Grimmas Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Click here. Time to get excited, as Parv & Steven are back for another look into All Japan Pro-Wrestling in the 1990's. Parv is on the road and Steven is editing, so be prepared. Did we watch two five star matches? Listen and settle the debate on prowrestlingonly.com!Stan Hansen vs Kenta Kobashi (7/29/93)Steve Williams vs Kenta Kobashi (8/31/93)Toshiaki Kawada vs Kenta Kobashi (10/23/93)Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada vs Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi (12/3/93)Follow along at home:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwyfqDYR6j9nFEQlIPfpealT69lRu44ti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Ratings: Stan Hansen vs Kenta Kobashi (7/29/93) Parv: ****3/4 Steven: ***** Steve Williams vs Kenta Kobashi (8/31/93) Parv: **** Steven: **** Toshiaki Kawada vs Kenta Kobashi (10/23/93) Parv: ***1/2 Steven: ****1/2 Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada vs Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi (12/3/93) Parv: ***** Steven: ****3/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted June 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Ratings: Stan Hansen vs Kenta Kobashi (7/29/93) Parv: ****3/4 Steven: ***** Steve Williams vs Kenta Kobashi (8/31/93) Parv: **** Steven: **** Toshiaki Kawada vs Kenta Kobashi (10/23/93) Parv: ***1/2 Steven: ****1/2 Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada vs Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi (12/3/93) Parv: ***** Steven: ****3/4 So close, but so far apart yet again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Here's some Hansen suggestions 4/16/93 vs. Kobashi - Best lariat ever hands down. It's a handheld recording but so very worth it. 1994 CC vs. Kobashi followed by vs. Taue two days later - these will blow you away as Stan Hansen performances. Hansen/Taue vs. Kobashi/Akiyama 1999 RWTL Final - this is a molten hot crowd cheering for babyface Stan Hansen, it has very few peers in that regard, Kobashi/Akiyama as the heels is such a cool dynamic Great stuff as always but I'm shocked you missed the spot with Kobashi running his face into Hansen's boot at full speed in the 7/29 match. There is a version with Kobashi's face post-match shown after the match aired. Watching back, Kobashi never even tried to slow down. On the Kawada vs. Kobashi match, it was kind of an odd match due to Kobashi still a midcarder on the rise while Kawada was just settling into main event status. And Kawada/Kobashi was a feud built around Kobashi's determination to prove he could take the fight to Kawada just as hard as kawada took it to him. The whole macho pissing contest aspect of Japanese pro wrestling stems from these two. It's just they did it way smarter. Kawada/Misawa had a sort of version but it was different in a lot of ways. Also, going forward Kobashi vs. Kawada will always feature one working the other's leg over. They had elements of that before the 12/3 match but it became PERSONAL after that. And Steven is so right about Kawada being better than Misawa. Especially early years Kawada's development is far more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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