[2002-05-10-AJPW Super Power Series] Satoshi Kojima vs Nobutaka Araya

[ohtani's jacket]

I kept debating with myself whether I should watch this. I was hoping it would be two fat boys slapping the shit out of each other, but I knew there was a high chance it would be a whole bunch of nothing. Well, I'll be damned if it wasn't a seriously good match. The Osaka crowd was molten, and instead of being all slap happy, they went out there and had a wrestling match. Normally, Kojima's theatrics would turn me off, but the crowd was so hyped and Kojima was so into it, that I couldn't help but dig it. Two guys trying their damndest to win in front of a hot crowd. Can't ask for much more than that. A pleasant surprise.