The Puroresu (Japanese Wrestling) thread

gnfnrhead

BOSJ starts tomorrow:

Jushin Liger vs Hiromu Takahashi
Tiger Mask vs TAKA
Kenny Omega vs Jado
Rocky Romero vs Taichi
Trent vs Ricochet
Ryusuke Taguchi vs Alex Koslov
KUSHIDA vs BUSHI
Alex Shelley vs Prince Devitt

ShagNastii

Davitt surely has to be a front runner to win it.

Machismo Fan

Devitt vs. Shelley again and Ricochet vs. Trent = Yay!

GTR63

Wow Trent Baretta landed on his feet didn't he.
Hope i'm not being sketchy but can anybody post me a Youtube link to Wrestle Kingdom VII/2013

BohsJohnny

GTR63 wrote: »

Wow Trent Baretta landed on his feet didn't he.
Hope i'm not being sketchy but can anybody post me a Youtube link to Wrestle Kingdom VII/2013

Looks like their is nothing on youtube but here it is on dailymotion but if you like New Japan and can afford it buy their shows well worth the money.

http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x2esik_Jahmale_Hepburn_njpw-wrestle-kingdom-7-1-4-13/1#video=xwhxn8

rovert

Prince Devitt vs Ricochet - (NJPW 05/30/13)

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x10dgah#.UafSGkCPOSo


The most anticipated match of the BOSJ tournament is here

BohsJohnny

rovert wrote: »

Prince Devitt vs Ricochet - (NJPW 05/30/13)

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x10dgah#.UafSGkCPOSo


The most anticipated match of the BOSJ tournament is here

Really fun match enjoyed it a lot loved the Devitt promos after the match and in the press room.

Just after finishing this match http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x10boyf_junior-stars-minoru-tanaka-koji-kanemoto-vs-burning-kotaro-suzuki-atsushi-aoki-c-ajpw_sport#.Uaf-ntincX4 these two teams had a great match back in march and this is even the better the last 10 mintues are up there with any other match i have seen so far this year.

rovert

Semi finals of the Best of Super Juniors have been set. Anyone following?

NJPW "BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XX", 06.06.2013 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,620 Fans

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Jado [6] b. TAKA Michinoku [8] (7:27) with the Crossface of JADO.
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Baretta [6] b. Taichi [8] (9:23) with the Axe Guillotine Driver.
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Brian Kendrick [8] b. Alex Koslov [8] (9:47) with the Sliced Bread #2.
4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Titan [6] b. Rocky Romero [8] (7:13) with the Titanix.
5. Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma b. Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI (14:40) with the King Kong Kneedrop by Makabe on YOSHI-HASHI.
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi [10] b. Tiger Mask [8] (7:17) with the Tiger Suplex Hold.
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Prince Devitt [16] b. Jushin Thunder Liger [8] (6:27) with the Bloody Sunday.
8. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Kenny Omega [10] b. KUSHIDA [8] (16:10) with the One Winged Angel.
9. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Alex Shelley [10] b. Ricochet [10] (16:33) with the Avalanche-Style Atomic Midnight.

Best of the Super Jr. Final Standings:

Block A:
1. Prince Devitt [16]
2. Alex Shelley [10]
3. Ricochet [10]
4. Taichi [8]
5. Rocky Romero [8]
6. Jushin Thunder Liger [8]
7. Baretta [6]
8. Titan [6]
9. Hiromu Takahashi [0]

Block B:
1. Ryusuke Taguchi [10]
2. Kenny Omega [10]
3. Alex Koslov [8]
-. KUSHIDA [8]
-. TAKA Michonoku [8]
-. Tiger Mask [8]
-. Brian Kendrick [8]
7. BUSHI [6]
9. Jado [6]

NJPW "BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XX", 09.06.2013 (TV Asahi Ch.2)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Semi Final: Prince Devitt vs. Kenny Omega
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Semi Final: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Alex Shelley
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Final:

rovert

Ryusuke Taguchi, Prince Devitt's ex tag partner and someone who was probably going to beat Devitt in the final got hurt. So Taguchi is out so Taka is back in the tournament to replace him.

The semi finals are taking place as I type.

Edit. So:

Shelly vs Devitt in the Finals. If Devitt wins he will move up to Heavyweight and challenge Tanahashi

rovert

Are people here worried about spoilers or not?

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BMUZ9IfCMAEeuq3.jpg

https://vine.co/v/bLPUqIM2Mq6

and what is next:

http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/hbkidcool/imgs/1/2/1248039f.jpg[

montyrebel

when is the final?

rovert

montyrebel wrote: »

when is the final?

