The
New Beginning 2015 in Osaka
(2015/2/11)
1. Yohei
Komatsu vs. Sho Tanaka
So
awesome seeing these two Young Lions facing each other on their biggest stage
yet, this was a highly energetic little match, loved all the intensity and tenacity
displayed.
***1/2
2. Manabu
Nakanishi & Cpt. New Japan vs. Tiger Mask & Mascara Dorada
Generic
Manabu Nakanishi match. Dorada needs better opponents than this.
**
3. Rob
Conway & Chase Owens vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Jushin Liger
Average
double title prelude match, acceptable stuff. I’m sick of Tharpe’s forced
antics.
**1/2
4. Tomoaki
Honma vs. Kota Ibushi
Lustrous
G1 style skirmish, words can’t do this justice.
****1/2
5. 3-WAY
for IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team
Championship: Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. Time
Splitters (KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley) vs. reDRagon (Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby
Fish) ©
I’m
happy the Bucks won, but this was shite. I totally expect to see four star
ratings thrown at this, but all these multi-man tags between these teams don’t
do it for me.
bad
6. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship:
Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kenny Omega ©
Finishing
stretch saved this one from mediocrity, the earlier portions were very meh and
I could’ve done without “Attack on Taguchi’s Anus” subplot that led to the
ridiculous flag driven interference. But even without it, they still struggled
with chemistry, which was painfully obvious during mid-match portions.
Hopefully Taguchi is out of the title picture for the time being, it seems
Mascara Dorada is next potential challenger, that’s so fucking good.
***
7. Kazuchika
Okada, Toru Yano, Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro
Takahashi, Tama Tonga)
Good
6-man tag centered around Okada trying to restore some of his mojo.
***
8. CHAOS
(Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI) vs. Yuji Nagata, Satoshi
Kojima, Tetsuya Naito
Osaka
fucking HATES Naito.
***1/2
9. IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship:
Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows vs. Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata ©
Well,
fuck me sideways, I didn’t see THAT outcome coming. Wow! Too bad everyone’s
talking about shitty teams such as TMDK and Dangan Yankees and not about these
two duos whose chemistry is off the charts, as this was another glorious clash
between the bitter rivals. Not as great as their World Tag League epic (the
story was bigger there), but dammit they came very close. Very dramatic and
exciting match-up, seriously though, the last chapter was fucking neat. Goto
and Shibata are back into the hell of chasing the belts again.
****1/4
*** Oh no, the entire Bullet Club is ringside with AJ,
I have a bad feeling about this. Poor Tana and Captain, brace yourselves for
holy overbooking. ***
10. IWGP Heavyweight Championship:
AJ Styles vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi ©
Well,
not going to lie, I thought this was pretty damn awesome. Sure, Bullet Club was
interfering but that was mostly early in the match, it also gave us the double
low-blow fouls from both guys, which I thought it ruled, Tanahashi fouling AJ
was some sweet despair revenge. Tana also bled hard after that wicked plancha
onto Bullet Club, his head collided with Matt Jackson’s and it looked nasty. It
added to the match, IMO. However, my favorite part of the match was the long
ass feeling out process that covered basically half the match, loved all the
careful defensive wrestling with lots of armlocks. It’s so good when done
right. I’m a sucker for sluggish epics with heavy selling, and these two gave
me just that. The match also contains probably the nastiest Dragon Screw spot
ever. Shit man, I cringed at that one. Also loved the German Suplex struggle
before the finishing run. Thinking about it, there was hard struggle for
literally EVERY move out there, they had to dig deep and earn it, I loved it.
The finishing sequence was properly based on Styles Clash danger, all the
teases and battles were incredible and highly dramatic, that last chapter at
least 3-4 min long. Just the fantastic match-up.
****3/4
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