NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Night Five
May 25th, 2016 | Ichinoseki City Gymnasium in Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan
The Best of the Super Juniors Tournament continues with night five and we go back to the A Block. Some shocking things so far as IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion KUSHIDA and Los Ingobernables de Japon member BUSHI are both winless so far. The order of these matches is rather weird too as the final match, the “main event” if you will, isn’t something I’d put on last here. Again, this was shot in single camera format.
A Block: Matt Sydal [4] def. Gedo [2] in 6:21
I can’t believe Sydal has never botched his in ring slide. Gedo is a dick, so he kicked Sydal in the guy during his introduction and took him to the outside. Gedo has been all about using every heel tactic possible and that was the case here again. He used his trusty ring bell hammer to his advantage. Sydal fought back once the match moved inside, until Gedo hit a sweet hangman’s DDT for a near fall. We got a few more near falls on some back and forth between the competitors. Sydal got to his signature stuff, like a big jumping rana, before finishing off Gedo with the Shooting Sydal Press. This was all in good fun and kept short, which was a plus. Gedo has quietly been one of the better A Block performers so far. ***
A Block: Kyle O’Reilly [6] def. BUSHI [0] in 10:58
Behind O’Reilly/KUSHIDA, this was the match I was most looking forward to in the tournament. BUSHI and Kyle O’Reilly are two of my favorite juniors (along with KUSHIDA and Ospreay) and I believe this was their first ever meeting. Surprisingly, as soon as the bell rang, a BUSHI chant began. BUSHI used his laid back attitude and demeanor to goad Kyle in, only for it to backfire as he ended up in an armbar. BUSHI threw his shirt at Kyle to actually gain the upper hand. He and Gedo are pretty much the best heels in the tournament. O’Reilly has been competing at a high level and you really get the sense that he’s a man on a mission. BUSHI tried for the mist at the end, but Kyle ducked and nailed a Brainbuster. He only got two, but instantly went into the armbar, making sure to also grab BUSHI’s leg and keep him from trying to move to the ropes, causing BUSHI to tap out. While this was really good, I found myself a bit disappointed, but that’s probably because I set my expectations way high for this. Motivated and determined O’Reilly has been awesome so far. I am quite upset at BUSHI being 0-3 though. ***½
A Block: KUSHIDA [2] def. David Finlay [0] in 11:31
Despite both guys being 0-2, they’ve both consistently put on good to great matches thus far. The mat work between these two early on was great. Finlay is already so very good. Like BUSHI earlier, Finlay was pretty over here and it grew as the match progressed. Someone is impressing again. KUSHIDA went after the arm, trying to set up the Hoverboard Lock. Finlay nailed a German but made a mistake as his high risk move didn’t pay off and he was caught in an armbar. He made it to the ropes and surprised when he caught KUSHIDA with the stretch muffler. Of course, the champion went on to survive. They worked a great series of rollups before KUSHIDA turned one into the Hoverboard Lock. Finlay nearly made it to the ropes, but KUSHIDA rolled him away and he had to tap out. I’d say this exceeded my expectations. Very crisp work from both guys and they did a good job of making you believe Finlay had a decent shot. I enjoyed the false submission finishes too. ***¾
A Block: Ryusuke Taguchi [6] def. Rocky Romero [4] in 12:02
What a strange choice to be the “main event” of this night. I mean, I get that both guys are 2-0, but you still can’t buy either guy as a threat to win. With the crowd in his corner, Taguchi began to slap his ass. Right there I knew that he was going to be goofy Taguchi in this. There was some crowd brawling that the solo camera actually caught and it led to a double countout tease. Once back inside, Taguchi was back to using ass attacks. It’s been so refreshing to have that version of him absent so far. He was much more tolerable. Outside of that, the work they did in the match wasn’t bad. It just wasn’t good enough to make up for the rest of it. Taguchi won with an ankle lock in what was probably my least favorite match of the tournament so far. **½
Overall: 6.5/10. Like the rest of the tournament so far, this was another solid, but unspectacular night of wrestling. I’m having fun with this since they are easy watches with mostly good wrestling. The booking has been a bit odd so far. Considering the parity in these tournaments, I found BUSHI’s loss to Kyle O’Reilly to be quite surprising. Anyway, KUSHIDA/Finlay was the one to watch here, though everything outside of the main event is worth a look.
