Caristico, Ryusuke Taguchi & Taiji Ishimori set for NJPW Super J-Cup

[cero2k]

Source: f4wonline.com

NJPW has confirmed the next three entrants for the Super J-Cup.

On Wednesday night, it was announced that CMLL's Caristico and NJPW's Ryusuke Taguchi and Taiji Ishimori will be taking part in the tournament. TJP, Dragon Lee, and SHO are the other three entrants that have been officially confirmed thus far.

There will be 16 wrestlers in the tournament. Though they've yet to be officially announced, Will Ospreay, El Phantasmo, and YOH have been featured on advertising for the Super J-Cup.

Jushin Thunder Liger, who NJPW has announced is the producer of the Super J-Cup, won't be an entrant in the tournament but will be wrestling on all three nights.

The first round of the Super J-Cup will take place at the Temple Theater in Tacoma, Washington on Thursday, August 22. The tournament will continue at the San Francisco State University Student Life Event Center in San Francisco, California on Saturday, August 24. It will then conclude at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California on Sunday, August 25.

[Big Red Machine]

Why must Taguchi be involved?

[cero2k]

Why must Taguchi be involved?

cuz people love him. It's a single elimination tournament, he may lose early on

[Big Red Machine]

Why must Taguchi be involved?

cuz people love him. It's a single elimination tournament, he may lose early on

Fine, but there is a point where your tournament ceases to mean something if you're filling it up with goofs just to have them job in the early rounds. An eight-person tournament where everyone feels like they belong is more prestigious than a 16-person tournament with eight people who feel like they belong and eight goofs.

[cero2k]

Why must Taguchi be involved?

cuz people love him. It's a single elimination tournament, he may lose early on

Fine, but there is a point where your tournament ceases to mean something if you're filling it up with goofs just to have them job in the early rounds. An eight-person tournament where everyone feels like they belong is more prestigious than a 16-person tournament with eight people who feel like they belong and eight goofs.

not a lot of people think Taguchi is a goof, i think it's the other way around, a lot of people see him as a credible threat that can pick up important wins at any given time.

[Big Red Machine]

cuz people love him. It's a single elimination tournament, he may lose early on

Fine, but there is a point where your tournament ceases to mean something if you're filling it up with goofs just to have them job in the early rounds. An eight-person tournament where everyone feels like they belong is more prestigious than a 16-person tournament with eight people who feel like they belong and eight goofs.

not a lot of people think Taguchi is a goof, i think it's the other way around, a lot of people see him as a credible threat that can pick up important wins at any given time.

That's exactly what Taguchi (and Rocky Romero, too) are... when they want to be. The rest of the time they are goofs (especially Taguchi) and it doesn't make sense to me that they don't want to wrestle like that credible threat all the time. This whole "Big Match Taguchi/Comedy Taguchi" dynamic makes no sense in kayfabe.

[cero2k]

Fine, but there is a point where your tournament ceases to mean something if you're filling it up with goofs just to have them job in the early rounds. An eight-person tournament where everyone feels like they belong is more prestigious than a 16-person tournament with eight people who feel like they belong and eight goofs.

not a lot of people think Taguchi is a goof, i think it's the other way around, a lot of people see him as a credible threat that can pick up important wins at any given time.

That's exactly what Taguchi (and Rocky Romero, too) are... when they want to be. The rest of the time they are goofs (especially Taguchi) and it doesn't make sense to me that they don't want to wrestle like that credible threat all the time. This whole "Big Match Taguchi/Comedy Taguchi" dynamic makes no sense in kayfabe.

some people, as they get older, just want to enjoy life and have fun

[Big Red Machine]

not a lot of people think Taguchi is a goof, i think it's the other way around, a lot of people see him as a credible threat that can pick up important wins at any given time.

That's exactly what Taguchi (and Rocky Romero, too) are... when they want to be. The rest of the time they are goofs (especially Taguchi) and it doesn't make sense to me that they don't want to wrestle like that credible threat all the time. This whole "Big Match Taguchi/Comedy Taguchi" dynamic makes no sense in kayfabe.

some people, as they get older, just want to enjoy life and have fun

And that's perfectly fine for when you're not at your job as a professional combat athlete.

[cero2k]

UPDATE

YOH, BUSHI, AMAZING RED SET FOR NJPW SUPER J-CUP

More names have been added to the 2019 Super J-Cup that takes place later this month.

New Japan Pro Wrestling announced this evening that YOH, BUSHI and Amazing Red will be taking part in the tournament. This would be Amazing Red’s first time wrestling for the promotion. He originally retired back in March, citing severe neck injuries.

Red, BUSHI and YOH join TJP, SHO, CMLL's Caristico, Ryusuke Taguchi and Taiji Ishimori as participants in this year’s tournament. Overall, there will be sixteen participants, including wrestlers from NJPW, CMLL, and Ring of Honor. Will Ospreay and El Phantasmo have also been featured on advertising, though they have yet to be announced for the tournament.

The first round of the Super J-Cup will take place at the Temple Theater in Tacoma, Washington on August 22. The next round takes place at the San Francisco State University Student Life Event Center on August 24 in San Francisco. The finals will take place on August 25 at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California.