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January Wrasslin' |OT|
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he was talented enough to steal 1000$ from his dad
His father spend all of his childhood away being drunk and/or high as piss, so I'd say they're pretty much even.
reptilescorpio
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There's a nugget of truth in most stuff. I expect they are nudged into situations. Like Rosa would have been told to offer Summer a lift that time, just something like "Hey Summer is back just like you were not that long ago, you should help her out!" by a producer.
The 4.5 months in between the taping and now is interesting too.
The pot brownie felt planted though. She went straight for the brownie when there was a ton of other stuff there, is it established that Nattie is big into brownies? I don't watch Total Divas religiously but she seems like the regimented healthy type.
Also they slotted Paige into their lives right when creative had no program for her, worked out great coincidentally!
Dudes back looks like nothing but scar tissue. Why would you feel the need to do that to yourself
The downside is I can't give NJPW additional money for all Shibata merch.
All Shibata merch should just say "I WILL MURDER YOU" in Japanese.
True, I would totally buy a Shibata shirt.
British Monsoon
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Who was the fattest between Thickie, Natalya, Maxine, and Kaitlyn?
I miss Thickie.
Mr. Luchador
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Leave them alone, they're wonderful women. Anymore of this Fat/thick talk and I'm PMing modbot.
Mr. Enigma
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I referee'd a match he was in back in September. He's still green as hell and not ready for anything serious. He's going to Japan strictly for training.
Scott Hall was filming the match at ringside, so that was cool.
Mr. Luchador
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Should have got his mate Syxx.
wow and not single gif of Syxx in WCW with his camcorder. wow. disappointed.
British Monsoon
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Pfffft, Okada's actually beat Tanahashi in a singles match. Styles is 0-3 against Tana in New Japan.
We talking bout Piggie James here, right?
Mr. Luchador
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AJ looks like how I imagine Japanese girls imagine western cyberpunk heartthrobs to look like. Basically... He's over because of Streets of Rage.
Just finished up Wrestle Kingdom 9. My thoughts;
- I was so fucking happy to have JR announcing. He really got into old form by the last two matches and it had me smiling ear to ear. While Striker knew way more about NJPW, he didn't mesh that well with him.
- It was really weird to see Jeff Jarrett wrestling. But hey, we got a guitar smash.
- I had know idea Davey Boy Smith's son wrestled in NJPW.
- Kenny Omega can become a huge star in New Japan. I have always loved him and am super happy to see him on a bigger stage like this. He's a fucking bad ass.
- AJ's top rope Styles Clash was awesome. It was built up to nicely with JR/Striker talking about how he's been breaking necks with it lately.
- I was REALLY impressed with how much Ibushi stepped up his game and looked really vicious. He's already known for his unmatched highflying, but he's added another element to his toolset. Him and Nakamura play off each other insanely well in the ring. Kayfabe wise it looks like Nakamura barely squeaked out a win. Both guys look like winners, and that Intercontinental belt becomes that much greater. Match of the show, obviously. It'll be hard to top that one this year.
- I wasn't that excited for Tanahashi Vs. Okada, but they put on a pitch perfect match. Really good storytelling, a nice steady pace, and having JR going nuts towards the end was wonderful.
- You could audibly hear JR's erection throbbing furiously from how little closed fists were being used.
- I was so fucking happy to have JR announcing. He really got into old form by the last two matches and it had me smiling ear to ear. While Striker knew way more about NJPW, he didn't mesh that well with him.
- It was really weird to see Jeff Jarrett wrestling. But hey, we got a guitar smash.
- I had know idea Davey Boy Smith's son wrestled in NJPW.
- Kenny Omega can become a huge star in New Japan. I have always loved him and am super happy to see him on a bigger stage like this. He's a fucking bad ass.
- AJ's top rope Styles Clash was awesome. It was built up to nicely with JR/Striker talking about how he's been breaking necks with it lately.
