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|  #1 Posted on 2.1.18 1504.08
Reposted on: 2.1.25 1504.13 | Pretty stoked for the most anticipated main event in years. And for Omega/Jericho, too.
IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
Naito takes the gold.
IWGP U.S. Championship, No DQ: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Chris Jericho
Completely unpredictable, thanks to Jericho. Flipped a coin, came up Alpha.
IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Switchblade
Tanahashi retains.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Marty Scurll (c) vs. KUSHIDA vs. Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi
Ospreay wins the title by pinning Takahashi.
NEVER Openweight Championship, Hair vs. Hair, All Seconds Barred From Ringside: Minoru Suzuki (c) vs. Hirooki Goto
Goto wins (maybe with some help from the Young Lions at ringside...seems a poetic way to end the feud).
IWGP Tag Team Championship: Killer Elite Squad (c) vs. EVIL and SANADA
LIJ take the belts.
Kota Ibushi vs. Cody
Ibushi with the win.
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship, Gauntlet Match:
Bullet Club (Guerillas of Destiny & Bad Luck Fale) (c) vs.
Suzuki-Gun (Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & Takashi Iizuka) vs.
CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano and Beretta) vs.
Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & Togi Makabe vs.
War Machine and Michael Elgin
CHAOS wins.
IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship: Roppongi 3K (c) vs. Young Bucks
Roppongi 3K retains.
New Japan Rumble
If healthy enough to participate, Honma; if not, Henare.
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|  #2 Posted on 2.1.18 1534.59
Reposted on: 2.1.25 1535.07 | 30 man battle royale - Liger.
Jr. Heavyweight tag titles - Ropongi Vice 3k because they are the new team of the future.
Never Open 6-men titles - Juice/Makabe/Taguchi because Taguchi is always in some title mix there.
Cody vs Kota Ibushi - Ibushi because he's much better.
Tag titles - EVIL & Sanada to build up tension for Naito
Never Open title - Goto. I love Suzuki but he doesn't do anything with it. Also hope it's a good match thanks to the no-seconds rule.
Junior Heavyweight title - Scurll remains because he's awesome. Kushida, Hiromu don't need it. Ospreay gets pinned.
IC title - Switchblade. Please give Tanahashi some time off?!
US title - Omega. Next night Jericho joins Bullet Club.
IWGP heavyweight title - Naito because goddamnit he's the man.
I can only hope the last 4 matches can deliver like last year's card. Those 4 (jrh heavy, never open, ic, heavyweight) made me an instant fan of NJPW. Before that I watched some, since then I've watched nearly everything. | Rush4Life
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| #3 Posted on 3.1.18 0039.25
Reposted on: 3.1.25 0041.02 | Here are my predictions
Yuji Nagata wins the NJR. Honma may make a surprise appearance. Possibly Shibata but I am not expecting it.
Jr Tag Titles - Roppongi 3K beat the Bucks
Never 6 Man - Bullet Club retain
Ibushi beats Cody
Hvy Tag Titles - KES beats LIJ
NEVER Openweight - Goto over Suzuki
Jr Hvy Title - Scurll retains
Intercontinental - Tanahashi retains
US Championship - Omega beats Alpha
IWGP Heavyweight Title - Tetsuya Naito finally gets the big Tokyo Dome moment that he's missing and ends Okada's historic reign.
I think that unlike last year, most of the titles will stay around the waists of the men who walk into the show tomorrow night except for Suzuki and Okada. I am looking forward to this. Moreso than anything the WWE is planning to roll out later this month. | griff
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|  #4 Posted on 3.1.18 0740.57
Reposted on: 3.1.25 0741.25 | I'm fortunate enough to currently be in Tokyo and am very excited for this show.
Okada
Omega
White
Roppongi 3K
Ibushi
Sanada & Evil
Goto
Takaheshi
Juice/Makabe/Taguchi
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| #5 Posted on 3.1.18 0832.50
Reposted on: 3.1.25 0832.50 | Probably won't actually catch this for a while (busy weekend), but I pick LIJ all the way:
Naito
Omega
Tanahashi
Sanada & Evil
Suzuki
Hiromu
Ibushi
Suzuki-Gun
Roppongi 3K | texasranger9
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| #6 Posted on 3.1.18 0841.05
Reposted on: 3.1.25 0842.00 | Naito.
