On this week’s Pacific Rim, we get an in-person review of Keiji Muto’s Grand Final Pro Wrestling Last Love card from the Tokyo Dome by our own Fumi Saito.
He was among the 30,000+ people on hand to witness a truly historic night of pro wrestling. In addition to the winners and losers, Fumi and I examine the themes of the night, the backstories, and the subtext that you may have missed or didn’t know about.
Fumi has covered Muto’s career from the beginning and he talks about what it was like to witness the poetic ending.
The Adam & Mike Big Audio Nightmare is back to take you through all of the week’s Japanese pro wrestling news and more.
Featuring the return of Mike Sempervive, we take a deep dive into NJPW after the Jingu Stadium show like what’s working, what isn’t, what they are missing out on most by being so isolationist, and what this all means for the G1 Climax and beyond.
After that, it’s our usual tour around the Japanese wrestling scene as we talk Stardom’s 5 Star GP, NOAH’s Nakajima turn, TJPW’s Princess Cup, how Daichi is on a roll in BJW, 2AW news and notes, and much more for FREE this week!
The original alternate is back for a quick show and the final word on Sunday’s New Japan Dominion card…and, yes, Ibushi and Naito are still complete lunatics.
Adam Summers and I give our thoughts on those two, because how can you not? We then move on to other aspects of what was a really a solid show like the crowd reaction to Chris Jericho, and whether he will be the best thing for Hiroshi Tanahashi.
We disagree on Taichi, discuss Will Ospreay and SHINGO stepping up, Jon Moxley, the Aoki memorial, the status of the All Japan junior title, and much more.
Les Thatcher and Vic Sosa return from the holidays to talk Tokyo Dome and some old school wrestling! After a few quick thoughts on Chris Jericho vs. Omega, we’ll discuss whether New Japan missed an opportunity by not having Tetsuya Naito win the IWGP title at Wrestle Kingdom in the Tokyo Dome, finishes changed in matches on the fly, working with the different versions of the Andersons, the end of George Becker’s long run as booker of Mid Atlantic, and more.
It’s just about time for Wrestle Kingdom 12, New Japan Pro Wrestling’s biggest show of the year, and the biggest non-WWE event on the pro wrestling calendar. This year’s edition airs live on New Japan World with your choice of English or Japanese commentary. If you don’t mind waiting another day or so, you can see a three-hour special on AXS TV on Saturday, January 6th, in prime time with Jim Ross and Josh Barnett on commentary.
This year’s show feels more high stakes than in years past as New Japan has embarked on a slow, steady global expansion plan. That plan saw them run shows in the United States in 2017 with at least one more scheduled in 2018.
Additionally, New Japan has brought in WWE stalwart and global star Chris Jericho for this year’s Dome show. His inclusion is interesting in that it marks a clear departure from the workrate-centric style that New Japan is known for booking. Now in his late 40s, Jericho simply can’t hang in the ring with his much younger foe, Kenny Omega.
But for all he may lack in athleticism at this stage, Jericho will more than make up for in his ability to draw eyeballs to the product, meaning that New Japan is clearly thinking business over artistic success, something that has not been their hallmark in years past.
Here’s a look at the show from yours truly with additional thoughts in the second half from fellow NJPW writer Brian Denny.
New Japan Rumble (pre-show)
This is always a bizarre mix of a way to get undercard guys on the show, and nostalgia pops for returning veterans. Remember when Scott Norton came back in this match and almost got a push out of it? As an outlandish prediction, I’ll pick Hulk Hogan to make a surprise appearance and win this year.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Sho & Yoh vs. The Young Bucks
The Bucks will be looking to claim the Junior Tag Team titles for a seventh time while the Roppongi 3K team of Sho and Yoh will be looking to continue to establish themselves. It feels to me that Sho and Yoh aren’t over yet, and that The Bucks are primed for another run with the titles. I expect a fun 8-10 minutes of action, ending with the Cease and Desist.
NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa vs. Michael Elgin & War Machine vs. Taichi, Takashi Iizuka & Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Juice Robinson, Ryusuke Taguchi & Togi Makabe vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Beretta (gauntlet match)
Like WrestleMania and the battle royal, you have to come up with matches like this one to try to get everyone a payday on the biggest show of the year. There are more than enough good workers in this contest for it to be good, but they likely won’t be given much time to tell a story. I expect a fine 10 minutes, and that’s about all.
