Finn's titantron is awesome;
OK episode of NXT today, the main event's worth a watch (The Ascension weren't entirely terrible! Well, Viktor wasn't entirely terrible). Two big gripes, though, with the way these dudes are being presented - mainly Itami. The new gear looks goofy and a bit stereotypical for an Asian kicky guy, but the real issue is the fucking camerawork. While doing the whole shaky cam shit when Finn hits his double stomp actually helps make the move look more impactful, the exact opposite applies to strike based offence. You need to SEE the impact of the moves, not have the camera cut and shake away. Itami hits a running knee and it looks like dogshit, which is just plain wrong because I've seen him hit that move hundreds of times and each time it looked better than it does on NXT. This brings me to my second issue and it's why I want to see Itami wrestling other non-WWE dudes ASAP - the guys he's wrestling (namely, The Ascension) clearly don't trust him, don't trust one of the best strikers in the world, to not kick their head off. Itami does a sweet round house, but Viktor gets his hand up so early and not even the camera shake can disguise how blatantly he's protecting himself. At some point Itami's either going to have to drop the strikes, or they're going to have to trust that he won't concuss an opponent every time he throws a kick.
Wait, am I able to watch Wrestle Kingdom on this thing?
Yes, but only the Japanese language broadcast - if you want the English version with JR & Striker, you need to order the GFW presentation of the event from usual PPV providers (or the Flipps app thing if you'r outside the US).
