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[2017-05-17-NJPW-Best of the Super Juniors] Dragon Lee vs Hiromu Takahashi


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This was really good stuff. Their entire feud is proof that you can do fast-paced, spot-heavy matches but still tell a story. These guys hate each other as evidenced by their back-and-forth chopping. They also know how difficult it is to put the other away, hence the death-defying spots. The german suplex spot was a bit ridiculous, but unlike the Scurll-Ospreay match, they actually took the time to sell and show that while both were clearly rocked, they still had enough wherewithal to fight.

 

It almost reminded me of an MMA fight where even though a fighter is rocked and on the verge of unconsciousness, he or she can still take punishment and land that one fight-ending shot (Cheick Kong-Pat Barry specifically comes to mind).

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Their New Beginning match was balls-to-the-wall nonstop action, where here they worked a bit of a different pace. Strikes plus some early submission work set the tone, but they eventually sped back up into a nice callback spot with the apron powerbomb. The german sequence was new and if anyone kept score on things like this, at least Dragon Lee protected himself with his elbow. Good callback finish and a super clean win too. These guys will always get to 4* seemingly, although i didn't like this as much as their earlier match this year. ****

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