10 Reasons To Get Into New Japan Pro Wrestling

4. Hiroshi Tanahashi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtZLdB40Ejo The first thing you need to know about Hiroshi Tanahashi is that he has one of the coolest nicknames in professional wrestling, €œThe Once in a Century Talent€. He claims that he is so good at wrestling that a guy like him only comes around once every hundred years, that€™s some high self esteem. A nickname that cool wouldn€™t be worth anything if he couldn€™t back it up, and for nearly ten years he has been the franchise player of New Japan Pro Wrestling. He won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship for the first time in 2006 and since then it€™s never too long before he€™s back in the main event. He€™s been referred to as NJPW€™s John Cena, and while there€™s some truth to the statement, it comes with unnecessary baggage. Tanahashi has been consistently great and his matches are usually the highlight of any card that he€™s on, often earning 4.5 stars or higher in the Wrestling Observer. He recently won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship for the seventh time, defeating AJ Styles in October. At WrestleKingdom, he faces long-time foe Kazuchika Okada, who has a guaranteed championship match thanks to winning the 2014 G1 Climax tournament.
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