These two went 47 minutes in January and 60 minutes in June. Those matches were good but obviously had some slow spots since they went on so long. Not this one. It was the second to last night of New Japan's G1 Climax and the B-block finals. Whoever won would go on to face Naito the next day in the finals. If there was a draw in this 30-minute limit match, Okada would go on to the finals. Because of a time limit, this started as fast as humanly possible and never let up. It had non-stop action, big moves, high drama, a hot crowd, and a satisfying ending when Omega hit the One Winged Angel and finally pinned Okada after trying to beat him all year long. It wasn't for a title and it was only the semi-final but it felt like this match mattered more than anything ever possibly could. It was just pro-wrestling at its apex. And this is the second year in a row that the match of the year is a Kenny Omega G1 semi-final match. I guess we all can't wait to see next year's.
Other Notable Matches:
Hirooki Goto vs. Katsuyori Shibata 1/4 NJPW Wrestling Kingdom 11
Tetsuya Naito vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi 1/4 NJPW Wrestling Kingdom 11
Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada 1/4 NJPW Wrestling Kingdom 11
Dragon Lee vs. Hiromu Takahashi 2/11 NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka
Kazuchika Okada vs. Katsuyori Shibata 4/9 NJPW Sakura Genesis
Pete Dunne vs. Tyler Bate 5/20 NXT Takeover Chicago
Kushida vs. Will Ospreay 6/3 NJPW Best of the Super Jr.'s Finals
Kenny Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii 7/2 NJPW G1 Special in USA
Kenny Omega vs. Tetsuya Naito 8/13 NJPW G1 Climax Finals
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