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Originally Posted by Fignuts
As terrible as the early 2000's were in regards to inoki bringing in untrained mma guys and hotshotting guys like Lesnar and Fujita to the title, there were some absolute banger main events between guys like Nagata, Tenzan, Takayama, etc. Not to mention the formative years of Tanahashi, Nakamura, and Shibata.
Some of my favorite matches in the company's history are from that era, despite it being their lowest point.
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Do you have any specific matches that you’d love to rep off the top of your head? I’m unfamiliar with this period beyond the general vibe of New Japan struggling under Inokiism and the general outlines of direction you talked about.