NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam Discussion Thread

[Chris]

Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome
July 25, 2021

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
Shingo Takagi (c) vs Kota Ibushi

IWGP Tag Team Championship
Los Ingobernobles de Japon (Tetsuya Naito & Sanada) (c) vs Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr)

Kazuchika Okada vs Jeff Cobb

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
El Desperado (c) vs Robbie Eagles

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo) vs Roppongi 3K (Rysuke Taguchi & Rocky Romero)

Pre-Show KOPW 2021 Ranbo with Handcuffs
Announced Participants: Toru Yano (c)

Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome
September 4, 2021

September 5, 2021

 

[Comrade Khan]

Yaaaa this gonna be a good one!

 

[Kairi HoHo]

God vs Dragon God I'm here for it. I just worry about how badly these two will beat each other for the IWGP World Title.

 

[Necro]

Awesome news.

 

[Necro]

LETS GO!

 

[Chris]

Yano defending the KOPW 2021 trophy in the pre-show on the Tokyo Dome show in a Ranbo match, no other announced participants tho.

 

[Chris]

Full card has been announced

• IWGP World Heavyweight title: Shingo Takagi vs. Kota Ibushi
• IWGP Tag Team titles: Tetsuya Naito and SANADA vs. Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr.)
• Kazuchika Okada vs. Jeff Cobb
• IWGP Junior Heavyweight title: El Desperado vs. Robbie Eagles
• IWGP Junior Tag Team titles: Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo vs. Rocky Romero and Ryusuke Taguchi
• New Japan Ranbo battle royal for the KOPW 2021 trophy

 

[Chris]

Also the rules for the Ranbo battle royal witll either be blindfolds or handcuffs legal...kinky

Yano stated that as with prior KOPW bouts, fans will be asked to choose the stipulation. In the past, NJPW has conducted those polls on the NJPW Global Twitter account. Yano proposed that either blindfolds or handcuffs be legal in the Ranbo.

"On the guardrails and the ropes will be handcuffs set up to use," said Yano. "The Ranbo is as normal, when you’re pinned, submitted or thrown over the top you’re out, but you can also be put out by being handcuffed, and then you’re stuck there for the rest of the match! Completely humiliated!"

"This time, the point of the Ranbo will be to put a blindfold on an opponent to eliminate them," Yano said. "The blindfolds will be suspended in different positions in and around the ringside area. Enough for every participant."

 

[Chris]

Ranbo match gonna have handcuffs lmao at least it's pre-show

 

[Comrade Khan]

 

[Chris]

Yeah I expected this after I read Tanahashi closed the show today with a promo about the match if Ibushi couldn't go. Great alternative though really, and Shingo can get his win back from Wrestle Kingdom hopefully.

 

[Kairi HoHo]

Tana vs Shingo I'll take it and he'll bow down to the Champion pretty easily. I thought for sure no Show tomorrow I guess I just might need to watch today's Show tonight so I'm ready for Sunday.

 

[Chris]

Man I just started this and running in the Tokyo Dome with this few people just looks so sad

 

[Chris]

Ranbo fucking sucked I don't know why I still watch these bc I've never enjoyed a pre-show battle royal from NJPW in my life I'm pretty sure

 

[Chris]

Good for Texas Heavyweight Champion Chase Owens though