This is going to be one of those divisive matches. On the one hand, it's truly a spectacle, especially during the third fall, where both guys unleash their crazy arsenals in an endless volley of nearfalls. On the other hand, the third fall was an endless volley of slow as molasses two counts. I was pretty tired by the end of it. The New Japan match was a great energetic sprint and a big homecoming for Kamaitachi. This felt like a finale for these two and I really hope it is -- at least, for a while. The stuff that I was amazed by the first couple of times I saw it...is still amazing, no doubt, but just a little repetitive at this point. And the traditional 2-out-of-3 falls stip didn't do this match any favors. So many nearfalls that had zero reaction, especially Kamaitachi's sunset flip piledriver which won him the title to begin with. I think he hit it at least twice here to no avail. An entertaining match to be sure. I liked the monkey flip spot to the floor and Dragon Lee's outside German suplex was nuts. But it was a little too tra-la-la for me to get suckered into thinking it was a great professional wrestling match. I would love to see these two in New Japan's Super J Cup but against some fresh opponents.
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