Rumor going around the net is that Ibushi's new contract with NJPW is 2 years in length.

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Oddly enough, that first fall is an accurate reenactment of that time Suzuki stared into the Abyss.

I don’t love White, but I understand the decision. Not everything is a sprint. White’s someone they want to bear fruit with, so they’re watering that garden. I kind of like that New Japan has the balls to dictate their own story too, and Jay White is the champ whether we like it or not.

The brackets for the New Japan Cup look pretty swish. Ibushi vs. Naito in the first round is a shocker. A lot of people are picking Ibushi to win the whole thing. Eliminating Naito in the first round could cause a huge stir. It looks like there could be some interesting matches later in the tournament, and some interesting pushes for some gaijin. Mikey Nichols and Davey Boy Smith, Jr. could have a decent run in. I’m hoping for a Suzuki vs. DBS II match. It looks like the semis could be Okada vs. Ishii and Ibushi vs. Suzuki, with an Ibushi vs. Okada final.

There are usually a bunch of upsets in the New Japan Cup so they don't blow through all the marquee matches on one tour, Ishii was a smart pick last time due to Jay White's shit stirring but he lost in round 1 to Michael Elgin of all people. Naito went out in the first round last year too, good chance it happens again.

Davey Boy Jr usually shits the bed in his singles matches, he faced Yano last year too (and lost) but his legit disdain of Yano matches made him perform even worse. Yano would actually get a better match out of Suzuki. DBS / Cabana would be an equally horrible match, DBS / Makabe would not be pretty either.

NJPW being very unrealistic for pricing for their Dallas show (outside of ringside seats). Jay White as champ isn't getting $50 for nosebleeds.


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New Japan just sent out a memo letting the fans know that the wrestlers have obtained their working visas for April. Hell yeah.

That's if Jay White loses the belt at the Supercard. Here's hoping.

Jushin Liger announced he's retiring at the Dome in January

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Can we please get some good stuff announced for MSG god fn damn.

They already have. Bandido/Dragon Lee/Ishimori should be fire.

Briscoes vs. G.O.D. Titles for Titles match should be great.

I mean are the briscoes still any good? Haven’t really impressed me in their more recent njpw appearances.

This is a reenactment of the time Minoru Suzuki met Cthulhu. Suzuki is playing himself.

Yeah they are. I don't watch ROH regularly at all but I check in a few times a year and watch an episode of TV or a PPV. Briscoes are the best. Probably one of those teams we take for granted because they've been in the same spot forever, kind of like The Uso's.

The Briscoes are horrendous people and that kinda makes it hard from me to enjoy them as much as I otherwise would.

Why do you say that? Because of the way they talk?

If by "way they talk" you mean spewing racist and homophobic bullshit, yeah.

Jay's said New York has "too many fags" and that he feels like shooting people who support gay marriage, and these were things he said while he was the ROH Champion and a face.

Yikes, I forgot about that controversy with Jay.

Yeah you're right about that.

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ROHrasslin.com

Well the Honor Rumble will pretty much be exactly what the New Japan Rumble would've been this year minus a few Japanese old timers with a few ROH YUNG BOYS in their place. And probably Bubba Ray.

The bottom line for me buying either SLIK's MSG Ticket or any MSG ticket at this point is do I get to see some form of PCO vs Goto or PCO vs Ishii or PCO vs Suzuki. If they fail to deliver this gift I will steal the show online and you can bank on that sucka.

I'll be there live with the folks.

Gonna be sad some of the AEW guys won't be there for the now obvious reasons. But, if ROH and NJPW send in their best guys, have some great matches, we'll be happy.

