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Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 02:57:31 No.8446886 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>8446921 >>8446934 >>8446956 >>8447033 >>8447091 >>8447174 >>8447189 >>8447895 >>8448081 >>8448164 >>8448264 >>8448335 >>8449886 >>8451151 >>8452640

NEW JAPAN CONTRACTS EXPIRING
KARL ANDERSON BAILING ON THEM A THIRD TIME MADE THEM SWITCH TO EVERYONE HAVING ON THE ROSTER NEEDING TO HAVE A CONTRACT
YES I PAID 5 BUCKS FOR THE VOICES OF WRESTLING PATREON TO GET THIS SHIT
THESE ARE THE GUYS POTENTIALLY LEAVING
>JUSHIN THUNDER LIGER (YES THAT JUSHIN THUNDER LIGER)
>MINORU SUZUKI
>TAICHI
>DESPERADO
>ZSJ
>DOOKIE
>SHO
>YOH
>KENTA (MAYBE LIKE A 25% CHANCE OF HAPPENING)
>BUSHI

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 03:00:28 No.8446921 Report

Quoted By:

>>8446886
KEK NUJAMAL IS SUCH A FUCKING JOKE

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 03:01:06 No.8446934 Report

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>>8446886
https://pastebin.com/pxy2XGq2

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 03:02:13 No.8446956 Report

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>>8446886
Oh so it's super bullshit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 03:02:36 No.8446961 Report

Quoted By: >>8447021

Didn't Liger retire last year?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 03:05:41 No.8447021 Report

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>>8446961
he retired 3 years ago

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 03:06:17 No.8447033 Report

Quoted By: >>8447064 >>8447751 >>8449768

>>8446886
So which one of these was the MAJOR guy without a contract? they all look like midcarders

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 03:07:57 No.8447064 Report

Quoted By: >>8447120

>>8447033
despy? i guess

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 03:09:34 No.8447091 Report

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>>8446886
>YES I PAID 5 BUCKS FOR THE VOICES OF WRESTLING PATREON TO GET THIS SHIT
kwab

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 03:10:57 No.8447120 Report

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>>8447064
>Despy
He's not your friend nor do you know him personally, faggot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 03:14:13 No.8447174 Report

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>>8446886
>Paying for Voices of Headcanon
You're the 2023 KWABOTY

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 03:15:12 No.8447189 Report

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>>8446886
>the Karl Anderson angle that New Japan literally agreed to do forced them to change their contract policy
>BUSHI denting his own worth to jump ship to a somehow still declining All Japan just because he has friends there
Almost nothing they said made a lick of sense

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 03:48:37 No.8447751 Report

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>>8447033
Desperado would hurt the junior division pretty bad if he left. I doubt ZSJ will leave since he seems happy in NJPW. The rest wouldn't be a huge loss to NJPW.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 03:58:25 No.8447895 Report

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>>8446886
So it's nobody and Liger.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:12:36 No.8448081 Report

Quoted By:

>>8446886
>KARL ANDERSON BAILING ON THEM A THIRD TIME
>trusting white people
lmao

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:19:07 No.8448129 Report

Quoted By: >>8448169 >>8448299 >>8448302 >>8448701 >>8450113

>JUSHIN THUNDER LIGER (YES THAT JUSHIN THUNDER LIGER)
isn't he already retired?
>MINORU SUZUKI
old and retiring soon
>TAICHI
i can see him walking, he's not really getting the respect he deserves. no idea where he'd land though, he would be shit in AEW and WWE would probably stick him in NXT
>DESPERADO
AEW bound for sure
>ZSJ
100% going to be Tony's heckin yummy new toy unless Paul offers him a fat check
>DOOKIE
irrelevant
>SHO
considering he's been groomed to be Okada's successor it would be a cataclysmic disaster if he doesn't re-sign
>YOH
he has to leave and do other shit and come back in 5-6 years, that's the only way he can ever get out of SHO's shadow
>KENTA (MAYBE LIKE A 25% CHANCE OF HAPPENING)
depending on his relationship with Paul I can definitely see him coming back to the E. he wouldn't be a good fit with AEW backstage
>BUSHI
probably NXT? idk

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Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:23:26 No.8448164 Report

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>>8446886
>YES I PAID 5 BUCKS FOR THE VOICES OF WRESTLING PATREON TO GET THIS SHIT

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:24:03 No.8448169 Report

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>>8448129
I hope this is a troll post

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:29:33 No.8448219 Report

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>He believes Voices of Bullshit
KWAB
Reminder they said Minoru Suzuki would leave in 2019.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:31:12 No.8448235 Report

Quoted By: >>8448253

Allegedly Liger has gone down the pecking order in terms of backstage influence which explains why the promotion has sucked for like the past 2 and a half years.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:31:42 No.8448246 Report

Quoted By: >>8448280

>SHO, who has not been happy with his lack of push after initially being pleased with the opportunity to work as a single
Don't buy it
>The Karl Anderson debacle has spooked the office into insisting that all core roster members be locked into contracts. With so many SZG members unsigned, upper management wanted them either all signed or broken up, to reduce the possibility of jumping somewhere together as a fully formed unit. This call was not made by the booking office.
Don't buy it
> El Desperado is not under contract
Don't buy it

