10 NJPW Matches To Watch Before AEW Forbidden Door

9. AJ Styles Vs. Shinsuke Nakamura - Wrestle Kingdom 10

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Yes, this is a match between two current WWE wrestlers. But if you put your company allegiances aside, this is a match that showcases the New Japan style perfectly, with two wrestlers who you'll be familiar with.

AJ Styles debuted for NJPW mere hours after Prince Devitt (Finn Bálor) was kicked out of Bullet Club, attacking Kazuchika Okada and taking over the Club himself. A few IWGP Heavyweight Championship reigns later, and AJ found himself across the ring from Shinsuke Nakamura, one of the most decorated wrestlers in NJPW history. Fighting for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship (today unified with the heavyweight title as the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship), these two put on a clinic in the Tokyo Dome.

With the two wrestlers WWE bound, they gave it their all in their final Wrestle Kingdom appearances. Strikes, submissions, signature moves, high-flying offence, this match has everything. Nakamura exudes charisma, and AJ forgoes the Bullet Club's rule-breaking ways in favour of pure pro wrestling. If you were disappointed by their WrestleMania 34 match, this is what they can really do, and it's the kind of action that takes place on that famous blue mat.

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