Douki Just Buried Tanahashi's Retirement…And Commentary Had a Meltdown | Despe vs Douki Next! WK 20 review

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Dive into my raw take on Wrestle Kingdom 20's fatal four-way match for Doki's IWGP Junior Heavyweight contendership: El Desperado vs. Taiji Ishimori vs. Sho vs. Kosei Fujita. Plus, my rant on why commentary (Walker Stewart) is killing kayfabe with lectures and fake outrage. Heels like Doki deserve better—let's talk real wrestling!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro to the Episode and Wrestle Kingdom 20

00:00:32 - Open Mind Warning and Commentary Issues

00:01:36 - Human Nature vs. Utopia Lectures

00:02:50 - Individuality and Why We Don't All Agree

00:03:27 - Rant on Fake Outrage and Woke Commentary

00:04:50 - Doki's Quote and Walker's Lecture

00:06:11 - Heels Being Heels: Kayfabe Explained

00:07:53 - Doki's Confidence vs. Tanahashi's Tour

00:09:17 - Destroying Characters with Lectures

00:10:34 - Why Vince Was in Commentators' Ears

00:12:15 - Japanese vs. English Commentary Preference

00:13:33 - Heels Can't Be Heels Anymore

00:15:03 - Veda Scott Commentary Example

00:16:25 - Commentary's True Job: Storytelling

00:17:21 - Match Breakdown Starts

00:18:58 - Why Not Sho vs. Doki? Storytelling Potential

00:20:54 - Match Action: Attacks, Teams, Shenanigans

00:22:57 - House Interference and Commentary Whining

00:24:10 - Enjoy Wrestling as Escape

00:25:52 - Robbie Eagles & X Help Out

00:26:05 - El Desperado Wins: My Thoughts

00:27:00 - Fantasy Booking Sho vs. Doki

00:29:04 - Elevating House of Torture's Playbook

00:31:02 - Master Wato Deserves a Shot

00:31:37 - Final Rant: No Activists on Commentary

00:33:51 - Respect Individuality

00:34:56 - Outro and See You Next Time