I just wanted to get this off my chest. I am irrationally upset about something I enjoy so much.
Finlay beating Uemura has sucked all the joy out of this G1 for me. All of it. I literally cannot enjoy the rest of this G1; I didn't even have the motivation to tune in to the B Block last day.
This feels like when Hiromu beat Despy in 2022 at the BOSJ finals. I just felt my soul sucked out of me that day. The worst part is, when Despy won two years later, it didn't hit the same. It just felt hollow. I'm hoping it won't be the same next year or the year after for Uemura.
I didn't even need Uemura to win – I just wanted him to sniff it. To get a taste of the semis/finals before being eliminated, because making it past the playoffs is a big enough deal.
And the worst part is, because of my pettiness, I can no longer enjoy David Finlay, right when I was starting to. When Hiromu appears on my screen, despite being a great wrestler, I just get upset because I cannot forget BOSJ 29, and it's not even his fault. I hope I'm overreacting here because I do enjoy Finlay's matches.
Finlay already won the NJC, he already has the prestige. Uemura doesn't. Uemura could have just as easily had Finlay's booking (minus the Tana loss) and lost to TAKE.
Sorry, just needed to get that off my chest. I will continue to enjoy NJPW in the future, but I probably just need a short break here. I'll probably watch the finals and root for Tsuji.
by insrto