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[fudgey_lumpkins]

If Cody wins, is NJPW shit?

It would be some BS for Cody to win when Kenny couldn't.

 

[RecRoulette]

Yoooooo that IC match tomorrow is gonna be tragic

I really hope they audible and put the US title finals as the main, but they wont.

 

[klonere]

Fam this is the second half of the show to follow. We are gonna be fine.

Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Roa) (c) vs. War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe)

Tetsuya Naito vs. Tomohiro Ishii

Kenny Omega vs. Michael Elgin

Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Cody

If Okada was wrestling literally anyone else but Cody this could have been a super top tier upper card.

 

[excelsiorlef]

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

Bad. Just plain bad

 

[slightconfuse]

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.

It's right before the G1 they are not going to have a blow show. It's a good shocase for njpw

 

[sf2fanatic]

Shoot:

Okada needs to shoot on Cody.

Squash him like a bug

Shoot: Cody needs to win and yell out "Fuck HHH "after the fight

 

[avengers23]

Bathroom and snack break.

FUCKING LOL CUTTING OFF JR AND BARNETT WITH AN AD.

 

[serenewarfare]

Cody is the most full of shit guy in wrestling right now. Says he can sell out MSG with an ROH show. Says him vs. Bryan would be "major money". Acts like he's gotten his breaks based on talent and not name.

 

[Fox318]

ROH production is the fucking worst


Holy shit this is fucking bad come the fuck on.

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

Bathroom and snack break.

FUCKING LOL CUTTING OFF JR AND BARNETT WITH AN AD.

Probably for the best.

 

[Foggy]

I really hope they audible and put the US title finals as the main, but they wont.

Huh, I thought US finals was the main. It's been listed as such. Is there word to the contrary?

 

[fury]

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

Hopefully he gets the names right on the prerecorded shows. Been kinda rough tonight, yikes.

 

[serenewarfare]

It's right before the G1 they are not going to have a blow show. It's a good shocase for njpw

Then do the show another time. Don't limp dick your way into a new market. Billy Gunn, Cody Rhodes, and a bunch of nothing tag matches with mediocre production and okay commentary are not a good showcase.

 

[Beefy]

I reckon Dunn's inbred brother is a producer of this

 

[British Monsoon]

If Cody wins, is NJPW shit?

If Cody wins it'll be an incredibly shitty end to an amazing title reign and story, unless he pulls a ***** match out of his ass. And even then it'd still be a huge gamble, they've never done an IWGP Heavyweight title change overseas iirc and Cody hasn't exactly lit the world on fire in Japan so far.

 

[avengers23]

Probably for the best.

Not if it means that I have to watch this Sammy Hagar ad again.

 

[Fox318]

Shoot: Cody needs to win and yell out "Fuck HHH "after the fight

 

[SallyIsNow]

Look at this gorgeous motherfucker

 

[Ultratech]

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

They did something similar earlier with Jushin Thunder Liger by calling him "Jyushin Thunder Liger".

 

[excelsiorlef]

It's right before the G1 they are not going to have a blow show. It's a good shocase for njpw

No it's not.

Come on.

Don't tell me this is a good showcase.

This is ROH mid level show in both presentation and quality

 

[klonere]

If Cody wins it'll be an incredibly shitty end to an amazing title reign and story, unless he pulls a ***** match out of his ass. And even then it'd still be a huge gamble, they've never done an IWGP Heavyweight title change overseas iirc and Cody hasn't exactly lit the world on fire in Japan so far.

Do you think they would have done Cole/Okada if Cole hadn't gotten sucked up by the hoover?

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Z tier production
JR hasn't done his homework.

The presentation is extremely bad.

That said, Juice/Sabre was superb. Which is one of only two matches so far that actually would have happened if the event was in Japan.

Love seeing Kushida and Liger so over.

 

[RecRoulette]

The Real NJPW starts here, I mean aside from the piss poor production.

Still, the rest of the card should be dope.

 

[klonere]

I mean if we are talking about "G1 standard show" the opening half is literally the same as any G1 show fam. 1 great singles and a bunch of fun multi-mans.

NJPW cards aren't all killer top to bottom, as long as I have been watching in the Gedo era, that has never been the case.

The production is a real blight on the whole affair though

 

[serenewarfare]

Even if the rest of the matches are great, and I expect them to be, the production will still drag this down to be New Japan lite and not actually New Japan, which is not the impression you want to give off.

 

[Fox318]

If Cody wins it'll be an incredibly shitty end to an amazing title reign and story, unless he pulls a ***** match out of his ass. And even then it'd still be a huge gamble, they've never done an IWGP Heavyweight title change overseas iirc and Cody hasn't exactly lit the world on fire in Japan so far.

If Okada even pulls a fucking 4 star match out of Cody he is the greatest wrestler to ever exist.

I don't know who I want to beat Okada (I would have loved for it to have been Shibata but thats out of the door now, maybe Ishii or Suzuki?) but it should not end here and not in the states UNLESS they have major plans to buy ROH or expand here.

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

Not if it means that I have to watch this Sammy Hagar ad again.

Sorry, I'm on the cool kids non-American stream.

