August 2023

Kazuchika Okada vs Tetsuya Naito - NJPW 8/13/23 Woah Sleeze is reviewing a match after 2015, what the fuck?!? Look, New Japan could present a shitburger in Korakeun Hall and I would still be on Cloud 9 watching pro wrestling in Korakeun. I get chills and emotional just thinking about the fact I will get to do that, BUT I might as well do a little research and see what is going on in New Japan to enhance the experience. I figured I'd start with last year's G1 Climax Final. Naito is definitely the more over of the two. I watched this while walking in 32F weather, it is a 34 minute match, so rather than a blow by blow account. These are the thoughts I had while watching…

What happens when one of the most evil wrestlers of her generation takes on arguably the best babyface in the world? Magic. Nothing Ozaki does in this match is defensible. She’s a deplorable veteran who nails Momono with the title immediately setting the tone. Trainees and ringside attendants run in fear as she carelessly throws Momono several rows deep into a pile of chairs. Ozaki stomps Momono’s hand and throws a chain at it. Ozaki knows her body can’t go like it used to, but her mind’s as sharp as a whip as she sticks with the weapon shots that have gotten her so far. Momono matches Ozaki’s brutality, delivering rapid-fire headbutts in the near double digits.…