shoe Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Post your thoughts if your up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 YOHEI KOMATSU & TIGER MASK & JUSHIN LIGER & SATOSHI KOJIMA & HIROYOSHI TENZAN VS. YUJI NAGATA & MANABU NAKANISHI & RYUSUKE TAGUCHI & MASCARA DORADA & SHO TANAKA Nakanishi needs to be sent to the glue factory. Just like all the other openers Dorada has been part of, he shined the brightest here. Kind of what you expected. 2* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 YOHEI KOMATSU & TIGER MASK & JUSHIN LIGER & SATOSHI KOJIMA & HIROYOSHI TENZAN VS. YUJI NAGATA & MANABU NAKANISHI & RYUSUKE TAGUCHI & MASCARA DORADA & SHO TANAKA This had good energy which is the best case scenario for those multi man throw everybody in there matches. I liked the Tanaka/Liger and Dorada/Komatsu pairings and was happy to see Dorada pick up the win and not job to TM again. **1/2 I guess this is like the preshow match and the real PPV is starting proper now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InYourCase Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 I liked Dorada a lot here. I don't follow lucha so I don't know what he's done in Mexico, but I've been really impressed with his New Japan run. Wish they'd push him more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 YOUNG BUCKS DEFEND IWGP JR. TAG TITLES AGAINST ROCKY ROMERO & BARETTA AND BOBBY FISH & KYLE O'REILLY I liked the double dropkick to the outside. Don 't know what Romero said, but it popped the crowd. This lacked a spark these usually have. 2 3/4* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Young Bucks vs. RPG Vice vs. reDRagon The opening package was awesome here for the match announcements. They also have turned down the 1,000 lights that were distracting in the preshow match. Disappointed a bit to see them go to the straight spotfest route as I have liked when Beretta has played FIP and reDRagon are great at controlling matches. We also get the Young Bucks countout tease on RPG Vice again which makes them seem really gullible. The spots were mostly executed well here and we got some neat wrinkles like the Falcon Arrow top rope and the dueling 450 splashes from the Bucks when reDRagon had submissions on RPG Vice. Bucks end up winning here with More Bang for your Buck over Romero which was a good decision as ROmero is my least favorite of the six. A good match but nothing substantial. *** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 I liked Dorada a lot here. I don't follow lucha so I don't know what he's done in Mexico, but I've been really impressed with his New Japan run. Wish they'd push him more. I agree. He could freshen up the jr.Tag division with a partner, have a 2nd jr.s singles match on the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 BAD LUCK FLAE & YUJIRO TAKAHASHI VS. TETSUYA NAITO & TOMOAKI HONMA Naito as Raven has been fun on this tour. Honma is making Fale look good. I like Naito with the low drop kicks to Fale. This was an odd duck match since it's a cog in the story telling machine. Honma is such a sympathetic worker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Naito/Honma vs. Yujiro/Bad Luck Fale Naito continues his tweener persona which I find really strong. One thing with NJ is everyone is firmly entrenched into their faction and unit with very minimal straying from those lines. Naito is providing a unique contrast to that with someone that is on his own in a lone-wolf type character. He didn't go against Honma here but teased walking out a few times and wasn't accepting of the tag. Honma was the perfect foil to play off of this with his energy and adulation from the crowd. When Naito did come in, he would hit his high impact stuff with a disinterested look on his face. Glad to see Honma pick up the win with the top rope headbutt on Yujiro. Yujiro/Fale were just bodies in this match, but they didn't annoy me much at all for a tag team comprised of 2 of my 5 least favorite New Japan roster members. **1/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Sakuraba vs. Shibata I thought this was great stuff. Some slick grappling resulting in Sakuraba taking over with kicks to the stomach and Shibata scrambling. This leads into him trying to gain the submission victory which was dramatic and wonderfully done with selling and reversals. The standing choke and him grabbing both of Shibata's arms forcing him to rope break with his mouth was an awesome attempt. The next submission with Sakuraba's foot right over the throat of Shibata was sick and there is a great visual of the ring bell attendant standing up ready to ring the bell. Shibata was able to hang on and counteract with a couple of high impact moves to keep himself in the matchup. Some more dramatic chokes that result in Sakuraba going to the well once to often and Shibata able to get a huge running kick to the chest to pick up the victory. Finish was a bit anti-climatic which prevents this from MOTYC level for me but I thought everything leading up to that was absolutely tremendous cat and mouse wrestling. **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Shibata vs Sakuraba The interactions these guys have had have been really interesting and fun. The mat work is lightning quick. Sakuraba's elbows are nasty. Front guillotine by Sakuraba got the crowd. Fuck is Shibata blasting Sakuraba. Now Sakuraba's kicks look crappy. This was a mixed bag for me. Parts I liked, some not so much. 2 3/4* I was fading a little bit so I'll give it a rewatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Omega vs Kushida I wonder what Omega I'm going to get. I love the watch and pointing to the belt bit. Omega bumps pretty damn hard. The Bucks tapping the Terminator theme was great. Kushida's screams of pain are actually chilling. Omega working the knee is good, his antics are a bit over the top. Kushida's selling is off the chart. Omega's work on the leg was good. Kushida's comebacks where he doesn't sell the leg hurts the match. Kushida using his arm bar as a counter point and keep going back to it was fantastic. 