paul sosnowski Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 From Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. This match is for the vacant WWF Junior Heavyweight title. Talk about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. Badger Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 The Brit focuses on taking out TM's leg after he apparently took an odd bump. Quick thinking! On top of that he drives the masked head of Sayama into the mat with some devastating moves. I mean there's more to it than that but, you can watch it. Its worth your time. Very good match, ***1/2 area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted May 30, 2021 Report Share Posted May 30, 2021 Love this as a sequel to the first match almost a year earlier. Dynamite has had months to watch Sayama stay undefeated (I assume), and the rematch has real stakes with the vacant WWF Junior Heavyweight Title on the line. Dynamite comes out aggressive from the bell, Sayama matches him and it looks like it'll be a repeat of 4/23, only for Dynamite to switch gears and viciously attack the knee. So we get a slower more methodical match, but it makes total sense for Dynamite to try this game plan out. And it actually works, with Dynamite somewhat quickly hitting Sayama with an awesome looking cradle piledriver and far reaching flying headbutt, only to then stop the count himself at two to repeat. So Dynamite succeeds, but wants to really hammer home his superiority which ends up being his downfall as Sayama moves out of the way of Headbutt #2. Dynamite regains control with a Figure 4 but once Sayama reaches the ropes it's all over. Dynamite tries to put it on again but is repeatedly kicked off. Both men back to their feet, Sayama stops selling the knee as much, but lets call it adrenaline as he leaps over a charging Dynamite in the corner, grabs him in a rollup (with all of own weight on top of Dynamite's legs) and gets the victory. This truly feels like it's playing off at least the dynamic set up from the first match, with Dynamite trying new things and Sayama being prevented from hitting the same types of moves as the first time. I'm very intrigued to see how Dynamite reacts to his own hubris costing him both the rematch and a title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcg91 Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 This was a nice little match, it probably lasted less than 10 minutes to accommodate a very large card. Not their best one, but quite solid, plus the length actually helped them not indulging in dull matwork. The limb work was crisp and Dynamite showed around fire to keep this heated, even know Mask didn't bump around as usual. I actually enjoyed this as it was simple and well done, continuing with the trend of Mask outsmarting Dynamite, despite his rival looking like a real threat. Not the big blowoff, but a needed milestone of a long feud **3/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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