CM Punk & Wrestling's Best Storyline in Years...

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Wrestle Kingdom 10 is tonight!

AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura could easily be the match of the absolute decade.

Plus, word is this will be the final Tanahashi-Okada match, so they'll pull out all the stops.

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going to need my dude Shibata to come thru with the strap.

tana/okada should be another 60 minutes of high level stuff.

battlecat you watching live?

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going to need my dude Shibata to come thru with the strap.

tana/okada should be another 60 minutes of high level stuff.

battlecat you watching live?

Still on the fence about it. I live in LA now, so I'm trying to figure out if Nakamura-Styles happens before 2:00 AM PST or not.

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Anyone curious, these pre-show packages are tremendous:

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going to need my dude Shibata to come thru with the strap.

tana/okada should be another 60 minutes of high level stuff.

battlecat you watching live?

Still on the fence about it. I live in LA now, so I'm trying to figure out if Nakamura-Styles happens before 2:00 AM PST or not.

oh I see, just started it. only 9pm over here

[Ramen]

of all people.

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Jesus, Shibata vs Ishii was bonkers, then Styles and Nakamura came out and somehow topped that. If the main event comes through, that'd be a 5 star three-peat.

(Switched to japanese commentary because the cringe worthy Striker/Yoshi back and no forths)

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BIGGEST SIGNING NEWS SINCE THE MONDAY NIGHT WARS HERE!

Gang, I'm trembling in disbelief. Story just broke. Spoilered to brace yourselves.

Meltzer just confirmed that WWE has acquired:
Karl Anderson
Luke Gallows
AJ Styles
and
Shinsuke Nakamura.

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I haven't watched Raw yet. Are they going to show up on the main roster, or NXT bound? I feel like that's too big to be an NXT thing at this point.

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goto vs naito was the sleeper match. expectations was low going in for that one.

Cant even be happy if that news is true, WWE only going to screw it up.

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I haven't watched Raw yet. Are they going to show up on the main roster, or NXT bound? I feel like that's too big to be an NXT thing at this point.

After the Sin Cara fiasco, I assure you that you'll never see a talent go straight to the main roster again. They may only be there a month or so like Bryan was in FCW, but it just makes sense to develop incoming talent in such a way.

Cant even be happy if that news is true, WWE only going to screw it up.

At the very least, this does free up some room at the top of the New Japan card to allow new blood and new combinations of matches to surge through.

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Also, I missed Raw tonight, so could someone please explain what glorious set of circumstances lead to this?

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Y2J and the rumble becoming a 30 man title match were highlights for me.

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Also, I missed Raw tonight, so could someone please explain what glorious set of circumstances lead to this?

There was really no setu for it, the old #MB music hit and the four strolled out together. Other three helped Heath get the W against Ziggler, and they cut a little promo at the top of the ramp, which was mostly just all of their existing catchphrases. I'm all for them being a group, but they need to tighten it up a bit. It felt a little disjointed and awkward.

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At the very least, this does free up some room at the top of the New Japan card to allow new blood and new combinations of matches to surge through.

interested in seeing who carries the IC title. initial guess would be tanahashi.

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Oh dip, Kenny Omega destroyed AJ Styles and looks like he's taking Nak's belt too. Bittersweet about the whole thing, especially after that incredible Wrestle Kingdom. But goddamn the possibilities are endless with all those guys going to the WWE. Triple H is savage with it.

No way Reigns makes it out of the Rumble, but I love all the possibilities. Cena getting his 16th like Flair in 92. Wyatt's destroying everyone then the flock hops over the ropes. Brock F5ing 29 dudes out the ring. With Jericho in the Rumble now, and Styles possibly going straight to the main roster, I'd love to see an old men who still got it battle at Mania.

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Here's the full story from NJPW's "New years Dash" (their day-after-Wrestle Kingdom show):

Kenny Omega & AJ Styles vs Nakamura & YOSHI-HASHI

Omega pins Nakamura. Then turns on AJ. Bullet Club comes to AJ's defence. Bucks & Omega then triple superkicked AJ. Gallows & Anderson later turned on AJ

Omega then cuts a promo about how he was overlooked when AJ was the leader/boss of BC. Omega goes after Nakamura and IC title and AJ is fired.

All left with AJ laying, Omega and bucks then did Styles Clash/Superkick combo and left

Young lions helped AJ to his feet, crowd LOUDLY chanting for AJ, AJ then does a 4 corner Japanese salute crowd loudly chanting his name. It was a surreal moment and definitely did look like a swansong for Styles

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Also, WWESUBWAY IS THE BEST WRESTLING TWITTER EVER!

You seen this yet?

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Word is Cena is hurt enough that he might miss Mania.

Damn, they can't catch a fuckin break, huh?

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The one whom I'm concerned for is Cena's surgeon.

How insanely difficult must it be to operate on something you can't see?

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In all seriousness I hope he gets better. Along with the physical pain, this mist be incredibly mentally tasking for him as well. I just finished reading his interview in this month's Muscle and Fitness, and it sounds like it overhauled his gym regimen a few years ago to avoid such a susceptibility to this kind of injury that comes with age.

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Fuck it, they should let just let Zayn and Owens main event Mania. Start fresh, you know?

It really bums me out that Cesaro isn't healthy to capitalize on the hole at the top of the card. I'd never wish injury on anyone, but it gets more interesting when someone like Cena or Orton are out, and to have them both gone this time of year could be a huge opportunity for someone else to step up.

Or they could just fall back on Show/Kane/Jerico/whoever. That's always exciting. Hey, what's RVD up to?

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I mean, for the first time since the company was WWF, we're about to embark on 9 months of no Cena OR Orton.

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I hope they do something bold. We probably end up with triple h or Jericho as champ coming out tho.
Balor is coming up soon?

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I hope gallows and Anderson debut as new Wyatt Fam members and Wyatt walks away with the belt after Kevin Owens screws a # 30 Brock out of the win.

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I hope gallows and Anderson debut as new Wyatt Fam members and Wyatt walks away with the belt after Kevin Owens screws a # 30 Brock out of the win.

Ehhhhh wyatt fam is getting played out, bro. Shit just isn't working anymore.

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wyatt civil war needs to start at royal rumble
they run a train on the roster for a while, then in celebration start bickering over pecking order.
could be a good angle through wrestlemania and a way for them to refresh their characters a bit.

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Wyatts need to turn face. That USA promo confirmed it for me. That was the original plan in 2013, to have them heels for just 6 months and then turn them after Mania, but they just kept delaying it.

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Here's AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura from last week incase any of you haven't seen it for whatever reason.

Might need to cancel the rest of 2016. Doubt this match will be topped: