Hiromu Takahashi vs Dragon Lee - IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco (7/7/2018) - video Dailymotion

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00:01The junior heavyweight title on the line momentarily, and it's been a busy June, Josh, for Hiromu, without a doubt.

00:11What a big month.

00:12What a come around for him after suffering defeat after defeat.

00:19Now to...

00:20That was a nice win over El Desperado from Kizuna Road.

00:26This guy has been a longtime rival, as we have mentioned, of Hiromu for years, to the point

00:36when they were young wrestlers just getting started, and they were booked in wrestling

00:41in Mexico.

00:41This is the I-WGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.

00:45That won the Masters in Mass.

00:48And it's not...

00:49It's kind of obvious he won the match.

00:51He's still got his match.

00:52Hiromu does not.

00:54Dragon Lee!

00:58Dragon Lee!

01:02What a killer athlete with some very high-powered offense.

01:08A very known commodity in the world is the I-WGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, Hiromu Takahashi.

01:15That tape is a little troubling, though.

01:17Not sure exactly what kind of injury that's there to support, but it's a good spell disaster

01:25if Hiromu is able to successfully target it.

01:29This was a match that the champion requested.

01:32I'm not sure the fans will thank you the champion for, because it should be a classic.

01:38It should be a nice feather in his mask to take that title back to Mexico City.

01:55100%.

01:56And Nino Maravé Villa would be incredibly happy to have such a title in his possession.

02:05Some tell me Hiromu is not willing to let it go yet.

02:08The ticking time bomb, Mr. Personality.

02:19In the red corner, he's the reigning champion and the best of super genius, 2018, the winner!

02:40Well, this just in, ladies and gentlemen, this news brief is breaking news.

02:44Hiromu Takahashi!

02:46This kid, Daryl, is now married to his wife, Carol.

02:50Oh, Daryl and Carol.

02:51Carol and Daryl, of course.

02:53And they have a son named Daryl Jr., who is currently in the arms of Hiromu.

03:00They've been on an excursion together.

03:02Well, he's got a mask on, and one has to wonder if Hiromu loses tonight,

03:07does Daryl Jr. get unmasked as well?

03:10I don't know, but I read my copy, and I'm done with Daryl for the night.

03:13Thank you very much.

03:16But I'm not done with Hiromu, who I personally believe is as talented a junior heavyweight as I've ever seen.

03:24And I was raised in Oklahoma in a junior heavyweight territory for all the matches a junior heavyweight man.

03:32This kid is fantastic.

03:34He is absolutely fantastic.

03:36The only knock I can say against him sometimes actually works as his strength is his inconsistency, just being all over the place.

03:48Sometimes that wild streak, that chaotic streak within him works to his benefit.

03:53Sometimes it works to his downfall.

03:55As that trophy continues to deteriorate in the pieces.

03:59Yeah!

04:00If Hiromu keeps bringing this thing out, it's just going to eventually fall apart.

04:15That's all yours, Josh.

04:16We got that.

04:16We'll keep it in one place.

04:17Oh, yeah.

04:17The best super junior.

04:18Look at that.

04:19We got you.

04:20Very nice.

04:20We got you, DJ.

04:21Yeah, good.

04:23Well, I was near the end of my run anyway, so it doesn't matter.

04:27Just an honor to be a part of this matchup because these are two of the very best you will ever see in the junior heavyweight category.

04:40Ever seen.

04:42With some serious ferocity, Dragon Lee is getting right started in here.

04:46A hot start for the masked man, Dragon Lee.

04:50Man, what a suicide dive.

04:52Head and shoulders first through the second and third rope.

04:57With no fear of gravity or your own personal safety.

05:01Like a tomahawk missile, Dragon Lee just absolutely spearing through.

05:08Hiromu Takahashi as we see it right here.

05:13A fearless dive.

05:15Man, it's surprising to me that it just wrecked the guy.

05:18Yes, it's just these guys just have no fear.

05:22You know, you maybe try that once in a match.

05:24I assure you, that's not the last time we're going to see guys on the outside of the ring.

05:27Now, if you guys are new to Dragon Lee and Hiromu Takahashi, expect much more of that, to be honest.

05:34You make offense innovative.

05:39A variant there, mocking Naito.

05:42Yeah.

05:44Hiromu's leader getting mocked.

05:47Listen to the crowd, is booing him as well.

05:52Naito showing some popularity here in the States for sure.

05:55Short, stiff, precise forearms.

06:00Here comes Dragon Lee.

06:02Hang time.

06:04Big time drop kick.

06:05They were drop kicked down, cover, and a kick out by Hiromu Takahashi.

06:10Oh, okay.

