Saw a match between him and Tajiri from the Best of the Super Juniors 1997. The way the match (and looking into it, the tournament) was booked was the perfect way to present Otani like a star and the guy to beat. Within 4 minutes, Otani has established himself as this dominating veteran over Tajiri. Then he gives some of that rug back. It all leads to Tajiri actually catching him and playing spoiler (think it cost Otani the tournament).
Just great storytelling. You don’t always get that from the modern juniors.
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