British Monsoon
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The more I look at the card, the more pointless I think Nakamura regaining the IC title is. It adds exactly zero heat to the Nak-Styles match, and takes plenty of heat away from Naito-Goto which would have had some extra meaning and would have been a great way to reward Naito's hot year.
I guess they just didnt believe in Goto in any way, shape, or form (or more likely, he wasnt drawing).
The lack of faith in Goto is the most disappointing decision NJPW have made this year, I'd say - he didn't get one chance to hold the IC title free of Nakamura's shadow, so I guess they didn't feel like he could draw on his own, but it's a shame he didn't get the chance. That's the trouble with elevating the secondary title to the level they have, whoever holds it has to be able to main event and draw well on the secondary PPVs.