RIPPA Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 NEGRO CASAS vs. Rush - Hair Match vs. Fuerza Guerrera KUSHIDA vs. Jushin Liger http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1yssap_jushin-liger-vs-kushida-njpw_sport vs. Kota Ibushi http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x20tv5v_kota-ibushi-c-vs-kushida-njpw_sport
GOTNW Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 KUSHIDA is dope, manages to incorporate his flips without them ever looking particularly contrived, had a great BOSJ run and title matches against Ishii and Taguchi......... but yeah. He's not beating Negro Casas nor should he. 2
JRGoldman Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Negro Casas is awesome at everything that is awesome about pro wrestling. 1
NikoBaltimore Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Poor, poor KUSHIDA. He's too good to have only one vote at the moment. Hard to vote against Casas though.
DylanWaco Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Agree with Nick. Kushida got dicked by the random draw here. Really he's your mid-major who if the brackets had fallen right could have gone on a run to the Sweet Sixteen or even the Elite Eight. And I think Casas' year last year was actually down from the prior years. But Casas is not someone I can justify voting Kushida over
S.K.o.S. Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I can't get to Dailymotion from work - is that KUSHIDA-Ibushi match the concussion match??
RIPPA Posted March 3, 2015 Author Posted March 3, 2015 I am going to assume yes Finding solo matches online for KUSHIDA was a little on the frustrating side. Of course part of that is me being anal and trying to focus on solo work to make it a little easier for a judging perspective
soup23 Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Kushida has done a good job in the past year being good in any environment that he was presented in. He could work spotfest oriented tags, long singles matches, and even do some body part selling on those rare occurences. A really solid worker that is probably in my top 7-8 for New Japan. Negro Casas last year probably had my least favorite year of his since 2011 yet I still don't know if there were 15 better workers worldwide. Casas wins.
S.K.o.S. Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I am going to assume yes Finding solo matches online for KUSHIDA was a little on the frustrating side. Of course part of that is me being anal and trying to focus on solo work to make it a little easier for a judging perspective Right, that makes sense. You would probably have to draw from the BOSJ to get many KUSHIDA singles matches. People should just be aware that that Ibushi match is a total trainwreck and not the best showcase for either man.
DylanWaco Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Kushida has done a good job in the past year being good in any environment that he was presented it. He could work spotfest oriented tags, long singles matches, and even do some body part selling on those rare occurences. A really solid worker that is probably in my top 7-8 for New Japan. Negro Casas last year probably had my least favorite year of his since 2011 yet I still don't know if there were 15 better workers worldwide. Casas wins. This is a pretty good summation. I will say that I think Kushida was hurt a bit by the fact that he didn't really get the Junior Title run some had hoped to see out of him. When he was in singles matches last year he looked really, really good, but he never got the chance to build on it long term. If he had six months of performances like his matches v. Ricochet, Liger (great match, borderline MOTY level) and Ishii, I'd have had no problem voting him over Casas.
Stay Gold Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I like Casas but haven't watched much lucha in the relevant time span to vote in this round. I will say though, Kushida won me over last Spring. I liked him fine in tag matches but he had several brilliant performances in singles matches. The match he had in NYC was an eye opener for me. He connected with the crowd so well. In a building mixed with casual wrestling fans, "ROHbots" and NJPW fans, it seemed like he appealed to everyone there. It was a joy to watch.
JonnyLaw Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I'm not sure who to vote for. Which guy was in WWE?
Cristobal Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I'm not sure who to vote for. Which guy was in WWE? *checks bracket* Casas. Not WWE, (and certainly not in the time period,) but:
JonnyLaw Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Oh, I think I remember that guy... wasn't he one of the Mexicools?
The Man Known as Dan Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Oh, I think I remember that guy... wasn't he one of the Mexicools? I know your playing a gimmick, but why do you choose to be the way you are? 1
supremebve Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 This is hard to pick because I liked everything I've seen of both of these guys, but haven't loved anything from either of them. This is like asking me what is my favorite Japanese steakhouse. They are essentially exactly the same in my mind. I'm going to pick Kushida, because I've seen more of him and I like Japanese Jr. wrestling better than I like lucha.
JonnyLaw Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Oh, I think I remember that guy... wasn't he one of the Mexicools?I know your playing a gimmick, but why do you choose to be the way you are? Some people just like to watch the world burn.
JonnyLaw Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Oh, I uh... didn't say I liked to watch the world burn... that was uh, other people?
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