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 August 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Good match, but a little on the long side. I like seeing Sasaki slowly mixed in with the other guys, but he's not quite ready for long matches at this level, even though he does try hard. Good to see Hashimoto in his first match in a while on here. I'm pumped for the G1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Sasaki damn near broke his neck at the finish. That was sick looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I liked the bout. I agree I thought they could have made this shorter. Hash is a beast. Hase's counter to Fujinami's Scorpion was amazing. It was a holy shit moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingedEagle Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Fujinami and Hash with a nice little exchange trading strikes early on. Hash really looks like a legit immoveable object so anytime he's taken down it feels like a big deal. This was definitely too long, but I liked the booking featuring Hash & Sasaki and the finish was pretty sick. **3/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Fujinami is still relatively hidden but he's looking better than he has in a while for the quick bursts that he's in. This is worked incredibly stiff all around, with some crazy bumps off routine moves and lots of hard hitting strikes. It's a little long considering there aren't a lot of dramatic near-falls and the story, intentional or not, of Sasaki staying in too long and not tagging when he has opportunities plays into the finish, when he gets caught in a 2-on-1 and eventually beaten down. It's going to take a lot for this year's G1 to match last year's but I'm interested in seeing what they can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garretta Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 I didn't really feel this much. It was a well-executed match, but I didn't really feel it had a purpose other than to exist, if you know what I mean. There appeared to be some problem at the end between Shinya and Fujinami, but it wasn't apparent in the body of the match. The highlight of the match was the finish, particularly the second DDT from Shinya to Sasaki, which was about as stiff as a worked move can be. I noticed at the finish that Shinya waited an awfully long time to deliver the second DDT to Sasaki. Was there some kind of communication problem? Fujinami and Hase got into quite an exchange on the outside; maybe it wasn't supposed to go as long as it did and Shinya was unintentionally distracted by it. I'm looking forward to the G-1 too, particularly to see how Rude fares. Even in his more serious WCW version, he seems like he's too gimmicky a wrestler to do well in Japan. Guess we'll find out soon enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted February 27, 2021 Report Share Posted February 27, 2021 Was not a huge fan of this, even though I agree it was perfectly well-worked. Hash looked great as always. Possibly a proving match for Sasaki and something to set up a rivalry between Hash and Fujinami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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