According to a report from Japan, NJPW's parent company is planning on switching from being a private to public company as early as next month.

On paper, it should lead to more money for NJPW and boost their international expansion plans.

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I wonder if we can buy stock for it here in the states

That honestly makes me nervous. Going public played a big part in WWE turning into what it is today.

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Yeah there are some risks although to be fair a bit, investors very likely won't have the same level of direct control or influence on NJPW compared to WWE.

The Super J Cup show in San Francisco sold out immediately and there are literally two seats available for the Tacoma show.

LOL ZSJ says he will hold the British Heavyweight Championship forever and that it will be buried with him right next to Karl Marx :lol:

Suzuki's big solution to him not being in this year's G1 Climax tournament is to just wreck a lot of havoc and kill everyone in it.

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Yeah, I'm a bit nervous on New Japan going public too.

Does anyone know the answer to this, legit curious

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Numbers Magazine run a fan poll to find the most popular wrestlers amongst Japanese fans every year, they just published this years:



New Japan guys on there:

1. Tanahashi
2. Naito
3. Okada
4. SANADA
5. Ibushi
6. Hiromu
12. Shingo Takagi
17. Jushin Thunder Liger
18. Ishii
19. Minoru Suzuki
20. Taichi
22. Will Ospreay
23. EVIL
27. Taguchi
28. Jay White
30. Shibata
38. BUSHI
44. Goto
52. El Desperado
55. Zack Sabre Jr
66. Togi Makabe
71. Toru Yano
76. YOSHI-HASHI
82. Satoshi Kojima
89. SHO
96. KENTA
97. YOH

Naito had been the most popular for the past two years but looks like there has been a resurgence in Tananhashi, Naito still massively popular though. Just look at that gap between him and Okada. Oof. Also, no Moxley but there's a chance he wasn't in New Japan at the time this poll was taken (so KENTA going off his WWE run too probably). On the other hand, no sign of Jericho either. Also worth noting that Nakamura, Kenny Omega and AJ Styles are all still popular in Japan.

Suzuki's maniacal laugh might be the most terrifying thing in wrestling.

https://streamable.com/9mkwk

Robbie Eagles has defected from Bullet Club to CHAOS. On the second Australia show (practically a house show) he stopped Jay White from putting a post match beat down on Ospreay.

I think this is the first occurrence of somebody voluntarily leaving Bullet Club and not being kicked out / beat down. Oddly, of the current line up, Robbie had the best selling Bullet Club variant T-Shirt.

I thought Jay White was more popular than that. It's probably a good sign that Ospreay is a better gaijin to push. Zack Sabre, Jr. might perform better with a bigger push too.

How was the attendance in Australia?

Jay White, the Baron Corbin of New Japan?

He's still their future foreign "ace" but right now, Ospreay rightfully is the bigger star of the two. Also helps that Hiromu Takahashi's injury and KUSHIDA's departure really opened the door for Ospreay to rise even more as the top Jr star.

In regards to the Australian shows, they were advertised with Osperay, Eagles, and El Phantasmo getting top billing. Eagles mainly due to him being the big native star for the shows.

So I signed up for NJPW World again because the G1 looks loaded as shit this year. Gimme some good shit to watch until then.

Like recent stuff, or anything?

Might have to cave and get an Amazon Fire stick and get myself a subscription to New Japan World.

Been kicking it around for some time now and I think it's time to make the jump.

Eagles to Chaos makes sense. I wasn't terribly familiar with him going into the BOSJ but he was one of my favorites in the tournament, and his story with Phantasmo was great.

Pretty much anything. I've seen some of the stuff from the last couple years (Omega / Okada 1 and 2, most of the last 2 WKs..., Okada/Shibata) but I'm pretty open to whatever

I'm watching Benoit and Eddie from the Super J Cup 94 right now. Thought that would be a good start because none of this needs to be explained to me.

95 was way better. Rip Eddie's neck though.

Pink is recommended, yellow is highly recommended, just in case it wasn't clear

G1 in Dallas is tonight at 6 on AXStv.. looking forward to it

Okada vs Jericho is on right before and Okada vs Jay White from MSG in on at 2 (it's an Okada "Heavy Rain" marathon)

I don't get AXS :-\ but it'll be on NJPW World tomorrow so I'll just avoid results until then

I'm not even sure how I would watch this in the UK, but I have a feeling we're going to crown a new Survivor champion tonight and I somehow want to get next season immediately ready to go for the Japan G1 shows while also not spoiling this one for Vito :yes:

Kind of intrigued by the rappongi 3k vs G.O.D. match

Yeah, with Ospreay & Shingo in the G1, I'm wondering if they are going to have Roppongi go over here and maybe they work towards unifying the tag belts. Probably just wishful thinking.

I definitely think Liger’s at risk of eating a pin. I’m tied up with stuff tomorrow so I likely won’t even be on TPWW until I’m watching tomorrow evening.

That said, Monday through Friday is a decent enrollment time for the new season.

Did New Japan say when the Dallas show is gonna be available on New Japan World? Feel like I'm paying them 999 yen for no reason at all if I can't get my show live.

The undercard for the G1 Dallas show was pretty good overall.

:lol: at Lance Archer's new look.

Might try to go to the Boston show for September's US tour. NY and Philly were also announced for locations.

Did they say anything about where in NY or when tickets would go on sale?

July 26th.

These were the locations and dates announced for the tour:

Archer vs. Ospreay was amazing.

Best singles match Archer has had in NJPW.

Amazing match with Archer and Osprey