Jmare007 Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 Night 1 of the G-1 is this weekend and it completely caught me off guard. I also read that tickets sales have been poor, to the point they are running a small set up (7k or so), I have no clue how legit those claims are but I feel like once again New Japan did a fucking horrible job promoting this show. For the Cow Palace last year they didn't do anything to promote the show even though they had The Elite guys and for this show they didn't do much even though it has a very big card with big matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 I checked out the June 17 CHAOS vs. Suzuki-gun elimination tag on a whim, and it turned out to be a bona fide MOTYC. It was the show where they announced the G1 participants, so everybody had their working boots on. There was the obligatory crappy crowd brawling and other Suzuki-gun smoke and mirrors, but other than that, this had everything you want from this kind of match. They went at it for 30-plus minutes with hardly any letdown, everybody got a chance to shine while maintaining a clear sense of hierarchy (Lance Archer in particular looked like a beast), the eliminations were clever without being too cute, and there was plenty of drama in the closing minutes. It's not on par with 80s classics, but it's still well worth going out of your way to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmare007 Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 Official attendance was 4,846. The really haven't learned shit in the last 2 years about how to promote their shows in the US. This did even worse than the Cow Palace show with a waaay stronger card, main difference was they had Cody vs Omega as the main event that was able to draw more people regardless of non existent/shitty promotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 Yeah, I saw a picture of Okada from last night's show with a huge section of empty seats and that's baffling. NJPW will struggle big time with a US expansion if they keep doing what they're doing now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...TG Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Jmare007 said: Official attendance was 4,846. The really haven't learned shit in the last 2 years about how to promote their shows in the US. This did even worse than the Cow Palace show with a waaay stronger card, main difference was they had Cody vs Omega as the main event that was able to draw more people regardless of non existent/shitty promotion. Outside of a local ad or two during Raw the last few weeks, local promotion was virtually nil. They were clearly counting on fly-ins but Omega and the Bucks were clearly drawing those. They announced a three-show tour last night of the East Coast - Boston (well, Lowell), the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC, and 2300 Arena in Philly. So this failure has clearly scaled down their expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmare007 Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 It just baffles me that they count on fly ins when they don't even care about hyping the show and promoting it to them. Â Oh well, the Hammerstein show should be dope though, I hope they book a couple of interesting matchups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Rock Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Very good G1 card today, although some of the results have me worried about who's winning the tournament. I know it's still way too early and the first two days are typically known for having surprising outcomes, but still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Rock Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 Ospreay has a neck injury and will miss the 15th show. Won't have to forfeit any matches yet and there's a chance he's cleared for the 18th as the injury isn't nerve or bone damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migs Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Boss Rock said: Ospreay has a neck injury and will miss the 15th show. Won't have to forfeit any matches yet and there's a chance he's cleared for the 18th as the injury isn't nerve or bone damage. He has Ibushi and then Okada next up, so hopefully it's not too serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Rock Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Ospreay cleared for tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migs Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 7 hours ago, Boss Rock said: Ospreay cleared for tomorrow. Glad he's cleared, little unsettled at him brushing off what was apparently a stinger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superkix Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 What an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMKK Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 Anyone got any thoughts on what the card might be at the London show? I know we need to wait for the G1 to shake out to get a better idea but my friend picked me up a ticket today so the excitement is setting in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmartMark15 Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 33 minutes ago, FMKK said: Anyone got any thoughts on what the card might be at the London show? I know we need to wait for the G1 to shake out to get a better idea but my friend picked me up a ticket today so the excitement is setting in. With ZSJ eating the pin against Tanahashi, I find it likely that the RevPro Title will main event with these two competing for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMKK Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 Just now, SmartMark15 said: With ZSJ eating the pin against Tanahashi, I find it likely that the RevPro Title will main event with these two competing for it. That makes sense. I was thinking that or Okada over Ospreay for the IWGP championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmartMark15 Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, FMKK said: That makes sense. I was thinking that or Okada over Ospreay for the IWGP championship. Dunno how updated you are on the G1 but there's no real justification for Okada-Ospreay especially since they're stablemates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migs Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 Didn't Phantasmo beat Ospreay in the BOSJ? That seems like an obvious matchup for Ospreay for the UK show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Rock Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 Phantasmo vs. either Ospreay or Liger seems likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migs Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 Got tickets to the Hammerstein show. Looks like they sold it out in about 15 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Migs said: Got tickets to the Hammerstein show. Looks like they sold it out in about 15 minutes. Me too, glad I grabbed them when I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migs Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 They also sold out Philly. There's a few tickets left for Boston, but not many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migs Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 They've announced Amazing Red for the Super J Cup, which should be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmare007 Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 In the post show promo, Ibushi said he might challenge Okada on night 1 and then (if he wins) the IC champion on night 2. They could run some really interesting shit between Ibushi/Okada/Naito/White (or whoever is feuding and challenging Naito at WK) for those two big show. If Gedo pulls this off it would be the most inventive thing he's done in forever, I would be awesome if works out that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 I guess Amazing Red didn't stay retired for very long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Debt Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 27 minutes ago, Coffey said: I guess Amazing Red didn't stay retired for very long. I don't think it's him coming out of retirement so much as it is him wanting to go out passing the mantle, I guess. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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