May Wrasslin |OT| You've been fined

[LonestarZues]

Sendai Girls apparently also is going to have live shows on Wrestle Universe. Great news.


View: https://x.com/W_UNIVERSE_eng/status/1788041132980764888?t=SWZzdtmd3pkv4b9VV5oxOg&s=09

 

[LonestarZues]

oddjobs watching the first round of the King of DDT tournament and holy shit! You're right I never would've predicted that result 😅. It was a really good match also.

 

[oddjobs]

oddjobs watching the first round of the King of DDT tournament and holy shit! You're right I never would've predicted that result 😅. It was a really good match also.

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Spoiler: King of DDT

YEAH! Old fart can still go!

Overall I feel like we're headed towards a Takagi / Higuchi -final.

Takagi has announced that he'll retire from wrestling full time after Peter Pan this year, so "Takagi's last stand" would make sense as a story. Then on the flipside Ueno's whole arc as a champion thus far has been fighting and beating guys who have had an integral role in DDT - Dino, Harashima & Akito.

Either Takagi or Higuchi would fit in that story. I don't think either will win the title though - ultimately Ueno will also have to beat Takeshita (Ueno has lost all 8 of their singles matches!) to tie things up.

And then you have Higuchi and Brookes on the same side of the bracket, so they can re-do their match from the finals last year (with the opposite result.)

That said, the sauna boys are the most popular thing going so I can't also overrule MAO coming out as the winner somehow - though TO-Y may beat him before he has the chance I guess.

 

[LonestarZues]

View: https://x.com/njpwglobal/status/1788071333429231985?t=HHS4M4aTW-YIcZEDo7DM8w&s=09

 

[Musubi]

I'm watching DSOTR on Black Saturday and it's something I really never knew the details about.

It's really insane that the WWF's national expansion basically hinged on Ole Anderson being a dick head and forcing Jim Barnett out of Georgia Championship Wrestling.

It might still have happened anyways but boy it's nuts how much Vince associating with Barnett just accelerated the entire thing.

 

[UrbanDandy]

From what I'm seeing, this Jim Barnett guy was the Geoff Keighley of wrestling back in the day.

 

[Kurita]

Bah gawd, O-Khan has attacked Uemura during the livestream on Taichi's channel


View: https://x.com/taichi0319/status/1788202581095010672?s=46&t=GdOCixtCzq8KIGqkt8W9MQ

 

[LonestarZues]

Bah gawd, O-Khan has attacked Uemura during the livestream on Taichi's channel


View: https://x.com/taichi0319/status/1788202581095010672?s=46&t=GdOCixtCzq8KIGqkt8W9MQ

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Damn not even letting Yuya eat in peace 😭

 

[UrbanDandy]

Nick Patrick > Earl Hebner.

 

[oddjobs]

Uemura is such a fucking geek that Taichi won't even lift his finger

Thanks Joe Hendry

 

[LonestarZues]

Uemura is such a fucking geek that Taichi won't even lift his finger

Thanks Joe Hendry

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He was moving the most important thing. The food! 😆

 

[LonestarZues]

I'm not sure Tasha can carry this match by herself 😂. AAA ladies aren't horrible, but seeing as how AAA books their woman it's not exactly an enticing matchup.


View: https://x.com/MPenaAAA/status/1788278131360403816?t=4qX24aB8tbEzhBG4ord56A&s=09

 

[LonestarZues]

Ok this match should be good.


View: https://x.com/luchablog/status/1788281574896656894?t=vi14uIJ1OVJDm5bedFpz6w&s=09

 

[Kurita]

Ok this match should be good.


View: https://x.com/luchablog/status/1788281574896656894?t=vi14uIJ1OVJDm5bedFpz6w&s=09

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What a random team on the right lol

 

[asmith906]

Ok this match should be good.


View: https://x.com/luchablog/status/1788281574896656894?t=vi14uIJ1OVJDm5bedFpz6w&s=09

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This looks like a fun match. Might have to check this show out.

 

[LonestarZues]

What a random team on the right lol

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😆 Typical AAA booking

Matchup of family dynasties might be fun. Although I don't want EHD Dr Wagner Jr to appear as the surprise as I want to see him in CMLL one day soon 😅.

View: https://x.com/MPenaAAA/status/1788282685263069462?t=OPU_HzeSMEtx5jge_Hu32w&s=09

Edit: ok thankfully it isn't EHD Dr Wagner Jr

View: https://x.com/luchablog/status/1788290048204394537?t=MKt5xn2Bc7upMVVRfktOwQ&s=09

 

[LonestarZues]

Hiromu vs Mistico will be the main event for FantasticaMania Mexico. To celebrate Mistico's 20 year anniversary. Should be a great show.


