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[UrbanDandy]

Some prime acting from Vince.

 

[slightconfuse]

Nothing says good booking like setting up the biggest card of the year a month before it happens

Or pushing thunder

 

[Man God]

Or pushing thunder

WE'RE OUTTA TIME, SEE YOU THURSDAY ON THUNDER!

 

[Oersted]

Going trough last years Rumble. Did you guys know there was a team called The Ascension?

 

[Bluekaveli]

Going trough last years Rumble. Did you guys know there was a team called The Ascension?

In nxt, yes. They disappeared after that.

 

[Roland_Gunner]

Or pushing thunder

OMG Data would literally have an aneurism if New Japan pushed a Thunder equivalent.

 

[Plywood]

Going trough last years Rumble. Did you guys know there was a team called The Ascension?

They never rose to the top.

 

[UrbanDandy]

They never rose to the top.

waste of a tag team.

 

[British Monsoon]

Big lads. Kitamiya on the left is a former champion swimmer, 31 years old, while Oka in the right is 24 and a national amateur wrestling champion.

*edit, wow, Kitamiya's trained by Hase.

 

[Man God]

Sunny must be busy if he'd let all of this Ascension dissing go uncommented. Probably tasting some delicious booty.

 

[Barrage]

Dude's 24? That's a rough life.

 

[British Monsoon]

Shaving his head did him zero favours, haha.

 

[Frecklestein]

Sina going for that Joker chic.

I think you mean STING chic

 

[avengers23]

Lion's Gate, huh.

 

[British Monsoon]

Shibata;

"Happy new year. I don't have anything to say, really. But I'm ready to lose a few years off my life tomorrow."

WAR SHIBATAAAAAAA!

Lion's Gate sounds interesting, hope it gets off to a better start than NEVER.

 

[slightconfuse]

New Japan just signed Itamis replacement

 

[UrbanDandy]

New Japan just signed Itamis replacement

But is he good on the mic?

 

[Roland_Gunner]

Shibata;

Lion's Gate sounds interesting, hope it gets off to a better start than NEVER.

To be fair, running a second show would put this new thing ahead of NEVER.

Just noticed that NJPWorld now has a client to pull in tweets. A small thing but its nice they're doing some work on the platform.

 

[Anth0ny]

Going trough last years Rumble. Did you guys know there was a team called The Ascension?

I wonder if they'll top themselves this year.

 

[UrbanDandy]

I wonder if they'll top themselves this year.

That's one hell of an insider.

 

[slightconfuse]

Tyson's at PWG

 

[JavyOO7]

Yeah, it was apparently superkick from Gedo that caused the eye injury which forced his retirement. Such a shame, always cool to see him on commentary these days though and that he's a bigger perv than Liger, haha.

Yeah, Gedo is one dumb mofo. He was stuck in the moment and... retired a dude permanently. Geez. =/

 

[notworksafe]

I hadn't heard of this game Giant Gram 2000 until today but now I need to own this for my arcade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42raBFk1XQ4

The roster for this game is pretty damn awesome too

Mitsuharu Misawa
Toshiaki Kawada
Akira Taue
Kenta Kobashi
Jun Akiyama
Yoshinari Ogawa
Takao Omori
Yoshihiro Takayama
Hiroshi Hase
Tamon Honda
Masahito Kakihara
Kentaro Shiga
Stan Hansen
Vader
Steve Williams
Johnny Ace
Mike Barton
Johnny Smith
Wolf Hawkfield
Maunakea Mossman
Giant Baba
Rikidozan
Jumbo Tsuruta
Bruiser Brody
Gary Albright
The Destroyer
Fritz Von Erich
Bruno Sammartino
Bobo Brazil
Gene Kiniski
Don Leo Johnson

 

[Sibersk Esto]

But is he good on the mic?

That's like asking English speaking anime fans if they can spot a bad voice actor in Japanese

 

[UrbanDandy]

Tyson's at PWG

Glad he's doing better.

