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January Wrasslin' |OT| It's a New Year, Yes It Is!

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Keyser Soze

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Vince has Paddy Power in mass panic...

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Officerrob

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But guys, the ending of that match....

Vince not counting for no reason...
The crooked authority ref...
The horribly awful spear...
 
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funkystudent

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Saw the New Japan raid rumour.

AJ Styles really isnt the kind of guy they should put into NXT for a few months in the "I dunno if this will work" spot like Joe.

But doing a Bullet Club winking and nodding feud with Balor is probably too obvious not to not do.
 
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ChosenPredator

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I would love for it to be Cena vs Reigns at the end of the rumble with triple H there...Roman worried about triple H but it turns into a swerve and cena tosses reigns the fuck out the ring and triple H exits himself lol
 
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funkystudent

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NastyBook said:
If they're smart. Are they smart?
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They probably do.

Doesn't mean they couldn't awkwardly reference it somehow in NXT.



Didnt Gallows and Anderson wrestle under the Bullet Club banner while they made a few appearances for GFW? Maybe they got permission first though.


Speaking of... GFW still a thing?
 
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Kaladin

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New Japan talent update from PWINSIDER:

For those who have asked about stories making the rounds that a number of talents that work regularly for New Japan Pro Wrestling have given notice and will be leaving the company, we are told that those stories are partially correct but the idea that anyone has signed with WWE is, as of this writing, not correct at all.
The WWE signing part is one of the versions of the story that are making the rounds but to be clear, no sources within WWE have been able to confirm that, as of this evening, there have been any signings of any of these talents.

In the case of AJ Styles, he was not under a New Japan contract. Styles is obviously in demand and there is obviously interest in him from just about every promotion, but according to several sources, he has not signed anything with anyone. Within the last week or two, ROH had removed posters featuring AJ Styles for upcoming events and replaced them with new posters sans Styles. It is believed he finished up with ROH at Final Battle.

The two other big names bandied about are The Bullet Club's Karl Anderson and Doc/Luke Gallows. In the case of Gallows, he was not under New Japan contract. Anderson's deal expires towards the end of the month. It is believed that their departure is more to clear the deck in case there is interest elsewhere for them, but they have not signed anything. They are still being advertised for future ROH dates.

The final name being discussed is the current IWGP Intercontinental champion Shinsuke Nakamura. In Nakamura's case, the belief is that while he has expressed interest in seeing what his future might hold outside NJPW, that discussions between he and New Japan may not have completed and what his final decision may be remains up in the air. We have heard stories going back a year that WWE officials, after seeing him on a tape of the 2015 WrestleKingdom PPV, had expressed interest in him. The idea that Nakamura was signed by WWE already just isn't feasible given the visas and other paperwork required for WWE to hire him, but it's within the realm of possibility to be sure. It's just as possible Nakamura and New Japan will come to terms on a new deal. For Nakamura, nothing is set in stone.

There were a number of people in and around New Japan, including some of the principals involved, who were very angry the story leaked before talents had finished up their dates, specifically since the business is so well protected by those in Japan.
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So is Meltzer wrong or is he jumping the gun on reporting the story before it fully happens?
 
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Reddit sources were saying what Meltzer was saying before Meltzer was saying it.

This reads as them trying to protect surprises.
 
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Kaladin said:
New Japan talent update from PWINSIDER:



So is Meltzer wrong or is he jumping the gun on reporting the story before it fully happens?
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Meltzer said nakamura would come I. A few months after he dropped the title. Said Anderson was pursued by TNA before wwe came in. Court Bauer who host the bullet club podcast confirmed/broke it

He also said that wwe was trying to keep it a surprise
 
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Gonzalez

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I hope Bushi Road has the balls to bring out their check book to make these guys change their minds. Too bad they don't have them.
 
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Kaladin said:
New Japan talent update from PWINSIDER:



So is Meltzer wrong or is he jumping the gun on reporting the story before it fully happens?
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Meltzer had many people tell him this is true and Court Bauer was the first to break the story.

Plus the Visa thing is weird because he is coming to America for ROH in February and he is not coming to the WWE right away. He probably be the last to come.
 
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iMax said:
Fingers crossed Rock comes out at #30 and fucks Roman's shit up for the win leading to a match at Mania.
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Hrmmmmm riiiiiiiiiiiight.
HerbertFish said:
Bryan killed Bryan
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They plotted in his death

BoboBrazil said:
Just imagine if they let Daniel Bryan do what Reigns is doing.
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What's that?
slightconfuse said:
Meltzer said nakamura would come I. A few months after he dropped the title. Said Anderson was pursued by TNA before wwe came in. Court Bauer who host the bullet club podcast confirmed/broke it

He also said that wwe was trying to keep it a surprise
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Would've been cool to see AJ Technique appear in the Rumble without the dirty sheets ruining it
 
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Kaladin

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BoboBrazil said:
Never believe pwinsider over more credible sources, ie Meltzer.
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Pwinsider always has an air of caution with scoop stories like this. In my opinion, they're playing it safe with the information that is publicly available vs going with what has been reported as fact.
 
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Oersted

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justjim89 said:
Triple H takes Roman out of the Rumble to feud til Mania
Brock wins Rumble
Brock faces who? Cena?
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I have the feeling its going to be Wyatt. Wyatts going to kill alot of RR participants to make them look strong. And Bray is sort of in the "jobs to maineventers"-spot
 
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