| A BLOCK | POINTS | B BLOCK | POINTS |
| Kyle O'Reilly | 6 (3-0) | Berreta | 4 (2-0) |
| Ryusuke Taguchi | 6 (3-0) | Jushin Thunder Liger | 4 (2-0) |
| Rocky Romero | 4 (2-1) | Ricochet | 4 (2-0) |
| Matt Sydal | 4 (2-1) | Chase Owens | 2 (1-1) |
| KUSHIDA | 2 (1-2) | Volador Jr. | 2 (1-1) |
| Gedo | 2 (1-2) | Will Ospreay | 0 (0-2) |
| BUSHI | 0 (0-3) | Bobby Fish | 0 (0-2) |
| David Finlay Jr | 0 (0-3) | Tiger Mask IV | 0 (0-2) |
The opening video shows how we have new Trios Champions in Rey Mysterio, Prince Puma and Dragon Azteca Jr. We also see Chavo Guerrero steal Cage's medallion and win the Gift of the Gods Title because of help from Cage.
We see Pentagon Jr trying to leave Vampiro, saying he's ready. Vampiro disagrees and Pentagon tells him to try and stop him. Vampiro doesn't want him to ever question him again. Pentagon slips free of him and has no fear. Vampiro tells him that he can go to the Temple, but he's not ready to face the monster yet.
Joey Ryan def. Mascarita Sagrada w/ Famous B and Brenda in 3:17
Famous B did Mascarita's ring intro again. Joey Ryan attacked during that because he's such a scumbag. Famous B hilariously offered his card to Ryan in the middle of the match, but Brenda slapped it away. Joey had some fun by acting like he wasn't strong enough to lift Mascarita and then flexing after hitting a body slam. Famous B also gave his card to the referee. Mascarita kicked Joey low, but his dick of steel allowed him to no sell it. Ryan got a dirty win. This was fine for what it was, as it was meant to be good comedy fun and it mostly was. **
Famous B helped Mascarita up after the match and gave him words of encouragement.
After a break, we see Taya looking in a mirror. She says that she doesn't see someone who needs improvements. She sees confidence and dominance when looking in the mirror.
Now we see King Cuerno, complete with badass cowboy hat, talking about Mil Muertes sitting atop the Temple like eh ran the jungle. He has Mil trapped in a glass coffin as he says this, proclaiming to be the true king of the jungle. This dude is so badass that he has Mil Muertes as a goddamn trophy.
Gift of the Gods Championship: Cage def. Chavo Guerrero (c) in 7:56
Matt Striker tried putting Chavo over as one of the best pound for pound wrestlers in the world at one time, only for Vampiro to shit all over that theory. They played into the big man/little man dynamic, which was interesting considering the smaller guy is the heel. The crowd was into all of it and popped for the right things. Chavo picked up a few near falls that most people probably didn't expect. I know I didn't. Cage came close on a sick discus lariat but the veteran Chavo got his foot on the bottom rope. Chavo got off a sunset flip bomb from the top and got a near fall on a frog splash. He channeled Eddie and tried Three Amigos, but Cage stopped him and won with the screwdriver. That was much better than I expected and easily the best thing Chavo has ever done in Lucha Underground. ***
HOLY SHIT! Cage instantly announces that he is cashing in his Gift of the Gods Title shot against Matanza next week! MONSTER VS. MACHINE!
Still to come, Fenix, PJ Black and Jack Evans get a shot at the Trios Titles.
Backstage, Taya leads PJ Black and Jack Evans towards a surprise. She reveals it to be Fenix, knocked out. Evans is upset because they have a title match tonight. Johnny Mundo shows up and says that they have a new partner as he'll be replacing Fenix. They all play air guitar before leaving.
Joey Ryan is rummaging through Dario Cueto's office, looking for evidence since Dario and "his hot ninja" aren't there. Cortez Castro shows up and doesn't want him to do this but decides to help. They find a lot of money but Mr. Cisco shows up. He's pissed they didn't invite him to rob El Jefe and goes to snitch. Coretz stops him after Joey pulls a gun and has him freeze. Cortez arrests Cisco, who looks stunned and hurt.
