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I love this dumb storyline. More companies should have two month long falls count anywhere matches imo.
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That was a nice surprise.
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WWE.com writers should write Raw.
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where’s the third yes if he’s a coward option
Into The Fight 2018
D-Oh Grand Prix 2018 Final
Tokyo Joshi Pro's January 4th show (which I'm linking here because the main event, Reika Saiki vs Miyu Yamashita, is in the running for my women's MOTY thus far)
Never Mind 2017
UCHIKOMI! Presents God Bless DDT 2017
DDT Special 2017
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Just on Smackdown, DB could give Rusev, Xavier Woods, Big E, Tye Dillinger, etc. a shot first.
I disagree. Cass has a great Big Boot, and facing someone like Bryan could let him show what he's actually capable of (unlike his previous singles feud with Enzo).
Also, if they play into the fact that the news that Cass was healthy and returning to the ring broke the same day as (and was immediately overshadowed by) Bryan's return, they have the makings of a good short "Welcome Back" program for the both of them.
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And then they got turbo murdered.
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I was going to one up you with "a poor man's Lance Hoyt", but that took it one tragic back tattoo too far.
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A Waste of Daniel Bryan’s White Hot Momentum is the title of the book about his WWE career.
and I don't think Bryan losing to Cass matters much for him, in as much as he's never gonna cool off or lose value, but I don't really feel like watching him lose to Cass.
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Saudia Arabia wants to have women on camera so that it looks good for them, at the show where they banned women from competing
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Cool cool cool
Thank you for posting these videos, Sweeney! I'd been meaning to make a post about them but it kept slipping my mind.
I've been listening to these as background noise at work for the past week and Mr HAKU is just delightful. He's quick with interpreting promos and explaining backgrounds of characters, and most importantly he's clearly confident and comfortable doing commentary. The only minor issues I have with them is the audio is very uneven, meaning you can hear the commentators very well but the audience and music are barely audible in some parts. But overall they're good and would be even better if they subtitled the video packages. Also, for some reason they didn't include Who's Gonna Top? 2017 which is a shame because the main event of that show was great.
This definitely isn't going to be for everyone, but here are the matches from each show I recommend for anyone interested (Spoilered for length)
(The card for this show was determined by the previous month's fan vote, which is what the numbers next to their names during the opening mean and why some members of different units are teaming up. Second place won an Extreme title match, first place won an Openweight title match)
Daisuke Sasaki vs HARASHIMA, Extreme Championship TLC match - The Ace of DDT vs the bad boy who just doesn't give a shit. HARASHIMA clearly went into the fan vote with the hope of winning and getting to challenge Konosuke Takeshita, who beat him for the Openweight title eight months prior. Instead he got the consolation prize of fighting Sasaki, who has spent the past two years wreaking havoc on DDT as leader of DAMNATION and wrestling hardcore matches in a hungover daze.
Konosuke Takeshita vs Danshoku Dino, KO-D Openweight Championship - I don't blame anyone for skipping this match because, well, it's Dino and he's gross. That said, this is one of the more interesting title matches from Takeshita's seemingly endless reign. Takeshita has been described as destined for DDT. He was a fan since a teenager, debuted with the company at the age of 16, and is now their champion. But despite being "The Future," he came in at a laughable 7th place in the fan vote and now has to deal with "The Icon" of DDT's past.
Honestly, I remember this entire show being good. There were also some fun guest spots throughout the show, including Big Japan Strong World Heavyweight Champion Hideki Suzuki and Ultimo Dragon.
God Bless DDT
Kota Umeda vs Yuki Ueno - These two are representatives of DDT's rookie/developmental brand, DNA. The match is very short, around five minutes, but it gives you an idea of how eager these younger guys are to prove themselves. This was also Kota Umeda's first Korakuen show following an injury that kept him out of action for over a year.
Daisuke Sasaki vs Soma Takao, Extreme Championship No DQ Match - Takao is a member of Smile Squash, the unit led by HARASHIMA, so this is a natural sequel to the brutal TLC match that Sasaki and HARASHIMA had at the prior show.
HARASHIMA & Naomi Marufuji vs Konosuke Takeshita & Akito, KO-D Tag Team Championship - This match-up is neat because Akito is a former member of Smile Squash but left and joined up with Takeshita to form All Out after Takeshita beat HARASHIMA for the title. So there's a lot of tension between HARASHIMA and both guys. Also, Marufuji is here. DDT sure does love their special guests.
Never Mind
HARASHIMA & Naomi Marufuji vs Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo, KO-D Tag Team Championship - DAMNATION continues to be a thorn in HARASHIMA's side as Endo looks to prove that him beating HARASHIMA in the King of DDT tournament over the summer wasn't a fluke.
Tokyo Joshi Pro 1/4 Korakuen
Reika Saiki vs Miyu Yamashita - I echo Sweeney, this match was really good and much more than you'd normally expect from TJP. It's clear why they've positioned Miyu as their top wrestler.
D-Oh Grand Prix Finals
Shunma Katsumata, MAO, & Makoto Oishi vs Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, & Kazuki Hirata - This is the final match of idol-themed unit NWA. Nothing stand-out, but it's good comedy (Hirata is pissed that NWA gets to perform multiple songs while his Tokyo Go entrance got cut). A very sweet way for NWA to disband.
Shuji Ishikawa vs HARASHIMA, D-Oh Grand Prix Final Match - The Ace of DDT vs The Big Dog of DAMNATION. A great hard-hitting match that would have been better if the ring hadn't broken half way through.
Into the Fight
Tag Team Rumble - A short, fun match. This is part of the Sanshiro Takagi/Munenori Sawa storyline leading into Judgement. After reuniting, they set out an open challenge for a Falls Count Anywhere Tag Team Match at Sumo Hall, and a lot of people want in on the fun.
KUDO, Masahiro Takanashi, & Yukio Sakaguchi vs Ryota Nakatsu, Fuminore Abe, & Ryuichi Sekine, KO-D Six Man Tag Team Championship - This is an inter-brand match, with the challengers representing the DDT sub-brand BASARA. The match itself is fine, the post-match Shuten-doji storyline is what I'm really recommending.
Yuko Miyamoto vs Shunma Katsumata, Extreme Championship Hardcore Match - Miyamoto was finally the person to end Sasaki's fantastic title reign just before the new year. Shunma, the newest member of All Out, wants to show that he's more than just a pretty idol boy. And what better way to do that than challenge a well known deathmatch guy? This was like watching a deathmatch baby being born.
Daisuke Sekimoto & Shuji Ishikawa vs HARASHIMA & Takeshita - Awesome tag team match that served as a preview for the final two matches of Judgement. HARASHIMA and Takeshita have try to put their differences aside to take on the two big boys from Big Japan.
This was also a show that was fun and good to watch all the way through.
But yeah, so far it's been an easy to watch show that centers around its own tournament but also blends in existing DDT storylines, and it involves members of the DDT, DNA, and Tokyo Joshi rosters. Good stuff.
Frankly, as much as I love the place, they really should move to the Globe Theater permanently.
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Bryan losing to Cass sure seems like a way to create a less talented alt-Right Roman Reigns.
Instead I got a boring ass match of two dudes hitting each other with wood and then Gage hitting the worst fucking chokeslam for the win.
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I've definitely started to notice that each Pentagon match I remember loving has been a multiman match, like him teaming with Fenix, or the most recent one where he fought Fenix and Aries in the Mania weekend card
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It feels like raw gas a way more stacked women's roster and Smackdown has a way more stacked tag roster right? I don't remember everything that happened clearly
So it's not too shabby at all