quackhell Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Extremely happy with the Naito win and also thought post match was terrible and sucked the joy out of the moment in the wrong way. I skipped Jericho/Tana as I have zero use for Jericho and am kind of dreading any AEW involvement, but it is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Okay so yeah the main event culmination of the two nights was great stuff. I loved Okada heeling with the crowd some attacking the knee during the finishing sequence. Naito was insane this weekend. Naito deserves this. Poor Kota though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I'm surprised to see all the nitpicking here. Night 2 was still world's better than what I'll be watching (from my living room this year) in April. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, Niners Fan in CT said: Okay so yeah the main event culmination of the two nights was great stuff. I loved Okada heeling with the crowd some attacking the knee during the finishing sequence. Naito was insane this weekend. Naito deserves this. Poor Kota though. That was one of my favourite moments. Okada having enough of Naito spitting in his face drove Naito's knee into the canvas to boos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 That avalanche poison rana looked like an attempted homicide btw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Oyaji said: That avalanche poison rana looked like an attempted homicide btw. Hate that move. Edited January 5, 2020 by The Natural 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firebreaker Chip Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 That rana was horrific! Couple of solid hate-filled brawls on the undercard in Juice-Mox and GOTO-KENTA. If Suzuki-Mox isn't also a hate-filled brawl I don't know what will be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Interesting that they didn't commit one way or the other officially regarding next year and whether or not they run one or two dome shows. This setup was announced at last year's dome show but they didn't go beyond the triple sumo hall announcement for October's G1 (yuck. First time I'll have to follow during work). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tromatagon Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 The KENTA thing was just a shitter version of the cool thing Suzuki did 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Raziel Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 How much do I need to pray to Gotch that there's zero AEW shit tomorrow? Night 1 was better, kinda a bit of a burnout for Night 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I hope there's a lot of AEW shit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 My guess is 0% 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Oyaji said: Interesting that they didn't commit one way or the other officially regarding next year and whether or not they run one or two dome shows. I think they can only realistically run a Double Dome when 1/4 lands on a Friday or Saturday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 17 minutes ago, Niners Fan in CT said: I hope there's a lot of AEW shit. Then go watch Dynamite, there's a lot there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Just now, Raziel said: Then go watch Dynamite, there's a lot there. I do but I believe a partnership would be good for both promotions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) Something definitely seems to be percolating between NJPW and AEW, but I imagine we’re still a ways off from seeing anything significant on screen. For the time being, I’m curious to see what else they have planned with Jericho. Have to believe they wouldn’t job Tanahashi to him (clean!) at WK if they weren’t building to something else. Edited January 5, 2020 by EVA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt925 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 When people talk about a potential aew angle, what are they envisioning? It would be an invasion right? So that would mean the elite coming in as heels. I don’t think that’s good for anyone. It will be nice if they can work out a talent exchange, but the aew title was a promotional tactic for the match that already happened. There wouldn’t have been any stakes other than calling it a battle of legends, so they came up with a pretty good idea to up the ante. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 MiSu as Exalted One. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, matt925 said: When people talk about a potential aew angle, what are they envisioning? It would be an invasion right? So that would mean the elite coming in as heels. I don’t think that’s good for anyone. It will be nice if they can work out a talent exchange, but the aew title was a promotional tactic for the match that already happened. There wouldn’t have been any stakes other than calling it a battle of legends, so they came up with a pretty good idea to up the ante. Hypothetically, it would make the most sense to book it like the Hart Foundation in 97 or the ROH/CZW feud: the promotions are faces at home and heels on the road. In Japan, AEW are the disloyal foreigners who are returning to pillage and plunder; in America, NJPW are the colonialists who think they’re going to take over and treat AEW like their own private fiefdom like ROH or RevPro. You’d have to be careful which NJPW guys you sent over though, as most of them would have a hard time getting booed in America. Maybe just send Jay and the Shitty Bullet Club. Which would actually align with how New Japan prefers to book their American stuff, anyway. I don’t think an invasion is really the way to go, though. Edited January 5, 2020 by EVA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Dammit I had a whole thing written out but kept reading the rest of the thread and it didn't save. ANYWAY. A benefactor on here has meant I can watch WK so I am -- selectively. The old man tag was fun, Sasuke getting kicked in the face was very Sasuke of him, I'm surprised he didn't slide off the stage headfirst to boot. No blood in the Texas death match until the very end was weird. Archer's arm was pouring plus on the replay you can see his crotch and thighs smashing the table right over the legs. OUCH. Maffew is gonna have a field day with those knees in the clench though Mox did hit a pretty good Busaiku. My favorite part was the young boys getting wrecked. Daniel Bryan looking dude hit Mox right in the face. If I were them and Archer was coming out I'd hide on the other side of the rail. More to come! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, matt925 said: When people talk about a potential aew angle, what are they envisioning? It would be an invasion right? So that would mean the elite coming in as heels. I don’t think that’s good for anyone. It will be nice if they can work out a talent exchange, but the aew title was a promotional tactic for the match that already happened. There wouldn’t have been any stakes other than calling it a battle of legends, so they came up with a pretty good idea to up the ante. I just want a talent exchange. Working with New Japan would offer a ton of fresh matches for AEW and their small (for now) roster. It would certainly help New Japan's tag division with their lack of depth. I would love to see El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori in AEW. ...and of course, an angle with Kenny and Kota Edited January 5, 2020 by Nice Guy Eddie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackhell Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 While Great Muta was my first experience seeing a Japanese worker it was Liger who opened the door to Puroresu for me in the 90s when I saw him in WCW and soon after I started actively seeking out New Japan tapes. This was a gateway to a whole world of amazing wrestling and of course following Liger through his astounding career. I was very privileged to see Liger live in ROH in 2004. It was a mark out moment from the second his theme hit til the end of the match. Legend honestly doesn't seem like big enough a word for a man who inspired generations of wrestlers and influenced so many. In the end all I can say is Arigato...Thank You Liger. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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