[1993-07-29-AJPW-Summer Action Series] Stan Hansen vs Kenta Kobashi

[cactus]

Kobashi isn't quite on Hansen's level and has to rush him if he wants to stand a chance. This is a great Kobashi fiery babyface performance and Hansen was great at show vulnerability when he needed too. He's also deceivingly agile, he dives out of the way from a Kobashi aerial attack in a dramatic fashion. The finish is iconic and it's the most famous 90's AJPW finish not featuring a Tiger Driver '91. Perhaps I've hyped myself up too much, but I thought this was just a great match and I can comfortably name 10 other King's Road era matches that I prefer over this one. 

★★★★¼