3pm our time.

It aired on some weird channel in Japan meaning we may or may not get to see it on Youtube or Dailymotion.

BohsJohnny

Really enjoyed Kushida vs Kenny Omega from BOSJ http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x10naww_08-kushida-vs-kenny-omega-njpw-06-06-13_sport.

Devitt gave a press conference this morning ahead of the ippv on the 22nd of June very entertaining from him as usually.

And last but not least Nakamura

losing the title in Mexico just became available good match shame he lost it but hopefully it leads to him and Okada

rovert

gnfnrhead

BohsJohnny wrote: »

And last but not least Nakamura

losing the title in Mexico just became available good match shame he lost it but hopefully it leads to him and Okada

Just seen that and came to complain about it :pac:

Nakamura's worst match in a while but I'm putting that down to La Sombra and CMLL. The ref in particular was awful. Looked like a randomer they picked out of the crowd before hand. He was nearly losing balance with every (incredibly slow) count he made. Would have been so much better in Japan for several reasons. A decent referee, a less annoying crowd, a good commentary team, Nakamura would have been babyface, unlikely to have been 2 out of 3 falls, etc.

BohsJohnny

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Just seen that and came to complain about it :pac:

Nakamura's worst match in a while but I'm putting that down to La Sombra and CMLL. The ref in particular was awful. Looked like a randomer they picked out of the crowd before hand. He was nearly losing balance with every (incredibly slow) count he made. Would have been so much better in Japan for several reasons. A decent referee, a less annoying crowd, a good commentary team, Nakamura would have been babyface, unlikely to have been 2 out of 3 falls, etc.

Yeah it was alright i heard a good point that maybe

New Japan didn't want him to lose the title on Japanese soil before they put him up against Okada

.

rovert

The Press Conference pretty much spelt out the plan but New Japan announced this. Both a hat tip and a time frame:

The 7/20 New Japan iPPV will be headlined by the 6/22 Kazuchika Okada vs. Togi Makabe winner against the Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Prince Devitt winner for the IWGP heavyweight title.

Prince Devitt vs Kazuchika Okada for the belt on PPV live.

I could cry.

rovert

Even by his standards this is very cold:



This just got uploaded:

i watched a live interview with him live on nicopro after the BOSJ final and he said since he cleared out everyone in the jr. division he wants to compete with the heavyweights to prove he is the best wrestler in every division, and feels discriminated against by the japanese media & fans for being not just a jr. wrestler but a gaijin jr. but he will defend the jr. title if a worthy challenger presents themselves.

it was a fun interview where he mostly ran down the njpw roster for an hour and said he wants to recruit steve austin & ric flair to the bullet club,

I am obsessed I know.

rovert

Anyone watch the Nicopro Devitt interview?

It is very stop start due to questions and answers being translated. There's almost too much to mention in terms of highlights in the second video which Alan posted. From not rating Nakamura and Suzuki (two the most dangerous people in Wrestling) as shooters while having this amazing look on his face to "shooting" on Japanese press coverage of gaijins (foreigners) to him suggesting new members of The Bullet Club and how he would rank them in the group. As well as tiny things like playing off his real life failure in attempting to learn Japanese as well as his diet.

The most universal clip I can point to is the 32:45 mark on. When he gets asked about foreign Wrestlers joining the bullet club and then how he would line them up in the pecking order. Great bit of lunacy and childlike imagination:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9AYn__iW0fk

Love the

lazy generalisation Devitt's character makes about Tama Tonga being the Rock's friend just because they come from The Islands.

BohsJohnny

rovert wrote: »

Anyone watch the Nicopro Devitt interview?

It is very stop start due to questions and answers being translated. There's almost too much to mention in terms of highlights in the second video which Alan posted. From not rating Nakamura and Suzuki (two the most dangerous people in Wrestling) as shooters while having this amazing look on his face to "shooting" on Japanese press coverage of gaijins (foreigners) to him suggesting new members of The Bullet Club and how he would rank them in the group. As well as tiny things like playing off his real life failure in attempting to learn Japanese as well as his diet.

The most universal clip I can point to is the 32:45 mark on. When he gets asked about foreign Wrestlers joining the bullet club and then how he would line them up in the pecking order. Great bit of lunacy and childlike imagination:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9AYn__iW0fk

Love the

lazy generalisation Devitt's character makes about Tama Tonga being the Rock's friend just because they come from The Islands.

