[1986-09-23-NJPW] Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura vs Akira Maeda & Osamu Kido

[Jetlag]

Crazy crazy heated match. You don‘t see a lot of matches with the crowd this excited for a bunch of technical guys in black trunks. Not quite a shootstyle match, but really tight action and really intense stuff with Fujinami & Kimura being outgunned by the UWF duo. Kido can always beat you with a slick reversal, and anytime Maeda starts throwing kicks you think he is about to kill someone. Kimura taking it to Maeda was cool to see and he and Fujinami had some inspired exchanges. Lots of cool moments throughout, including an awesome dive tease and a great crafty finish. It happens in a split second and once you realize what happened you smile. Check it out if you‘re a fan of the time period.

This happened on the same card as Fujiwara/Yamada. Mid 80s NJPW was loaded.

[Superstar Sleeze]

I watched their August title match and thought it was pretty good. I will have to check this out as this sounds even better. Thanks for the review!