Cody vs. Kota Ibushi
This is a bucket-list match for Cody, and another Tokyo Dome showcase for the freelancer Ibushi. The two worked well together when they were in the ring in a tag match at the World Tag League Final, and Ibushi did not have to slow his pace or change his style as much as one might think.
Cody is going to feel the pressure to deliver on the big stage, and Ibushi is one of the most talented flyers in the business. The heat is on, but I expect both men to deliver.
IWGP Tag Team Champions Killer Elite Squad vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL & SANADA)
KES are three-time champs, while EVIL and SANADA earned this title shot by winning the 2017 World Tag League tournament. While not the best team in the WTL, EVIL and SANADA had a good showing in the tournament, and the Los Ingobernables stable is massively over. SANADA’s flying should be the highlight of this match, and I expect a title change.
Brian Denny:
NEVER Openweight Champion Minoru Suzuki vs. Hirooki Goto (hair vs. hair match, Suzuki-gun and Chaos barred from ringside)
The NEVER Openweight title was once for the younger wrestlers to fight over, but current champion Minoru Suzuki is the oldest guy on the main Wrestle Kingdom 12 card. Suzuki has been champion since April 2017 where he beat his WK opponent, Hirooki Goto. What makes the match even more interesting is that both Suzuki and Goto’s hair will be on the line and the loser will have to shave their head.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Marty Scurll vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. KUSHIDA vs. Will Ospreay
Scurll, the joint-manipulating villain, will put his title on the line against LIJ member Hiromu Takahashi, KUSHIDA, and the high-flyer Will Ospreay in a four-way where all guys held the belt in 2017. Expect a lot of flips, high spots, and plenty of “how did he do that?” moments.
IWGP Intercontinental Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jay White
White was gone from NJPW for more than a year before returning in November and taking out Tanahashi. He is coming for the Intercontinental Championship, but more importantly, he wants to prove he’s the future of NJPW. The old guard Tanahashi will be wrestling (again) with injuries, including a knee injury that has kept him out of action since the Tag League tour, as he tries to show the Switchblade that he’s not ready to go away just yet.
IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho (no DQ match)
In 2017, Omega won a tournament to become the promotion’s first-ever US Champion at the Long Beach G1 Special shows, which were NJPW’s first solo shows in America. He faces Jericho is an dream match of sorts come to life as we never knew we wanted or needed it until it was announced.
The build to this has been right out of old school professional wrestling, an art that is clearly lost in the big stages of American pro wrestling. We got the surprise video announcement by Jericho challenging Omega, then a Jericho post-match beatdown saw Omega get busted open, a rarity in NJPW. Then, we had a press conference that turned into an all-out brawl.
Now what we have is a showdown that might be so good, we’re talking about it next January.
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito
Naito won professional wrestling’s most grueling tournament, the G1, to get this championship match against one of the longest reigning champions in NJPW history, Okada. Four years ago, the two were fan voted out of the main event of Wrestle Kingdom and now the match that has most of the buzz is not theirs, which has led to Naito and Jericho exchanging insults.
Naito is the merchandise-selling king, and is so good he has turned boos into cheers while Okada is arguably the best professional wrestler on this green Earth whose resume speaks for itself. His 2017 trilogy with Omega rivals (maybe beats) Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat’s 1989 trilogy.
One thing is for certain: Naito and Okada have a chance to prove that they’re the true main event and an instant classic is expected.
Editor’s Note: Every day this week, we’ll take you back to one of Dave Meltzer’s top-rated matches of the past year, starting with No. 10 and going through No. 1. What follows is an edited version of Dave’s writeup of that match from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter with the context relatively intact.
Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito
G1 Climax Finals | August 13
***** 3/4
The highest caliber G-1 Climax tournament in history had perhaps the most predictable ending.
From the announcement of the lineup, it looked like the A block would come down to Tetsuya Naito beating Hiroshi Tanahashi, the B block to Kenny Omega getting his first career win in his series with Kazuchika Okada, and that Naito would get revenge for his 2016 B block final loss to Omega, by beating him in the final. And that would set up Okada vs. Naito, the company’s most popular wrestler, for the Tokyo Dome main event.