06:17Dragon Lee slowing it up a little bit.

06:21Simple toehold.

06:24Trying to roll through and just getting a boot for his troubles.

06:28Nothing wrong with simplicity when it works, JR.

06:30Absolutely not.

06:32Chin lock.

06:33At Takahashi, he's not used to being on this end of the offense.

06:39Especially when it's, I don't want to say sedentary, but it's very deliberate.

06:45I like the deliberate offense because the guy that's delivering the offense

06:49has a chance to make fewer mistakes.

06:51True enough.

06:52You don't beat yourself.

06:54Keep everything in front of you.

06:55Keep your eyes on it.

06:58Wow.

06:58Perfect execution.

07:01But look at how the guy counters.

07:05Almost countered again.

07:07Bit of a shoulder roll, kind of a somersault out of it,

07:10taking some of the impact off of that.

07:14Running clothesline.

07:16Pretty about low drop kick.

07:18He's safe at second.

07:21Dragon Lee's on the outside.

07:24Goes to the apron.

07:28Lord, what a drop kick.

07:30Right off the apron.

07:31Full head of steam.

07:33Man, if that's not Meredith's another look, what is?

07:35Good grief.

07:36Hellacious drop kick there from Hiromu.

07:39Yeah.

07:40Turns on a move that is considered ordinary into something extraordinary.

07:45Yeah, look at the way he just boots him straight through the chest.

07:48Sends him tumbling about like a bunch of broken toys.

07:54Now up Hiromu goes.

07:57Hiromu flies.

08:01Both men landing on the, ironically, on the unprotected aspect of the ring.

08:06That's concrete there.

08:10There ain't no name for this other than insanity, JR.

08:14Both men taking a massive chance.

08:19I mean, just feast or famine with that.

08:22And now who's going to come out of it on the other side?

08:26Better to burn out than to fade away, I'm guessing Hiromu feels.

08:29No concern for his own safety, let alone that of his opponents.

08:34Hiromu was on his second reign as the junior heavyweight champion.

08:39I remember when he hit the scene, he just out of nowhere, like a time bomb indeed.

08:44He beat Kushida at Wrestle Kingdom 11, 2017, which was an astonishing performance.

08:51It was quick too, like a handful of minutes at best.

08:57Well, you don't work by the hour, they say.

08:59I'm waiting for that move.

09:03They're exchanging those forms, and finally, Hiromu figures out,

09:06my kit may work better, but they're on that damn apron.

09:11I hate it.

09:13And the apron owes you money, doesn't it?

09:14It owes me money.

09:16Like Barneke, owes me money.

09:20Right hand, Hiromu Takahashi.

09:25Man, he's, he is up in a dangerous,

09:29place here for both guys.

09:32It's dangerous for both men.

09:33Dragon Lee chops out that knee in the base of Takahashi.

09:38Now they're sitting up top, trading blows.

09:40If you're heirs of Takahashi or Dragon Lee, you're saying,

09:45get your ass back in the ring.

09:47That's sitting on top of the turnbuckle, the head bullet, because he's up this much.

09:56Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

10:04Stomp to the heart.

10:05The heart, the solar plexus, the chest, the tip and we caved in by Dragon Lee on Hiromu Takahashi.

10:15Take a look, Jerry, just takes him like a goddamn vampire.

10:19Wow, punctures his chest with these brutal stomps.

10:25Yeah, if you're sitting home, you're damn right it hurts.

10:28You're damn right it hurts.

10:30And how these two are still even breathing, I didn't even prophesize that,

10:34but this is taking a very violent and physical toll on both these junior heavyweights.

10:45I was told yesterday that Takahashi's female fan base is growing by leaps and bounds.

10:54West sunset flip, a little modified version from the apron to the floor,

10:59and there's pieces of DNA laying all over the place.

11:04We got close to a 20 count here.

11:0717.

11:08Someone better think about something.

11:10You got to call somebody.

11:1119.

11:12Oh my god, they're both back in.

11:16Photo finish.

11:19Remember, Hiromu asked for this.

11:22He called for this match specifically.

11:24He did, you're right.

11:25I think he wanted to prove himself as not a fluke.

11:29He wanted to prove himself that the junior heavyweight title

11:32can and will mean as much as any other title in this country.

11:38And what better to do it than against your greatest rival?

11:41That's exactly right.

11:42It shows you the competitive nature of Takahashi,

11:46and why you're such a valuable member of Lawson Gober Knowledge.

11:50Running clothesline.

11:52Reverse now by Dragon Lee.

11:55Oh, wheelbarrow.

11:57Caught.

11:58Suplex.

11:59Dragon Lee's head bouncing off the canvas.

