10 ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE Moments From NJPW Dominion 6.9
6. Masked Ball
The six-man tag team match pitting Jushin Liger, Hiroshi Tanahashi and NJPW debutant Rey Mysterio against bothersome Bullet Club b*stards Cody, Hangman Page and Marty Scurll dutifully provided a palette-cleansing six-man tag during a show loaded with taste-makers and talismanic talents and was thus rife for analysis of aesthetics more than action.
Though the lasting impression from the match was the potential in singles clashes between the various foes, the first impression was the best one. It wasn't enough that 'Rey-Rey' looked resplendant in red, white and black alongside his legendary partners - Mysterio's mask was a thing of beauty.
Blending together his standard iconography and the lion on NJPW's own legendary 'King Of Sports' crest, the Lucha Libre legend looked amazing. More amazing than he already looked with his rejuvenated movements and slimmed-down frame, first revealed in an astonishing Royal Rumble 2018 display earlier this year.
Perhaps a statement of intent, Mysterio's mask was possibly far more than just an announcement of his arrival on a stage he'd long looked towards. There may be more 619s to follow in the Far East if lingering disputes with Scurll and Page were by design, and the aforementioned Junior Heavyweight Title would gain incredible steam from having such a crucial cruiserweight figure compete for it.