That’s exactly what happened, but predictability didn’t matter. It wasn’t so much about who won and lost, because of match quality in the tournament, almost everyone won. Yuji Nagata was 1-8 and many had him as the tournament MVP. Omega had two of the best matches in pro wrestling history, both within a 21 hour period, and yet that wasn’t enough to stand out from a pack of the deepest pure talent pool in tournament history.
Naito vs. Omega was an insane dangerous classic. Most had this as the best match of the tournament, and in doing so, makes it a strong contender for match of the year. As far as an explosive emotional match goes, there was none better this year. I liked Omega vs. Okada more, because I thought it was superior when it came to athleticism, While also coming across far too dangerous, this match tread even more into that territory.
Tetsuya Naito pinned Kenny Omega in 34:35 to win the G-1 Climax tournament
Omega did a moonsault off the guard rail. Naito came back with a neckbreaker on the apron and a neckbreaker off the apron to the floor. A great spot saw Naito do the Tranquillo where he usually just lays there and poses, but then got up and hit a tope. Naito then went to piledriver Omega on the hard Japanese table, which is bad enough, but jumped up and somehow missed the table. We thought Omega was done for good. Believe it or not, no wrestlers were maimed making this match.
To his credit, after missing the table, Naito did protect him well on the way down. Omega sold like crazy. Omega later started working on Naito’s bad shoulder. The night before, the shoulder was all taped up but Naito wore a shirt so you didn’t know it. It probably would have been better to have been taped up here to add to the drama, but I guess he didn’t want to be seen as going into the match injured, even though he was. Omega went for the You Can’t Escape, but after doing it, he started selling the neck so he couldn’t do a moonsault. Naito used a Frankensteiner and Omega hit the Terminator dive. Omega followed with a missile dropkick to the back of the neck. Naito worked him over with a German suplex and a neckbreaker over the knee. He went for a German suplex, but Omega landed on his feet. Still, Naito hit a tornado DDT. He later went for the Frankensteiner off the top, but Omega reversed into a hot shot and a snap dragon suplex, followed by a V Trigger. Omega tried a Jay Driller, but Naito blocked it. Naito reversed a power bomb into a tornado DDT. After a series of moves, Naito went for the destino, but it was blocked and turned into a reverse crunchy piledriver by Omega.
There was a crazy spot where Naito went for a superplex, but Omega reversed it and DDT’d him on the post. I have no idea what they were doing, but that wasn’t supposed to happen quite like that and Naito could have been in a lot of trouble. Naito used a reverse huracanrana off the top rope but missed a stardust press. Omega hit the Jay Driller and two V tTiggers. Naito blocked the third one, but Omega hit the next one and hit a doctor bomb. He did a running V Trigger and went for the One Winged Angel, but Naito reversed into a reverse huracanrana. He went for the Destino but Omega hit the crunchy roll for a near fall. Omega was killing him with V triggers, and again went for the One Winged Angel, but Naito reversed and hit the Destino. Both were selling big and they teased a double knockout. Naito was bleeding from the mouth. They traded slaps and Omega hit another V trigger. Naito used a koppo kick and two Destinos and got the pin.
After the match, Naoki Sugabayashi gave Naito the G-1 trophy and Masahiro Chono, Mr. G-1, came out and gave him the flag and fist bumped him. Naito cut his usual promo with all his LIJ members and fist bumped everyone including Darryl.
In many people’s eyes, the DDT on the ringpost by Omega where it looked like Naito’s career could end and Naito’s piledriver off a table to the floor are what made it the best match of the tournament and those spots will probably always be associated with this match, even if they weren’t supposed to happen like that. The piledriver was supposed to be a piledriver through the table but for whatever reason when Naito jumped up, he missed the table and landed on the floor. To his credit, he was able to protect Omega going down, and the fear of injury and the selling like this was real. In each case, they went too far and were really hurt, but it added to the match.
