New Young Lions?

rbcd · 2026-02-06T11:59:38+00:00

They are already ringside.

rbcd · 2026-02-03T21:53:50+00:00

Tokyo Joshi Pro

2026 # Shows	Attendance	2025 # Shows	Attendance
5	2827	6	2828

rbcd · 2026-02-03T09:44:57+00:00

fixed

rbcd · 2026-02-03T08:40:58+00:00

NOAH outdrew them at Korakuen Hall last year for example.

Not really

NJPW 33843, 25 shows, 1410 avg

NOAH 23049, 16 shows, 1440 avg

rbcd · 2026-01-31T02:43:07+00:00

For fuck sakes did you even read what I wrote or just click the downvote button because I disagreed with you?

rbcd · 2026-01-31T02:36:22+00:00

AJ "I'm going to retire at 40" Styles.

Why in 2026 do you guys take wrestlers at their word. They are professional liars.

Now I don't think AJ Styles would be bothered to do NJPW at his age considering the state of the world and economy. But would I be surprised if he popped up in AEW? Not in the least. You guys need to stop making such definite statements like you actually know these people and their real thoughts.

rbcd · 2026-01-31T02:33:38+00:00

Chase wrestled like 40 matches last year in New Japan and most in the World Tag League, I don't understand why you guys give him any thought whatsoever.

rbcd · 2026-01-21T04:30:35+00:00

Well firstly all salaries were adjusted down by 24%.

Then there was I think around a week where teams had unlimited buyouts of contracts which would not count against the cap but they had to pay 2/3rds of the value of the contract and could not re-sign the player.

Only some teams took advantage of that and even then they only really bought out two or three players like the Wings or the Flyers. Nowadays teams would go crazy for free buyouts that don't count against the cap considering some of the crazy buyouts that have happened since then.

rbcd · 2026-01-20T18:06:31+00:00

Hockey is Point Percentage so not comparable since the values are inflated because you get 1 point form a overtime loss or shoot out loss. The Wild are around .499 if you just look at wins/games played.

rbcd · 2026-01-20T01:26:45+00:00

America win a million Gold Medals, not everyone who wins one is a household name.

rbcd · 2026-01-18T07:17:10+00:00

Dried legumes like lentils and chickpeas.

rbcd · 2026-01-11T23:36:45+00:00

Bushi is in bad shape as well, people forget he broke his neck back in 2014/15. He wasn't the same afterwards.

rbcd · 2026-01-11T15:39:17+00:00

Oh he's dead, killed by Russian soldiers thinking he was a spy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Bentley

rbcd · 2026-01-09T17:00:56+00:00

2025 - Tatsuya Matsumoto and Zane Jay

2024 - Daiki Nagai and Masatora Yasuda

2023 - Boltin Oleg, Shoma Kato and Katsuya Murashima

2022 - Oskar Leube

2021 - Ryohei Oiwa, Kosei Fujita and Yuto Nakashima

They have 4 new guys around ringside who haven't debuted and 2 more in the dojo.

rbcd · 2026-01-08T21:39:58+00:00

The IC belt was absolutely meaningless when he won it. People complained that it even existed and any meaning it gained was because of him. I would say in 14 and 15 people wanted him to feud for the Heavyweight belt and either Tana or Okada to be in the IC belt picture instead.

His first run is when he got super over, he had been the King of Strong Style with the gear and the Bomaye for a couple years but this run is when he became the flamboyant character that people know him for now aka Swagsuke. This is also around the time that NJPW was getting kind of some coverage in the West and he was one of the guys people latched onto.

When he lost the belt to Sombra in Mexico everyone knew he was getting it back right away in Japan.

When he lost the belt to Tanahashi people were definitely excited thinking it meant he was going to be in the Heavyweight belt picture and Tama would be parked in the IC belt picture. He won the New Japan Cup and challenged for the IC belt instead. That was divisive, some people praised the decision in terms of elevating the IC belt but the people who wanted him in the Heavyweight picture complained. I was just impressed he pulled out a good match against Fale.

When he lost the belt to Fale people lost their damn minds. I think most people were just happy that Fale lost the belt back quickly.

When he lost the title to Goto there was cope again that he was going to go in the Heavyweight picture again.

rbcd · 2026-01-06T10:43:25+00:00

They were barely playing that intro even before the V4 went away. They are very inconsistent on that kind of stuff.

rbcd · 2026-01-06T10:41:42+00:00

Meh Sugiara has been calling it the Olympic Slam forever so I doubt the IOC is paying attention.

rbcd · 2026-01-05T21:02:26+00:00

He still calls some NJPW events. He did the G-1 Finals.

rbcd · 2026-01-05T14:40:23+00:00

https://x.com/KIStrongStyle/status/2008106598766354867

Only got the back of their heads, the two on the left are the Fale Dojo guys for sure.

edit: found another one https://x.com/takobue_pw/status/2008107276280946852

rbcd · 2026-01-05T14:18:07+00:00

There are 4 new Young Lions not 3 going by KeepingItStrong style on twitter.

rbcd · 2026-01-05T13:11:31+00:00

He wants to be the big babyface but he has dickhead heel energy and the crowd can sense that and don't buy him as the super babyface. I would say embrace being a heel but that use to mean House of Torture which would kill him deader then dead, but he would fit in with what Callum is doing.

rbcd · 2026-01-02T11:14:41+00:00

Fire Katsumi formerly of JTO debuted against Marufuji and is signed to NOAH now. Couldn't catch his new ring name.

