All Elite Wrestling's Like A Dragon Gaiden Street Fight Brings A Video Game To Life
Majima cosplay, a bicycle, and a 500-pound man being thrown onto a car are only some of the highlights
While street fights in pro wrestling are usually marked with weaponry, this Like A Dragon Gaiden Street Fight gave each element a Yakuza spin. Massive ramen menus adorned the ring corners for decoration, milk crates and beer bottles were used as weapons during the match, and the giant screen on the stage projected a scene from Sotenbori, complete with citizens walking through.
The match itself also made multiple references to the game series, with multiple spots resembling Heat Actions and other abilities from the various games. Kota Ibushi jumped onto a bicycle while wielding a pipe--only to be dropped onto the bike headfirst by Takeshita later--while Powerhouse Hobbs slammed the 500-pound Paul Wight onto the hood of a car.
Kyle Fletcher performed perhaps the most dangerous move of the match, as he performed a jumping piledriver to Ibushi, from the ring apron to the floor, and landed on top of multiple chairs set up at ringside.
This isn't the first time All Elite Wrestling--or Kenny Omega--brought video games into their orbit. Omega once appeared on a Halloween episode of Dynamite dressed as Sans from Undertale--while also commissioning Toby Fox for a unique entrance video. This past January, Omega made his entrance to New Japan Pro Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 17 dressed as Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII, with One Winged Angel as his entrance music.
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