Kevin Kelly touched on an interesting topic during a recent interview about what some will say is becoming an issue within the pro wrestling world.
The NJPW announcer spoke with Sporting News to talk about various topics including if there a concern of the danger level rising in matches especially within NJPW due to their strong style mentality.
Kelly would note that it’s a fear and something to keep an eye on. He did bring up the fact that some could question from a fans’ perspective if it’s a let down because we’re prisoners of the moment and the snap reaction was that last year’s G1 was the greatest of all-time.
“People would say that after each night. How could tomorrow top it? It just does. Hopefully, that comes from not how high we can jump off of something. What story can we tell that’s unique, that hasn’t been told before, and will never be told again.”
Kelly called the classic title match between Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega at Dominion and when asked about it, the NJPW announcer gave some insight by stating that they knew at that moment that everyone was witnessing history. He pointed out that in the last minute of the match, he knew right then and there that they were seeing one of the greatest matches of all time.
“This was just the beginning of the final scene. Sure enough, it was. Omega gets up, hits the ropes, V-Trigger, One-Winged Angel, and we’ve got a new champ. I wanted to jump up and scream. I wanted to applaud.”
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