>>11287392The N-1 is still going, and it's just a two block format, so aside from the (few) finishes that pop up in my webms, I won't be spoiling anything.
>but all in all, was it good? It's alright. If you like NOAH singles action, you'll at least have fun, but I find it harder to get into with the lineup changes and lacking the story investment that I have with NJPW.
>Better than last year's?A far cry from it, in my opinion. I understand the idea behind wanting only young guys in the tournament both for the viewers and the wrestlers, but this year's lineup is weak. The inclusions of Yoshioka and, especially, Anzai are fun, but they don't make up for some of the horrible inclusions. Huxley is the worst wrestler in NOAH by far, Anoa'i is pretty bad as well, and Brookes is pretty bland. I think Thatcher is fun, but I'm not sure he's good enough to be one out of 16 N-1 entrants. The same can be said for Inaba. Last year's lineup was incredible in comparison, with guys like Fujita, Tanaka, Mochi, Suzuki, Funaki, Kaito and Sugiura all misssing this year.