10 Things We Learned From NJPW G1 Special 2018
6. Neck Deep
That Hiromu Takahashi had enough about to him to finish his IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title match with Dragon Lee is either admirable or incredibly stupid if you elect to take a firm stance as many already have in the aftermath of their divisive war.
The crux of the debate between either side seems to revolve around the Dragon Driver that inadvertently caused Hiromu's potentially broken neck, but this obviously neglects a number of important factors that have led up to a move like the above even being innovated in the first place.
Lee and Takahashi are both ultra-skilled talents, but expectations for these contests in general have been smashing ceilings since Takahashi and Will Ospreay in particular went to terrifying lengths in order to try and win the 2018 Best Of The Super Juniors tournament and their Dominion battle for the belt a week later.
The answer to 'Can You Top This?' in wrestling is always yes, but if Roddy Piper was changing the questions in 1985, why aren't others today? Should the wrestlers still be expected to raise the bar? And if so, just where is the new limit that separates those safely wowing crowds and those taking painful early retirement?