WAR Wrestle Association-R – Super J Cup Second Stage 12/13/95
By Maffew Gregg on 5 May 2024
Wrestle Association-R
Sumo Hall
Attendance: 11,500
Yeah you may have heard of this one.
Tournament 1st Round
Damien (AAA) vs. Gran Naniwa (Michinoku Pro)
These are two guys I appreciate despite their lack of main event skills. Damian teases leaving immediately because the crowd aren’t reacting loudly enough so Naniwa does the same. Damian yells CHOSHU and lands a lariat before demanding the crowd chant his name as the Scorpion Deathlock gets applied. Tenryu chops and kicks follow before a Koshinaka butt-bump winds Gran. Crowd are loving this. Naniwa reverses an up-and-over to give us the M-PRO LITTLE SKIP. Shinzaki’s Praying Walk-Rope is another hit as is a tease and taunt. Naniwa responds to the taunt with his own, leaving him open to a Quebrada. Blimey an actual move. Damian gets a kick-out so late that it generates murmuring from the crowd. Damian shuts up Naniwa’s noises with some of his own as both go at it like the Three Stooges before a top rope crossbody reminds us this is serious. Damian has a breather before yelling MUTA and missing the moonsault and landing right into a Frankensteiner Pin at 6:36.
Daft, well received fun that didn’t overstay it’s welcome.
Shinjiro Otani (NJPW) vs. Masaaki Mochizuki (Kitao Dojo)
Kitao is here to watch his lad! That’s nice. He’s against Otani though so we can get the Brando “look at how they massacred my boy” GIF ready. Masaaki hasn’t seen The Godfather so he spinkicks Otani’s head off as soon as the bell rings. Oh you poor naïve thing you. Masaaki thinks Otani is done so allows himself to be easily countered with a beautiful ankle lock and follow up leg kicks as Otani lets rip on the green lad. Otani spends so long beating him up that he’s able to make a comeback with a shock German for two. Otani does a good job of selling Masaaki’s kicks and moves around like Mr. Bean after taking a springboard dropkick to the face, but Masaaki gets cocky and tries Kitao’s Axe Kick That Killed Tenryu and Otani’s so disgusted he no-sells it to work over Otani’s ankle and get the insta-submission.
Lovely showcase of young Masaaki with Otani only being a little bit of a dick to make it fair.
Ultimo Dragon (WAR) vs. Shoichi Funaki (PWFG)
Funaki’s only been in the business two years so well done for getting invited to this. He’s apparently representing PWFG which I guess is true but the company was on it’s last legs and Funaki would never wrestle for them again. Anyway his gear is very 1960s UK TV.
Dragon asks for the crowd to be quiet and then demands cheers so he’s clearly taking his evil opponent seriously, before he takes him down and literally wipes his feet on him. Funaki busts out a Victory Roll very early and transitions that into an ankle pick which is PWFG style I guess. Dragon doesn’t like his ankle being worked (who does?) and tries chopping, but Funaki is able to take him to the mat and deal with his Lucha holds with ease. Man look at him go! Dragon tries to counter with slaps but Funaki is OK with them. The guy who was lucky to get booked on Sunday Night Heat is taking Ultimo to school. Dragon looks concerned at his inability to escape any of the holds which is making this interesting. He’s yelling and trying to move constantly which is keeping the energy going. Sadly Funaki ruins all that by making a complete mess of a Frankensteiner, resulting in Ultimo having to do his sexy dance to stop the crowd’s boos. In-ring Asai moonsault connects because apparently five minutes of solid leg work means nothing nothing as Ultimo runs through his moves of doom (Fisherman’s Buster, Moonsault, La Magistral) to quickly end a match that was going well until it wasn’t.
What a shame Ultimo completely gave up on his opponent, that was looking very interesting.
Gedo (Fuyuki-gun) vs. Masayoshi Motegi (Wrestle Yume Factory)
I still don’t know what WYF is. I know who Gedo is, the guy that WAR thought was a great cruiserweight even though Kudo Fuyuki’s as much of a Jr. Heavyweight as him.
Motego heels it up and batters Gedo around so he can conserve his energy for the rest of the night. With their mullets and pyjamas, they look like palette swaps of one another. Motego does all the work including two Topes to the outside but there’s only so much you can do when you’re wrestling with a body pillow. Gedo kicks out of Three Rolling Germans before turning a Frankensteiner into a Powerbomb and then locks in the WAR Special for the tap-out.
