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  1. And some sad news out of NJPW.

    Bullet Club member Alex Coughlin has announced his retirement at just 30 years old due to neck issues. One of the most promising of the dojo graduates. Dude was a beast. Like a more unhinged Goldberg. He was one of the guys bringing legitimacy to the latest version of the Bullet Club, The War Dogs, forming a fierce tag team with 'Mad Man' Gabe Kidd. And what makes all this even more tragic, was all the sacrifices he made. All the moments he gave up with his family, all the pain and loss he had to endure, and this is how it all ends. Well, at least his final NJPW match was a memorable one. Taking part in the greatest war games match in history. 

    I hope NJPW are able to offer him another job for his post wrestling life.

    (Skip to the 88 minute mark to get the gist of what made Alex a truly terrifying heel: the kind who is justified)

     

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  2. On 2023-11-04 at 5:19 PM, Denim&Venöm said:

    Before that, a very big cinnamon apple pancake. 

    I say pancake. But the texture was more like scrambled egg or quiche. 

    Still not done eating it. 

    So yeah, that. 

    I'd post a pic but photo attachments still aren't working. 

    Edit: here it is!

     

    IMG_20240323_090926_596.jpg

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  3. And your winner of New Japan Cup 2024 is:

    Spoiler

    r/njpw - Well... thoughts

    Congrats to Yota Tsuji on winning the New Japan Cup on his first try. He will now face his own faction leader, Tetsuya Naito for the WHC at Sakura Genesis on the 7th. His second world title shot within his first rookie year. 

    Life as a Hirooki Goto fan is one of pain. Maybe we'll finish that story. In another 15 years. 

     

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    Alright folks, tomorrow is the final of the New Japan Cup 2024! Winner faces Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP WHC! And just like last year, injury has changed the course of history. 

    On the right is Yota Tsuji. Not even a year in the company and he's taken NJPW by storm. Goldberging his way into the title picture against last years cup winner and new champ, Sanada. The kaiju with the fabulous hair and million dollar smile has speared his way through a slugfest against Olympian Jeff Cobb, the high flying El Phantasmo, dirty tactics from his fellow 'musketeer' 'Souled Out' Ren Narita before overcoming Ren's tag partner EVIL and his shenanigans to claim his spot in the final. 

    On the left is Hirooki Goto, the former three time cup winner. Being a previous cup winner got him a bye to the next round, where be bested tag champ, Chase Owens. Goto was set to face the Bullet Club leader, David Finlay. But unfortunately Finlay had to forfeit due to being hospitalized. We still don't know for what. So Goto got a 2nd bye and advanced to face last years winner in the semis, Sanada. And in what could be considered an upset, Goto overcame a more vicious Sanada than usual to make his 7th cup final. 

    Tsuji is looking to lead the next generation in the Okada shaped void in New Japan, staring down his own faction leader in Tetsuya Naito. Goto is looking to make the most of this last chance, not just to finally finish his 15 year long story, but also in memory of his late father. 

    For once, all bets are off in this years New Japan Cup. All we know is that Tetsuya Naito is waiting in the wings at Sumo Hall. And after that, in Chicago, New Japan's first major U.S. show in five years, so will Jon Moxley. 

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  5. Finished up The Steel Kiss by Jeffery Deaver on audiobook.

    It sucked. Don't read it.

    Dude needs to hire a better editor. A third of that book could've been chopped and nothing of value would have been lost. An unrelated romantic side story with no tension. A second mystery unfolding with a weak payoff. Insights into the killers mind from the first person, which ruins the mystique. And case report style summaries at the end of every other chapter, which is essentially a filler recap. Maybe in the book it was done like a case file and that looked cool. But on audio book, it was a droning waste of time.  Not to mention that despite the murder/mystery premise, it's mostly a legal/procedural drama. You get more focus on personal injury claims and product liability than you do on investigating the killer. All wrapped up with a bitter sweet, anticlimactic ending.

    Don't waste your time like I did with this one. 

     

     

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