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Post by Cap on Dec 10, 2017 15:13:34 GMT -5
Shinsuke Nakamura vs Sami Zayn (NXT - 4/1/2016)
Nakamura hit the ground running under the WWE umbrella. What happened after that (so far) is up for some debate, but this match is such an excellent example of just how good both these guys can be. This one felt like they decided to go a little off script at some points, like they were going to lay into each other in a way that really wasn't common for the wwe at the time. Maybe that is just me. Either way, solid consideration for the back end of my list. Not a lock by an stretch.
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Post by Kadaveri on Jan 6, 2018 7:57:42 GMT -5
Yeah this match felt really free-flowing. Don't know if that's because it was mostly called on the spot (Nakamura had only recently arrived in the country right?) or just excellent work but it's great nonetheless. The big high point I have for this match is that every single minute of it counted. The opening is really memorable I can play it off my head now. Too many matches in the modern style follow this formula of not really doing anything in the first part to just build to a load of drama in the finishing stretch, but this doesn't fall into that at all.
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Post by J. (aka El-P) on Jan 6, 2018 15:18:12 GMT -5
Dear to me heart because of where I was at the time. Nakamura sadly never looked better or more special in the WWE, this was the perfect introduction with a legit MOTYC (at least in the WWE context) just before Mania, against a guy who could go (and who never looked better either). This was also foreshadowing what was to come as Nak got a great match doing a whole lot less than he would in NJ. Doing a whole lot less is what was foreshadowed, not having great matches.
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Post by bossrock on Jan 8, 2018 14:14:56 GMT -5
Probably a top 5 match for 2016, which is nothing to shake a finger at by any means. Still, no guarantee it will make my list even though it's one of the best matches of either guy's careers.
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Post by elliott on Oct 10, 2023 14:40:55 GMT -5
Not a fan of this one. Crowd makes this a tough hang.
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Post by [Darren] on Oct 10, 2023 16:21:58 GMT -5
This is one of the most insufferable crowds in history.
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Post by elliott on Oct 10, 2023 16:43:18 GMT -5
This is one of the most insufferable crowds in history. Oh man, I'm relieved I'm not alone in that lololololol |
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Post by [Darren] on Oct 10, 2023 16:55:05 GMT -5
This is one of the most insufferable crowds in history. Oh man, I'm relieved I'm not alone in that lololololol I watched this live. Hadn’t watched any wrestling in two years. I thought it was so cool because it felt like the culmination of all the chants I did at roh shows a decade earlier. I since became a more discerning fan and actually learned what I truly value in wrestling. I tried watching this last year and it’s just silly. |
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