[2016 Yes/No BJW/All Japan/ZERO-1]

Aoki vs. Fujiwara - 1/3 - NO

 

I chuckled at the corner spot. Some decent matwork and comedy headbutts but nothing too compelling. 

[2016 Yes/No NJPW]

Dragon Lee vs. Kamaitachi - 1/24 - YES

Wacky innovative, can't catch your breath, stylized spot fest that was so much fun. Dragon Lee is so crisp and while the legwork was bordering the meh-zone, it still played a decent role in the match and wasn't completely ignored. Can't wait for these two to show up in the BOSJ and perhaps even a rematch in the finals.

[2016 Yes/No NJPW]

Nakamura vs. Styles, 1/4 - YES

Easily my favorite "AJ in NJ" match and probably my favorite AJ match of the last 5 years. 

 

Ishii vs. Shibata, 1/4 - YES 

The best kind of death match. 

 

Okada vs. Tanahashi, 1/4 - NO

The finishing stretch was pretty awesome but the sloppy, inconsistent legwork killed it for me. I wish I could copy and paste parts of their last three matches into one awesome match.