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New Japan Need To Watch (4/29) Wrestling Hi No Kuni

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FIRST MATCH: Tomoaki Honma, Shota Umino & Ren Narita vs. Toa Henare, Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura

A fiery start to an amazing show. Umino, Narita, Tsuji & Uemura are so good together that Henare and Honma pretty much get to sit back and get their stuff in. Everything one expects from a Young Lion match and so much more.

Need To Watch Rating: (6.8)

SECOND MATCH: Jeff Cobb, Yoshi-Hashi, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Suzuki-gun (Taichi, Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)

Another wildly heated match. Suzuki and Liger’s rivalry threatens to burn down every match their in, plus Cobb & Taichi’s rivalry get a can of gas poured on it. Mayhem, wonderful mayhem.

Need To Watch Rating: (6.9)

THIRD MATCH: Dragon Lee & Will Ospreay vs. Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori & Hikuleo)

A Best Of The Super Juniors preview, with a side of Hikuleo. Definitely some can’t miss action in this tag match.

Need To Watch Rating: (6.5)

FOURTH MATCH: Mikey Nicholls vs. Bad Luck Fale

Solid singles match. Nicholls shows some serious fire against Fale. Fale gets some warmup laps before the G1 Climax.

Need To Watch Rating: (6.0)

FIFTH MATCH: Juice Robinson vs. Chase Owens

Another solid chapter in the rivalry between Juice & The Crown Jewel. These two have phenomenal chemistry. Expect the next chapter in the G1 Climax, if not sooner.

Need To Watch Rating: (6.1)

SIXTH MATCH: Kazuchika Okada, SHO, YOH, Tomohiro Ishii & Kota Ibushi vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (SANADA, BUSHI, Shingo Takagi, EVIL & Tetsuya Naito)

An absolute masterpiece of a 10-man tag. The war between CHAOS & LIJ has not been this fierce in a while. SHO & Shingo continue to lay into each other. Okada and SANADA have stellar chemistry. EVIL & Ishii could fight for days and not disappoint.

Need To Watch Rating: (9.6)

SEMI-MAIN EVENT: IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Match: Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) (c) vs. Most Violent Players (Togi Makabe & Toru Yano)

This match has all the shenanigans that one would expect from these two teams. Makabe and Yano have not lost a step since the original MVP days. Tama & Tanga are doing the work of their careers on this current title run. Definitely worth your time to sit down and enjoy.

Need To Watch Rating: (9.8)

MAIN EVENT: Hirooki Goto vs. Jay White

This is the best Goto has looked in YEARS. He truly holds nothing back, giving Jay White one of the most punishing matches of the New Zealander’s career. White has never looked more matured as a wrestler than in this match. The “puppy paws” are gone, and we are looking at a full-fledged main eventer in White.

Need To Watch Rating: (10.0)

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