#and also because he has the best bridging suplex in the biz and sells like a sad alleyway puppy

[fang-revives]

Co-signed he may be the least interesting but have you considered he's my babygirl??

On a more serious note though I think the contrast between his clear skill in ring and his underdeveloped and imitative Kayfabe-sona is one of the most tantalizing things about him. A lot of the Big Stars in NJPW had a phase where they were kinda awkward about it before they found their stride, and watching and waiting to see where Ren breaks out is part of the appeal.

I also think like. Specifically imitating Shibata is a fascinatingly bad choice for someone playing "good boy trying to get a good grade in Shibata" because wow Shibata was not that. That's a guy who stormed out of a company in a huff and had to do a dramatic crawl his way back to the top, not a guy quietly trying to slip into his mentor's shoes because he's not sure how to act when he's not fighting or pulling a goofy face.

Tsuji was right -- who are you, Narita? I'm actually dying to find out <3

i think the take that ren narita is the least interesting of the three musketeers isn't wrong but the thing is is that i find his lack of stage presence outside of the ring kind of funny. great wrestler but walks out with an energy adjacent to "kid who has to walk up to the front of the class during a test to ask the teacher a question and really, really hopes no one notices"