[2000-08-06-NOAH-Departure II] Yoshihiro Takayama & Takao Omori vs Akira Taue & Jun Izumida

[soup23]

This wasn’t as bad as the tag before it but it also didn’t have a lot of teeth within in. Omori is clearly not a priority in NOAH like he was in later day AJPW and Takayama and Taue had some decent but disappointing for them sequences with each other. The main purpose of this match was to raise the profile of Izumida overall. I have always thought Izumida was fine as a lumpy lieutenant but am unsure if he will crack my list of top 50 workers in the promotion. He was pretty baseline here until the finish where he does show more fire and gets a big pop when he wins with a headbutt. Life comes at you fast if you are Omori. **1/2

[AstroBoy]

This was pretty middling though I was surprised to see Izumida go over Omori so strongly. Fun to see Taue vs. Takayama interactions and Takayama stood out for the second straight night for sure. Other than that, this wasn't lighting my world on fire.

 

**1/2