New Japan Pro-Wrestling General Discussion Thread

[Spitfire]

Good Brothers win, not surprising. Clever move, having King out of the picture for the cover. Dickinson also continuing to really impress and show he can works with some of the best in the business.

 

[Spitfire]

Good Brothers, coming for the IWGP - fuckinng yeeeeeeeesssssssssssss

 

[Chris]

Here's the lineup for Strong this week, known as the Road to Summer Struggle USA

 

[Necro]

 

[Necro]

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING RETURNING TO PHILADELPHIA AND TEXAS THIS FALL
By Mike Johnson on 2021-08-04 23:15:00
New Japan Pro Wrestling announced four new NJPW Strong tapings, taking their New Japan World streaming series outside of California for the first time.

NJPW Strong will be taped in Garland, Texas on 9/25 and 9/26 at the Curtis Culwell Center. The tapings will be titled Autumn Attack. For ticket information, click here.

New Japan will then run the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA on 10/16 and 10/17, billed as New Japan Showdown. This will be the first New Japan event in the venue since their combined tour with Jersey All Pro Wrestling in 2011. For tickets, click here.

Talents scheduled for the tapings include Jay White, Juice Robinson, David Finlay, Fred Rosser, Tom Lawlor, Brody King, Lio Rush, Chris Dickinson and more. Tickets will officially go on sale on 8/8.

 

[Chris]

Looks like I'm going back to the good old Curtis Culwell Center

 

[Chris]

Yo if you buy the 2 day bundle you get some "NJPW x Texas" flip flops

 

[Necro]

Update on the G1 Climax

A number of wrestlers who reside in the US plan on living in Japan for three months so that they can work the G1 while avoiding quarantine-related problems,

Including KENTA, Jeff Cobb, and Chase Owens.

Several American-based wrestlers originally pegged for this year's NJPW G1 Climax have declined the chance to work the tournament.

NJPW officials are confident Kota Ibushi will be involved in the G1 following his battle with aspiration pneumonia, though it depends on his recovery.

Jay White, David Finlay, and Juice Robinson will stay in the US during G1 season.

Each have confirmed American bookings between 18 September and 21 October.

Several American-based wrestlers originally pegged for this year's NJPW G1 Climax have declined the chance to work the tournament.

- Voices Of Wrestling


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[Chris]

I think NJPW is making the best of it boosting up their American presence at least, hope the G1 isn't hurt too much tho

 

[Spitfire]

Alexander James looking strong - first time i've seen him in person. Normally, he is just a name on a list of people in WxW so was cool to see him. Kevin Knight got slapped around in that first match though.

Coughlin is on a really nice trajectory - Rosser and Romero was a nice combo. I didn't feel like Ren Narita actually got that much focus on him. The Rosser vs. Narita beef after the bell though, makes this a really spicy situation.

 

[Chris]

Summer Struggle event with Japanese commentary is free on NJPWWorld rn which means English probably will be too when it's uploaded.

Thought Strong was nice this week, loved both tag team matches and especially the way the show ended

 

[Chris]

Super Junior Tag League standings after day 1:

• Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo 2 points (1-0)
• El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru 2 points (1-0)
• Robbie Eagles & Tiger Mask 2 points (1-0)
• SHO & YOH 0 points (0-1)
• Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato 0 points (0-1)
• Gedo & Dick Togo 0 points (0-1)

 

[Chris]

• Lio Rush & Karl Fredericks vs. Tom Lawlor & Danny Limelight
• Fred Yehi vs. Hikuleo
• Wheeler Yuta vs. Barrett Brown

Here's the lineup for Strong this week. Main event tag match should be a banger.

 

[Comrade Khan]

i do love me some danny limelight, been missing him on dark

 

[Chris]

i do love me some danny limelight, been missing him on dark

He said with the MLW deal that he's done with AEW for awhile but that they ended on great terms