Loss Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Talk about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted November 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Alexander Otsuka is a wrestler's wrestler, so he's a little taken off guard by Matsunaga channeling Abdullah the Butcher and repeatedly stabbing his forehead with a pencil. Otsuka fights back with highspots, but his effort is futile, and they end up making the ringside area look pretty mangled, with furniture scattered everywhere. This was a pretty incredible match in terms of heat and drama. Matsunaga was limited, but knew how to get the most out of his act, and Otsuka showed a new dimension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Evans Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 This is a weird match to have in Battlarts. Otsuka bleeds a lot and Matsunaga even throws a fireball. Didn't Matsunaga do a karate gimmick before he became the deathmatch prince? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Holy shit, this was awesome! Is this the most stylistically ridiculous match of all time? A worked shoot brawl with fireballs and forks. And damn did it work. The brawling aspect was really wild and Matsunaga's act with the fork was great, loved him going for the submission by working over the HAND with the fork and trying to hide it from the ref. Loved Otsuka's first big come back with the great looking dive and his second comeback blocking the fork and hitting big headbutts, before grabbing the fork and going to town himself. Cool ending with a nice submission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 I think I liked the Ishikawa match a bit better because of the Ishikawa-as-Inoki factor and how they completely outdid the Inoki-Singh dynamic they were aping, and because it was such a huge surprise, but this is pretty great and I want to see Matsunaga against every single member of the BattlArts roster. I repeatedly said this about El Dandy at the beginning of my Yearbook journey, and as we approach the end, I'll say that Otsuka is one of the most versatile wrestlers of all-time, possibly more versatile than ol' Roberto Gutierrez himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superkix Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 Pretty much in line with Tim's thoughts. I thought it was funny that Matsunaga basically no sold most of Otsuka's offense until Otsuka German suplexes him. Loved Otsuka's dive to the outside and Matsunaga working over the hand with the fork or whatever it was. And I agree that Otsuka is definitely one of the most versatile wrestlers I've seen. He's kind of a freak worker in that sense and his matches rarely feel like retread territory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microstatistics Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 As if you needed more proof that Otsuka was one of the most versatile performers in history. Great mix of styles match with some outstanding Otsuka selling. Bizarre and fascinating. Truly amazing spectacle. ****1/4 elliot wrote a great piece on why he thinks this is a possible Top 10 match for all time: http://gweproject.freeforums.net/post/2280/thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 Does anyone have a link for this? It sounds must see to me, but I can't find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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