January 1996
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In the Secret Santo thread, @Jetlag gave me Toshiaki Kawada vs. Tamon Honda (AJPW 1/21/96). I once again can’t sleep and this is long overdue, so here goes… The match starts off with some amateur type wrestling before morphing into a series of suplexes (very reminiscent of Taz, who obviously borrowed heavily from guys like this) to strong style kicks. Then some nice psychology with Honda trying to ground Kawada to prevent more of those devastating kicks and nice selling from Kawada. Everything looks snug and tight. No one was calling these guys fake, that’s for sure! Kawada turns the tables by grounding Honda in return. These two seem pretty even, mat…
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Morton and Armstrong meet in a bar in Asheville for a promotion called IPW Pro Wrestling. This was the first and only show for the promotion, and the show runner is Al Getz, a longtime manager and commentator in the Southeast. What ensues is a fine example of a good, solid, well-worked wrestling match. Everything that happens has a purpose, and everything that both guys do means something. I think it’s definitely worth checking out for young and new wrestlers. Morton makes a steady transformation into full-fledged heel mode by the end, which comes abruptly. It feels like these two were waiting for the 10-minute call and just wrapped up as soon as possible. Here'…
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It's always weird watching japanese wrestling where the wrestlers actually over after getting used to mild clapping.This match ruled. Yamamoto goes after Maeda attacking him with palm strikes and takedowns and as a result we see a more defensive Maeda. Maeda opts to attack Yamamoto with Leglocks and wears his leg down throughout the match which Yamamoto sells perfectly by slowing down in the final minutes more and more after every leglock Maeda catches him in. One of my favourite moments in the match was Yamamoto getting overzealous once he realised he was a real threat to him and earning a yellow card for slapping him on the ground or after Maeda went down I couldn't rea…
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