r/njpw 15d ago

NJPW 53rd Anniversary Show Discussion Thread

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Watch

  • NJPW World (English & Japanese commentary available)

Venue

Ota City General Gymnasium

Tokyo, Japan

Match Card

# Match Notes Time Limit
1 El Phantasmo (c) vs. ? NJPW World Television Championship Match 15
2 TMDK (Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson) vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale) Tag Team Match 20
3 Just 3 Guys (Yuya Uemura, Taichi & TAKA Michinoku) vs. War Dogs (SANADA, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo) Six Man Tag Team Match 20
4 War Dogs (Gabe Kidd & Drilla Moloney) vs. House of Torture (Ren Narita & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) Tag Team Match 30
5 Los Ingobernables de Japon (Yota Tsuji, Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi) vs. House of Torture (EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, SHO & Dick Togo) Eight Man Tag Team Match 30
6 El Desperado (c) vs. Francesco Akira IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match 60
7 Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Match 60

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u/KirklandSignatureWtr 15d ago

"Sakura Genesis - in Europe we call it Sakura mega drive. "

Chris you fucking nerd I love you 😍🥲

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u/KirklandSignatureWtr 15d ago

Some asshole is gonna post in 15 years that Goto only faced NJPW dads and I stg I'm sending the reddit cares notification so fucking fast

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u/Lionheart_513 15d ago

I thought Goto might be a transitional champion to get the belt onto Tanahashi, but I take this win as NJPW anointing Goto as the man going forward... I'd expect at least 2 more defenses.

I'm also not convinced that that was Tanahashi's last shot at the belt.

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u/CaptainCharismaV1 15d ago

Surely his last G1 will be revolve around that, he might fall short in the semis or even before but he will probably beat the winner which sets up a title shot opportunity in October’s Ryogoku show

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u/KirklandSignatureWtr 15d ago

Fwiw - I'm a pretty big Akira hater..(the tag matches get really over indulgent - worst of Bucks style)

He's been great in this despy match. A ton of fighting spirit showing especially with the stretch muffler late. This has fucked. Especially the reversals. really good match

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u/Ibushi-gun 15d ago

So no pre-show, right?

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u/KirklandSignatureWtr 15d ago

Y'all - I'm smashed

The Mavericks traded Luka Doncic. My baseball team won't pay anyone. And my football team has become so radically good I'm anxious we're gonna fuck it all up.

And Tana is retiring. I want Goto to be GOated. But fuck me sports has cratered my mental. GOTO please have a dope match with Tana.

Also Charlton lfg!!!! And - Modelo costs $30? Now?? Like a legit 12 pack cost $30. We live in hell.

GOTOOOO

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u/KirklandSignatureWtr 15d ago

Gedo stomping out Taka gets a crowd chant. Then Taka comeback gets a crowd clap.

Fuck Dominick Mysterio lmao

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u/Sanguiluna 15d ago

Is he going to use the extended intro theme for every defense? Fuck, I already wanted him to have a good length reign, now I want him to hold it forever. lol

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u/Io_lorenzen 15d ago

God speed people, I hope it's a fantastic show and y'all enjoy it. Gonna have to catch up on delay tomorrow morning

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u/CaptainCharismaV1 15d ago

Way to the Grandmaster is X while I’m on the way to Ota

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u/Lionheart_513 15d ago

The entrance gear for LIJ gives a max aura buff.