Incredible. It could be MOTY as far as in-ring-storytelling goes. There were so many amazing moments from all four of them. And holy shit, dude: YUTO-ice is fiery as fuck. I love how he can pop the crowd just by screaming his head off. I also love how over OSKAR already is. He's like a giant Alex Wright / Undertaker hybrid, but with dojo fundamentals. Seeing a 6'7 monster hit a standing switch is just nuts. KOB are so awesome, we damn near saw a double-turn in this match. Yuya Uemura was boo'd! For ripping off trainer's tape! And then he hit that Frankensteiner, and the crowd gasped. We've all seen how successful that pin combo can be for Yuya. We know he could probably win the match with it, especially if he hits it on YUTO-ice, a striker and a rookie. So it matters even more to us when Yuya chooses to skip the pin and just go straight for YUTO's arm. This could have been a full heel-turn for Yuya if he didn't get his comeuppance via a closed fist and a running tombstone (holy shit!).
It was an exceptionally great match and an increasingly-common W for the younger generation. NJPW's bell-to-bell storytelling is thankfully still untouchable.
by SloppyMallard