{"id":9584,"date":"2017-11-17T11:08:32","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T16:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=9584"},"modified":"2017-11-17T11:08:32","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T16:08:32","slug":"war-games-kassius-ohno-vs-lars-sullivan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2017\/11\/17\/war-games-kassius-ohno-vs-lars-sullivan\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT Takeover Preview: Kassius Ohno vs Lars Sullivan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oh no! Oh NO!<\/em> Another Kassius Ohno<\/strong> match that could steal the show this Saturday at NXT Takeover: War Games<\/em><\/strong>! Think about it for a minute: Kassius has been putting on some awesome matches during the last three months and we all know everything about him and what he can do. Let’s recap: Ohno has an almost 20 years career, been in the public eye and defined as a great wrestler, and right now, he is in good form, his top abilities still show up and he is a very propositive professional over the ring. Let\u00b4s remember the match he had against Fabian Aichner<\/strong> last month at NXT or that goodie in June versus the imposing Aleister Black<\/strong>, where we could witness a hit fest and some athletic feats over the ring.<\/p>\n

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Talking of feats, that lead us to our new monster sensation: Lars Sullivan, <\/strong>the guy who impressed Brock Lesnar<\/strong>, the guy\u00a0<\/strong>who has been, since his re debut in late August (he made some appearances teaming up with Braun Strowman<\/strong> in 2015) had weird apparitions with team members who he destroy after their matches (and later on, apologizing about it) – an all around towering presence on NXT<\/strong>. This behemoth has been convincingly dominant on his matches: fast, determinant and strong, but of course, he needs a more respected opponent, the one that could test his abilities and give him the needed attention in the future. Well this Takeover<\/em> is delivering the goods!<\/p>\n

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There’s heavy expectations on this match. This could be a great clash of titans, full of possibilities and as said before, a potential showstealer. We know now both contenders are blatant professionals and Sullivan is a big emerging talent, ready to speed up his presence on the big spots (I say NXT<\/strong> lacks of a second title, like a TV Title or something like that, the UK Championship can’t be taken as some midcard title to be honest).<\/p>\n

Then, just imagine what Ohno<\/strong> can do with such a beastly talent over the squared circle. If Ohno feels like elbow and Sullivan<\/strong> feels like destroying, this is a potential technical brawl. Yeah, just like that sounds. Plus, beyond any prediction of the match, always and I mean ALWAYS is a pleasure to see Ohno doing what he knows best: wrestling.<\/p>\n

Winner: It’s kinda difficult to tell, but, I think that Lars Sullivan can get the win on a crude match, but only if NXT\u00b4s booking is interested on building a feud. Even more, if the win is unclean, that could lead to a more profound exploration of the abilities of Sullivan (the old in ring psychology) and I can’t see a better opponent than Kassius Ohno to make the work worth. Ring the bell.<\/p>\n

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