Posted September 17, 20214 yr comment_5963129 As we all know, draws are hard to get invested in because there's only so much you can do drama-wise, specially in Japan were the crowd knows they are about to see them reach the time limit the closer they get to it. But these two managed to have a great slowed paced match worked very smartly. It's a very simple story of both guys working a body part and committing to it and as always with the added plus of actually working for holds and struggling to get he upper hand, something that to me is key to keep me invested in these types of settings. In retrospect this is obviously worked as a preview of Nomura actually winning the belt (hopefully on 9/20), with Nakanoue barely scratching by and being saved by the bell. Young Gawd's selling was top notch by the way. You can tell Big Japan fans want this kid to get the damn strap because they were very invested in everything they did, even though they can't scream and chant. They bought into some nearfalls and were constantly clapping, giving this a proper atmosphere for a title match.
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