Loss Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Talk about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie B Posted July 19, 2017 Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 Did not know this was going 60 before I started watching it, did not really want to watch a match that long tonight, but it went pretty quickly:- The stiff chop battle trope that I feel was so prevalent in 2005 makes another appearance in the early stages of this match, and they chop HARD- The crowd seem pretty flat throughout nearly all of this- Some of the work seemed fairly bland, although every time I began to lose interest they would drop someone on their head and bring me back in - Tenzan's anaconda vice was way overused, Kojima was locked in it about 5 times for what felt like 10 minutes -I was going to see they paced this so well, it was consistent all the way through. And that they both sold exhaustion very well and naturally, unlike the convoluted nature of Omega/Okada. But then... -Nothing I've read confirms anything about what actually happened in the finish. I imagine someone here will know if you can help. The general consensus is that Tenzan legitimately collapsed from exhaustion/dehydration, so the ref had to legit count him out when they were meant to go to a draw. It was a weird ending. I feel these notes may be a bit harsh. It was pretty great. Not the best 60 min match I've ever seen, but far from the worst. Not that they really needed to go that long anyway. I don't think anyone would call it the MOTY, but to say its top 10 would be a fair opinion. It may end up on mine. **** 1/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohtani's jacket Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 If you had told me in 2005 that Tenzan and Kojima had a 60 minute singles match and that 20 years later I'd be into it from start to finish, my reaction would have been Bwahahahaha... but here we are. It's 2005 and their time is now. Yeah, it's repetitive. Yes, they go to the well once too often. But it's Tenzan and Kojima wrestling 60 minutes. Did you ever think you'd see that? FWIW, I think the finish was a work. If you're legit collapsed, I don't think you're flicking your hair into place. Is this a great bout? Does it matter? Tenzan and Kojima went 60 minutes. Let that sink in for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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