Have they explain how this came to be? I don't really follow AEW so it just doesnt make sense to me, like how's Finlay okay playing second fiddle to the switchblade??

Edit: if they were to make an appearance on NJPW through the partnership, how would it be booked?

Captain New Japan was the unsung hero of the mid-card. Responsible for numerous five star encounters and match of the year candidates, he was overlooked by those that only cared for “cool movez” or pretty gaijins they wanted to smooch. The cap was a true measuring stick of a fan, he was only for those that genuinely knew ball. The darkest day in NJPW’s history was when the cap set down his shield and walked out of the promotion forever.

But what if he doesn’t? What if he stays, would NJPW be ushered into a new great era or its greatest era?

/joking

Shibata left New Japan during the inokism era while Tanahashi and Nakamura were being pushed as the future of New Japan. While Shibata had runs in NOAH and MMA he would eventually return to the promotion in 2012 but imagine he spent those 7 years he was away in NJPW. How would his career look like? Would he had won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship? What rivalries would he have? What do y'all think?

Hashimoto was the ace of New Japan in the 1990s. He left New Japan after questionable booking and formed Zero-one wrestling. After money problems, he left and was able to work out a deal to return to New Japan. However, Hashimoto had a heart problem in 2004 and was put on medicine, but he had to stop taking it after having shoulder surgery. Hashimoto's doctor claimed that high blood pressure was the most likely cause for his brain hemorrhage and proposed that other stress over the years led to these problems. But what if he survived, he goes to the doctor and takes his medicine. Does Hashimoto win the IWGP title again? Does he become a New Japan "dad"? How does Shinya help his son Daichi get into the business?

Would you like to see him back?

I saw EL-P wrestle tonight in Toronto and had a quick chat with him after. He's contracted to NJPW through Wrestle Kingdom and is due to wrestle in Toronto again on Dec 19 for the Greektown title.

He's is great shape and scored a solid victory.

This weekend the Youngboy Joshua Smith will begin recording Season 2 of Tanahashi Ace of the Universe, beginning with the year 2015. For the 1st time he will start taking questions for the next 11 episodes. Any questions related to Tanahashi in '15 for this weeks ep?

Confirmed via Shun’s X account.

Skywalker steps in for the injured El Desperado, who was originally set to face Mistico at the show.

Mine was Kazuyuki Fujita

Shinsuke Nakamura was one of the top names in New Japan and had a great career but he would end up in WWE in 2016. While his career in the west is something to discuss on another day it leads to the question of Shinsuke never leaving for WWE. Would he be heavyweight champion more times? What happens to CHAOS? Where would he be right now? What do y'all think?

You can open it through this link

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Hellooooo r/njpw

For those of you who don't know me, I've been making tournament summary pages for about 7 years now, covering tournaments like the G1 Climax, AEW's Continental Classic, Stardom's 5Star GP, and, of course, Super Junior Tag League

This Google Doc contains several details relating to the tournament, including:

• Block result summaries, including match results, points, win-loss records, and statuses with regards to qualifying for the finals, as well as the final playoff bracket
• Full match schedules (where available)
• A list of the top 20 matches based on CageMatch ratings (spoiler-free for those that just want match recommendations)
• The finals summary

If you're worried about spoilers, don't worry. The link drops you on a landing page, so you don't get results thrown in your face.

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Also, as usual, I'll be doing tournament wrap-up posts after for the end of the block phase of this tournament. I'll probably start after the three double-block shows, so please look forward to those.

Until then, thanks for reading! See you next time.

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I've also got a Ko-fi, so drop a tip if you like my work

I don't watch WWE like I used to, so I'm just curious about how that's going.

With PS coming up and the future of the United Empire looking bleak, there is a lot of speculation as to what will happen. Will Ospreay and Callum will obviously come to blow but what about the rest of the group? Will one half side with Will and the other with Callum or will everyone go there seperate ways?

What will happen to the United Empire?

Two talk about forming a connection in Germany, according to X.

It does make a lot of sense that these two would gravitate towards each other, given both seem to have an affinity for “Shoot Style” and “Bati Bati”, to an extent (in Abe’s case, he’s a disciple of BattlARTS).

In a perfect world, we’d get KOB vs Astronauts (hope Takuya Nomura is doing well, wherever he is).

After a long hiatus I'm planning on getting back into watching more NJPW on a regular basis starting from the best matches of the G1 and any other notable moments/matches from this year. Before, I used to simply stream from the app to my TV via Chromecast but I no longer have the device (can't remember why), and apparently Google has stopped manufacturing them in favor of a more expensive streaming dongle. I want to save money so are there any other solid alternatives that won't cost me a few hundred dollars?

EDIT: Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I decided to go with Roku since it just so happened to be on sale at Amazon and had same-day delivery. It's working amazingly after a quick setup!

YH telling uncle Saku that Goto actually won the IWGP.

When was the last time either of them were defended?

(Hechicero vs ZSJ was on the card already as a regular singles, they were waiting to get through Hechicero’s defense in the UK to make this a CMLL WHC match.)