View: https://x.com/njpw1972/status/1788434209927053795?t=JbCktpw0JHnhTKJwuIsYGQ&s=09

 

[UrbanDandy]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFXSzG6wSaA

LonestarZues asmith906 Rhaknar oddjobs DiegoPaulino

 

[Kurita]

Tana and Despy pumping iron. Part of Tanahashi's road to a perfect body, he's going through hell to get in shape until Dominion 😆

View: https://youtu.be/PGuPFBoTmV4?si=iEZR5IB8Hov26q2V

 

[Musubi]

View: https://twitter.com/chiitan7407/status/1728270676287795607?t=LzW0rYwyndCldbt6sq5Jpg&s=19

 

[asmith906]

View: https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1788570921835409610

 

[LonestarZues]

View: https://x.com/WONF4W/status/1788526560359702595?t=vYRhHgSj7e2DOKKFPApF7Q&s=09


View: https://x.com/meraWRESTLING/status/1788542755867639933?t=r1FBTAmWahdUpnokIzpCNQ&s=09

 

[Annie85x]

View: https://x.com/WONF4W/status/1788526560359702595?t=vYRhHgSj7e2DOKKFPApF7Q&s=09

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Do it Tony!

 

[UrbanDandy]

LonestarZues asmith906 DiegoPaulino

How soon under one of the big promotions has a stipulation where it's Soft Ground wrestling?


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfKGvMGaBX8

 

[Kurita]

Big weekend of NJPW graps with Resurgence and the kick off show for BOSJ, we're eating good

 

[DiegoPaulino]

LonestarZues asmith906 DiegoPaulino

How soon under one of the big promotions has a stipulation where it's Soft Ground wrestling?


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfKGvMGaBX8

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This is incredible lol

And the babyface losing in your home field?! Who booked this, Vince?!

 

[Dead Man Typing]

View: https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1788570921835409610

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We didn't get a Grado Madonna entrance at Wembley for AEW last year. I wonder if there's any chance that we get Joe Hendry entrance at Wembley this year.

80,000 fans waving their hands from side to side to signify that they believe in Joe Hendry would be quite a sight. (I know it's unlikely to be 80,000 fans this time around but I want to believe)

 

[Baphomet]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFXSzG6wSaA

LonestarZues asmith906 Rhaknar oddjobs DiegoPaulino

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That match was pretty meh, only reason it got 5 stars is because it happened in the US.

 

[Indelible]

That match was pretty meh, only reason it got 5 stars is because it happened in the US.

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This is the perfect example of a crowd elevating a match, it was basically just a chop fest but that crowd was into everything.

 

[LonestarZues]

Big weekend of NJPW graps with Resurgence and the kick off show for BOSJ, we're eating good

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Really excited for BOSJ this year. Even without Master Wato 😆. A lot of great match ups for night 1 also.


View: https://x.com/njpwglobal/status/1788501665500610941?t=Q33_TF4Wutsax5ZUTYqC5g&s=09

 

[DiegoPaulino]

Put the belt on Santana, you cowards!

 

[DiegoPaulino]

It's Funny and sad that Dana needed to leave WWE to finally have some character development, even though it's a diet version to what Tony Storm is doing.

 

[LonestarZues]

Jacky Kamei dropped the funky from his name.... Good 😆, but their new stable name is Big Hug 😅.


View: https://x.com/dragongatentwk/status/1788507644246085971?t=NxnGQbr5NYKKoneqDjWCfQ&s=09

 

[Rhaknar]

LonestarZues shut up and take one of these


View: https://x.com/Raion74_/status/1788641308220784872

 

[LonestarZues]

LonestarZues shut up and take one of these


View: https://x.com/Raion74_/status/1788641308220784872

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Holy shit indeed. Looks like miscommunication because it looked like she was going for a Frankensteiner.

 

[Stooge]

Still worth half a star

 

[Rhaknar]

View: https://x.com/NINaylor/status/1788658107209429080

 

[Huntersknoll]

Really excited for BOSJ this year. Even without Master Wato 😆. A lot of great match ups for night 1 also.


View: https://x.com/njpwglobal/status/1788501665500610941?t=Q33_TF4Wutsax5ZUTYqC5g&s=09

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This was Master Wato's to win. They should have delayed the tournament.

