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Topic	Board 8 Match of the Week - Week 3 [wrestling]
NBIceman 09/23/20 12:59:47 AM #4:	Iceman's Match Recommendation (Week 3) Bryan Danielson vs. Naruki Doi Dragon Gate USA Open the Untouchable Gate - September 6, 2009 https://www.bilibili.com/video/av7554969/ A short-lived logistical nightmare and perhaps a little too ahead of its time to be a truly successful venture, DGUSA nonetheless will always be one of my favorite of my all-time favorite promotions. Dragon Gate, as one of the most consistently great promotions in recent memory, crossed over with the American indies at arguably the height of the output match-wise, all with an inspired Gabe Sapolsky at the helm? It'd be hard to craft a company more perfectly tailored to my particular tastes. Johnny Gargano put himself on the map there. The Young Bucks learned much of what they know there. But before any of that, Daniel Bryan Danielson had one of his last indie matches before reporting to WWE there. If you're wondering just how beloved American Dragon was in the minds of hardcore wrestling fans around this time, you need look no further than this match. In an age where even the most popular indie stars were relentlessly booed and mocked and had sellout chants directed at them for signing on the dotted line with WWE, Danielson still has the whole crowd behind him here. And I gotta tell ya, I always forget how much I miss indie AmDrag until I watch one of his matches. Everything he does is so purposeful and intense and violent. Just like all of his bouts around this time, it feels about half as long as it actually was because you just get completely sucked in. It's not even that he does anything especially unique; he just does it all so damn well. But I don't want to undersell his dance partner. When the dust settles on Naruki Doi's career, for a lot of reasons, he'll probably be remembered first and foremost as a tag wrestler. When he found the right opponent for a singles contest, though, he could go with the best of them. Even more so than many of his company contemporaries, he always did a great job of merging the fast-paced Dragon Gate style with the more technical indie style of the time, and that's on full display here. Perfectly placed spots, high-impact moves that always look fantastic, and a lovely job of letting crowd hero Danielson get a lot of babyface shine without being an outright heel. There's something for everyone here, and it's a real window into what DGUSA could've been had some things broken a different way. Here's the kinda funny part: this isn't even my favorite match on the show - the one that slightly edges it out involves a guy who's already shown up in a prior match for this project, though (and who's likely to show up often in the future if it continues long enough), and I'm trying to spread the wealth a bit. Besides, I'm the minority opinion there, considering a good number of folks would be inclined to call this the best match the company ever put on. Hope y'all have fun with it! --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights <cite>NBIceman posted [p:944970598] in Board 8 Ma... [t:78992834]...</cite> <quote>Iceman's Match Recommendation (Week 3) Bryan Danielson vs. Naruki Doi Dragon Gate USA Open the Untouchable Gate - September 6, 2009 https://www.bilibili.com/video/av7554969/ A short-lived logistical nightmare and perhaps a little too ahead of its time to be a truly successful venture, DGUSA nonetheless will always be one of my favorite of my all-time favorite promotions. Dragon Gate, as one of the most consistently great promotions in recent memory, crossed over with the American indies at arguably the height of the output match-wise, all with an inspired Gabe Sapolsky at the helm? It'd be hard to craft a company more perfectly tailored to my particular tastes. Johnny Gargano put himself on the map there. The Young Bucks learned much of what they know there. But before any of that, Daniel Bryan Danielson had one of his last indie matches before reporting to WWE there. If you're wondering just how beloved American Dragon was in the minds of hardcore wrestling fans around this time, you need look no further than this match. In an age where even the most popular indie stars were relentlessly booed and mocked and had sellout chants directed at them for signing on the dotted line with WWE, Danielson still has the whole crowd behind him here. And I gotta tell ya, I always forget how much I miss indie AmDrag until I watch one of his matches. Everything he does is so purposeful and intense and violent. Just like all of his bouts around this time, it feels about half as long as it actually was because you just get completely sucked in. It's not even that he does anything especially unique; he just does it all so damn well. But I don't want to undersell his dance partner. When the dust settles on Naruki Doi's career, for a lot of reasons, he'll probably be remembered first and foremost as a tag wrestler. When he found the right opponent for a singles contest, though, he could go with the best of them. Even more so than many of his company contemporaries, he always did a great job of merging the fast-paced Dragon Gate style with the more technical indie style of the time, and that's on full display here. Perfectly placed spots, high-impact moves that always look fantastic, and a lovely job of letting crowd hero Danielson get a lot of babyface shine without being an outright heel. There's something for everyone here, and it's a real window into what DGUSA could've been had some things broken a different way. Here's the kinda funny part: this isn't even my favorite match on the show - the one that slightly edges it out involves a guy who's already shown up in a prior match for this project, though (and who's likely to show up often in the future if it continues long enough), and I'm trying to spread the wealth a bit. Besides, I'm the minority opinion there, considering a good number of folks would be inclined to call this the best match the company ever put on. Hope y'all have fun with it! --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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