The Natural Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) Something that it's come to this. Just think Kota Ibushi's last NJPW match ever was vs. Kazuchika Okada in the G1 Climax 31 Final as he dislocated his shoulder and couldn't continue. This year and the last have been really bad for Golden Star. Edited May 20, 2022 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 T Hawk aims to be beyond the Ace of AJPW. Yuma had his chance but can't be considered Ace now. Really he is the "rival". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) Kota Ibushi update. Be warned, it's an upsetting read: Trigger warning: Spoiler Kota Ibushi's Mum attempted suicide. Jesus. Edited May 23, 2022 by The Natural 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) Evolution: Female wrestler who will the inherit the Royal Road will be born. No weight, height and sports background requirements unlike AJPW. Expect some beauty picks. The age requirement is 18 (finished HS) plus unlike Stardom's 16 plus. Advertising agency Status launched this company. President Koji Nakanishi (East or Tokyo Sports Web) is one of the producers of this women's company. Ice Ribbon will help out. The training will happen in the AJPW dojo. Suwama and Shuji are the trainers. I omitted some things. Edited May 23, 2022 by Blue Dragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dragonzombie Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 From Dramatic DDT blog King of DDT 2022 Tetsuya Endo (6th Appearance, 2017 & 2020 Winner) Jun Akiyama (2nd Appearance) HARASHIMA (13th Appearance, 2010 & 2013 Winner) Naomi Yoshimura (5th Appearance) MAO (4th Appearance) Yuki Ueno (5th Appearance) Chris Brookes (3rd Appearance) Masahiro Takanashi (13th Appearance) Kazusada Higuchi (8th Appearance) Yukio Sakaguchi (10th Appearance, 2015 Winner) Hideki Okatani (1st Appearance) Yuji Hino (2nd Appearance) Yukio Naya (2nd Appearance) Daisuke Sasaki (12th Appearance, 2018 Winner) KANON (1st Appearance) Lottery decides who faces who. 3 shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dragonzombie Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Anyway I'm gonna ignore VOW like I always do, their stuff is obviously headcanon and slander when they don't get what they want. So they make up stuff. Lot of times reality debunks those guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Certainly is, Minoru Suzuki. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 12 hours ago, Blue Dragon said: Anyway I'm gonna ignore VOW like I always do, their stuff is obviously headcanon and slander when they don't get what they want. So they make up stuff. Lot of times reality debunks those guys. Give them money and you too can find out something someone on reddit will tell you or probably already knows that may or may not be true, but at least they get paid! Don't do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 3 hours ago, The Natural said: Certainly is, Minoru Suzuki. He choked out the translator right after this frame. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 Suwama is evil again now. He plans to be more evil than Jake Lee. Jake Lee's unit are actually dark heros if you read what Jake Lee says in some stuff. Evolution is just two guys now. Suwama will face his former Evo and Ashino teammates on Sunday. Also more KONO in AJPW again? Another tall dude. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenyabaxterZXW Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 (edited) Great O-Khan seems to be enjoying America. Edited May 26, 2022 by kenyabaxterZXW 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo2653 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Of course that's the tamest of the video/images from his night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 18 hours ago, The Natural said: Immediately after this pic was taken, Tenryu Guh punched Okada for taking so long to return the damn thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) Kota https://www.njpw1972.com/121950 Chairman Kidani: "We would like to gradually restore 100% trust in the relationship." Edited May 27, 2022 by Blue Dragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Blue Dragon said: Kota https://www.njpw1972.com/121950 Chairman Kidani: "We would like to gradually restore 100% trust in the relationship." Adding to the above: https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/njpw-addresses-status-of-kota-ibushi-will-remain-under-contract I can't see what Chairman Kidani said happening. Edited May 27, 2022 by The Natural 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 1 hour ago, The Natural said: Adding to the above: https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/njpw-addresses-status-of-kota-ibushi-will-remain-under-contract I can't see what Chairman Kidani said happening. I was around when NOAH had their Yakuza scandal, (installed anti-yakuza protocols later). While it's not fully the same situation (nobody knows who the secret people are this time around), people got demoted back then and still stayed with the promotion. So Kikuchi will be the same. As for Kota they will ty to work something out. Or wait for his contact to expire and move on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 It's hard to do several of the old Yakuza tricks in public in this day and age, thanks to technology with mobile phones and tablets and other tech existing. Live web cameras of Japanese places are even online for people to watch. Most of the Yakuza strong-arming towards people (more common in the 1980s to below for Japan) and their old ways of papering tickets and protection rackets got reduced and replaced with other means. Lot of those modern legit sponsors just hand out free tickets or reduced prices like some promotions did and still do in the west, to fill up parts of the crowds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 So it sounds like the issue was mostly with this Kikuchi person. Is there any reason not just fire his ass? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) Japanese businesses are more likely to punish and demote for good. Kikuchi will lose power. if Kota Ibushi info is true, then Kikuchi has been the booker for the last few years and not Gedo and Jado anymore. The new president and ceo of NJPW Takami Ohbari installed his own gang in since 2020. Edited May 27, 2022 by Blue Dragon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 That’s a nice surprise! Unfortunately, Stan has COVID and won’t be at the show for the scheduled talk battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 Suwama vowed full scale start of voodoo murders for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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