Loss Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Talk about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted August 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Just the finish. Whoa, a fireball. It's been a really strong retirement tour for Kudo and I'm going to miss her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIK Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Always really liked this match, the full version is worth seeking out. This is also notable for being one of if not the only times they ran a show and had someone main event over Onita. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenjo Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 As the bloodied and beaten Kudo lay on the ground in pain for ages after this I couldn't help but wonder why she was retiring? Epic postmatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Ridge Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 Ah, a quick glance at the subject title had me thinking of Kudo wrestling a shark in a pool death match. But it's not a real shark and we only get the last few minutes. The fire ball was crazy and Kudo survives it. Only in FMW. If this was her last match on yearbook? Too bad, as had a fun run during 1997. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Would like to see this in full. Pretty emotional and visually potent sendoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenjo Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 I watched this in full and would definitely recommend checking it out. Though Shark had a terrible reputation back in the day I thought she performed her role capably here. The match layout was very well planned. Explosions came at regular intervals, and don't forget the barbed wire, blades and flames. The 20m flew by and Tsuchiya was well protected. Kudo is such a superb sympathy babyface. Usually with hardcore matches I don't give a shit what happens because I feel nothing for the victim. Yeah it helps being a cute girl, rather than an ugly bloke with a forehead like an inner city road map. Megumi survived a hell of a beating and scraped to a victory in her final bout. This was a fitting way for the Queen of FMW to bow out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Just the finish, thank God, though Kudo carries this with her selling (if you want to call her reaction to getting set on fire "selling"). Kudo is ultimately someone who either deserves more intensive viewing from me, a second look in general, or I'm just not as high on her as everyone else. I can remember numerous matches on these Yearbooks that I either didn't like as much as others (the Kong match) or attributed the greatness mostly to her opponents (the first Toyota/Yamada match). That said, she certainly had a memorable closing stretch to her career and definitively displayed a flair for the dramatic here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr JMML Posted July 12, 2023 Report Share Posted July 12, 2023 This is the last match of Megumi’s career so it’s the last match of the project too, it happened in the 8th anniversary show of the company like Toyoda and Onita’s retirement matches, without Combat Toyoda the women’s division suffered a lot, the only great worker in that division after Toyoda’s retirement was Megumi, her opponent that night Shark Tsuchiya didn’t come close to Kudo in terms of wrestling ability, in the No Ropes Barbed Wire Double Hell Death between Megumi Kudo and Mayumi Ozaki I talked about how unintentionally funny the names of the stipulations were, the name of this match’s stipulation is No Ropes Barbed Wire Current Explosion Barricade Double Hell Death, it means that if you touch either the barbed wire or the barricades in the outside of the ring they will explode, simple enough. Shark Tsuchiya was the only decent wrestler left in the women’s division, she was the leader of the company’s heel stable the Mad Dog Military, she also had a run in GAEA as the leader of Deadly Troops a heel stable in GAEA that lasted until 1996, the members of the Mad Dog Military took part in multi-woman matches like this one in LLPW Megumi Kudo & Shinobu Kandori & Michiko Omukai & Kaori Nakayama vs Shark Tsuchiya & Eagle Sawai & Sayori Okino & Miss Mongol or the handicap match I reviewed in 1995 Bad Nurse Nakamura, Miwa Sato & Shark Tsuchiya vs. Combat Toyoda & Megumi Kudo. The match was the best match it could have been, Megumi made Shark Tsuchiya look really good, in the other the best style to hide your lack of talent in wrestling is the deathmatch, that also helped making this match good, Megumi took a lot of damage in this match, not only from the barbed wire, from the barricade too. Shark Tsuchiya looked dominant throughout this match, the match ended with one of my favourite spots of her career, both of them touched the barbed wire at the same time, Megumi fell on top of her opponent for the three count in her retirement match. If you like the stipulation feel free to watch it if not Megumi’s performance is enough of a reason to watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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