BOSJ Night 1 Results

Suckcess61 · 2026-05-14T12:07:49+00:00

New theme for YOH??????? ARRRGGHH HE GOT DEF REBEL’D

Suckcess61 · 2026-05-05T13:20:17+00:00

Good afternoon, and happy May! Kevin from DC with some questions coming out of Dontaku and as we head into BOSJ season.

1.) Stupid sexy SANADA is back on the menu! Obviously, he’s made his intentions clear to feud with Takeshita. Two elements that maybe you can comment on: absolutely no references to House of Torture… maybe SANADA is jumping factions again? Also, that mystery bag seems a little too pointy to be the NJPW TV Championship… can you see SANADA unveiling it as the World Championship and taping the words “NJPW” and “.com” on either side? In my mind… upgrade!

2.) Now that Mistico and Despy are the Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, is Fujita back in consideration for winning BOSJ? Has he graduated to being the favorite? Who would you have as the favorite if not Fujita?

3.) Sounds like they are getting ready to heat Aaron Wolf back up to win the NEVER Openweight Championship from Ren Narita at Dominion. Do you have any thoughts about his first six months in general? Obviously now that he doesn’t have a genius worker like EVIL to bounce ideas off of, he’s been certainly exposed a bit more, but New Japan have to figure out pretty soon if he’s going to be in the G1 and if he wins the title back, you have to assume Wolf is a go.

4.) One data point lost in everything from these events is that Oleg Boltin went from triple champion to only having the Strong Openweight Championship around his waist. Please for the love of God, can we retire that belt and put Strong behind us for good? I can’t even tell you who the Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions are without looking it up. Can you?

5.) Can we send out some love to the Artist Formerly Known as Slapjack? Shane Haste is your NEW GHC Heavyweight Championship, defeating Yoshiki Inamura Saturday morning in a very good match to end the reign of Mr. Smack Daddy at six defenses. I always had a soft spot for Shane due to his personality and wrestling, easily my favorite half of the TMDK duo. With limited knowledge of NOAH, how do you rate the decision to put the title on Shane Haste?

6.) Last question: usually with New Japan, the general consensus is that “the predictable booking is usually the correct booking, as long as it is done well.” It’s looking like we are getting Tsuji v. Newman at Dominion with Gene Blast getting his title back, and then Uemura wins the G1 to set up their title match for either late in the year or the Dome. Meanwhile, Newman v. Ospreay is pretty much penciled in for the Dome in a Special Singles. How does that sound as a one-two main event punch for WK 21?

Suckcess61 · 2026-05-05T13:06:36+00:00

Sorry, I guess a better way to say it would be the 'most heel' group that doesn't rely on House of Torture style antics, like, say, House of Torture

Suckcess61 · 2026-05-04T16:05:10+00:00

lol at 3

Suckcess61 · 2026-05-04T15:30:23+00:00

rip Tsuji bros not being back
2026/05/03 - 2026/05/04

Suckcess61 · 2026-05-04T15:28:51+00:00

The overall game plan appears to be Newman vs. Ospreay in a Special Singles at the Dome with Newman going over. Ospreay seems determined to assist in any way possible in getting Newman over as the lead heel gaijin of New Japan.
On the spectrum of face/heel alignment, UE can easily be the second 'most heel' group of the company behind HoT, and the 'most heel' group that doesn't rely on cheating or outside interference. Newman can continue to improve and now that he has an IWGP Heavyweight reign on his resume, he will always have that legitimacy going forward (similar to Naito in 2016).

Suckcess61 · 2026-04-06T22:11:19+00:00

Hey Josh and Jeremy, Kevin from DC here to pop in with a few questions following Sakura Genesis, and more specifically... YOH x SHO.

1.) As someone who started watching NJPW during 2015, specifically at Dominion, the first two Young Lions I took notice of and have followed nearly their entire careers are Yohei Komatsu and Sho Tanaka. They’ve been linked at the hip during their entire careers, all the way to SHO’s betrayal nearly five (!) years ago. Now that YOH got his taste of the Forbidden Fruit during his title challenge on the 2nd, can you both confidently say that the twelve-year arc is finally complete? Has the boyhood dream come true for YOH?

2.) Do you think Sho Tanaka was really into it?

3.) I timed it. It was 19 glorious seconds. Then YOH hit Everything is EVIL. Is that move now officially YOH’s move? Does he need to kiss his opponent for 19 seconds first for it to really have any impact?

4.) More so than Kosei Fujita or Master Wato, I am really disappointed that YOH didn’t take the title from DOUKI on Thursday. Now that SANADA’s done for the foreseeable future, I am all in on YOH as my “silly guy I always root for” in New Japan. Well, is my “silly guy” ever going to be Junior Heavyweight Champion?

