Imagine that's why they're going in the opposite direction with the injured knee option. Slow it down and tell a story to cool the audience down a bit.

Kind of been alternating like that all night. Well structured card.

Did they announce attendance yet?

He's been injuring his legs since before the match. Kayfabe, his leg is worse than his arm.

"biggest crowd in 15 years"

Arms been messed up since last may

His knee was fucked up in the build up to the match

Jay White acting like WWE 2k AI, going up and just coming back down.

Assuming White wins, that will be 3 WKs in a row Tanahashi would have lost to someone NJPW wanted to build into a huge star afterwards.

Pretty much using Tanahashi's star power and Ace status to build more top stars while also not having him overshadow others for the spotlight unlike WWE/Vince's usage of Cena in recent years.

Kiwi crusher sounds so stupid for a name

Especially for an edgelord named switchblade lol

Huh, feels weird that they put Switchblade in such a big match just to lose, but the gimmick isn't ready. Now Jay White just looks like an utter dork.

For someone who grew up watching Cricket, it didn't feel so odd.

Feel like every match tonight has at least done something for someone, but that did nothing.

Yeah. Wonder if NJPW suddenly got cold feet on White right before the event.

uh oh

That match didn't do nearly enough for White beyond establish that he has some really cool suplexes.

Oh shit! It's time!

That lucky woman is taking home some Tanahashi sweat

lol they completely ignored Jericho in WCW

BUT

I love the voice over dude

Frankly, while I was impressed, I don't think he's at the level to be beating Tanahashi. Especially not for the IC title.

White said yesterday he was going to rip him apart and that's what should of happened, just a five minute squash beatdown. Tana's got a torn bicep, a fucked up knee and a million miles on the clock, he has an excuse for getting trucked.

I agree, but in that case, the match shouldn't have happened.

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE

Soooooooo fucking hyped for this

Watching Jericho walk into an NJPW ring in 2017 is fucking surreal. Didn't hit me how strange this feels until now.

A major event where his jacket didn't malfunction. It's a miracle.

:D Jericho brought Blinky the Jacket with him to NJPW

lol Omega

Love him coming out to his own music.

2018

lol what the fuck

You're right. It's perfectly normal actually.

Fucking Anubis, come on Kenny lmao.

If I had the most eyes on me ever in the biggest match of my career, I wouldn't risk that look with the braids tbh.

No way this goes more than 25-30 minutes tops.

Goodbye English Announce Table

no kenny

Holy crap. Omega landed right onto a monitor.