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  1. Phil Schneider
    I just checked this out and really enjoyed it. I was an MPRO superfan back in the day, so I am surprised this slipped by me. I loved the Sasuke dive with his robe, he looked like Batman jumping on a thief. Shinzaki has a tendency to slow things down in his singles match to a snails pace, but this kept rocking pretty fast. Probably Shinzaki's career match, and one of Sasuke's better singles.
  2. Phil Schneider
    Derrick King maybe?
  3. Phil Schneider
    Yeah me too, Dundee might be the best "on a pole" wrestler in history
  4. Phil Schneider
    Totally bizarre spectacle. This is set up by a shoot angle with Snowman coming out of the audience at the TV studio and interrupting a Lawler interview. He accuses Lawler of ducking him because he is Black and they have a really frenetic pull apart. That leads to this match and it was one of the most realistic "guys aren't cooperating" matches I have ever seen. Lots of wild swinging awkward punches and cool Lawler takedowns, there are parts where both guys are going for the eyes which is kind of what you would expect in a racial tinged street fight. Crowd is totally electric, you get the sense they really got the crowd to buy into the whole angle. Reminded me of a Southern Fried version of Onita v. Aoyagi. Match is pretty short (about five minutes, although the footage maybe clipped) and that keeps this from the Epic pile, but it is definitely worth seeing, and something unique for Lawler.
  5. Phil Schneider
    Nakano was totally awesome in this match, the crowd is going apeshit chanting his name and he is cheap shotting the fuck out of Meada, hedbutting him on the break, constantly kicking and kneeing him in the back of his head, totally leaving it in the ring against the king of the mountain. But man fuck a Maeda, he completely sleepwalks through this, Nakano is working his ass off, but Maeda never really sold, never really seemed to get angry when he got cheap shotted, never seemed to worry when he was knocked down. Totally sandbagged the match, which is two shows in a row, he worked Funaki and Suzuki in the next two shows, those are going to be tough to swallow unless Maeda woke up.
  6. Phil Schneider
    It has been kind of a chore to get through these undercard UWF matches, I am hoping the Fujiwara sundae makes up for the overcooked Takada boiled chicken. Some nice kicks here and there, and some moments of fire by Anjoh, but this wasn’t good.
  7. Phil Schneider
    Not a Fujiwara classic, but match of the show for sure. This is Yamazaki’s big win, so Fujiwara worked from the top more. This also had a lot of dueling leg work, with Fujiwara really struggling and cranking for each submission. Yamazaki was landing a lot of body blows which Fujiwara sold with some of his awesome drooling sells. Still this was a match with a similar story to Nakano v. Maeda and Nakano was way more demonstrative and energetic then Yamazaki. I liked the post match show of emotion by Yamazaki, but it felt like I needed more of that in the match.
  8. Phil Schneider
    Yamazaki was in my top OJ 80’s ballot match, and some of my least favorite matches on the set. This may be the period he started to get good, as this wasn’t just Fujiwara dragging by the neck into something watchable. It is also possible that this was when Anjoh started getting really good and Yamazaki was yet again along for the ride, but I am giving him the benefit of the doubt.
  9. Phil Schneider
    This is a matchup that can be really great, but this wasn’t one of those times. Really listless for large sections of the match, with neither guy showing much emotion. Individual spots were okay, but this felt like they were sleepwalking. They heated it up for the finish, but at that point it really was too little too late. This was the worst match on the card which is pretty bad for you two biggest stars.
  10. Phil Schneider
    This was less of a brawl then their matches usually are, as they seemed more interested in really hitting the mat hard. Of course being Maeda and Fujiwara they interspersed the counter wrestling with some violence. Meada counters an ankle pick with a WOS leg stretch and Fujiwara responds with a diving headbut right into Maeda’s mouth, and Maeda counters a leg grapevine by drilling Fujiwara in the mouth and then the back of the head. Fujiwara is truly the master of the wrestling finish, as they basically switch the awesome finish of the Miyato v. Suzuki match, with Maeda using the choke to counter the ankle pick. This wasn’t their best match against each other, but fuck that is such a high bar.
  11. Phil Schneider
    Incredible match, ranks up with the great virtuoso Fujiwara performances. Fujiwara worked this match as a wily veteran who is going to need to use style and guile in the face of a physically stronger, more athletic younger opponent. In the early part of this match, Fujiwara was completely defensive, subtly moving and blocking Takada’s shots so they never landed flush, he really reminded me of how James Toney would roll his shoulders and catch punches on his arms. Takada however eventually began to overwhelm his opponent with his activity and power. Fujiwara was still catching his body kicks, but they was more impact as he caught them, he was still blocking the head kicks, but just a second slower. It really looked like that despite all of his skill, he wasn’t going to be able to win this one. As the shots started landing, Fujiwara started dancing and taunting, the way a fighter will smile when he gets hit with a good shot. He knew his time was running short, and he needed to taunt Takada into making a mistake. Finish was awesome, Takada is chasing him around the ring, landing big shots, and he grabs a kneebar, Fujiwara kind of lies in the ring defeated, and then you can see him muster his final reserves, negotiate to his feet and reverse the kneebar wrenching it with all of his might and getting the submission. The crowd goes completely insane, chanting FUJIWARA, FUJIWARA, and Fujiwara celebrates with tears in his eyes. Really a one man show, but goddamn what a one man show.
  12. Phil Schneider
    It was a true embarrassment either way
  13. Phil Schneider
    That is a really great joke. Possibly the best Fuerza Guerrera joke I have ever heard
  14. Phil Schneider
    I don't know much more then you guys. Servers need to be switched, and Rippa is on it. Dean posted on Facebook that it would be back up next week.
  15. Phil Schneider
    I don't know much more then you guys. Servers need to be switched, and Rippa is on it.
  16. Phil Schneider
    He was definitely going to be in the WKO 2012 list. Folks should watch the Derrick King/Precious v. Jerry Lawler/Brian Christopher tag, classic Lawler and the kind of match which would make every old school wrestling fan smile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxp2imB-lXs
  17. Phil Schneider
    Here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQqKYIXkgLk&feature=plcp
  18. Phil Schneider
    For people looking for Memphis style wrestling in 2012. Here is my review of an awesome Derrick King/Precious v. Jerry Lawler/Brian Christopher match, would be right at home in the Mid-South Coliseum 25 years ago. http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2012/08/t...e-cause-he.html
  19. Phil Schneider
    That sounds so awesome. I would rather watch, Memphis style then anything besides great lucha libre
  20. Phil Schneider
    Looks like someone grabbed it and put it up as a hidden youtube file with classical music overdubbed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgOdNO-aY18...player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgayO4ZPGrA...player_embedded
  21. Phil Schneider
    I reviewed this match from the 60s which showed up http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2010/07/m...utte-libre.html It isn't on youtube anymore, but a copy of it is on Schneider Comp 25
  22. Phil Schneider
    How many FSM articles do I have to publish to get a ballot? Kris pull some strings
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