NOAH presents "Last Love" Keiji Muto Grand Finale - February 21, 2023

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What a great show, all the matches delivered. The Nosawa one was the only one kinda weird bc it was so short
 
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Muto saying he wanted to do the moonsault but couldn't get up to the top rope, you know someone talked him out of it backstage and had a fucking panic attack when they saw him going for it
 
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I'll mention this in my review, but cool fact Mizuki in the TJPW match is the only trainee of Cutie Suzuki hence why she uses that cuite special as her finisher.
 

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So am I allowed to express how I really feel about the Okada and Kaito match or hold it in?
 

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Depends, are we allowed to disagree?
 
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I don't know are we? Because that match will get its own post because there is a lot to say about it.
 

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Lol I actually completely get why anyone would have an issue with it especially being a NOAH fan. It FEELS like they're booking it for Kaito to finally beat Okada one day just going by classic final boss booking, but I don't really have much faith that's what actually will happen and it may have just been Gedo and Okada swinging their dick around

That being said, it's the most I've been interested in Okada in like 3 years I'll say, I like him being a dick
 

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Yeah I think you will like my review on that match because there a few matches that may get their own post in my review thread just because of the lore and me being a fucking nerd for dumbshit, lol.

But I will say this. I love Kaito, I really do, and I like Okada, not the biggest fan but he is good, but Okada winning was the right choice.
 
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Also I rewatched the NOAH vs NJPW WK show from 2022 last year while I was working from home, forgot about the interactions they had there too. They could really make it a great rivalry if Kaito ever actually gets a win. But I'm assuming that would have to be when Okada isn't champion for political reasons
 

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Yeah I think you will like my review on that match because there a few matches that may get their own post in my review thread just because of the lore and me being a fucking nerd for dumbshit, lol.

But I will say this. I love Kaito, I really do, and I like Okada, not the biggest fan but he is good, but Okada winning was the right choice.

I thought Okada was always going to win myself and I def don't even hate the way the match was booked as someone that barely watches NOAH cause like I said, it was the most I've been interested in Okada for awhile. But genuinely shocked it didn't go past 20 minutes, the story told was that Kaito was definitely not on Okada's level and kinda made him look like a bitch.

Not a bad story with follow up, and I don't think it will really hurt Kaito in NOAH going forward but it did sell them as being inferior to NJPW pretty hard on my eyes
 
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Yeah Okada being the champion is def a factor and even as a casual, he looks like 3x as big as Kaito. I do think Okada will put him over one day though
 
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Also what was up with the Nosawa match? I'm sure you can provide more context there but the announcers were saying he'd said it was his retirement match too (on Muto's card???) But were acting like they didn't believe him. Then the match was so short, I feel like I'm missing a lot there
 

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Yeah Okada being the champion is def a factor and even as a casual, he looks like 3x as big as Kaito. I do think Okada will put him over one day though

Kaito looks way more like a star than he did just a year ago at the show i rewatched too, it was actually crazy to me it was the same guy since I went like 9 months before watching another NOAH show lol def puts off more natural charisma and star power now and I'm assuming it'll keep getting better
 

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I thought Okada was always going to win myself and I def don't even hate the way the match was booked as someone that barely watches NOAH cause like I said, it was the most I've been interested in Okada for awhile. But genuinely shocked it didn't go past 20 minutes, the story told was that Kaito was definitely not on Okada's level and kinda made him look like a bitch.

Not a bad story with follow up, and I don't think it will really hurt Kaito in NOAH going forward but it did sell them as being inferior to NJPW pretty hard on my eyes
wouldn't really say made him his bitch, but the story being told makes sense if you have watched NOAH for quite along time. I do think this can be a new story for Kaito going forward and if done right he can get his win back and it makes sense.
 

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Also what was up with the Nosawa match? I'm sure you can provide more context there but the announcers were saying he'd said it was his retirement match too (on Muto's card???) But were acting like they didn't believe him. Then the match was so short, I feel like I'm missing a lot there
I'll explain it don't worry.
 
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