Csonka’s New Japan Pro Wrestling BOTSJ Night Six Review

Introduction
As a reminder, this will not be another traditional recap, but instead it will be a mash up of the Rs, Instant Analysis and my usual Twitter ramblings I would do during the shows; completely uncensored and as the ideas flow unfiltered to the old keyboard. Remember, this is a review; and I am here to review the show. As always, I encourage discussion and even disagreement, just do so in a respectful manner. I will be doing the review for Raw and most PPVs and iPPVs going forward.

New Japan Pro Wrestling BOTSJ Night Six 5.29.15

OFFICIAL RESULTS
* Block A Match: Chase Owens defeated Yohei Komatsu via Package Piledriver [**½]
* Block B Match: Nick Jackson defeated David Finlay via 450 Splash [**½]
* Block A Match: Beretta defeated Barbaro Cavernario via Dudebuster [***¾]
* Block B Match: Rocky Romero defeated Tiger Mask IV via Tombstone Piledriver [**½]

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* Note: This is one of the many shows that New Japan World is not airing live, but instead are making matches available the next day via VOD. On the next day airings they are only making the tournament matches available, so that is all that will be reviewed here. I will try to keep up with all of the tournament matches, but these reviews will be a bit more short form at times since we’re not dealing with a complete show. Thanks for joining me…

Chase Owens defeated Yohei Komatsu via Package Piledriver: They worked a very basic match, the work here was good and clean, but it didn’t have a lot of sizzle. Owens controlled and was pretty much a complete douche (a compliment) while Komatsu sold well for his offense. Komatsu did get a nice comeback and a decent pop for getting the half crab. But since he’s Komatsu and here to lose, Owens made the comeback and scored the win with the package piledriver. This was perfectly fine.

Nick Jackson defeated David Finlay via 450 Splash: Nick Jackson’s weapon of choice early was the crotch chop, as it appeared he did them approximately 113 times to poor young Finlay. I found this hilarious as I could just imagine Fit watching this and wanting his kid to destroy this crotch chopping fool. I felt that they worked together, and young Finlay is growing on me as the tournament goes on; I just hope he gets a chance to go all out so I can see what he can do. Nick controlled, was going for a senton when Finlay got up the knees and then made a nice comeback. The problem was that the crowd was DEAD. I actually liked the work here more than the opener, but this crowd gave no fucks about this; they were never invested. Nick eventually hit the superkick and 450 to score the win.

Beretta defeated Barbaro Cavernario via Dudebuster: I really had no idea what to expect here, I like Beretta and Cavernario can be wacky and fun; but I was not sure if they would mesh all that well together. Thankfully all worries went away because these guys put on a hell of a match here, and even got the crowd to get into it, something that wasn’t a factor in the earlier matches. Cavernario busted out some nice stuff, including a crazy splash to the floor. They worked a good pace, they picked up the action at the right times and just worked well to a definitive finish as Beretta hit the dudebuster for the win. Beretta continues to be really good, Cavernario got a ton of shine before the loss and this may have been my favorite tournament match so far.

Rocky Romero defeated Tiger Mask IV via Tombstone Piledriver: Rocky Romero actually wore his Black Tiger mask to the ring, which was cool. They brawled early on the floor, with Romero posting Tiger Mask to take control. He didn’t follow up on that as much as I would have hoped, which was annoying. The match was fine as in there was nothing wrong with it, but much like the opening matches I felt like it was missing something. Part of that was lack of crowd reaction, you have to make the people care; part of that is the fact that Tiger Mask (for me) lacks in single matches and finally, the layout was pretty bland with very little sizzle. I had hoped for more.

* End scene.

* Thanks for reading.

* A reminder, Alex Shelley is officially out of the tournament after suffering ligament damage and a fracture in his left foot. His remaining opponents will receive forfeit victories. Here are the updated standings (with Shelley’s forfeits already added in)…

BLOCK A
* Kyle O’Reilly (3-0) – 6 points
* Gedo (2-1) – 4 points
* Bárbaro Cavernario (2-2) – 4 points
* Beretta (2-2) – 4 points
* Chase Owens (2-2) – 4 points
* Ryusuke Taguchi (2-1) – 4 points
* Jushin Thunder Liger (1-2) – 2 points
* Yohei Komatsu (0-4) – 0 points

BLOCK B
* KUSHIDA (3-1) – 6 points
* Máscara Dorada (3-1) – 6 points
* Tiger Mask IV (3-2) – 6 points
* Nick Jackson (3-2) – 6 points
* Bobby Fish (2-1) – 4 points
* Rocky Romero (2-2) – 4 points
* David Finlay (0-4) 0 points
* Alex Shelley (1-6) – Now Out Of Tournament

“Byyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyye Felicia!”

7.0

The final score: review Good

The 411

Beretta vs. Cavernario was my favorite tournament match so far, and overall this is a fine set of matches. Obviously if you have NJ World and are following along it is an easy watch, but if pressed for time I would just check out Beretta vs. Cavernario and move along. As for the standings we’re log jammed as usual, and in the few shows the big moves should be made.