KingofSports Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Him or Tana. All roads eventually lead to Rome. Since Shinsuke left I don't care. Naito's the only one been offering anything special in the past 12 months. Okada bores the shit outta me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Well I'm sure we all look forward to your continued positivity throughout the tournament.  I though day 1 was pretty rockin. Three out of five matches delivered. I know not all of his matches can live up to the one with Ishii (who just never has a bad singles match) but I'm fully behind Tenzan going all the way. Well alright not all the way but if he was still in contention on the final Block A night the atmosphere in Sumo Hall would be insane.  Tana/Sanada just comes in at second place but still a really good match. There really has been nobody as good for as long (maybe HBK) than Hiroshi Tanahashi. Coming back from injury could be a great excuse for him to have a bad tournament and lose to Okada, Marufuji, Tenzan and Ishii.  Main event was very good too. I like a bit of Marufuji in small doses. His kicks looked fantastic. Block is wide open   My dream final would have been Naito/Shibata but that can't happen. Naito absolutely must get to the final. I admit him beating Tana or Okada in the final looks the most likely result but I'd like to see Naito vs A.N.Other from Block A. Maybe Ishii, hell maybe even Tenzan. The building is already sold out on the final night so why not have an outsider in the final. My favourite final, at least that I saw live, was Okada/Anderson, just because I didn't even realise Karl was still in contention until they announced he had made it to the final after beating Tana on the same night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westlondonmist Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Watched Super J Cup 1st round, a mixed bag, I have put my comments and results in spoilers.   Rydal (ROH)  d/ Tomato (K-Dojo) ***1/4, good match to start the show, crowd into it but too short. I enjoyed Tomato's work and would be happy to watch him in the future. Kenoh (Noah) d/ Gurukun Mask (Ryukyu Dragon) DUD very slow, very boring. Neither deserved to be in the tournament but at least Kenoh will face Kushida who will make the match decent at worst. Crowd was silent throughout. Taichi (Suzuki Gun) d/ Yuma Aoyagi **1/4 Took ages to get going, a shame as the 2nd half was not bad. However did not deserve 12 minutes. Again silent crowd. Liger (NJPW) d/ Eita (Dragon's Gate) ***1/2 Good energetic match but sadly given less than ten minutes. Osprey (Chaos) d/ Titan (CMLL) ***1/2 Another fine energetic match, and I really enjoyed Titan's work. 3rd match to get less than 10 minutes and the ones that got 12 were either poor or passable. Kanemaru (Suzuki Gun) d/ BUSHI (LIJ) ***1/2. Good match but odd. BUSHI played the bending the rules face with the crowd cheering his name, really behind him. The match was to get over Sazuki Gun as they were cheating and BUSHI was on his own. Kanemaru was decent however. Taguchi (NJPW) d/ Harada (Noah) **** Not a fan of Taguchi but this was really good. I look forward to seeing Harada again. KUSHIDA (NJPW) d/ Ishimori (Noah) ****1/2 Fast paced, exciting, great technically but that is how you describe almost all KUSHIDA matches. Ishimori looks great.   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingofSports Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Well I'm sure we all look forward to your continued positivity throughout the tournament. Yeah & I'm positive you can go fuck yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted July 22, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted July 22, 2016 So that's the three singles champs (Okada, Omega, Shibata) and the two other biggest stars (Tanahashi, Naito) all losing their opening matches. Great way of establishing that anything can happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westlondonmist Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) Elgin is IC champ  not Omega, but Elgin lost also. I agree it shows anything can happen. You can keep other wrestlers looking strong by beating champs but champs usually coming out strong overall. Such as in Super Juniors, Kushida did not win the tournament but he beat the winner in the follow up title match. Edited July 22, 2016 by westlondonmist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshC Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Toru Yano vs Kenny Omega was wonderful. Good tournament so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambulance Chaser Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 What with Battleground, Raw and Smackdown last week, along with all the other stuff I have been reduced to a hermit trying to keep up with the G1, it has been great so far, night 8 was just fantastic, for me it had at least 3 4* matches and featured a must see match between Omega and Elgin, if you are cherry picking the best matches rather than watch it all then start there, it was brilliant.  Fale has impressed me also, he obviously has to be in the right match with the right guy, but he has had some good matches. Evil has looked good, Elgin may be the MVP so far. Fascinating stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westlondonmist Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 (edited) Block A final standings  * BLOCK A WINNER – Hirooki Goto (6-3)* Kazuchika Okada (5-3-1)* Hiroshi Tanahashi (5-3-1)* Naomichi Marufuji (5-4)* Bad Luck Fale (5-4)* SANADA (4-5)* Tomohiro Ishii (4-5)* Togi Makabe (4-5)* Tama Tonga (4-5)* Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2-7)Basically says winner of Block B wins the competition. Bad choice overall. Goto is a decent wrestler but does not come across as someone who could win the title or main event Wrestle Kingdom.  Edited August 12, 2016 by westlondonmist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members GlennCullen Posted August 12, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted August 12, 2016 Block A final standings  * BLOCK A WINNER – Hirooki Goto (6-3) * Kazuchika Okada (5-3-1) * Hiroshi Tanahashi (5-3-1) * Naomichi Marufuji (5-4) * Bad Luck Fale (5-4) * SANADA (4-5) * Tomohiro Ishii (4-5) * Togi Makabe (4-5) * Tama Tonga (4-5) * Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2-7)  Basically says winner of Block B wins the competition. Bad choice overall. Goto is a decent wrestler but does not come across as someone who could win the title or main event Wrestle Kingdom.    So, Tenzan had a bit of a shitter then?  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted August 12, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted August 12, 2016 Bollocks to spoiler tags in this case. Seriously, if you're big enough a New Japan fan to read this thread, you'll know to stay out until you've watched the show if you care about staying unspoiled, and you're a fucking moron if you enter it on Friday night if you didnt yet watch Fridays show. Â Yes, the final is now somewhat moot. Goto is not getting a WK main event at this stage. Naito is, yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted August 12, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted August 12, 2016 Could work a few ways. He could be against Shibata in the main which is an intriguing matchup even if the winner is "obvious" (though I'd never trust NJPW not to drop the ball on Shibata.) Alternatively, he could pull of an upset and be the sacrificial lamb who loses the title shot/briefcase before the Dome Show to establish that it can happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted August 12, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted August 12, 2016 (edited) Ha, that would be such a Goto thing to happen too. I agree that Goto v Shibata IS the more interesting final than another Naito v Goto main event so soon after their title match but.... I can hardly bet against Naito now. What a cunt. Edited August 12, 2016 by air_raid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcf1997 Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 When you subscribe to NJPW World does your payment get taken out of your payment method e.g. credit card and/or Paypal at a certain date during the month or the date you sign up  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Benno Posted August 13, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted August 13, 2016 They charge you when you sign up and then on the 1st of the next month regardless. If you cancel, your account also closes immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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