UPDATE: William Regal has commented on Vader’s criticism of the Will Ospreay vs. Ricochet match at NJPW Best of the Super Juniors over the weekend. Regal posted to Twitter (via Twitlonger) with the following:
“I watched the match and was shocked. You need to start doing real stuff like people from my era like kip ups,flying head scissors,cart wheels and criss crosses. Get a grip! When I started the job in ’83 a lot of the older fellas used to say that Marc Rocco and Marty Jones (who were the real pioneers of the CW style) had killed the business because they did to much. Although they may not admit it anymore, most of the heavyweights in Europe thought the brilliant lightweight and middleweight wrestlers were bad for the job because their style was “not believable enough”.. Every country I worked in before I came to the US had different styles and ways of doing things.As long as there’s effort then it’s right.If the people paying you are happy and you get reactions then make your stuff as good as it can be with what skills you have.May not be for everyone but that’s ok.In the match I saw two fellas who looked like fighters having an excellent,hard competed match in a different style.Win win!”
ORIGINAL: Vader took to Twitter late last night to criticize Will Ospreay and Ricochet’s match at NJPW Best of the Super Juniors. After seeing a gif of an image from the match (as seen below), the WCW and WWE alumnus called it out for being “blatent acrobatics” with no story:
FUCKING HELL, LADS!! This is crazy #NJPW #njbosj @WillOspreay @KingRicochet pic.twitter.com/Yrj7NZ3WIt
— LARIATOOOOO!!! (@SenorLARIATO) May 27, 2016
Blantant acrobatics,no story,is there anything done in this video that relates to winning u could get 2 high school gymnast and put ona show
— Big Van Vader (@itsvadertime) May 29, 2016
After getting criticized by fans for being “close-minded” to the current wrestling product and not understanding how wrestling evolves, he replied with:
I understand how wrestling evolves beendoing for forty yrs around the worldtitles i europe japan mexico usa dumb ass https://t.co/KO5O2MTsv9
— Big Van Vader (@itsvadertime) May 28, 2016
Im all forwrestling evoling as long as it staysconsitent with someone winning and somene losing Tell that story Demonstrate that
— Big Van Vader (@itsvadertime) May 28, 2016
Ricochet and Ospreay both responded in their own ways to Vader’s complaints. Ricochet posted a response to Twitter while Ospreay did a Vader bomb during his match at last night’s Best of the Super Juniors show:
@JoeyRyanOnline @NickJacksonYB @MattJackson13 @findevan @teamTblanchard @RealLifeKaz @Wale @davemeltzerWON pic.twitter.com/9kTnAqXrLP
— Ricochet (@KingRicochet) May 29, 2016
“IT’S VADER TIME!” @WillOspreay #NJBOSJ #NJPWWorld pic.twitter.com/XzQWtXpFvd
— Jocay (@Jocay19) May 29, 2016
100% DIRECT LINK (((NEW** PHOTOS): Vader & Harley Race **JUST BEFORE** Their Recent FIGHT!!!!