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January Wrasslin' |OT| It's a New Year, Yes It Is!
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A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Is the double double e still shitty and will AJ Styles and japanese guy I keep hearing about make it better?
Also did they fire the miz
Also did they fire the miz
Hope they go to NXT and have a nice run and stay far, far away from RAW.
That's true with AJ. He was their great pick. I actually thought AJ would ride his career out in Japan because the schedule is light enough, and he can be left in the top scene so he's not exactly being left behind. He seemed to really enjoy New Japan as well, but I guess that WWE itch, whether or not they use him well, is strong in the dreams of many who get involved in this vocation.
I can only hope New Japan's ace in the sleeve is their interest in collaborating with even more companies than they do now. Not only will everyone involved get more exposure, it can fill in the void here. I can't even think of a guy to challenge Okada now that is in the same league as Tanahashi. This person either has to be shot to the moon in New Japan - I would have said Naito, but that was before Wrestle Kingdom... - or potentially an invader. The closest they have would be someone from NOAH, potentially someone from Suzuki-gun.
serenewarfare
Banned
Some of the rumors have AJ debuting at the Rumble and Meltzer seemed to hint at that as well, as he said WWE wanted to keep these signings secret to "have some surprises at the Rumble". Because they won't have Nakamura immediately, I could see them giving AJ a lot of shine in the Rumble and a relatively high WM spot to try and gather Network subs in Japan. Probably would hype his NJPW accomplishments similar to what they do with Lesnar.
They aint going to NXT, at least for any meaningful time
They are all brought in to make Roman strong.
31GhostsIV
Banned
Simon "Nak America" Macnamara will have to wrestle differently and perfect the reverse STO, so the jury is out on him. Styles has a great chance, but i'm going to miss both of their NJPW performances. G1 is going to be a strange one this year.
Somehow The Miz is still employed, but spends more time making Christmas movies and interviewing people as far as I can tell (I haven't watched Raw since Mania so I could be completely wrong).
Still holding out that Nak gets a fat counter offer from NJPW and stays.
I mean, just that theme. His theme is godlike.
Can you imagine the garbage that he would be stuck with by the E?
The rest can work in WWE and more power to them.
I do hope AJ takes some downtime though if rumors of his back issues were true.
serenewarfare
Banned
Meltzer said that AJ and Nakamura were absolutely not signed for NXT. They could show up there possibly, but those two, especially Nakamura, are getting paid way, way more than anyone in NXT, Balor included. Some rumors have AJ debuting on the main roster as soon as the Rumble.
WWE tries to actively ignore the fact Lesnar even went to New Japan. Listen to most accounts of his record; only JBL will cite the IWGP reign, and he stopped doing that.
serenewarfare
Banned
Yeah, but they need to sell the Network in Japan. The fact that they grabbed these four guys right before they launched the Network there is no coincidence. They'll probably hype their Japan accomplishments, even if they don't mention New Japan or IWGP by name.
Hence why I said hope. They have no good will left for the main roster, they used it all up. As soon as you get Cole going "Oh my!" you know it's gonna suck.
serenewarfare
Banned
Owens has been treated mostly fine, and he's the last top NXT/Independent guy to debut. He's more protected than most, that's for sure.
shaowebb
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They would have him in fake buck teeth, bottle glasses, or carrying around anime and love pillows before they'd let him have a legit pop and get over. Vince doesn't push asians. He BURIES them to make the world look at his guys squashing the overseas top draws hoping they buy his men as better by crushing the careers of top talent from rival promotions. Do you think he'd actually legit let folks get into Shinsuke's strong style? He'd tell boredom houses like Big Show to no sell it, look large and toss him around forever and order the man to job to the giants with no skill or personality.
31GhostsIV
Banned
Cindi Mayweather
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Kenny Omega seems to be loyal and happy in Japan and I don't see him leaving for WWE given their history.
They need to have Naito and Shibata to step up. Continue to build up Ibushi.
They're in the right direction with their new NXT styled Young Lion fed.
But then you see Itami going Big Show'd and "WELCOME TO THE BIG LEAGUES HYUCK HYUCK". The one potential saving grace for Nakamura might be that he's 6'2, it has a chance of saving him.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
What state of being is TNA in, dead or dying?
serenewarfare
Banned
I think the fact that Nakamura will be making more than 95% of the roster will probably help him out.
sf2fanatic
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We need a Kenny Omega vs Xavier Woods Ultra Street Fighter Battle.
notworksafe
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Woods would get rekt instantly, game over.
AJ also was coming apart physically doing those harsh New Japan main event matches, even if he was clearly having the time of his life doing them. When he was on WOR around the G1 time he more or less said he was expecting to be wrestling for another 3-4 years before retiring.
