Loss Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 Talk about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted July 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Lots more bomb throwing than the Kawada match, but I think I like the Kawada match better as a layout. This is still really good though. Wish the match wasn't JIP, that might shift things a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJH Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Isn't this the match that aired complete on the Kobashi special that gave us the extended Can-Ams match? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted July 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverwidow Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Isn't this the match that aired complete on the Kobashi special that gave us the extended Can-Ams match? Yep, a complete version exists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 This was pretty fun with a hot crowd and the announcer going nuts. Lots of nearfalls though. Maybe a little too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Just a great bout where these guys pound the crap out of each other. A really hot finishing stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Ridge Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 I agree that with those who preferred the Kawada match. With being JIP it seems like there was only a couple minutes of Jumbo working the knee before they started throwing bombs. It was entertaining though and the crowd was really lively and behind Kobashi. Jumbo has been one of my favorites of 1992 so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCampbell Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Considering the participants, this was actually disappointing to me, even thought it's clearly a good match. They got a little too into the bomb throwing at the end for my taste. Maybe seeing a complete version will help, I dunno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenjo Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 It was your turn, my turn at offense with a ton of 2.9ers down the stretch. Decent action but not a lot of thought had gone into the construction. Finished a bit outside my top 100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Would've loved to see this complete but what we've got is great. Jumbo gives Kobashi a ton,eating a DDT on the floor, backdrop suplex and more before blocking a moonsault and finishing things with a backdrop of his own. The Kawada match is probably superior due to a better layout but I liked how much Jumbo did to paint Kobashi as a real threat here. **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 I liked this quite a bit, and I liked it more than their first singles match. That said, neither match was any kind of Top 20 for the '90s contender. Still, this was one of several incredibly well-done "top dog vs. mid-carder" matches for the month of February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlynwoodx Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 I really enjoyed this. There were a few times where Kobashi would put a few moves together and start to take over then would get a little reckless and Jumbo would take advantage. This led to the finish with Kobashi going for who knows what off the top and getting kneed in the gut and pinned shortly after. One of those matches where you know the young guy is going to lick his wounds and come back better prepared the next time. I agree with the poster above me about the nice string of "top dog v. young gun" matches recently and they all have been worked perfectly. The full match is on youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garretta Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 One word sums up this match: desperation. Kenta's desperate to get the big win over the former Triple Crown champion, while Jumbo's desperate to teach the youngster a lesson and reassert his place in the pecking order after losing to Hansen. These two pull out every stop known to man, including a DDT on the floor from Kenta that looked like it legitimately messed up Jumbo's neck for the rest of the match. Jumbo retaliates by dropping Kenta face first on the ringside table. Kenta targets Jumbo's neck from then on and gets two and seven-eighths several times, but gets too greedy off the top, allowing Jumbo to catch him with a knee, then pin him after the Jumbo Driver. Afterward, Jumbo still sells the neck to let us know what a close call he'd just had. This wasn't the greatest bout I've seen from either man, but it might have been one of the hardest fought. Count me in with those who hope we have a rematch sometime before Jumbo has to step aside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted April 3, 2018 Report Share Posted April 3, 2018 Kobashi is good at throwing bombs. Almost as good as he is at garnering sympathy. Jumbo tends to play to the strengths of his opponent in these types of matches and that's what we get. It's really good and an example of howto make a young guy with potential look really good in a loss. Problem being it took place in AJPW in 1992 and that year is chick full of that kind of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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