[2000-02-04-NJPW] Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs Dr Wagner Jr & Kendo Kashin

[soup23]

We cut to one of the best superplexes I have ever seen with Takiawa taking a great bump bouncing off the mat. Ka Shin much like Suzuki before him may be a whipping boy for the decade to come but he looks actively good here and crisp. Takiawa makes his own comeback and has no problems dropping Wagner on his dome with a DVD, powerbomb and brainbuster. Ohtani comes in a house of fire and here responds Wagner. Everyone is just killing each other with bombs in this match. Ohtaini is able to get the win on Wagner with a big bomb. Nothing really significant from a storyline perspective but a big bomb fest that was fun to watch. ***

[Loss]

Second match between these teams in three days. You weren't kidding about that superplex. Whoa, that Takaiwa bump. Someone should GIF that. I know this is clipped, but I didn't get the sense this was anywhere in the same league as their 2/1 match, but it was still pretty good. Loved Wagner's showmanship and schtick in this one, and it's a really fun sprint at the very least. Good way to pass 10 minutes, but not much more than that.

[AstroBoy]

This was perfectly average from what was shown. Agreed on the insane superplex, that looked very painful. There were really some nasty/awkward looking powerbombs in this one too. Nothing offensive but nothing memorable.

[cramerjason87]

Standard junior tag. I thought Dr Wagner Jr. looked better here than in the first match of the month. Loads of offense from both teams. A little sloppy especially Taikawa.

[Moonsault Marvin]

I liked the section where Kashin kept getting rid of Takaiwa, so Otani couldn't make the tag. Otani demonstrated good expressiveness through his movements, and I thought he might end up losing. Good match.