NJPW newbie be star WWE is…WWE

​I think WWE does branding and star power much better than NJPW at the moment, although NJ is getting closer. For example, Naito came across as a bigger star to me than all but a few WWE guys and I've barely seen anything but his major matches from the last couple of years. Also, WWE makes sure their stuff is accessible where they want to sell it. When NJ came for the US shows, they should have had TRUCKLOADS of merchandise to sell, like Bullet Club shirts for miles, and wallpapered the hipsters of California with them. It was a major missed opportunity, whereas going to a WWE house show you can't even go two feet without tripping on a Roman Reigns/John Cena merchandise booth. ​Also, they need, like DESPERATELY need, to come up with a real English-friendly version of NJPW World, and make it available on more streaming devices than just the Amazon Fire. For example, I can watch the WWE Network on my PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Roku, Apple TV and I think even Wii U if I ever bothered to use it again. Plus various Smart TVs. Well, in theory, because technically I have to fake a US account to put it on those devices here in Canada, but it's literally 5 minutes of extra work and then it's done.

The thing that New Japan does far better is mixing up styles on their major shows, so that a four hour flies by because it's something for everyone, a real harkening back to the “three ring circus” aspect of wrestling that Vince used to do so well. And now WWE is all one style of match, done over and OVER for hours on end until the crowd just wants to bludgeon themselves to death with a beach ball by the time the Roman Reigns main event rolls around. In that regard, WWE house shows are much better than TV or PPV for them.