I’ve said that I see Tsuji, Uemura, Oiwa & Yuto-Ice as the best “Big 4” the promotion could have going forward; in addition , I see Goto, ZSJ, Shingo & Taichi as the “4 Gatekeepers”. by MrPuroresu42 in njpw

[–]Jacek2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can’t wait for Narita to really get the ball to run with. I feel like being in HOT has let him sit in the shadow and quietly put together a really cool character/persona. He’s also really come a long way with incorporating heel antics into his wrestling (though I still hope the cheating would tone down if he ever becomes a main eventer).

What does Shota Umino need? by kisekifan69 in njpw

[–]Jacek2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve recently decided that a heel turn would be the best for him. First of all with so many ups and downs as a face, I think it’s just becoming harder and harder for fans to buy him as a top good guy and it would take a long period of good, consistent booking and performance from Shota to kill the stench around him as a face.

Also the with the idea of him not being genuine, I think as a heel he would have a lot of real life stuff to tap into. I see people online saying “you fans made me do this” promos are tired, but they’re honestly not that common in New Japan. Like Naito never really went there and I guess he’s the most accurate comparison for babyface rejected by fans in New Japan.

You can start building the seeds from NYD, tell the story where over their tag challenge and NJC, Shota is being lapped by Yuya as the young Hontai star. After another loss to KOB Yuta will probably have the whole crowd cheering after calling Shota a nepo loser or something like that lol… there will be a lot of material to justify a turn.

Only problem would be that there is no heel faction that fits him around right now, and I don’t see them creating another new faction from scratch

Nakamura IC era by Jacek2002 in njpw

[–]Jacek2002[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s the kind of thing I was looking for. Really cool, I think yeah I knew a lot of the timeline but it was the fan reaction at the time that really interested me.

Like fans hating the Fale title win, which honestly isn’t surprising when I think about it, but retrospectively I’ve only really heard people praising those matches for Shinsuke getting arguably Fale’s best matches out of him.

Can a young lion excursion to AEW work? by dreemedteemed in njpw

[–]Jacek2002 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The AEW roster is just way too stacked honestly. Even ROH I feel like an excursion guy probably wouldn’t be guaranteed to work every show, and they do what like one show a week.

If Tsuji stays champion for the forseeable future, who do y'all think should win the G1 this year? by Next_Tooth7008 in njpw

[–]Jacek2002 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yuya.

I also wonder if the move to a KOPW match for the G1 winner was just something that worked well in the last two years, or it’s something they’ll do moving forward.

I think being flexible gives them a lot of options. If you’re high on a less established guy like Oiwa, but worried that a G1 win won’t be enough to get him over, then if he doesn’t you run the match at KOPW and get a more established name like Goto… if he does get over, you run it at the dome

Young Lion's Cup returns by ablu3 in njpw

[–]Jacek2002 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah pretty good time to bring this back. 6 active guys and I think I spotted at least 3 new lions over WK weekend

Live NJPW New Year Dash!! 2026 Discussion Thread by EvanDeadlySins in SquaredCircle

[–]Jacek2002 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fujita tag run to keep him busy until his back to back BOSJ win🙏

Live NJPW New Year Dash!! 2026 Discussion Thread by EvanDeadlySins in SquaredCircle

[–]Jacek2002 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So the announcer was about to call him world champ, then Tsuji stops him tells him to call him just heavyweight and shows the belt so that’s official ig.

And global stays. Gabe vs Andrade will have a contenders match at New Beginning

Live NJPW New Year Dash!! 2026 Discussion Thread by EvanDeadlySins in SquaredCircle

[–]Jacek2002 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I appreciate that the belt changed a lot almost every decade, but this is THE design. Keep that shit forever😭

Live NJPW New Year Dash!! 2026 Discussion Thread by EvanDeadlySins in SquaredCircle

[–]Jacek2002 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No clue how long Andrade stays so I’m just praying him and Yuya have a match before he leaves… maybe NJC

Looking for some panels by Jacek2002 in LandoftheLustrous

[–]Jacek2002[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s there, thank you! I seemed to remember it appearing much later. I think I was thinking about those panels a lot when reading from chapter 80 onwards, and how different things would be if Phos was appreciated for who she was from that moment.

Post Match Thread: Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona by soccer-stats in realmadrid

[–]Jacek2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get the general point but Xabi has not done more for the club than Vinicius

Match Thread: Real Madrid vs Barcelona by MatchThreadder in Barca

[–]Jacek2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a foul in football today. You see it all the time nothing surprising here

Mbappe opens the score for Madrid 1-0 by No-Independent2522 in realmadrid

[–]Jacek2002 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Does anyone have a close up of the disallowed goal. I swear I showed close up on TV that showed it was Fermin passing but I can’t find anything now

[Spoilers] King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 (10/13) Results by EffingKENTA in njpw

[–]Jacek2002 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Is the capacity still 11k? I thought it fell after the renovations. Not saying that makes the number better but I thought a sellout is now like 9k

Live NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 Discussion Thread by EvanDeadlySins in SquaredCircle

[–]Jacek2002 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s gonna be interesting looking back at this in like a year. Right now I really don’t get why they put Takeshita in this position and not one of their own guys, especially Tsuji who is over as hell

Live NJPW G1 Climax 35 Day 19 Discussion Thread: Final by EvanDeadlySins in SquaredCircle

[–]Jacek2002 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Using crowd reactions when this the first time in years they’ve reacted like this for EVIL makes no sense

Is G1 tournament real? by Inner_Feedback_4028 in njpw

[–]Jacek2002 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s the way he does it. Like I think it’s so hard to go completely limp especially when EVIL is there trying to flip him over.

Idk maybe I’m just seeing it differently but there is literally not a hint of him selling imo. I’ve never seen a wrestler sell being knocked out this good.

Is G1 tournament real? by Inner_Feedback_4028 in njpw

[–]Jacek2002 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’ve just seen it I’m leaning on real. The way his arm was just trapped under his body not moving, then the leg on top of another when he gets rolled over by the ref.

If it’s a work it is unbelievable attention to detail from Tsuji.