Death by Midwest: New Japan BRAVE PPV 4.27.08

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Out of the all the bigger puro promotions, I am least familiar with New Japan. Apparently that is a crying shame, considering they really are the second largest promotion in the world and have been consistently good for decades. So I got this awesome show and it’s hot off the damn presses! It’s got Keiji Muto returning to NJPW to challenge Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, a title he had held 3 times, and two of those reigns were nearly a year in length. It also continues the ZERO-ONE MAX vs. New Japan interpromotional feud.

We’re in the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on April 27th, 2008

The 411: I reviewed a NOAH show recently, and this one flowed a lot better in comparison. This was a good show despite not having any must-see matches. You get the blowoff for Inoue vs. Daniels, more awesomeness from the Zero-One feud, GBH vs. Tenzan getting taken to a new level, and Muto recapturing IWGP gold. Best of all, this made me definitely want to see the next big show. Thumbs up!
Final Score:  7.0   [ Good ]