Trios Championships: Jack Evans, Johnny Mundo and PJ Black w/ Taya def. Dragon Azteca Jr., Prince Puma and Rey Mysterio Jr. (c) in 11:29
Like pretty much all Trios Title matches, this was a fair amount of fun. The dynamic between the champions, Azteca, Mysterio and Puma, is always great, but this was more about the challengers. They play the dick heels so well and did so here better than ever. I don't know if I've ever seen as many low blows as we saw here. Evans and Black hit as many as possible, but Puma kicked out and gave hope that things were going to turn around. Taya also got involved and used a steel chair to help the titles change hands. This was good fun, but may have had a bit too much of extra shenanigans for me. ***1/2.
Overall: 6.5/10. I don't think there's been a bad episode this season. This one wasn't among the best, but still proved to be fun. We got two title changes in two solid matches and even teh short opener was entertaining. There was forward movement on the Cortez/Ryan angle and a great King Cuerno segment.
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NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Night Four
May 24th, 2016 | Yonezawa Municipal Gymnasium in Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan
Another single camera night where only the tournament matches are posted on NJPW World. At least two of the matches set, the final two, really intrigue me and this has potential to be an improvement on the first B Block showing on night two. This was also a smaller show than most as, from what I read, there were less than 1,000 in attendance.
B Block: Volador Jr. [2] def. Tiger Mask IV [0] in 9:47
Back on night two, both guys suffered losses. Volador to Beretta and Tiger Mask to Ricochet. They got off to a rather quick start here, with both men showing off their athleticism before Tiger Mask took Volador down to the mat. Volador nailed a nice front flip to the outside, being the first to go high risk. This was before removing his mask and following with an Asai moonsault. Once it returned to the ring, they had some more back and forth. Tiger Mask got in a submission but Volador made it to the ropes. Volador then got on a roll, hitting a superkick, backstabber and then winning with his Depredador Estrada submission. Entertaining start to the show as both guys worked hard and worked a crisp match. Better than the night two opener. ***
B Block: Jushin Thunder Liger [4] def. Chase Owens [2] in 7:12
This time around, Chase Owens showed up with Yujiro Takahashi, ensuring that we see the two least important Bullet Club members at the same time. Owens pulled off the upset by besting Will Ospreay on night two, while Liger beat Bobby Fish. I love Liger’s theme by the way. Liger was all about stretching Owens, almost instantly putting him in the surfboard. Owens had a small advantage in the power department it seemed and was sure to taunt and flex for the crowd. Liger tripped him up for his troubles and looked to teach him a lesson. There was a great countout tease where Takahashi held Liger’s legs but he beat the count at 19. Owens used underhanded tactics and interference to gain control. Liger blocked a package piledriver and won with a crucifix pin. After the match, Owens hit the package piledriver and Liger was stretchered out. It looked to be an angle. I thought the match was fine and glad we got some old school heeling from Owens. **¾
B Block: Ricochet [4] def. ROH World Television Champion Bobby Fish [0] in 12:30
On night two, Ricochet defeated Tiger Mask IV, while Bobby Fish fell to Liger. This is the match I was most looking forward to on the first two B Block shows. The crowd was firmly behind Ricochet and he gave them what they wanted with a sweet moonsault to the outside early. Ricochet’s offense is so fluid and innovative that Bobby was overwhelmed by it at times. As the match progressed, we got some impressive looks strikes from both guys, but especially Ricochet. Fish recently went toe to toe with Tomohiro Ishii, so it was more of a surprise to see this style from Ricochet. Fish hit the falcon arrow for two and transitioned right into a heel hook. Ricochet escaped and, after a vicious knee strike, won with the Benadryller. About as solid a match as you can find as there were no dead spots, lots of good work and it was really enjoyable. I do wish Fish targeted the leg more, since that makes perfect sense against someone like Ricochet. While it was very good, it never quite crossed into great territory. ***½
B Block: Beretta [4] def. Will Ospreay [0] in 11:55
For your recap, Beretta won against Volador on night two, while Ospreay was upset by Chase Owens. Both guys are members of the Chaos stable. There were some friendly moments early on where they one upped one another and patted each other on the head after. It felt like they were really hammering home the fact that Beretta was the more experienced competitor as he seemed to have an answer for everything young Ospreay tried. Beretta was better in that role than I expected, doing little things to capitalize on every opening. It felt like Ospreay got a bit too cocky at times and it would always cost him. After some great back and forth, he fell to the Dudebuster. They shook hands after the bell since they are stablemates after all. I thought that these guys showed really good chemistry and had the best match since KUSHIDA/O’Reilly on night one. Hopefully, Ospreay starts picking up wins now. ***¾
Overall: 7/10. Another night of action and another solid outing from all eight performers. I found this to be better than the first B Block show two nights earlier. Owens/Liger was decent, Volador and Tiger Mask had a good showing and Ricochet vs. Bobby Fish was really good, albeit a slight disappointment. Beretta and Ospreay is the one to watch on this card though.
