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I am not an avid consumer of their work, but it’s why whenever I do catch some New Japan, Okada and Tanahashi stand out to me. They find time to breathe. I’m just not impressed by a guy running into a corner, jumping over the top rope and springing off with a moonsault without even checking to see where his opponent is.
It makes such a difference. And I could hear the argument that it makes top guys stand out, but I think it runs people off, because the undercard of things can just be so counterintuitive to what people expect from conflict. Gives everyone who might be inclined to say “You like that fake shit?!” a reason to laugh at it and walk away instead of becoming invested like they once might have been
The work doesn’t take enough blame for running off people.
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