Indy: All-Purpose Non-WWE Discussion Thread -- Part 2 [NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco July 7]

[Kimi]

It was just after the Junior tag match.

 

[GKJ]

What did Shibata say?

 

[M.C.G. 31]

What did Shibata say?

"I'm alive! That's all."

 

[Kimi]

I'm alive. That is all.

 

[Kimi]

TNA is taping 12 weeks of TV, which takes them up to Bound for Glory, starting Thursday this week. They've got some interesting problems.

Del Rio has been stripped of their world title, and is still suspended. So they've got that to sort out. But John Morrison is going to be there, and is probably going to feature big. AAA and LU letting him go on TNA TV as their champion is interesting.

 

[Disclose]

pretty sure he's putting all 3 titles on the line in 2 weeks.. and dropping them.
AAA as usual, screwed with Taya and they're not happy. not sure what the contract situations are...

 

[Kimi]

Yeah, that was a mess. But since then he's worked for them again and they made it some kind of story. I don't follow AAA so I've no idea what actually happened on the show.

 

[Kimi]

Spoilers D:.

 

[GKJ]

Via Meltzer, end of G1:

Tanahashi/Naito *****
Okada/Omega 3 ******
Naito/Omega *****3/4

 

[Virtanen18]

that was really good. step below their previous bouts but still excellent.

4.75 from me

Would've been soooo good with more time.

 

[Virtanen18]

Naito killed it! The final was so damn good. Match of the tournament IMO.

Love Naito's catchphrase thingy after matches.

 

[SeidoN]

Via Meltzer, end of G1:

Tanahashi/Naito *****
Okada/Omega 3 ******
Naito/Omega *****3/4

starting to care a little less about Dave's ratings when he gives O/O 3 the same ratings as their first bout, and a better rating than the final

 

[Kimi]

starting to care a little less about Dave's ratings when he gives O/O 3 the same ratings as their first bout, and a better rating than the final

Strange stance to take on it. He says he liked it better and rated it better, there isn't really anything to actually 'care' about. Especially when you're splitting hairs between two insanely good matches that are literally off the charts good.

That being said, if you are at the point where you can actually care less about his rating he'd probably tell you that you already care too much .

 

[GKJ]

Looking forward to Dave's first *****1/4

 

[Disclose]

i prefered Okada and Omega than the actual final too. but it doesnt really matter what he thinks, really.
all amazing matches. matter of opinions.

 

[Virtanen18]

Overall, the tournament was solid. I just thought it was too much wrestling to watch in such a short time though. Some matches I would have watched any day, but when I'm trying to catch up, no choice but to skip ahead.

Best parts of the G1 were Ibushi matches, Tanahashi matches, Muffinass, everything Naito, Omega, Okada, Nagata's brilliance at 49, Muffinass, Juice freaking Robinson, Elgin having top matches, and Muffinass.

Came around a bit on ZSJ too who I didn't like in the CWC.

 

[Virtanen18]

I'm loving Daniels & Kazarian calling out the fans on ROH TV.

 

[Kimi]

NJPW has announced the full cards for the three Destruction shows, and two for matches for King of Pro Wrestling. The Destruction cards have your usual array of tag matches, so I've just listed the title matches:

Destruction in Fukushima - 10th September
Minoru Suzuki vs Michael Elgin - NEVER Openweight title
EVIL, SANADA and BUSHI vs Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano and Rocky Romero - NEVER Six Man titles
War Machine vs Guerillas of Destiny vs Killer Elite Squad - IWGP Tag Team titles

Destruction in Hiroshima - 16th September
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Zack Sabre Jr. - IWGP Intercontinental title
KUSHIDA vs El Desperado - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight title
War Machine vs Guerillas of Destiny and Killer Elite Squad - IWGP Tag Team titles
Ricochet and Ryusuke Taguchi vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Taichi - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team titles

Destruction in Kobe - 24th September
Kenny Omega vs Juice Robinson - IWGP United States title
War Machine vs Guerillas of Destiny vs Killer Elite Squad - IWGP Tag Team titles

King of Pro Wrestling - 9th October
Kazuchika Okada vs EVIL - IWGP Heavyweight title
Tetsuya Naito vs Tomohiro Ishii - Tokyo Dome match briefcase


Full cards here.

 

[Shoalzie]

Good stuff...you can see those title feuds coming together with how G1 wrapped up.

 

[Kimi]

Yeah, they are all matches that we expected to see. It's almost like Gedo uses logic in his booking^^.

I'm really hoping Sabre Jr. gets the win, would really push him solidly into that second tier of guys there.

 

[Disclose]

AAA gets screwed with a certain boxing match this saturday, in their biggest night of the year (lol) so Televisa Deportes decided to not show it.
TripleMania is gonna air now free on Twitch, inlcuding English commentary.
(seriously this guys....)

 

[Kimi]

They'd probably mess something up with a terrible broadcast again anyway.

 

[Disclose]

i wouldnt mind Striker and Vampiro, they do a good job on LU, but im guessing Vampiro is too ****ing busy backstage to do a live show.

whatever, the magic is in spanish anyways.

 

[GKJ]

AAA gets screwed with a certain boxing match this saturday, in their biggest night of the year (lol) so Televisa Deportes decided to not show it.
TripleMania is gonna air now free on Twitch, inlcuding English commentary.
(seriously this guys....)

They moved up the time of the show as well. It's supposed to be an afternoon start and end in time for people to get home for the fight.

Probably would get more money just showing the fight in the arena.

 

[Disclose]

havent heard when it starts, but its a 7 hour show. (2+5)
Televisa (network) promised AAA to air the main event after the boxing match, so im guessing its not that early and the event still could go or end during the boxing show.

anyways, okay card. the two main events should deliver. a TLC triple threat for the belts and dr. wagner jr putting the mask on the line vs psycho clown

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was watching WCPW.... that card was stacked.
love how everyone gets tournaments right and WWE derps it.... i guess the main show only. Uk, CWC and Tags on nxt have been fun