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NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco / 7:00 PM / AXStv

Posted on 7/7/18 at 4:44 pm
Posted by rt3
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 4:44 pm
New Japan Pro Wrestling is back in the States (specifically back in the State of California) with the G1 Special live from the legendary Cow Palace in San Francisco (for those that remember... the Cow Palace hosted numerous WCW PPV events)

Tonight's Card:

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match
Kenny Omega (c) vs. "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes

IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship Match
"Switchblade" Jay White (c) vs. Juice Robinson

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match
"Ticking Timebomb" Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Dragon Lee

"Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada & Will Ospreay vs. Tetsuya Naito & Bushi

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Match
Young Bucks (Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson) (c) vs. Evil & Sanada

NEVER Openweight Championship Match
Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Jeff Cobb

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kushida vs. "Hangman" Adam Page & "The Villain" Marty Scurll

"Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki & Zach Sabre, Jr.

Roppongi 3K (Rocky Romero, Sho, Yoh), Gedo, & Yoshi-Hashi vs. Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa), Haku, "Tokyo Pimp" Yujiro Takahashi, & Chase Owens
This post was edited on 7/7/18 at 7:22 pm
Posted by rt3
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 4:46 pm to
BTW... if you have AXStv... they're showing matches from Dominion

right now it's Jericho/Naito for the IWGP IC Championship

next episode is Okada/Omega IV... the best 2 out of 3 falls match for the IWGPWHC
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 4:50 pm to
quote:

Kenny Omega (c) vs. "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes

I already saw this at Supercard of Honor. It was decent.
Posted by rt3
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 4:51 pm to
quote:

I already saw this at Supercard of Honor. It was decent.

except this time it's for a top company's top title
Posted by PhilemonThomas
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 5:31 pm to
I quit watching rasslin about 3 years ago. I look at that card and I am reminded why. Ishi and the great Minoru Suzuki is the only thing that even remotely interests me. But isn’t Sabre a flippy guy? I don’t like the new gen guys like the Young Buck and Osprey and Ricochet that would rather play pro wrestler, do moves, and get their shite in than simulate an athletic competition for money.

Cody Rhodes headlining a New Japan show is a sad state.

Glad some folks still like it, just not my thing anymore. Too hard to suspend disbelief.
Posted by rt3
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 5:34 pm to
quote:

But isn’t Sabre a flippy guy?

no... Sabre is more a technical wrestler... submission specialist

ETA:
quote:

Cody Rhodes headlining a New Japan show is a sad state.

actually I think it's New Japan trying to really broaden its reach into the US... so they want to use names familiar to the American audience and what name is more familiar to a US wrestling fan than Rhodes
This post was edited on 7/7/18 at 5:37 pm
Posted by PhilemonThomas
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 5:40 pm to
He’s English right? So like Regal and Doug Williams? I may have to watch that then.
Posted by Buck Magnum
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 5:42 pm to
Okada/Omega was awesome!
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 5:43 pm to
quote:

He’s English right? So like Regal and Doug Williams? I may have to watch that then.

yes he's English

very much fits in the British Strong Style form
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 5:45 pm to
quote:

Cody Rhodes headlining a New Japan show is a sad state.

Have you watched Cody at all since he left WWE? He is a phenomenal heel.
Posted by rt3
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Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 5:56 pm to
for those who looked at the card...

in that 10 man tag...

yes you do see Haku... who wrestled in both WWF & WCW (as Meng) in the 90s
Posted by rt3
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Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 6:06 pm to
quote:

Have you watched Cody at all since he left WWE? He is a phenomenal heel.

his career had definitely plateaued in WWE

a change of scenery has been a great thing for Cody
Posted by wizziko
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 6:07 pm to
Yeah wrestlers achieving great things outside of WWE is better for wrestling as a whole
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 6:15 pm to
quote:

Yeah wrestlers achieving great things outside of WWE is better for wrestling as a whole

my 1 issue right now is he's maybe emulating "Hollywood" Hogan too much in his current character

even down to wearing the weight belt
Posted by rt3
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 6:59 pm to
Okada/Omega IV was just as amazing as expected

and how do you think Omega feels... basically being told you're the guy we are relying on to spread this brand globally

that's a big burden to bear
Posted by rt3
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 7:08 pm to
Yujiro didn't bring his ladies

Haku is the GoD's father
Posted by rt3
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 7:21 pm to
Bullet Club gets the win!!

Tama Tonga with a Diamond Cutter on Gedo for the victory
Posted by rt3
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 7:23 pm to
Kaze Ni Nare time
This post was edited on 7/7/18 at 7:24 pm
Posted by lsucoonass
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Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 7:24 pm to
Sabre is a legit catch as catch can wrestler who also knows some Brazilian jiu jitsu
Posted by lsucoonass
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Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 7:25 pm to
Okada had a hell of a winning streak
This post was edited on 7/7/18 at 7:25 pm
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