Punk vs Kojima, what a joke :lol:

Rest of the card is outstanding.

Just wait until that main events the card <.<

What is the genesis of Just 5 Guys, Emperor ?

To answer your question I'm going to stitch together posts from the NJPW thread.

Just 5 Guys

SANADA
Taichi
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
DOUKI
TAKA Michinoku
Formed January 2023

Just 4 Guys was formed in the wake of Suzuki-Gun at the start of 2023. They seem to have a cult following despite them being completely unremarkable, and self-aware about it. Literally a jobber stable, until SANADA walked out of LIJ to join their ranks due to his close bond with Taichi. SANADA instantly gave the group a huge boost of credibility when he won the New Japan Cup, earning a lovely trophy and a shot at IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada.

Quarter Finals of the New Japan Cup in February

SANADA def. Tetsuya Naito

The most exciting part happened after the match. Three years ago, EVIL infamously turned on Naito during the New Japan Cup to join Bullet Club. History repeats itself, as in the New Japan Cup, Naito loses to a teammate who then goes on to defect. SANADA parted more amicably with LIJ. He didn't attack them, but his exit wasn't the most respectful - he rudely told his old teammates to get lost.

So who is SANADA aligned with now? For a few years Taichi and SANADA have had a little bromance, showing tremendous respect for one another. Taichi and SANADA battled in the first round of this year's cup. SANADA was in a slump, but he won the match, after his opponent Taichi relentlessly tried to fire SANADA up, bringing the best out of him. Taichi's desire to help his "friend" eliminated him from the cup, but gained him a new ally.

SANADA joins forces with Taichi's "Just 4 Guys" stable (shit name) to make them "Just 5 Guys" (still a shit name). Now the jobber stable formed from the remnants of Suzuki-gun is a little less jobberry.

SANADA went on to win the New Japan Cup and defeat Kazuchika Okada to capture the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

Man, I'm hyped for that four-way International title match, should be awesome AF. Also Danielson/Okada obviously and Omega/Ospreay.

AEW and New Japan Pro-Wrestling will co-promote Forbidden Door on pay-per-view this Sunday. One of the top matches will see SANADA defend his IWGP World Championship against "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry after Perry answered SANADA's open challenge. In a new interview with Tokyo Sports, SANADA expressed his disappointment in Perry stepping up to the plate.

"I have no knowledge of Jack Perry," SANADA said. "It's sad to see someone like that challenge for the IWGP. Is an open challenge really that easy to decide? It's the IWGP, I think it's worth more than the AEW belt."

Read More: www.wrestlinginc.com/1320768/sanada-claims-no-knowledge-jack-perry-ahead-forbidden-door-2023-match/