Wrestle Kingdom 16 Discussion - January 4, 5, and 8, 2022 on NJPW World

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Young Lion vs. Young Lion

 

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That was a decent enough match from both Fujita and Yano, although a draw was very much an expected measure with two young Lions

 

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TenKoji/Nagata vs. Funky Express - that is cool. Its a shame you cant hear the music because of the copyright reasons though.

 

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TenKoji/Nagata vs. Funky Express - that is cool. Its a shame you cant hear the music because of the copyright reasons though.

It's like this for the entire show for every single entrance too

 

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Well that is going to suck then - 100% going to kill some of the vibe

 

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Well that was a good match to get us warmed up - Kojima as always really impressing in that match, but really everyone involved was doing great. 1-0 to NJPW as it stands.

 

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NJPW go 2-0, but with the power issue not to mention just the chaos, the match really wasn't that good. A bit too chaotic, with not enough real co-ordination about it

 

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Ishii vs. Inamura would be a good match though

 

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SHO laughing like a schoolboy after taking out the NOAH young boy was pretty funny - House of Torture SHO is pretty great

 

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SHO steals the match, with pure heel tactics. NJPW go 2-0 up for the main-show, (seems they ain't counting the pre-show matches anymore). Kotoge looked really great though, and once upon a time it would have been a really great Super Jrs. match

 

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This lack of music is a major buzz kill,.

 

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Hayata and Ishimori beting on opposite sides of the ring, is just really interest considering their statuses/past in the NOAH Jr. Heavyweight divisions.

 

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That was the first match of the night that really turned up the heat for the evening, although I think everyone would love to see HAYATA vs. Ishimori have a cross promotional singles match later down the line. (NJPW 2-1 NOAH)

 

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Los Perros vs. Suzuki-gun - this contest is going to be like looking into the mirror

 

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A decent enough match, but the quality of the matches really isn't on an upward cycle as of yet. This cross-over at this current stage, really doesn't feel like it belongs underneath a Wrestle Kingdom banner. So hoping so of the later matches, make this event worth it. A little bit disappointed at this point.