Omega.
Tanahashi.
Takahashi. Got to pay off the whole he couldn't challenge due to interruptions angle.
Goto.
Killer Elite Squad. SANADA should be the IC challenger.
Cody. Ibushi isn't winning much and Cody isn't going anywhere.
Suzuki-Gun.
Roppongi 3K.
New Japan Rumble. No idea whose in this. Ill say Cobb if he's in it. | Sec19Row53
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| #7 Posted on 3.1.18 1224.13
Reposted on: 3.1.25 1224.17 | | No predictions because I don't follow enough to predict. However, I do plan to watch. Will this begin airing on AXES-TV Friday 1/12? | KJames199
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|  #8 Posted on 3.1.18 1313.15
Reposted on: 3.1.25 1313.20 | Anyone else staying up for this? I got chips!
Naito
Omega
Tanahashi
Takahashi
Goto
EVIL/SANADA
Cody
GOD & Fale
Roppongi Thrice
For the Rumble.... uhhh, IDK. Liger?
Originally posted by Sec19Row53
Will this begin airing on AXES-TV Friday 1/12?
I think a 3-hour version with all the top matches is on AXS this Friday - the 5th. Could be mistaken on that though. | Sec19Row53
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| #9 Posted on 3.1.18 1515.06
Reposted on: 3.1.25 1515.37 | Originally posted by KJames199
Anyone else staying up for this? I got chips!
Naito
Omega
Tanahashi
Takahashi
Goto
EVIL/SANADA
Cody
GOD & Fale
Roppongi Thrice
For the Rumble.... uhhh, IDK. Liger?
Originally posted by Sec19Row53
Will this begin airing on AXES-TV Friday 1/12?
I think a 3-hour version with all the top matches is on AXS this Friday - the 5th. Could be mistaken on that though.
Thanks.
Hopefully MrsSec19 has something going on Friday night! | thecubsfan
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| #10 Posted on 3.1.18 1546.18
Reposted on: 3.1.25 1546.22 | It's airing on AXS on Saturday at 8pm ET/7 CT.
I think I'm talking myself into staying up for it. | texasranger9
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| #11 Posted on 3.1.18 1655.12
Reposted on: 3.1.25 1655.24 | | I'm going to avoid sites til I get to see the axs show. | MoeGates
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| #12 Posted on 4.1.18 0059.56
Reposted on: 4.1.25 0100.00 | IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
Okada retains. Am I the only one calling this?
IWGP U.S. Championship, No DQ: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Chris Jericho
Ooooof. I really don't know. I guess Omega? I'm assuming this is more of a one-off from Jericho.
IWGP Intercontinental Championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Switchblade
Tanahashi
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Marty Scurll (c) vs. KUSHIDA vs. Will Ospreay vs. Hiromu Takahashi
Ospreay
NEVER Openweight Championship, Hair vs. Hair, All Seconds Barred From Ringside: Minoru Suzuki (c) vs. Hirooki Goto
Goto
IWGP Tag Team Championship: Killer Elite Squad (c) vs. EVIL and SANADA
EVIL & Sanada
Kota Ibushi vs. Cody
Cody
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship, Gauntlet Match:
Bullet Club (Guerillas of Destiny & Bad Luck Fale) (c) vs.
Suzuki-Gun (Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & Takashi Iizuka) vs.
CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano and Beretta) vs.
Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson & Togi Makabe vs.
War Machine and Michael Elgin
Ryusuke, Juice, & Makabe
IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship: Roppongi 3K (c) vs. Young Bucks
Young Bucks
New Japan Rumble
I don't really know who's in this. I guess I'll go with Liger too. | Rush4Life
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| #13 Posted on 4.1.18 2011.40
Reposted on: 4.1.25 2011.41 | | ....and I was off on a lot of picks. I didn't think it would be booked like it was (not stating anything for spoilers). | | ALL ORIGINAL POSTS IN THIS THREAD ARE NOW AVAILABLE |
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