Overall this was really really
good, atmosphere was absolutely fantastic whenever Choshu looked to be
on top and him basically wrestling the match of his life to try and put
an end to Tenryu was a really engaging story. First half of the match is
rather tepid but its all about building to the explosion and making the
crowd wait for them to start throwing bombs and lumping the shit out of
each other. Tenryu's punts looked vicious and I love how during this
time they're really put over as lethal and dangerous on top of his usual
offence. Bit where Choshu slaps the shit out of him after an intial
lock up was brilliant and Tenryu's shocked 'oh that's how we're gonna do
it' expression just sealed it. Second half of the match really kicks
into another gear like you want this to. Choshu lands a fucking hideous
(in a good way) superplex which looked to have collapsed Tenryu's spine
on impact, and he follows this up with some really good consistent
lariats targeting Tenryu's damaged neck and head before hitting one of
the nastiest knee drops I can recall seeing: looked absolutely filthy
and Tenryu's superb selling just added to the horrific visual. Tenryu
sort of progressively staggering after each blow and looking more and
more hampered by his injury really added to the heated atmosphere and
really got you behind Choshu, in many ways the way they explored this
actually made me not hate Choshu's surprise backdrop after Tenryu hits
his diving elbow: really felt like it was timed well enough to come off
as an important spot to highlight Choshu's resolve and make him a
continuing thorn in Tenryu's side.
Thought the way they teased the struggle in hitting the powerbomb was
really well done, especially when Tenryu managed to hit it later on but
got only get marginal impact because of the strain it put on his head
and neck. Last couple of minutes are amazing, crowd loses their shit for
everything Choshu throws at Tenryu who staggers and looks more and more
beaten with every blow he takes and the finish is suitably satisfying
for the crowd reaction alone (though from a booking perspective I
probably do question the choice in winner).
NEW JAPAN VS WAR - WHEN THE TIGERS BROKE FREE.
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