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Touch posted...

So I only have really watched a few matches of NJPW. Mainly the Omega vs Okada matches. But I'm gonna guess Tanahashi is one of the older wrestlers in the company? He didn't have a lot of active time in that match. Will Ospreay was fucking great tho

Tanahashi is the John Cena of New Japan. He's the Ace of the company, but like John Cena, he is slowing down. But he can still have amazing matches. His match with Kota Ibushi in this year's G1 was fucking amazing. Hell, his entire G1 was great (The G1 is New Japan yearly tournament. Unlike a normal tournament, you have 2 Blocks and you face everyone in your Block once and get points. Top points from each Block meet in the finals for a chance to face the World Champion at WrestleKingdom. Tanahashi won that and will face Omega for the title on 1/4, and it's going to be an awesome match)

But unlike John Cena (in a way, I'll give Cena his due) Tanahashi took a dead company, put it on his fucking back, and carried New Japan into what it is today. New Japan was on death's door until Tanahashi got a push and not only put on great matches, but worked hurt so New Japan could keep going.

Here you go, this is done by Kevin Kelly for New Japan -

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