Jul 29, 2017
Yuji Nagata and Keiji Mutoh wipe each other out.
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Yuji Nagata and Keiji Mutoh wipe each other out.
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New Japan Cup 2020 First Round Review (Part 1)
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If you don’t watch anything else go watch this match. Nagata defeated Suzuki, but it was a great match. And Happy Birthday @suzuki.d.minoru #NJPW #NewJapanCup #YujiNagata #MinoruSuzuki #SuzukiGun #WeLuvWrestling https://www.instagram.com/p/CBiSzmmhwoQ/?igshid=19h3f1f5zo8vl
NJPW G1 Climax 27 Nights 9 through 12 REVIEW
G1 Night 11 Finishes
Another great night of G1 tournament matches, while the first two tournament matches of the night were pretty standard matches the latter 3 were all pretty great. The three pairings all meshing really well with Nagata/Ishii being the best showing from Nagata so far in my opinion. Talents are starting to show their wear and tear, hopefully everyone can last through the tournament.
Bad Luck Fale vs Yoshi Hashi, this match is one between two of my least favorite men in the entire field. It felt like a very weak match and the ending was unexpected, apparently Fale’s downfall is the illustrious ‘roll-up’ pin.
Zack Sabre Jr vs Togi Makabe, this was a decent pairing. It did however lack the spark earlier ZSJ matches have had. It still has his signature style, but most people will likely go back to him vs Ibushi or Tanahashi from earlier in the tournament.
Yuji Nagata vs Tomohiro Ishii, was probably the best match for Nagata this tournament and is arguably match of the night, though it has stiff competition. Nagata and Ishii played a very strike heavy game in this match, though obviously there were some suplexes that really always landed perfectly.
Tetsuya Naito vs Hirooki Goto, these two clashed very well and have great chemistry together. The match had close calls all around and it seemed either man could win throughout. The two also pulled off some impressive counters vs one another.
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kota Ibushi, Ibushi continues to impress in this tournament in the main event spot. He and Tanahashi have a war in this match that might be one of the best in the entire block. The IWGP IC champion vs the Freelancer Ibushi, really frenetic and quick match though some things did land or look as good as they should have. The lengthy match though means those moments are mostly forgotten by all the other action.
My personal rankings for Block A :
1. Kota Ibushi vs. Tetsuya Naito
2. Tomohiro Ishii vs Kota Ibushi
3. Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
4.Yuji Nagata vs Tomohiro Ishii
5.Tetsuya Naito vs Hirooki Goto
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kota Ibushi
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Yuji Nagata
8. Tomohiro Ishii vs Tetsuya Naito
9. Yuji Nagata vs. YOSHI-HASHI
10. Kota Ibushi vs Bad Luck Fale
11. Bad Luck Fale vs Tetsuya Naito
12. Tetsuya Naito vs. YOSHI-HASHI
13. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
14.Zack Sabre Jr. vs Hirooki Goto
15.Zack Sabre Jr. vs Bad Luck Fale
16.Togi Makabe vs. Tomohiro Ishii
17. Zack Sabre Jr. vs Togi Makabe
18. Kota Ibushi vs Togi Makabe
19. Hirooki Goto vs. Tomohiro Ishii
20. Togi Makabe vs Yuji Nagata
21. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Hirooki Goto
22. Zack Sabre Jr. vs YOSHI-HASHI
23. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale
24. Togi Makabe vs. Bad Luck Fale
25. Yuji Nagata vs Tetsuya Naito
26. Tomohiro Ishii vs Yoshi-Hashi
27. Yoshi Hashi vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
28. Yuji Nagata vs. Hirooki Goto
29. Togi Makabe vs Hirooki Goto
30. Bad Luck Fale vs Yoshi Hashi
As always, this is just personal preference. If you disagree, I’m always down to see anyone else’s personal rankings. It’s also 30 matches to rank so some naturally just gravitate one way or the other.
G1 Day 9 Finishes
Day 9 feels a bit underwhelming in the same fashion that day 7 felt. Day 7 didn’t have as good of a main event as Tomohiro Ishii vs Tetsuya Naito though, no offense to Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto. They just are beloved by me as much as Ishii/Naito who burned the house down in this night's main event.
First we started off with Yuji Nagata vs Togi Makabe, the two oldest guys in Block A. You might not know it given the matches they have been having. This one is another fun Nagata bout and Togi booked like the big man he is. He is a beast for Yuji Nagata to bounce off of. High kick a plenty with Nagata throwing everything and the kitchen sink at Togi to try to get his first two points.
Bad Luck Fale vs Kota Ibushi, much like the last match Fale here plays a big man vs someone who has to overcome the weight/size difference. Ibushi does a great job clashing with the man known to pull upsets over crowd favorites. The best spot of the match was easily a fantastic moonsault off part of the area. A move that seems more fit for Lucha Underground’s Temple than Korakuen Hall.
Hirooki Goto vs Zack Sabre Jr., ZSJ continues to be the wizkid when it comes to submissions. Especially in this G1 where I think the only other person to heavily rely on submission work has been Okada who won a match up vs Yano with his rarely seen submission Red Ink. Still, Hirooki Goto seemed to have an answer for everything ZSJ could throw. Probably one of my more enjoyed Goto matches as I felt it was a new challenge for Goto. Not an old familiar foe, which is the feeling I get with lots of Goto matches with more tenured NJPW talents.
Yoshi-Hashi vs Hiroshi Tanahashi, This was by no means an awful match. It was however a match that feels pretty skippable and uneventful. A problem with Hiroshi Tanahashi so far in this G1 is lots of his dance partners feel pretty unthreatening for the old ace of NJPW. That’s the main problem with sitting in this match, Hashi just isn’t enough of a credible threat to the well known superstar who defined NJPW through much of the 2000′s and even into the 2010′s.
Tomohiro Ishii vs Tetsuya Naito, these two have clashed in the past and just like those previous encounters this one is pretty fun from bell to bell. Most definitely match of the night, with 2nd place probably being a close tie between Ibushi/Fale or ZSJ/Goto. While both men really impressed, this match never really reached the heights of their earlier tournament matches vs Ibushi who has been MVP of Block A so far for me personally.
My personal rankings for Block A :
1. Kota Ibushi vs. Tetsuya Naito
2. Tomohiro Ishii vs Kota Ibushi
3. Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Yuji Nagata
5. Tomohiro Ishii vs Tetsuya Naito
6. Yuji Nagata vs. YOSHI-HASHI
7. Kota Ibushi vs Bad Luck Fale
8. Bad Luck Fale vs Tetsuya Naito
9. Tetsuya Naito vs. YOSHI-HASHI
10. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
11. Zack Sabre Jr. vs Hirooki Goto
12. Zack Sabre Jr. vs Bad Luck Fale
13. Togi Makabe vs. Tomohiro Ishii
14. Kota Ibushi vs Togi Makabe
15. Hirooki Goto vs. Tomohiro Ishii
16. Togi Makabe vs Yuji Nagata
17. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Hirooki Goto
18. Zack Sabre Jr. vs YOSHI-HASHI
19. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale
20. Togi Makabe vs. Bad Luck Fale
21. Yuji Nagata vs Tetsuya Naito
22. Tomohiro Ishii vs Yoshi-Hashi
23. Yoshi Hashi vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
24. Yuji Nagata vs. Hirooki Goto
25. Togi Makabe vs Hirooki Goto
As always, this is just personal preference. If you disagree, I’m always down to see anyone else's personal rankings.