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  1. Zenjo
    Quite a simple format as Fujinami hangs on for dear life and then wins with one smart veteran move. I liked Vader working over his victim with typical brutality, laying in hard shots to the face. Clever ending as the Dragon anticipates a lariat and countered it with a backslide, a move that uses Vader's weight against him. Quite solid but the fireworks wouldn't start until day 2.
  2. Zenjo
    The match wasn't very dynamic and it didn't flow well. It was a bit better when Chono was on offence but still nothing much before the upset finish. It was an exciting moment when he won with the STF and started his G1 legacy.
  3. Zenjo
    Thanks for the clipping!
  4. Zenjo
    Almost as much fun as their last match. That was probably technically better with more specific strategies and focus. This had more of a natural flow and rhythm with varied work. Cuty has such charisma and personality that Scorpion was kind of in a supporting role. Plus she looked really slutty. Randy Japanese business men must have been emptying their wallets! This had a nice atmosphere and felt important with them going full out. After the loss the Scorpion was forced to unmask. Afaik she left wrestling after the original JWP folded a few months later.
  5. Zenjo
    Fortunately they toned it down after this. The little girl line...just wow.
  6. Zenjo
    The flying cushions, to be replayed year after year. The 3 Muskateers together in the ring, ready to lead NJ through the 1990's. It was the glory days. And before then a classic match that established the greatest wrestling tournament of them all. With the entrances and the opening this felt huge. Chono had already wrestled that night but this was going long. He actually had even more of the crowd support which was quite something given how popular Mutoh was throughout his career. I loved how they slowly built it up. Low damage moves to mid damage to high damage. This is how you construct a fundamentally sound match. Perfect pacing too and changes in momentum. It just kept getting better before plateauing at the finish. They could have gone even higher without a couple of ill advised moves toward the end. I liked how they didn't finish with the Moonsault or STF. The powerbomb worked out perfectly. Both men delivered fabulous performances, maybe Chono shaded it. A strong MOTYC.
  7. Zenjo
    I can't help thinking that this might have been done slightly differently in the Attitude Era.
  8. Zenjo
    Seriously his name was 'Spirit of America'? Guys like Eric Embry should count themselves responsible for Ludwig Borga.
  9. Zenjo
    Coach was awesomely pointless at ringside blowing his whistle. This is one of those matches I'd call a WWF classic, because it's only a classic in a microcosm. After the initial stages Perfect had a lengthy period of domination culminating in the Perfect Fisherman. But Bret shocks him by kicking out of his finisher and launches a comeback. There were still twists and turns ahead and it ended up being quite a strong match. Sadly an attempted series of near falls was never going to work with Hebner as ref. The amount of damage this incompetent individual inflicted over his career is far beyond any other referee. I loved the transition into the Sharpshooter for the finish. Bret had arrived as a force in singles.
  10. Zenjo
    Absolute killer promo from Coach. Man did he nail that!
  11. Zenjo
    1st fall was Los Guerreros working over the legs of the rudos with great focus. In the 2nd falls they did a 180 with Satanico & friends exclusively targeting the head and necks of their opponents. I found this exaggerated focus quite charming, and it was a joy to watch. It would've been awesome if the tercera had been leg vs neck, but they just had some decent action instead. Fun match.
  12. Zenjo
    JIP 12m but it ended up going 31m total so I doubt that had much impact. It may have helped it actually. Plenty of sweat on what was probably a hot summer night. Consistently good work throughout, without threatening higher. Another successful instalment in this ongoing rivalry. It's incredible to think that Kobashi was only a 2 year pro at this stage. He wrestled like someone with 3 times as much experience.
  13. Zenjo
    I haven't yet got past "The computerised man of the 1990's" without laughing.
  14. Zenjo
    Given that this was WCW you're lucky they didn't have Eaton and Morton as a tag team here.
