Jetlag Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Another forgotten match that is actually some damn good story driven pro wrestling. Well, it may not have enough wrestling for some people's taste, but I give them credit for selling their butts off. The early going was really nice joshi style work: unpredictable exchanges where they didn't do anything stupid, and there was a good amount of struggle. Then, an overconfident Hyuga got caught and crushed by Fukuoka's brutal double stomp finisher. This transitions into second half which is mostly built around Hyuga's pretty epic selling. Fukuoka follows up by working over her stomach area with nasty stiff toe kicks and knees. Pretty brutal and awesome stuff, and we get these almost Hogan/Andre like spots of Hyuga trying to body slam lift Fukuoka into position for her Michinoku Driver II. All the MDII spots where pretty great and the second half of the match felt like classic puro stuff built around simple moves, both wrestlers gutting it out and struggling for control. Really good stuff and another hidden gem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton Jones Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 https://youtu.be/reT-87zLOD8 Is this the match in question? Really terrific if so, and I think so based on Jetlag's review. Just making sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlag Posted April 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 41 minutes ago, Clayton Jones said: https://youtu.be/reT-87zLOD8 Is this the match in question? Really terrific if so, and I think so based on Jetlag's review. Just making sure. That's a different match, actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Debt Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 That match is from when Hyuga was still working under her real name, Tomoko Kuzumi, date is 11th October 1998. On an unrelated note, are those Chinese subtitles in the '98 video fansubs or was there actually a channel somewhere showing JWP and translating the commentary as such? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton Jones Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Awesome, thanks guys. Glad I asked! I don't see it on Cagematch, is it a JWP show? Is it for a championship? Fukuoka would be Openweight Champion but then the finish wouldn't make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlag Posted December 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 On 4/28/2021 at 6:00 PM, Clayton Jones said: https://youtu.be/reT-87zLOD8 Is this the match in question? Really terrific if so, and I think so based on Jetlag's review. Just making sure. It took me forever to find the correct disc, but here's the actual match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-o_YOCIT0Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton Jones Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 I appreciate it! I'll be sure to check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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