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  1. WrestlingFan
    It's a multi man tag between the old generation and the new one. Strangely, Muto, who was really young at the time, is with the old guard. Like in others New Japan tag matches from that time, you can eliminate your opponent by removing him from the ring. At the end, Fujinami and Choshu on one side, Muto on the other, are the only ones remaining. It's a really surprising and interesting booking because the less experienced of the match, the underdog is the last survivor of his team. It's pretty obvious he will be annihilated. But he's not. Yes, he lost but did well, showed offense and resistance. The crowd supported him. I believe the bookers already intended at this point of time to push him. Anyway, it was a really enjoyable match without down periods. I'm currently watching all the matches that have made the NJ DVDVR set and as far as i'm concerned, it's the best match of 87 so far. Higly recommended.
  2. WrestlingFan
    I really like Kimura's selling of his injured leg. ****
  3. WrestlingFan

    You're awesome dude. I know you don't know me but you're the guy I enjoy the most to read here.

  4. WrestlingFan
    What I like about this match is that it really starts in a thrilling way. Fujiwara rushes at Kimura, takes him out of the ring and makes him bleed by doing headbutts. Here, Fujiwara really behaves like an asshole. He continues to play this role by strangling his opponent until the count of 4. I find that Kimura often bland. What I find positive and refreshing in this match is that we are dealing with another Kimura. He does not appreciate at all the way he gets treated and this is the first time I see him angry. He counterattacks with precipitation, does a submission to his opponent and when he must release the hold, he waits until the referee counts to 4 and a half. He even once did a chair shot outside the ring.
  5. WrestlingFan
    When I watch this match, I see Fujinami as the top babyface and the ace of the promotion. I know that Inoki was more popular and probably drawed more. But that's the feeling I have when seeing his performance. He reminds me a bit of Misawa. It's really thrilling to see him covered in blood fight Fujiwara and Maeda. What a dramatic match ending. I really liked the moment when Fujiwara gave all he had to reach the ropes in order to get out of Fujnami's submission hold. Sakaguchi, Takada and Kimura were all three more than decent. I cannot say the same thing for Koshinaka, Yamada, Kido and Yamazaki. It's a difficult match to evaluate because depending on the match-ups, it was boring, average, good and awesome. It's rather uneven. But I would be more tempted to give it a big note because the end with Fujinami, Fujiwara and Maeda supplants, in my opinion, the less glorious moments of the match.
  6. WrestlingFan
    Sad news. I'm watching the New Japan DVDVR set, he had some good matches.
  7. WrestlingFan
    Great match. Backlund worked well in New Japan. Some people reproach Choshu for being too focused on the sharpshooter. He's not in that match.
  8. WrestlingFan
    The first thing I want to say is that the 1st time I've watched the match, I found it overrated. I wouldn't have even judged it to be a great one. I've just watched it a second time and Ioved it. I'm always amazed at how Choshu gets a humengous crowd ovation when he arrives. I watched a wrestling video in which a Frenchman explained that after Inoki, Choshu was the one who received the biggest ovations from the public. You think it's true? To get back to the match, I must say that I was a bit like a mark. Indeed, I really took Fujinami for a brave guy and Choshu for an asshole who attacks the injured leg. Besides, I was a little disgusted when Choshu decided to leave his opponent out of the ring to get an easy win by count out. Fujinami trying to avoid the sharpsooter by all means is a great story. It may be the best match of the year in New Japan. Anyway, I even prefer this match to the classic that Jumbo and Flair will have that year. Great stuff here.
  9. WrestlingFan
    Do you really have to always write that kind of title ? Do you really have to always talk about political events of your country ? You know, some people in this board might have other views than you. Accept the results of the elections, democracy has spoken. I find disappointing you can't stick to wrestling.
  10. WrestlingFan
    Well, it was entertaining to say the least. Dynamite Kid often goes after his rival Tiger Mask, which is well thought, it enables to reminds fans that these two are right in the middle of a feud and that they don't suddenly forget it when they meet each other in tag team setting. Dynamite is stiff when he does it, which is scrumptious. Inoki does a good job at showing he views Abby as a threat. Moreover, it doesn't look like he's lazy like he tends to do in some matches. ***3/4.
  11. WrestlingFan
    It's surprising. Bockwinkel was the heel and would have won if the referee wasn't out. He and Martel always worked well together.
  12. WrestlingFan
    It's never slow. Very intense match. There are too many kick outs.
  13. WrestlingFan
    The second fall is much better than the first one. Good match overall.