Editor’s Note: Every day this week, we’ll take you back to one of Dave Meltzer’s top-rated matches of the past year, starting with No. 10 and going through No. 1. What follows is an edited version of Dave’s writeup of that match from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
NJPW G1 Climax A Block Finals | August 11
*****
Tetsuya Naito pinned Hiroshi Tanahashi in 26:42 to win the A block
This was fantastic storytelling. As compared with a lot of the guys in the tournament having great matches, this was safer and more of a work of art that a car crash action movie (not that car crash action movies aren’t art in a different way).
For purposes of the match, it was Tanahashi with the bad right arm and Naito somewhat selling the shoulder. Tanahashi also had a knee and a rib injury by this point, but that didn’t play into the match. Tanahashi started stomping Naito when he did the tranquillo pose. Tanahashi came off the ropes with a crossbody into a dropkick to the bad biceps. Naito started working on the right arm. Tanahashi did the high fly flow to the floor and again started selling the arm. He went for the Texas cloverleaf, but the idea was that with his weakened biceps, he couldn’t get it. The crowd was super hot at this point.
He went for a dragon screw but Naito started punching the biceps and snapped his arm over the top rope, followed up by a slingshot dropkick to the arm. Tanahashi came back with a straitjacket German suplex. From superplex position, Naito started working for a Kimura and then hit a top rope Frankensteiner, which Tanahashi turned into a sunset flip and then hit a dragon screw. Naito used a German suplex. Later, Tanahashi used two sling blades and a crossbody off the top, but missed a high fly flow.
Naito had some offense and then came the highlight. Tanahashi finally got the Texas cloverleaf, but Naito struggled to the ropes. Referee Red Shoes Unno told Naito he was going to stop it, which meant more because of the Sabre-Ishii finish. Just as Unno went to stop it, Naito made the ropes. The intensity was tremendous here.
Naito came back with a tornado DDT and a Destino off the top rope that Tanahashi kicked out of. Naito tried another Destino but Tanahashi hit two Twist And Shouts. Naito reversed the third into a destino, then hit a second one and got the pin.
This wasn’t the best tournament match for flashy moves, but for psychology, it beat everything up to this point.
When New Japan’s Destruction tour wrapped up this past weekend, the key takeaway was that Los Ingobernables de Japón won’t be taking much of a back seat in booking plans following a G1 Climax final which moved the focus to Kenny Omega and a NOAH vs. New Japan feud.
Destruction was all about the LIJ rebound with leader Tetsuya Naito dethroning Michael Elgin for the Intercontinental title, and BUSHI ending KUSHIDA’s reign as junior champ.
Elgin vs. Naito was an excellent 32 minute contest, right up there with their classic from the G1 at Korakuen Hall. The Kobe crowd got extremely into the match with Elgin doing a wonderful job selling the knee attacks throughout the match from Naito. They dished out some incredible offence in the second half of the match, holding nothing back and building to a brilliant finish.
There was a big interference train about five minutes from the end which saw the rest of LIJ, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and KUSHIDA all get involved. This was inoffensive. more or less, as the crowd reacted well to it, and it did end up coming down to Naito vs Elgin one on one again.
Elgin looked like he had it won and was shaping up for his buckle bomb/spiral bomb combo, but Naito countered with a Destino followed by another for the win.
There was one other great match in Kobe and it was an unexpected one as David Finlay Jr. filled in for MIA Matt Sydal in a NEVER trios championship contest. Finlay and new partners Ricochet and Satoshi Kojima defeated the well oiled trio of Adam Cole and The Young Bucks in a thrilling contest which the crowd adored. It was all action and once again, Kojima looked to be having the time of his life in this environment. Finlay was made to look very strong, and he and Ricochet will be taking on the Bucks for the junior tag titles at King Of Pro Wrestling on October 10th.
The Hiroshima show a few days prior did not have the benefit of such a hot crowd as Kobe but there was some great efforts put in up and down the card.
The two all gaijin title matches — Briscoes vs Bucks and Cole vs Will Ospreay – were extremely well wrestled and won over the tough crowd by the end in both cases. The main event of Omega vs. YOSHI-HASHI had more heat from the start than those two and build into a very strong match by the end. They went over 27 minutes, a feat which would have been unthinkable for YOSHI even six months ago. He was fantastic in a losing effort against the man who looks all set for the Tokyo Dome main event.