I was looking at tickets, I can get upper 200 level for like $50

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I could deal with that view for 50 considering Im gonna be squinting at WM to see anything but I only paid $100 for that lol

I just have to wait it out a bit, but Im starting to turn to the price being right enough to enjoy a non wwe show at MSG even though Ive seen a NJPW/ROH show before at the old ecw arena. I just hope the NJcup winner makes the title match watchable since I hate jay white

Bully will be in ny for busted open 10th anniversary show..i hope he can do both

I'm going to sell my ticket for definitely less than I spent on it just because that's the market right now. I spent $80 but will prob sell it for around $40 because that seems to fit w/ the going rate.

eBay has a 15% off sale today only that works on sports tickets supposedly so I could get 2 to ticket in the 200 level for like 80 bucks. I could always sell the extra ticket BUT if anyone wants to go for free and will actually show up and not Xero me I'd be willing to give someone the extra ticket. I'm probably going to buy regardless cause I could sell the extra ticket for 20 and get in cheaper than the cost of 1 ticket elsewhere lol

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Im down for Scurll vs Lethal for the ROH title as like the co-main to Jay white vs ??

have to buy a Villain Enterprises shirt though even though my Villain Club shirt is one of the few wrestling shirts I wear around in public

According to the Observer, first day sales for Night 1 of this year's G1 Climax tournament in Dallas were not good compared to their other high profile shows held in the US.

Wouldn't be surprised if its also due to their recent US shows being duds in terms of star power and fans growing tired of getting watered down shows with ROH guys instead of having the full NJPW experience.

They need to drop their prices. They have a lot of great talent but it was nuts to think you could charge more than WWE for most seats (not ringside, which are much cheaper than WWE) when your champ is Jay White, a non-entity in the U.S.

ROH spoiled the NJ Cup by announcing Osprey vs Jeff Cobb with Osprey still in the NJCup (vs Okada next week)..good job ROH

Okada will def be in the finals of the Cup at least

PCO/Brody King vs GOD now tag titles on the line

match takes a hit to me with Briscoes not in it

Woncer what odds of PCO/BK AND Scurll winning are. Changing the tag match after Scurll made the challenge is a bit fishy

Man the Dallas ticket sell went badly, only about 1,800 sold according to Meltz.

I dont think theres a lot of interest in NJPW without Cody and the gang.

ROH just pissing all over the Supershow card with their terrible booking. New Japan not helping matters booking a singles match for Chase Owens of all people.

Meanwhile, sales for the London show are going strong.

Jesus, that’s going to look horrible. Compounding issues with ROH suddenly getting negative reviews and these poor ticket sales might suggest they should consider picking up the phone to get some AEW involvement — especially Jericho, Omega and anyone they pick up from WWE in April, should that happen. You can’t run that show with only a few rows filled.

The Young Bucks were jalepenos on a sub. Take them or leave them. Omega and Jericho were the dudes that mattered. Jay White is no replacement for Omega. He’s getting traction domestically for them, but he doesn’t mean anything to North American audiences. ZSJ and Will Ospreay, despite me not being a big fan of either, are better choices. Even Elgin. Cobb would mean more in a different position.

Promoting Western Stars in a Japanese promotion to get to American fans would be like Americans going to Japan so they can eat at McDonald's.

Really, they should market it like sushi, which is a small social phenomenon.

why sell? don't want to go?

They should only be going to places with large Asian audiences. Nobody in Texas gives a shit.

Japanese culture doesn’t only appeal to Japanese audiences.

Seems TJP might be in talks with NJPW for a possible deal if a recent tweet of him hanging out in their L.A. dojo is any indication.

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Yikes. That's a lot of ink TJP got done.

RoH title match at msg is now a Triple threat ladder match between Lethal/Scurll/Taven

Not quite the same star power as Shawn Michaels/Razor Ramon or Triple H/The Rock but very interested to see how this ladder match stacks up against those two ladder matches at the garden. Excited to know I'll be sitting 2nd row for it.

If Beretta and Chuck Taylor hadn't left they would have been in Mikey Nicholls and Colt Cabana's spots in the New Japan Cup, meaning Beretta missed out on getting an Okada match and Chuck would have finally got his singles with Yano. Feels bad.