- I was REALLY impressed with how much Ibushi stepped up his game and looked really vicious. He's already known for his unmatched highflying, but he's added another element to his toolset. Him and Nakamura play off each other insanely well in the ring. Kayfabe wise it looks like Nakamura barely squeaked out a win. Both guys look like winners, and that Intercontinental belt becomes that much greater. Match of the show, obviously. It'll be hard to top that one this year.
- I wasn't that excited for Tanahashi Vs. Okada, but they put on a pitch perfect match. Really good storytelling, a nice steady pace, and having JR going nuts towards the end was wonderful.
- You could audibly hear JR's erection throbbing furiously from how little closed fists were being used.
Sort of... Unlike AJ, Devitt wasn't given the big singles push in the Heavyweight division. Sure he got a couple of wins here, and there, but they weren't clean. AJ won outright, and the most important thing is he backed it up by having show stealing performances, with the culminating match against Suzuki in Tokyo. Devitt never had anywhere close to performances like AJ did with the top stars. That might be do to booking, but I also believe AJ is that damn good.
AJ saw his opening and took it. He's been amazing since they very beginning of his NJPW run. It's been impressive. You can tell he knew it was his chance to become a legit top guy in the wrestling world.
I don't care for him as a person, and I hate his stupid hair, but fuck is he ever a great professional wrestler. Happy I've seen him live a few times.
TheWarrior
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I wonder how much more AJ is making now over those low ball offers he was receiving.
I was very indifferent to AJ's Chris Gaines look, and personality near the end of his TNA run that I wasn't sure if he just didn't care anymore. Then a few months later he gets the call to replace Devitt, and I was like "Him... That's who you want to replace your most charismatic gajin?". Even after he won the title I wasn't too sure, but goddammit he proved himself in the G1, and made Devitt's run as Bullet Club leader look like a joke, even without dipping into the old gimmick bag like Prince did.
I think AJ's stupid look makes him a better heel overall so I'm okay with it. Also he's great at interacting with the crowd in general.
There's people who think it could be good if Seth Rollins starting dressing like he does in real life to put himself over as a shitty heel even more. Dude's real life attire is hilarious.
plagiarize
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Fourth wall breaking HBK wannabes. Talented as fuck, but I'm not sure if I like how they're using those talents. I'd need to see more to make up my mind, but I think I'm okay with them.
HBK adjace esque.
Bucks still got time. I can see having a serious phase eventually when they feel that their act is getting old. Then of course people will be clamoring for them to go back to the Superkick gimmick again when they realize that's who they were born to play. kinda like what has happened to Cesaro when he dumped his "Most Money Making Man" gimmick to become serious strong guy. Now everyone is like "Why no personality Cesaro".
It's Japan, man. They love the drawn out storylines that take years to finish.
I mean he's been a fucking boy detective for 2 fucking decades. You're telling me 2 decades isn't good enough to solve his age issue already.
I don't know, you could respond like you do when you disagree on the internet. Maybe write down a quote from what he said, then "lol" followed by a link to a gif on a sticky note and then slap it on their forehead.
If it's good enough to deal with people on the internet, it must be good for the workplace.
Carnby
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There isn't a gif that can encompass the "WTF" I was thinking. Fucking Signs?! Does he sleep with a baseball bat next to his bed?
lovely ladies
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Heard he's also a huge fan of Lucha Underground.
Mr. Luchador
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What's in store for RAW tonight?
The Elite
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At times I really felt like JR was taking jabs at the current WWE product.
He mentions the importance of the IC title belt in New Japan then talks about why anyone would want to compete for a title that people don't care about.
I think he even talked about guys escaping the western product.
I probably wouldn't have watched this show if it wasn't for JR and an English commentary in general. I feel like getting English commentary going forward should be a thing. They don't need to get JR but I definitely want to watch more New Japan but I also want to understand more about what I'm seeing.
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