These guys are so full of shit lol

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:32:45 No.8448253 Report

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>>8448235
Uh-uh, and it's Dick Togo's fault, too!
Mark.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:33:38 No.8448264 Report

Quoted By:

>>8446886
Not a one of these dumb faggots ever drew a dime except Liger.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:34:23 No.8448275 Report

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When have these retards ever said anything that ended up being proven right later? Seriously.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:34:32 No.8448280 Report

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>>8448246
They literally could've stripped him of the title if that shit was even 10% real and they definitely wouldn't be fucking playing into it

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:34:42 No.8448283 Report

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Liger should go to 2.0 when Vince comes back

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:36:39 No.8448299 Report

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>>8448129
>>KENTA (MAYBE LIKE A 25% CHANCE OF HAPPENING)
>he wouldn't be a good fit with AEW backstage
he hates punk so he would be more than welcome

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:36:47 No.8448302 Report

Quoted By: >>8448321 >>8448813

>>8448129
>>ZSJ
>100% going to be Tony's heckin yummy new toy unless Paul offers him a fat check
Kek
You don't know Zack then because he could give a single fuck about Tony or Paul's money.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:38:05 No.8448321 Report

Quoted By: >>8448353

>>8448302
Whats up mark

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Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:38:58 No.8448332 Report

Quoted By: >>8448776

Here's an actual New Japan leak and not bullshit. And it didn't cost me a penny.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:39:17 No.8448334 Report

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You dumbasses, Liger is paid as a staff member, not as a wrestler. Everybody already knows he's a retired, get a fucking clue.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:39:24 No.8448335 Report

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>>8446886
KENTA and maybe Desperado only names on there that are worth a damn

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:41:14 No.8448353 Report

Quoted By: >>8448455

>>8448321
Quit being a cockmunch and check his history. Paul wanted to sign him in 2017 off of his EVOLVE reputation alone; he left the States anyway.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:42:38 No.8448363 Report

Quoted By: >>8448630

>Said Minoru Suzuki would leave in 2019
>Said that some random guy Ibushi tweeted was the real booker of New Japan, got slapped hard by Dave
>Responsible for the "Dick Togo!!!" narrative
Ok, so what have they ever said that ended up being true? They've been doing this shtick for 4 years, so surely there's one instance of something they said materializing. Anyone?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 04:51:26 No.8448455 Report

Quoted By: >>8448604

>>8448353
Heres the thing. No ones gonna care about him until he gets paid. No ones gonna care about him til he wins the big one. No ones gonna care about him til he hits the big leagues. WWE is the only place that matters. Japans nice. Hogan did it. A generation of wrestlers that hate Hogan have done it, if you count not getting the jacket as still doing it. But its not the same. Japan will never be the big time. If you seriously believe a man thats dedicated his entire life to professional wrestling cant see that then ill personally cover your lasik. Fucking retard

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 05:10:08 No.8448604 Report

Quoted By: >>8448625 >>8448823

>>8448455
Why did Zack reject the offer he was given at the Cruiserweight thing?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 05:13:46 No.8448625 Report

Quoted By: >>8448626

>>8448604
Go shit in your hat

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 05:14:09 No.8448626 Report

Quoted By: >>8448635

>>8448625
I accept your concession

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 05:14:51 No.8448630 Report

Quoted By: >>8448634

>>8448363
>>Said Minoru Suzuki would leave in 2019
Does it matter when Suzuki can and has gone wherever the fuck he wants and the company doesn't dare to stop him from doing it every single time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 05:15:22 No.8448634 Report

Quoted By:

>>8448630
Why would they? They aren't booking him and he's been a freelancer from the start.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 05:15:34 No.8448635 Report

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>>8448626
You always accept whats given to you you spineless fuck

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 05:27:58 No.8448701 Report

Quoted By: >>8451716 >>8452670

>VOW
lul

Also
>Liger
He's retired, just a commentary guy but it would still suck to lose him obviously
>Suzuki
Wasn't he always a freelancer? I don't think he's ever been signed to NJPW
>Taichi
I don't think he'll walk because he knows being a small fish in the big pond of NJPW is still better for him than being a big fish in a small pond.
Look how he shits on AJPW all the time in interviews, kek
>El Desperado
If he isn't under contract, NJPW is insane. I genuinely can't believe he isn't signed. I think this is bullshit.
>ZSJ
Moved to Japan full time, and has been getting rewarded for it regularly by the office. The idea that he would randomly leave is dumb considering he uprooted during fucking COVID to be there.
>DOUKI
Maybe but again, doubtful he'd go anywhere else.
>SHO
This one is fucking absurd. SHO isn't going anywhere.
>YOH
See above
>KENTA
Unironically the most likely person to move on after his contract because he seems to like living in the US
>BUSHI
MAN FUCK BUSHI
>>8448129
>he's been groomed to be Okada's successor
just wanted to laugh specifically at this also

