JerryvonKramer Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 http://placetobenation.com/all-japan-excite-series-10/ Parv and Steven return with a bumper show to get the All Japan Excite wagon back on track. 07/28/94 - Steve Williams vs Mitsuharu Misawa 01/19/95 - Toshiaki Kawada vs Kenta Kobashi 01/24/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada 03/21/95 - Kenta Kobashi vs Akira Taue 03/26/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Kenta Kobashi 04/08/95 - Toshiaki Kawada vs Akira Taue 04/13/95 - Toshiaki Kawada vs Kenta Kobashi 04/15/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Akira Taue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Wow you guys covered a ton of ground! One thing about the Misawa/Williams match is how Misawa's elbows become less and less effective as he's getting close to losing. He may be the man, but Williams has worn him down to the point that his big weapon is failing him. The hourlong Kawada/Kobashi match is soemthing I am mixed on. Some really great stuff, including an incredible fight over a figure four, but not my cup of tea. The hourlong tag was not as good and also has the weakness of coming right on the heels of another hour draw. Taue's shovedown is one of my favorite spots he does. He doesn't have the strikes that the other guys do, so he uses his size and strength to equalize things. I also love how most of Taue's offense builds towards the chokeslam and the powerbomb. Hell, I love Taue more than most because of all of that and the fact that he doesn't do anything pretty. In the company he kept, he was the guy who had to work the hardest to stay with the others. His wrestling style somehow reflected that. Oh and those were their actual nicknames. Steven talked about Sasuke and Dos Caras. Sasuke got a cracked skull off of that bump. Why he kept wrestling the match after that I'll never know, but I love that crazy fuck. As for Misawa vs. Taue, that is one of my favorite matches of 1995. I love Taue's continued attack on Misawa's injury, ending with the final desperation face rake that almost gets him there. Oh, and I wish I could hate Parv for being the low man on Kawada, but to each his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pol Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Wasn't the eye work playing off of the Kawada vs. Misawa CC match (which you guys didn't watch) where Kawada breaks Misawa's orbital bone with a kick like 30 seconds in and they proceed to wrestle a 30 minute draw? Very painful match to watch with that knowledge. MORE IMPORTANTLY, what is the Parv's Points music on this one? So familiar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Yes, this was the Broken Orbital Carnival, hence Misawa's face at the end. That knowledge adds a ton to Taue's eye work, I'd say--maybe that's what will push Grimmas to giving it 5*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Yes, this was the Broken Orbital Carnival, hence Misawa's face at the end. That knowledge adds a ton to Taue's eye work, I'd say--maybe that's what will push Grimmas to giving it 5*. Yes, that might do it. Will be rewatching soon with that in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted October 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 MORE IMPORTANTLY, what is the Parv's Points music on this one? So familiar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mprice Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Since I am still new to the whole Japanese scene, I have been listening to these podcasts and attempting to watch what I can when I get a chance. Listening to you all talk about the Taue/Kobashi match, I got a chance to sit and watch that yesterday. I....don't really know what to say. Taue played a killer monster heel with Kobashi turning into an underdog role. That powerbomb into "the hole of no return" made me cringe just as much because not seeing him land does give an air of danger to the match. Plus Taue's Nodowa Otoshi chokeslam might be one of my favorite things to behold because it looks like pure power rather than the Big Show/Kane/Undertaker stylized lifting chokeslam. I don't know if I can rate it as high as Steven because even though it's a great story that is told, it doesn't resonate with me as much as some of the other matches I have watched from this series. I am starting to seriously turn into an All Japan early 90s tag fan more than anything because of the 6 man tags with Jumbo's Army vs. Misawa's Crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 mprice - I do wonder if the sheer quality of the early 90s Jumbo feud stuff can sometimes get lost under the weight of 94-7 era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 I think it comes down to personal taste. There are definite "eras" to All Japan in the 90s and everyone will have their preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohtani's jacket Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 I am starting to seriously turn into an All Japan early 90s tag fan more than anything because of the 6 man tags with Jumbo's Army vs. Misawa's Crew. The last time I watched these matches (for Ditch's best of the 90s poll), I enjoyed the early 90s era more than the '93-97 period. Not only the six-mans, but also the Misawa/Kawada vs. Jumbo/Taue tags. The only thing I wasn't high on was Jumbo's singles matches against Misawa, Kawada and Kobashi. The six-mans were the pinnacle. They're dream six-mans in terms of what you'd want from that tag format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Yeah, I would agree, going through that era of AJPW the buildup tags were actually the highlight for me. The matchups were really compelling in the way they evolved over the few years they were great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted October 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Ratings: 07/28/94 - Steve Williams vs Mitsuharu Misawa Parv: ****1/2 Steven: ****3/4 01/19/95 - Toshiaki Kawada vs Kenta Kobashi Parv: ***1/2 Steven: ****1/2 01/24/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada Parv: ***1/2 Steven: ***1/2 03/21/95 - Kenta Kobashi vs Akira Taue Parv: ****1/2 Steven: ****3/4 03/26/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Kenta Kobashi Parv: ***1/2 Steven: **** 04/08/95 - Toshiaki Kawada vs Akira Taue Parv: **** Steven: ****1/2 04/13/95 - Toshiaki Kawada vs Kenta Kobashi Parv: **** Steven: ****1/4 04/15/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Akira Taue Parv: ***** Steven: ***** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 People covered the broken orbital bone. Dangerous K is Kawadas nickname. It sounds cooler when the Japanese announcer screams Dangerous. Never heard Dynamic T does not mean it is not true. Misawa/Taue is a contender for GOAT match for me. May even better than 6/9/95. I love Misawa/Doc because try as he might Misawa just can't contain the explosiveness of Doc. I love how tenuous hold over the match. Really feels like a night Doc will not be denied. I would go ***** when I rewatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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