General Chit-Chat Thread - No Spoilers

[Chris]

I always forget how good Tanahashi was before he kind of exploded in the 2010s as far as IWC acknowledgement too

 

[Hoss]

Needless to say Imma need to do plenty of research if I ever intend to do this properly

 

[Chris]

04 NOAH is seriously one of the GOAT years for a company ever

 

[Chris]

02-05 NOAH as a whole was so awesome, such a shame it didn't last too long

 

[Hoss]

The in ring quality is definitely something else

 

[Chris]

And I mean the whole exodus from AJPW and NJPW that started it is just crazy too as far as a non-kayfabe story goes

 

[Hoss]

What a crazy turnaround in Japan that NJPW somehow rose to dominance and international relevance and now NOAH is like the fifth biggest company and owned by the same company as DDT

 

[Chris]

It's also crazy how trash NJPW was at the same time when it's arguable the best company in the world for the entirety of the 2010s

 

[Chris]

Bro stop fuckin' stealing my lines before I post them

 

[Hoss]

 

[Chris]

AJPW is pretty disappointing now too compared to it's 80s and 90s quality

 

[Hoss]

That 30 minute staredown might just be the turnaround NOAH needed

 

[Chris]

31 minutes, don't cut 'em short

 

[Chris]

I hope TEW 2020 has the option to book that in the game

 

[Chris]

I guess "slow build" might be the closest we got