Watched it when you posted the link very entertaining can't wait for him and Tanahashi then Okada should be two great matches,and for anyone who wanted to see him in the finals of the bosj the show is avaiable now on ivp http://new.ivpvideos2.com/product_info.php?products_id=10608.

rovert

Which will mean it will leak on Youtube/Dailymotion fairly sharpish

BohsJohnny

Just Finished Devitt vs Shelley what a great match the last 7 to 8 minutes were brilliant and the stuff before that with the bullet club and Tanahashi and co was very good as well,the heat in the buliding was unreal they really hate the bullet club.

Overall a very enjoyable card Taka/Shelley was a nice match as well Taka is still class nearly 40 and still pulling off the springboard plancha to the outside.

Bigdeadlydave

Whats the best jap event in the last couple of years which is worth watching?

BohsJohnny

Bigdeadlydave wrote: »

Whats the best jap event in the last couple of years which is worth watching?

There's two I would suggest the king of pro wrestling show from last October a lot of people's ppv of last year

And the Tokyo dome show from this January two great shows.

gnfnrhead

Pretty much any of NJPW's big shows would qualify imo.

If you want actual matches, you cant go far wrong with Nakamura's IC title defences (only in NJPW, cant speak for many outside) or any of the Tanahashi vs Okada matches.

BohsJohnny

And i don't how i forgot about Invasion attack from april with the clear match of the year on it between Okada and Tanahashi.

gnfnrhead

Spoiler ahead: http://i.imgur.com/XI5QM1R.png

Machismo Fan

I've watched from the Naito match on, what on the undercard is worth watching?

BohsJohnny

Machismo Fan wrote: »

I've watched from the Naito match on, what on the undercard is worth watching?

The jr tag match is very good and the Suzuki tag.

BohsJohnny

So the July 20 show looks like all kinds of great.

NJPW, "KIZUNA ROAD 2013", 2013.07.20 (USTREAM)
Akita Municipal Gymnasium

0. Manabu Nakanishi, Tomoaki Honma, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA vs. Yujiro Takahashi, YOSHI-HASHI, Gedo & Jado
1. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov (c) vs. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
2. Tomohiro Ishii vs. Minoru Suzuki
3. IWGP Tag Team Title: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (c) vs. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka
4. NEVER Openweight Title: Masato Tanaka (c) vs Tetsuya Naito
5. Special Singles Match: La Sombra vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
6. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Jushin Thunder Liger & Captain New Japan vs. Karl Anderson, El Terrible , Tama Tonga & Bad Luck Fale
7. Hirooki Goto vs. Katsuyori Shibata
8. Kazushi Sakuraba Return Match: Yuji Nagata vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Prince Devitt

They are also running a ippv on the 5th of July as well to announce the people in the G1.

NJPW "KIZUNA ROAD 2013", 05.07.2013 (Samurai! TV/USTREAM)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Super Strong Machine vs. Toaru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Jado
2. Togi Makabe, Manabu Nakanishi, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA vs. Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto, Captain New Japan & Takaaki Watanabe
3. Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov vs. Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
4. Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma & La Sombra vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi
- Announcement of participants for G1 CLIMAX 23
5. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Karl Anderson & Bad Luke Fale
6. CMLL World Tag Team Title: Tama Tonga & El Terrible (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jushin Thunder Liger
7. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt (c) vs. Gedo

Ando's Saggy Bottom

I take it the show with Fergal's title shot won't be an iPPV?

BohsJohnny

Ando's Saggy Bottom wrote: »

I take it the show with Fergal's title shot won't be an iPPV?

No sorry meant to say ippv as well.

Ando's Saggy Bottom

BohsJohnny wrote: »

No sorry meant to say ippv as well.

Sweet.

BohsJohnny

Never seen this before decent match but the last few minutes are great can only imagine how good a match between these two would be now.

rovert

The iPPV is up here:
http://www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x2pn0t_Jahmale_Hepburn_njpw-dominion-6-22/1#video=x11aq35

Sincerely hope EVERYONE watches it. In terms of match quality, card and stories it is up there with Money in the Bank 2011.

The video package before the Devitt match explaining his transformation is great. He starts off as a cherubic babyface and ends with him with a bloody faced heel.

BohsJohnny

So i was watching some G1 matches from last year and put on Suzuki vs Nakamura and couldn't believe one of the spots i saw,thought it was a one time thing against Sakuraba.

