Kenny Omega (c) vs Tomohiro Ishii - NJPW Destruction In Hiroshima 15/09/18



IWGP Heavyweight Title Match

Not one of Omega's best performances, I must say. He wasn't bad or even average, I just expected more when he has Ishii, someone he has great chemistry with, as an opponent. Nevertheless, yet another good match for the paring. Omega dominating most of the match, constantly hitting Ishii with his V-Triggers (which did get annoying by the end), using his size advantage hitting some of his big power moves as well. Ishii brought his usual intensity and fire in his comebacks. Ishii and his great sequences were a great highlight for the match. As were the nutty head drops that Ishii took and that springboard foot stomp. Overall a very good match with some iffy moments. Was tempted to go for a ***1/2 rating but I had to bump it higher just for those nasty neck bumps Ishii took. ***3/4

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