jml
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Post by jml on Sept 26, 2017 11:17:53 GMT -5
I've loved Juice's rise in 2017. Had a good match with Cody at the Dome, good match with Goto, great match with Naito, plethora of good to great matches in the G1 and just had great match with Omega. Definitely should be in the top 100.
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ed
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Post by ed on Sept 26, 2017 14:54:25 GMT -5
He's had a tremendous year breaking out into NJPW main events, title matches and the G1 and he's repaying their faith in him with solid performances night after night. His night to night selling throughout the G1 was excellent and a fun little story in Block B. I just got done watching the Destruction in Kobe main which was y'know pretty good but still suffered from Omega's usual excess flaws.
Without question top 100 and pushing top half for me.
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Post by bossrock on Sept 27, 2017 15:15:31 GMT -5
Wow, where did this guy come from? WWE's loss is truly NJPW's gain. Not only did he prove he could hang with and occasionally even surpass the company's best in title matches against Goto and Naito, he had one of the best runs in the G1. He did an excellent job portraying the unsinkable underdog with fantastic limb selling and honest to God "good" punches. And if that wasn't enough, he put on one of the most inspiring babyface performances of the year against Kenny at Destruction. The sky is truly the limit for Juice. Easy top 50 candidate at least.
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Post by brockobama on Oct 6, 2017 15:27:22 GMT -5
Was ridiculing the idea of the Cody match right up until it happened. Thought it was maybe the second best match of the show and it sure as shit wasn't due to Cody's work there. Didn't see him again until the G1, where he floored me in just about every match he had. Genuine charisma and heart, rock-solid fundamentals, this guy's got it all. It's always a blast to see him struggle against a superior opponent who secretly isn't all that superior. Even on the basis of the Dome and G1 matches, he'll make it high on my list. Need to go back and watch more.
Shame about those dreads though.
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