 

[Thorakai]

That's like asking if English speaking anime fans if they can spot a bad voice actor in Japanese

Excuse me, the proper term is seiyuu you baka gaijin.

 

[Morfeo]

I was always so mystified by how Savage went from winning the belt at Wrestlemania 8 (in one of the best matches ever imo), to being on commentary the year after, so I started to watch the ppvs between WM9 and untill he left the company in late 94, and while he doesnt appear on all those, when he does, he just gets a way better reaction than anybody on the roster, which just makes this decision even more puzzling. They were in desperate need for top faces at the time (remember the Lex express?), and they had this guy who was incredibly over, was great on the mic and also was responsible for quite a few of the best matches of all time. And here he is, just months after holding the biggest belt of them all, almost no longer used, and when he is, mostly as a jobber to the "stars". I dont get this at all. Even the stuff he had with Crush was as part-timer, was way better than most of the stuff going on at the time. Almost makes me believe in the Stephanie-rumours lol. Anybody has a good explanation for this strange use of possibly their biggest star in Savage?

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Best bit

They set up a match between The Rock and John Cena one year in advance, based entirely on the storyline "John Cena talked shit about me." That's not an exaggeration. That was the whole story: a "meet me in the playground after school" beef. And what that tells us as fans is, "If these two extremely popular guys wrestle each other, you will buy tickets or subscribe to our network, no matter what." I've put more effort into wiping my ass than the "creative" team put into that booking, and that's become par for the course in the WWE.

Well now I just feel dump, I didn't even think of it like that.

 

[Cheetos is Pretty Awesome]

I hadn't heard of this game Giant Gram 2000 until today but now I need to own this for my arcade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42raBFk1XQ4

The roster for this game is pretty damn awesome too

Mitsuharu Misawa
Toshiaki Kawada
Akira Taue
Kenta Kobashi
Jun Akiyama
Yoshinari Ogawa
Takao Omori
Yoshihiro Takayama
Hiroshi Hase
Tamon Honda
Masahito Kakihara
Kentaro Shiga
Stan Hansen
Vader
Steve Williams
Johnny Ace
Mike Barton
Johnny Smith
Wolf Hawkfield
Maunakea Mossman
Giant Baba
Rikidozan
Jumbo Tsuruta
Bruiser Brody
Gary Albright
The Destroyer
Fritz Von Erich
Bruno Sammartino
Bobo Brazil
Gene Kiniski
Don Leo Johnson

Funny you mention that, I just got my copy of AJPW Featuring Virtua (Giant Gram's predecessor) last week. Pretty dope game, but I have to shake my head at the fact that Baba's character select portrait is like three times bigger than the rest of the roster.

Blasted through arcade mode as Johnny Ace and I can't believe how ahead of the curve this game was, presentation and gameplay-wise, even with contemporaries like the WCW games on the N64. Even the commentary (!) sounds smoother than 2k's shit.

 

[UberTag]

Roman has the WWE world title on lock for the next decade.

Roman is either champ... or the champ is keeping the belt warm for Roman. This is the new reality we have to look forward to over the next decade unless Vince dies.

 

[Dark Ninja]

Why doesn't the Network have a pop out window yet so I can resize the video player

 

[Bluekaveli]

I was always so mystified by how Savage went from winning the belt at Wrestlemania 8 (in one of the best matches ever imo), to being on commentary the year after, so I started to watch the ppvs between WM9 and untill he left the company in late 94, and while he doesnt appear on all those, when he does, he just gets a way better reaction than anybody on the roster, which just makes this decision even more puzzling. They were in desperate need for top faces at the time (remember the Lex express?), and they had this guy who was incredibly over, was great on the mic and also was responsible for quite a few of the best matches of all time. And here he is, just months after holding the biggest belt of them all, almost no longer used, and when he is, mostly as a jobber to the "stars". I dont get this at all. Even the stuff he had with Crush was as part-timer, was way better than most of the stuff going on at the time. Almost makes me believe in the Stephanie-rumours lol. Anybody has a good explanation for this strange use of possibly their biggest star in Savage?

