Cheapheat Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 11 hours ago, CavemanLynn said: I gave the two mains a go. Omega vs Osprey was two smug cunts being horrible cunts to each other, with one trying occasionally to be a funny cunt. What a joy to work for fans like this. Imagine an arena full of these guys! Quote
69MeDon Posted January 8, 2023 Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) Finally got around to watching Omega/Ospreay. It was great. Really, really great. But I don't know that I agree with a lot of the hype coming from some wrestling journalists and fans talking about "best match ever". I thought Omega/Okada had multiple matches better than this. I also just find it really difficult to buy Ospreay as the babyface in peril. Edited January 8, 2023 by 69MeDon Quote
Paid Members Chunk Posted January 10, 2023 Paid Members Posted January 10, 2023 Just watched Ospreay \ Omega. The first NJPW match I've ever seen outside of Forbidden Door. Fucking loved it ... absolutely brilliant stuff, with levels of realism that I've rarely seen in 30+ years of watching pro wrestling. How anybody can struggle to enjoy something like that is beyond me. Quote
Paid Members air_raid Posted January 11, 2023 Paid Members Posted January 11, 2023 New Japan not fully committing to “heel or face” has always been a thing as long as I can remember. During several of Okadas reigns he’s dominated smugly with a guy battling bravely from underneath, or he’s been the valiant hero depending on who his challenger was. Even Omega as leader of the dastardly Bullet Club wrestled matches designed for the viewer to want him to win the belt. Beyond, much of the Nakamura-led Chaos involved them being an evil heel group that never interfered much in other’s matches, to the point where they’d get swarmed by members of other factions and STILL not come out, including matches where interference cost Okada the belt (apart from Gedo standing around like a gormless arse). They can put in a good match but that match may not make sense for any wider arc. It is what it is. Quote
Guest Posted January 11, 2023 Posted January 11, 2023 When I stopped paying much attention to new Japan they had EVIL leading bullet club as Jay was stuck in the states. Now I’m kinda paying attention and evil leads house of torture which seems to still be bullet Club but the Japanese guys. Is HOT BC or are they separate? Quote
Infinity Land Posted January 11, 2023 Posted January 11, 2023 Sold out show, lots of attention with Mercedes Mone's debut. Definitely needs Bobby Fish added for an undercard match ? Quote
fozzyrock1986 Posted January 12, 2023 Posted January 12, 2023 Just re-subscribed to NJPW world after couple of years not following. Do the US ppvs get added at a later date or can you only watch them if you pay separate? Quote
Paid Members Big Benny HG Posted January 13, 2023 Paid Members Posted January 13, 2023 13 hours ago, fozzyrock1986 said: Just re-subscribed to NJPW world after couple of years not following. Do the US ppvs get added at a later date or can you only watch them if you pay separate? The US PPVs tend to be separate on FITE TV, then added to NJPW World at a later point (which in the past has ranged from anywhere between a week to several months). Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 13, 2023 Paid Members Posted January 13, 2023 On 1/5/2023 at 11:09 AM, Browser Brady said: Maybe wrestling has passed me by. Yeah. I'm happy for people liking Ospreay vs Omega to the degree they have but I hated almost every single second of it. I don't like either of them as it is, so I knew what I was getting myself into, but considering some of the hyperbolic statements that have been chucked around about this match I *had* to see what was being referred to. But it was almost everything I dislike in wrestling in one long match. It's the taking part that counts though! Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted January 13, 2023 Members Posted January 13, 2023 7 minutes ago, Devon Malcolm said: But it was almost everything I dislike in wrestling in one long match They should run this as an advert for the next show. - ***** Quote
TildeGuy~! Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 Sign me up for this match when it finally happens Quote
Tsurutagun Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 The most interesting Okada had been for 3 years. Quote
WyattSheepMask Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Tsurutagun said: The most interesting Okada had been for 3 years. Was thinking the same thing. Takes him 20 minutes to get fired up at the best of times Quote
Merzbow Posted January 21, 2023 Posted January 21, 2023 Yeah, I've found his too calm and cool for school persona to be a bit boring really. He was never my guy in New Japan even though he's obviously great. Quote
Paid Members FLips Posted January 21, 2023 Paid Members Posted January 21, 2023 Who's worth a watch in NOAH these days? Since Misawa died it seems like the company fell off the face of the earth and while NJPW made a huge resurgence, NOAH is only just slowly creeping back in. Quote
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