Grom Zaza

[Grimmas]

Control21 said: 

Might be the best wrestler to come out of Georgia? I can't think of many other examples. That's probably not a good headliner by itself, but he was a very fine shoot-style wrestler and really helped RINGS define its unique, state-of-art style through the years as he introduced a Georgian wrestling style that many hadn't seen before. Guys like Zaza really helped develop the RINGS house style I think, because flashy and highly technical matches became the expectation among the fans due to the level of work seen from some of the eastern European grapplers. He was able to have a good match with almost anybody. Maybe a top 25 shoot-style guy? I would put his matches up against anybody on that list.

Recommended matches -

Zaza vs Volk Han (5/16/92)

Zaza vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (12/19/95)

Zaza vs Kohsaka (7/22/97)

[Jetlag]

I am pretty sure he had less than 20 matches, and I never thought he looked like the 3rd best guy in RINGS. That said he does some fantastic stuff in his matches. The 1999 Han match is a borderline masterpiece and at times the best grappling shootstyle match I've ever seen.