Nah, fuck them,

Agreed. Happy they left so I didn't waste my time watching those only to be disappointed in it like everything else those guys do.

Finally got around to watching the last set of 2nd Rd matches for the New Japan Cup and Yano vs Cabana was one of the best comedy matches I've ever seen.

7-8 minutes of barely any wrestling and the most devastating move being an atomic drop but those two delivered a masterpiece in terms of entertainment.

I decided not to do WM this year and went to the RR instead (which was a fantastic experience btw, sort of 'more fun' than WM)

So I won't be in NYC/NJ when it's happening.

Just got a notice someone bought my ticket on stubhub...I hadn't changed the price yet so I'll actually get back what I paid for it, minus like 5 cents.

:)

Hope you got a good price. I know the market is flooded after AEW talent left NJPW/ROH leaving them high and dry.

Okada vs Sanada most likely nj cup final so Jay White vs Okada..bleh
The ROH component of the show is going to be good tho

Just got a ticket for 100 bucks. Great view section 100, 16 rows up. Just don’t want to regret missing NJPW. And it will be cool to see ROH make it into MSG.

in looking at g1 tix i snuck a look at wm tix, my "limited view" ticket behind the stage that cost $120 on the presale is selling for $300 5 rows behind me. LOL but I cant buy I ticket for less than like $180 now

anyways, I saw some $20 tickets to G1 but it was 2 tix and they werent that great. id assume whoever is selling is taking a hit though.

uhh..theres no section 100 at MSG starts at 101

Apparently the plan was to put Okada over Omega in MSG, so White might just be occupying that spot, which is fine with me. I think New Japan will want Okada and Tanahashi winning in MSG.

I think Naito is getting the G1 and will finally beat Okada at Wrestle Kingdom for the belt.

I found a chase bridge seat in the top of msg for $80 lol, theres only 2 rows

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the rest of the chase bridge seats are $200+ still. the viewing angle supposedly makes them better than the back rows in the 200 level

Getting to see an Okada main event live really shouldn't incite that reaction. The problem is no matter who wins the cup you still have Jay White there.

A SANADA or Ishii win are more interesting overall choices since Okada and Tana have JUST lost to Jay already but I can see why they would go for Okada in the main event of MSG. You're going to get a fantastic match out of any of the four though.

I do not like Jay White and I dont see him losing in his first title defense.

Ive seen Okada wrestle live before (back in 2015 Okada/Nakamura vs Briscoes in the old ecw arena in philly)

If it werent for wanting to rep Marty Id probably wear my Tshirt from that show to G1

also find it amusing the number of people at that ROH/NJPW show in 2015 that are in WWE now
Maria and Mike Bennett, all of the Undisputed Era, Nakamura, AJ Styles

@ Droford


You might have bought my ticket if you bought it on stubhub, that's where my seat was

Section 105, Row 16 seat 6! Must've typoed.

Bound For Glory 2015 is pretty much the same. They've got Bobby Roode, Eric Young, EC3, Lashley, Kurt Angle, The Hardy's and Drew Galloway. Plus some X division guys that have signed recently.

Might buy this show, hoping for some more New Japan stars to be announced though. ROH side isn't bad and the ladder match should be good but other than White vs the New Japan Cup winner not alot of big names from New Japan have anything yet and I think 8 matches have been announced. Jr heaveyweight 3 way should be good though.

Maybe the Honor Rumble's gonna be a full-blown thing and they're gonna load it up with Tanahashi, Naito, Suzuki, etc.

I would be annoyed if PCO and King lose the titles to Briscoes before MSG. Unless that led to PCO vs Ishii, Suzuki or Goto... or Sanada.

seatgeek

had a $20 off code

someone has to accept bullys ny streetfight

I think it might be a NJ guy

Semifinals of the New Japan Cup were great overall.

Looking like Okada/White 2 at the Garden unless they think SANADA is ready.

slik is tpww's #1 Sanada fan

so I would be fine w/ this

I’d be fine with Sanada getting the belt to drop it to Okada later in the year.