Time for another day of G1 action! Here are today’s results in Fukuoka:
David Finlay, Juice Robinson, & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Jushin Liger, Captain New Japan, & Tiger Mask when Robinson pinned Captain New Japan with the Unprettier.
Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, & Yujiro Takahashi defeated Manabu Nakanishi, Togi Makabe, & Satoshi Kojima when Tonga pinned Nakanishi with the Gun Stun.
KUSHIDA, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Naomichi Marufuji, Gedo, & Hirooki Goto when KUSHIDA submitted Gedo with the Hoverboard Lock.
Tomohiro Ishii & Kazuchika Okada defeated SANADA & BUSHI when Ishii pinned BUSHI with a brainbuster.
Toru Yano defeated Yuji Nagata
This was different than Yano’s usual tricks as he kept wanting to go to the outside. Nagata would kick him silly but Yano still found his way outside. Yano managed to flee near the entrance and somehow trap him, wrapping wires around his feet. Nagata couldn’t free himself and was counted out.
At least after all these years of the contrived countout teases they do on literally every show, they actually did one.
Michael Elgin defeated YOSHI-HASHI
Really good match. YOSHI-HASHI always gets good heat in his matches and this one was no different. YH worked on Elgin’s arm early, posting in the corner as they were brawling around the ring. YH missed the swanton bomb. Elgin responded with a crazy running Death Valley Driver into the corner and followed with the big deadlift suplex from the apron to the floor.
YH came back with a backstabber and a DDT. He followed with the butterfly lock but Elgin made it to the ropes. Elgin fired back with shots and got the win with the buckle bomb and spiral bomb.
EVIL defeated Tomoaki Honma
Fine match, nothing totally special about it though. EVIL used the chair spot he always does in every match to get the heat. Honma made his comeback and tried for the top rope Kokeshi spot but it missed again. After some more back and forth, EVIL simply laid him out with the STO for the win.
Katsuyori Shibata defeated Kenny Omega
Good stuff. Kind of slow for most of it, but picked up towards the end and they built things well. They mostly brawled around the ring to start things off. Omega targeted a leg and even applied the stretch muffler. He worked on it throughout the match and landed the knee strike for a near fall.
Shibata countered back with a sleeper. Omega tried again, but got caught again and ended up eating the Penalty Kick for the win.
Tetsuya Naito defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima
Really good match. The last few minutes were really fun and the work during the match was pretty solid. Naito worked on Nakajima’s leg early. Nakajima retaliated by slamming Naito’s leg on the guardrail.
Nice back and forth match from there. They did a big slugfest that the people got into. Nakajima hit a big back suplex for a near fall. Nakajima hit a big time dropkick that sent Naito spiraling and hit the Penalty Kick but Naito kicked out. Nakajima went for the brainbuster but Naito transitioned in mid-air with the Destino, then hit another for the win.
Another good show. YOSHI-HASHI vs. Elgin was probably the best match, but the last two matches were really good as well.
Tetsuya Naito welcomes (?) us to the show this week, which features highlights from last year’s Destruction in Kobe show that took place on September 27th.
IWGP Intercontinental Champion Hirooki Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
This is one of those matches that I initially didn’t mind at all, because these two are great and ended up having a good match, but it was actually better than I remembered. Nakamura is just so great in his style and how he applies it to each match.
But beyond match quality, I wasn’t a fan of the actual result as it felt stale and tired. I don’t think Nakamura winning the title back added anything to him, whereas Goto winning the title meant a breath of fresh air. It felt like a step backward more than a step forward. Nakamura won back the title with the Bomaye.
Karl Anderson comes out and challenges Nakamura for a title shot, even using Nakamura’s “Yeaoh” catchphrase. Nakamura does the catchphrase the right way, making it seem like the match is on.
Nakamura says that it seems the next challenger has been decided. The only thing to do is to continue fighting.
Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tetsuya Naito
Naito says ever since the G1, he’s been making up for the loss. He mentioned how Shibata called him out. He thought it would be the right time to finish this once and for all. He doesn’t hate Shibata but he’s on a different path. Shibata is really straightforward, while he is not, as he keeps his cool. He gradually had more fun teasing him.
I liked the story behind this match as it was Naito teasing Shibata and looking to avenge a loss he suffered at the G1 just a month prior. The match itself was pretty good, though I think the previous match was a lot better. I think this got the better slot as Nakamura isn’t with the company any longer.
