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ZSJ working Tana's guilt to submit him through kindness

The o/g star rating system only went to 4, Cornette (who has done a surprising amount to destroy the kayfabe he holds so dear) originally suggested to the person who was doing one of the first wrestling newsletters and all of the others started copying it. Dave first broke the 4-star system with a 5-star rating for Tiger Mask vs Dynamite Kid in 1983, then broke the 5-star system with a 6-star rating for Kawada vs Misawa in 1994 (I think there was another match, maybe a Joshi match that was listed as "5+++++" or something like that). The rating system isn't meant to be out-of-5, but has no upper limits if the things that wrestlers do and the stories they tell significantly surpass what came before. I've also heard it said that a 5 is a Match-of-the-Year candidate, a 6 is a Match-of-the-Decade candidate, a 7 is century/greatest match ever/etc. His 5+ star matches are basically saying "this is almost match of the decade, but not quite." Or it's like you say, jumped the shark and now the system has moved upwards so his 5-star matches are really 4.5-star matches and his 5+ star matches have to be differentiated somehow out of the 10-20 matches that get 5s the last few years because he fucking loves the current style of wrestling and can't help himself

Have you heard the arguments Dave has made about "breaking" the star rating system?

Ohhhh. No connection beyond Fredericks having obvious top-guy potential (looks + athleticism). This is their first Japanese tour and they made a point to make sure he locked up with Okada, that tells me they see it in him too.

Fredericks and Connors are LA Dojo Young Boys.

G1 Final/Rest of the Card

Also OH MY FUCKING CHRIST

G1 Final/Match

1. It was backed up in promos and stuff too, wasn't just random. 2. Here we go. The sidebar doesn't appear to give results away

Nakamura was Ibushi's primary rival when he moved to Heavyweight, the guy Ibushi was chasing. They only wrestled twice (once in the G1 when Ibushi was still a Junior I think, and the 5-star at Wrestle Kingdom, Nakamura won both times), Shinsuke would bully him a bit because they have similar kick-boxing style backgrounds, Ibushi would show no fear and give it back to him. Nakamura left, Ibushi started using the Bomaye

You were gonna skip Ospreay vs Okada? Absolutely worth watching.

B Block Finals Prelims

It's gotten to the point where if Sept rolls around and there's a news report on the people who showed up for the Area 51 raid and Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens aren't there in their wrestling gear, I'm going to be disappointed

B Block Finals/Block Matches/Prelims Later

A Block Final yesterday, B Block Final right now, Final on Monday

A Block Finals Prelims

A Block Finals - Just watching Tana/Ospreay and Okada/Ibushi for now, the rest later (oh god, this weekend)

Okada/Sanada from 08.03, Naito/Shingo from 08/04, and Ishii/Shingo from this show pulled 5 stars (Ishii/Shingo with the 5.5) Night 16 Block Matches ISHII VS SHINGO YOSHHHHHH

Night 16 - Prelims

Night 15

Night 14 So if I'm reading the booking right/predictions

Night 14 Last Two Matches (I'll watch the rest later)

Night 13 Rest of the event

BTW, the first G1 Final between Keiji Mutoh and Masahiro Chono is Free on NJPWWorld, shit's awesome old-school wrestling (and not unlike Tanahashi matches are today) Night 13 Watching the double-main first before I pass out, I'll do the rest later