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[2016-08-10-NJPW] Katsuhiko Nakajima vs Kenny Omega


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Back in 2012 Kenny Omega was an invading junior champion in All Japan. His shtick consisted of shitting on Mutoh and doing about 15 Dragon Suplexes per match, and not I am not throwing that number around as a hyperbole. That's about as many as he'd do. In the first minute of this match they exchanged about five control segments and did a Dragon Suplex on the floor. And-you know what-I'd rather they start that way than do the usual New Japan BS. Match wasn't much early on-there was some semblance of neckwork but it was more about Nakajima's (solid) selling than Omega doing anything interesting-his neck attacks consisted of weak kesagiri chops and kicks. You'd think if there's a bodypart you can easily work over in engaging fashion it's the neck, that's what the majority of wrestling moves target. Then we moved onto MOVES, and, well, I enjoy Dragon Suplex spamming and Nakajima has pretty kicks, so this was a pretty easy watch, but I don't reward mediocrity and creatively that's what this match was. Also Omega kicking Nakajima's knee/shin/whatever to set up his jumping bulldog looked silly. **3/4

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