[2019-01-27-DDT-Sweet Dreams 2018] Shuji Ishikawa vs Kota Umeda

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Kota Umeda is one part KENTA, the other Hayato "Jr." Fujita. He's the underdog going into this match but he's such a little prick to the Big Dawg that you can't really root for him. The insolence with his stiff ass kicks and then the way he throws himself wildy into his counter elbows and flying knee strikes. But Shuji's here to teach him a lesson, as this is part of Umeda's trial series, and boy, does he. Mean surly bastard Ishikawa slangin' elbows and Fire Thunder Drivin' Umeda's hopes out the window. Simple, hard-hitting, classic story with the obvious end result but its's a fun trip. Good stuff. 

[aaeo_]

He does throw one particularly great flying knee in this match and he takes a beating too. It's probably easy to convey being hurt when Shuji Ishikawa is throwing you around, but I still felt Umeda's selling was great. Umeda is one of my favourite active wrestlers, and Shuji almost always delivers in featured matches like this one.