The London crowd have certainly hooked onto this, with chants of ‘shooter’ echoing through the arena for Shota Umino. He’s quickly building a reputation as one of the best in the business. A lot of this is functional, but entertaining, and it leads to the challenge for the Junior Tag belts. The third match of the evening was a non-title match between the newly formed team of The Birds of Prey (Will Ospreay and Robbie Eagles) and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo of the Bullet Club. Nothing special on paper, but elevated when performed by genuine stars.The post match angle gives the crowd a heated beatdown for White and the much-desired Destino. There are a lot of people in the audience, but Naito is far down the card and wrestling in a tag. NJPW ‘Royal Quest’ (8.31.19) Results & Review. Our champion is Tanahashi, and he will lead a new era of love, peace and tranquility. Looking away for a second could mean missing an instant reversal that puts ZSJ back on top and has Tanahashi’s limbs scratching for the ropes.As you would expect, the match starts to fall apart for Zack when he takes the One in a Hundred Year Ace off the mat. Lazy covers indicate that respect is worth far more than any gold belt.Okada, however, is the best wrestler in the world.

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A company with such a high working standard is going to throw out these solid, exciting openers just to be lost in the abundance of wrestling on tape. Tanahashi won the British Heavyweight Championship for the first time, after hitting Sabre with a High Fly Flow. I laugh at the number 69 as much as the next wrestling critic who thinks a bit too highly of himself: I don’t. He meets the devastating forearms inflicted upon him with the youthful exuberance that got him to the top of the tree. People cut us off in queues and we remain silent, preferring to accept the sleight and get on with our lives. It was the first-ever event independently promoted by NJPW in the United Kingdom.. A speedy exchange between ELP and Ospreay was the amuse-bouche for the inevitable Junior Championship challenge, and it certainly whet my appetite.It’s also nice to be reminded that Ishimori exists, like a teenage album found in the loft that you thought was fine about five years ago.The Birds of Prey have arrived, with a double Spanish Fly from the top rope. Matthew Davis. Not only is he the worst major league wrestler in the world, every British pound he was paid for this performance should have been donated to some sort of women’s shelter as recompense for his vile attitude.Anyway, Ibushi is a star.

The booking was obvious, the outcomes were almost universally certain, but star power speaks for itself.West Coast Pro Wrestling: The World Is Yours (September 6) PreviewEverything Elite 36 – Fallout from ALL OUT, Jericho’s Memes and Belt, Talent News and More! Everything they do is fresh and cool, but always seems to lack the meaning that many of their contemporaries can conjure.Whether this was a one hit wonder or a passage into Tag League remains to be seen. Whether it’s gold, glory or something more personal, we can trust Naito to deliver something special on the big stage.But, this isn’t the big stage. Long live Tanahashi! Eight matches were contested at the event. Suzuki isn’t interested in showmanship, but in collecting the debt from his G1 insult. The modern Bullet Club is plagued by the dreaded interference and the inevitable GOD invasion flickers between an eye roll and relief that a concussed man won’t keep getting hit.Let’s hope that a healthy KENTA has to settle this once and for all. Knees hit Okada’s chest before heels smash his skull. ELP, Super-J Cup winner and British Cruiserweight Champion, has had quite a year. New Japan have hardly prioritised the tag team division. As uncomfortable as it made me, however, it seems naive to think this is unavoidable in professional wrestling.

One huge UK debut for New Japan Pro Wrestling. Matt’s NJPW Royal Quest (8/31/19) Review. The double stomp onto Eagles’ balls was a glorious dickhead-heel moment and Ospreay’s familiar bounce was pure blue-eye fire. That led to the main event, where Kazuchika Okada was defending his IWGP Heavyweight Championship against the leader of Suzuki-gun, Minoru Suzuki. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING ROYAL QUEST AUGUST 31, 2019 COPPER BOX ARENA LONDON, ENGLAND. His huge limbs fly with momentum and purpose. September 3, 2019.