Jon Moxley vs Juice Robinson (NJPW 06/05/2019)

Re-watched this for the first time in years and I really underrated this one. Moxley must have felt like a kid in a candy store, what with this being his first match since leaving WWE, and that makes this match feel completely unique, not just in terms of modern New Japan, but also in the landscape of modern wrestling as a whole. They work a mix between a chaotic territory brawl, a plunder brawl, limb-work, and a modern New Japan slugfest, with several absolutely crazy moments. Moxley's mannerisms were so great and entertaining, and while his offence was a little soft to start with, by the end he's absolutely laying it in to Juice. Meanwhile Juice gives the absolute performance of a lifetime - his dazed, out-on-his-feet selling after getting busted open was sublime, he bumped like crazy to get Moxley over with the crowd, and his offence and babyface energy were off-the-charts good. To top it all off you got a hot crowd that were genuinely concerned with Juice's well-being - the moment that sticks out to me is when this woman in the front row looks like she's about to burst into tears and tries to will Juice on after he's crashed through a table. A career highlight for both men.