[2001-04-29-GAEA] Akira Hokuto vs Meiko Satomura

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv9hlW52Vtc

[Graham Crackers]

Cool match, kind of like a joshi Misawa vs Jumbo. This was structurally a lot more interesting than the Kong vs Satomura match from the previous year but it lacked the brutal offense that made that stand out.

[ohtani's jacket]

This was every bit as dramatic and emotional as I remembered. A great performance from Hokuto and a tremendous swan song. The decision to not have her make the count from her own move was unorthodox, but memorable. This time round, her costume reminded me of Rose of Versailles, and there was definitely an element of Oscar's death to the whole thing. Ozaki was great with the anguished pleas, and Hokuto's selling was sublime. Satomura flailed about too much in a bid to show her intensity, but apart from the silly wind up charge of hers it wasn't too distracting. This was Hokuto's masterpiece. Satomura was there for the ride. Even though she got a rub from this, it could have been any opponent and Hokuto would have been just as transcendent. To that extent, Aja vs. Satomura is a better feud, but what a performance from Hokuto.

[soup23]

This is one of the best matches I have ever seen. The emotion and performances from both is absolutely majestic. Brutal, emotional and the cementing of a star as an icon starts to fade into the sunset.