NJPW Presents: G1 Climax 27 (July 17 - August 13; Scores Updated 8/7)

[Jmare007]

The setup with Ishii losing via ref stoppage to ZSJ made that sequence all the more tense.

That booking

If this was anywhere else the complaint would be that "having a ref stoppage 1 match earlier took away from the drama in the main event because there was no way they would end two back to back matches the same way"

But hey, if Sunday goes as it should I will at the booking

 

[3Rivers]

The setup with Ishii losing via ref stoppage to ZSJ made that sequence all the more tense.

That booking

Not to mention Naito lost the IC belt to that move. The longer he was in it the more I was

 

[MightyHealthy]

It really sucks the way they are dealing with these last tournament appearances of the legends. Not a single special "he still got it" moment. Just losing all the matches except for one or two.

You're describing Kojima, sadly. If we're taking about Nagata...different story.

Nagata lost almost every night, but finished his G1 career quite strong for his age, with a final showing that most legends would appreciate.

He put the future over, got one signature win (over ZSJ), and shared a hell of a final G1 moment with his former student.

I knew he would never contend, and he was never really bothered by the points (or lack thereof), so I honestly enjoyed his run.

Four star matches with Tana, Naito, and Ibushi at the age of 49? Legendary.

 

[MenacingMonk]

Four star matches with Tana, Naito, and Ibushi at the age of 49? Legendary.

I saw the matches with Ibushi and Naito. Solid matches, but far from 4 stars.

Anyways, Naito/Tana was the weakest of the trilogy, IMO. A good match, but I prefer the previous 2.

 

[Jmare007]

You're describing Kojima, sadly. If we're taking about Nagata...different story.

Nagata lost almost every night, but finished his G1 career quite strong for his age, with a final showing that most legends would appreciate.

He put the future over, got one signature win (over ZSJ), and shared a hell of a final G1 moment with his former student.

I knew he would never contend, and he was never really bothered by the points (or lack thereof), so I honestly enjoyed his run.

Four star matches with Tana, Naito, and Ibushi at the age of 49? Legendary.

Him having great performances are proof he can still hang with anybody. And legends who could still hang in the ring and get a compelling story in the G-1 is not something very common. Choshu is pretty much the only one and it was a huge success.

We are not saying his farewell was a bad look for Nagata, we are saying it was a missed opportunity to do something fun and interesting with him as a thank you for all he's done for the company. Same thing happened with Liger. There's nothing necessarily wrong with booking them as they did, but it's kinda boring when there's an opportunity for something fresh and special right there.

And Nagata has been putting the future over since 2007 breh. No one really gets elevated by defeating Yugi in 2017, and given that he can still hang with anyone in the ring, they don't lose much by losing in a special occasion like his last G-1. So why not have fun and make him compete for a spot in the Finals till the last day?

 

[MightyHealthy]

I saw the matches with Ibushi and Naito. Solid matches, but far from 4 stars.

Anyways, Naito/Tana was the weakest of the trilogy, IMO. A good match, but I prefer the previous 2.

I dunno, breh...I really feel like Nagata turned up a notch for his farewell G1. Maybe sentimentality is giving me drunk goggles on it, but I thought he was great.

So why not have fun and make him compete for a spot in the Finals till the last day?

Because he's old...and in a block with Tana, Ishii, Naito, Ibushi, and Goto

 

[MenacingMonk]

I dunno, breh...I really feel like Nagata turned up a notch for his farewell G1. Maybe sentimentality is giving me drunk goggles on it, but I thought he was great.Because he's old...and in a block with Tana, Ishii, Naito, Ibushi, and Goto

He did excellent, but you're definitely wearing drunk googles.

 

[jackswstd]

I wish I would've gotten some sleep to catch today's show live I'm definitely catching the final night live.

 

[Superkick Party]

Juice

 

[TheGodling]

Juice vs Elgin was pretty good.

Spoiler

Juice picking up the win means he'll be the first in line to face Omega for the US championship, right?

 

[Superkick Party]

Toru Yano is the greatest wrestler of all time, you cannot convince me otherwise

 

[MightyHealthy]

Toru Yano is the greatest wrestler of all time, you cannot convince me otherwise

Spoiler

MiSu has a losing record against him

 

[MightyHealthy]

GOING HAM ALREADY

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

Wot a match.

Kenny pulling out throwback moves.

 

[Superkick Party]

Wot a match.

Kenny pulling out throwback moves.

When I saw that Croyts Wrath