>>12156015I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are a huge part of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. Shota is asking for forgiveness for failing to beat Ospreay who wanted him to take the torch from him.
What this means is the Japanese public, after seeing this are going to get behind Shota even more and will celebrate his eventual victory. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Shota has cemented his status as a top babyface with this move.