The possibility of one big money run in WWE this late in his career is inevitably tempting, even if it might all go wrong. WWE is that big gamble, take the heavy risk that you will be wasted against the slim possibility you'll be a megastar.
¡HarlequinPanic!
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I'm not saying brand split; but maybe we'll be pleasantly surprised and the new acquisitions will go toward trying to make Smackdown a more distinct product from Raw?
Just can't see the people they brought in mixing it up with Roman Reigns or something.
Either way, I'm excited about it.
Just can't see the people they brought in mixing it up with Roman Reigns or something.
Either way, I'm excited about it.
sf2fanatic
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Did you see the new excellent adventures with him?
So is Del Rio, and he's just another guy on the roster anyway. Though I guess Del Rio's current spot would still be the highest spot a Japanese guy has ever had in WWE.
What do y'all make of AJ Styles potentially getting signed to WWE after having pretty serious back injuries over the last few months? I find it pretty strange that they would sign him if his back was anywhere close to as bad as it sounded like it was prior to Final Battle and WK10.
It just seems really strange to me, seeing that he seems to be the guy everyone is speculating will show up in the Rumble and will likely be in WWE full-time after that. I could see if he was going to NXT where his schedule would be much lighter than the grueling WWE circuit, and maybe he'll be there for a bit post-Rumble, but will he have recovered well enough by then to jump into the WWE schedule a month or two from now? I really hope he doesn't push it to the point where he would need surgery not long after the call-up.
It just seems... strange. Very strange.
(Sorry if this has already been talked about.)
It just seems really strange to me, seeing that he seems to be the guy everyone is speculating will show up in the Rumble and will likely be in WWE full-time after that. I could see if he was going to NXT where his schedule would be much lighter than the grueling WWE circuit, and maybe he'll be there for a bit post-Rumble, but will he have recovered well enough by then to jump into the WWE schedule a month or two from now? I really hope he doesn't push it to the point where he would need surgery not long after the call-up.
It just seems... strange. Very strange.
(Sorry if this has already been talked about.)
notworksafe
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I saw the one he did for SFV. Is there another?
Omega seems like a guy who genuinely wanted to get into wrestling to do it in Japan. He really is that kind of cheesy anime nerd at heart. The only one who got away with that in WWE is Xavier Woods.
I don't think Omega would particularly abandon that entire lifestyle for a WWE run. He seems more passioned by the culture and life he can live by wrestling in Japan than just getting the most out of wrestling. Unless he was injured and needed the money, but I'm sure he's fine enough in Japan.
31GhostsIV
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Need a breather from New Japan #NXTGate?
The get your ears around the new impact theme, which sounds to me like Billy Corgan failing to remind me what I ever enjoyed about Smashing Pumpkins in the mid 90's...
p4k.co/WFtJV
Why Billy. Why did you turn out to be such a tit.
The get your ears around the new impact theme, which sounds to me like Billy Corgan failing to remind me what I ever enjoyed about Smashing Pumpkins in the mid 90's...
p4k.co/WFtJV
Why Billy. Why did you turn out to be such a tit.
¡HarlequinPanic!;191334534 said:
I genuinely hope a soft brand split occurs. A 2 hour Smackdown revolving around Owens, Ambrose, AJ, Nak, Joe and Balor would be pretty sick. Like the old plan to make Smackdown the Bryan with IC title show.
This is all of course caveated by the need to let the performers have more creative control~
¡HarlequinPanic!
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There's always plan B - make smackdown a show about a prison island presided by warden AJ Styles.
FlammableD
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Carnby
Member
Imagine if one us wrote a post about grabbing a Diva's ass.
I thought they are playing NBA Jam.
I wonder whats next for Hideo Itami. He seems to be coming back this month. Who does he come back to feud with?
sf2fanatic
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Yeah just came out on YT the other day(playing ultra). I'm on phone, sorry I can't post link
Roland_Gunner
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Okay but the RAW is down to Reigns, the League of Nations guys, part-time Cena, New Day and then your Zigglers and Neville types. Thats not nearly enough for a three hour show.
¡HarlequinPanic!
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as a pumpkins fan who has suffered through the very worst of billy corgan (ie that last album), it's not half bad. Just not very exciting.
kind of sounds like some piddly backing track he made while working on his solo album
notworksafe
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oh neat, will check it out. thanks dude!
He was working you marks.
To a point, but when someone has been famous somewhere else Vince still likes to break them in and show them that other places mean nothing.
Empyrean Heaven
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It did happen to Tanahashi on a couple of occasions though, which built him up to be the ace more. He lost the title to Nakanishi, won it right back, had to vacate it, and didn't win the title again until WK5. He was without the title for a year+, but still was considered the ace.
Lasting longer than WCW!
They're like a terminal cancer patient that's told they have 6 months to live but then they're still alive 4 years later. Except no one is happy they're still alive.
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