>>8844700>The Japanese youtube comments and tweets, at least, had a big amount of unease at how well he did at the tournament, and especially when he beat SANADAThat's kinda funny, I feel like reactions on here have been the opposite for him and Umino, at least on /pw/. It definitely helps that Narita seems far more sure of his character, though. I wonder if LA Dojo/Shibata mentoring vs. RevPro excursion has anything to do with it.
In kayfabe, it does make more sense for the straight shooter Inokiist to want to throw over the current top guys than for the guy that (at least in kayfabe) idolizes Stardust Genius-era Naito.