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Originally Posted by Triple A
I never really watch NJPW so this is cool to me... Presentation is pretty sweet... Feels like a boxing match / MMA fight... Cheap green entrance ramp mats kinda look like shit but w/e
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That's pretty much where the inspiration came from.
Inoki was a huge MMA fan and under his leadership, he tried to make NJPW's puro style be a lot more MMA focused which ended up hurting the company a lot in the long run.