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Gabe made the cover of Weekly Pro Wrestling.

The smaller text in the upper left reads:

Gabe, carrying New Japan on his back, loses to Kenny in a historic battle

The larger white and gold text at the bottom reads:

The world is moved by your spirit

The hold Gabe has Kenny in on the cover is Antonio Inoki's signature hold, the "manji gatame" or octopus hold. The word "spirit" in the headline is undoubtedly chosen to invoke Antonio Inoki's "fighting spirit" nickname as well.

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One of the most underrated power games in pro wrestling, David Finlay — vs. Brody King, Wrestle Dynasty, Jan. 5, 2025

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ok that's not entirely true.

brody vs finlay surprised me with how much i enjoyed it. like, finlay's really grown on me over the past year, but im not usually a 'big dudes doing big moves' type, so loving this one surprised me!

the lucha gauntlet was super fun, and despe arriving with the belt and everybody going after him was so funny. i also enjoyed the moments where hechicero was clearly putting zsj's pupil in Predicaments.

both the women's four-way and Mina vs Mercedes were great. the latter i wasnt really invested in beforehand but it got me very invested as they were going.

with the tag team match i appreciated how much it felt like a tag team match and not a 'these wrestlers have nothing to do so they're teaming now' match. thank u bucks (it did really feel like a bucks match in the way i enjoy)

zsj vs ricochet: i love flippy boy vs submission noodle.

hard to follow kenny vs gabe. i 'enjoyed' this in the way one enjoys horror, because holy fuck. i kinda love when kenny is terrifying like this, and i love how much everybody was rooting for gabe.

really enjoyed dynasty! wanted to give a 'these were my fav matches' but then i actually think i would be listing them all, aside from gabe vs kenny being simply beyond everything else and out of this world

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really enjoyed dynasty! wanted to give a 'these were my fav matches' but then i actually think i would be listing them all, aside from gabe vs kenny being simply beyond everything else and out of this world