The Young Bucks Thank Fans After War In Long Beach
After an emotional, 40-minute marathon, The Young Bucks sent love and gratitude to their fans. The Young Bucks lost to their former best friend Kenny Omega, and his lover Kota Ibushi in the main event of Sunday’s Strong Style: Evolved.
The last 24 hours have been very overwhelming. Not sure what else to say but thanks to everyone who supports us!
— Being the Elite (@BeingTheElite) March 27, 2018
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Kenny Omega Speechless After Fighting Former Friends
Kenny Omega took to Twitter as well after Sunday’s bone-chilling battle. He foresaw a long road to recovery and thanked the fans for “taking part in something special.”
It’s going to take awhile to recover from tonight. I don’t even have words, really. But thank you fans for taking part in something special. #njSSE
— Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) March 26, 2018
Cody Rhodes Apologizes To Matt & Nick Jackson
After Sunday’s main event, Cody accidentally shoved Matt Jackson. Rhodes has since released an apology, explaining that he thought Matt was Kenny Omega. Rhodes will face Omega in a tag match at Sakura Genesis, before going one-on-one with The Best Bout Machine at Supercard of Honor on 4/7.
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— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) March 26, 2018
Need To Watch Ratings For March
Since there’s a lot of wrestling to keep up with, New Japan Pro Wednesday has developed a Need To Watch Rating system. 0.0-10.0, with 10.0 not indicating “best ever” but instead “must see.” Here’s the combined averages for all of the shows in March, as well as each show’s Must See Match.
- 3/6 New Japan 46th Anniversary Show: 7.057 Must See Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay (10.0)
- 3/9 New Japan Cup Night 1: 5.18 Must See Match: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Juice Robinson (10.0)
- 3/10 New Japan Cup Night 2: 5.0 Must See Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taichi (9.0)
- 3/11 New Japan Cup Night 3: 5.85 Must See Match: Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (10.0)
- 3/12 New Japan Cup Night 4: 4.35 Must See Match: Chuckie T vs. SANADA (9.9)
- 3/14 New Japan Cup Night 5: 4.31 Must See Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bad Luck Fale (9.0)
- 3/15 New Japan Cup Night 6: 6.14 Must See Match: Kota Ibushi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (10.0)
- 3/16 New Japan Cup Semi-Finals: 6.41 Must See Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Juice Robinson (10.1)
- 3/18 New Japan Cup Semi-Finals: 6.125 Must See Match: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. SANADA (10.0)
- 3/21 New Japan Cup Final: 6.36 Must See Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr. (10.0)
- 3/25 Strong Style: Evolved: 6.4 Must See Match: The Golden Lovers vs. The Young Bucks (10.15)- MATCH OF THE MONTH
March Need To Watch Average: 5.74
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