A 1995 Randy Savage match with worse ring gear.
El Samurai (NJPW) vs. Dos Caras (CMLL)
Woah do CMLL and AAA know their luchadores are performing on the same show? There’d be literal war if that happened today. Caras is every bit the legendary luchadore, pigeon breasted and hefty. Meanwhile there’s Samurai who physically resembles Macrenzie Crook.
Caras plays around with him until landing the giant crossbody which of course gets the big pop because MIL DOES THAT. Samurai gets trapped in a spider’s nest of a lucha hold that I can’t even begin to describe, before releasing it to lock in another one. This is all Caras and his meaty submissions and they go down a treat with the audience who can’t get enough of the MEXICAN SURFBOARD. Caras dominates some more by sending Samurai over the announce table with a Tope before more insane lucha holds wear down the little Samurai who is too ickle to properly piledriver Caras. Caras comes back with more holds and backslides and you get the idea Caras could get three stars wrestling the wind. Samurai finally comes back with a Double Underhook and a Top Rope Frankensteiner but it’s all window dressing as Caras shrugs it off to land the SKY HIGH AGAIN CROSSBODY to get the popular victory.
Crowd were in awe of Caras’ and so was I. Samurai wrestled like Captain America before he took the super soldier serum.
Lion Heart Chris Jericho (Fuyuki-gun) vs. Hanzo Nakajima (Michinoku Pro)
Oh so Hanzo Nakajima can represent M-Po but Funaki can’t? Jericho flips him off before Chris attempts to get a submission via hair-pull, telling the ref to ASK HIM as he’s being warned. That’s too subtle for the crowd but a loud C’MON BAYBAYYY gets them roaring. Nakajima is full of energy and tries to show off all his flips even if they don’t fit the situation but Jericho’s so good right now he can make them work. Nakajima is so fired up he smoothly sails through the ropes to the outside and then smoothly lands on the concrete because Jericho couldn’t catch him. This means the ref has to count and we get a wonderful “ten, eleven, twoeleven, thirteen” count. Jericho demonstrates his springboard to the outside and generally how much better he is than his colourfully dressed opponent before finishing at 6:48.
Like AEW feuds, this was all Jericho.
Tournament 2nd Round
Jushin Thunder Liger (NJPW) vs. Gran Naniwa (Michinoku Pro)
Liger getting a bye because he won Best Of The Super Juniors I and because he’s Liger. Naniwa dropkicks Liger as he’s posing on the top rope because it’s the best chance he’s got. Naniwa dives to the outside while his whistling balloons are still going off to give us a hell of a visual, before following with a sit-out dropkick in his jacket.
Naniwa gets a Liger Bomb as the crowd holds it’s breath. I mean, Liger lost to the other M-Pro cult hero last time so he could realistically lose to crab man, right? Naniwa busts out the Crab Walk but Liger keeps rolling to get away before shaking his head.
Liger takes a Frankensteiner before countering a second one into a Powerbomb which results in a disgusted CRAB WALK taunt and a truly disgusting release German Suplex. Liger locks in his modified surfboard because Caras had already done his. Naniwa eye pokes and locks in the exact same hold as the crowd holds their purses aloft and yell “the audacity!” Naniwa tries the WAR Special which couldn’t have earned him any favours backstage before Liger stretches Naniwa while yelling “ASK HIM ASK HIM”. Naniwa makes one brave comeback attempt but Liger kicks out at 1. Naniwa still thinks he has a shot and dives off the apron with a rolling senton before connecting with a top rope splash for a much closer kickout. Top Rope Frankensteiner and Spinning Liger Bomb get the “no really, Naniwa’s not actually winning is he?” reaction before Liger lands a few Kappo Kicks. Naniwa tries to counter a Liger dive off the top rope to God-Knows-What but Liger gets an authoritative Palm Strike before a Frankensteiner…gets reversed by Naniwa into a roll up in much the same way Sasuke won last year but it’s just one last scare before Liger ends it with a Brainbuster at 9:13.
It’s a testament to Liger’s ability that the crowd were gasping at near-falls for the lad who does the crab walk. Tremendous stuff here, helped by the juiced up crowd.