  15. Zenjo
    Fought in the traditional title match style and rule abiding throughout. Some nice matwork and flying, although they didn't hit everything perfectly. I felt like this could've gone higher on another day but didn't quite click. Still it was consistently good quality and peaked at the end.
  16. Zenjo
    A pleasant surprise. Scott didn't appear like much of a threat initially but ended up providing a stern examination. Yamazaki was clearly impressed with his opponents performance afterwards. Good match with a fresh feel to it.
  17. Zenjo
    Before watching this I'd specifically taken a month off watching AJ as I get burnt out on all promotions occasionally. Given that I seem to like 6 man tags less than any of the regular posters here and this went 50m I was slightly dreading it. So I'm happy to say that this is indeed the greatest AJ 6 man of the era. Given the drawbacks of the format and the extreme length this was as good as they could've realistically done. The Kawada vs Taue rivalry was tasty in the early going. It would've been a strong 20m match as it had a false stretch at that time. The spell after that got a bit dull for me, the Taue beatdown in particular. The times when they lost me through the match were during the last 2-3 minutes of the beatdown phases. The final 15m was the highlight, particularly the finish after fans must have started wondering if they were going the hour. There was never any bad phases, and it was high end in parts. There was a 45m draw from 9/30/90 that others liked but I didn't. That didn't have many lows or to my mind high points. Just consistent level throughout with no reason to justify it going so long. The length was necessary here to make it an epic, and that made the final stages and postmatch pretty awesome.
  18. Zenjo
    Surprisingly stiff as both men were laying in the chops. Flair even bleeds from the chest. Consistently good action and full length. Even the DQ didn't matter because they'd already told the story. It was the classic tale of spunky youngster proving himself against a veteran champion. Pillman survived a lot of punishment and Flair put him over without going overboard. It's a fine art doing this right. For whatever reason my mind drifted back to John Cena's WWE debut vs Kurt Angle. Angel went way too far in trying to put over what was then an unknown and it all got really silly. You have to go by your opponents status and give accordingly. But that's Flair vs Angle for you.
  19. Zenjo
    Good match here with a subtle underdog dynamic. Kawada was able to hold his own and survived quite a bit of punishment before falling. I liked how Jumbo didn't let him go close to an upset. This set the baseline so that next time Kawada could threaten a win and show his progression. Sure enough they did this on 1/92 in a fabulous match.
  20. Zenjo
    An incredible atmosphere as the fans didn't understand the stipulation (what "retirement" actually means in wrestling). They worked it really well as a big match with smart construction and shifts in momentum. For all his limitations the Warrior seemed to have one strong singles bout each year. He kicked out after 5 top rope elbows, but then Savage also survived a finisher and made the Warrior question his Gods. Epic stuff. There were some weaker moments such as the finish but this was top drawer WWF. In the aftermath Sherri attacks Randy before Liz makes the save in a heart warming moment. Their reconciliation brought a tear to many an eye. A crowning glory for Sports Entertainment.
  21. Zenjo
    I had high hopes going in but ended up with a solid B match. It felt like they were going through the motions and Negro was in an uncooperative move. Their second best is still better than most wrestlers at their peak though.
  22. Zenjo
    Honaga wasn't exactly Mr. Charisma but did have some ring presence. He dominated the early stages by the ill virtues of heelishness. Liger came back and busted him. Shame it ended so abruptly as things were going well.
  23. Zenjo
    Juniors in the Dome. I just love writing that. Akira was okay but nothing special, being prone to sloppiness from what I've seen of him from this time. They gave it a go here and a solid match peaked with a tasty top rope DDT finisher.
  24. Zenjo
    MOTY baby~ Try MOTN instead. It was a good match, just as I remembered. Never threatened higher either, which is why the love from the time seems so mysterious. Hase worked most of the bout and Scotty got to show off his offence. Man he was a jacked up roid rage psycho. Not fundamentally a strong worker but he definitely had plus points when they could be harnessed.
  25. Zenjo
    Reasonable enough shoot style grappling but never kicked into high gear.
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