Naito won the match after two low blows and the Destino. Makes sense as they’re trying to get Naito’s new character over.
Naito asks who is the winner here and says Shibata is the uncontrollable one. He’s happy for him, he got to show off those gleaming eyes of his. Shibata, as well as the rest of the crowd, should thank him. The G1 is over, he beat the most bothersome guy in the tournament.
When mentioned that Tanahashi wants to challenge him, he says if he wants to face him he should challenge him face-to-face.
In his reflective interview, Naito says he had fun. Everyone watching Shibata in that match should thank him, and Shibata should thank him for getting that glistening feel from three years ago.
Final Thoughts:
Nice, solid show this week. Watch the first match if you can.
By Joseph Currier for F4WOnline.com (updated on July 3rd)
The return of an ace and the debut of several key talents were the most notable takeaways from Monday morning’s announcement of the participants in New Japan Pro Wrestling’s 26th annual G1 Climax tournament, made during the promotion’s Kizuna Road show.
Hiroshi Tanahashi will make his return to the NJPW ring after a shoulder injury had kept him sidelined since May 21st. Tanahashi was written off in an angle with Kenny Omega and hoped that rest would allow his shoulder to heal in time for Dominion’s IWGP intercontinental championship ladder match. But after being replaced by Michael Elgin in that match, it became unclear whether he would be able to participate in this year’s tournament.
After the losses of Shinsuke Nakamura, AJ Styles, Kota Ibushi, Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows from NJPW, the rest of the field is full of fresh faces along with a veteran in Hiroyoshi Tenzan who is returning for his 21st tournament.
Kenny Omega headlines the six participants making their first G1 appearance in this year’s tournament. He is joined by Tama Tonga, Yoshi-Hashi, Seiya Sanada, Evil, and Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Katsuhiko Nakajima. Nakajima and NOAH stalwart Naomichi Marufuji are the only outsiders among the field.
Despite recovering from a high fever and hospitalization Friday and a bum elbow, IWGP heavyweight champion Tetsuya Naito rallied Saturday and will be in action against ACH as part of the ROH/NJPW Global Wars event at New York City’s Terminal Five.
It was unclear yesterday and today if he would be able to wrestle on tonight’s show due to his many ailments.
As one of the most popular of the New Japan wrestlers on the current tour, he had noted long autograph lines for him this year when last year on this same ROH/NJPW tour that wasn’t the case in the U.S. and Canada.
Naito beat Kazuchika Okada at the Invasion Attack PPV in Sumo Hall in Tokyo in April, and will make his next defense against Okada in the main event of Dominion on June 19th in Osaka Jo Hall.
Tonight’s show was already revamped due to storyline changes as well as a rib injury to The Young Bucks’ Nick Jackson. There are a number of other injuries to talent performing tonight including Young Buck Matt Jackson (swollen and bruised hand) and Hiroshi Tanahashi, who was banged up in matches earlier in the week.
Here’s your lineup:
Bullet Club (Adam Cole & Matt Jackson) vs “Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii vs ROH World Champion Jay Lethal & Roderick Strong
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito vs ACH — non-title
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Reborn Matt Sydal
ROH Tag Team Champs The Addiction vs War Machine
Cedric Alexander vs Donovan Dijak w/ Prince Nana
Jushin “Thunder” Liger & the Briscoes vs Guerrillas of Destiny & “Hangman” Adam Page
CHOAS (Beretta & Gedo) w/ Rocky Romero vs Motor City Machine Guns
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion KUSHIDA vs “Pro Wrestling’s Last Real Man” Silas Young – non-title
Michael Elgin vs Moose w/ Stokely Hathaway vs Dalton Castle w/ the Boys vs Lio Rush
The original alternate is back with a singular subject – New Japan’s Invasion Attack, with all of it’s awesometicity and whatnot. Topics include, but aren’t limited to: being jealous of The Kayfabulous Gaijin Pilgrimage, Tired Mike Says Words, the amazing Will Ospreay, an awesome main event, and so much more. It’s not just a podcast; It’s the Adam and Mike BIG AUDIO NIGHTMARE~! Here at WrestlingObserver.com.
