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[funkystudent]

From Vice article on Omega it revealed Okada's contract and New Japan's revenue:

$2.2 per year or just for how many years the contract is for?

Thought the top for NJPW guys was a few 100k per year.


Decent chunk of change though.

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

Reminder: New Beginning in Sapporo airs tonight at 1AM EST/ 10 PST on NJPWWorld.com. Includes Roppongi Vice vs. Taka/Taichi for the Jr. Tag titles, Hirooki Goto vs. Juice Robinson for the NEVER title, Yano/Ishii vs. GBH vs. KES for the Tag titles, and Okada vs. Suzuki for the IWGP title.

 

[Rhaknar]

no Omega, Naito, Tana in that show?

 

[Sweeney Tom]

http://rajah.com/node/54780



Put the title on him now if this is true.

I thought he was going to make a new album.

Every now and then on Twitter recently he's posted pics of him in recording studios, so it's likely already being made.

 

[Heroman]

no Omega, Naito, Tana in that show?

Tana and. Naito are at the Osaka show , Kenny isn't on those shows.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

no Omega, Naito, Tana in that show?

Tana and Naito are next week, Omega's still on vacation. Aside from Wrestle Kingdom most shows are intentionally split so World champ main events one and IC champ another

 

[Barrage]

I believe 2.2 was the amount for Okada's total, multi-year contract. Hopefully the article of the article clarifies.

 

[Rhaknar]

Tana and Naito are next week, Omega's still on vacation. Aside from Wrestle Kingdom most shows are intentionally split so World champ main events one and IC champ another

oh fair enough

 

[FlammableD]

lol @ the crowd

 

[Nocturnowl]

Just unlocked the SUPERMAN PUNCH in Yakuza 0, damn it Reigns.

 

[Data West]

 

[Pikma]

From Vice article on Omega it revealed Okada's contract and New Japan's revenue:

That's not bad, is it?

 

[Professor Beef]

Just unlocked the SUPERMAN PUNCH in Yakuza 0, damn it Reigns.

Does it match up to The Big Dawg's punch?

 

[Heroman]

Work?

 

[SallyIsNow]

Why didn't anyone distract the ref?

 

[excelsiorlef]

Reminder: New Beginning in Sapporo airs tonight at 1AM EST/ 10 PST on NJPWWorld.com. Includes Roppongi Vice vs. Taka/Taichi for the Jr. Tag titles, Hirooki Goto vs. Juice Robinson for the NEVER title, Yano/Ishii vs. GBH vs. KES for the Tag titles, and Okada vs. Suzuki for the IWGP title.

Just signed up couple of questions, if you have the answers

1) Is english commentary available for the live broadcast?

 

[JesseEwiak]

I believe 2.2 was the amount for Okada's total, multi-year contract. Hopefully the article of the article clarifies.

I honestly think it's possible they're confusing Okada's contract and the amount they've committed on spending to get Okada into the mainstream. I'm not saying Okada is making peanuts, but I highly doubt New Japan is spending 1/16 of their revenue on one guy, even if it is Okada.

 

[HashtagLapsed]

Just signed up couple of questions, if you have the answers

1) Is english commentary available for the live broadcast?

I think all of the major shows will have English commentary in the first half of this year.

And yep if you click on the English commentary tag it looks like each match has been split too.

 

[TarpitCarnivore]

Just signed up couple of questions, if you have the answers

1) Is english commentary available for the live broadcast?

 

[excelsiorlef]

I think all of the major shows will have English commentary in the first half of this year.

And yep if you click on the English commentary tag it looks like each match has been split too.

I found the full broadcast in english, they do both match by match and full show. It's tricky but I figured it out. Especially easy to just go to schedule archive and click from there for full shows

I just meant is the English done live or dubbed in after?

Sweet!!!!

My local indie fed had to cancel their show due to weather so I'm totally home and able to watch this tonight

Cyrus debuts on colour tonight right?

 

[HashtagLapsed]

I found the full broadcast in english, they do both match by match and full show. It's tricky but I figured it out. Especially easy to just go to schedule archive and click from there for full shows

I just meant is the English done live or dubbed in after?

Live on NJPW World.

The shows that air on AXS with JR are dubbed later.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Live on NJPW World.

The shows that air on AXS with JR are dubbed later.

Awesome no idea what AXS is I live in Canada, but looking forward to this.

 

[Adree]

Cyrus debuts on colour tonight right?

Yep, should be very interesting. He's great on his podcast with Lance.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Yep, should be very interesting. He's great on his podcast with Lance.

He was killer with Joey Styles on the short run of ECW on TNN back in the day.

Cyrus is the man.

Wish I could see some of the shows with JR on commentary though that'd be cool alas oh well.