| A BLOCK | POINTS | B BLOCK | POINTS |
| Kyle O'Reilly | 4 (2-0) | Berreta | 4 (2-0) |
| Rocky Romero | 4 (2-0) | Jushin Thunder Liger | 4 (2-0) |
| Ryusuke Taguchi | 4 (2-0) | Ricochet | 4 (2-0) |
| Gedo | 2 (1-1) | Chase Owens | 2 (1-1) |
| Matt Sydal | 2 (1-1) | Volador Jr. | 2 (1-1) |
| KUSHIDA | 0 (0-2) | Will Ospreay | 0 (0-2) |
| BUSHI | 0 (0-2) | Bobby Fish | 0 (0-2) |
| David Finlay Jr | 0 (0-2) | Tiger Mask IV | 0 (0-2) |
NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Night Three
May 23rd, 2016 | Tsubame Civic Gymnasium in Tsubame, Niigata, Japan
Night three of the Best of the Super Juniors Tournament followed a similar format to night two. We don’t get the entire show on NJPW World, instead having the individual tournament matches uploaded hours later. This was also shot in single camera format and features the A Block competitors.
A Block: Matt Sydal [2] def. BUSHI [0] in 9:20
Both men suffered night one losses to guys that probably won’t finish with more points than them. BUSHI was in full Tetsuya Naito mode, arriving in suit and mask. Early on, he even teased a dive outside, only to lay down in the middle of the ring and pose. When he actually seemed to give a fuck, he was able to gain control and wear down Sydal. Sydal started to rally with some kicks and some of his signature offense. We got a missile dropkick and SPRINAROONIE from BUSHI because, why not? The final few minutes were the best part. Sydal leapt off the mat to catch BUSHI with an impressive top rope rana. The Shooting Sydal Press followed for the 1-2-3. I’m not a fan of BUSHI starting 0-2, especially since I predicted him to only lose twice throughout the entire thing. The match itself was pretty good and really got going down the stretch, but I still found it a bit disappointing. I wanted more from both.***
A Block: Kyle O’Reilly [4] def. Gedo [2] in 11:24
On night one, Gedo bested BUSHI while Kyle O’Reilly defeated KUSHIDA in a match of the year candidate. Things started mostly slow with some mat work. Gedo added to the slowness by taking a powder and stalling a fair amount. Gedo used that to his advantage and targeted the neck, setting up for the Gedo Clutch down the stretch. I appreciate when working a body part has some sensible thought behind it. O’Reilly got hot and closed with a flurry. Ax and Smash, as well as a Brainbuster, brought him a near fall. Just as Gedo kicked out though, O’Reilly latched onto the arm into an armbar and made the booker tap out. Good work from both men involved in front of a crowd that has been pretty good. So far so good for my pick to win, O’Reilly, in terms of both match quality and victories. ***¼
A Block: Ryusuke Taguchi [4] def. David Finlay [0] in 9:18
Ryusuke Taguchi, who nearly won this thing last year, beat Matt Sydal on night one, while David Finlay fell to Rocky Romero in a good showing. Unlike that first outing, Finlay didn’t attack quickly and instead chose to grapple with the former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion. That did not bode well as Taguchi stretched him out. So far, Taguchi has been much less of a goof in the tournament and that has made him much more enjoyable to watch. He did go into his ass attacks and such but it wasn’t overdone. Finlay caught him in the stretch muffler but Taguchi reached the ropes. Finlay did the same when Taguchi applied the ankle lock. A fine finishing exchange saw Finlay get several near falls on flash pins before eventually succumbing to the ankle lock. Both guys were good again here as Taguchi has been more tolerable and Finlay continued to impress. ***¼
A Block: Rocky Romero [4] def. KUSHIDA [0] in 15:03
As noted earlier, Romero defeated Finlay and KUSHIDA lost to O’Reilly on the first night. These two are familiar with each other from their respective tag teams, the Time Splitters and Roppongi Vice (or the Forever Hooligans going a bit further back). This was good from the start. I liked Romero using his weird latch onto the ropes gimmick to his advantage, only for his second attempt at it to fail because KUSHIDA was ready. Outside of that though, it felt like Romero really had the champ’s number. He seemingly outsmarted him at multiple turns. Romero, like Gedo, is great on no commentary shows, because it’s a bonus to hear him throughout the match. As things came to a close, Romero survived the Hoverboard Lock and got a near fall on a small package. He then hit a string of moves that the resilient KUSHIDA kept getting up from. A big high running knee finally put him away. Another good match and the best of the two house shows so far. I like the upsets but I’m not a fan of KUSHIDA losing here. I’d have only had him lose to O’Reilly and BUSHI in this block. ***½
