{"id":28601,"date":"2018-10-16T23:18:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T03:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=28601"},"modified":"2018-10-16T23:18:16","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T03:18:16","slug":"robbie-eagles-makes-a-successful-new-japan-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/10\/16\/robbie-eagles-makes-a-successful-new-japan-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Robbie Eagles Makes a Successful New Japan Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robbie Eagles<\/strong> of Jonestown, New South Wales, Australia, made his debut for New Japan Pro Wrestling<\/strong> on Tuesday, teaming with his new Bullet Club<\/strong> tag team partner\u00a0Taiji Ishimori<\/strong> against NJPW Legends\u00a0Tiger Mask IV<\/strong> and Jushin ‘Thunder’ Lige<\/strong>r in the first round of New Japan\u2019s Junior Tag League<\/strong><\/a> tournament on the first night of the Road to Power Struggle<\/em> Tour.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrLARIATO\/status\/1052145679496298496<\/p>\n

Eagles, a staple of New South Wales wrestling, and of Australian wrestling in general<\/a>, has had a breakout 2018. Not only did he debut for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla<\/strong> earlier in the year, but he also participated in their prestigious Battle of Los Angeles<\/strong><\/a> tournament. Now, as he sets his foot onto even bigger stages, he transitions into a heel role, which he did not do much of in Australia. He played that part well, however, while still remaining true to the Robbie Eagles\u2019 character, and not going too over the top with it. He also implemented his moniker of \u201cThe Sniper of the Skies\u201d beautifully into his position as a member of the Bullet Club OG\u2019s<\/a>, utilizing lots of gun themed body language and hand signals. While much of his arsenal was muted\u2014no doubt saving stuff for later in the tournament\u2014he did use the rope walk into the double arm drag, as well as his snapmare slam. He was victorious in his first outing, submitting the legendary Jushin Thunder Liger in his debut, with an inverted figure four leg lock, after his partner Ishimori worked on Liger\u2019s leg for a good chunk of the match. Eagles capitalized on the injured limb by hitting a 450 Splash from the top rope onto Liger\u2019s leg before locking in the submission hold. Eagles looked good in the match, was crisp on everything and had no botches, and even got some good responses from a typically quieter Japanese crowd. Eagles getting the win for his team is not a happenstance detail. New Japan is often meticulous with these sorts of things, and the fact that it was on Liger, the legend of all legends in the Junior Heavyweight division, is not lost on them either.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrLARIATO\/status\/1052148874658369536<\/p>\n

Look for Eagles to make a bigger splash in the Junior Heavyweight division as a singles competitor down the road, as New Japan continues to add to it\u2019s already astounding talent in that division. With New Japan having ran a tour of Australia earlier in the year, and rumors of them looking to do another one soon, it\u2019s a smart plan for the company to start incorporating more and more talent from Oceania. Gino Gambino<\/strong> of Australia is technically a member of Firing Squad as well<\/a>, and he and Eagles could be the first of several Aussie talent to get work for the company as it looks to expand Down Under. While no announcement of Eagles signing a contract as come out, expect him to get more and more work with Japan\u2019s largest promotion going forward, and for him and Taiji Ishimori to make an impact on this year\u2019s Junior Tag League tournament, heading into Power Struggle<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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CONGRATULATIONS Robbie Eagles who not only debuted for New Japan Pro Wrestling @njpwglobal<\/a> but won by MAKING JUSHIN THUNDER LIGER SUBMIT! Unbelievable #NowWeConquer<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/bM5Zi3fmTL<\/a><\/p>\n

— PWA Black Label (@PWAaustralia) October 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n