NJPW Battle in the Valley - February 18, 2023

[Chris]

@Hayterade this is also tonight, could use a chat link

 

[Ricky Smarks]

@Hayterade this is also tonight, could use a chat link

Good to go.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

So Jay White is just done done? I really hope not.

I was expecting at least a year of him in Strong and maybe Impact or ROH for one last US of Jay tour.

 

[Chris]

Yeah idk where they go with that one but I'd say a big chance it's his last NJPW match. AEW or WWE seem on the horizon

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Yeah idk where they go with that one but I'd say a big chance it's his last NJPW match. AEW or WWE seem on the horizon

I’m worried about him. I’m not sure either will adequately push him the way I’d want them to.

I will say AEW if I had a choice. At least then we’ll get a match presumably between him and Cole and maybe even Omega.

 

[Chris]

Yeah the new stip is weird bc this could have just been his last NJPW match without it since he's already out of Japan, almost feels like they added it for the swerve of him winning. Wouldn't bet on it still tho, I'm still predicting Eddie

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Yeah the new stip is weird bc this could have just been his last NJPW match without it since he's already out of Japan, almost feels like they added it for the swerve of him winning. Wouldn't bet on it still tho, I'm still predicting Eddie

I do think it would be a hella fun twist just because.

Because there are no real stakes to it. Eddie’s side of the stip is just Jay needs to approve his matches.

NJPW can easily just work that in whenever they want Eddie booked and once Jay leaves cancel it.

 

[Chris]

Yeah thats what I'm thinking too, and it's very possible Eddie is gonna be done with NJPW for the foreseeable future too for whatever reason since he was never signed anyway, would be easy

 

[Chris]

I mentioned it to Jeff yesterday but I did see a theory where Jay wins tonight and then sets up a match against Omega for the US title in what is actually his last NJPW match to mirror how he beat Kenny in Kenny's last one before AEW started

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I mentioned it to Jeff yesterday but I did see a theory where Jay wins tonight and then sets up a match against Omega for the US title in what is actually his last NJPW match to mirror how he beat Kenny in Kenny's last one before AEW started

I think that would dope. It’ll be a callback to Jay leaving the Bullet Club as well.

Maybe Kenny has a second run leading? I doubt it, but would be a way to include the BC in AEW.

The Young Bucks would obviously return to it and then they could conclude the war with Guerrillas.

 

[O-Blaze]

Jay White was in the truck race last night!

 

[Chris]

 

[Marty McFourth]

Punk is at the NJPW show tonight.

 

[Chris]

Punk is at the NJPW show tonight.

crazy

 

[Marty McFourth]

Looks like we're not missing much at the moment.