Idk what it is about Japanese junior heavyweights but they seem to go on for decades. You see guys like Ishimori and Dragon Kid and just assume by what they do in the ring they're in their prime not pushing 50
I'm so glad they gave HAYATA some shine in this tourney. I was worried when I saw he was taking part. Along with Nakajima and KENOH, he was a big reason I started following NOAH. Also, the universal hatred for the House of D'Heads ( ZSJ's words, not mine) brings me joy. LOL.
HOT needs to end, although tbf it's been good for SHO just to be something else. He was stuck in Roppongi 3K for years and even after the split it felt like was just trending water until he really embraced the HOT gimmick. Just look at poor YOH who many saw as the better of the two can you tell me anything hes done since the split that hasnt involved feuding with Sho?
Haven't watched the tournament other than the standings, and I'm tuning in for the semifinals tomorrow morning, so this video comes at the prefect moment.
Kushida is past his best and still feels like NJPW hold a bit of a grudge for him leaving because he didn't want to be a junior then crawling back. Can't see them rewarding him by moving him up when he's not going to add anything to the division and get lost in the lower card. Hiromu is the divisions comfort blanket and ace a bit like Liger I don't see him making the step up to be a small fish in a big pond over a big fish in a small pond. I also think his injuries put him in that awkward position where they don't really want to risk losing their most popular guy against harder hitting opposition Desperado makes the most sense of the bunch, but again I don't see him being given a singles run and will end up as a multi man match guy. Personally the junior title is worth more than both the tag and six man belts
It’s interesting that you compared Blake Christian to Will Ospreay seeing as how the two of them had an incredible match in Warrior Wrestling 1-2 years ago I believe.
watched every match if i’m not mistaken , blake christian and moloney where stands out for me i was going for douki before that tournament started, so i still have him making it to the finals maybe a TJP v DOUKI finals
Ishimori has been brilliant and also Douki I'm a big Douki fan. As you say he's been over looked and he's getting big wins. Drilla is impressive and definitely has the potential to be a star in the future. Love Ninja Mack just like Dave Koco does 😂 Mack definitely had the crowd on his side he's over. Another guy who could be huge in a few years.
Also Taiji Ishimori is one of the best in the world hands down top ten dude is 40ish looking like a 20 year old. Timeless this man is
He really is. Underappreciated af. Been just as great as Hiromu and despy and doesn't get the fan fare deserves
Idk what it is about Japanese junior heavyweights but they seem to go on for decades. You see guys like Ishimori and Dragon Kid and just assume by what they do in the ring they're in their prime not pushing 50
I'm so glad they gave HAYATA some shine in this tourney. I was worried when I saw he was taking part. Along with Nakajima and KENOH, he was a big reason I started following NOAH.
Also, the universal hatred for the House of D'Heads ( ZSJ's words, not mine) brings me joy. LOL.
Sho has been difficult to watch. They need to change his character. He is really talented for the HoT garbage.
HOT needs to end, although tbf it's been good for SHO just to be something else. He was stuck in Roppongi 3K for years and even after the split it felt like was just trending water until he really embraced the HOT gimmick. Just look at poor YOH who many saw as the better of the two can you tell me anything hes done since the split that hasnt involved feuding with Sho?
Haven't watched the tournament other than the standings, and I'm tuning in for the semifinals tomorrow morning, so this video comes at the prefect moment.
Njpw needs to quit playing and let Hiromu, kushida and despy move up to heavyweight
They're beyond this tournament now
Kushida is past his best and still feels like NJPW hold a bit of a grudge for him leaving because he didn't want to be a junior then crawling back. Can't see them rewarding him by moving him up when he's not going to add anything to the division and get lost in the lower card.
Hiromu is the divisions comfort blanket and ace a bit like Liger I don't see him making the step up to be a small fish in a big pond over a big fish in a small pond. I also think his injuries put him in that awkward position where they don't really want to risk losing their most popular guy against harder hitting opposition
Desperado makes the most sense of the bunch, but again I don't see him being given a singles run and will end up as a multi man match guy. Personally the junior title is worth more than both the tag and six man belts
@@elcactusdelamuerte506 At this point , just elevate TJP into the TV title division.
Douki was brought in as an emergency replacement when Desperado got injured, then kept around to be Suzuki gun's pin taker, but he was too good, lol.
El Desperado is awesome. I really becoming a bigger fan of his this year
It’s interesting that you compared Blake Christian to Will Ospreay seeing as how the two of them had an incredible match in Warrior Wrestling 1-2 years ago I believe.
watched every match if i’m not mistaken , blake christian and moloney where stands out for me
i was going for douki before that tournament started, so i still have him making it to the finals maybe a TJP v DOUKI finals
Ishimori has been brilliant and also Douki I'm a big Douki fan. As you say he's been over looked and he's getting big wins.
Drilla is impressive and definitely has the potential to be a star in
the future.
Love Ninja Mack just like Dave Koco does 😂 Mack definitely had the crowd on his side he's over. Another guy who could be huge in a few years.
TJP was in Impact a bit and they took care of him, but yea he prolly wants another shot at WWE down the line
Taguchi was in a car accident
The House of Torture slander has officially gone too far. 😑
It has been good.
Why would booking give us tho vs ishimori when that should have been HAYATA? That’s a miss for me 😞
Because TJP beat Hayata. Deal with it.