by Hanley! » Jun 11, '18, 3:37 pm
What did you think of the show, Vader? Anyone else here catch the show?
We watched it with a few friends in a bar in Dublin; first time we've done that for a New Japan show. Couldn't have picked a better one. I thought this show was awesome. Missed the first couple of matches, but might try to catch up with them at some point. The last six were really good though.
The match I was looking most forward to was the junior heavyweight match, and it delivered. Takahashi is maybe my favourite guy at the moment, so I was psyched to see him win the title. As much as I love Ospreay, it's Hiromu's time. I've heard a lot of people say they preferred the final of the Best of the Super Juniors tournament, but I thought this match was better.
Jericho vs Naito over-delivered. I thought this was better than Jericho's match with Omega. This was a really intense brawl, and added something different to the card. I was cheering for Naito, because I'm a big fan of Los Ingobernables. But Jericho winning was the more exciting result.
Okada vs Omega outdid themselves again, and put on maybe the best match I've ever seen. It was a brilliant conclusion to the definitive greatest world championship reign in wrestling history. Watching Okada lose the title was weird. I was sad, I was excited. It felt like the end of something important.
I'm not sure WWE have ever put on a show this good. Literally. Best show of the year is an understatement.