Vince was pushing his new generation. He just wanted Macho Man as his new Ventura(post wrestling).

He wanted new guys such as Bret, Shawn, Razor, Luger, and Henning to be his stars instead of the guys like Hogan, Warrior, and Macho.

Another reason for the new generation was the steroid scandal.

 

[tm24]

To make you appreciate CMLL's booking by comparison.

I hate that this is true. I mean, fucking CMLL actually did some good booking yesterday out of a negro casas/super parka match. Will they fuck it up at Dos Leyendas? Probably. But still, Casas/Volador will be fun

 

[miserable]

 

[Gonzalez]

"Apartment Wrestling Sunday"?

 

[Bluekaveli]

Farooq looks so damn disgusted as a gladiator. I don't blame him though.

 

[Oldest_Ancient]

I imagine this isn't news but just in case, there's a doc available on BBC iPlayer covering Balor's/Devitt's background and his last trip in Japan before signing with WWE. Smack Em Up

I'm not sure of availability outside UK but it's probably been re-uploaded somewhere.

 

[TarpitCarnivore]

Vince was pushing his new generation. He just wanted Macho Man as his new Ventura(post wrestling).

He wanted new guys such as Bret, Shawn, Razor, Luger, and Henning to be his stars instead of the guys like Hogan, Warrior, and Macho.

Another reason for the new generation was the steroid scandal.

The irony in this is too much considering what's been going on in WWE or late. Still relying heavily on Taker, Kane, Big Show, Cena.

As for Taker, after watching Rumble '94 I forgot just how big of a push and pop he would get. That Casket match was a bit of a mess but also so ahead of itself.

Is it safe to say Paul Barer is a top 5 manager of all time? Can't think of any other manager who sold his angle so well.

 

[Lum1n3s]

Kenny Omega and Xavier Woods met up in Japan for what seems to be the the start of something between two immortals which is on a whole other level.

Xavier Woods vs. Kenny Omega Pt. 1

 

[MC Safety]

What's the point of that GIF?

I'm not a fan of Eva Marie, but don't both parties have to sell the camel clutch?

 

[Gonzalez]

I'm re-watching Death Proof again this morning, and I notice a Rock reference at the start of the 2nd half. That just reminds me of the damn shame that The Rock hasn't been in a QT movie yet. He'd be perfect reciting QT dialogue, since QT dialogue is pretty much the kind of dialogue that The Rock's macho promos consisted of near the end of his first run.

 

[Arrowgigantic]

For future use when Stardust botches:

 

[Data West]

Traumas vs Hechicero & Cavernario is on youtube.


Hechicero gets a ton of chants. And someone in the crowd has a trombone. Hechicero continues to remind me of Abismo.

 

[Oersted]

For future use when Stardust botches:

That reminds me, what happened to old Sin Cara?

 

[Data West]

That reminds me, what happened to old Sin Cara?

back in Mexico

Still botching and having bad timing. He was actually set up for a real good heel run and feud with Rey but left because he didn't want to lose because he can't accept that Rey is more popular than him.

 

[klonere]

back in Mexico

Still botching and having bad timing. He was actually set up for a real good heel run and feud with Rey but left because he didn't want to lose because he can't accept that Rey is more popular than him.

Heel OG Sin Cara in AAA was good fun when I checked in on it very briefly. Is he a main event dude in CMLL now or lower in the card?

 

[Kornflayx]

For future use when Stardust botches:

So Cody is the only one who gets to win?

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Beef got got, I'm legit shook.

 

[RBH]

Beef got got, I'm legit shook.

Exclusive video of Professor Beef at home during his ban from NeoGAF:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuLVcJGbxjI

 

[Angry Grimace]

Roman is either champ... or the champ is keeping the belt warm for Roman. This is the new reality we have to look forward to over the next decade unless Vince dies.

I felt really awful when I woke up from a dream I had last night that Samoa Joe won the Royal Rumble to realize that Roman is probably winning again despite the fact he's already the champion right now.