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[excelsiorlef]

Lol what a joke.

Take out one of the most over guys just like that

Crow goes mild.

 

[FloydtheFathead]

I guess I've missed Kenny, haven't I?

He's on next

 

[Brian_FETO]

I guess I've missed Kenny, haven't I?

He's next

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

Whelp, Naito is winning G1.

 

[RBH]

Great match

 

[SallyIsNow]

Fuck I'm so behind
Read Tommy the spoiler man

Pressing post as soon as match ends to get a since of delay

 

[serenewarfare]

Fuck that! Imagine NJPW running the Garden, Staples Center etc?!?!? Go full throttle with this thing and never look back

Imagine it. Because that's all you can do. lol

 

[RecRoulette]

Amazing match. Ishii vs ZSJ right? Gonna be fucking great!

 

[Fox318]

fuck yeah ishii

 

[Bronx-Man]

NAITOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[slightconfuse]

Ishii vs ZSJ will be amazing

 

[H1PSTER]

Glorious!

 

[klonere]

Man, the Japanese commentary is really elevating this show for me. They even have Japanese on the corners of the screen on the Japanese feed like the shows in Japan.

Japanese commentary is best, even if I don't understand a word.

Thank fuck this isn't happening at Full Sail. Am I right?

Word.

I guess I've missed Kenny, haven't I?

Love that Ishii won though!

Kenny's next!

 

[avengers23]

That was the first match that felt like a NJPW match.

Ishii vs. Sabre on night 2 holy shit. How do you apply a neck submission when your opponent has no neck?

 

[excelsiorlef]

Might as well just job out Omega now too.

 

[UberTag]

Nice to see a big win from Ishii.
Dude's a specimen.

 

[Fox318]

Ishii vs ZSJ will be amazing

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

Lol what a joke.

Take out one of the most over guys just like that

Crow goes mild.

Naito's great but Ishii's such a great counter to his care free theatrics.

Ishii vs ZSJ will be amazing

Don't tease me like this.

 

[Rawr Its Ry]

Work WiFi is shitting on me so hard fml

 

[serenewarfare]

Great match. Wrong guy won though I think. Naito is way more over. But I guess they are continuing the trend of not wanting to give away a big match like Naito vs. Omega in the states, especially if that's the planned G1 final.

Gedo is way too in love with his tournament upsets.

 

[klonere]

That was really really great. Ishii has form against Naito before so a win is totally cool.

ZSJ/Ishii is an intriguing matchup!

 

[The Strokes]

I mean, it makes sense for Naito to lose this early after what he said about being in the tournament.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

I guess I've missed Kenny, haven't I?

Nope! He's losing next!

 

[klonere]

Might as well just job out Omega now too.

I have some bad news.

I think Omega is losing.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Naito's great but Ishii's such a great counter to his care free theatrics.

This is your big US expansion play and you take out one of the most over guys in the company just like that in round one?

Idiotic

 

[avengers23]

That was really really great. Ishii has form against Naito before so a win is totally cool.

ZSJ/Ishii is an intriguing matchup!

Sabre tries to go blow for blow with Ishii, fails, tries submissions against a man with no neck, fails, and Ishii goes to the finals.

 

[UberTag]

Happy Canadian Day, everyone. From JR.

 

[RecRoulette]

Omega vs Elgin on Canadian Day (thanks JR)

 

[H1PSTER]

99.9% sure Omega isn't winning but I can't imagine it being a bad match regardless.

 

[avengers23]

This is your big US expansion play and you take out one of the most over guys in the company just like that in round one?

Idiotic

Because the business's focus is still on Japan, and you're not burning a money match-up for a show that's already sold out.

On Canada Day, it's Canadian on Canadian violence with Big Mike vs. The Cleaner.

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

Great match. Wrong guy won though I think. Naito is way more over. But I guess they are continuing the trend of not wanting to give away a big match like Naito vs. Omega in the states, especially if that's the planned G1 final.

Gedo is way too in love with his tournament upsets.

Ishii's a great worker who never really gets his dues. I kinda like the fact he gets a chance to be a major play. Plus I think people being serious against Naito who doesn't give a fuck is a good narrative to build. It's why Tanahashi took the title from him in the first place.

This is your big US expansion play and you take out one of the most over guys in the company just like that in round one?

Idiotic

I thought we already agreed it failed on that front though? Tanahashi vs Gunn Excel, Tanahashi vs Gunn. It's just nice to see Ishii get a big win because of how well he works, I don't really think it hurts this card.

 

[Brian_FETO]

Kenny, fam

Please stop with the braids

 

[excelsiorlef]

I have some bad news.

I think Omega is losing.

Of course he is because NJPW doesn't actually give a fuck about this "US Expansion"

 

[sf2fanatic]

Hey it's that Kideo game fanatic Omega

 

[serenewarfare]

Ishii's a great worker who never really gets his dues. I kinda like the fact he gets a chance to be a major play. Plus I think people being serious against Naito who doesn't give a fuck is a good narrative to build. It's why Tanahashi took the title from him in the first place.

I like Ishii a lot. But he's not a major play. They just give him big wins every so often. Like when he beat Kenny, then Kenny got his win back a month later.

 

[RecRoulette]

 

[Brian_FETO]

Kenny might allegedly not maybe be the leader of the Bullet Club

But it's up in the air

 

[excelsiorlef]

I like Ishii a lot. But he's not a major play. They just give him big wins every so often. Like when he beat Kenny, then Kenny got his win back a month later.

Exactly.

 

[avengers23]

Kenny has the serious tights on tonight, so he means business.

 

[Rawr Its Ry]

Oh shit serious match attire Kenny lehgooo

 

[Beefy]

Elgin is healthy guys. Just saying as I don't know if you heard.

 

[EnlightenedMint]

Lmao

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

Happy birthday Canada!

 

[excelsiorlef]

Red Shoes with the spot of the night

 

[Ithil]

Good old Red Shoes.

 

[RecRoulette]

Dr Death. Thick. Short. Powerhouse.

 

[The Elite]

Canada match!

 

[excelsiorlef]

Least they could have done is ZSJ beating Naito in Round 2. Give folks that second solud Naito match.

 

[Hex]

Lol what a joke.

Take out one of the most over guys just like that

Crow goes mild.

I honestly think they were stunned but yeah the pop should have come

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

I like Ishii a lot. But he's not a major play. They just give him big wins every so often. Like when he beat Kenny, then Kenny got his win back a month later.

That's kinda what this is though, right? I don't think we should care too much about them seriously taking this as their only way into the US after the first half of the show.