The Natural Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 17 hours ago, NikoBaltimore said: Not to make light of poor Kota's predicament but I say it's time to bring in Minoru Suzuki like they should have done. 17 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: That's what I would do. This. Added bonus is Minoru Suzuki booting Young Lions in the face as Suzuki makes his entrance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Moxley's trained him well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firebreaker Chip Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Juice and Shingo worked well together, really smooth Enjoyed Naito and the ref having to act like having your shirt pulled over your head was a major conundrum to solve It's gonna be all like "Naito has lost three out of three since his t-shirt has been stuck over his head, how will he reverse this confounding career tailspin? " Chris Charlton relegated back to translation duties but not actually translating everything it seems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, The Natural said: Moxley's trained him well. I was actually disappointed they didn’t do some sort of comedy spot where Miho, and Shota got into a battle of corner men. Maybe somehow leading to Miho kicking him in the nuts. Edited July 13, 2019 by LoneWolf&Subs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenalysis Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I was expecting Miho to try and get in Front of Taichi and Mox to just nail her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfrey Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Really dug Cobb/Ishii and Shingo/Juice. Both matches had the results I expected but wasn't exactly rooting for but Juice had to get a win and I'm still hoping for Ishii to win one of these tournaments some day so I can't be mad at that. Not sure if it was selling or not but Cobb looked gassed by the end of the match, might be a long tournament for him. Moxley/Taichi and White/Goto were good too, I just can't bring myself to care about Taichi or Goto. Jay White looks like he's working towards a Man from La Mancha gimmick now and I like it. Damn fun shows so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Panama Juice owns heavily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 So sad to see the Boogey Woogey 2000 look go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Love Yano winning by forcing Naito into his kind of match. Let's have that IC title match now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Really dug Yano-Naito and Cobb-Ishii. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 The LA Dojo and the Young Lions brought the hate. Just insanely stiff and sometimes almost shooty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackhell Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 (edited) Shingo/Juice was damn good and probably my favorite match today. Shingo works at such a high level doing the little things and big things right. Mox/Taichi was what it was. Really dreading Mox vs Naito and Ishii. A really dead spot in the tournament for me. Cobb/Ishii felt a little too Michael Elginy to me. Big spots without meaning, no sells and kickouts. Still some good work from both guys. Yano/Naito is high-level Yano tomfoolery and it was fine. White/Goto was solid. Jay is really comfortable in his role and Goto is Goto and I agree with the sentiment that it is tough to get really excited about him. Edited July 13, 2019 by quackhell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maciej Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Having finally watched and hated Moxley/Janela this morning, I almost skipped Taichi/Mox and I'm super glad I didn't. I know the outside sneak attack to establish advantage in a match isn't exactly earth-shattering, but it was just a very smart way to structure this match, and Moxley did a good job of selling that initial beating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 7 hours ago, Pete said: Panama Juice owns heavily. Picture on the right makes it look like he is transforming into ICW Randy Savage. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Missed Juicey Boy/Shingo Moxley/Taichi was fine. It's fun seeing Moxley hit harder in Japan. I am a simple man with simple tastes, I guess. The Yano match was as good as you get for Yano fans. If you want bombs, watch Cobb/Ishii and you got 'em. Not much of a fan of the whole Kobashi/Sasaki trading strikes bullshit but Ishii sold his ass off the entire time, which is something nobody brings up -- when this dude sells, he's awesome. Who knows how much of it was legit but by the end they practically needed a stretcher for him. All of that goes a long way to justifying the setup of the match, and there were some nasty surprises that helped it work too. White has really came along. Moxley might be stiffer in Japan but White is a fucking woodchipper to his hacksaw. And of course I love Goto, but really, do you have to burn through all of his finishers to put away White? Just let him steal the Bladerunner and be done with it; it'd get the move over as a one-shot kill and give White elevation in loss. That said, Goto has a lot of really cool finishers... shit, put him in late '90s AJPW and people would be drooling over him like no other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowanole Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 I have never been able to wrap my mind around someone enjoying a Yano match. I am always down for a good comedy match, but my lord, everything I have seen him in has been awful. What is a match that may sway me from that thought process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 vs. Omega from last year's G1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Moxley now has his own cute little kohai. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 That was adorable seeing Shota trailing Mox like goldfish poop. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevendaughters Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 don't try and 'get' Yano artificially, just let it happen. saying nothing about the show on now but tracked back to see TANAHASHI + LIONS vs KENTA + US LIONS and that was extremely my stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Yano is Yano, you enjoy his surreal antics as its own thing in New Japan or you don't. I just wish he still did all his old heel junk from the early days. Umbrellas, sandals, hammers, lots of sake, tons of other junk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevendaughters Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 enjoyed today! I was in and out of watching it closely but even the big lads did a solid job. around **** for all the last 4 matches, give or take. really enjoyed EVIL firing up near the end of his match. first time the guy looked like a CHAMPEEN to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 It would amuse me if Shota didn't understand a single word Moxley said. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterien Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 How was KENTA Vs Tana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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