RIPPA Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Fallacy! said: From what I recall he just did a short summary of the house show and wrote that match "deserved something like 6 stars" but I don't know if that counts as an official rating. I don't think Dave does but the people who do those compilation lists tend to add them in (some will include a footnote with additional information) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 5 hours ago, Infinit said: Wow...New Years Dash was everything that the Raw after Wrestlemania needs to be, minus the annoying crowd. NJPW killed it the past 2 nights! So what happened? Throw it in spoilers for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 9 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: So what happened? Throw it in spoilers for us. RESULTS http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/791071-njpw-new-year-dash-live-results-in-progress-join-the-discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Spoiler Dragon Lee! Â SUZUKI-GUN IS BACK!!! Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 20 minutes ago, Dewar said: RESULTS http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/791071-njpw-new-year-dash-live-results-in-progress-join-the-discussion Spoiler They should just change the name of Wrestle Kingdom to FactionMania next year. That said, I'm always happy to see Suzuki. This brings the tally up to six CHAOS Bullet Club Los Ingobernables Great Bash Heel (that's still a thing, right?) Team 2000 Suzuki-gun Am I missing anyone? It'll be neat seeing what shape Flash is in these days...  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said:  Hide contents They should just change the name of Wrestle Kingdom to FactionMania next year. That said, I'm always happy to see Suzuki. This brings the tally up to six CHAOS Bullet Club Los Ingobernables Great Bash Heel (that's still a thing, right?) Team 2000 Suzuki-gun Am I missing anyone? It'll be neat seeing what shape Flash is in these days...  I think GBH is just an occasional tag team, unless they got new members and I missed it. Team 2000 was just a fun one-night return type deal. Still a lot of factions. CHAOS is the most useless one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Spoiler The problem is that there's already BC and Ingobernables de Japon, and now Suzuki-gun -- three whole heel factions. Is that really necessary? At the same time I like that Suzuki-gun are a legit invader heel faction. If they can force, say, CHAOS to work together with the Club for some uneasy partnerships, it might be interesting. God why am I trying to fantasy book Japanese wrestling? Curse you Gedo!  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I feel like Bullet Club is probably going to split pretty soon, also. Â Commentary was definitely pushing the "Who's really the leader?" angle pretty hard at WK. Â Cody probably takes control of the main group and the Elite go babyface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 So, NWO A and B Team? NWO Black and White and NWO Wolfpac? It makes sense... too much horrible sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 On the Meltzer 6 star match front: They still keep pestering him about the DIY/Revival match. I wish I had this man's patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Zakk_Sabbath said: We all survived the hot takes on the Ricochet/Ospreay match last summer, I'm sure we can get through this. Its only January! It'll all be ok when Miz beats Omega in the second round in March. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I wouldn't expect Omega to beat Miz, but I think he's proven a lot of people wrong with his stuff as a top guy in New Japan. Â I know I for one didn't expect him to transition as seamlessly into that role and be as good as he has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beech27 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 52 minutes ago, EVA said: I feel like Bullet Club is probably going to split pretty soon, also.  Commentary was definitely pushing the "Who's really the leader?" angle pretty hard at WK.  Cody probably takes control of the main group and the Elite go babyface. I could be wildly misrembering his gear history, but wasn't Omega wearing his "face" tights in the tag today? His usual Bullet Club stuff is black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Why do I bother having a Japan folder? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zev Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 47 minutes ago, RIPPA said: Why do I bother having a Japan folder? Because All Japan and NOAH are still alive? Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul sosnowski Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I don't know about Meltzer ever giving 6 stars to Misawa and Kawada, but I do remember him giving 6 to the Flair Steamboat handheld match from March 18, 1989 in Landover MD, which can be seen here.... Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 We talk about WWE here nonstop and there's a WWE folder too  7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 33 minutes ago, zev said: Because All Japan and NOAH are still alive? Â and Wrestle-1, Zero One, BJW, GUTS World, FU*CK, FREEDOMS, (Insert Name) Project, whoever decides to employ the Great Kabuki for another match... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Random thought: Johnny Mundo is really fantastic at this point. He's been great as a tag before, but as a heel singles guy, he is pretty solid. His offense is passable at this point and has more impact, and he's really an awesome bumper, seller, stooge, and really works clusterfuck segments in particular really well. I usually hate run-in after run-in, but I enjoy those spots when he's involved in them in LU. I have enjoyed him immensely over the past year. I also think that whatever acting classes that he's surely taken have worked out nicely because he will never be the greatest actor, but he doesn't look out of place sharing the screen with a character like Dario Cueto now, and he definitely did in earlier seasons of LU. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 36 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: We talk about WWE here nonstop and there's a WWE folder too  Curt - don't make me yell at you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedbynumbers Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Is anyone else looking forward to Style Battle and FIP this weekend? I am curious as to why the FIP is an "adults only" show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Okay, okay, I'll stop. All snark aside us talking about NJPW on the main board is pretty neat for a change. Shows a level of popularity that used to be confined to its ghetto in the Japan folder. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstout Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I'm convinced Meltzer is trolling the Internet with that six-star rating. It's hilarious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 He's obviously the Young Bucks of wrestling journalism. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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