[2004-06-13-NJPW-Best of the Super Juniors] American Dragon vs Koji Kanemoto

[ShittyLittleBoots]

Such a gem of a match. Danielson is very aggressive on his onslaught towards Kanemoto - in particular he starts targeting Koji's back. The match is mostly dominated by Dragon, but as it goes on, Koji sneaks some offense in; he starts going after Danielson's leg which ended up paying off big time when he got that win via submission. Great psychology, vintage Korakuen atmosphere, great performances by both (especially Danielson). Great match. ****

[G. Badger]

Watched this one awhile back but, yeah Dragon is pretty great in this. Found my old write-up:

 

Danielson was the only person who brought something into this match. Koji's only point of excellence was in the early chain wrestling portion which was roughly the first minute. The rest he hammed up using his signature moves which aren't tremendous. ***

 

I might rewatch this since I like 2010's Koji.