NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13: Every Match Ranked From Worst To Best

By Jack Pooley / January 4, 2019

5. RPW British Heavyweight Championship: Tomohiro Ishii (c) Vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

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Result: Sabre locks in the Octopus and Ishii is forced to submit, surrendering the title in the process (11:37).

Rating: This was arguably the most interesting match on the card style-wise, because Sabre's fluid technical finesse meshed superbly with Ishii's more smash-mouth, powerhouse approach.

There were a couple of mid-match lurches in pace which teased a much longer fight overall, so the ending came as quite abrupt after barely 10 minutes.

Still, what was here was mostly strong, even if it might've been a little more gratifying to see Ishii put up a better fight against Sabre. 7/10