NJPW USA - Bryan Danielson vs. Taiji Ishimori

[jsc094020]

Wow. I guess Bryan Danielson is deserving of all those Most Technical WON awards...I've only seen him in WWE programming where they clearly nerf any mat action in lieu of lots of clotheslines, "stiff" kicks, and 30 minute in-ring interviews...

[SVROverlord]

If you look quickly at the commentator on the far left in the first 3 seconds of the vid, he looks like CM Punk.

Or maybe I'm just high.

[rdorwa]

Wow CM Punk on commentary is the icing on top!

[japanpro1]

a very boring match. i know what ishimori is capable of but i certainly didn't see it here. whatever danielson is capable of, he sure does show much here. a robotic performance by both wrestlers. ishimori puts danielson over but obviously without any enthusiasm.

[iknowme]

Punk!

[Veomunn]

Wait, this is in California.

<3 American fans acting Japanese?

[Veomunn]

"To fight his teacher, you're going to have to go through him."

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

<3 Japanese fans. XD

[japanpro1]

not a question of whether danielson would make the cut in wwe but whether he'd make the cut in japanese pro without being put over big time. i hope japanese wrestlers get paid a lot extra for rolling over for the likes of danielson.

[BURNINGHAMMER76]

@japanpro1 blasphemy Danielson deserves ever thing he has gotten anywhere in the world. The man worked his ass off wherever he was. Plus he is the best technical wrestler in the world

[BURNINGHAMMER76]

at 4:00 that is one of the sickest body slams i hav ever seen

[Dynaman21]

Danielson is showing why he's a good wrestler, but also why he won't get over in WWE. The "plain joe asskicker" kicker died when Takada got turned into a pretzel by Rickson Gracie.

[adam765432]

Are the dragon gate matches pre planned like wwe and tna annd ROH?

[BURNINGHAMMER76]

yes

[seb2112]

if these guys were to fight again now it'd be a dream match

[LTW4EVER]

THis is real pro wrestling, not fake wwe stuff

[cmd1995]

lol dumbass it's still fake.

[TheWho87]

lol dumbass, this is real pro wrestling, since what WWE does is not wrestling its "entertainment", even though pro wrestling is planned this is as real as it gets and its something you will never see in the WWE.

[cmd1995]

yes i know it's more real then wwe, but it's still fake.

[TheWho87]

its not fake, how is dropping people on their heads fake?, its set to maximise their perfomance while minimising risk

[cmd1995]

wow, do you really think they actully drop them on there heads?

you wanna try doing that 7 days a week for a hole year i promise you, you will have more disk Problems then a 80 year old veteran.

[TheWho87]

well they do constantly, its just the fact their so skilled in their ability they dont cause harm but their are still many times that mistaked happen

[cmd1995]

Exactly, the only way to do a move like that safley, is to drop him very softly or not at all, and that makes it not harmless.

now for the mistakes i'm with you, but it's not part off the game, it's not supposed to happen.

[TheWho87]

not really its all about how they land, a move can be made to show a major impact while still being safe

[cmd1995]

Yes that's what i mean, without the guy getting the move, getting hurt.

[hellojohnny101]

@TheWho87 wait if WWE isn't pro wrestling then why are you comparing it to this?

[TheWho87]

@hellojohnny101 Because for most people they only know of wrestling through WWE.

[decenttv]

awesome match.

[joemontjapan]

Like the leg and ankle work he does on Taiji from about 1:30 until he ties him up into a neat package around 2:00 Taiji is outweighed and certainly outclassed, but keeps up a valliant effort.

[KcLegendary]

Nice.

[JockPinner123]

Thanks for posting the American Dragon video. I really like the way he wrestles. I think he's the best.

[cgizzles]

he is the best in the world for a reason

[palestis2]

great!!!!!!!