Flashback Friday: The Golden Lovers

Japan's Kota Ibushi and The USA's Kenny Omega, two of the best technical wrestlers in the business, comprised The Golden Lovers (2009-2014 and reformed in 2018), one of Japan's most popular tag teams of all time. I could tell you a little bit more about them, but I could never do as good a job as this very thorough essay: That One Tweet Thread About The Golden Lovers, Annotated by blogger Rachel. You can watch Ibushi and Omega in action against Will Ospreay and Hiroshi Tanahashi here. And watch YouTuber Asian Lad's 18-minute mini-documentary "Story of The Golden Lovers" here.