Overall: 7/10. Although the house shows being shot in single camera format isn’t something I like, these guys have still worked hard to have good matches. All four matches on this night were good and the four match format has proved to make for easy watches. KUSHIDA/Romero was the match of the night, but you can’t go wrong here. None go on for too long and all are worth a look, though none are must see.
| A BLOCK | POINTS | B BLOCK | POINTS |
| Rocky Romero | 4 (2-0) | Jushin Thunder Liger | 2 (1-0) |
| Kyle O'Reilly | 4 (2-0) | Ricochet | 2 (1-0) |
| Ryusuke Taguchi | 4 (2-0) | Chase Owens | 2 (1-0) |
| Gedo | 2 (1-1) | Barretta | 2 (1-0) |
| Matt Sydal | 2 (1-1) | Volador Jr | 0 (0-1) |
| KUSHIDA | 0 (0-2) | Will Ospreay | 0 (0-1) |
| BUSHI | 0 (0-2) | Bobby Fish | 0 (0-1) |
| David Finlay Jr | 0 (0-2) | Tiger Mask IV | 0 (0-1) |
NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Night Two
May 22nd, 2016 | Kiramesse Numzazu in Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan
Night two of this year’s Best of the Super Juniors Tournament didn’t air live on NJPW World. Instead, just the tournament matches were uploaded later in the day. They are all shot in single camera format, similar to some of the G1 shows last year.
B Block: Ricochet [2] def. Tiger Mask IV [0] in 9:53
Ricochet is one half of the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. They worked some back and forth early before Ricochet’s athleticism and quickness gave him the upper hand. The height he gets on his springboard stuff is absurd at times. Tiger Mask was smart, trying to ground the high flier. He went for a few submissions, including an armbar and then he countered the Benadryller into an ankle lock. Ricochet rolled through into a version of the Manjigatame to make Tiger submit. I thought this was fine but nothing special. I appreciated them going with a submission finish as it was unexpected. **½
B Block: Jushin Thunder Liger [2] def. ROH World Television Champion Bobby Fish [0] in 11:30
While I like the NJPW dub theme for reDRagon, I really liked that they’ve got their official theme so far in the tournament. There was some early trash talk, which made things fun. Fish worked the leg and was really good at playing the heel here. I didn’t expect it but he pulled out some underhanded tactics and mixed it in with the trash talk, making for a good heat segment. He came close to winning with a knee bar only for Liger to rally behind the crowd and reach the ropes. In a great turn of events, Liger blocked the Fishhook by holding the ropes and leaning down on Bobby, using them for leverage and getting the three count. Solid work from both guys. Extra points for heel Bobby, the hot crowd, their back and forth banter and Liger turning the heel tactics around on him. ***¼
B Block: Beretta [2] def. Volador Jr. [0] in 12:04
I’m pretty sure Beretta clearly said “I DON’T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT LUCHA LIBRE” just before the bell. Volador had the early upper hand until things spilled outside. Beretta did something that the damn single camera missed and it gave us a countout tease. As Volador began a comeback in the ring, he removed his tear away pants and nailed a dive outside. Back inside, Volador removed his mask. If this went any longer, he might have been naked by the finish. There was a cool spot where Volador leapt over a Beretta spear attempt on the apron and went right into an Asai moonsault. Beretta survived a super rana before putting Volador away with the Dudebuster. Another good match as they did well with being given the most amount of time on the card. I look forward to more from both guys as the tournament progresses. ***
B Block: Chase Owens [2] def. Will Ospreay [0] in 9:58
