[1992-12-13-AJW] Akira Hokuto vs Takako Inoue

[PeteF3]

Talk about it here.

[garretta]

This one was structured a lot like the Inoue match I saw earlier: each woman takes turns destroying the other's leg for the first part of the bout, then tries all manner of pinning predicaments in the second. Hokuto eventually takes the win with what could most accurately be called a tombstone powerdriver, which means you start your opponent in powerslam position, but instead of slamming them on their back you drop them right on their head. I'm surprised we haven't seen that finisher more often, as it looks absolutely brutal.

 

Speaking of brutal, Hokuto's half crab has to be the most painful I've ever seen; here, she almost stretches Inoue's leg right over her own head. I could almost feel my own leg muscles tearing!

[Zenjo]

Exciting offense from Akira early on. She then had her leg attacked and sold the damage magnificently. Takako should've used more variation in her attacks. The Dangerous Queen came storming back and went over with conviction. Tightly paced and Hokuto was gearing up for next year with this one woman show.

[Alex]

This is for Hokuto's All-Pacific Title.  Frenetic opening trading suplexes, Hokuto slows it down with the sleeper and leg submissions and the camel clutch (with fishhooks!).  Takako gets a tope and slams Hokuto's leg on a table to work leg submissions afterward.  Hokuto reverses a hurracanrana to a power bomb, and goes for two missile dropkicks while selling the leg and misses the second which allows Takako to go for more leg holds.  Hokuto reverses a move to get a plancha con hilo and two suplexes for two, and then the Northern Lights Bomb for the dub.  Hokuto's offense was so good in this match, but it's hard to buy a Takako win in this match when her biggest move here was a superplex and a lot of her offense was doing kneebars.