Raziel Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 So, we're 2 weeks from WK 10, and the card is announced, so here it is for the 4 of us watching it. Main Event: IWGP Heavyweight Championship Kazuchika Okada © vs. Hiroshi Tanahasni IWGP Intercontinental Championship Shinsuke Nakamura © vs. AJ Styles NEVER Openweight Championship Tomohiro Ishii © vs. Katsuyori Shibata Special Singles Match Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows © vs. Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Kenny Omega © vs. KUSHIDA Ring of Honor World Heavyweight Championship Jay Lethal © vs. Michael Elgin NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship (vacant title) Toro Yano and The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark) vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Bad Luck Fale, and Tama Tonga IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish) © vs. Ricochet and Matt Sydal vs. Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero and Trent Barretta) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) (Pre show) New Japan Battle Royal Pretty much everyone else not otherwise on the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Beat me to it today. All 'bout the top three matches for me. Watched all or nearly all the Tanahashi vs. Okada big matches since February 2012. I'd probably have them like this: 1. Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, King of Pro-Wrestling 2013. 2. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada, Invasion Attack 2013. 3. Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Dominion 2012. 4. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada, Wrestle Kingdom 9. 5. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada, The New Beginning 2012. 6. Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, G1 Climax 23, Day Eight. 7. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada, Wrestle Kingdom 7. Easily the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Digging the idea of NJPW with a trios title. You know they're going to get some super fun sprints with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Love the idea of a trios title except for the idea that the Bullet Club is going to win. I guess it depends on whether the Briscoes are 1 time shots or not. Yano and Briscoes are my ideal smart mark dream team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I thought AJ was injured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyuubi Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 If it is happening, I am looking forward to Styles vs Nakamura. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 AJ worked against Lethal at Final Battle on Friday. You can see that he is hurt but wasn't severly impacted his work in the ring. I figure as long as Styles doesn't work a match until the 4th then he should be fine against Nakamura. He is going to be sore as hell and probably out for months afterward but fine to have a really good match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 SHIBATA IS OUR STRONG STYLE KING! Hot DAMN, ISHII and him kill each other. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 WHAT IN THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THOSE TWO AND WHY DO I LOVE IT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 AJ AND NAKAMURA HAD ONE FOR THE AGES! WHY I SCREAM? WHY NOT? ***** ALL DAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Okada finally did it! *cry* What a great match and moment! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew8798 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Last three matches was great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red is Dead Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 can someone please explain to ish-ibata that they have to be able to walk after their matches? God-fucking-damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Looks like a tremendous show but I feel like they missed the boat on GBH's entrance after Makabe's voice work on Fury Road. They needed the Doof Warrior to play them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 can someone please explain to ish-ibata that they have to be able to walk after their matches? God-fucking-damn. That was the stiffest match I've ever seen. DAMN! Their bodies HAVE to hurt for weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterien Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Tried in vain to get this on NJPW World this morning,then on a stream some guy recommended nut no avail,ended up following both mains on Twitter. Will wait for it to come on daily motion but would've loved to watch it live. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 Goddamn that show was great. Years of story paid off, Fucking STIFFNESS! HAKU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Just started watching this. Have avoided all talk, so if I'm repeating things already said I apologize. Never thought I'd see Cheeseburger face off with Fujiwara in a match that ALSO had Haku in 2016. Jr. Tag match isn't really my deal, but everyone looked good hitting their stuff. More thoughts as I work through the show... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Damn. Just like I did last year, I'll have to wait and catch this one when it finally makes it to the DVD marketplace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 The main event was the best of the bunch and the best Tanahashi/Okada match. Great stuff. I wish Okada would sell when he's on offense though. Definitely one of Tanahashi's best efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterien Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Watching AJ vs Nakamura now, big fight feel~! EDIT; That was awesome! The English commentary really takes away from it though. Striker is a tool. Great transitions and some hard hitting stuff. Triangle choke into a Styles Clash was my highlight as well as the fistbump at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtualpros Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Top to bottom an awesome show. The Jr. Heavy match might get overlooked but that one armed powerbomb Omega hit was filthy. Nak/AJ met expectations. Can't say I liked it more than the Ibushi match last year, but that's a lofty bar to meet. Okada/Tana started pretty slow but that ending sequence was phenomenal and had me on the edge of my seat. Haven't spent a better ¥999 this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterien Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Main event was fantastic,just a great great match. So many great spots-the count out tease, the near coast to coast drop kick, finisher trading, Okada hanging on to Tana's wrist at the end. The story took years to culminate but it was worth it. The best thing I took out of this was Okada had to win to be the ACE of NJPW and at the end of the match he looked a million bucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I keep thinking Ishii has the same match every time out and I should be sick of it by now... and it never happens. Those headbutts, completely ridiculous. And repeatedly walking into Shibata's forearms to back him up was great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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