Maybe you haven't watched Japanese wrestling in a while. Maybe you never have. Maybe you don't know who Kota Ibushi and Prince Devitt are. Maybe you are among those that believe that puroesu doesn't have enough "storytelling or "psychology" or "selling" or other words you don't fully understand the meaning of. Maybe you're an idiot.
Or maybe you're just a fan of wrestling who wants to see a fun match between two of the most athletically gifted, fresh, young professional wrestlers in the world today because hey, wrestling is fun to watch.
If you aren't familiar with Japanese wrestling (have no fear, my knowledge of puro is very limited), these two guys are fighting for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship, a belt that's been held by some of the greatest North American wrestlers of all-time, such as Owen Hart, Chris Benoit and Low Ki - so you can tell that Devitt (and Ibushi for that matter) are among pretty elite company.
It had been a while since I'd watched anything from Japan. This was a great reintroduction.
Feel free to skip the opening video package, but I found that to be pretty awesome to watch too.
NJPW "WRESTLE KINGDOM V" IWGP JR. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
PRINCE DEVITT (C) V. KOTA IBUSHI - 01/04/11
Yeah, this was really sweet. I like the sense that this was a real struggle between the two, you know, not just a gymnastics exhibition. They also paced it really well, so there was time for the big moves to sink in and they didn't burn the crowd out. The execution was flawless, the pageantry was cool and it was overall fantastic and fun. I was really impressed with Ibushi, even more than Devitt, though both looked pretty great.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recommendation.