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JoeRulz · 02-16-2012, 02:35 PM

It is.

wildpegasus · 02-16-2012, 07:24 PM

Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Shingo was aces. My fav match of the year from what I've seen so far.

This may have been the first time I've seen Kitamya. I really liked what I saw. The guy has fire.

So what's the story behind Diamond Ring?

You know watching this and the NJPW show. I've got to say I really loved the production quality of both of these shows. It makes everything feel so alive which is of utmost importance. NJPW has always been awesome in this regard. The WWE may have all the money these days but they can't replicate that majic I get from Diamond Ring or NJPW.

JoeRulz · 02-16-2012, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by wildpegasus

Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Shingo was aces. My fav match of the year from what I've seen so far.

This may have been the first time I've seen Kitamya. I really liked what I saw. The guy has fire.

So what's the story behind Diamond Ring?

You know watching this and the NJPW show. I've got to say I really loved the production quality of both of these shows. It makes everything feel so alive which is of utmost importance. NJPW has always been awesome in this regard. The WWE may have all the money these days but they can't replicate that majic I get from Diamond Ring or NJPW.

http://www.puroresuspirit.com/2012/0...-diamond-ring/

It's basically Kensuke Office evolving from a Dojo holding shows to a legit wrestling company.

**Cactus** · 02-16-2012, 08:42 PM

NJPW - The New Beginning 2012

YOSHI-HASHI & Yujiro Takahashi vs King Fale & Tomoaki Honma
**

Captain New Japan, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tama Tonga vs Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano
More of a fun match than a good one.
***

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match
Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) vs Davey Richards & Rocky Romero
Started of as a well-timed and structured spotfest that evolved into a great match with plenty of gripping near-falls.
***½

Ten Man Tag Team Elimination Match
Wataru Inoue, Yuji Nagata, KUSHIDA, Tiger Mask & Togi Makabe vs Lance Archer, Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, TAKA Michinoku & Yoshihiro Takayama
***

IWGP Tag Team Title Match
Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (c) vs Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson
Dull as dogshit until the ending.
**½

IWGP Intercontinental Title Match
Masato Tanaka (c) vs Hirooki Goto
Goto no-selling the superplex only to stand up and get taken back down again early in the match really irritated me and I just wasn't feeling the near-falls after that.
**¾

Shinsuke Nakamura vs Tetsuya Naito
These two never fail to put on a good match together, even if this wasn't one of their best effort due to some awkward transitions and an over-reliance on 2.9 counts.
***¼

IWGP Heavyweight Title Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs Kazuchika Okada
I liked how Tana was seen as the vet in the match, dominating Okada with headlocks and Okada only gaining control after taking advantage of Tana's mistakes. Epic match that had my heart-racing on some of the near-falls. I do wish the selling had more continuity.
****

Overall:
The undercard was surprisingly good and most of the main matches did not react my expectations, but it's was all entertaining stuff bar the TenKoji/Bad Intentions match.

JoeRulz · 02-18-2012, 08:05 PM

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Giant Bernard (NJPW, 7/18/2011)

Man, I see people talking about Tana/Nagatas, Tana/Kojimas and Tana/Gotos, but no one talks about this match. And this is my New Japan MOTY for 2011, and #2 in Puro overall, right behind SUWAMA/Akiyama. This match was perfectly structured and perfectly executed. The storytelling was smashing, especially the callbacks on their 2006 IWGP match. The drama and suspense were great, because this is Giant F'N Bernard we're talking about, and he damaged Tanahashi strong enough to make everyone believe he's walking away with that title. Of course, it made Tanahashi's comebacks much more significant. Great selling from both guys too, it's very appreciated. To sum up, this match is brilliant, both of them are on top of the game, and played their characters to perfection.
Rating: ****3/4

**Seabs** · 02-19-2012, 05:10 AM

All Together Results:

Spoiler for All Together Results:

JoeRulz · 02-19-2012, 06:24 PM

They killed PuroClassics. Fuck!

**TelkEvolon** · 02-20-2012, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeRulz

They killed PuroClassics. Fuck!

Is there no god?

**Bubz** · 02-20-2012, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeRulz

They killed PuroClassics. Fuck!

WTF.

Senor Lariato is on Daily Motion now though, and there are other puro uploaders on there too.

**TelkEvolon** · 02-20-2012, 07:02 AM

KENTA vs Katsuhiko Nakajima - 06/13/08

Great match here, as Nakajima steps up in a big way to go toe to toe with KENTA, matching him kick for kick, slap for slap and forearm for forearm, the match is fast paced and action packed with both men pulling out all of the stops to try and get the win, including some crazy legwork. Nakajima targets the legs and KENTA works the mid section, both dishing out a ton of punishment to the other. Awesome strike battles are scattered throughout as well as some great spots. A fun, hard hitting encounter that really saw Nakajima step up to the plate and take the bull by the horns.

****1/2