GDT: New Japan/Stardom Thread - Life Post-Okada

[Clint Eastwood]

WTL Final was very good!

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[Clint Eastwood]

This is wild. Idk if this will reflect anything when it comes to the shows, but interesting nevertheless.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Match card and match order (Last to First) for Wrestle Kingdom

• IWGP World Heavyweight Championship - SANADA vs Tetsuya Naito
• Special Singles Match - Kazuchika Okada vs Bryan Danielson
• IWGP Global Championship - Will Ospreay vs Jon Moxley vs David Finlay
• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship - Hiromu Takahashi vs El Desperado
• IWGP & NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championship Double Title Match - Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) vs Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo & El Phantasmo)
• NEVER Openweight Championship - Shingo Takagi vs Tama Tonga
• Special Tag Match - Kaito Kiyomiya & Shota Umino vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (EVIL & Ren Narita)
• Special Singles Match - Yota Tsuji vs Yuya Uemura
• NJPW World TV Championship - Zack Sabre Jr. vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships - Catch 2/2 (TJP & Francesco Akira) vs BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors)

Very excited for this event. Only slightly disappointing match is the NEVER title match. Wish they had a better opponent for Shingo, but I'm nitpicking.

 

[Megahab]

Is it normal to announce the match order ahead of time in New Japan?

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Is it normal to announce the match order ahead of time in New Japan?

Since I've been watching (last WK), it has been a trend for their big PPVs. I don't know if this is a recent thing or not.

 

[GKJ]

There’s no Stardom showcase match?

 

[Emperoreddy]

Why he mist a baby?

 

[Unholy Diver]

Why he mist a baby?

C'mon, can you at least be a little more sensitive of other culture's traditions?

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Dolph is at WK.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Dolph is at WK.

And threw hands with Finlay

 

[GKJ]

He is there, or he appeared?

 

[TheBeastCoast]

He is there, or he appeared?

He and his brother were right there at ringside.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Got jumped again in the presser

 

[Blitzkrug]

I thought Dolph would show up in AEW first given the obvious family ties there.

He should do well in Japan though. His ringwork/athleticism will definitely carry him farther than it did in North America. Though one could argue he should have been more in the US if not for injuries seemingly screwing him at every opportunity

 

[dahrougem2]

Dolph sure looked like a big deal upon arrival.

 

[Emperoreddy]

 

[Jussi]

Why he mist a baby?

Why not?

 

[GKJ]

Dolph sure looked like a big deal upon arrival.

Anyone that comes from WWE, New Japan treats as a god.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Ospreay has said February 11th will be his last NJPW match before making the switch to AEW.

 

[GKJ]

Tama Tonga also said he’s leaving at the end of the month.

 

[GKJ]

 

[Troublesome 85]

Tama Tonga also said he’s leaving at the end of the month.

Was talk WWE was interested in him

 

[Grackle Party]

Was talk WWE was interested in him

I would love to see him get involved in the bloodline

 

[HeisenBaez]

I would love to see him get involved in the bloodline

Hell bring the whole G.o.D. faction to WWE to feud with Bloodline.