US title match at New Japan Cup Finals was decent.



Very slow paced and full of shenanigans but both guys did a pretty good job with their injury storytelling.

:lol: at the initial part of the Observer's match recap

SANADA vs. Okada was amazing. Very worthy contender for MOTY.

A fine choice.

Feel compelled to say “Vince Russo sucks” just because I saw him mentioned.

Okay so now I'm feeling very positive. Potentially we are in store for one of the best championship win pop's ever because nobody in the Garden wants White to hold IWGP at the end of that match.

White wont lose in his first defense especially in the US even if it is MSG

Yeah White probably retains by shenanigans. Could see it turn into a Bullet Club vs CHAOS clusterfuck brawl.

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When it comes to the MSG title match:

I was very impressed by Colt Cabana in the NJ Cup. He got over in a hurry.

Pre-Show: Honor Rumble
Dalton Castle vs. Rush
IWGP Tag Team Championship vs. ROH World Tag Team Championship Winner Takes All – Guerrillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) (IWGP) vs. Villain Enterprises (Brody King & PCO) (ROH)
NEVER Openweight Championship vs. ROH World Television Championship Winner Takes All – Will Ospreay (NEVER) vs. Jeff Cobb (ROH)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Three-Way match – Dragon Lee vs. Bandido vs. Taiji Ishimori (c)
New York Street Fight – Bully Ray vs. TBA
ROH World Championship Three-Way Ladder match – Matt Taven vs. Marty Scurll vs Jay Lethal (c)
WoH World Championship – TBA vs. Mayu Iwatani (c)
IWGP Heavyweight Championship – Kazuchika Okada vs. Jay White (c)

I doubt they will add any more matches and something tells me that Tanahashi, Suzuki, Naito and Sanada won't be booked for the pre-show. Perhaps we will get an NJPW talent to challenge Bully Ray, Suzuki would be the best call right? But I'm preparing for Flip or Cheeseburger or something very ROHy.

I'm not upset I bought a ticket for the show it will be fun no doubt but back when this was announced I didn't expect they would pull so many punches for this show. Not the knockout it should've been on paper that's for sure.

And yeah it's the booking. Is it bad? I don't know. I think it's still to early to say. I'm talking about the Jay White reign. Obviously they are attempting to replace Omega in a certain way. Not that White is attempting to be Omega, but he seems to have the spot because he's a good looking white guy who can wrestle fast. I do believe "in Jay White", he's just in a rough spot. He's in a spot similar to The Rock just before he started getting the fans behind him. So with that I hope he does pull it off and make it work. But the other part of me wants to see Okada win the belt at MSG for the magical moment. But wouldn't the longer story be stronger if Okada has to win G-1 to once again challenge for the IWGP against white at Tokyo Dome?

One thing that is clear is that Harold or Gedo think the US audience wants to see white guys, and that is like 100% not of concern to anyone who REALLY wants to watch NJPW.

I feel like this is more Harold than Gedo. I believe that Harold is a moron.

Yeah it’ll be a good show but they went wayyyyyy lighter on the NJPW side of things than most people assumed they would.

I do think Suzuki might turn up either to face Bully or in the Rumble. He’s working Bloodsport that weekend so he’ll actually be in the area.

Doubt Tana or LIJ are flying in, unfortunately.

Yeah...if White drops the belt already it’s pretty clear they just wanted a gaijin headlining. Even though Tana/Okada, while done to death, would’ve been a guaranteed master class.

All of LIJ is announced for the Festival of Honor before, as is Hirooki Goto, Juice Robinson, Jushin Liger, Kota Ibushi, and Zack Sabre Jr. Tanahashi is working the Rev Pro show on Friday and more than likely working Wrestlecon so he'll be in town. Ishii is also working Rev pro. There's quite a bit still to be announced from the New Japan side of things. Plus the Briscoes still need a match.

Would be very surprised if we didn't get Naito-Ibushi for the IC Title.