3 3/4* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Kushida vs. Omega Will be interested to see overall thoughts on this as I can see it preemptively getting overrated based on the finish. I thought this was an incredibly flawed match. It started with a horrible outside the ring sequence that featured no desperation, hate or tone for the match overall. We then get a big front suplex onto the apron that damages Kushida's leg. Omega gets some schtick in but then focuses on the leg and does some good stuff including a figure four and some effecting rope strikes. Kushida mounts his comeback with a focus on his leg. Leg selling in a junior match is really dangerous territory and this was emphasized as an important thread throughout the match. Hence, Kushida fighting throw pain by ignoring the work done to his leg is a theory that doesn't hold water for me. THis was Naito G-1 Climax levels of blown off work for me and really brought the match down. Surprisingly by contrast, Omega was really strong selling the arm work that Kushida peppers into the comeback. He performed an one-armed powerbomb and really had the arm neutralized. They have a callback to the arm submission and Kushida is able to win the title with Omega tapping. I am still excited by what a Kushida title reign will look like as Omega's has been almost universally panned but he was not good in this match overall. ** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 TOGI MAKABE VS. TOMOHIRO ISHII FOR THE NEVER OPEN WEIGHT TITLE This is a stale feud to me. That was Miz level catching. Ishii ain't messing around. Makabe has pussy strikes. Makabe's pussy strikes have gotten worse in this match. Can these guys change it up? Ishii's stuff looks credible. With this style of match you need a dance partner. He can't carry it alone. The shoulder injury is a good sub plot. I liked Makabe's block of the kick. The 1st part of this match was flat out bad. The injury and building drama around it was good. We got a great Ishii performance and a terrible Makabe performance. 2* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 I don't watch New Japan but I'm going to check out the Makabe/Ishii match just so I can weigh in on Dylan's "My god look how bad Makabes strikes are. If you like Makabe and not the Nasty Boys just admit it's solely due to his employer." tweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Makabe vs. Ishii This sucked too. Makabe can't catch Ishii to save his life in the early moments. He follows up with legit some of the worst strikes I have ever seen. Cena has bad punches at times and it is fair to judge him. Still, Makabe's gimmick is that he is this bruiser so I do think it is a greater offense that his strikes look THIS bad. We get a bump on Ishii's shoulder and that is the focal point. Ishii does good selling it for the most part but Makabe doesn't seem bothered to work it over. After another 10 minutes of just back and forth strikes mixed in with some big bumps taken awkwardly because again Makabe, Makabe wins with the top rope knee and he now has three wins over Ishii and keeps the NEVER title for no good reason at all. Fuck this shit. *1/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 I don't watch New Japan but I'm going to check out the Makabe/Ishii match just so I can weigh in on Dylan's "My god look how bad Makabes strikes are. If you like Makabe and not the Nasty Boys just admit it's solely due to his employer." tweet. Stick to NWA classics. Don't ruin your fun with those putrid shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 I don't know shoe, for as much shit as people gave Makabe on twitter about his strikes and soup following that up by saying they were "legit some of the worst strikes I have ever seen" I almost feel compelled to watch now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 The Kingdom vs Gallows/Anderson 0-2 so far in NJPW when it comes to matches. Will the 3rd turn the tide? This is shit. 1/4* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Anderson/Gallows vs. Kingdom This show could use a shot in the arm pronto. They did some stuff. I know this will shock you but Anderson was mesmerized by Maria. Amber and Maria did some cat fight type action. Gallows superkicked Maria which the camera missed. Gallows/Anderson regain the belts. Nobody cares. *1/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Tanahashi vs Yano I don't think this match will wipe the stink off the last 2. This feud is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Yano vs. Tanahashi Let me start by saying how grateful I am for NJ World. Watching NJ live is something I don't take lightly and I consistently have gotten my monthly monies worth. All of that being said, this sequence and the last four matches really display all of the major mis-steps in NJ this year. You had Omega as cleaner that failed, Makabe/Ishii as the main thread of the NEVER title in a disappointing series, the Maria/Anderson saga which has been dreadful, and Yano vs. Tanahashi which was a feud budded out of necessity due to Tana's health but still something that has happened since February and if you watch all their interactions in the NJ world spot shows, there was nothing to see here new except the referee being more involved and Yano cheating more blatantly than usual. The fold up powerbomb on the chair was a nice spot. Tana of course wins with the High Fly Flow to end this feud. The final two matches have their work cut out for them. *3/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Goto vs Nakamura I dozed off after Goto's entrance. I'll rewatch later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Goto vs. Nakamura Mundane opening had me really worried for this match. The final ten minutes brought it and raised the match to a very good level even though I still prefer their match at Donaktu. The choke by Nakamura was nice and the kickouts at the end were well done with the running knee and Goto's first combo after catching the Bom Ba Ye. Goto now has two huge wins under his belt and has gotten the rub from Nakamura but needs to prove he can help elevate someone at a level below him. ***1/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 AJ Styles vs. Okada Opening sequence was fine inside the ring. Outside the ring with Bullet Club interference was awful and I didn't get over for the Red Shoes shine sequence at all. After that nonsense was eradicated, this was pretty great overall. Styles is an amazing worker mixing in just enough to keep things exciting and fresh without overblowing things. He also takes every bump full speed ahead like the DVD off the top which Okada just dropped him sloppily with but he made it look so much better with the way he thudded on the apron. The finish was done well with the Styles Clash being protected along with Implant DDT and Styles didn't have to kick out of the Rainmaker as Okada hit a sick combo to put him away. ****1/4 Overall this show had two **** matches and one ***1/2 so I wouldn't say it was bad at all but yikes at that middle portion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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