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It feels like April 2020, when everything was pushed back or cancelled. I'm enjoying the no fans DDT Tag League. Afraid it'll get axed too.

Super Sasadango Machine and a very reluctant Danshoku Dieno challenged Sugiura-Gun to a tag match at Cyberfight Festival during the DDT Tag League Night 1 show today. Honda-Brookes vs Akiyama-Oishi was fun. Akiyama facing off with long time members of DDT has been great.

I watched Ospreay-Shingo last night. It was really good but I could see the length kill it for some. I'm not sure if it was better than the NJ Cup Final, I'm leaning towards this one being better. Really hope Shingo actually wins it at some point this year. Had to watch it since Papa Dave gave it 6 stars. I don't agree with his ratings lately but this was excellent if you like the modern epic style main event.

Re-subbed to Wrestling Universe today, I'm looking forward to Cyberfight Festival and wanted to brush up on everyone. Just watched Sugiura-Fujita and Kitamiya-Muto. I loved Fujita-Sugiura, I felt it was a strong style-esque grumpy old men, it was great. They said this was their first singles match, hopefully it isn't their last. I felt Muto-Kitamiya was Muto's best singles match so far. I hated the Kiyomiya match but this was much better. Enjoyed Muto having to use his veteran instincts to get the upper hand against the younger, aggressive Masa. The kneeling figure four headbutt didn't look legit like the tag titles match I complained about earlier in this thread and I hope it wasn't. I think Muto vs Marufuji will be OK, feels like a filler defense. I wouldn't mind a Muto-Fujita match after the Marufuji defense. Give me more angry old men extracting joy from beating each other up.

I just don't find any of their titles to be interesting at the moment. Both sets of tag titles are trapped in repetitive feuds. I was looking forward to Tanahashi holding the openweight title and that's over. Without the ability to bring in talent from overseas their jr division is stale. I don't find Ospreay interesting. I also like Great-O-Khan though.

I watched White-Tanahashi. It was what you would expect from this match up at this point. It did not need to be that long though. The crowd seemed into it all the way through though so at least the live crowds are enjoying the current 'epic' main event style. I don't buy White-Finlay as a big rematch. I'm expecting something like Jay White defending vs Ibushi at Dominion or Grand Slam Tokyo Dome as well but maybe I shouldn't overlook Finlay getting a reign? It'll be a good match I suppose so I can't complain much.

I gotta be honest, when I think of a Hulk Hogan fan I just mutter to myself "ok boomer". The quintessential wrestler for that era but hoo boy, I don't think Thelma and Louise drove any straighter off a cliff.

Yeah, it is so bizarre to see Yano go from teaming with Iizuka as a brawling duo to a master of chicanery. I always love it when Yano gets matched up one on one with his stable mates. There is no reason Ishii or Goto should fall for his BS, so they don't. Yet it puts him at an advantage against guys like Moxley or Tanahashi. The perfect spoiler.

I'd start a best comedic wrestlers thread but not sure how much interest it'll draw. The Jun Akiyama-Danshoku Dino match got me thinking about just how difficult it is to make it as a primarily comedy wrestler you still buy as a threat. Yano is another one but he was serious previously.

Has anything been announced for the May 15 show? Since Ospreay isn't defending the heavyweight title and White just winning the openweight title, no big title matches are set up. With everyone off Dontaku due to COVID-19 precautions so close to it, I wonder if they can even use those wrestlers. Guess it's Master Wato's time to shine.

I don't get the attitude era. Seems like Jerry Springer on steroids. Bad wrestling, trashy storylines. I guess you had to be there but I have enjoyed looking back on other eras and appreciating them for what they are. It's a big part of why I'm embarrassed to be a wrestling fan. I hate mentioning I like pro wrestling because the late 90s WWF is what 99.99% of the population thinks of.

Of the last two shows my favorite matches were Miyahara-Ishikawa, Aoyagi-Miyahara, Lee-Ishikawa and Miyahara-Doi. Finals:

The Jr tag titles match was ok but that division needs some new wrestlers bad. I only watched the ending to Yano-EVIL. It looked like what you would expect.

The more deeper we have got into this tournament I've been more and more convinced that Aoyagi is the guy going forward. I still think Lee is winning and is the right call at this time but Aoyagi is the one who should beat him.

I enjoyed the 4/24 show. I wasn't super stoked about the card but everything was stiff. My MOTN was either Otani-Doi or Ishikawa-Ashino. The 4/25 show I also had lower expectations due to the lack of crowd. The CC matches were all solid and Sato-CIMA was about what to expect from a CIMA solo outing. That said, Miyahara-Suwama was great. One of my favorite matches of the tournament so far. It is worth going out of your way for.

I believe there is a stigma against vaccinations in Japanese culture. I am not nearly well versed enough in Japanese culture to explain it though. Something to do with a bad reaction to a vaccine in the past.

The Never Openweight six man tag titles from 4/20 was really good. Great last five minutes.

I enjoyed day 4 and 5 enough. I think Lee is facing Aoyogi in the final. Aoyogi singing along to Zeus's theme on day 4 was funny. I'm enjoying Doi's performances, he is taking to his role this tournament well. I honestly would have preferred that swap Sato out for someone else. He has been the worst in this so far. He's not bad, he's just there. I guess if it was him or Yoshitatsu then ok.

Anyone have any experience with BJW Core? I've been having this craving for some BJW Strong and Death match division. I heard their upload schedule sucks. Is the quality of the stream good?

Also unsure of these having been shared but one is a great tag match and the other has a spot I felt was ruined by the immediate no sell but is still absolutely bonkers. Enjoy. RWTL 1979 Final Jun Kasai vs The Winger (Pain Limit 2014 Final)

I didn't see this posted, I apologize if this is a repost. I went through the first 25 pages. That's dedication.

That Taker-HBK match from Wrestlemania 25 really had a negative influence on wrestling.

Yeah. Wrestling fandom is burning me out. Be it WWE fans, AEW fans b or what have you. Temporarily embarrassed millionaires who'd fire people for "budget cuts" while they rake in more and more.