I wish. It's probably going to be that bum marufuji
Or Nagata for the 80 billionth time.
And Boots, yes, I will agree that the hyperbole around Tanahashi is a bit silly, the year has revolved around the story of Okada not being able to win the big one, and now it looks like he will have another chance at the one thing his career has been missing, a victory over the ace of the company at the biggest show of the year. And with Tana getting up there in years (dude is 39) this may be the final chance for him to officially convey his status of ace to Okada. And these two have made for many, many great matches in the past, so WK10 should be another classic.
That said, it's hard not to feel that the main event scene is stagnant right now. It's Tanahashi, Okada, and AJ. That's it. There's plenty of talent right below the surface - Naito, Ibushi, Shibata, Goto, and of course, Swagsuke himself, who would in no way be out of place in challenging for the gold. But again, they get overlooked by Eat, Sleep, High Fly Flow, Repeat. I get that this is New Japan's hottest rivalry, but I feel like the booking is just in a total holding pattern right now and Gedo and Jado are too afraid to give anyone a chance, even though all five of the guys I just mentioned are ridiculously over right now. I get that they need to fill a 80,000 seat stadium and going with a proven draw is the best way to do it...I just want some variety.
One can only hope that we get a double main event with Nakamura vs. AJ.