Easily the most shocking result of the first two nights but more on that later. It was clear from the start that Ospreay was fired up. He wowed the crowd early with his athleticism, including a really nice handspring moonsault to the outside. The lack of commentary allowed us to hear just how vocal Ospreay is during his matches. Ospreay tired his Chaos buddy Okada’s Rainmaker, complete with pose, but Owens was ready and blocked it before hitting a nice spinning backbreaker. Ospreay’s high flying style cost him as he springboarded right into a superkick, followed by a gutbuster and package piledriver, giving Owens the upset. Ospreay entered as a heavy favorite to win the entire thing and a loss to Owens, probably the blandest guy in the tournament, was unexpected. Either way, this was easily the best match I’ve ever seen from Owens and Ospreay is in a zone in 2016 where he seemingly can’t have bad matches. Unfortunately, he’s now 0-2 in singles matches in NJPW. ***¼
Overall: 6/10. Clearly this set of matches lacked the must see aspect that KUSHIDA/O’Reilly had on night one. However, this is a very solid set of matches. None of them are bad and they all mostly fly by. Fish/Liger and Ospreay/Owens were the best matches, while Beretta/Volador was pretty good. The fact that the tournament has had so many early upsets makes for interesting watches as you don’t know what to expect.
1) Kyle O'Reilly: Last year, Kyle O'Reilly lost in the finals of the Best of the Super Juniors Tournament to KUSHIDA in a match that ranked 15th in my Top 100 Matches of 2015 list. They met on the first day of this year's tournament and managed to put on an even better performance. Their chemistry is off the charts. For twenty minutes, they had a MOTY candidate, which included one of the best spots I've seen in years. Kyle was able to make KUSHIDA, the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion, submit to his armbar before getting on the microphone and promising to win the entire tournament. He's a safe bet and my pick to win it as well. If he wins, it should lead to another match between these two, this time for the title.
2) The Miz: While KUSHIDA and O'Reilly had the best match this week, the IC Title match was a close second. The Miz, Cesaro, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn went out and completely stole the show. Honestly, all four of them have strong cases for making the list, but I went with the winner, the Miz. True, he had to sneak in to steal the win, but that was perfect. I saw a lot of complaints about the result and I get that. However, Miz is the best heel they have (along with Owens) and elicits the actual heel response that the WWE wants. He's the best kind of chickenshit champion and I fully expect Cesaro to dethrone him soon to a massive pop. For now though, Miz continues to be awesome.
3) Rusev: TONG PO! There was no result on Extreme Rules that I was happier about than seeing Rusev regain the United States Title. I like Kalisto, but his run as champion was lackluster for the most part despite some good matches. Rusev has easily been one of the most entertaining acts in all of wrestling over the past few months. He was even the only tolerable part of the awful love rectangle angle with himself, Lana, Summer and Ziggler last year. Rusev deserves a chance to get somewhere with his personality and I hope they do it here. Of course, he could just be keeping it warm for a week until John Cena returns and wins it bac
k because Memorial Day and America and all of that stuff.
4) KUSHIDA: Considering how great the match between KUSHIDA and Kyle O'Reilly was, both had to make it. As noted, they put on a classic and both guys deserve all of the credit for their efforts. KUSHIDA came close on several occasions, but dropped a tough one to O'Reilly. KUSHIDA is still the reigning IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion though, and it's very possible that he wins out the rest of his block before coming close to or making the finals. Either way, he earned his spot here and will probably make it again over the next two weeks with consistently stellar performances.
5) Seth Rollins: Returned and took out WWE Champion Roman Reigns.
