SHO vs. Tiger Mask
Grumpy old vet Tiger Mask swallows SHO on the mat, and then continues to
dominate by kicking the absolute shit out of him. That's quite
wonderful! SHO really had to dig down deep & earn those intense
comebacks of his, and he sure did earn them by receiving an awesome
asskicking & selling that said asskicking very well throughout.
Loved this match. ***1/2
Ren Narita vs. Will Ospreay
A quality bout w/ the classic young-lion-pushes-the-top-dog-to-the-limit
-dynamic. Ospreay is good at dominating, but he is even better selling
Narita's counters & offense when it came time to do so. ***
Dragon Lee vs. Titan
Pretty solid, but also not anything very memorable & it sure
dragged, too. I did like the somewhat unique friendly competitive story
they had going. **1/2
El Phantasmo vs. Rocky Romero
The middle-section of the match drags quite a bit, but by the end, they
had me 110% into it. They told a pretty damn great underdog tale of the
veteran in Rocky Romero looking to get a big win in his first Korakuen
singles main event, and El Phantasmo was a great dance partner, as he
played the role of the overly arrogant asshole looking to spoil the
party excellently. It's good stuff the whole way through, but things
kick up to another level or two when the Red Shoes bumps happen - after
that's it's pure Korakuen underdog magic & it just rules. The best
match of the tournament up to this point. ***3/4
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