Ultimo The Great Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 The new G1 Trophy Press Conference. some people made the effort to look like stars, some wore a t-shirt and yes, Ishii confirms he's the coolest guy in New Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakigatame Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 That new trophy looks rad and if you look reeeaaaaal close, you can see the old G1 logo at the top. Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salads Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Nak and the Mak are all you need from that press conference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red is Dead Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Did the airline lose AJ's luggage? If yes, buy a fucking suit with the compensation money. If no, bring a fucking suit with you and wear it you cockmonnkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakigatame Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Shibata and Nakamura might be my new MOTY. That was everything I loved about 2004 New Japan from two of the guys responsible for me loving Japanese wrestling to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 2004 Southerner Emo Redneck AJ has to stay in character, so that is his formal wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Shibata and Nakamura might be my new MOTY. That was everything I loved about 2004 New Japan from two of the guys responsible for me loving Japanese wrestling to begin with. Did the match feature any wakigatames? If so, you're biased! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakigatame Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Shibata and Nakamura might be my new MOTY. That was everything I loved about 2004 New Japan from two of the guys responsible for me loving Japanese wrestling to begin with. Did the match feature any wakigatames? If so, you're biased! Ha, it did not! It also didn't feature Kawada's theme playing at any point during the match. Though I'm probably still a bit biased because Shibata's one of my all time favorites and I got the result I wanted AND it was a really fucking good match on my birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Whole second half of that show sounds spectacular. Like we were all watching the wrong PPV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Whole second half of that show sounds spectacular. Like we were all watching the wrong PPV. I can pretty much guarantee that we were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 I haven't seen either, so I guess that puts me break-even. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakigatame Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Whole second half of that show sounds spectacular. Like we were all watching the wrong PPV. The second half of that show was incredible. The last four matches in particular delivered big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Whole second half of that show sounds spectacular. Like we were all watching the wrong PPV. Wrong PPVs plural for me... I watched Battleground and Dragon Gate Kobe World (which wasn't bad, but was below expectations). Womp womp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salads Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Shibata and Nakamura might be my new MOTY. That was everything I loved about 2004 New Japan from two of the guys responsible for me loving Japanese wrestling to begin with. I still haven't seen the 8/8 show from the 2004 G1 because those two top the card and I couldn't imagine anything topping it on a personal level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Honestly, I enjoyed everything, sans Gallows/Shelton. I found Ishii/Fale and Anderson/Tenzan to be fun, and Nagata/Koji was really solid. Same for Naito/Yujiro. No complaints about anything really. I think I'm the one person that enjoys Yano vs Minoru matches, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 If they stay 2 minutes long, everyone will enjoy them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino_Not_Deuce Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Won't repeat what everyone else has said but Shibata responding to Nakamura's posing by kicking him straight in the face was my personal highlight of the show. So simple, so beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stay Gold Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 It was a really good show. Only thing that really bothered me was Takahashi recklessly dumping Naito on his head with a Gordbuster, a month after doing the same to Ishii with a botched Buckle Bomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo The Great Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 It was a really good show. Only thing that really bothered me was Takahashi recklessly dumping Naito on his head with a Gordbuster, a month after doing the same to Ishii with a botched Buckle Bomb. He also fucked up with Okada in the second Styles match. Video of the fuck up (credit: SenorLARIATO) https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/BtDUfSKCAAAISao.mp4 Day 1 (no spoilers) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Big Lump Fale Surprisingly good considering it's Fale but Ishii again is awesome here Shelton Benjamin vs. Doc Gallows: very skippable Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Karl Anderson: Decent, skippable if you don't have the time Satoshi Kojima vs. Yuji Nagata: very enjoyable Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki: Skip it Tetsuya Naito vs. Yujiro Takahashi: Good inspite of Yujiro's usually shittyness Togi Makabe vs. Hirooki Goto Not a big fan of it, still decent Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomoaki Honma huge fun, Tanahashi as awesome as always, Honma proving he deserves his spot. Crowd loved it. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Katsuyori Shibata Not as great as i was hoping but still pretty good. Some are saying MOTYC but not for me. Kazuchika Okada vs. AJ Styles: The worst of their three matches but still good. FWIW I'm not a Styles guy so maybe you'll like it more than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Only watched the finals three matches so far. Enjoyed Honma/Tanahashi. Unfortunately, Shibata/Nakamura did not live up to the hype, although it was a very good match. While not being a big Okada and Styles fan, I actually enjoyed this match more than their first (haven't watched their 2nd), probably because it was short and simple, and featured minimal outside interference. Also, can anyone explain to me why Gedo just stands around while Yujiro interferes? I just find that funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Still working through Day 2, but LOVE Tenzan's performance against Okada. Best match he's had literally in years. Nice turn back the clock type match. On that note, Yujiro vs Goto was probably a top 3 match for Yujiro too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stay Gold Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I think day 2 was another solid show. Nothing was spectacular, but I liked almost everything. AJ/Yano really surprised me. Fun match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 AJ/Yano could have been a disaster, but like you said, it was a lot of fun. AJ didn't try to make Yano do anything he's not capable of, it played to Yano's strengths, and it did it's job. Was also very pleased with Tanahashi/Gallows. Good big vs small match. I'm wondering if this year will have anything as amazing as day 4 last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Enjoying Day 1 at the moment, but it needs to be said that Tanahashi's hair is one hangover away from going full-force Ke$ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 anything as amazing as day 4 last year. You misspelled Day 9! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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