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...
Loss Posted June 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Whereas all the other matches between the two that I've seen have at least bordered on great, this is merely good. It's a solid three-starish match, but it's not as good or dramatic as you'd hope with these two involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenjo Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Edit: Entered a review for the wrong match, which may well be confusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Childs Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Where are you seeing youth vs. experience? Hash started in 1984, Hase in 1986. They were very much of the same generation. And who was the outsider? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenjo Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 Okay I got the right review this time. So in the G1 Hase had a succession of high profile singles matches in which he was in the form of his life. Then in the next tour they're trying to recreate the magic by having him face Tenryu, Mutoh and Hashimoto in the space of 3 days! The good news is that HH continued ruling and all 3 were worthy additions to the Yearbook. More helpings of pleasing matwork. One thing I liked was how Hase had the majority of the offence, yet ended up doing the majority of the selling due to his bad wheel. Storyline-wise the previous bouts had taken a bit out of him as Hash always looked the likely victor. The IWGP champion couldn't quite get the win with a regular DDT, so he ascended the bottom turnbuckle for additional leverage. That made the marginal difference turning 2 into 3. NJ would often feature clever little touches of psychology like this in their finishes. Overall they achieved the good match that they set out to provide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Ridge Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 With the run Hase as on I found this to be slightly disappointing. From their previous matches I was just expecting more. Felt short in time though they try to show Hase had good fight with having to be put away with a big elevated DDT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Good, but a little disappointing considering how much of a roll Hase was on going into this. This also had the drama of Hase having beaten Hash in the G-1 Climax going in, but the match didn't quite live up to that. And whereas the finish of Chono/Fujiwara came too quickly, this came off as sort of an anticlimax. Good way for the IWGP champ to avenge a "bad loss," but still... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Agree that this could have easily have been a MOTYC given both guys resumes for the year and this was only merely really good IMO. Hase gets some quick leg work but then amps it up and starts going after Hashimoto with great aggression and his usual awesome submissions. We then also get an exciting finishing stretch that shows that Hash is still the man int he promotion overall and really feels like the guy that will have to be the final blow to Tenryu. ***1/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garretta Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 This bout was pretty much over the second Hase hurt his knee. He had a moment here and there afterward, but Hash was never truly in danger again. It looked like Hase was putting the Scorpion on in such a way that his bad leg was taking all the pressure. If so, that was a ridiculous thing to do on his part, and on top of that he really didn't sell it as much as you'd think someone who just finished applying a hold involving his bad leg would have. The kickouts kept Hase strong, and they also allowed Hash to hit the DDT using the slight bit of elevation supplied by the first turnbuckle, which made the move more impactful than usual. I also liked Hash kicking Hase's leg out from undernath him every once in a while just to make sure that it wouldn't be able to recover. If Hash wrestles a match like this against Tenryu when they meet, NJPW may finally win its battle against WAR once and for all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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