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[Kensation]

Billy Gun is 8ft tall you know

That's William M Gunn to you.

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

Hey, guys remember when Billy Gunn got his belly button pierced?

Brah, I'm just remember I was a Billy Gunn mark at one point, I loved his One and Only finisher. Kill me now.

 

[Fox318]

lol JR

If you are asking whose legal

 

[avengers23]

Oh, this sequence with Finlay, White, and Tanaka reminds me of those prelims with those young lions.

Also:

 

[excelsiorlef]

This is such a waste of Tanahashi and Kushida



What a finish :|

 

[Mighty Chin]

I like Billy Gunn. I'm not embarrassed by it.

 

[klonere]

That was pretty fun!

Still so happy that the crowd loves Tana and Kushi so much. Totally different from the ROH set where Kushi is hated and Tana is liked.

 

[Evening Musuko]

Yoooooo why'd they think that Billy Gun's a draw? Like, seriously?

Because Attitude era so Americans must love him.

You have to realize when Japanese companies have one of their acts go overseas (Whether its a wrestling company or band or whatever) they tend to worry about what they think the overseas fans want to see, when in reality, they just want to see the act as it is in Japan instead.

At least he's getting booed and Tanahashi is getting cheered. I'm sure NJPW is learning quickly who the American fans want to see.

 

[PartTimeWarrior]

When's Kushida coming to WWE?

 

[serenewarfare]

Alright. No more filler from here on out.

 

[SallyIsNow]

I still think Billy Gunn was slotted in here as a purposely shitty option just so Cody wouldnt look as bad.

Is this why this show has been so shit?! Cody's 3 star match will look like 10 stars!

 

[RecRoulette]

INTERMISSION!

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

Mr. Ass

 

[RBH]

Roseanne is watching NJPW:



https://twitter.com/therealroseanne/status/881264350312275969

 

[Syder]

When's Kushida coming to WWE?

You want Kushida to job to TJP on 205 LIVE?

 

[excelsiorlef]

The camera missed the fucking finish.

As fucking if.

 

[The Strokes]

Missed the first half, any highlights that I should catch later?

 

[Fox318]

Brah, I'm just remember I was a Billy Gunn mark at one point, I loved his One and Only finisher. Kill me now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCo2mOF95UQ

 

[sf2fanatic]

They spelled Finlay's name wrong on AXS tv. They spelled it 'Finaly'

 

[Beefy]

They need to fire all the production crew for tomorrow

 

[SallyIsNow]

They spelled Finlay's name wrong on AXS tv. They spelled it 'Finaly'

It's Finaly over

 

[Syder]

https://twitter.com/bryanalvarez/status/881320683493482497

@bryanalvarez
My father-in-law, who never watches wrestling, is here and absolutely aghast that someone as old as Billy Gunn is wrestling. #G1USA

 

[serenewarfare]

When's Kushida coming to WWE?

He's said he really doesn't have much interest. I guess if they blew him away with an offer, but I doubt it.

Even Takahashi is more likely, IMO, but I doubt that too.

 

[ghostmind]

Man that IC title looks nice.

Tanahashi with those craftsman skills.

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

Geeze why are these people cheering the biggest Japanese wrestler in the last decade over Billy Gunn?

It's like if the WWE had an event where the headliner was Cena vs Yano... I want to see Cena vs Yano.

 

[RecRoulette]

Man, imagine if NJPW went with Scott Norton instead of Mr Ass

 

[excelsiorlef]

Missed the first half, any highlights that I should catch later?

Watch ZSJ vs Juice


Everything else is filler

 

[UberTag]

I think I'd rather watch Bart Gunn face Butterbean again in a Brawl for All match than watch Billy Gunn wrestle Tanahashi.

 

[excelsiorlef]

https://twitter.com/bryanalvarez/status/881320683493482497

@bryanalvarez
My father-in-law, who never watches wrestling, is here and absolutely aghast that someone as old as Billy Gunn is wrestling. #G1USA

Bwhahaha.

This has been a borderline failure so far

 

[serenewarfare]

Missed the first half, any highlights that I should catch later?

Juice vs. Sabre was good.

 

[SallyIsNow]

Watch ZSJ vs Juice


Everything else is filler

Filler is very generous for Page vs Lethal

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

I think I'd rather watch Bart Gunn face Butterbean again in a Brawl for All match than watch Billy Gunn wrestle Tanahashi.

Can we get Bart Gunn vs JBL instead?

 

[slightconfuse]

Fun show so far

W

 

[Beefy]

The tag match that opened the show and sabre are the only 2 good matches so far

 

[excelsiorlef]

Filler is very generous for Page vs Lethal

True that was just garbage

 

[avengers23]

Who is this Billy Gunn you all are referencing?

I only know of Cute Kip.

 

[serenewarfare]

Fun show so far

W

It's been fine, but IMO New Japan needs way better than fine if they are going to make any sort of serious impression in the US.

 

[Rawr Its Ry]

For those that watch the weekly show on AXS, how has JR been on commentary?

 

[jett]

Did Kenny fight yet?

 

[Reneledarker]

Lethal is so bad in RoH / NJPW, he is one of the few guys that were way better in TNA, Black Mashismo was decent.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Dashing Cody!!!

 

[RecRoulette]

"New Japan? More like Old Japan!" is actually pretty good.

 

[Beefy]

If Cody wins, is NJPW shit?

 

[serenewarfare]

For those that watch the weekly show on AXS, how has JR been on commentary?

He's gotten better as the night has gone on, but he's had some really rough spots. Mixed up the Briscoes. Mixed up Evil and Bushi. Seems like he gets lost at times.

 

[Foggy]

Yoooooo that IC match tomorrow is gonna be tragic

 

[The Strokes]

Juice vs. Sabre was good.

Watch ZSJ vs Juice


Everything else is filler

Will do.

By the looks of this thread, NJPW is bombing on its American debut. Sucks considering neither of the title matches involving Cody and Billy Gunn have happened.

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

Fun show so far

W

It's like a WWE PPV with worse matches and no pomp outside of ZSJ putting on a clinic vs a blow up doll with dreads.

Hopefully Omega/Elgin and Naito/Ishii will kill it.

 

[Fox318]

Shoot:

Okada needs to shoot on Cody.

Squash him like a bug

 

[Brian_FETO]

Lethal is so bad in RoH / NJPW, he is one of the few guys that were way better in TNA, Black Mashismo was decent.

He was also goofier (even without the BM gimmick)

Right now he's just chiseled wrestling guy and not that great

 

[excelsiorlef]

Lol Okada is such a better promo than Cody.