12:02Oh, so does Hiromu, who got suplexed.

12:07Another suplex.

12:10Good god almighty.

12:13These guys are going to be suplexed drunk before tonight's over.

12:16Hiromu going after one more time and folding Dragon Lee up like that recording we mentioned earlier.

12:23And it's a violent world here in New Japan Pro Wrestling JR.

12:28Boy, those are restaurant-quality suplexes.

12:32I will assure you, they're punishing.

12:36They drive the air out of you.

12:38Just when you think you get more oxygen, you get it knocked out of you again.

12:44Not a single one of these guys are going to be able to look left or right.

12:48Dragon Lee land on his neck and head.

12:51And I'm so sure that Takahashi understands how much damage you just did that last video.

13:00And he may never know.

13:01Yeah.

13:03Might not even remember his own phone number at this point.

13:06Junior heavyweight title is on the line.

13:09IWGP Championship.

13:12Both men thinking alike, but then the knee comes to play.

13:16Hiromu rolls through, comes back with a superkick.

13:19Nice suplex.

13:24The first Frankensteiner.

13:26Yeah.

13:27It's like watching the Atlanta Falcons know what to offer.

13:33I'm very appreciative of the effort, the spirit of competition.

13:37Here tonight, the G1 San Francisco.

13:44I feel like covering up Darryl Jr.'s eyes though.

13:46It's been a lot for him to see his dad go through such.

13:49Well, you are the guardian.

13:51It's all up to you, buddy.

13:52G1 San Francisco.

13:56Uncle Josh taking care of Darryl Jr.

13:59Plus, we all know, we've already mentioned Darryl and Carol got married.

14:03Right.

14:03Hence, Darryl Jr.

14:05Who's now on excursion with Hiromu.

14:08Just so you'll know.

14:09Well, Hiromu went on an excursion in New Mexico, which is where he's inherited this

14:13incredible rivalry with Dragon Lee.

14:15So, I guess you never know how they'll turn out.

14:20I'll tell you, I've seen so many great junior heavyweights.

14:23I love the division.

14:24I love the athleticism.

14:25But these two, I've just never seen anybody better.

14:30I really haven't seen anybody better than Hiromu Takahashi and Dragon Lee.

14:39These guys, they just don't stop.

14:44Just when you think you've seen everything, all of a sudden, they turn it up to 11.

14:48And when you think they ran out of things to do,

14:51they just continue to beat the hell out of each other.

14:55Well, it hurts.

14:59It didn't make a lot of noise.

15:00It hurts.

15:03That made a lot of noise and it hurt it as well.

15:05It hurt it.

15:05Oh, this ain't no fun.

15:06I'm not going on to fourth grade now.

15:08Oh, this ain't no fun at all.

15:12Now it gets a little mono-a-mono.

15:13It's not about winning a match now.

15:15It's about, I think I can take more than you can.

15:18And then I'm going to outsmart you.

15:22Who's going to strike with the first non-hand?

15:25They have an advantage, believe it or not.

15:39Oh, ask and you shall receive, my friend.

15:41Oh, that's smart.

15:46If you had a chest cold, man, you're clearing up all the congestion here.

15:53The hell with Mucinex?

15:54Yeah.

15:54To have Dragon Lee knock the phlegm right out your chest.

15:58Exactly.

16:01This is physical.

16:03These are hard strikes, folks.

16:05They're palm strikes now.

16:09And they're not letting up.

16:11Something's got to give here.

16:17Shoulders ain't getting tired yet.

16:19Oh, it's slowing down.

16:20Oh, hard face.

16:21Yeah.

16:23Ooh, that's a knife edge chop.

16:28Uh-oh.

16:29Super kick blocked.

16:30Knee blocked.

16:31Getting blocked again.

16:33The knee, this time, got through.

16:36Bicycle knee lands solid.

16:37Oh!

16:38Oh!

16:38Down to the belly over and throw.

16:40And Dragon Lee got compacted in that corner.

16:47That's a little unsettling.

16:58Most likely, Hiromu said in the press conference or in a backstage situation,

17:04he's going to take on Dragon Lee here tonight.

17:06Come play with me.

17:08That's it.

17:10Damn.

17:11That's beautiful.

17:12There you go.

17:13The cover.

17:14And you notice that when Hiromu made the cover, Dragon Lee found the referee.

17:19Yeah.

17:19So he could see the hand.

17:22And get his shoulders up before three.

17:24Really simple, but a nice little subtlety by Dragon Lee.

17:28Finding the referee when he got on his back.

17:30Well, I know it doesn't seem like much, but if you can get that one extra second of rest,

17:33possibly, it's a benefit.

