NJPW Kizuna Road Night Eleven
July 1st, 2021 | Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan
I haven’t been able to cover many of these
Kizuna Road shows but I chose this one because I like a string of singles matches, especially when it involves the New Japan Dads. Puts me in a G1 mood.
DOUKI, El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. El Phantasmo, Jado and Taiji Ishimori
Here’s our way to help preview the Jr. Heavyweight Title match down the line between Ishimori and Desperado. They were the focal point but usually these matches benefit from the other guys putting in the effort. DOUKI had energy but ELP didn’t seem to care, while Kanemaru never does and Jado is awful. It made for a mediocre at best match that was really only working when the top two guys were involved in some manner. In the end, Ishimori put down DOUKI with Bloody Cross in 10:22 to gain momentum ahead of the title match. It happened and was totally forgettable but inoffensive.