[2019-07-19-NJPW-G1 Climax 29: Night Six] Jon Moxley vs Tomohiro Ishii

[SmartMark15]

Yes. 

Ishii getting right up in Moxley's grill to start gave this a big fight feel that separated it from other G1 matches. They don't waste any time at all in this match, filling with all the fun stuff you want out of these two. You get the wild crowd brawling, you get the fun Ishii no-sells, you get the strike exchanges, you get the plunder baybay, and also ISHII COMING OFF THE TOP THROUGH A TABLE. WHAT DID I JUST SEE? Both guys were clearly fired up getting to work this match and that energy and passion shows. Easily Moxley's best match since leaving the WWE and also the best match of the G1 so far. A wild brawl filled with fantastic moments all throughout. 

****1/2

[Boss Rock]

It was going to be hard for this match not to deliver considering the roll Mox has been on as of late and the fact that Ishii has been one of the most consistently great wrestlers over the last few years. Still, this was an absolute joy to watch with some rather unexpected twists and turns. The crowd brawling and of course Ishii doing a gosh dang splash through a table stick out the most. An absolute war and perhaps the best match of the tournament so far. Seriously, just go watch this.

****1/2

[Makai Club #1]

Very different from what NJ main events usually are. The brawling around the ring and in the crowd was awesome. The fans scattered which is always a great visual, some great use of q weapons, even if it was very WWE esc in the set up. A couple of things I didn't like about the match though was Moxley's facial expressions and mannerisms. Pretty goofy and didn't fit the match at all. The brawling on the outside didn't translate into the ring well so whenever they got in the ring, the match lost a bit of its magic. The rest was great though. ****