Loss Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Talk about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Crackers Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 This is a lot like Ishikawa's match against Bart Vale except Kozlowski uses wrestling and big throws instead of striking and Kozlowski is a little closer to Ishikawa's level. The throws look incredible and Kozlowski's knowledge of "real" wrestling is put to fantastic use. This the only match of his that didn't seem like an exhibition. Kozlowski struggles for those takedowns and Ishikawa puts up a big fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Schneider Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 This was a really great show, and this was the best match on the show. This is Ishikawa's first main event, and he is fully in the top young native role previously held by Takada in UWF and Funaki earlier in PWFG. The young native v. top outsider match is a staple match in these promotions and Ishikawa is really better at it then either of his predecessors. The match opens with a really great stare down, and you get a big match buzz even before the bell, Koslowki dominates most of the match with beautiful throws, but each of Ishikawa's comebacks is really milked for the most effect. I bought all the near falls, and Koslowki's backslide into a choke was totally awesome. Just a total blast, and Ishikawa feels like a made guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted June 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Good match. I like Kozlowski here, he does some cool stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenjo Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 I would never have guessed this was a main event. It had a midcard kind of feel. This further reinforces my opinion that PWFG was a poor relation to UWFI and RINGS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Koslowski was an Olympian with a great look and some killer suplexes--had he come along some years earlier, I think Verne Gagne could have made him a star. He controls the majority of this match before putting Ishikawa away with sort of a combination hammerlock/chicken wing, after casually murdering him with a German suplex. I need to see more of this guy and of his brother Dennis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlag Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 This was a hell of a little match. Duane is a beast and the story of the match is Ishikawa coming into his own and really stepping up the fight. Big crowd reactions to basic spots and they really emphasize the struggling over the basic holds and throws. Ishikawa really wants the win here. Killer finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garretta Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Did this make the actual Yearbook? I can't find it on Discs 20 or 21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Disc 22. Looks like they had the date wrong when they made the set. Edit: The Koslowski match opens 23. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garretta Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Not much to comment on, really. Kozlowski eats Ishikawa's lunch on the mat, then slaps on some sort of armbar to force a tapout. He looked really good here, and I hope to see more of him. Incidentally, this is one of the few shoot-style matches I've seen that didn't have at least one knockdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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