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1 minute ago, Liam O'Rourke said:
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SHINGOOOOOO!

 

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Delighted for Shingo, and glad to see NJPW taking a chance on a fresh (ish) face within the main event scene rather than immediately going back to Okada. This definitely opens up more fresh main event options. 

 

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Well, the hard part starts now. After failed or injury-laden star making attempts with EVIL, Ibushi and Ospreay, I'm hoping this one will stick. But it's going to be hard, the current roster situation doesn't feel like an easy star making environment...

 

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30 minutes ago, Merzbow said:

The wrestler FKA Darren Young has signed and exclusive contract with the company, seems an odd choice but that may be because I just haven't seen him in what feels like forever. Was he in NWA or something?

He's been pretty regular on New Japan Strong, hasn't he? I know he showed up there a few months ago and he got some rave reviews. I'm not surprised, I always thought he was a good fiery baby-face and he looks like he's proven himself to New Japan management.

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2 minutes ago, BrodyGraham said:

He's been pretty regular on New Japan Strong, hasn't he? I know he showed up there a few months ago and he got some rave reviews. I'm not surprised, I always thought he was a good fiery baby-face and he looks like he's proven himself to New Japan management.

Ah I hadn't watched any Strong shows, I've kinda soured on the company as a whole the past couple of years so only pick and choose the odd match these days. But yeah he always seemed like a solid hand back in WWE.

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The fans only being allowed to politely clap for everything really turned me off the product(obviously a good reason for that happening)

The emotion you get from the fans in New Japan really is something else and keeps you invested in a match. 

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1 hour ago, TildeGuy~! said:

The fans only being allowed to politely clap for everything really turned me off the product(obviously a good reason for that happening)

The emotion you get from the fans in New Japan really is something else and keeps you invested in a match. 

That hasn't really hurt my enjoyment of other Japanese promotions I've been watching, then again they haven't booked a show in a more than half empty Tokyo Dome.

No idea what the reasoning behind running the Tokyo Dome was but imo the show would have worked better in a smaller venue.

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They booked it at a point when they were expecting to be allowed up to 50% capacity. 

They probably had no expectation of coming anywhere near that, but pretty much every decent-sized indoor arena in Tokyo is out of action for nearly 2 months for the Olympics/Paralympics. If they wanted to run any shows in Tokyo that could draw more than 1,500 (50% capacity at Tokyo Dome City Hall), they had to run a stadium. 

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I thought it was a good show. They had me with some of those false finishes in the main. Shingo Vs Ibushi will be a heck of a match. Shingo Vs Evil probably less so. I want to see him against Jeff Cobb, and I'm looking forward to Cobb Vs Okada again. 

I was disappointed my boy Yano didn't win the Rumble, especially with the heelish manner in which it happened. My mate tagged me in thus meme though. 

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