Currently Watching: New Japan 12/09/2007
– listed 12/29/07
New Japan 12/09/2007
1. Jado, Gedo, Tomohiro Ishii & Tomoaki Honma Vs Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi, Yujiro & Tetsuya Naito **
This match is better then the 12/24 8 man tag. Tuger Mask did it in that match but did it better here.
2. Wataru Inoue & Koji Kanemoto Vs Minoru & Prince Devitt **3/4
I like Devitt’s hair. Anyway, he’s damn good in the ring, and so is Minoru, but I want to see Inoue vs. Kanemoto.
3. Special Singles Match: Milano Collection A.T. Vs Masahiro Chono **1/2
Clash of stylescomes to mind. Comedy match in spots, I still thought it delivered on what I, MYSELF, expected. Milano was good but he didn’t seem to mesh well with Chono’s lack of mobility.
4. Riki Choshu, Super Strong Machine, Jushin Thunder Liger & AKIRA Vs Manabu Nakanishi, Takashi Iizuka, Steve Madison & ??? **
I can’t deal with NOAH 6 and 8 man tags and the same applies to NJPW. WWE barely ever does them, but on most puro cards they’re in abundance. Toryumon/Dragon Gate is exempt from this opinion.
5. Special Singles Match: Hirooki Goto Vs Toru Yano **3/4
Solid New Japan style match. Goto seems to have potential. I like Yano but his cheating schtick takes away from the match. But I dig Yano regardless because he’s such a prick.
6. Shinsuke Nakamura Vs. Togi Makabe, IWGP #1 Contendership ***3/4
So far this is my match for December 2008. Lots of bleeding, GREAT brawling by Makabe, plus Nakamura slapped on his triangle choke which I marked out for. Makabe wrapped his arm with a steel chain and hit a vicious clothesline for one of the spots of the night forme. An all around solid, hard-hitting, believable, emotional match.
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