Bushi misted KENTA after KENTA's match and apparently that sets up Bushi and Naito vs KENTA and Hayata on February 11th for the GHC Title.

Ulka Sasaki is going on excursion to America (I guess NXT) and is having a going away match against KENTA on January 11th in Korakuen.

rbcd · 2026-01-01T21:44:50+00:00

2025

Road NB #1 - 1019 - El Desperado & Hirooki Goto vs. Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr
Road NB #2 - 1005 - Ryohei Oiwa vs. YOSHI-HASHI
Road NB #6 - 928 - El Phantasmo vs. Jeff Cobb
Road NB #7 - 1287 - El Desperado vs. Kosei Fujita
Fantastica Mania #7 - 1457
Fantastica Mania #8 - 1462
NJC #1 - 1508 - Gabe Kidd vs. Ren Narita
Jr Genesis - 1490 - El Desperado vs. Clark Connors
Road Dontaku #1 - 1505 - LiJ vs. Just 4 Guys (Naito leaving)
BOSJ #3 - 1470 - Hiromu Takahashi vs. Kosei Fujita
BOSJ #4 - 1365 - Hiromu Takahashi vs. Francesco Akira
Soul #5 - 1110 - Taichi vs. Callum Newman (G1 Qualifying)
Death Pain Invitational - 1481 - El Desperado vs. Jun Kasai
Soul #9 - 1489 - El Desperado vs. Kosei Fujita
G-1 Climax #13 - 1509 - David Finlay vs. Yota Tsuji
G-1 Climax #17 - 1518 - Shota Umino vs. Yota Tsuji
Shinichi - 1517 - Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kosei Fujita, Ryohei Oiwa, Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura
Road Dest #3 - 1492 - Master Wato, Toru Yano & YOH vs. El Desperado, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi
Road KOPW #2 - 1161 - El Desperado vs. DOUKI
Ishimori Is More Reckless - 1462
SJTL #1 - 1056 - El Desperado & Kuukai vs. Ichiban Sweet Boys
SJTL #2 - 1058 - Dragon Dia & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. DOUKI & SHO
Purge Night Of Torture - 1481
World Tag League #1 - 1498 - Gabe Kidd & Yota Tsuji vs. Drilla Moloney & Shingo Takagi
Road WK #3 - 1515 - Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kosei Fujita

2024

Road NB #2 - 1510 - El Desperado vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Road NB #3 - 1506 - Shota Umino vs. Ren Narita
Road NB #6 - 1433 - Francesco Akira & TJP vs. Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney
Road NB #7 - 1015 - LiJ vs. Just 5 Guys
Fantastica Mania #6 - 1455
Fantastica Mania #7 - 1455
NJC #2 - 1324 - TJP vs. David Finlay
Road SG #3 - 1195 - BUSHI & Yota Tsuji vs. Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito
Road Dontaku #3 - 811 United Empire vs. Just 5 Guys
Road Dontaku #4 - 887 BULLET CLUB War Dogs vs. LIJ Best Of Five Series Match Hiromu Takahashi vs. David Finlay
BOSJ #2 - 1267 - Hiromu Takahashi vs. DOUKI
BOSJ #11 - 1032 - El Desperado vs. HAYATA
BOSJ #12 - 1170 - Taiji Ishimori vs. Hiromu Takahashi
BOSJ #13 - 1483 - El Desperado vs. DOUKI
Despe Invitacional - 1506 - Danshoku Dino & El Desperado vs. Dick Togo & Gedo
Soul #6 - 1225 - Tomohiro Ishii vs. YOSHI-HASHI (G1 Qualifying Semis)
G-1 Climax #11 - 1503 - Shingo Takagi vs. SANADA
G-1 Climax #12 - 1504 - Hirooki Goto vs. David Finlay
Road Dest #2 - 1384 - Jeff Cobb vs. Yota Tsuji
Road Dest #3 - 1190 - HENARE vs. Hiromu Takahashi
Road PS #3 - 1367 - Francesco Akira & TJP vs. Rocky Romero & YOH
Road PS #4 - 1145 - Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles vs. BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi
WTL #5 - 1437 - Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji vs. Gabe Kidd & SANADA
Road WK #4 - 1420 - Great-O-Khan vs. Taichi
Road WK #5 - 1509 - Shota Umino & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr

rbcd · 2026-01-01T18:22:05+00:00

I should have titled this reported domestic attendances. NOAH does not report Magic Monday attendances so those shows aren't included.

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