SANADA on Shota Umino: “He comes out like Moxley, looks like Tanahashi, talks like Naito. One thing he lacks is originality.”

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1. Jesus Christ, SANADA, you didn’t have to do him like that. 😢 I mean, it’s kinda true, but… Uh… Uhm. Yeah.

2. Woah…. the champ spitting fire
   #Cold dragon

3. They hated him because he told them the truth.

4. Says THE most bland champion NJPW has had since…..before Tanahashi started his feud with Okada.

   Sit down -Nada.

   Edit: Downvotes and no defense to the POV.

5. I mean, folks.

6. I think SANADA finally summed up why I’m currently indifferent to Umino

7. Hopefully everyone burying Umino in the build up to the G1 results in him changing his character to be something more than “the Tanahashi clone who carries around another man’s jacket.”

8. Shota about to take this dude over 15 minutes now

9. SANADA really was like, “Truth hurts, buy a helmet”.

10. says the guy who just uses Mutoh’s moves and looks like CAW #4

11. G1 Season is great.

    Not just because of the month of banger matches, not just because of the Press Conference Drip Checks, and not just because it is the official beginning of WK Hype.

    But it is also EASILY the best month of the year for interviews and backstage promos. 32 folks just firing shots at anyone they see. What’s not to love!

12. r/murderedbywords

13. Still hate this Title design

14. He’s not wrong but it’s funny coming from a guy who hasn’t really been original since he debuted in 2016 and has only gotten more and more formulaic

15. I think SANADA is in his “fuck the kids” phase too

16. Sanada’s right, but he should think about his abysmal crowd reactions for the last 3 shows.

17. Maybe I’m reading into this too much but I feel like this is by design. He’s also just got Chono’s STF and even coming back and going after Okada seems like he’s doing thinks that he thinks would be fitting of the next ace, rather than being his own man.

    I think it could be a very interesting story, whether through naturally progressing and finding his own way to be a top face, or a drastic heel turn at some point

18. BASED

19. I do enjoy G1 shit talking season.

    Also I cannot wait for the press conference simply for Eddie.

20. Common Based Sanada

21. Tell him when he’s telling lies. Though I do love Umino, this is straight facts.

22. I posted this in a comment at one point, and got downvoted to hell 🤷🏽‍♀️ but I still love Shota he’ll get his footing in a year or two

23. O how its gonna heat up on G1. Specialy now when company did The new musketeers thing.

24. I would argue no one is original. Everything comes from somewhere. The trick is to separate your voice from your influences.

25. Damn that’s rough lol. But side note, god Sanada looks exactly how a champion should look with this look.

26. To his credit, his Cold Skull era had him change gears often which actually made him look way cooler than he is now. But its hard for him to talk about originality when he heavily relies on his mentor’s moves to get by.

27. And uses Moxley’s finisher,but without the high angle. More like a Dirty Deeds.

28. Oof, any comparison to Moxley is a low blow. Jeez, no punches pulled by the champ.

29. He ain’t wrong but also i dub this this gimmick sandy Because he be salty as fuck when he does the same thing.

30. God I love SANADA.

31. Didn’t SANADA dump all his originality to just be Antonio Inoki?

32. True, Inoki.