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Cubed Circle Newsletter 122 - New Japan New Beginning Cubed Circle Newsletter 122 - New Japan New Beginning We have a review-heavy edition of the newsletter for you this week, as we cover both New Japan New Beginning iPPVs in-depth with three outstanding pro-wrestling matches, RAW on the Road to WrestleMania with one of the best angles we have seen in months, the ratings, NXT, and SmackDown with Antonio Cesaro pinning Randy Orton! I hope everybody enjoys the newsletter and has a great week! - Ryan Clingman, Cubed Circle Newsletter Editor New Japan Pro-Wrestling New Beginning February 9th 2014 Hiroshima Sun Plaza, Hiroshima, Japan Overall Thoughts: The first of two New Japan New Beginning shows was very much the amalgamation of two incomparable halves. The first half of the show, more than any major New Japan iPPV to date, was actively bad. Some of the best New Japan iPPVs have suffered from weaker undercards, but unlike this show the majority of the undercards could be characterized as unremarkable, the first six matches on this show were all bad with the exception of the opener. One of the largest issues with the undercard was the failure of the NWA Texas talent to perform at a level akin to that of a New Japan monthly iPPV. I have nothing against Michael Tarver (although Tenzan may) or Big Daddy Yum Yum, but of all the talent on the indies, there are many many people who would be better suited for that position. That isn't to say that this was the fault of either man (again Tenzan may disagree), but it is a consequence of their relationship with Tharpe and the NWA. And giajin have both developed and made huge strides all over Japan, but I don't see Tarver at least as the kind of guy to make improvements of that sort. The second half of the show was clearly different, with four *** 1/4 plus matches and a main event IC title match between Tanahashi and Nakamura that was everything their Dome match should have been. Unlike some New Japan shows in the past, I can't recommend that you sit through the entire show, but you would be missing out on a really fun time if you didn't at least give the final run a shot. Otherwise, unless you want to see Michael Tarver and Tenzan fumble through a match kip the undercard 1. Kota Ibushi & BUSHI vs. Jushin Thunder Liger & El Desperado Desperado was sporting some new black gear. He preempted Ibushi's signature back kick into a moonsault to a stand-off, which got a good reaction bringing in Liger & BUSHI. Ibushi took a lariat from Liger and bumped right onto his neck and shoulders. With much vigor Desperado went after 1 Ibushi, only to be caught with a standing phoenix splash. BUSHI was tagged in, landed a missile dropkick and celebrated with, of all things, a spinaroony! Ibushi looked for a hurricanrana, but Desperado countered into a stiff powerbomb, allowing Liger to land a giro off the apron. Desperado landed a stiff powerbomb for the win. There was a pretty unremarkable Ibushi/Desperado pull-apart after the match. - This was a fun tag leading into the Osaka Jr. Heavyweight title match. Desperado was a little stiff, but he brings some much needed variety to a stale division. Okamura has actually toned the distance down drastically since his return back from his Mexican learning excursion. ** 3/4 2. Minoru Suzuki w/ Taichi vs. Tama Tonga This match was built to well (considering its place on the card) via a couple of face offs during the heel on heel six man tag at the final Road to New Beginning show at Korakuen last week. There was in fact no TAKA at ringside for this match, which I thought was a possible sign, but he was out for the tag title match later on. The rest of the Bullet club was absent from ringside too. Suzuki unloaded with slaps, which got the crowd clapping along. Suzuki went for the sleeper, but was soon brought back down by Tonga. Taichi popped up with a distraction and later assisted with a chair shot to Tonga's back, which allowed for Suzuki to pick up the win following the Gotch style piledriver. After the match Taichi and Suzuki roughed Tonga up, let him roll out to the floor, posed in a chair and landed one last chair shot for good measure. - I assume from the way this ended that Suzuki, and the rest of Suzuki-gun are going to be feuding with the Bullet Club. Although between this and the feud with Yano they really could be doing more with the guy. ** 1/4 3. Yuji Nagata & Kazushi Sakuraba vs, Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka At this point Iizuka's rampage through