Wild Pegasus Chris Benoit (NJPW) vs. Lion Heart Chris Jericho (Fuyuki-Gun)
Benoit getting a bye due to winning last year’s Super J Cup. Stating the obvious, I know. If you’ve seen or heard of one match from this show, it’s probably this one. Benoit had been something of a minor mentor to Jericho and was the reason he came to Japan in the first place so it’s fitting the two Calgary lads meet at such a big time and place, with Jericho understanding the importance of this by missing his uncle’s funeral to be a part of this show.
Benoit in 1995 looking like if Dynamite Kid and Wolf from Gladiators fused together. Jericho asks the crowd for help as he’s the company man vs. the NJPW outsider. Jericho starts a slap fight and Benoit ends it. Both men go through test of strengths and simple pins while showing off their positives: Jericho’s more agile and so is able to get a Sunset Flip, Benoit’s stronger and able to pin Jericho with merely his arms. Jericho comes back with a suplex and mid-air “YEAH BAYBEE”. There’s a lot more emphasis on the execution of simpler moves, like Benoit’s devastating snap suplex or backbreaker are made to look like world destroyers due to his body language and Jericho’s wailing. Benoit locks a proto-Walls Of Jericho before missing a dropkick on Jericho who attempts a one-footed pin as always. Benoit responds with a short-arm clothesline and easily sidesteps a springboard moonsault. Benoit drops Jericho over the ropes which allows Jericho the chance to sell while dangling over them, looking like a hanged man in the process. He absorbs the blows but comes back with his springboard dropkick and springboard moonsault combo. Crowd roars their support for THEIR long-haired idiot. Jericho attempts a top rope superplex but like last year’s final, Benoit counters and lands on Jericho…for two. Ah so both finalists have teased finishes similar to last year. Benoit obliterates Jericho with a powerbomb, complete with the type of snap he’d bring to Nitro.
The powerbomb has been used a lot tonight as simply a move for the sake of doing a move but Benoit using it with such force at this time in the match highlights how he was able to use his offence to emote more than he was able to do facially. “Alright you annoying bastard, try this on for size.” Crowd gives it the shocked noise it deserves, especially after Jericho kicks out. After some cheeky rolls, Benoit drops Jericho on his head with a Dragon Suplex but even that can’t end him. Benoit goes high risk with his Nothing Bad Can Come Of This diving headbutt but Jericho rolls away and gets 2.999 from a Double Underhook Powerbomb. Jericho tries to suplex Benoit but he uses his weight to cause Jericho to walk near the ropes where he’s able to hop onto the apron and launch Lion Heart off to his splattery doom. What a wonderfully simple counter! Benoit does one of his trademark Diana Driving Through Paris dives to the outside, mostly connecting with Jericho, but Lion Heart is able to spin out of the follow up Powerbomb and drop Benoit on his head with a Dragon Suplex of his own. It gets two as well as a very loud reaction from the crowd who are eating out of the palms of their hands. Lionsault misses but Jericho lands on his feet (“ooOOOOOOooo”) with a follow up Frankensteiner Pin only getting two. Lionsault to Benoit’s back sets up a lovely bridging pin that can’t end this as it still feels like either man could potentially win with just one move. Jericho gives a mighty “ARE YOU READY??” on the top rope seconds before Benoit scoops him and Tombstones the buffoon into oblivion at 13:43.
Yaoi fans would love Jericho x Benoit. They compliment each other so well, with Jericho bringing the character and Benoit bringing the raw energy. The first half was just good stuff but the second half where they kept on firing bombs at one another until one of them ran out was some of their best work, and they’d only have better matches after this! Check it out if you can stand Benoit.
