Tomoaki Honma vs. Tomohiro Ishii, for the vacant NEVER Openweight Championship, from NJPW's The New Beginning in Sendai

Make us feel for David. Make us fear Goliath. The story is so simple on paper, but making the formula work after thousands of retellings requires more than the basics. Give us war. Give us the spunkiest, dumbest underdog who will kill himself if that ensures a victory. Set him across from a soul who should be tried for attempted murder for the shit he pulls in the ring. Scare us, frighten us, thrill us, make us feel something. These two give everything they have, and I’ve got a feeling we’ll be talking about this one for years to come.

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