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Kazuchika Okada (35) shares his thoughts on the large G1 Climax participant count (32) and the new 20-minute match time limit.
>"I think the value of G1 is that it is not good to be able to compete easily. I think it would have been better to take the time to put together high quality matchups."
>Another major change, that the match time was changed from [30-minutes to 20-minutes], was understood to a certain extent. In response to President Takami Ohbari's explanation that he expected "speedy match development," Okada said, "Please don't say that so lightly. What does 'speedy' mean? It gives me that kind of feeling. Would it be okay if I just beat my opponent in seconds?"
>"I think that we will no longer be able to enjoy the "pauses" in wrestling (pause meaning slow building). But times have changed, and people might say that such a pause is old-fashioned. Young people have shortened everything. Whether it is watching videos or listening to music. In that sense, I think it fits the current era."
>"I think the value of G1 is that it is not good to be able to compete easily. I think it would have been better to take the time to put together high quality matchups."
>Another major change, that the match time was changed from [30-minutes to 20-minutes], was understood to a certain extent. In response to President Takami Ohbari's explanation that he expected "speedy match development," Okada said, "Please don't say that so lightly. What does 'speedy' mean? It gives me that kind of feeling. Would it be okay if I just beat my opponent in seconds?"
>"I think that we will no longer be able to enjoy the "pauses" in wrestling (pause meaning slow building). But times have changed, and people might say that such a pause is old-fashioned. Young people have shortened everything. Whether it is watching videos or listening to music. In that sense, I think it fits the current era."