Shinjiro Otani (NJPW) vs. Ultimo Dragon (WAR)
Otani the youngest old man in the world is having none of Ultimo’s lucha silliness to start, dodging his kicks and swatting away his dive to the outside. Otani threatens a count out with a dropkick off the apron(!) and a follow up crossbody. Dragon relents with an Asai Moonsault and some leg scissors. Otani escapes easily and tries to remove Dragon’s mask with a headlock like in WCW/nWo World Tour. Otani’s transitions on the mat are silky smooth and the highlight of this encounter so far. Otani’s dropkick gets a near fall because he’s lovely. Dragon again tries to take Otani to the mat, but that’s like trying to outrun Usain Bolt so there’s more mat shenanigans. I suspect Dragon is saving his energy for later as there’s a lot of mat work for a Dragon match. Otani lands a jumping Tombstone, to which Dragon no-sells so Dragon does the same to him so Otani no-sells and they keep doing this for a bit. Yeah OK Ospreay. Dragon catches Otani coming off the top with a dropkick and appears to wind him. Otani gets two of a Frankensteiner Pin and now he’s MAD. Which sees him land the 50th top rope Frankensteiner of the night for two. Dragon dodges his springboard dropkick to lock in La Magistral for two. Dammit, no-one used to kick out that. The Falcon Arrow of 1995. Otani successfully lands a springboard dropkick to the back of Dragon’s head to JFK him and to set up a Dragon Suplex…for two. Crowd are going NUTS now because they want Otani and his alleged babyface smile again. Ultimo blocks a follow up by holding the ropes, which allow him to land a Liger Bomb for two. Good, that ain’t his to use. Giant Otani chant kicks in as both men go for flying legs and miss, with Dragon able to recover quicker and COMPLETELY MISS A SKYTWISTER PRESS before locking in La Magistral at 13:30.
Eh, I’m torn on this one as the crowd really bought into Otani’s body language and near falls but the repetitive nature of the moves that we’ve already seen plenty of tonight as well as the horrible miss near the end make this a so-so match for me. Any other show and it would have been fine.
Gedo (Fuyuki-Gun) vs. Dos Caras (CMLL)
Caras escapes Gedo’s attempts at…well, anything by kipping up and armbaring the Lazy Susan of Light Heavyweights. Caras has his fun with Gedo by bouncing him around the place, including a wonderful moment where he gets in the Victory Roll position and then plays Gedo’s head like a bongo. Caras is so good at his craft that he’s able to apply a no-handed Sharpshooter while Gedo screams in pain. So far this has been the Atomic Bomb vs. Coughing Baby meme. After more submission holds that look like DDP Yoga positions, Gedo attempts to un-mask Caras and gets half way there before Caras resumes offence, including a backbreaker so vicious Gedo bounces. Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker follows as crowd gets ready for SKY HIGH AGAIN but it only gets two as Gedo un-masks Caras (with the video digitizing his naked face) and in Caras’ fury, Gedo is able to land a low blow into a roll up for the completely unconvincing win at 8:54.
This was all Caras and if this was supposed to make us think Gedo had a chance of winning then it failed worse than the Rollerball remake.
Tournament Semi-Finals
Jushin Thunder Liger (NJPW) vs. Ultimo Dragon (WAR)
This is only their second-ever singles match so you can see why Ultimo would want to save his energy for it. Both men are equal when it comes to the feeling out process but Ultimo is more eager given his lack of rest. Liger is confident to take Dragon’s little holds and attempt at a tilt-a-whirl to deliver his own before casually holding Ultimo down by both arms. There’s a sense that Liger isn’t taking Ultimo seriously, probably because of that miss at the end of his match earlier. However Ultimo switches gears and both men go move for move for a hot thirty seconds, generating cheers and a “no no” finger wag from Liger. Jushin works on Dragon’s legs with basement dropkicks and a Figure Four to rev the fans up. Ultimo has to fight from underneath to get a Single Crab but crowd is reluctant to cheer when Ultimo’s actually doing damage. Dragon has to bust out the Sexy Dragon taunt to get a peep out of them. Even Liger going the Jericho route of getting drunk yelling loudly can’t get anything out of them. Both men stand up and hobble around on busted legs which looks promising until Ultimo literally seconds later backflips and delivers two dives to the outside in succession. Right then. 49th Powerbomb of the night can’t put away Liger and neither can the 67th Tiger Suplex. Liger splats Dragon with a rolling senton off the apron and a Pinning Powerbomb Pin for two, with the crowd firmly behind Liger. A sheer-drop Brainbuster only gets two with an annoyed Jushin quickly following with a Tombstone and diving headbutt for two. Man these move-sets are really blending together like a puro smoothie huh. Ultimo tries a Victory Roll but it doesn’t work and again the crowd sound like they prefer the idea of Dragon winning over Dragon actually winning. Liger attempts the Super Brainbuster but Dragon shoves him off and locks in La Magistral as crowd finally wake up. Liger kicks out so Ultimo tries a flurry of offence with his top-rope moonsault missing, setting up a hell of a Liger Bomb…for two. Man he planted him there. Ultimo grabs La Magistral again but Liger sees it coming and grabs it to convert into into the pinfall at 17:19
This was good but you got the sense it would have been lot better in a non-tournament setting when we haven’t seen the same moves already. Crowd not getting behind Ultimo hurt it as the whole first half was Liger dogging his smaller opponent, but it ended hot which makes up for both men Speedball Mikey Bailey-ing their hurt legs.
