RIPPA Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 ASUKA http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2rl7q1_hikaru-shida-and-syuri-vs-kana-and-konami-takemoto-in-kana-produce-on-3-8-15_sport w/ Konami Takemoto vs. Hikaru Shida & Syuri http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3949fu_nxt-takeover-respect-dana-brooke-vs-asuka-720hp_sport vs. Dana Brooke KUSHIDA http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3t8tro_frankie-kazarian-vs-kushida_tech vs. Frankie Kazarian (See the Kenny Omega and Kyle O'Reilly threads for more matches) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I thought Kushida would have more votes, and I LOVE Asuka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 I thought Kushida would have more votes, and I LOVE Asuka. Well considering the poll only opened 5 minutes ago... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 KUSHIDA is a guy that finally started to show the promise we knew he had. But ASUKA/KANA? There is no one that has generated so much raw charisma in a WWE owned ring since Jake Roberts. The ASUKA smile is totally a thing and is one of those little mannerisms that can turn 1 match into feud just like that! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I thought Kushida would have more votes, and I LOVE Asuka. Well considering the poll only opened 5 minutes ago... I knew that...OK, I thought this was one from yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTNW Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Man. Every year KUSHIDA has like one or two great matches and you're like THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S MY BOY. And then New Japan books him in a best of seven series vs. Kenny Omega and he circle jerks in undercard tags and you stop caring about him until he has his great match next year. Kana/Asuka is number one and the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Man, I love KUSHIDA when he's not drug down by Shelly, but GOTNW is right, he gets a bit of a run, then circles the drain for 8 months, then gets a good run from BOSJ to WK and you remember why he's awesome. Asuka got massivly over in WWE without cutting a 10 minute promo or having a catchphrase. Whoever said that she just OWNS the ring when she gets in there is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Asuka was a star the first time she showed that creepy smile in NXT. She's had good matches but she hasn't gotten the chance to have a truly great high end main event in NXT yet but the time is coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyuubi Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I am cool on Kushida and he is coming around, but Asuka is 5 nothing and scares the shit out of me. She isn't supposed to be so intimidating yet she is. Asuka gets my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Kana/Asuka is fantastic. Love her act to bits. But Kushida's high end stuff was on another level and I wasn't super impressed with the 3 or 4 Kana matches I saw this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Ray Von Erich Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I think ASUKA is a great worker, but I don't think she's had a great match yet in NXT. I'm voting for KUSHIDA just for his consistent goodness. I fully understand this has a lot to do with their opponents, but so it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Kushida vs. Kyle O'Reilly (BoSJ Final) http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2t3206_best-of-the-super-jr-final-kushida-vs-kyle-o-reilly-in-new-japan-on-6-7-15_sport The match is about 30 minutes long and the video includes trophy presentation and all that. It's one of my favourite matches from last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 It was also posted in the Kyle O'Reilly thread (hence why I put the disclaimer in the original post) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Sandwich Carl Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Kushida is fine. Asuka is special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Asuka was a star the first time she showed that creepy smile in NXT. She's had good matches but she hasn't gotten the chance to have a truly great high end main event in NXT yet but the time is coming. I agree with almost everything people are saying about Kushida, but this is my general feeling. Asuka seems like she is in the on deck circle and not the batters box. Kushida was in the batters box and did pretty well. I think Kushida's problems are less his fault and more problems with the way Jr. wrestling is treated in modern day New Japan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zev Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Bad draw for Kushida. I wonder how he'd have fared against others in the polls today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DylanWaco Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I like the idea of KUSHIDA more than the reality of him. Feel like last year he was badly exposed as a guy who when left to his own devices will do the same old dumbass shit that makes me heavy sigh at a lot of modern wrestling. Asuka has great presence, and even though no great matches in the voting period, she comes across as a massive star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Anything in particular about Kushida's routine that climbs your prick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Hm, not a good phrase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Wasn't Asuka v. Emma in the voting period? To me that was a great match.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Wasn't Asuka v. Emma in the voting period? To me that was a great match.. Agreed. That match was the in-ring part of the equation for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Asuka was a star the first time she showed that creepy smile in NXT. She's had good matches but she hasn't gotten the chance to have a truly great high end main event in NXT yet but the time is coming. The funny part is, as good as her ringwork is, it's not really what's gotten her over in NXT. Her best opponent in a televised match has been Emma. Who is 2nd? Dana? Deonna? Cameron? It's been the other things, from her debut where you saw what looked like her meekly walking off only to debut that creepy Asuka smile, patting Dana on the head after giving her brain damage, kicking Deonna's head off as an afterthought, scaring Eva Marie and Nia off with just a look. All while barely speaking a word of English. It's incredible how much pure charisma she's got and shown, (and lets give NXT credit for booking her really well.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 But can she cut a 10 minute promo tho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCM Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Asuka is so good she made me think Cameron had a chance to be decent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Asuka turning and smiling at Bayley may be one of my top moments of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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