[2011-08-14-NJPW-G1 Climax] Satoshi Kojima vs Hiroyoshi Tenzan

[BigVanCrush]

I acquired a bunch of 2011 puro shows in HD, including several from that year's G1, and decided to throw this on today because I felt like watching this match and Nakamura vs. Suzuki. This match is SO GOOD. They go about 15 minutes, they build to a suitably big finish for the final night of the G1, Tenzan takes an absolutely UNGODLY bump on a neckbreaker out of the corner and they throw some big old bombs towards the finish, with the finish itself being pretty nasty. Tenzan was still that dude in 2011, it's a shame his role lessened pretty quickly after this, but his G1 in 2011 was wonderful and this was a tremendous end to it. My pick for the best match of the entire tournament and a top 5 bout for New Japan in 2011. ****1/4