JerryvonKramer Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 http://placetobenation.com/all-japan-excite-series-11/ Parv and Steven are on a roll and review four more matches, including one very special one. Get excited. 06/09/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue 07/24/95 - Kenta Kobashi vs Akira Taue 07/24/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada 10/15/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted October 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Steven and I forgot to mention, and I've just realised, that this and ep #10 marked the one-year anniverary of AJ Excite Series. Christ, time flies doesn't it. AJ Excite Series, of course, has an end date: March 2016. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 One year? Wow I had no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Childs Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Misawa would be Yoda--green, supremely powerful, inscrutable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Agreed on Misawa being Yoda. Another great show, although you guys didn't mention Kobashi turning himself into a human missile during 6/9/95 to knock Kawada off the apron. I have this feeling Taue ranks very high with me, easily top 20. Not only for the sheer amount of great performances, but because I think the guys is criminally underrated because of awkwardness and the company he keeps. As you go into 96 I would suggest at least side watching the 6-man tag involving Kawada and Akiyama on 4/20/96. It will give insight into the rest of their interactions throughout the year. And the 6-man involving Kawada and Misawa on 7/8/95 would be a good backtracking project to see angry Misawa. Which is the best Misawa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmas Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Agreed on Misawa being Yoda. Another great show, although you guys didn't mention Kobashi turning himself into a human missile during 6/9/95 to knock Kawada off the apron. I have this feeling Taue ranks very high with me, easily top 20. Not only for the sheer amount of great performances, but because I think the guys is criminally underrated because of awkwardness and the company he keeps. As you go into 96 I would suggest at least side watching the 6-man tag involving Kawada and Akiyama on 4/20/96. It will give insight into the rest of their interactions throughout the year. And the 6-man involving Kawada and Misawa on 7/8/95 would be a good backtracking project to see angry Misawa. Which is the best Misawa. Thanks. Really too many great moments to mention from 6/9/95. I will try to work in that 96 match, if it's not on my list. Taue will be top 20, for me, I believe. It's so hard to say at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawho5 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 It's not a great match in the grand scheme of things. If it's *** I'd be surprised. It's just that the Kawada/Akiyama dynamic that drives the major tag team battles between Kawada/Taue and Misawa/Akiyama derive from that match specifically. I wish there was a version that skipped the Albright early match awkwardness and just hit the highlights, but you will need to sit through that to get to the meat of the match. Albright isn't bad for the finish, but as a whole he is a detriment to most All Japan matches he's in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted November 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 Ratings: 06/09/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue Parv: ***** Steven: ***** 07/24/95 - Kenta Kobashi vs Akira Taue Parv: **** Steven: ****1/2 07/24/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada Parv: ****1/2 Steven: ****1/4 10/15/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue Parv: ***3/4 Steven: **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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