[1998-07-24-AJPW-Summer Action Series] Masao Inoue vs Masahito Kakihara

[cactus]

Inoue is not known  for his physical skill set, instead solidifying himself during the 2000's as a dependable opener by using his comedy chops. Kakihara on the other hand, is physical shoot style beast equipped with some pin-point accurate kicks and deadly submission holds. Inoue gets a few lucky strikes in and wear his opponent by using some classic pro-wrestling techniques as raking the eyes, but it's not long before he's tapped out by the superior athlete. Inoue has his stoogey selling down and Kakihara's shoot stuff looked decent.

★★