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 05:40:34 No.8448776 Report

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>>8448332
Hair change for his new role as leader of the new unit with Narita and Shibata

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 05:45:23 No.8448813 Report

Quoted By:

>>8448302
maaark

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 05:46:32 No.8448823 Report

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>>8448604
because nxt guys were making like 70k a year at most back then. now that paul is head of main roster he can offer big money contracts to any dimeless shitter he wants, as we’ve seen

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 07:40:05 No.8449768 Report

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>>8447033
Despy and maybe ZSK. They're not Okada or Naito but they're big names.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 07:53:06 No.8449886 Report

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>>8446886
Company in its death throes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 08:00:12 No.8449959 Report

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Where did this info come from? Because it's bullshit. KENTA was never under contract with NJPW to begin with, he has been freelance the entire time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 08:20:13 No.8450113 Report

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>>8448129
KENTA could always go back to NOAH if he wanted to leave New Japan

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Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 11:24:17 No.8451151 Report

Quoted By: >>8451192 >>8452585

>>8446886
>LIGER
retired
>SUZUKI
semi retired
>TAICHI
anti-draw (without big dimes Miho)
>DESPY
Based as fuck, hope he stays
>ZSJ
Based as fuck, hope he stays
>DOOKIE
meme shitter
>SHO
used to be dimes, anti-dimes along with everyone in HOT
>YOH
used to be anti-dimes, STILL anti-dimes. hope he goes to NXT
>KENTA
Great in NJPW but belongs in Noah
>BUSHI
Bored of his shtick, he needs NJPW and LOS to be relevant

NJPW needs to start pushing the younger generation even if these people leave soon, nobody on this list outside of Zack or maybe KENTA is a huge loss at all.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 11:33:56 No.8451192 Report

Quoted By: >>8451408

>>8451151
>Taichi and House of Torture hater
Kys

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 11:52:28 No.8451266 Report

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>YES I PAID 5 BUCKS FOR THE VOICES OF WRESTLING PATREON

You FUCKING Mark!

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 12:23:26 No.8451408 Report

Quoted By: >>8451815

>>8451192
>Taichi
Not a hater, he just never drew a dime.
>House of Torture hater
Yes and proud of it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 12:25:26 No.8451424 Report

Quoted By: >>8451729

Taichi's livestreams are pretty much backed by New Japan no fucking way he isn't under contract

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 13:33:09 No.8451716 Report

Quoted By:

>>8448701
>VOW
I agree LMAO LOL indeed
>Liger
I could see WWE offering him a deal to coach or be an agent, he might be interested in that but who knows. He seems like a NJPW for life.
>Suzuki
Didn't he say he wanted the IWGP? Like a now or never type of thing? He's never been a NJPW guy always a freelancer.
>Taichi
He's been very critical of guys in other companies like AJPW for them not stepping up, so I think he stays unless Noah offers him a big deal, which I doubt.
>El Despy
Also freelancer, he worked a death match recently so he probably doesn't want to sign a contract, would be a shame to lose him.
>ZSJ
I think the hair change is a sign he's ready to be a top guy in NJPW officially without Tekkers or MiSu-gun.
>DOUKI
>SHO
>YOH
Yeah these guys are NJ Dojo guys and not leaving, probably.
>KENTA
Probably going back to NOAH, never will go back to WWE he literally said he hated it.
>BUSHI
LOS NJPW for lifer.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 13:36:36 No.8451729 Report

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>>8451424
He is backed by NJPW but he is most likely still freelance, being freelance is somewhat normal in Japan, journalists, writers, wrestlers, etc. Taichi does one off style shows with Taka and co. and that means he makes more money as freelancer, but if New Japan offers him a good deal to make up for this he could sign officially. But, he is not under contract like a lot of others.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 13:55:03 No.8451815 Report

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>>8451408
Horrid tastes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 15:56:08 No.8452585 Report

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>>8451151
>NJPW needs to start pushing the younger generation
It's pretty clear they are
>Narita in the finals of the tournament
>Shooter in the legends match with Muta and Tanahashi, etc
>Suzukigun being disbanded to make way for a new faction
When Uemura and Tsuji come back, things'll really kick off

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 16:07:43 No.8452640 Report

Quoted By: >>8452680

>>8446886
Yea the idea that Desperado and ZSJ are working without a contract is a joke. This source is a joke.

Desperado went through the dojo and has 10+ years with the company and multiple title runs. I don't think ZSJ could even legally live in Japan if he didn't have NJPW sponsoring his visa.

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Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 16:13:44 No.8452670 Report

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>>8448701
MAN FUCK BUSHI IS RIGHT

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 16:16:10 No.8452680 Report

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>>8452640
Despy only got over recently, so that doesn't surprise me really. They said not sure about ZSJ.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 03 Jan 2023 16:17:41 No.8452688 Report

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>Jake Lee made a surprise appearance at the New Year’s show and like Hase, we are unable to confirm whether he has signed. Following his departure from AJPW in December (the details of which we outlined in a previous report), Lee once again sent feelers to New Japan, but like AJPW’s attempt to secure Lee a G1 spot, there hasn’t been much interest.

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