[2018-09-30-NJPW-Fighting Spirit Unleashed] Marty Scurll vs Will Ospreay

[paul sosnowski]

Semifinals of the IWGP Junior Title Tournament.   Talk about it here

[SmartMark15]

If we truly are seeing Ospreay's farewell to the juniors and him moving up to heavy, this was a nice way to say goodbye to the division. He started hot with huge offense trying to catch Scurll early. That turned into a great back and forth between both guys just dropping absolute bombs until one man could finally be put away. This was some of the best Marty I've seen with none of his overplayed problematic aspects (did he even do the wishbone spot in this match?) and all crisp, exciting action instead. Great match.

****

[nivvad]

Death, taxes, Marty and Will have a banger of a match. Two guys from the UK who have mastered the art of pro wrestling, and this match was another example of it. Mostly a bomb fest with lots of big moves, but not for naught as Ospreay had to bump and sell more to make Marty look strong as the victor. Hopefully from here on out Ospreay finally moves up to the heavies, ****1/2.