DavidB6937 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I did enjoy Okada/Omega but I do struggle a little with how much punishment they take. I guess it's how wrestling is these days but for example Omega's knees look absolutely brutal and I do find it takes me out of it a little when Okada takes so many of them etc. Overall the match was really enjoyable, told a good story and I was probably invested in it more than any other New Japan match I've ever seen so that was my only real criticism. They're not the only ones to do it though and at least it meant something rather than a random indy spotfest. I must admit that I've often struggled with NJPW beyond the 'wow that was a good match' opinion simply because I have no real connection with a lot of the talent unlike WWE that I've watched since the late 80s. So even when that's pretty shit I do have a deep emotional investment to it. But I've really enjoyed Omega's journey in recent years and that's helped a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I have only been watching new japan since January, and care more for most their roster than I have for anyone other than punk in wwe in the last 15 years. As what do comes across as needing proper effort to win, makes it easier for me to buy into them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted June 11, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted June 11, 2018 Umino v ? Yujiro & Ishimori v Aussie Open Taichi, Desperado & Iizuka v Switchblade, Yano & Gedo All announced for Milton Keynes 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 (edited) Could have at least waited for the whole card to be announced. Also announced for Night 1 Tiger Mask Vs. David Starr Walter Vs. Yuji Nagata Chris Brookes Vs. Yoshi Hashi Kanemaru Vs. Will Ospreay Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr(c) Vs Tomohiro Ishii and Kazuchika Okada for the British Tag Team Titles Edit: Don’t you just love when paid members come into the thread just to downvote your posts without adding anything to the topic. Edited June 12, 2018 by TildeGuy~! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love-Wilcox Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 5 hours ago, DavidB6937 said: I did enjoy Okada/Omega but I do struggle a little with how much punishment they take. I guess it's how wrestling is these days but for example Omega's knees look absolutely brutal and I do find it takes me out of it a little when Okada takes so many of them etc. If it helps, a few people have said that the V-trigger is nowhere near as stiff as it looks. I distinctly remember Don Callis and Jericho talking about it on a podcast and there are probably others that have mentioned it but noone that immediately come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 1 hour ago, TildeGuy~! said: Could have at least waited for the whole card to be announced. As you could have too, some of us saw your post before you edited it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_3165 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Ladies chill out 😛 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Night 2 matches announced for Strong Style Evolved UK (Full card for Night 1 in the 2 posts above) Dan Duggan Vs. ??? Shota Umino Vs. Yuji Nagata David Starr Vs. Tiger Mask Vs. El Phantasmo Vs. Taiji Ishimori El Desperado, Kanemaru and Takashi Ilzuka Vs. Yoshi Hashi, Toru Yano and Gedo Walter Vs. Yujiro Takahashi Jay White Vs. Chris Brookes Taichi Vs. Will Ospreay Kazuchika Okada Vs. Zack Sabre Jr Tomohiro Ishii (c) Vs Minoru Suzuki for the British Heavyweight Title So after Rev Pro promised this was a New Japan show and not a Rev Pro Vs. NJPW show like Global Wars, they’ve gone and booked it like a Global Wars show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted June 11, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted June 11, 2018 1 minute ago, TildeGuy~! said: Kazuchika Okada Vs. Zack Sabre Jr Tomohiro Ishii (c) Vs Minoru Suzuki for the British Heavyweight Title Absolutely delighted. On a personal note, Nagata vs young boy is exactly the match I wanted when I saw both announced. Some of the midcard is a bit "eh" but so happy about those top two matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_3165 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 So basically the MK fans are fucked. They get a semi decent main event that will end in Ishii getting pinned by Suzuki. Then Manchester get two HUGE matches (on paper). I am furious. Lop-sided booking at its worst. Whoever booked this needs firing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westlondonmist Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I would say the Altrincham show pisses on Milton Keynes show. Only the tag looks a match to watch, shame they went with Kenemaru vs Ospreay. If it was Desperado it would have been great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitsky's back acne Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Yeah the Manchester card looks great on paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Just got tickets for Manchester, not many left at all. I recall WCPW claimed 2,000 when they ran the Angle v. Cody event there a couple of years back, I wonder how many this is going to have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted June 12, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted June 12, 2018 Very happy with the Manchester card. Looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted June 12, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted June 12, 2018 Finally got round to finishing the show last night. As a jaded wrestling fan, the last three matches were exactly what I needed to make me remember why I still bother. The main event, in particular, was such a brilliant blend of long-term story, athleticism, character and mind-boggling hard work - just a shame the result was spoiled for me, as I probably would be on this "best match ever" train otherwise. When done I couldn't help but compare this to the two year build we got for Reigns v Lesnar. It's like comparing David Ayer to Denis Villeneuve. When wrestling is done like this you can certainly make a case for it being high art, rather than the seedy daftness week-to-week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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