New Japan Pro-Wrestling (On NJPWWorld and Triller TV)

[nobbyiscool]

It should be Okada vs Tanahashi one more time.

I fully expect "one last time" will be one of the maaajor selling points of Forbidden Door this year.

Could potentially go on last in London if TK is brave enough.

 

[Cleavy]

I fully expect "one last time" will be one of the maaajor selling points of Forbidden Door this year.

Could potentially go on last in London if TK is brave enough.

no chance over either Omega or Ospreay.

 

[RossFC]

New Beginning Presser with ZSJ.

 

[RossFC]

Added to Battle in the Valley:

Added to New Beginning in Osaka:
Yota Tsuji vs Gabe Kidd for the IWGP Global Title.
Young Bucks vs Naito and Hiromu Takahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Titles.
Tanahashi vs Makabe in a rematch from Tanahashi's debut.

 

[RossFC]

 

[Cleavy]

that's pretty slick.

 

[Cleavy]

Meltzer ratings (just to see how highly he rated the Omega comeback match)

NJPW 1/4 Wrestle Kingdom 19
New Japan Ranbo for the No. 1 Contendership to the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship 2.5
Four-way Tokyo Terror Ladder Match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship 4
AZM vs. Iwatani for the IWGP Women’s Championship 4
Oiwa vs. Cobb vs. ELP vs. Narita for the NJPW World Television Championship 3.75
EVIL vs. Tanahashi in a Lumberjack Deathmatch for Tanahashi’s Career 3.5
Takagi vs. Takeshita in a NEVER Openweight/AEW International Double Championship Match 4.5
DOUKI vs. Desperado for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship 2
Tsuji vs. Finlay for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship 4.5
Takahashi vs. Naito 3
Sabre Jr. vs. Umino for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship 4.5

NJPW 1/5 Wrestle Dynasty
Nightingale vs. Persephone vs. Watanabe vs. Athena in the finals of the International Women’s Cup 2.75
House of Torture vs. Sons of Texas for the ROH Tag Team Championships 3
Eight-man Lucha Gauntlet Match 4.5
Shibata vs. Tanahashi in a Five-Minute Exhibition Match 3.25
Shirakawa vs. Mone in an RPW British Women’s/NJPW Strong Women’s Double Championship Match 3.5
King vs. Finlay 4.25
Castagnoli vs. Umino 3.5
Takeshita vs. Ishii for the NEVER Openweight Championship and the AEW International Championship 4.75
United Empire vs. Young Bucks vs. LIJ for the vacant IWGP Tag Team Championships 4.25
Perry vs. Tsuji for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship 3
Kidd vs. Omega 5.25
Sabre Jr. vs. Ricochet for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship 4.5
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surprised Kidd-Omega was only 5.25

 

[Cleavy]

from Battle in the Valley today, Tanahashi's opponent for his final match in the US is

Spoiler

Takeshita

 

[RossFC]

Battle in the Valley notes:

Spoiler

Gabe Kidd retained the NJPW Strong Title vs Ishii via a time limit draw. Post-match Gabe Kidd said they'll run it back April 11th at Windy City Riot in a 30 min Iron Man match.

The West Coast Wrecking Crew retained the NJPW Strong Tag Titles vs Rocky Romero and YOH.

Mina Shirakawa, Viva Van, Maika and Hanako beat Anna Jay, AZM, Trish Adora and Johnnie Robbie in an 8 women's elimination tag match.

ELP retained the NJPW TV Title vs Jeff Cobb via a double countout.

Hiromu Takahashi, Mayu Iwatani and Yuka Sakazaki beat Sumie Sakai, EVIL and SHO in an intergender 6 person tag, Sumie Sakai's retirement match. During the match EVIL and SHO despite teaming with Sumie, were beating her up and wanted to win the match themselves.

Konosuke Takeshita retained the Never Openweight Title vs Kushida.

ZSJ beat Hechicero.

El Desperado retained the IWGP Jr Title vs Taiji Ishimori in the main event.