{"id":36892,"date":"2019-01-31T11:46:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T16:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=36892"},"modified":"2019-01-31T11:46:21","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T16:46:21","slug":"preview-njpw-new-beginning-in-usa-nashville-2-2-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/01\/31\/preview-njpw-new-beginning-in-usa-nashville-2-2-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: NJPW New Beginning In USA Nashville (2\/2\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nashville, Tennessee card from the NJPW<\/strong> New<\/strong> Beginning<\/strong> In<\/strong> USA<\/strong><\/em> tour may not be as stacked as the recent lineups, there is a good chance fans walk away impressed by wrestlers they never had a whole lot of interest in before. The NJPW<\/strong> LA Dojo competitors are in full-force for these events in America and Juice Robinson attempts to hold the USA banner high for NJPW as the IWGP United States champion. There are many from Ring<\/strong> Of<\/strong> Honor<\/strong> Wrestling<\/strong> featured on this event but there may be more than meets the eye as far as the booking goes. They could become regulars in the North American expansion but some could also become major players the way \u201cSwitchblade\u201d Jay<\/strong> White<\/strong> has come from a New Zealand Young Lion to number one contender to the IWGP heavyweight championship.<\/p>\n

Alex Coughlin vs Karl Fredericks<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Both wrestlers have been students of Katsuyori<\/strong> Shibata<\/strong>, could that technique be employed early in their careers or will one or both lay an egg? There is only one way to find out and that\u2019s too see these 200-pound athletes go at it from dark match to main show. Coughlin has the advantage of having wrestled Davey<\/strong> Boy<\/strong> Smith<\/strong> Jr<\/strong> in a singles bout the night before in Charlotte, North Carolina. Coughlin will be more banged up but he will use that match as a stepping stone to bigger things. This will either be a technical showcase or a complete brawl, should be very interesting to see how the students of the LA Dojo are progressing.
\nPrediction: Alex Coughlin wins.<\/p>\n

Harlem Bravado vs The-Great-O-Kharn<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Harlem Bravado has been wrestling for over ten years, the high-flyer is known for his tag team, The<\/strong> Bravado<\/strong> Brothers<\/strong>, but Harlem is an amazing athlete in his own right. This hometown competitor has been a champion almost everywhere he\u2019s gone from Dragon<\/strong> Gate<\/strong> USA<\/strong> to Full<\/strong> Impact<\/strong> Pro<\/strong> (FIP<\/strong>). On paper this really looks like The-Great-O-Kharn is being fed some fantastic performers to work with but also defeat to climb the ladder in NJPW. This is as much Harlem Bravado’s time to show what he can do in singles matches as it is for The-Great-O-Kharn (formerly Young Lion, Tomoyuki<\/strong> Oka<\/strong>). Fans may take time to warm up to the former Young Lion but he has some vicious offense to go with his brand new persona after his excursion to the United Kingdom.
\nPrediction: The-Great-O-Kharn wins.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Gresham & Colt Cabana vs Shane Taylor & Lance Archer<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Jonathan Gresham is sure to be the star of this match, \u201cThe Octopus\u201d doesn\u2019t care about his massive opponent’ss stature, he will lock in submissions from any angle. Colt Cabana is a great tag team partner being a veteran of twenty years but even Cabana may not be able to stop this new team. Shane Taylor is a 350-pound bodyguard for hire but he hasn\u2019t gotten a lot of wins when it comes to marquee matches. Taylor can finish off Gresham with Greetings From 216 to establish himself as a force. Lance Archer has dominant strength in every match but he can fly too and that should compliment Taylor’s powerhouse offense well.
\nPrediction: Shane Taylor and Lance Archer win.<\/p>\n

Brody King vs Jeff Cobb<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo: NJPW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brody King didn\u2019t last long in independent wrestling bookings the past year before being signed by ROH. A prospect from the NJPW LA Dojo, King is a true brawler with a rocker look to go with it. Brody King is a musician on his time off of pro wrestling, there are many top names that have fallen to King the past year like ACH<\/strong> and AR<\/strong> Fox<\/strong>. Jeff Cobb has had a very similar path to this bout, the ROH TV champion performed in the same companies as King such as AAW<\/strong> Pro<\/strong>, Bar<\/strong> Wrestling<\/strong> and Pro<\/strong> Wrestling<\/strong> Guerilla<\/strong> (PWG<\/strong>.) This is going to be the Heavyweight clash of the night you don\u2019t want to skip, King could be looking to really impress NJPW and ROH backstage officials alike by going after the ROH TV title immediately after his debut with Villain Enterprises. It appears as though Marty Scurll’s faction, Villain<\/strong> Enterprises<\/strong>, is going to begin a takeover to take the titles and face all the factions in the future. Cobb is going to show off his huge Suplexes but that can only last so long with a man of similar size and the exact same drive.
\nPrediction: Brody King wins.<\/p>\n

CHAOS (Rocky Romero, Trent Baretta & Chucky T) vs Lifeblood (Juice Robinson, David Finlay & Tracy Williams)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo: NJPW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Roppongi Vice and Best Friends finally team together all at once as a trio but unfortunately, it\u2019s during a very tumultuous time in their careers. Chucky T became an unlikely member of CHAOS<\/strong> when he teamed with Trent Baretta in the 2017 World<\/strong> Tag<\/strong> League<\/strong> and Chuck Taylor has butted heads with Rocky Romero ever since. Bullet Club leader \u201cSwitchblade\u201d Jay<\/strong> White<\/strong> promised that someone from CHAOS was working from the inside to leave for Bullet Club, could that be one of these CHAOS members? Tracy Williams has joined ROH to form a new faction with David Finlay, Mark<\/strong> Haskins<\/strong>, Bandido<\/strong> and the IWGP United States Champion, Juice Robinson. Time will tell if this international faction has tag team gold in mind for unity against other factions like CHAOS, Suzuki-Gun, The<\/strong> Kingdom<\/strong> and Villain Enterprises or something else altogether. There are too many questions with the Best Friends\/Roppongi Vice dream team that Juice and company should take advantage with some tag team continuity of their own. Juice Robinson not only defends the IWGP United States Championship during this New Beginning In USA tour but he leads a faction. NJPW obviously can see the potential in \u201cThe Flamboyant One\u201d as a hot face act to main event events so Robinson should pin Chucky T after some innovative tag team wrestling.
\nPrediction: Juice Robinson, Tracy Williams and David Finlay win.<\/p>\n

Clark Connors vs “The Villain” Marty Scurll<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo: NJPW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clark Connors comes from Washington to make his name known around the world, he has already wrestled for multiple different promotions in his couple years in the business. Connors received the biggest matches of his career when he faced Jushin<\/strong> \u201cThunder<\/strong>\u201d Liger<\/strong> at The<\/strong> Young Lions<\/strong> Project<\/strong> but he went down in defeat in five minutes. If there is ever a time for Connors to turn up the heat and take his career to the next plateau, it would be now against one of ROH’s longest reigning TV champions. It would really be a sight to see if Connors could fight out of the Crossface Chickenwing. These New Beginning In USA shows show a window into the future and Connors winning would solidify that the future is already here. Scurll has such a variety of tricks in his bag that he won\u2019t let a loss happen though and The Graduation likely finishes a very good match.
\nPrediction: Marty Scurll wins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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