NJPW Resurgence - May 9, 2025

[Ricky Smarks]

Empty seats are a bit of a downer but I think showing as much of the crowd as possible is always best

I actually think AEE was handling that brilliantly. I was actually one of the people that didn’t want them to stop booking the bigger arenas because if you just move all the seats to one side, you really don’t ever see the empty area except for the idiots on the Internet, they wanna show them off. And then on TV it just comes off looking like a sold out show with a big building and a hot crowd.

 

[Chris]

Yeah like watching last night's impact I noticed at one point how blacked out the crowd was bc they didn't sell as well as they did for the live show the night before which sold out so no shame, but it took me out of the episode sadly

 

[Ricky Smarks]

This kid looks like he’s built like Chase Owens, but he moves like he could go in the x division.

 

[Chris]

He's def good in the ring but I feel like anyone with his training will be tbh lol I need to hear promos

 

[Chris]

I mean at least he has a clown mask that's points already

 

[Chris]

Hell yeah chicken wing

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Like I’ll be honest, the small building that they were doing for AEW this week is great in small doses but I’m hoping that’s not something they’re gonna do every week because I do prefer the big arenas. Perception for me is reality so if I’m gonna continue thinking AEW is on the same page as WWE I wanna still see big buildings even if I know Non-camera half is completely emptied. As long as I don’t see it I’m good.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Hell yeah chicken wing

I’ll always pop for a good chicken wing.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

He's def good in the ring but I feel like anyone with his training will be tbh lol I need to hear promos

Same. Character work and promos are a must for me.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I mean at least he has a clown mask that's points already

You get it.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Do they do interview segments and what not on these shows or do we have to wait and watch them when they upload them separately on social media and the app?

 

[Comrade Khan]

Best I can do is a Japanese feed

 

[Chris]

Do they do interview segments and what not on these shows or do we have to wait and watch them when they upload them separately on social media and the app?

always post match interviews after on the app, rarely during the show but more often on these than Japan proper shows

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Nice already getting United Empire

Let’s go TJ P and Templario!

 

[Comrade Khan]

Yeah like watching last night's impact I noticed at one point how blacked out the crowd was bc they didn't sell as well as they did for the live show the night before which sold out so no shame, but it took me out of the episode sadly

Collision was certainly a little less full than dynamite as well