Wild Pegasus Chris Benoit (NJPW) vs. Gedo (Fuyuki-Gun)
Scott Keith’s favourite match returns to the Blog. Benoit takes apart Gedo like Ikea furniture until he starts cursing in English. I’d compare it to Stu Hart taking apart local athletes in his dungeon but I imagine none of them showed up wearing pyjamas that exposed their guts. Benoit lands the Superplex Onto His Head that he’d favour throughout his career for some reason. Gedo tries a comeback with the WAR Special with Benoit treating it as a way of getting his breath back. Gedo tries diving through the ropes but judging by the crowd’s laughter, he doesn’t make it. Benoit dumps him on the Japanese Tables and crowd applauds. 87th Top Rope Frankensteiner gets two with a German Suplex pin times two also not putting away Gedo. However, Gedo lands a Tombstone which sets up a top rope splash, which lands on Benoit’s knees to the delight of the crowd. Benoit lariats Gedo so hard he flips onto his own head like Aries losing to Nigel McGuinness. Gedo’s late kicking out of that as the crowd boos the ref as Benoit complains, likely to help the guy recover. Anyway after those three seconds of recovering, Benoit powerbombs and German Suplexes him onto the back of his head anyway. Benoit misses Air Canada and somehow the crowd start chanting GE-DO-UH. Based on what?? Despite being shaky he lands a brainbuster and somehow pins Benoit at 9:20 in a victory as convincing as Logan Paul’s boxing.
Gedo took an absolute battering here with the idea of getting the crowd’s respect and it worked in that aspect but as a match it was nothing.
Rey Mysterio Jr. (AAA) vs. Psicosis (AAA)
Rey’s legendary debut in Japan. Both men reportedly received laughter from parts of the audience due to their height and width. Well we’ve all experienced that.
After some quick roll-ups and armbars on the mat, Rey executes two tilt-a-whirl backbreakers and yells “OOOOO”. Psicosis’ flying crotch shot in the corner turns some heads. Fast armdrag exchanges ends with Psicosis ending up outside and Rey sentoning off the top rope. The speed of that was impressive. Psicosis hams it up by pretending to be distracted so Rey can handspring onto his shoulders before spinning around to Frankensteiner Psicosis and I’m sure that’s the exact moment everyone went “wait who are these two???” Psicosis gets slapped and spits on the apron, allowing Rey to monkey flip him into the top of the ring post, before Rey flies off with a Frankensteiner to the floor. In a lovely moment, Ultimo Dragon checks on Rey and he’s simply beaming from ear to ear with how good it’s going. Psicosis comes back with a Mike Awesome style arms-stretched over the top rope dive doesn’t really fit his size or style but I guess his wig weighs as much as Mike. Rey agrees with everything I say and sends Psicosis outside so he can follow with another enormous springboard senton dive as the crowd is losing it. Rey lands his springboard Frankensteiner pin with the added snap that Psicosis always brought to it with the crowd thinking it was three. Psicosis does his daft take-a-light-kick-and-then-land-on-my-head bump and Rey lands another ginormous top-rope moonsault to the floor. Damian tries to get the crowd into Psicosis while towelling him in another nice display of friendship. Psicosis’ bonkers leg drop only gets two but a follow-up spinning body press misses. Even that’s done beautifully as Rey sees him coming and kips up to float over backwards rather than simply roll sideways. These two are like silent movie actors. Rey kicks Psicosis so hard he jumps UP onto the top rope before springboarding into another Frankensteiner for two. Rey follows that up with another jumping Frankensteiner to end it at 9:13 in a completely star-making performance from both luchadores but especially Rey.
An absolute must-see, not just in terms of the in-ring action but the change from silence to astonishment from the crowd. A much-needed palette cleanser.
