His bulking up and working with more edge has really improved the way he wrestles, imo.
Instead of trying to constantly illicit sympathy from the audience (which would work sometimes and sometimes wouldn't) he's been working more aggressive and with more confidence, best shown from his G1 match against ZSJ earlier today. Shota was pissed and made it his mission to take Zack's head, using the Lariat to basically decapitate Zack before finishing him with The Second Chapter.
Hopefully this is how Umino will work going forward and I will very much look forward to the rest of his G1.
by MrPuroresu42