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Hi! My name is Christy and I'm an artist, podcaster, and wrestling fangirl. I have an AJPW podcast called @allaboutajpw, a gif account (@ajpwgifs), and I record NJPW podcasts for @TruepennyShow I work with watercolour, pencils, and markers. Portfolio: cara.app/smarkinfested

New Japan. Please.

People are going to give Callum shit for winning, especially over a fan favourite in Yuya, but I truly think he's shown tremendous growth and those that have been watching will at the very least recognize the effort. Besides, NJPW is building another top heel and we need those.

God these final couple of New Japan Cup matches have been amazing. Check out the second half of the Cup if you haven't, because it's been awesome.

#njpwfanart H.O.T結成メンバー

Callum is one of those cases where perhaps people shouldn't have written him off as a lost cause before he was even given much of a chance at all to get better and prove himself.

Zane Jay almost decapitating people in the first row with that chair, lmao.

@BLinDRawR @Xaviiism Our dislike of him doesn't transfer to New Japan, though. Chase was absolutely an option, especially if they wanted a guarantee that Takeshita would get cheered.

@SmarkInfested @Xaviiism chase is never an option.

Was that intentional? Are we happy with people - even heels - getting cheered against Takeshita now?

@amojp616aa I mean, he isn't saying anything. This is all my interpretation. XD I wouldn't expect anything anytime soon.

@SmarkInfested Well, naturally. That is a given. But what meddling is he speaking of? That is what interests me. Is he planning something for the final? I hope not.

Jakob Austin Young offered Jake Lee a throne to sit on and Jake Lee was like 'no, I am the court jester and the advisor to the king. the guy who whispers in his ear. I'm not the guy who sits on the throne and I need our Prince not to notice my meddling'.

@amojp616aa Jake has been very honest about the fact he can't be trusted. It's not as easy to manipulate people when they know you have designs on their throne. It's way easier to whisper things in people's ears when they think you're just acting a fool for the Prince's entertainment.

@SmarkInfested And why is that, Jake?

@Karrajovic @TheDrainmaker It's his home prefecture. He was cheered heavily against Takeshita.

@TheDrainmaker Why yujiro ??

Konosuke Takeshita beats Yujiro Takahashi in Niigata to retain his NJPW World Television Championship!

ライジングHAYATO選手を描きたかったのです…

I've been waiting patiently - and sometimes in fear - for Shota's win over Takeshita to come into play. I'm happy this is the way it's happening.

Henare saw an opportunity to land on his head and took it.

@cultofthehll Yeah, it works really well and makes them feel less removed from the rest of the company. Plus, it must help to have mentor figures like Goto, Yoshi-Hashi, and Taichi there during your matches. Also allows for swift integration OR rivalries when they return from excursion.

@SmarkInfested They get to keep the YL traditions of old while looking at what's very much working in STARDOM with their rookies and how almost immediately the attachments with the senior members are made. A nice middle ground as this class have TON of personality

NJPW seems to have changed how they approach Young Lions. Ever since I've been watching YL's have been nondescript and part of Hontai, nothing more, and they only became something after excursion. Now they all get adopted into factions or by respected seniors pretty quickly.

Shota needs more tape. I'm thinking mummy.

@SmarkInfested That’s because we’re winning G1

試合後の様子もずっとおかしかったし 今日は大事を取って休場してください