Tournament Final
Jushin Thunder Liger (NJPW) vs. Gedo (Fuyuki-Gun)
Liger wastes no time attempting to rip Gedo’s arm off while Gedo lies there squealing. That kills five minutes. Liger protests that Gedo is pulling his wig, resulting in Gedo getting choked in a Chicken Wing. Gedo distracts the ref to kick Liger in the balls, to a mixed reaction from the crowd. A hurt and angry Liger takes an ORIHARA MOONSAULT from Gedo, and he must have done something to annoy people into not being in this position instead. I mean Orihara is known for being nuts but I assumed he wasn’t get-Gedo-booked-over-you nuts. WAR Special kills a few minutes as the camera shows the previous participants are surrounding the ring which means this match is prettier on the outside of the ring than the inside. Kappo Kick in the corner sets up another, with Gedo wrapped around the ropes so there’s no give. Yikes. Liger tries to follow with a crossbody to the outside but Gedo halts him with a mid-air dropkick because Liger is determined to make this work. Double down inside the ring triggers the necessary reaction. Gedo lands on his feet on a German before a Frankensteiner pin gets two as there’s a lot of love for Gedo all of a sudden. Liger very nearly pins him with the Fisherman’s Buster and a super-sloppy-but-in-a-good-way Liger Bomb can’t stop the man dressed as an Arabian Prince but after some duelling on the top rope, Gedo kinda dodges a sit-out dropkick to silence the crowd. Gedo’s Camel Clutch Roll-Up gets them back into it though, helped by Fuyuki yelling at ringside. Gedo scales the ropes but Liger beats him to the punch and slams the Fuyuki-Good into oblivion with sheer-drop Brainbuster off the top rope at 15:47
It’d take until 2005 for Gedo to get a singles victory over Liger. We could have waited until 2055. Again, I understand why WAR wanted to push a Japanese Light Heavyweight that wasn’t Dragon, and Fuyuki-Gun were at their peak in popularity…but Gedo just was not qualified for this role and a tournament with some of the best in the world only highlighted his negatives. Still though, he did have the crowd supporting him but let’s face it the Puro crowds will literally cheer anybody when it turns interpromotional.
Overall: There’s a hell of a lot of wrestling here and a lot of it was really grand. There was also Gedo, the worst main event high-flier since Augusto Pinochet’s helicopter. That shouldn’t distract from the classics like Jericho vs. Benoit, Rey vs. Psicosis and Liger making the world think that crab man was going to beat him. This is still worth a watch decades later but with plenty of skipping for sanity and so you don’t get sick of Frankensteiners.
You can tell it was a big show because in typical Jericho fashion, he found a way to get drunk and fuck it up:
All of the participants in the J Cup were required to watch the final match from the ringside area, symbolizing how important the last match was. A few minutes before we went to the ring, I decided to try some of the GHB that I had acquired a few days earlier.
GHB was a bodybuilding supplement that was created to help you get cut while you slept. But if you took it and stayed awake, it would help you get cut period. It had the flavor of salty paint thinner and was pretty much the worst thing I’d ever tasted in my life. But it did its job quickly and I was buzzed by the time I walked through the curtain of the sold-out Sumo Hall toward the ring.
I anchored myself to the turnbuckle post across from Benoit and the arena started to spin. Chris was laughing his ass off across from me.
After Liger won, we got into the ring for the final ceremony. I had a befuddled grin on my face; half from appreciating the experience, half from appreciating the GHB. The next week I finally made the cover of Gong Magazine with my hair askew and sporting a drug-induced Cheshire Cat grin.
The celebration continued in the dressing room. It was a Japanese tradition for all the members to hold a beer into the air and yell “Kanpai!” After repeating the gesture a dozen times for all the photographers, I was starting to feel sick so I sat in the corner. I bent over to put my head between my legs and watched as the sweat dripped off my head onto the floor.
Drip, drip, drip.
A pool of sweat gathered and I opened my mouth to puke all over the floor of the sacred arena. With my stomach settling, I took a lurching breath and threw up a second time. I felt a little better, so I lifted my head and stared right into the face of Benoit. He was laughing uncontrollably (come to think of it, Chris always seemed to find it hilarious to watch me throw up) while standing next to a New Japan official he’d brought over to show off my vomiting skills.
“Look at this, Kawana,” Benoit said, pointing at me with tears streaming down his face. “This guy’s got no class.”
I was sure that any chance I had of ever working for New Japan had just been barfed out the window.
