WyattSheepMask Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 An update from President and CEO of NJPW, Harold Meij Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavemanLynn Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 He looks like Farage crossed with the Orange Wednesdays guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) NJPW is returning next week with the New Japan Cup as well as a special card the night before which will be announced at bell time. Edited June 9, 2020 by TildeGuy~! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted June 9, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 9, 2020 Presumably empty venue shows? That's what the president of the company talked about last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Chris B said: Presumably empty venue shows? That's what the president of the company talked about last month. Yeah empty venues to begin with and they’ve spoken about increasing attendance at a steady rate going forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted June 9, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) Yep, everything empty for the bulk of the tournament then Wrestling Dontaku in July is two nights in Osaka is the first with audience (one-third capacity), with the Cup final on night one and then the winner's title match v Naito on night two. Looks like the tournament shows will be four cup matches and then one other match (likely a multi-man) so in an ideal world they'll be short shows but without needing to rush for time on the better matches. Edit: FWIW, The NJPW Google Calendar has all the empty arena shows as two-hour slots. Edited June 9, 2020 by JNLister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Just watching the Live Show on NJPW World, here’s the commentary set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThumpSquids Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 There's something wonderfully life-affirming about seeing Liger, smiling, in a check shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrington Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 On 6/9/2020 at 11:36 AM, JNLister said: Yep, everything empty for the bulk of the tournament then Wrestling Dontaku in July is two nights in Osaka is the first with audience (one-third capacity), with the Cup final on night one and then the winner's title match v Naito on night two. Looks like the tournament shows will be four cup matches and then one other match (likely a multi-man) so in an ideal world they'll be short shows but without needing to rush for time on the better matches. Edit: FWIW, The NJPW Google Calendar has all the empty arena shows as two-hour slots. Can you point me in the right direction of aforementioned calendar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted June 15, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 15, 2020 16 minutes ago, Farrington said: Can you point me in the right direction of aforementioned calendar? Go to https://njpwworld.com/feature/schedule#, scroll to the calendar at the bottom of the page, and there's a button that adds it to your own Google Calendar: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam O'Rourke Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 There needs to be a gif of Tanahashi making fun of Taichi's post-lockdown stomach and trying to make it vanish by snapping his fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrington Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Thanks @JNLister 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 The Pre show highlight was Ibushi and Tanahashi being told they need to social distance from each other during an interview by someone off screen whilst awkwardly taking a few steps back was hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Liam O'Rourke said: There needs to be a gif of Tanahashi making fun of Taichi's post-lockdown stomach and trying to make it vanish by snapping his fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrington Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Ishii/Desperado was a good scrap. Would like Ishii to take the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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