Okay, I'm 30 minutes into day 1 of G1.
For one, I wish they would add the names in Romaji, so at the very least I can tell who's who. I don't know all these people, I can't speak this language, help! At least when they have foreigners working matches with Japanese folk it's easy to tell who's Ishii and who's Archer. But still. Also, this muting of all the sound during entrances is beyond stupid. Pick different music if you can't get the broadcasting rights.
Or hire someone like Matt Striker or anyone really to do live commentary for your international stream. I know some of you don't care, but I like someone telling me the storylines and talking about history and stuff that's going on.
Bizarrely, they have someone announcing the wrestlers names in English in the arenas, but you won't hear it if the music is muted or the commentators are talking over it. As for the music, I guess they don't want to change the themes, especially for guys like Tenzan or Nagata who have had their themes for ages. It sucks for international viewers though, especially when they cut the audio the second the match finishes and you don't get to hear the crowd's reaction.
They could do with English commentary, but I'd personally like the option to switch between both - I can understand the need for background information on the wrestlers/matches/feuds, etc, but whoever they got to do it would have to be at least equal to the Japanese commentators in terms of their reactions. Striker would be pretty good, actually. He's always come across as very enthusiastic.
Putting the wrestler's names in English/romanji on the graphics seems like it should be easy enough and the only reason I can guess for them not having alredy done so is because they know the majority of people buying the shows will be the hardcore few already familiar with the rosters/storylines. That's definitely something they need to address though, as New Japan is on a roll, quality wise, right now and will be attracting new viewers. If you've got any questions about the wrestlers or some of the background storyline stuff going on, feel free to ask. There's a fair few New Japan fans here now, which gladdens my heart
Also, here's my G1 preview, which may help a bit;
http://senorlariato.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/new-japan-23rd-g1-climax-tournament.html
