Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso should have one last sparring match to fully conclude their arc on Cobra Kai. Decades into Johnny and Daniel's traumatic rivalry in Cobra Kai, which began when they were teenagers in The Karate Kid, the two men finally managed to put aside their differences and become allies at the end of season 4. Both Johnny and Daniel recognized the true threat posed by Cobra Kai under the leadership of John Kreese and Terry Silver was what brought them there, but also that journey was long fraught with conflict.
Ahead of the All Valley Tournament, Johnny and Daniel finally faced each other on the mat again to determine the leader of the Eagle Fang Karate dojo, only for the fight to end in a draw. Johnny and Daniel's Cobra Kai season 4 fight was seen at the time as the culmination of their enmity from adolescence, but while allowing them both to vent some steam at each other, it simply kept their schism going a little longer. Johnny and Daniel may still not be friends, but as karate practitioners with mutual respect for each other, their story still has a very good reason to pit them against each other in a different context.
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The two protagonists fighting again is the most logical next step in their shared arc, but the fight would also be under the circumstances of a committed but friendly sparring match. With Johnny and Daniel no longer determined to destroy each other, having them spar again would make all the sense in the world with both Johnny and Daniel a sensei of young karate students. With Johnny and Daniel striving to lead by example, their next sparring match would be a major step forward both for them and their
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