On the plus side every time I remember this weak ass shows tentative connection to G1 I can't help but be filled with joy that we'll get ZSJ/Ibushi and Omega/Yano soon.

 

[Foggy]

LOL you guys are really down on this. Must be a rough production.

 

[British Monsoon]

No it's not.

Come on.

Don't tell me this is a good showcase.

This is ROH mid level show in both presentation and quality

It's a New Japan b-tier PPV. Undoubtedly not putting their best foot forward, but given how quickly the shows sold out they may not be as conservative with the cards next time out.

Do you think they would have done Cole/Okada if Cole hadn't gotten sucked up by the hoover?

Yup, Cole at least got some reaction in Japan, they've treated Cody's matches like a curiosity - "oh, the WWE guy".

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

They did something similar earlier with Jushin Thunder Liger by calling him "Jyushin Thunder Liger".

Jyushin is a proper alternate spelling.

Finaly is just horrible.

 

[excelsiorlef]

I mean if we are talking about "G1 standard show" the opening half is literally the same as any G1 show fam. 1 great singles and a bunch of fun multi-mans.

NJPW cards aren't all killer top to bottom, as long as I have been watching in the Gedo era, that has never been the case.

The production is a real blight on the whole affair though

But this shouldn't be a standard show

 

[Beefy]

LOL you guys are really down on this. Must be a rough production.

Who ever is doing the camera work is worse then Dunn

 

[klonere]

It's a New Japan b-tier PPV. Undoubtedly not putting their best foot forward, but given how quickly the shows sold out they may not be as conservative with the cards next time out.



Yup, Cole at least got some reaction in Japan, they've treated Cody's matches like a curiosity - "oh, the WWE guy".

Cole was the only ROH champ to actually get over in Japan.

I'd trade him for Cody in a heartbeat.

 

[RecRoulette]

LOL you guys are really down on this. Must be a rough production.

JR has mixed up folks at least 3 times so far.

 

[excelsiorlef]

JR has mixed up folks at least 3 times so far.

And they don't know anyone's finisher.

 

[The Strokes]

Seeing the card without watching the actual first half, I don't think it looks that bad.

The venue looks like absolute shit, tho.

 

[Fox318]

Who ever is doing the camera work is worse then Dunn

I wouldn't go that far but its trash.

Frankly they would be better if they just keep the camera wide and showed the whole ring.

 

[ghostmind]

Barnett just called ZSJ Will Ospreay again...

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

Fuck, I adore how chill Baretta looked as he was tossed over the top rope.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

I wonder if this crew will be able to do the rainmaker shot right and not mess it up

 

[Kensation]

Watched ROH for the first time in a long while the other day, it was awful. I can definitely believe it's their guys doing the production.

 

[Fox318]

I still can't get over how you win with injured ribs with a move like that.

Jay fucking sucks.

ZSJ and Juice had a fantastic match. Now stupid shit just wrasslin

 

[serenewarfare]

Meltzer said that he thought WWE would definitely be watching this to see how it went and if it was something they needed to react to.

Wonder what they are thinking right now.

 

[PartTimeWarrior]

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

The king of home style

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

HE CALLED ZSJ OSPREAY AGAIN

this is embarrassing

 

[klonere]

But this shouldn't be a standard show

The first 4 matches of Dominion 2017, an all time incredible NJPW show

David Finlay, Shota Umino and Tomoyuki Oka defeated Hirai Kawato, Katsuya Kitamura and Tetsuhiro Yagi

Tiger Mask, Tiger Mask W, Togi Makabe and Yuji Nagata defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jushin Thunder Liger, Manabu Nakanishi and Satoshi Kojima

Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil and Sanada) (c) defeated Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Hangman Page and Yujiro Takahashi) (with Pieter and Shiori), Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano and Yoshi-Hashi), Suzuki-gun (Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Zack Sabre Jr.) and Taguchi Japan (Juice Robinson, Ricochet and Ryusuke Taguchi)

The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated Roppongi Vice (Beretta and Rocky Romero) (c)

The first 4 matches of tonight's show

Chaos (Beretta, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Rocky Romero and Will Ospreay) defeated Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Marty Scurll, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and Yujiro Takahashi)

Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi, Evil, Hiromu Takahashi and Sanada) defeated Dragon Lee, Jushin Thunder Liger, Titán and Volador Jr.

Jay Lethal defeated Hangman Page Singles match; first round in the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship tournament

Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Juice Robinson

The fucking Lethal/Page match really dragged the USA show and is the only one that compares badly.

Otherwise it's uh, kinda the same stuff.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Meltzer said that he thought WWE would definitely be watching this to see how it went and if it was something they needed to react to.

Wonder what they are thinking right now.

Probably not feeling too threatened

 

[Beefy]

Meltzer said that he thought WWE would definitely be watching this to see how it went and if it was something they needed to react to.

Wonder what they are thinking right now.

"That's steal ZSJ"

 

[Kensation]

I wonder if this crew will be able to do the rainmaker shot right and not mess it up

Camera man will trip over the barricade trying to zoom out.

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

I forgot this was on the card

Meltzer said that he thought WWE would definitely be watching this to see how it went and if it was something they needed to react to.

Wonder what they are thinking right now.

Maybe they should react to the women's matches that NXT puts on instead.