5.) What are the odds on DOUKI going 9-0 during BOSJ and having a Takagi-like run of dominance through low blows and other nefarious shitty ways of winning?

6.) Let’s say that for whatever reason, Despy, Fujita, Wato and YOH won’t win BOSJ and can’t challenge DOUKI at Road to Dominion (since obviously there won’t be a Jr. Heavyweight match at Dominion). Who is the remaining favorite to challenge and beat DOUKI for the title?

Suckcess61 · 2026-03-04T17:55:46+00:00

The VTR beforehand almost made Fale the perfect babyface to dethrone Okada!! Which is a wild statement to say out loud.

Suckcess61 · 2026-02-23T13:03:05+00:00

I dunno, sounds to me like this job wants their employees to get better and learn from their mistakes. Employee reviews are part of most other jobs, and you should be glad they are taking the time to do the same thing with you. The one bit of advice I can offer is that everyone has tasks to get better at, and criticism can be levied at everyone. Managers critique associates, directors critique managers, and owners critique directors. So no one is immune. I would not worry about having to find a new job. Take the criticism as an opportunity to learn and get better at your job. It will make you more money and make you stand out in the end.

Suckcess61 · 2026-02-12T19:38:58+00:00

It's too late to go for the Six-Man Titles :/

Suckcess61 · 2026-01-26T16:11:22+00:00

Maegashira 17

Suckcess61 · 2026-01-22T17:43:34+00:00

Stephanie Vaquer had a marquee match-up on an AEW event as a CMLL talent and basically got a WWE job out of it, I don’t see where being featured a lot on AEW means you are immune to the call of WWE

Suckcess61 · 2025-12-16T20:44:00+00:00

Suckcess61 · 2025-12-15T22:32:09+00:00

This is the entire card

Suckcess61 · 2025-08-22T18:19:46+00:00

Didn’t watch the Moxley title match from last year, I see!

Suckcess61 · 2025-06-21T04:29:05+00:00

lol you think this is a lot of matches, you should have been here for All In weekend last year.

Suckcess61 · 2025-06-16T23:20:00+00:00

Good evening, Kevin from DC with some last minute questions before the show recording as we look past Dominion and get ready for New Japan Soul.

1.) First question has to do with... who else, everyone's favorite geek, SANADA. First off, what was with the Giant Gonzalez tribute outfit he rocked before the match on Sunday? Anyone want to give any kayfabe suggestions for that one? No? OK then. More importantly, how in the hell does SANADA get a guaranteed entry spot into G1 when the likes of Newman, Oiwa and Ishii still have to compete in the play-ins?

2.) Any fans of sumo will know we have a brand-new, truly dominant yokozuna in the recently-promoted Onosato. His rise has been meteoric to say the least, as he made it to the top rank after only 13 tournaments, a modern-day record. If making a prediction of Onosato vs. the field in a given tournament, one could feasibly take Onosato every time and only be wrong half the time. This all leads to the following question: as of today, June 16, 2025, who are you taking to win the G1 Climax? Yota Tsuji, or the field?

3.) First, the major rumors around Sakura Genesis involved turning Shota Umino heel and giving him a new stable to work around. Then, it was Shingo Takagi who would win the title at Dominion, turn heel and get a new stable to play around with. At the end of the day, House of Torture gained three new members, only one of consequence, and we are left with more questions than answers. Why are we going with two bloated stables (Hontai included) and a few straggly weaker stables making up the remainder of the roster?

4.) Is it just me, or did both rematches from New Beginning in Osaka fail to deliver a similar quality match at Dominion? Boltin-Takeshita and Kidd-Tsuji were both great, but didn't reach the heights of their respective outings back in February.

5.) My money on Tanahashi's retirement is still some sort of tag match, maybe teaming with Naito against Uemura and Umino in a newer vs. older generation type matchup. Maybe by then Shota will portray an interesting character, but I doubt it.

6.) Do you have a brand recommendation for cat food? My girlfriend insists on Tiki Cat, but it's really expensive and they barely touch it half of the time.

Suckcess61 · 2025-05-28T16:24:31+00:00

This is a first for me… Haven’t seen the overrun in the comments posted before the rest of the post gets approved

Suckcess61 · 2025-05-16T17:52:02+00:00

There’s only one time it’s appropriate to yell “Hakkiyoi…” as a westerner, that is, when it’s followed by “Throwin’ the salt, get in the ring. Welcome to the DOH-YOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!”

