sevendaughters Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) Historically one of my favourite shows and in my favourite Japanese arena, New Japan returns to Sumo Hall on October 14th. Card as of 26 Sept. IWGP Heavyweight Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. SANADA G1 Briefcase Kota Ibushi (holder) vs. EVIL IWGP US Jon Moxley (c) vs. Juice Robinson IWGP Jr Will Ospreay (c) vs. El Phantasmo Special singles match Jushin 'Thunder' Liger vs. Minoru Suzuki Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, and YOSHIHASHI (CHAOS) vs. Jay White, KENTA, and Yujiro Takahashi (Bullet Club) Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, and BUSHI (LIJ) vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Lance Archer, and Taichi (Suzuki-gun) Hiroshi Tanahashi 20th Anniversary match series Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tomoaki Honma vs. Toru Yano and Togi Makabe El Desperado comeback YOH, SHO, and Ryusuke Taguchi vs. El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, and DOUKI (Suzuki-gun) Edited September 26, 2019 by sevendaughters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 I have fondness for the event especially Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Minoru Suzuki in 2012 and Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi from 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 SANADA loses to Okada again? I understand that brother picked up the big win in the tournament and therefore... But the timing doesn't seem right and there have been times before when champions don't defend against those that have beaten them (admittedly usually it's Yano). I'm sure it will be excellent as all their matches are but I wouldn't have booked this match right now. Sanada needs more steam before coming off as credible. One of these years, either the briefcase or the title needs to change hands because these post G1 defences are just things. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 14 minutes ago, Oyaji said: SANADA loses to Okada again? I understand that brother picked up the big win in the tournament and therefore... But the timing doesn't seem right and there have been times before when champions don't defend against those that have beaten them (admittedly usually it's Yano). I'm sure it will be excellent as all their matches are but I wouldn't have booked this match right now. Sanada needs more steam before coming off as credible. One of these years, either the briefcase or the title needs to change hands because these post G1 defences are just things. I'm fully behind Ibushi vs. SANADA at the dome. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 So am I, brother. SANADA has a handful of opponents with whom he gels incredibly well. Okada and Ibushi are both on that list. Can the Dome handle that much sexiness in one match though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevendaughters Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 just feels like a routine Okada win for me. KOPW is always good but of late they have been what you expect. Short of Kenny coming out, kneeing Okada in the head to set up round V, and SANADA winning AND not coming off like a lucky winner, I don't a creative path with an upswing. Poor Seiya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Maybe they'll wrestle to a draw. That would somewhat elevate him. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dragon Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Sanada is the new Gotoh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Insane theory: SANADA wins. The two-nights-in-Tokyo thing makes the Dome Show booking a lot more flexible. Also, I can't imagine why they'd run this match again if he doesn't win or draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, John E. Dynamite said: Insane theory: SANADA wins. The two-nights-in-Tokyo thing makes the Dome Show booking a lot more flexible. Also, I can't imagine why they'd run this match again if he doesn't win or draw. I don't think that's too insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 There is still that story with Tanahashi/Jericho/Okada that was set up at Dominion. In theory they could do Tanahashi/Jericho for PS with Jericho winning, Okada running in to stop post-match beat down and then Okada/Jericho for WK? Jericho could likely lose AEW title before that and Okada being without title as well would make it an unpredictable match. Kinda like those Kobashi matches against outsiders that NOAH ran after he wrapped up his title run. Draw also sounds plausible, but I'm not sure if I want to see 60min Okada/Sanada match with 30 of them being about sleeper->tombstone->sleeper reversals. And loss would be rather meaningless and make me question Sanada's overall booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Sanada is the new Goto! If he has about 6 or 7 more failed title chances. He's only 31, give him a break. He was left for dead when he was in TNA just a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Full card was released: https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/55003?showCards=1 Show looks stacked, I think the best it looked in a while? Also, US tour and New Japan Road shows are happening before this, I feel like there is no point in creating separate threads for those since they feel like a Road To KoPW shows to me: Lowell: https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/56063?showCards=1 NY: https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/56140?showCards=1 Pennsylvania: https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/56177?showCards=1 Korakuen: https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/54747?showCards=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 The entire card looks tasty as hell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Ape Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 No Liger in Philly AND TJP in the semi-main. Fuuuuuuuuck me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevendaughters Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 top post updated. I am expecting Liger v Suzuki to be an angle of some kind, don't think they'll give that away mid-card beneath potential MOTY contenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Yeah, Liger/MiSu has No Contest written all over it to set up a No DQ match down the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 On 9/24/2019 at 12:44 PM, Super Ape said: No Liger in Philly AND TJP in the semi-main. Fuuuuuuuuck me. TJP will satisfy all fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyuubi Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 On 9/2/2019 at 11:44 AM, Eivion said: I'm fully behind Ibushi vs. SANADA at the dome. As long as it’s not Naito vs Ibushi. I don’t know how you all feel about these two pairing up, but to me they are like a notch below old school CZW matches. I’m not a fan of the amount of near deaths that the two seem to put each other through every time they match up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 So, anyone want to give opening odds on who sabotaged the NYC show tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archibald Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Bully sounds like an obvious pick. But seriously, probably some random edgy fan of some other promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Did the tickets sales for the New York show bomb? Why did were the lights so low? Part of the charm of shows in the Ballroom is the look of the room. Its weird....in Japan they have no problem broadcasting shows from well lit and bright convention rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Looking on twitter it looked like a sellout or close to it from pictures I found. There are exceptions but usually NJPW lights the ring and dims the house lights quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 It looked like production was something local and not their usual. They relied heavily on two ringside cameramen, one of whom absolutely sucked and couldn't stay still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 8 hours ago, Oyaji said: Looking on twitter it looked like a sellout or close to it from pictures I found. There are exceptions but usually NJPW lights the ring and dims the house lights quite a bit. It literally sold out minutes after tickets went on sale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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