited) I would draw a link between Takeshita's disillusionment with his AEW career, his recent increase in Japanese bookings and extend that graph to him potentially moving back to Japan but lolno when you remember the money side. Welcome to the Dolph Ziggler zone, Konosuke. Grim that the only former winners in this thing are Naito and Goto, but mad respect that Goto gets top billing in Block B because of that. I'm old school enough that ten man blocks are still massive to me, and it's nice that this gutted roster can have a 20 man selection and still have people mad about who was left out. Those qualifying rounds are a better way of moving on/preserving older names without just having a supposed committee decide that they're too old, and if a newbie wins nice for them to get their moment before they get jobbed out in the league. I'd agree that having Yano in the G1 is never going to be a bad idea for the reasons given, but those reasons would be valid forever and he has to make way at some point. The fact that even in his little qualifying group of nearlymen he clearly has zero chance of success shows how the kayfabe argument for him being there never existed. I've found New Japan discussion to be a bit of a cesspit in recent times so I'd like to echo the second machine-translated-from-Japanese comment I saw on the youtube video announcing the participants: I hope everyone finishes the race safely. Edited June 16 by Salads 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horangi Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 Block A Qualifiers: YOSHI-HASHI vs Chase, winner takes on Ishii Yujiro vs Newman, winner takes on KENTA Block B Qualifiers: Boltin vs Yano, winner takes on Tanahashi Kojima vs TJP, winner takes on Taichi Based on this I'd say Block A is winner of Ishii vs Newman final, Block B probably Boltin but could see Taichi squeezing it (and avenging his TJP loss from earlier in the year) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 SHOOTER! NOOOO! A broken hip? Jesus Christ. All I can ever think of with an injury like that is Bo Jackson. I take it that type of injury is just as severe as ever? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 I have serious doubts Umino is going to to be ready to go for the G1 in 2 months for a broken hip and slipped disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanie Sparkleface Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 50 minutes ago, Craig H said: SHOOTER! NOOOO! A broken hip? Jesus Christ. All I can ever think of with an injury like that is Bo Jackson. I take it that type of injury is just as severe as ever? The problem with Bo's injury is that he damaged the blood vessels in his hip (allegedly when he reset it after dislocating it), and that resulted in necrosis of the hip socket. Most people aren't going to have that kind of hip injury because they aren't going to pop their own hip back into socket. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo2653 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 3 hours ago, Craig H said: SHOOTER! NOOOO! A broken hip? Jesus Christ. All I can ever think of with an injury like that is Bo Jackson. I take it that type of injury is just as severe as ever? JFC, when did that happen? Like he was just on AEW last week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 2 minutes ago, Ramo2653 said: JFC, when did that happen? Like he was just on AEW last week! Last week on AEW. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Thanks Tony Khan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 I think of all the new “musketeers” he’s my favorite even though I’m not digging his current look. I liked his previous one more, but I get he looked a little too much like Tanahashi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 "Necrosis of the hip" sounds like "let's drill into this guy's leg, core out the insides and fill it with metal and if that doesn't work it comes off". I'm still skeptical of the words from Takeshita about his disappointment but they read really honest? Could they be a work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horangi Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Spoiler Confirmed - first time since 2001 that Tanahashi has not been in a G1 (unless he becomes an injury replacement) Taichi vs TJP was really good, but Ishii vs YOSHI-HASHI was great. I'm really loving this qualifier format, hope it sticks around 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 3 Author Share Posted July 3 Spoiler This will be the first G1 without Hiroshi Tanahashi since 2001, Toru Yano since 2007 and the first G1 without Tomohiro Ishii since 2012. I'd say Tanahashi is the right call though I love Tana but Yano and Ishii are mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Its good for their health anyways. Whats left of their careers will last longer. Used to be G1 Climaxes in the past with no.. Spoiler comedy before Yano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Newman and Boltin beat YOSHI-HASHI and TAICHI, respectively, to restore balance to normal capitalization secure slots for the G1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Otto Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 (edited) Well, if you want to tell your fans you’re finally going significantly forward and not then taking two steps back like you usually do, that is how you do it. I’m fully on board with this way of thinking. Edited July 5 by Evil Otto 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horangi Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Gutted for Taichi, he's been the head of my boy stable (thanks OSW review) for a long time but I can certainly accept it if its pushing forward this agenda of change President Ace has been speaking about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salads Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Block B is fascinating - here are how many of their scheduled matches each participant has which have never been done before in singles: Goto 6 ELP 5 Tsuji 2 Cobb 5 HENARE 5 Finlay 6 Narita 4 Uemura 7 Takeshita 9 Boltin 9 Other than Narita and Tsuji, everyone is scheduled for a majority of fresh matches, and I'm not sure that would even be true of Narita without counting matches that took place before they 'graduated'. Anyone subbing up for the tournament who is mad about Ishii not being involved can go back and check out his match against YOSHI-HASHI which has been very well received. Bit surprised Newman went over Yosh. Taichi had a great promo after his match against TJP rallying against being moved aside for younger talent: 'If the youth drew enough on their own you would have made the switch years ago'. Personally I'd like to see that angle played up more. Olds against youth is a classic formula and the motivation rings true with Tanahashi outright stating that was the company's intention. Complaining about younger talents and their comparative lack of ability/accomplishments is usually a heel move but here there'll be fans who agree wholeheartedly. Disband Chaos and the non-WarDogs/HoT Bullet Club seeing as no-one really knows what they are anymore and assemble a Grumpy-Gun as part of the reshuffle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 In my dreams, Narita, Tsuji, Uemura and a returning Oiwa all decide to band together. First to beat up Umino (for being the chosen one) and then to battle all the olds. Also, they finally gave DOUKI the junior title so things are looking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Otto Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Oiwa's return should be huge when it finally happens. He's future main event level, for sure. Happy for Douki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 My heart overruling head prediction: Zack Sabre Jr wins the G1 Climax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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