  14. WrestlingFan
    There are rules in some boards. On this one, there aren't.
  15. WrestlingFan
    Very boring and dull almost untill the end. Sasaki really sucks. But I enjoyed the end, i like the fact that Kawada is bleeding from the nose. He sells very well. I alose like the fact that he hangs to the rope to avoid being suplexed by Sasaki. Sasaki is good at the last moments when he suplexes his opponent.
  16. WrestlingFan
    Very boring. Watch rather their match from january 2001, it's less bad and shorter.
  17. WrestlingFan
    I'm not as high on this match as most of you. It wasn't bad but I didn't like. I much prefer their matches from 91 and 93. Taue chockeslaming Misawa outside the ring is impressive. Misawa's eye seems injured ...
  18. WrestlingFan
    First of all, I have to congragulate the NJPW for the setting, the special effects and entrances. We always say how much WWE is great for all of those things, but New Japan also manage with those things. Okada's entry is tremendous; we hear his theme and then it suddenly stops and the lights are turned off, then the lights are turned on and the theme restarts and we see Okada on top of the stage. That's really impressive and cool. I consider this match to be used to Tanahashi to pass the torch on Okada, it's always good to have a classy entry in a match like that. The main problem with this match is the lack of selling, of course. Okada doesn't sell the leg but we are used to the fact that he's a bad seller. At the end of the match, he counters Tanahashi's high fly flow with a drop kick. It's ridiculous considering the efforts of Tanahashi to injure Okada's legs. It would have been much better if Okada had found another to counter it. Maybe with an uppercut, I don't know. But it still an amazing match. We feel that it's an important match. It's in the Tokyo Dome, the two greatest wrestlers of the promotion at the time face each other in the main event, the match must lasts over 40 minutes. All of those components make that it remains a classic and a great match despite the faults. Still, I prefer their match from Wrestle Kingdom 9. I'm not sure to know why, maybe because I prefer Tanahashi and he's the winner ...
  19. WrestlingFan
    I find the match awesome. El Dandy is much better than his opponent even if he's not bad either at all. I like the sequence consisting at Azteca applying a submission hold to the legs while El Dandy is trying to reach the rope. I think the crowd was supporting him. It really shows that you can make great things in a wrestling match even if you settle with classic mat wrestling the majority of the match. I like also the kind of submission holds they adoped.
  20. WrestlingFan
    I don't have the words, the match is freaking awesome. It's my favourite All Japan match of the year so far. The crowd is very hot. Kikuchi is for me the MVP, he's just so good at taking a beating, especially one from Jumbo. I'm glad that Taue makes the pin. Loved every minute.
  21. WrestlingFan
    It would have been really shocking if Misawa had won so early the triple crown but neither disturbing nor not credible, I think. Misawa is really popular, it's spectacular. As always, Stan makes a dynamic and fantastic entry. I like the fact that Misawa immediately goes after his opponent and especially to his arm. As well as being effective, the work on the arm is pleasant to watch. It shows he knows he's less strong that Hansen and that he can't go toe-to-toe with him, he needs a strategy. And it pays off, he dominates 90 percent of the match. As always, Misawa is graceful and excutes his holds very well. Hansen with a chair is scary, I was reassured when Misawa had avoided the chair shot when he was between Hansen and the ringpost. I'm glad of the match construction.
  22. WrestlingFan
    Tremendous. An all-time classic. I didn't notice faults with the transitions nor with the selling. The botches are not noticeable. The moment when flair puts his foot on the rope to avoid being pinned is awesome. The moment when Jumbo, covered with streamers, does a missile drop kick is a thrill. I like the use of blood. The end is dramatic. This match is much better than those of 1978 and 1981.
  23. WrestlingFan
    Ric Flair 26 years vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (1982) vs Shawn Michaels (2008) And he really may had a great match before 1982 that I didn't see.
  24. WrestlingFan
    I'm so glad of Terry's win and that he's the champ. I like the work on Terry's leg. I really like the fact that Williams comes to help his friend and teammate. I find cute the fact that he puts a bandage around his arm, I really like this duo. But holy shit I didn't get into the 1st half of the match.
  25. WrestlingFan
    Misawa is really impressive. Kobashi is pleasant to watch, he is stiff and brutal. Kabuki really delivers beautiful punches. Inoue performs very well some of his holds.That's good, Jumbo is dynamic. I like the fact that by dodging Jumbo's lariatio, Kobashi walkes into the lion's den. Indeed, by doing so, he rush near Inoue who takes the opportunity to catch him and pin him. Dodging was therefore useless.
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