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2217820, Prince Devitt vs. Lo Ki vs. Kota Ibushi!
Posted by jimaveli, Sun Aug-11-13 01:57 PM
Devitt is pretty awesome. Ibushi too. And Lo Ki in the Hitman outfit...yeah...pretty awesome. He's on some old 4th outfit slot on those AKI games shit. Speaking of that, the video game kicks, stomps and spots...all crazy. The match reminds me of the more awesome TNA X-division matches..probably a little better. Spot after spot. Random kick after random kick. Special move shit after special move shit. Jackass reversals/pin breakups galore. Physically impressive. Solid execution. Video game finish. It is nice to see how things are turning out with NJPW nowadays. Thanks again. It is crazy how Lo Ki can work so well here but never even come close to working out as well here in the states doing the same damn thing.

I'll confess that I was never a huge fan of the double-foot stomps since there's no way to really do those without damn near killing somebody. But I understand that Japan believes in that move like a mofo. So you have to 'let them have it' when a stomp actually connects and is sold. I see that the 'kickout normally then sell near death' thing is still in full effect too. Sometimes it works, sometimes I feel lied to...but hey...its wrestling...I get it. HBK could show 'em how to kick out and sell at the same time. Dolph too.

Gedo vs Heel Prince was cool too. I remember Gedo from VPW2/Fire Pro/something. The match of course was a little slower, but still...good story and style. And Devitt's entrance...bwahahahaaha! And he had the nerve to leave like that too!? Ridiculous. Bullet club!

I'll jump into that Okada/Anderson soon. Thanks!

>Gedo vs. Prince Devitt for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight
>Championship. Devitt has formed a foreign heel stable called
>The Bullet Club, and beat Tanahashi to become the #1 contender
>to Okada's championship. However, before Okada gives him the
>title shot he talks Devitt into giving Gedo, a once-heralded
>Jr. Heavyweight who's now Okada's manager of sorts, a title
>shot. Gedo was supposed to have no chance but this match is
>one of the most fun matches I've seen in a good while.
>Japanese frowns on a lot of outside interference but they made
>it The Bullet Club's trademark in almost all of Devitt's
>matches and you've never seen it like this at the end:
>
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1vzzFiCOC0
>
>Kazuchika Okada vs Karl Anderson. This is from last year.
>Okada lost the title to Tanahashi last June. Okada now has to
>win the 2012 G-1 Climax to secure the rematch with Tanahashi.
>This is the Finals.
>
>http://youtu.be/HdlEnQw9lyQ
>
>Prince Devitt vs. Lo Ki vs. Kota Ibushi - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight
>Championship. This is from Wrestle Kingdom VII in January.
>Devitt's the defending champion (he was a face then), and he
>had beaten Ibushi (who is probably the best Jr. Heavyweight in
>the world right now) earlier in the year. You'll get a kick
>out of Lo Ki's outfit.
>
>This one, I found, had actual English commentary. I don't know
>if it helps or hurts.
>
>http://youtu.be/HdlEnQw9lyQ
>
>that's just a handful. I'm easing yall into it for the moment
>until I get to the heavy stuff.
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