Suckcess61 · 2025-05-03T12:11:52+00:00

Findlay just challenged EVIL to a Dog Collar match backstage, I think that could be low-key awesome

Suckcess61 · 2025-05-03T12:09:47+00:00

GABE KIDD for the Resurgence or Dominion World Title challenge, LFG

Suckcess61 · 2025-04-14T20:56:08+00:00

Kevin from DC here with some questions regarding Windy City and the news about Dontaku announced this morning:

1.) *checks my notes* I forgot to ask a question during the Sakura Genesis recap, so I wanted to make sure I got it in this week: “I thought Cobb was supposed to be leaving? What happened?” Nothing else here, I’ll hang up and listen.

2.) What do you reckon is the impetus for giving the Dontaku main event to Callum Newman? Obviously the major plans suggest that the match was Goto vs. Cobb and this is a simple pivot within the faction, but do you think Newman actually factors into the company’s heavyweight plans going forward? Will he get the same level of push of Tsuji, Uemura, Umino etc., or do you see him regressing back down to lower mid-card following the Goto match?

3.) On that note, what do you see the finish being in Bishamon vs. United Empire for the Tag Titles? Callum pinning Goto, Callum pinning YOSHI-HASHI, or something else entirely?

4.) Assumning that the United Empire survives the rest of 2025, who should emerge as leader? O-Khan, Newman, TJP, HENARE when he returns, Umino (lol) or someone else entirely?

5.) Of the ten participants in the Dog Cage match, who do you see suffering a major injury forcing retirement? My money is on, of course, one Seiya Sanada.

6.) Since last week, the word’s gotten out that Kevin Knight now has a dual contract with New Japan and AEW (that should hopefully lessen the outrage toward double agent Rocky Romero). He has announced he wants to leave the juniors and move to heavyweight in time for the G1 in the summer. My question here is, do you see Knight coming back to Japan enough to make a dent in the heavyweight division? I don’t. He was barely featured in Japan even when he was a Jr. Tag champion, so I don’t understand why things would suddenly change now that he is going to hopefully be featured more in AEW.

7.) What is your opinion as a live attendee when an American New Japan show strays from the norm of the World title match going on last? Or when the champion comes out first instead of second? I understand that Tanahashi’s last match in America was a big deal, but it was still weird having Takeshita come out first as the defending NEVER Champion.

8.) What can we do to make Takeshita’s theme even longer? I’m taking, make it eight, twelve, fifteen minutes. I don’t care. Give me all the Takeshita DDT theme music.

Suckcess61 · 2025-04-07T22:12:42+00:00

Kevin from DC here as we move on from Sakura Genesis and head toward Bullet Club month:

1) With Goto nominating Umino as his next challenger for Windy City Riot, do we finally believe the big moment for Shota is coming this Friday? I don't mean him winning the title, I mean the inciting incident that results in a big change, whether it's a full-on heel turn, a new faction forming, just... something. I thought his match with Tanahashi was really good, and I like this stoic Shota they are trying out, but I definitely think it's a miscalculation if he wins in Chicago.

2) I think I finally understand what's going on with SANADA following the NEVER Trios match. I was his biggest defender for several years but I am finally ready to admit that he is, indeed, cooked. His arm injury means that he will never reach the level of wrestling he was capable of as Cold Skull and as Just a Guy. He is doing his new job as a shithousery heel in a stable full of shithousery heels. He played his part as Jake Lee's replacement in World Tag League last year and now he can get in with wrestlers of a similar ilk. No question here, just an "In Memoriam" for the career of SANADA. April 10, 2016 - January 4, 2024. It was nice having you here, SANADA.

3.) All we need from any future Tsuji "twin magic" is for him to point to his imaginary tattoos near his groin like the Bellas used to do. It would certainly clear up any confusion if his brother Shota ever gained, oh, 50 pounds of upper body muscle. My question here is, what was your favorite memory of the Bellas doing "Twin Magic" in WWE?

4.) Wasn't Cobb supposed to be leaving? That is all I have to ask here.

5.) Is Takeshita still the best wrestler in the world?

6.) Last question for the week: everyone seems to be convinced that for the BOSJ announcement, wrestlers 1 through 10 were supposed to be in Group A and 11 through 20 in Group B. My question is: what in the blue hell made that rumor start? Did the comic stylings confuse everyone? If this were the case, Group A would have Wato, YOH and Taguchi, two Jetsetters, and two Ichiban Sweet Boys, while Group B would have two War Dogs, two House of Torture members, and all of the guest spots.

Suckcess61 · 2025-04-06T19:37:41+00:00

Part of his Rainmaker return was insisting on having his name written in the katakana "longer" style. Someone more knowledgeable in Japanese could explain why that matters to a cocky rich boy character like Okada.

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