Shingo Takagi

Last week's 5-Star match saw Will Ospreay defeat Zack Sabre Jr in the second round of the New Japan Cup. Ospreay proceeded on through two more opponents to reach the final, where he faced off in a second tournament final against Shingo Takagi, their Best of the Super Juniors 2019 final being that year's Wrestling Observer Match of the Year. Those are some pretty big boots to fill. Do they succeed with Ospreay's newly found (but perhaps surprisingly absent for large chunks of this match) heel attitude.Outro music: Yoko Shimomura - The Swords Descends and the Stars Scatterhttps://patreon.com/lmtyspod https://twitter.com/lmtyspod https://facebook.com/lmtyspodlmtyspod@gmail.com

So I hit the record button while watching this match so you guys could get my genuine reactions and thoughts. Let me know if this is something you'd like more often.

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The final five-star match of January sees Shingo Takagi appear in his second match of 2021, and the year has barely begun! This time the former Dragon Gate ace defends his NEVER Openweight Championship against the 'Ace of the Universe' in the resurgent Hiroshi Tanahashi. Will the brawling powerhouse prove that Tanahashi's time has come and gone? Or will the IQ wrestler use his skills and strategy to overcome both Takagi's power and his own weakening body?Outro music: Dakota Fighter - Dragon Starhttps://patreon.com/lmtyspod https://twittter.com/lmtyspod https://facebook.com/lmtyspodlmtyspod@gmail.com

Whilst New Japan have been knocking out five-star matches in the eyes of Dave Meltzer for a few years now (this is the third of four in just the first week of 2021!), but less frequent amongst those matches has been clashes where matches contested for the NEVER Openweight Championship is concerned. Well, now it's in the hands of recent favourite Shingo Takagi things are changing. Takagi finds himself in the unusual position of fighting a squat powerhouse who is bigger and stronger than he is in the newly-turned Jeff Cobb. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) are here to see his this hoss battle is worthy of a perfect score.Outro music: Royal Hawaiian Serenaders - I'll Weave a Lei of Stars for Youhttps://patreon.com/lmtyspod https://twitter.com/lmtyspod https://facebook.com/lmtyspodlmtyspod@gmail.com

OH hey there Bruzernation raise those anchors and get ready to take another ride on the Bruze Cruze! This week Jason Bruzer McCarthy calls more action from G1 Climax 30 Jeff Cobb vs Shingo Takagi! The Bruze Cruze Podcasts the only podcasts that brings you pro wrestling for your ears!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bruzecruzepodcast/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bruzecruzepodcast/support

You may have had to wait a week for another five-star match, but for the lucky people who saw the Ibushi-Suzuki match from last week, they literally only had to wait a minute or two before Kazuchika Okada and Shingo Takagi locked horns and had another match that Dave Meltzer gave a better-than-perfect 5.25 star rating. Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) are here to see what this clash of the New Japan ace against, until recently, the Dragon Gate ace in a battle of the Ultimo Dragon trainees.Outro music: Horizun the Alien - Star Moneytwitter.com/lmtyspod facebook.com/lmtyspodlmtyspod@gmail.compatreon.com/lmtyspod

Part match review, part discussion on the current day wrestling crowd, Lorcan (@lorcanmullan) and Simon (@simoncross3) are in a more philosophical mood this time as they both try to understand how the situation we're in at the moment does or doesn't affect the artistic merit of a wrestling match. I don't know if I've sold this episode well...https://patreon.com/lmtyspod https://twitter.com/lmtyspod https://facebook.com/lmtyspodlmtyspod@gmail.com

In episode 2, the fellas discuss Ryan's overabundance of compliments, engage in a debate around the sturdiness of wrestling rings, and enjoy some exhibitions of fighting spirit in the finals of the Best of the Super Juniors 26 between Will Ospreay and Shingo Takagi.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app