17:35Yeah.

17:35And psychologically, you don't do your opponent any favors.

17:39Oh, boy.

17:40That wasn't looking very good.

17:41Oh, God.

17:42Straight down the pike.

17:44That don't taste.

17:45That doesn't it.

17:48Look out here.

17:49Could be over.

17:54Good strong near fall earned by Dragon Lee, who's looking to leave here as the IWGP

18:02Junior Heavyweight Champion in this one fall 60-minute time limit affair.

18:06He catches Hiromu, takes the momentum all the way through, gets a two count out of it,

18:15and he gets up to his feet first.

18:16He's looking for what he calls Desnu Khodora, which is a vertical suplex powerball, but countered.

18:27Now into the triangle choke.

18:29Triangle choke by Hiromu.

18:32That submission here, quickly done, seamlessly countered.

18:35A beautiful counter by Hiromu Takahashi.

18:41I know the strength of Dragon Lee, but they're almost locking it up even tighter.

18:49Hiromu stays hooked, stays focused.

18:52He's pulling down on the head.

18:56He's got that arm across.

18:57One more time for Dragon Lee.

19:01That's a hell of an effort right there.

19:03Oh, he's packaged up.

19:06Hiromu bounced off the canvas on his head, for God's sake.

19:10Man!

19:12A release Dragon driver from Dragon Lee saved the day.

19:21Hiromu's head just bounced off the canvas.

19:27What a matchup.

19:3115 minutes, 15 minutes pass.

19:33Nobody has really gained any long-term advantage here.

19:37Been very evenly contested.

19:40Up he goes.

19:42There it is.

19:46I just don't have any confidence in it.

19:49Tending predicament.

19:50There's nothing on his shoulders.

19:52The powerbomb element is excellent, but you're right, JR.

19:56You got to pin those shoulders down if you could at least get the legs across.

20:03Dragon Lee frustrated, but really no one to blame but himself.

20:07I love his effort.

20:08He's an amazing competitor.

20:10Yeah.

20:11But you got to cover the shoulders up.

20:13I mean, hey, Masa Saito of the New Japan,

20:16obviously a New Japan legend and was the Oriental Express in WWE.

20:21He used it in his powerbomb.

20:23Put his legs across the shoulders.

20:24Look out here.

20:25Oh!

20:26He made it just for a counter!

20:27Oh, what a counter!

20:28What a counter by Hiromu!

20:31That's a roll-up.

20:31Takahashi gets a near fall.

20:34And his journey here tonight to regain or excuse me, retain the junior heavyweight title.

20:42Oh!

20:43Well, he doesn't get him completely spiked on his head.

20:46Oh!

20:47Time bomb!

20:48Time bomb by Hiromu!

20:51And that will do it!

20:52That will do it!

20:54When he got to win the match, you go to your A material.

20:57And what aggression between these two you had.

20:59And here's your winner, Hiromu Takahashi, and he's still IWGP junior heavyweight champion.

21:12And there you see the end.

21:14Good.

21:15Some of the shoulders have been pinned.

21:17The leg is hooked.

21:18Perfect execution.

21:19Well, I'm sure it was not only one of that Canadian destroyers, you know, deadly to the Dragon Lee,

21:25but even the kick out of that really high roll-up from Hiromu took its...

21:29It really took a toll on Dragon Lee.

21:32And you can see the fatigue in Hiromu when he's hitting that time bomb.

21:35But he has just that much more in his gas tank.

21:39He walks away retaining that belt.

21:42Two amazingly talented athletes laying on the line here.

21:48And Hiromu Takahashi representing Walsh and Gubernales successful.

21:53And his title defense here in the Cal Palace is San Brands.

22:06Josh, by the way, you have to give Daryl Jr. back.

22:10Oh, well, you know, kids are great when you don't have to keep them.

22:15You just mess with them, get them all wound up, pull them full of sugar and caffeine.

22:18That's it.

22:19They send them on their way.

22:20That's what I do to my granddaughter.

22:23That's the little chocolate, kids.

22:25Have a safe trip home.

22:29Oh, man.

22:29What a great match.

22:31Two of the best I've ever seen in this game.

22:34Two great junior heavyweights to get it on.

22:36Nobody better than Hiromu.

22:38And ladies and gentlemen, more titles at stake.

22:42Coming up next, United States titles on the line.

22:44Oh, yes.

22:45It's going to be special.

22:46Can the juice do it?

22:47We'll find out next.

23:00Today's IWGP Junior Heavy-Q選手権試合は王様防衛に成功.

23:05高橋博文選手の勝利です.

Hiromu Takahashi vs Dragon Lee - IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco (7/7/2018)

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