{"id":26255,"date":"2017-07-06T12:30:49","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T17:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=26255"},"modified":"2017-07-06T10:16:18","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T15:16:18","slug":"lavalles-blog-first-timers-assessment-new-japan-pro-wrestlings-g1-special-usa-night-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2017\/07\/06\/lavalles-blog-first-timers-assessment-new-japan-pro-wrestlings-g1-special-usa-night-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Lavalle&#8217;s Blog: A first-timers assessment of New Japan Pro Wrestling&#8217;s G1 Special in USA (Night One)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2923286873\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>By April Lavalle<\/p>\n<p>This weekend, I decided to expand my wrestling horizons and watch New Japan Pro Wrestling for the first time ever\u2026during the first night of their G1 special. Sure, I knew going into this viewing that I would likely be simultaneously confused and overwhelmed, but I also figured that the best way to get into something new to me was to jump in with both feet.<\/p>\n<p>And jump in I did.<\/p>\n<p>After seeing millions of NJPW GIF\u2019s on my Twitter feed over the years, I felt somewhat prepared for what I was about to watch. But, really, I was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>After taking a few days to gather my thoughts, here are my uncensored first impressions:<\/p>\n<p>The audience is SO damn quiet. This is probably the first thing that struck me. At first it felt weird, but ultimately, I did not hate it.<\/p>\n<p>Oh wow they curse! Cool! F&#8212;shitpiss! Wrestling is fun when you don&#8217;t have to worry about appeasing 10-year-olds (not that there is anything wrong with that).<\/p>\n<p>There are so. many belts. Not just belts that people are competing for or currently holding. Just like, a bajillion belts from all over the place. They bring them everywhere they go. That seems heavy and annoying and to be honest, it confused me at first. But I get it.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, let\u2019s talk about the wresting.<\/p>\n<p>Off the bat, the wrestling seemed much more clean and elegant. Not to sound cliche, but at times things really seemed more like a dance than a fight. It is very obvious very quickly that there is definitely an emphasis on athleticism in NJPW. Some matches felt like a showcase for wrestlers to flip, punch, and parade around. Others felt more like authentic fighting. The best was when those two things were done simultaneously.<\/p><div id=\"prowr-1647159134\" class=\"prowr-content-4 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_2 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_2\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Also, NJPW wrestlers SELL. LIKE. MOTHERF&#8212;ERS. Strong style indeed. You get punched in the face? You act as if you were hit by a car going 90. It\u2019s very exciting. There were multiple times throughout the night where I thought for SURE someone actually got knocked out. Oh, also, people sure like landing on their necks. Like everyone is landing on their damn necks over at NJPW.<\/p>\n<p>Another thing they love almost as much as landing on their necks? Slapping each other.<\/p>\n<p>And I don&#8217;t want to judge wrestlers based off a single match, but this is what I will say about a few who stood out:<\/p>\n<p>-The Young Bucks are fun.<\/p>\n<p>-I never felt more connected to a wrestler than when Hiromu Takahashi entered with a stuffed cat.<\/p>\n<p>-In my notes I wrote \u201cTANAHASHI\u2019S PONYTAIL\u201d in all caps with no other explanation.<\/p>\n<p>-Kenny Omega. Yep. I get it now. Sorry for being so late to the party.<\/p>\n<p>Some things I didn\u2019t really like: I could be totally wrong, but there seemed to be fewer storylines in NJPW? I wasn\u2019t familiar with any storylines going into the viewing, but there weren&#8217;t any really clear stakes going on. Also, I know that Japanese wrestling promotions usually separate women and men, but I missed watching female wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>I understand that NJPW isn\u2019t for everyone, but I really had a ton of fun watching the G1 Special. By the time the weekend was over, I ended up with a subscription to the New Japan World streaming service, a list of matches to watch dating back to the \u201870s, and a crush on Kazuchika Okada. I would consider that a pretty successful first viewing.<\/p>\n<p><i>April Lavalle joined the Prowrestling.net staff in June 2017. 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