14 WWE WrestleMania 34 Impulse Reactions
3. Dream Feed
Even the loyalest New Japan purists were calmly placing their cards on the table whilst the match was in progress - AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura were not having the match many had hoped they were still capable of after seeing such a dreamlike display just two years earlier at Wrestle Kingdom 10. It never materialised either. 'The King Of Strong Style' was beaten and beaten with ease when 'The Phenomenal One' dropped him with a Styles Clash after an anticlimactic 20 minutes.
Some subversive joy was salvaged in a far more exciting post-match sequence. Aping Asuka's respectful showing against Charlotte from earlier in the night, Shinsuke Nakamura instead sunk the Champion with a low blow and hit his promised "knee-to-face" finish on the arena floor after the match.
A heel Nakamura has intriguing potential and offers something desperately needed after a string of disappointing displays. Only against John Cena last summer has 'The Artist' crafted something resembling any beauty. Time on the other side of the fence may bring out the killer instinct that served him so well in New Japan Pro Wrestling, and possibly even make him a bigger babyface than he has been this time around.