Wrestle Kingdom 15 Discussion Thread

[Kairi HoHo]

Night 1

Opening Match: King of Pro-Wrestling 2021 New Japan Rambo

Night 2

Two nights of New Japan action Jan 4th and 5. Ibushi wins the G1 Climax for the second Year in the row now he has Naito again. Will he be a Bride this time and not the Bridesmaid? He wants to be God..step one has been completed he needs to get it done this Year no doubt in my mind. Other Matches I expect to be locked in by that time Ospreay vs Okada one on one, EVIL vs Jay White outside of that the Card is really open.​

 

[Chris]

Updated the cards for each night with what we have so far. Okada/Ospreay gonna be

 

[Kairi HoHo]

Yeah Ospreay/Okada could be the show stealer from Wrestle Kingdom over those two nights. I'm really bummed with El Phantasmo vs Takahashi not because I fear it won't be good Match, it's just the same. We've seen these guys roll together before, which is why I thought Bey or Rush would of been a better option to win and face Hiromu. It would of been something fresh, and with that Matchup no doubt it's Hiromu vs Ishimori for tor the Junior Heavyweight title on Night 2.

 

[Chris]

Yeah Ospreay/Okada could be the show stealer from Wrestle Kingdom over those two nights. I'm really bummed with El Phantasmo vs Takahashi not because I fear it won't be good Match, it's just the same. We've seen these guys roll together before, which is why I thought Bey or Rush would of been a better option to win and face Hiromu. It would of been something fresh, and with that Matchup no doubt it's Hiromu vs Ishimori for tor the Junior Heavyweight title on Night 2.

I'm excited about Hiromu/Taiji but yeah I agree N1 coulda had a fresher match-up. Don't really care a ton just bc I imagine Hiromu wins either way tho

 

[Brandon Blaze]

I not watched much NJPW, but I did end up watching the Super J Cup last night with pals since we missed it Saturday night. I instantly became a fan of El Phantasmo, so I’m excited for what he’s doing because of the fact I’ve yet to see much from him but already know I dig him.


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[Chris]

Stardom match to take place at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15

A match featuring Stardom wrestlers will take place at New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 15 event. During today’s Osaka Dream Cinderella card, the

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Might just end up being another dark match that's not broadcast but who knows

 

[Chris]

KENTA IWGP US title shot defense set for NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15

KENTA will defend his right to challenge contract for the IWGP United States Championship against Juice Robinson at Wrestle Kingdom 15. KENTA said during

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Juice vs KENTA for the US Title briefcase is confirmed so I guess that means no Moxley after all since I imagine this was their backup. Unless they do something like this is night one and the winner faces Moxley N2 but I don't think that's likely.

 

[Kairi HoHo]

I like that Matchup having liking both guys. I could see it going either way, but KENTA after holding that broken Briefcase for like forever it feels like why not throw him a bone. Juice could also win to set up a possible third Match with Moxley down the road, but that ways down the road.

 

[Chris]

If we don't get KENTA/Moxley at this point I riot

 

[Chris]

Here's the full card for both nights:

January 4:

• Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles
• Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay
• Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Great-O-Khan
• KENTA vs. Juice Robinson for the IWGP US title contract briefcase
• Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Guerillas of Destiny for the IWGP Tag Team titles
• Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Phantasmo
• King of Pro Wrestling Ranbo

January 5:

• Winner of Naito-Ibushi vs. Jay White for the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles
• Taiji Ishimori vs. Hiromu-ELP winner for the IWGP Jr. title
• SANADA vs. EVIL
• Shingo Takagi vs. Jeff Cobb for the NEVER Openweight title
• El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi for the IWGP Jr. Tag Team titles
• 4-way match for the KOPW title
• Dark match featuring Stardom talent

Except....

Juice Robinson off Wrestle Kingdom 15 due to injury

Juice Robinson is off Wrestle Kingdom 15 following an injury on a recent Road to Tokyo Dome show. NJPW’s website announced this morning that as a result of a

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Satoshi Kojima is challenging KENTA now apparently.

 

[Chris]

Tanahashi finally not being a little bitch this year and going after The Empire with a chair at the final Road to the Tokyo Dome show find yourself, son

 

[Kairi HoHo]

No Juicy Juice at WK awwhh should be a cake walk now for KENTA if he can get some BC buddies out there with him. Stardom apart of WK again last year Hana as on the Card should be interesting what they give us. They'll probably show it like last year on their Streaming Service so hooray for me. January 4th's Card just might kill me I might not survive for the next day of Matches especially when you have Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Phantasmo and Naito vs Ibushi.

 

[Chris]

First night looks way better for me anyway tbh But yeah they did confirm the Stardom match would be dark (or pre-show might be more accurate since it probably will be on NJPWWorld still)

 

[Chris]

@HoHo Kimura

 

[Kairi HoHo]

DAMN! The only gripe I have is no Momo Watanabe who is the leader of Queen's Quest which at one time Io Shirai was there leader. Momo took over for Io when she left WWE and had awesome Matches with her when she was barely 18 at the time. So I'm happy for AZM, Utami, and Saya, but at the same time I'm like you left the leader out what is the hell. If I say who is my top 20 Women Wrestlers if separate them from Joshi vs the States Tam Nakano would be on the list. She is the showstopper to me and her ability to bring an audience into her Matches to the point you come to tears because she gives it all. Hoshiki vs Nakano still one of favorite Matches from Stardom and anyone who wants to see some great Matches google any one of these names and you won't regret it.