2017 was an absolutely incredible year for NJPW — maybe the best ever from a pure match quality standpoint. That year gave us five legitimate Match of the Decade contenders — not just Match of the Year, but of the decade.
When a bout as phenomenal as Omega vs. Naito in the 2017 G1 Final isn’t even the best match of that year, you know you’re witnessing something special. We were eating good that year. Honestly, even AJPW in the ’90s would have a hard time topping what NJPW delivered in 2017.
I’m not sure we’ll ever experience another year like that again, at least in terms of sheer in-ring quality.
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by Arcasolution6832
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The Naito/Tanahashi trilogy from that year would be the feud of the year in most years but with how stacked 2017 was, it somehow got under the radar
I think we’re seeing a similarly strong year from Stardom, but they would still need to stick the landing (which I think they will) these last three months to be in that conversation. For New Japan, I think the current group of young talent is capable of such a year. The booking just needs to at some point let them sink or swim.
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