NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 - January 4, 2025

[Brandon Blaze]

Main event was really fun. Despite me struggling to stay awake at the end.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Match quality was fine. Wrong guy won n I think its upsetting people, which I get. Njpw passing the torch challenge : impossible

 

[Chris]

Match quality was fine. Wrong guy won n I think its upsetting people, which I get. Njpw passing the torch challenge : impossible

Hiromu or Shota?

 

[Comrade Khan]

Hiromu or Shota?

hiromu. Shota story makes sense he didnt win and Yota won so that was good. Hiromu just being locked to Naito bitchboi (but still king of the jrs) is just very annoying and why did Naito need that at all. the tag line line for WK should be MAYBE NEXT YEAR

 

[Chris]

Yeah I agree Shota losing was best for business

 

[Comrade Khan]

like im not shocked, it's classic WK/NJPW booking of the aging vets it's just annoying lol. outside that match tho i think the booking been solid tn

 

[Chris]

Main Event kinda dragging but crowd reactions are going well

 

[Comrade Khan]

Yeah I agree Shota losing was best for business

I also want Zack to get a good run and I think a gaijin win in the Tokyo Dome really helps solidify him as more than a transitional champion. Which he needs in such an unstable time roster wise, he needed to be affirmed as being able to win the big one on the big stage. Kind of tells me he is staying long term hopefully too.

I do think he should prob turn heel at some point though, but he needs a hero to fight first and Shota is too much of a bitch.

 

[Mitch Buchannon]

hiromu. Shota story makes sense he didnt win and Yota won so that was good. Hiromu just being locked to Naito bitchboi (but still king of the jrs) is just very annoying and why did Naito need that at all. the tag line line for WK should be MAYBE NEXT YEAR

I find it funny that like 6 years ago Naito was in Hiromu's position with not winning despite having so much momentum

 

[Comrade Khan]

I find it funny that like 6 years ago Naito was in Hiromu's position with not winning despite having so much momentum

yeah it's sad, even more so that he's the one that's falling apart. Tana was still in his prime then .

There were some Okada losses that were pretty outrageous though but Okada was always his Junior so it's slightly different there

 

[Comrade Khan]

Yea so far I liked the semi more shockingly this match a bit slow for me

 

[Chris]

Yea so far I liked the semi more shockingly this match a bit slow for me

Went way too long but was mostly good

 

[Brandon Blaze]

I agree it went too long mainly cause I was fucking tired at the damn end and wanted to go to sleep lmao

 

[Comrade Khan]

Went way too long but was mostly good

I been on my phone most of it ngl

 

[Comrade Khan]

Good for zsj