New Japan

[The Q]

It's not all that surprising. It's also a really dumb design no matter who pulls it off. The only way it'd look somewhat decent is if you have a hoss (like Brock) or someone really strong (like Claudio) performing it on a smaller person. You need to be able to swing the person around and hit the DDT in one fluid motion. 90% of wrestlers, male or female, aren't gonna be able to do that move without it looking anywhere from a little silly to really fucking dumb

Yes.

It’s why womens wrestling needs to look different than mens.

They aren’t strong or athletic enough for a large set of moves

Otherwise it’s no different than asking why the wnba doesnt play like nba players do

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Report: Jay White expected to leave NJPW when contract expires

One of NJPW's top wrestlers could be bound for either WWE or AEW.

www.f4wonline.com

 

[wildturkey]

Report: Jay White expected to leave NJPW when contract expires

One of NJPW's top wrestlers could be bound for either WWE or AEW.

www.f4wonline.com

I seem to remember reading something saying he signed a 7 year deal back in 2018. Maybe that was wrong? Maybe he's feeding false info to play into the loser leaves Japan match? Or maybe he really is gonna be a free agent. If its the latter, he can do well in either AEW or WWE. Provided that HHH stays in creative control (totally not certain), I think I'd like to see him more in WWE. He could slide right into that AJ Styles role back when he debuted for them. He'd be good in AEW, but its also a little bit crowded there already.

 

[futballiscool]

I seem to remember reading something saying he signed a 7 year deal back in 2018. Maybe that was wrong? Maybe he's feeding false info to play into the loser leaves Japan match? Or maybe he really is gonna be a free agent. If its the latter, he can do well in either AEW or WWE. Provided that HHH stays in creative control (totally not certain), I think I'd like to see him more in WWE. He could slide right into that AJ Styles role back when he debuted for them. He'd be good in AEW, but its also a little bit crowded there already.

AJ already had a major footprint in America from the TNA era, plus DB had created a ton of momentum for an undersized indie darling but was out with injury, plus AJ was arguably the best in ring performer of his generation..

I can't see White having a role similar to the one AJ had from 2016-2018

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Went to the Capital Collision show last night. I felt like it was a pretty solid show with a good crowd that was vocal all night. Okada of course got the biggest pop while Eddie Edwards got booed the most. The two matches I enjoyed the most were ZSJ vs Tom Lawlor and Ishii vs Desperado.

 

[wildturkey]

Danielson/Okada 2 was really good.

Kinda wild that Dolph Ziggler popped up in NJPW. Wonder if its just a couple matches here or there or more a full time gig

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Danielson/Okada 2 was really good.

Kinda wild that Dolph Ziggler popped up in NJPW. Wonder if its just a couple matches here or there or more a full time gig

I would assume it's probably just a part time gig that it'll be something like what Moxley does and that he's probably signed to another promotion here in the states and just hasn't debuted yet.

 

[redskinsfan1963]

if he quakes don,t stop there,it will be a new japan

 

[wildturkey]

Okada is leaving New Japan

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Okada is leaving New Japan

Can't say that I'm surprised. There's really nothing left for him to do in New Japan and with the Yen being low right now, he should make the good money here in the states while he still has years left to go at a good rate.

 

[Dead2009]

Tama Tonga is also gone from New Japan.

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Tama Tonga is also gone from New Japan.

And headed to WWE, likely to be involved with the Bloodline storyline.

 

[Dead2009]

Not NJPW related but important enough to share

AJPW's Yutaka Yoshie passes away following match in Takasaki

MSN

 

[Dead2009]

Alex Coughlin Claims He's Retired From Pro Wrestling

Alex Coughlin Claims He's Retired From Pro Wrestling | Fightful News

Alex Coughlin retires from pro wrestling.

www.fightful.com

 

[Dead2009]

411MANIA | Jack Perry Believed To Be Done With NJPW, Note On Future Plans

Jack Perry has finished up his time in New Japan Pro Wrestling after his match with Shota Umino at Windy City Riot...

411mania.com

 

[Dead2009]

411MANIA | Blocks Announced For NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31

New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the blocks for this year's Best of the Super Juniors tournament, which begins on May 11...

411mania.com

New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the blocks for this year’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament, which begins on May 11. The finals will be held on June 9. There will be two blocks with ten wrestlers each. They include:

BLOCK A:
* El Desperado
* Kevin Knight
* BUSHI
* Titan
* TJP
* Kosei Fujita
* Blake Christian
* Clark Connors
* Yoshinobu Kanemaru
* HAYATA

BLOCK B:
* KUSHIDA
* Hiromu Takahashi
* DOUKI
* Francesco Akira
* Robbie Eagles
* Taiji Ishimori
* Drilla Moloney
* SHO
* Dragon Dia
* Ninja Mack

 

[Dead2009]

NJPW has an updated lineup for their Resurgence event next weekend. The company announced the following full card for the May 11th show, which takes place in Ontario, California and will air on NJPW World:

* IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match: Jon Moxley vs. Shota Umino
* NJPW Strong Openweight Championship No Rope Last Man Standing Match: Eddie Kingston vs. Gabe Kidd
* NEVER Openweight Championship Match: Shingo Takagi vs. Yuya Uemura
* NJPW World TV Championship Match: Jeff Cobb vs. Lance Archer
* NJPW Strong Women’s Championship Match: Stephanie Vaquer vs. Alex Windsor
* STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championship Match: TMDK vs. Guerrillas of Destiny
* Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
* Yota Tsuji & Tetsuya Naito vs. KENTA & David Finlay
* Fred Rosser & Tom Lawlor vs. Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson
* The DKC, Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jack Perry, Ren Narita & EVIL
* Mustafa Ali vs. Lio Rush
* Matt Vandagriff vs. Adrian Quest

411MANIA | Updated Card For Next Weekend’s NJPW Resurgence

NJPW has an updated lineup for their Resurgence event next weekend.

411mania.com

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Went to the Capital Collision show the other night in DC. I had a good time and so did everyone I went with. I didn't think it was as good as last years show but the Ali vs Takahashi match was easily the best of the night and worth a watch.