This
is the inaugural Big Mouth Loud show, Shibata’s vanity promotion following his departure
from New Japan, and who better to battle the face of the place than big bad
boss, Kazunari Murakami. This was an alright match. The strikes looked good and
hard, and it felt as if they were building to something much bigger, but the
finish was abrupt and unconvincing. Ideally, the legwork from Murakami should
have had a more prominent role in this match, as it felt like a logical
approach and Shibata’s selling of it was solid. The midsection of the match
stuck out to me the most. Shibata catches a kick attempt and tries to suplex Murakami,
who hangs onto the ropes, building to the corner attacks and dropkicks from
Shibata. When Murakami re-enters the ring, he has that evil grin on his face and
the two try to outkick each other for our enjoyment. Good stuff. Murakami ends
up winning with a running knee but again, it felt like the wrong guy won here.
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