NEVER Openweight Title: Karl Anderson (c) vs. Tama Tonga. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Taiji Ishimori – NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2018. Allin drilled Joe from behind with a tope, and then slammed him in the back multiple times with his skateboard. This most anticipated bout of the Wrestle Kingdom card would kick off with appropriately spectacular entrances, Kenny Omega emerging to the "One Winged Angel" theme as Will Ospreay recalled the 'Assassin' of old with his old Elevated theme. 5 stars on Grappl (sorry? Omega doubles or more, Ospreay's totals for Grapples, Submission, Fouls and Taunts. The founder of the United Empire went to the high-flying well multiple times to regain footing, including a flashy springboard forearm that brought a nearfall. Log in to view your "Followed" content. But again, you can tell the difference in Kenny there and AEW. This made her Valentines. Fans lauded both stars for giving it their all inside the ring.
AEW does a really nice job of leaning into homecomings and giving local wrestlers big moments. Omega, who has made AEW and the United States his home base since 2019, returned to New Japan for the first time since January 2019, when he dropped the IWGP Heavyweight Championship to Hiroshi Tanahashi at Wrestle Kingdom 13. And then Ospreay rolled out to the floor and the seconds and stooges started distracting the referee and making noise so that Ospreay could get color for a while. Gedo, Kazuchika Okada & Will Ospreay vs. Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson.
Can you say that anything he's ever said that has been reported in public would contradict that thought? Meanwhile, some suggested Omega and Ospreay were the best wrestlers in the world. Ep 01] MH370: The Plane That Disappeared sub Malay (2023). Ospreay's Strikedown Rate is better than Omega's. As a result, Ospreay tied Mitsuharu Misawa as the wrestler with the most five-star or higher ratings awarded by Meltzer. Ospreay's strikes were paid respect in this match with a slight Strikedown Rate advantage. That's a huge, huge home run. "Oh my God, that would be so cool [to see them in a rematch], " Paquette said. Kota Ibushi vs. Minoru Suzuki – NJPW G1 Climax 2020. Because where are they going to find any fucking moron that will do this or more in two years? Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay.
Powered by Streamable. For full results from the show, read below. Allin then hit a great-looking Code Red followed by two Coffin Drops for the win. Ospreay's Wrestle Kingdom Comparisons. Heading into Wrestle Kingdom 17, fans knew that Omega versus Ospreay was going to be a fantastic match. His performance was high across the board was rapid, second for strikes (Jericho-brawl essentially), second for grapples (Tana works slower) and equal second for dives (take into account all those injuries). Saw it and immediately had to buy it:) thanks so much. That was the guys, but being part of it to bring it all together was massive. Will Ospreay and new IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega are set to face off in a series of matches for AEW and NJPW, according to reports. The Lucha Brothers – AEW All Out 2019. Jack The Jobber looks back at the biggest matches in January 2023, featuring Will Ospreay going to war with Kenny Omega at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom, Bryan Danielson's battles with Takeshita and Bandido on AEW Dynamite and much more! Photo Courtesy: NJPW. AEW and NJPW reportedly have a series of matches planned for Will Ospreay and new IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega.
Some were also happy to see The Cleaner back in New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Match constellation: only singles matches (1 vs. 1). That did not stop Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay from putting on one of the best matches in recent history and an immediate candidate for 2023 Match of the Year. Let me know what you think after reading me perspective below. Muto's Last NJPW Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Keiji Muto & Shota Umino vs. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & BUSHI. Tyler Bate vs. WALTER – NXT TakeOver: Cardiff. Edge-to-edge print with no borders. Omega took back control in the ring by blocking an OsCutter and landing three hard shots to the back of Ospreay's head, a V-Trigger, poisonrana, and cross-leg driver that sent the back of Ospreay's skull into Omega's knee. 25-Stars: - Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega II – NJPW Dominion 6. Omega fired back-up, spiking Ospreay with a gruesome Poisonrana, followed up by a neckbreaker, to bring a razor-close nearfall.
Ospreay turned the tides with a brutal brainbuster, spiking Omega head-first onto the up-turned table. While Ospreay might one day beat Omega, the latte said that time wasn't now. The fast-paced Ospreay then climbed to the top and hit Omega with a sky twister on the outside. Omega won the IWGP United States Heavyweight Title from Ospreay in their second-ever singles match on Wednesday's NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 event, the first being Omega's victory over Ospreay at PWG All-Star Weekend XI on December 12, 2015. It wasn't like a 'give me a 24-hour' kind of thing.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview where he touches on these topics with his thoughts. It has been so much fun to watch Samoa Joe the past couple of months. Both stars put on an astounding battle. So what is next for these two men? While there was certainly some of that, for the most part, both men instead chose violence. It looked totally reckless; Joe just tossed him with little guidance to where he would actually land, and it looked way nastier than a more guided bump. The match really picked up post-commercial, with a series of big near-falls, including Sheamus getting dropped with a pair of kicks and a Superfly splash, and Sheamus and McIntyre hitting simultaneous second-rope White Noises.