soup23 Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 Tonga was given another chance in the G1 this year which felt like filibustering to get to 20 guys to me. I didn’t see what he did in last year’s tournament to warrant a return but I digress. This match was the definition of middling. They did some intro power stuff, went to the outside for a quick exchange and then went back inside for the finishing run. The main positive I had for the match was Elgin’s selling in avoiding the cutter of Tonga. That played into the finish well with Tonga hitting it from the top rope off of a DVD position. **1/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Bologna Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 Is Elgin always this bad? He has the overloaded moveset of a CAW, and when he tries to do a sequence he looks he's going through a memorized dance routine. It was not clear to me why the finish hurt Elgin more than Tonga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhindsight Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 I wondered if I was high man at *** after watching and reflecting. I liked a bunch of Tama's comeback, but the beginning half was pretty pedestrian. Pretty slick finish on replay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingears Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 I think the camera angle hurt the finish for me. Once I realized what they were going for I thought it was pretty cool but it took a second to figure out what had happened there. I am into the idea of this being Tama's breakout year in New Japan and I hope he can deliver against the higher caliber of opponents he has yet to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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