Loss Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Talk about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted December 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 Oh, New Japan booking, you and your upsets. Another match where I was sure who was going to win and I was surprised. So I guess the early stages of the G1 were about giving both Muto and Hashimoto an early loss so they could fight back from it. This was a really solid, hard-fought back, but it's pretty slow-paced. I think some people will really dig it because of the stiffness. I liked it myself, but it felt a little on the bland side. The Tokyo Dome match from earlier in the year is the Hashimoto/Sasaki match you want to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 I thought this was mostly boring with good things in between. The chops while on knees spot was nice. The restholds were not. Felt more like a house show match than a G1 match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Pretty solid and straightforward, from a work and psychology standpoint. Hash kicks the shit out of Sasaki, but Sasaki keeps targeting Hash's legs and using it to buy time and counter moves, before getting in a fluke pinfall. Not much wrong with it, but while Sasaki is better than I remembered, I really hate how he applies his various Strangle Holds. Those are some STFU levels of weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenjo Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 This was a fairly long one going over 21m. There wasn't anything particularly bad to point out, just being a bit on the dull side. Lots of holds employed, but the matwork wasn't captivating. Could've done with more action and a shorter duration. The work on Sasaki's left arm wasn't a whole lot of use as it was the other one that hit the winning move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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