[2013-11-04-Michinoku Pro] Fujita Jr Hayato & Kenou vs Great Sasuke & Jinsei Shinzaki

[Loss]

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Great Sasuke & Jinsei Shinzaki vs Fujita Jr Hayato & Kenou - Michinoku Pro 11/4/13

I believe this was for Michinoku Pro's 20th Anniversary. Sasuke shirtless and in capris is definitely a jarring site at first. I love most of the guys in this match especially Hayato but I gotta admit the first 15 minutes has been a letdown. There is not really much that happened. The veterans jumpstarted the match. Shinzaki busted out his ropewalk on both and then tagged out. Sasuke was being really weird. He was selling his left side or left knee and moving into an Unorthodox stance to keep Hayato away but I am not sure why. Maybe it was a pre-existing condition or maybe Sasuke decided to start selling you never know. They do some nice groundwork that Sasuke ultimately wins. It is a pretty dry, pedestrian control segment on Hayato. He sells well, but they are just working holds. I always love when someone busts out the Butterfly Lock that was my go to hold against my brother when we were kids and that hold is no joke. There is a just bizarre transition. Sasuke just watches as Hayato crawls to tag out. Kenou does not urge him or extend his hand. I dont know if this is because Hayato and Kenou are usually rivals or just because Sasuke is strange. Kenou is able to hit the left side of Sasuke who crumples and then he works a heel hook. Sasuke sends him to the floor and he hits an Asai Moonsault. The first big highspot. Lucha rules so Hayato & Shinzaki are legal now. They do a New Japan style strike exchange but Hayato knocks him down and dropkick to the mush. It looks like business is about to pick up but yeah not as exciting or interesting as I was expecting. 

This match was just bizarre for me. It didnt click at all. It just felt flat. No struggle, no urgency. Sasuke is not even watching the match from the apron, he is watching from the floor. He only gets involved two more times. Hayato disappears for long stretches also. Shinzaki catches a knee and Hayato applies a Guillotine Choke, Sasuke needs to two attempts but successfully interferes. Shinzaki dumps out Hayato. This is just Shinzaki vs Kenou. It is not whirlwind action with Hayato or Sasuke keep the other at bay, they kind just watch the match. They trade some powerbombs. The best highspot is Shinzaki hits a Top Rope Chokeslam. They then struggle over powerbombs for a while. All of sudden Shinzaki is selling death even though he is really not taken that much damage. Kenou starts blasting him with kicks and is trying to hit a Dragon Suplex. Hayato starts help out. The Dragon Suplex is a nearfall. They pelt Shinzaki with kicks to the head. Shinzaki goozles Kenou once to show life but Kenou just kicks him in the head again. Shinzaki does the whole Kobashi stumble around the ring dazed and another high kick to the head wins. 

The offense was not the problem but the connective tissue was not there nor was the emotion/fire/passion. No urgency. Was Sasuke legitimately injured? I am very disappointed because I love Hayato and really wanted to see another great Hayato match, but this was not it at all. Maybe I will give this another chance down the line, but this was not very good.