 

[Rhaknar]

do we know if Suzuki is actually like a really cool dude in "real life" as opposed to his character?

dude just looks straight up evil lol

 

[Tall4Life]

do we know if Suzuki is actually like a really cool dude in "real life" as opposed to his character?

dude just looks straight up evil lol

Are you trying to break kayfabe you dumb mark? You never ever break kayfabe, bro.

 

[Data West]

bas rutten implied he was a fuckboy that japan tried to prop up and pay people like bas to put him over

course similar was said of inoki as well

 

[Zach]

Due to popular demand, the Z-Man in action:

- vs. Flyin' Brian

- beating Data West's favorite wrestler the Diamond Studd

- defeating Data West's favorite wrestlers the Diamond Studd and Stunning Steve Austin with help from the Yellow Dog

- defending the TV title against the mysterious Dr. X

"More on information on WCW's Sexiest Wrestler Contest, the Television Champion [the Z-Man] has got to be one of the leading contenders for that!" - Jim Ross

- defending the TV title against Arn Anderson

- challenging Rick Rude for the United States Championship

- getting squashed by the Halloween Phantom

Enjoy, imbask!

 

[SallyIsNow]

Zach is a trash poster for trash people.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Tom Zenk was actually a great underrated talent

 

[Zach]

Where is the WrassleGAF moderator??

 

[Menome]

Me know me

Megnome.

It's "m'know may"!

Meme on me

The Rated PG WrassleGAFfer Zach vs M(att)enome.

You'll all regret this at the GWF Rumble.

Spoiler

It's pronounced "Men-oh-mee". Don't forget it.

Who is that? She looks like she means business.

Thunder Kitty, going by the alias of C.J. Lunde on Smackdown a couple of weeks ago.

"I swore on our parents' graves that I would never face you, little brother Menome..."

Our parents aren't dead, Zach. Can you please stop wishing they were just so you can play at being Zachman: The Mark Knight.

 

[Zach]

 

[Nocturnowl]

Does it match up to The Big Dawg's punch?

Well Kiryu follows throw to such a degree he crashes into the floor, the big dawg ain't nearly as foolishly reckless and lands safely on his feet whilst delivering some of the best pure striking in the business.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

You think you know menome

You think you know menome

You will never know menome you are lost and scared

 

[Barrage]

You think you know menome

You think you know menome

You will never know menome you are lost and scared

Post of the year

 

[Zach]

I didn't like the post, Sweeney Tom, but I still like you.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

I didn't like the post

Why would Christian like Edge's theme

At last you're on your own, Zach

 

[SallyIsNow]

I'm not giving GAF's creative, brother. These new UFC commentators are not for me, brother.

 

[Adree]

I'm not giving GAF's creative, brother. These new UFC commentators are not for me, brother.

Angela Hill fight yet? I hope she wins for doing this https://twitter.com/mikedyce/status/827589418814947333

 

[SallyIsNow]

Angela Hill fight yet? I hope she wins for doing this https://twitter.com/mikedyce/status/827589418814947333

That was dope af. Still the pre-lims

 

[Heroman]

UFC ? How could any watch that canry ass sport?

 

[Professor Beef]

You think you know menome

You think you know menome

You will never know menome you are lost and scared

You still got it!

 

[Sweeney Tom]

UFC ? How could any watch that canry ass sport?

Ronda being retired gave me more satisfaction than Mania 32 gave anyone and Mania 33 will be capable of giving anyone. 2016 gave one gift by the end, at least.

 

[SallyIsNow]

Verbal submission, friends.

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

no Omega, Naito, Tana in that show?

Naito and Tana are in an undercard 10-man tag, Tanahashi, Taguchi, Nakanishi, Elgin, and Dragon Lee vs. all of LIJ. Their title matches are all next week in Osaka.

Omega and all of Bullet Club are currently on hiatus from NJPW, they typically don't work the Fantasticamania tour and were off the New Beginning tour. They're scheduled to return for the ROH Honor Rising shows at the end of this month.

 

[SallyIsNow]

Ronda being retired gave me more satisfaction than Mania 32 gave anyone and Mania 33 will be capable of giving anyone. 2016 gave one gift by the end, at least.

https://youtu.be/Jk6uWw3RbFk
MOTY

 

[Ithil]

Anyone remember in Smackdown 2004 when Big Show tried to murder Angle?

The noise Angle made when he got thrown off was hilarious.

 

[Mizerman]

Anyone remember in Smackdown 2004 when Big Show tried to murder Angle?

I remember. I was like "wha?'

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

do we know if Suzuki is actually like a really cool dude in "real life" as opposed to his character?

dude just looks straight up evil lol

He's a huge One Piece fan, he made a cameo appearance in an episode a few years ago.

I think he's generally pretty chill, but not someone you want to cross. With Japanese wrestlers, kayfabe is a much bigger deal and wrestlers very seldomly act out of character.