Looking at the blocks I think this is what we get

A Block Final: Despy vs TJP
B Block Final: Ishimori vs Hiromu
Final: Despy vs Hiromu
Winner: Hiromu

Wato comes back to dethrone Hiromu
Hiromu moves to heavyweight Divison
Wato earns the respect from Despy. They release a new photo of them posing with Despy throwing up the peace sign. It is a T-Shirt

 

[LonestarZues]

Dave's ⭐ ratings for the week.

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku, Night 1

Katsuya Murashima & Togi Makabe vs. Oleg Boltin & Shoma Kato: 2.25

DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku vs. SHO & Yujiro Takahashi: 1

Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan vs. Taichi & Yuya Uemura: 2.75

El-P, Hikuleo & Jado vs. Fujita, Nicholls & Haste: 2

Bishamon & Tiger Mask vs. Ishimori, KENTA & Owens: 2.25

BUSHI, Hiromu, Naito & Takagi vs. Connors, Gedo, Moloney & Kidd: 3.5

Desperado, Moxley & Umino vs. EVIL, Kanemaru & Narita: 3

Jeff Cobb vs. Zack Sabre Jr.: 4.25

David Finlay vs. Yota Tsuji: 4

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Nic Nemeth: 3.75

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku, Night 2

Jet Wei & Naoki Sakurajima vs. Katsuya Murashima & Togi Makabe: 2.25

Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste vs. Shoma Kato & Tiger Mask: 1.75

DOUKI & Yuya Uemura vs. Francesco Akira & Great-O-Khan: 3

Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb vs. Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr.: 3.5

Desperado, El-P, Hikuleo & Umino vs. EVIL, Kanemaru, SHO & Yujiro: 2.5

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Oleg Boltin vs. Taichi & TAKA Michinoku: 2

BUSHI, Hiromu, Naito & Tsuji vs. Connors, Gedo, Ishimori & Moloney: 3

Bishamon vs. Chase Owens & KENTA: 1.75

Gabe Kidd vs. Shingo Takagi: 4.75

David Finlay vs. Nic Nemeth: 4

Jon Moxley vs. Ren Narita: 3.25

CMLL Super Viernes, 3/5

Angel de Oro, Flip Gordon & Niebla Roja vs. Máscara Dorada, Místico & Templario: 4.5

AEW Dynamite, 8/5

Orange Cassidy vs. Trent Beretta: 3.5

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[asmith906]

View: https://twitter.com/PuroresuFlow/status/1788948181360816366

Gabe having a normal Friday 😂


View: https://twitter.com/Peps_Wrestling/status/1788949356546015620

 

[ghostmind]

Gabe Kidd needs to do a hostile takeover of Bullet Club and toss Finlay out on his ass.

 

[Kurita]

A Block Final: Despy vs TJP
B Block Final: Ishimori vs Hiromu

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Isn't it #1 from A Block faces #2 from B Block (and vice versa)?
That's what it was for the World Tag League but I forgot if BOSJ is like that too.

 

[LonestarZues]

Isn't it #1 from A Block faces #2 from B Block (and vice versa)?
That's what it was for the World Tag League but I forgot if BOSJ is like that too.

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It is.

Hell yeah. Nakajima having all three these banger matches before her retirement.


View: https://x.com/ScottEWrestling/status/1788918631700566288?t=VZaJh2g4uNlasMzneBWxjA&s=09


View: https://x.com/we_are_stardom/status/1788194683669131623?t=2Q3SOB1qV15Hc4HKFEqtOQ&s=09

 

[Kurita]

It is.

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That's what I thought

Personally I expect the final 4 to be Desperado, Hiromu, TJP and Hayata

 

[LonestarZues]

That's what I thought

Personally I expect the final 4 to be Desperado, Hiromu, TJP and Hayata

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Hopefully this is Despy's year to finally win it.

 

[asmith906]

View: https://twitter.com/D_Wrestlingifs/status/1788899413328359620

 

[Rhaknar]

View: https://x.com/PuroresuFlow/status/1788948181360816366

Kidd pls ;_;

 

[LonestarZues]

View: https://twitter.com/D_Wrestlingifs/status/1788899413328359620

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Chihiro is a beast. Can't wait for her matchup with Jordynne in July.

 

[Stuntman]

View: https://youtu.be/hEwrle8Bzp8?si=lF1z24z69J8eqUst

I miss when wrassling was good.

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ5zrFF7HhY

More of these and more of those

 

[Kurita]

Hopefully this is Despy's year to finally win it.

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Yeah I think so too. I don't care much for TJP, but he's popular in Japan and now that he's the leader-like figure of United Empire it might be a big push for him. We'll see!
I also want Fujita to get big Ws.