[1997-08-03 NJPW] El Samurai vs Tatsuhito Takaiwa

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What I have is clipped  to the finishing stretch.  Samurai hits a dive he has to hit or he piles the top of his head into the guard rail.  Takaiwa (probably not often favorably compared to Kanemoto) is much better about keeping this finishing stretch sane longer compared to Kanemoto's blatant "I'm getting my big shit in" attitude.  Samurai counters some of the really well-known Takaiwa offense and hits most of his stuff.  I'd argue against the one Samurai bomb as it wasn't used as a nearfall, but a build to a less satisfying nearfall.  Also, it kind of detracts from the 2 minutes later Samurai bomb that is a nearfall.  Samurai takes two ridiculous bumps here.  The first is a powerbomb from the second turnbuckle where Samurai's back hits, then his head hits in a nasty way off the bounce.  The second is a second turnbuckle DVD that looks nasty as Hell.  If I am getting this right, you have to pretty much commit attempted murder to finish a NJPW juniors match properly.  The second one leads directly to the finish, but is not the finish, which may suggest some sort of excess.