KB8 Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 This was like 70% carny horse shit and 30% nipple cripple. It was very Memphis, like something you'd expect to see in the Mid-South Coliseum rather than Madison Square Garden. Fuji takes his time early on and does his pre-match ritual, throwing salt around while some old lady comes up to the apron and hurriedly sweeps it away (in case he tries to use some of the residue later?). Strongbow is unmoved, stern faced and statuesque in the corner. They do a criss-cross rope running sequence and Fuji keeps going out to the apron for powders, but he only ends up being humiliated every time when Strongbow headscissors him back in the ring. Fuji then teases the foreign object, reaching into his tights, shifting his body away from the ref', taking it out before quickly having to hide it again. When he eventually uses it the crowd react exactly how the wrestlers would want them to. Then Strongbow steals it, uses it himself and everyone just loses it for Fuji stooging around the ring throwing blind punches and falling on his face. At this point Fuji goes to the pectoral nerve hold and for a hold that basically consists of you grabbing your opponent's nipples this was worked about as well as you'd want. Strongbow teases his comebacks, comes closer and closer to escaping, but Fuji keeps finding ways to clamp nipple. Then he makes a mistake and gets slammed off the top as the crowd hoot and holler for Strongbow lacing into him with kneelifts. This was two guys who knew their audience to a tee, who knew their audience knew THEM to a tee, working the exact match that audience wanted to see. And for what it was I kind of loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Jackson Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 I've always maintained, to Parv's horrified chagrin, this was a great match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB8 Posted February 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 So is this THAT Fuji/Strongbow match? The one I recall Parv pointing to as some kind of roundabout advocation for Strongbow being good/smart despite the fact he hates him? Watching it I figured it might’ve been, but I kind of hoped I was wrong and there was another awesome Fuji/Strongbow match out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 Whether Strongbow is in hell or heaven, I hope he dies again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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