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Post by concrete1992 on Dec 31, 2017 6:13:34 GMT -5
TOP TIER:
NOMINEES:
Cody vs. Kota Ibushi (NJPW 1/4/2018) - 1 YES, 1 NO
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Post by bossrock on Jan 24, 2018 10:26:31 GMT -5
NOMINATE: Cody vs. Kota Ibushi-Wrestle Kingdom 12 (1/4/2018)
Easily Cody's best singles match ever. Great spot where Cody and Brandi sucker Ibushi into thinking he knocked out Brandi by mistake only for Cody to take advantage. Ibushi's selling and comebacks are excellent and Cody does a great job with the psychological warfare of bringing up Kenny. Lots of action, lost of drama, and some pretty awesome nearfalls. Cody really stepped up for this match but it's a testament to Ibushi's ability to bring out the best in almost everyone he faces.
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Post by bucky on Jan 24, 2018 21:07:05 GMT -5
Cody vs. Ibushi - NO
There's good stuff here, mostly from Ibushi obviously, but this never really came together for me. I feel the same as most, that Cody feels like a guy who has seen a lot of footage, cosplaying as his favorite heels and missing the mark real fucking hard. Brandi is nice, she has a real shitty bit of charisma to her, but Cody just feels like a Bob Odenkirk character from one of those Mr Show sketches that went too long. Ibushi does take one of the sickest bumps ever, braining himself real bad on the Cross Rhodes off the apron, and hits all of his shit really well. There is clearly good work here, but I cannot wholeheartedly condone a match where one half of the competitors is one of the least convincing characters in all of wrestling. Also, literally all of his offense looks like shit.
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