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All Elite Wrestling announced; bankrolled by Tony Khan, son of Jacksonville Jaguars and Fullham FC owner Shahid Khan
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Not a good idea. Rassle nerds = weed = lighters, which is not a good thing to have on a dirigible.
A mid carder who was booked strongly and main evented a number of shows. It's almost as if he was an... upper middle carder. Come the fuck on, he was a star, that's why when Devitt left, they made him and AJ the Bullet Club's co-leades.
It's also funny you're calling New Beginning main events pointless today of all days.
I never said Kenny wasn't a draw, so I have no idea why you're going on about him. Him leaving will definitely hurt NJPW, particularly in the US, but AGAIN if they can lose two main eventers (one of whom is still far more popular than Kenny even though he wrestles in purgatory) and an upper middle carder at once and come out even stronger after rebuilding, I have no doubts they'll be fine. Gedo has an incredible eye for talent and ability to make new stars.
Yeah and Naito and Tanahashi were over twice as popular as everyone else. Okada was surprisingly low but the poll was taken right at the end of his title run so I'm guessing that was mostly because everyone was exhausted by his run. At shows he's FAR more over now than he was back then.
You mean before he turned face? What makes you think NJPW specifically prevented him from speaking Japanese? Kenny's a pro, he wouldn't undermine his character and story like that.
Lucky! Have fun! Take photos from the crowd and share, please!
They really need to add an second night in Vegas. It will sell out too. I'm thinking about plunging in on the Hotel package if it's still available. Memorial Day weekend in Vegas is expensive so might as well go All In.
Could that arena still be rearranged to accommodate for more ticket sales?
That sounds promising.
do we know how many divisions there will be.
funny you post that because the way meltzer is talking about starrcast makes it sounds like they're gonna get taker to appear at the show
gonna be wild to see take at a non-wwe wrestling event
Supervised Vince is letting his guys do Starrcast even though it isn't "officially" part of AEW
Yeah I saw a post on Reddit that mentioned Kenny was involved with that. It was from his recent interview with Meltzer I think (Don't sub to the observer so can't check.). Seems he was responsible for for getting Yuka due to his relationship with DDT and Nyla because he met her in Japan when Nyla was part of the idol wrestling drama and he liked that she made non-professionals look good.
They said in a BTE vid that they arranged the building for an audience of 14k, and it has a max of 17k, so maybe, but not by a lot.
14k is going to be a wrestling record in that building. The previous record was Halloween Havoc 97, which was main evented by Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper. Pretty good competition they are topping.
The damn smoothness of that move when he does it has always been one of my favorites. just full of "SITCHOASSDOWN!!!"
Kenny was told early on to drop the otaku side of his character entirely- as it wouldn't fit with Bullet Club. You could see early heel Kenny struggle with character stuff, then gain popularity as he got a bit more goofy. It ended up helping with his redemption arc , which was a year and a half long (started with Okada/Omega I loss).
NJPW you don't really get to test out your gimmick that much, you gotta learn it on the fly. It took Jay a few months to figure out who Switchblade was, he didn't really get it until the G1.
IDK, but you're gonna have to also cover DMczaf's funeral bill when his old man spine shatters like a light-tube at a CZW show.
The doctor who performed DMczaf 's hair plug surgery gave him specific orders not to take a bump for at least 6 months so you're probably right.
He was? Huh. I figured that was just something he figured out on his own to, as you say, fit with the Bullet Club. His earlier character would've been a complete mismatch with what the Bullet Club was back then.
But yeah, watching wrestlers figure out their gimmicks on the road is one of the cooler parts of NJPW IMO. It comes off far more authentic and relatable.
Question for people that have used stubhub: are there processing and "convenience" fees involved like with Ticketmaster?
Arn is one of those guys that I always loved. I was always able to believe that he could legit be an enforcer and was a badass. Dean Malenko was another one of those that I totally bought into and thought just totally sold their personalities.
I know they charge a fee to the seller. Not sure if they tack something else on when you buy, but I don't think so.
I always wanted to have him and Dean Malenko form a tag team called the bad dads. They would wear white sneakers and dad jeans with a tucked in t-shirt with a belt and a cellphone holder.
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