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wouldn't be surprised if WWE was trying to get both of them
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Heard nothing about WWE chasing Okada
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I vaguely recall they had a crack at him before (a couple of years back).
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Not overly surprising. Biggest wrestling company wants arguably the two best in the world.
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good match but meltzer has a hard on for japan
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lol the us shows are being headlined by
okada vs cody title match
tanahashi vs mr ass billy gun for the intercontinental title
**** me really in 2017 billy ****ing gunn is going for a top championship
okada vs cody title match
tanahashi vs mr ass billy gun for the intercontinental title
**** me really in 2017 billy ****ing gunn is going for a top championship
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and the tournament for the IWGP US Title across the 2 nights
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and was Okada even Interested in going to the WWE?
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the ace never leaves japan. okada will never wrestle in wwe
those who appreciate good wrestling have always had one.
It's a weird one, but Gunn won't headline that night, the tournament finals will.
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Then why did Nakamura Left? He was 1 of the Top Dogs.
Has any Big Star ever left New Japan for American Promotion long term?
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Honma has been released from hospital and is working on recovery. Great news.
He was, but he wasn't the ace like Okada. The ace is the top of the pile company man who in many ways has the company on his shoulders, he's the biggest star and the face of the company, kinda like John Cena with the WWE through the last decade or so. It would be very surprising to see him leave, especially with how positive business is with the company at the moment. But never say never in wrestling.
Nakamura is 37 years old or something with he is body not the best, and he has done most things in New Japan, i think the opportunity to have a crack at WWE was a now or never thing, so he took the money.
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nakamura wasnt the top star. in wwe terms nakamura is orton was picked as the next guy but failed then was always a big point in feuds etc but was number 2 behind tanahashi/cena. okada is basically roman reigns in this perspective
Hell, Marufuji hasn't even left NOAH for NJPW
reckon Trent has the right idea. make the Bucks-Vice rematch a ladder match and have Gunn-Tana sandwiched between that and the US title final
In hindsight, NJPW perhaps did a poor job leaking information prior to the card announcement, as clearly some people thought they might get a PPV style card (Hell, some thought they might even get Okada-Omega). The card makes sense given the timing between a PPV and the G1, and the US shows are still better than all the Kizuna Road cards. One night is main evented with the 6 man titles ffs
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I rate Orton Very Highly.
But still was a Big Player in NJPW and Big Get for WWE.
So have Any Big Stars came to America for a Long Term?
Well he is The One Billy Gunn.
Yep, people worked themselves into a shoot over these shows a bit. They're important, but its still an expansion market, and anyone that's followed the product knows they are conservative as hell about burning money match ups, so it was never going to be too big when it was revealed it wasn't actually part of the G1. That said if you bought tickets and got the Billy Gunn title match you'd feel a bit dudded.
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Why was Nakamaura a Fail as the Main Guy in NJPW?
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wasnt watching back then but i guess he just didnt get over or what ever the fans chose tanahashi as the ace
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If anything Naito was the Roman in that his face period was rejected by the fans. But NJ did the smart thing and turned him heel which ended up being embraced.
Just hadn't quite found himself and his character. Being the 'ace' didn't suit what would become his quirky, eccentric, tweening character either.
Looking at NJPW world it seems like every G1 show will be streamed live. It's pretty hard to watch every match as I found out last year, and not really necessary, but it's good nonetheless.
Some podcasts to listen to for those following the product
http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2017/06/15/vow-flagship-dominion-omegaokada-njpw-g1-specials/
http://www.mlwradio.com/eastern-lariat.html
http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/20...rocast-dominion-6-11-in-osaka-jo-hall-review/
http://fightnetwork.com/law/june-16-edition-of-japanese-audio-wrestling-with-jojo-remy-wh-park/
http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2017/06/15/vow-flagship-dominion-omegaokada-njpw-g1-specials/
http://www.mlwradio.com/eastern-lariat.html
http://www.voicesofwrestling.com/20...rocast-dominion-6-11-in-osaka-jo-hall-review/
http://fightnetwork.com/law/june-16-edition-of-japanese-audio-wrestling-with-jojo-remy-wh-park/
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