the crowd has basically become 'yay, we get to see Iizuka live and in person before he mames Nogami'. Speaking of Nogami and the maiming process as a whole: he was in fact stripped, given a silver cap and spray painted like Perona's ghosts from One Piece. Sakuraba pulled out a Nakanishi-esque surprise spot and decided to attempt a Tiger kick and landed a plancha onto Iizuka out on the floor! They brawled in the crowd. It was every single Iizuka match you've ever seen. The big Sakuraba comeback spot came when he pushed Yano into an exposed buckle allowing him to nail both men with haymakers before tagging in Nagata who ran wild for a short bit. Sakuraba was brought back in and unloaded on Iizuka, but more shenanigans ensued. Nagata choked Yano out with a belt and Sakuraba grabbed the iron fingers, and tagged Iizuka with his own iron fingers, a big pop, and the DQ. - Like with the New Japan/Honma tag from the go-home show there was no need for the DQ here. They got a pop out of the finger shot, but the DQ finish takes us nowhere. 1/2 * 4. Michael Tarver vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan Yes, this is in fact NXT season one's Michael Tarver versus former IWGP Heavyweight champion Hiroyoshi Tenzan in a singles match. Sounds like a good idea right? Well no. In fact a mere three minutes in and Tenzan was already busted open hard-way from a stiff boot on the floor. And from there it kept going and going; and after that it went some more. Tenzan no sold a brutal looking back suplex before being punched in his face and put out of his misery. - No more Tarver please. DUD 5. Satoshi Kojima vs. Big Daddy Yum Yum 2 I don't know if this is the case anywhere else, but in South Africa we have a peanut butter called Yum Yum - this is relevant somehow. Yum Yum got some non-dynamic heat in before missing a splash in the corner and being bombarded with chops. Yum Yum looked to wind up for a lariat, Kojima countered with one of his own, but was soon dropped with a wacky looking gut buster. Yum Yum looked for an impressive looking moonsault considering his size. Kojima moved, had his lariat countered with a big boot, but slid out of another gutbuster attempt landing the lariat for the win. Tharpe got in Kojima's face after the match setting up a beatdown from Tarver and a run-in save from a broken down Tenzan- Of the talent available to them internationally Big Daddy Yum Yum and Michael Tarver are not the cream of the crop surprisingly. * ¾ 6. Tetsuya Naito & Tomoaki Honma vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Yujiro Takahashi Ishii and Naito engaged in a brief forearm exchange until the tags were made to Takahashi and Honma. Yujiro toyed with Honma, he made a short comeback leading to another exchange between Ishii and Naito. There was some miscommunication where neither man seemed to know where to go, but it was generally very well executed. Another forearm exchange ensued with Naito strangely getting the better of Ishii via forearms alone. Yujiro landed a big buckle bomb on Honma opening up for a lariat from Ishii. From the top rope Ishii landed his brianbuster (more superplex than brainbuster), but Honma kicked out. Honma missed his diving headbutt and the two collided with a pair of lariats. Honma grabbed a cradle for two. Ishii landed a powerbomb for another nearfall before landing a big brainbuster for the win. - This was very much a saving grace after a long string of bad and mediocre matches. Honma is so good, as is Ishii and Naito, and Takahashi is always improving even if he is destined to be . The crowd was super into the nearfalls towards the end. **** 7. Prince Devitt, Young Bucks & Bad Luck Fale vs. Ryusuke Taguchi, Time Splitters & Togi Makabe This is a rematch of the surprisingly very fun match that these eight had at the Korakuen show last week. It started off in a similar manner with the crowd hot for a potential Taguchi/Devitt exchange, but with Devitt heelishly tagging into Fale. The Bucks and Time Splitters had some super fast exchanges early on before KUSHIDA was sent out to the floor and thrown back in the ring for the heat. The hot tag was to Makabe who went at it with Fale once again, which the crowd was also very much hot for. Taguchi and Devitt finally ended up going at it until Fale ran in and proceeded to decimate everyone in his path. He got Taguchi up for the border toss, Makabe ran in, the Bucks look to take care of him, but they were double clotheslined to the floor for a Time Splitters plancha.
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