Nakamura is a mad man.

rovert

Great poster:

rovert

Internet Pay Per View on at 10.30am our time today:

Card
Prince Devitt (c) vs. Gedo - IWGP JR. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
El Terrible & Tama Tonga vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jushin Thunder Liger - CMLL TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI) vs. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale & Karl Anderson)
G1 Climax 23 - Announcement of all participants
La Sombra, Tomoaki Honma & Tetsuya Naito vs. CHAOS (Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & Masato Tanaka)
CHAOS (Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov & Tomohiro Ishii) vs. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & Taka Michinoku)
KUSHIDA, Tiger Mask IV, Manabu Nakanishi & Togi Makabe vs. Takaaki Watanabe, Captain New Japan, Hirooki Goto & Yuji Nagata
TenCozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) & Super Strong Machine vs. CHAOS (Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Jado)
How to watch: Live iPPV on USTREAM ($20)

Essentially a posh house show that is being run to:
-Promote the big Devitt vs Okada show
-Knobble WWE's show in the region
-To test whether fans aboard will lesser shows at a lower price point

Prince Devitt is wrestling Okada's manager Gedo in one last road block before wrestling Okada. Some people are deluding themselves into think Devitt will drop the Junior title to a semi retired wrestler.

gnfnrhead

There aren't a whole load of options for Devitt to drop it to. He's beaten virtually everyone.

Ando's Saggy Bottom

They surely wouldn't have him lose to a junior hw thus close to a heavyweight title match. Unless he's gonna win the big one....

rovert

gnfnrhead wrote: »

There aren't a whole load of options for Devitt to drop it to. He's beaten virtually everyone.

Ando's Saggy Bottom wrote: »

They surely wouldn't have him lose to a junior hw thus close to a heavyweight title match. Unless he's gonna win the big one....

And would it be a waste to lose after he beat Tanahashi.

rovert

They will probably show the first few matches for free:
http://www.ustream.tv/njpw

rovert

For those who don't know New Japan runs two similarly formatted singles tournaments annually.

One for the light heavyweights called The Best of Super Juniors - ran last month and won by Prince Devitt.

The second G1 Climax which is for Heavyweights. Given his move to Heavyweight Devitt has many first time matches in his first time competing in the competition. The Brackets:

Group A: Tanahashi, Makabe, Goto, Kojima, Okada, Ishii, Lance Archer, DB Smith Jr, Devitt, Shibata

Group B: Tenzan, Nagata, Naito, Nakamura, Yaro, Takahashi, Suzuki, Shelton Benjamin, Karl Andersen, Kota Ibushi

Group A is stacked.

Ando's Saggy Bottom

Surprised to see Ibushi in there. Him and Shelton will surely come up with some gif- worthy flippy floppy sh*t.

rovert

Ando's Saggy Bottom wrote: »

Surprised to see Ibushi in there. Him and Shelton will surely come up with some gif- worthy flippy floppy sh*t.

Surprising Devitt and Okada will occur twice in the same month. Surprising they are rematching their version of Austin vs Rock in Tanahashi and Okada again so soon.

I am more sure Devitt will beat Okada July 20th for the Heavyweight belt now.

Ando's Saggy Bottom

Can see them going with a time limit draw or something for Okada/ Tanahashi.

Edit: You really think Fergal can do it? Be frickin incredible!

Jamie OD

Ando's Saggy Bottom wrote: »

Surprised to see Ibushi in there. Him and Shelton will surely come up with some gif- worthy flippy floppy sh*t.

Seeds were planted last year when Ibushi said in an interview that it was his dream to compete in the G1. Since he came back from injury, he has toned down the high flying stuff a little bit and added some power to his wrestling style, which suggests to me that he was trying to adjust so he could wrestle heavyweights a little easier. Excited as heck to see how he does.

rovert

Ando's Saggy Bottom wrote: »

Can see them going with a time limit draw or something for Okada/ Tanahashi.

Edit: You really think Fergal can do it? Be frickin incredible!

Just projecting forward.

They are putting all this heat on Devitt. New Japan's version of Paul Heyman (work with me here) Gedo was cheered against him this morning.

Makes sense the biggest babyface beats the biggest heel on the biggest show of the year at the Toyko Dome.

Naito beating Devitt in the final of the G1 is my prediction. To setup a title match between them.

BohsJohnny

Just finished yesterday morning's show now busy all day the main event was great,the heat in the buliding was amazing Devitt and the bullet club are such good heels.

Block a of the G1 looks great can't wait for Ishii vs Shibata.

Ape Lincoln

I haven't watched Japanese wrestling since Eurosport showed it in the mid-90s so aside from the odd match on a WWE DVD I'm a noob. Does anyone want to give me like a dozen or so recommendations to watch?