But if the guy at the top doesn't see them as problems, having a big name is a "fix" to numbers "inexplicably going down".
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July Wrasslin' |OT| All this G1 talk is making me Climax.
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But if the guy at the top doesn't see them as problems, having a big name is a "fix" to numbers "inexplicably going down".
Sir_Crocodile
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when have wwf brought anyone back recently for any other reason
excelsiorlef
Member
Ehh he'd immediately add a dynamic mic worker that can actually be a face, which is 100% something WWE is missing badly.
TarpitCarnivore
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Well yeah, but I'm speaking from a fan perspective. The only reason I can see it is people then going "Yeah but Punk" anytime someone knocks current WWE. I just don't see the value he brings when there is already a wealth of talent.
Damn Silly
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If it was a surprise (a la Hardys) and/or in Chicago, it'd be the biggest of its' year, easy. Which I suppose says a lot about how over (or not) the current roster is.
Don't see it happening for a few years, if at all, mind.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Punk would be a really easy story to tell. Gives them a few months of must see tv at least. If even for just a few months Raw is must watch, it's a pretty big benefit.
Brian_FETO
Banned
I still don't think Punk will ever go back without some form of MMA success
Even if it doesn't actually matter for fake sports because it would be like him coming back as a loser with his tail between his legs or something. Regardless of both parties having everything to gain
Even if it doesn't actually matter for fake sports because it would be like him coming back as a loser with his tail between his legs or something. Regardless of both parties having everything to gain
slightconfuse
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The TNA guy that calls into the LAW is hilarious
TarpitCarnivore
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Yo NJPW faitful....someone gotta explain Yoshi-Hashi too me? I feel like over the last year the dudes been popping up more and more instead of being in the 6-8 man multi-team matches that were low-card.
People like Goku a hell of a lot.
BronsonLee
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None of this really matters cause it's all a work
Also he's shit at MMA so that would take a while, and he'd have to cut his teeth on the local circuit, something he's both too old and too rich to do
slightconfuse
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TarpitCarnivore
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I wont pretend to try and understand the Goku thing, but I guess it makes sense.
Spuck-uk
Banned
NJPW don't need Punk. Riddle would be a way better pickup, if he could keep off the weed.
Sir_Crocodile
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They can't get Riddle, he's signed with WWN.
That would be like asking Daniel Bryan to keep off the veggies though.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
If wrestling fans are waiting for him to get an MMA win before he comes back, yall are better off just accepting now that he's never coming back.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
That's another point, the last thing NJPW needs is another airport arrest.
BronsonLee
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Riddle already lost that UFC job cause he wouldn't get off the pot
LU S1 is mean
Big fan of everyone basically telling Chavo he's fucked after that though
LU S1 is mean
Big fan of everyone basically telling Chavo he's fucked after that though
Brian_FETO
Banned
Pretty much, yeah
Even other cases with people leaving on bad terms was them just being pissed off and not wanting to deal with it anymore. I think between Punk being bitter but also having a mindset of "I'm gonna go do all these other things, I don't need you guys" is what will keep him away
I mean the dude doesn't even want to talk about wrestling in his interviews, and lists himself in appearances as "comic book writer" and "MMA fighter"
TarpitCarnivore
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From what I've read and such regarding Punk's departure I get a strong sense he's too proud to come back. It'd be him admitting that he needs WWE more than WWE needs him.
Kid Kamikaze10
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Umm....
Didn't Suwama essentially say if he sees Kojima again... He's gonna get merked?
Holy shit I have got to see this!
Spuck-uk
Banned
TarpitCarnivore
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So what I think I love about NJPW, and I guess non-WWE feds in general, is how they can completely remove affiliations and factions without "drama" for the sake of a tournament or whatever. Seeing Goto and Ishii just wreck each other right away is just so great to sell how important G1 is.
British Monsoon
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Goku? YOSHI's look's based on the monkey king, Sun Wukong - hence the staff, and the cloud motifs on his merch and gear.
*edit, wait, Sun Wukong is Son Goku in Japanese, so Goku's also based on Sun Wukong
Yup, Suwama said at the time he'd kill Kojima if he ever got in the ring with him haha. Grudge match is an understatement.
*edit, wait, Sun Wukong is Son Goku in Japanese, so Goku's also based on Sun Wukong
Yup, Suwama said at the time he'd kill Kojima if he ever got in the ring with him haha. Grudge match is an understatement.
Mil is a small dude, but is built like mad. Dude is 42!
Empyrean Heaven
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Yes, but American nerds only think of DBZ when they hear the name Goku, despite Journey to the West being adapted about 80 billion times.
Sir_Crocodile
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Didn't America get Monkey on TV back in the 80s?
BronsonLee
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Yosshi-Hashi cosplays as a loser because he is a loser
excelsiorlef
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No he's a looser
Sir_Crocodile
Member
He did once fail to get a three count on nakamura while nakamura was asleep
You wish you had his hair.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
excelsiorlef
Member
Yoshi-HASHI's problem is that at the end of the day all that he is is a decent wrestler in a company where being a decent wrestler is basically the bare minimum requirement unless you're a big dude or Taichi
British Monsoon
Member
YOSHI-HASHI married Ayumi Kurihara, so he's wining at life.
FallingEdge
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It is that time of year where I avoid parts of the internet so I won't get spoiled on the G1.
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Empyrean Heaven
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Doesn't explain Yoshitatsu, but I think New Japan is looking for any excuse to get rid of him. Sending him to Mexico, sending him to AJPW, etc.
I agree that Y-H's ceiling is likely the NEVER six-man belts, but he's a good underdog who sells well, and I like his tag team with Okada.
Have you seen his hair? He has that SSJ Goku hairGoku? YOSHI's look's based on the monkey king, Sun Wukong - hence the staff, and the cloud motifs on his merch and gear.
*edit, wait, Sun Wukong is Son Goku in Japanese, so Goku's also based on Sun Wukong
excelsiorlef
Member
Tatsu is barely a regular anymore though.
Also a good time to warn Observer subscribers that Meltzer instantly spoils the results on the podcasts so beware if you listen to them before knowing what happens.
The superior system
It's almost as if it's based on some sort of fictional golden haired monkey god.
excelsiorlef
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Tom Nook
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Sweeney Tom
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https://t.co/JdK4uWb382 SI says Rey's entertaining offers from GFW and WWE
Wouldn't look too much into the WWE side, they're still very much on the "if we have you we want to use you" kick they were when he left, and he's still very much "my knees are fucked and I don't want to work 17 shows a month on them" which he was when he left. All signs point to him going GFW, and Konnan having more power/friends
Wouldn't look too much into the WWE side, they're still very much on the "if we have you we want to use you" kick they were when he left, and he's still very much "my knees are fucked and I don't want to work 17 shows a month on them" which he was when he left. All signs point to him going GFW, and Konnan having more power/friends
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