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Manabu Nakanishi Return Match: Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
"That's right baby!" - Strong Man |
Strong Man lifts Ishii |
Kazushi Sakuraba and Katsuyori Shibata vs Togi Makabe and Wataru Inoue
Katsuyori beat Wataru Inoue with a kick to the chest in a good match. They worked the outsiders vs NJPW and MMA vs pro wrestling angles here and they both worked. Sakuraba was alot of fun here and came across and reminds me of one of my old basketball coaches. Shibata is still Shibata and I hope they get him in there with Nakamura, Okada or Tanahashi before he ends up leaving again. Rating:**3/4
Tetsuya Naito vs Yujiro Takahashi
内藤 哲也 vs 高橋 裕二郎
The finish |
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Titles - Rocky Romero and Alex Koslov vs Alex Shelley and KUSHIDA
Rocky Romero beat KUSHIDA with a roll-up from the powerbomb. This was your typical junior tag. Lots of high flying and cool moves but not a big story to them. Still exciting and fun though and both teams showed some nice personality. Rating:**
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title - Kota Ibushi vs Low-Ki
IWGPジュニアヘビー級選手権試合 飯伏幸太 vs ロウ・キー
The finish - A top rope fisherman's buster |
"Devitt, don't bite off more than you can chew." "As long as I hold this, I'm the number one man in the world." - Low Ki on Prince Devitt's challenge |
IWGP Tag Titles: Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima vs Davey Boy Smith Jr. (DH Smith) and Lance Archer
Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima when they used a double powerbomb. This was actually a decent match. Not great, but totally nothing wrong with it at all. The heels mostly dominated here looking strong and pulling out some of their best work. Smith is starting to make it work as a heel and Archer was totally fine. Rating:**1/2
Karl Anderson vs Kazuchika Okada "The Rainmaker"
“ザ・マシンガン”カール・アンダーソン vs オカダ・カズチカ
Karl Anderson mocks Kazuchika Okada's pose |
IWGP Intercontinental Title - Shinsuke Nakamura vs Hirooki Goto
IWGPインターコンチネンタル選手権試合 - 中邑 真輔 vs 後藤 洋央紀
What in the world is Shinsuke Nakamura on these days? |
The finish |
IWGP Heavyweight Title - Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Minoru Suzuki
IWGPヘビー級選手権試合- 棚橋 弘至 vs 鈴木 みのる
If you've never seen either man before, think of Hiroshi Tanahashi as the Japanese Sting. Only he's a better worker and doesn't wear facepaint. Minoru Suzuki is kind of like the Japanese Taz with his background being in shoot style wrestling and just generally being an evil man. Obviously, these aren't perfect comparisons, but they give beginners an idea.
Overall thoughts: Great show. Easily the PPV of the year. This is NJPW at it's best! Not a bad match to be had here.
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