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[2014-02-11-NJPW] Tetsuya Naito vs Tomohiro Ishii


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This was a match I had high hopes for since they were going at other for a while in other multi man matches before this and although it didn't live up to my expectations, this was somewhat decent as it had it's moments.

Despite not delivering to up to my expectations, this did have a particularly big match feel and a very hot crowd.

 

Naito wasn't particularly great in this, but he did have his moments. Some of his high flying offense is kind of awkward, but he does have a neat high arching suplex and he does know how to throw some hard slaps.

 

I think the biggest knock on this match for me is that I was expecting them to go all out on each other from the get go since they had some decent heated exchanges in the multi man matches leading to this, yet they held back a bit.

 

The finishing stretch was particularly hot though and that top rope brainbuster was amazing. Also that headbutt exchange at the end I thought was thoroughly awesome.

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NEVER Openweight Champion Tetsuya Naito vs Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW 2/11/14

 

First fifteen minutes: The story seem to be going for here is that more agile Naito trying to play Ishii's game and winning. At first he does not fare too well and a dropkick gives Naito his first advantage. The crowd is booing Naito hard and they love Ishii as the underdog. Naito is suffering the backlash pushed WWE babyfaces usually face. Naito regains advantage by headbutting Ishii into submission. I get you want to prove Naito is tough, but he does not look tough and it comes across as an inauthentic story. Naito flying around with dropkicks and splashes looked way better than going toe to toe with Ishii and winning. Ishii had some great offense as usual, delayed superplex and powerbomb looked great. Ishii is the master of selling the back of the neck. Naito gets a firm advantage with a German and Ishii does a great job selling it. Naito fucks up a Top Rope Frankensteiner. He is a lackluster performer. Just not a lot of presence. Ishii is carrying this. Another great German from Naito. Ishii lariats him out of his boots, but they go back to the stand up strike exchange and Naito wins again. I get the story. I just don't believe in the story.

 

Last ten minutes: Welp that was a lot of strike exchanges. Yeah. Naito misses a Stardust press. The crowd goes bonkers! Ishii hits a MASSIVE SUPERPLEX! Huge pop! 1-2-NO! That should have been the finish. Naito Kappo Kick->Dragon Suplex gets two. Hey another strike exchange that's exactly what this match needs. Naito headbutts Ishii hard. I mean real hard. Ishii kicks him back of the head. BRAINBUSTAHHHHHHH and Ishii wins and the crowd is pumped.

 

I guess you can say Naito played Ishii game and that's why he lost, but they kinda dropped the ball there at the end to really drive it him. That Stardust Press miss->Superplex was a molten sequence. Ishii is the King of the Superplex. Overwrought at times, but still hot as hell down the stretch. ***1/2

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