MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 From today's NJPW/ROH show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 FWIW - Supposedly Michael Elgin has signed a two year deal with New Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 So those Six Man titles have already changed hands three times since their inception six weeks ago. What's the point? FWIW - Supposedly Michael Elgin has signed a two year deal with New Japan Makes sense with Anderson and Gallows leaving. He fits there pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 FWIW - Supposedly Michael Elgin has signed a two year deal with New Japan enuhito disagrees with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 FWIW - Supposedly Michael Elgin has signed a two year deal with New Japan enuhito disagrees with this Meltzer posted in his update yesterday that they confirmed it was true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Kota Ibushi has just ended his NJPW/DDT dual contract to start his own promotion "Ibushi Wrestling Research Institute" (IWRI) and is now a Freelancer. In other news: The president of NJPW Kaname Tezuka has just resigned.Harada Katsuhiko is the new president of NJPW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Why am I imagining Ibushi wearing a labcoat and safety goggles while testing out new moves on dummies and teddy bears? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinube Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 This also happened today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Ibushi Wrestling Research Institute sounds like it is being made for DVDVR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Kota Ibushi has just ended his NJPW/DDT dual contract to start his own promotion "Ibushi Wrestling Research Institute" (IWRI) and is now a Freelancer. Why am I imagining Ibushi wearing a labcoat and safety goggles while testing out new moves on dummies and teddy bears? ...because it wouldn't be all that much different from wrestling a stepladder or inflatable doll in DDT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstout Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 So is Elgin one of those ROH-NJPW folks like the Bucks or strictly NJPW? He's just an unreal strong. He's not super nutty jacked like a bodybuilder type, but he's hyooge and strong like a strongman type. That spot where he sorta gets ready to drop his opponent on a vertical suplex, then saves it with strict power is super impressive. He could be somebody there if they play it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Elgin deal is reportedly that he is free to work where ever he wants outside of Japan - so yes ROH/NJ dude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick B. Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 New Japan Cup brackets have been released: Bracket AHiroshi Tanahashi vs Bad Luck Fale Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs Michael Elgin Togi Makabe vs Tama Tonga Yugi Nagata vs Hirooki Goto Bracket BTomoaki Honma vs Satoshi Kojima Toru Yano vs Yujiro Takahashi Tomohiro Ishii vs EVIL Tetsuya Naito vs Yoshi-Hashi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Best match title ever?: 5. Blast King Title ~ Current Blast & Current Blast Bat Death Match ~ Blasting Series Third Bullet Kobe Current Blasting Tower Goodbye Atsushi Onita Kobe $10 Mio Night View Blasting ~ See you at the bottom of the weathercock ~: Atsushi Onita besiegt TARU © (13:11) mt einer Lariat - Titelwechsel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 BLAST~! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 NJPW presents Lion's Gate "Project 1"25. February 2016, 467 FansShinjuku FACE in Tokyo, JapanAmateur Wrestling Dark Exhibition Match:Tomoyuki Oka vs. Katsuya Kitamura - Time Limit Draw (3:00) Singles Match / Takumi Honjo Debut Match:Shuhei "Maybach" Taniguchi defeats Takumi Honjo per Submission in a Boston Crab (4:24)Singles Match:Hitoshi Kumano defeats Hirai Kawato per Fisherman's Suplex (4:32)Singles Match:Ryusuke Taguchi defeats Kaito Kiyomiya with the Dodon's Throne (6:20)Singles Match:Taiji Ishimori defeats David Finlay via 450° Splash (8:08)Singles Match:Yoshinari Ogawa defeats Jay White per Submission in a Figure 4 Leglock (8:50)On 19.May 2016 will be the second show from Lion's Gate named "Project 2"Singles Match:Manabu Nakanishi defeats Quiet Storm per Submission in the Argentine Backbreaker (7:47)Tag Team Match:Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima deafeat Captain NOAH & Genba Hirayanagi with Western Lariat (11:08)Singles Match:Katsuhiko Nakajima defeats Juice Robinson per Brainbuster (12:20)Singles Match, Main Event:Yuji Nagata deafeats Mitsuhiro Kitamiya with Backdrop Suplex Hold (14:28) After the match Kitamiya refused a handshake from Nagata and slapped him across the face instead. NAKANISHI VS QUIET STORM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 So what is this, established guys vs. new guys? And Ogawa is wrestling in NJPW now?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 It's veterans and young lions from NJPW and NOAH against each other basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwegian Rudo Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 It's veterans and young lions from NJPW and NOAH against each other basically. I really don't see the point in putting on a show to feature the young guys, and then have all of them face veterans who beats them with varying degrees of ease. Much rather see them do something like the old joshi Jr. All Stars shows where they got youngsters from all over and had them face each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Isn't that just going back to the nature of being a young lion/rookie in Japan? It's not so much of if you win or lose but how much of a fight you put up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Ibushi update: According to Meltzer, there's interest in him being involved in WWE's cruiserweight tournament they're doing this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 That was leaked by Tokyo Sports days ago and Shinsuke Nakamura even said that Ibushi should call him if he wants to go globally. Meltzer ist getting slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwegian Rudo Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Isn't that just going back to the nature of being a young lion/rookie in Japan? It's not so much of if you win or lose but how much of a fight you put up. That's what it's like on the regular shows, yes. Just don't see the point in putting on a special show to feature them, and then just do more of exactly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 There was a UWFi invasion in FMW today and Shane McMahon vs. The Undertaker will main event Wrestlemania. Is this still the year 2016? Have I accidentally been transported into a different dimension? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Yes, welcome to Dimension Z, those are the only two differences. It's rather dull here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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