[2016-06-10-Michinoku Pro] Hayato Jr Fujita vs Manjimaru

[GOTNW]

I was always a fan of Fujita's and it was disappointing to see how similar this was to many of the modern puro matches I dislike. Early matwork was fun but between the boring legwork, weird timing on the kick-outs and the overreliance on strike exchanges and the Front Necklock I didn't really feel it. It was violent enough to keep me mildly amused throughout, Fujita has some really pretty kicks but I don't feel especially motivated to watch a Manjimaru match ever again. Finishing stretch had a lot of moves that could be described as nearfalls but they rarely finish matches in situations in which they were used here and the audience is aware of that as well so they don't get much heat so they aren't really proper nearfalls. Manjimaru's finisher spam looked violent and got the desired reaction but by the time they got to it I was just glad there wasn't more kicking out and then a heroic Fujita comeback as that would've been too much. ***

[Superstar Sleeze]

This review makes me sad.