NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo Day 1 Review

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CHAOS (Sho, Yoh, & Jay White) vs. The Bullet Club (Kenny Omega, Nick Jackson, & Matt Jackson)

As Omega makes his entrance and does his poses in the ring, Jay White stares a hole in him. Omega completely ignores him. White wants to start the match with Omega, and he attacks Omega before the opening bell. White is wrestling like he has something to prove, and he wants to show that he’s not a young lion anymore. The match starts fast and furious as The Bullet Club looks to outpace all three of the young stars.

While The Elite of The Bullet Club try to keep the pace going fast, White tries to slow it down a little. It doesn’t last too long though as the Bucks turn up the pace even more. What follows is a ton of great action from them and RPG3k, with even Omega getting in on the mix hitting snap dragon suplexes on everyone. Very exciting stuff. The Elite hit a triple superkick, but White breaks up the pin. Nick Jackson flies outside of the ring with a corkscrew moonsault and lands on his feet. Awesome spot.

Nick locks in a sharpshooter on Sho, but White breaks it up. The action gets fast again with RPG 3k taking it to the Bucks now. This is some really great stuff right here. Omega kills Sho with a V-Trigger and hits a second. He calls for the One Winged Angel, but White stops him. White goes for the Blade Runner, but the Bucks stop him. Superkicks start flying everywhere, and then The Elite hit an elevated Indytaker on Yoh and they get the win. This was a fantastic match. 4 out of 5 stars

Jay White attackd Omega after the bell and hits a Blade Runner on Omega. The crowd was not pleased. It seems Okada and White both have a real heelish edge to them. Omega asks where the Bucks were, and they explain that they didn’t see it and apologize. Could that be a little division between them and Omega? This is great stuff. NJPW is finding simple ways to build intrigue for their stories, and they always seem to be multilayered. This is excellent stuff.