December 1996
70 topics in this forum
-
Talk about it here.
-
- 0 replies
- 1.1k views
-
-
This is the DVDVR 100 match that Dean labelled as "Samurai TV debut card", which is why it took me so long to track this down. Not very helpful labelling, dude. I have little grudge though, because this was as good as advertised. They downtuned the matwork elements and just went right to straight up murdering eachother. This is really as good of an introduction to BattlARTS as I can think of, as they establish their "shootstyle with pro style psychology and 200% more death" dynamic as well the tactics of the Team Taco "we'll isolate you and then stomp you to a pulp" heel team, Otsuka's ability to kill folks by dumping them on their necks till the lights go out and Yone's …
-
- 2 replies
- 1.5k views
-
-
-
Talk about it here.
-
- 5 replies
- 2.9k views
-
-
Talk about it here.
-
- 10 replies
- 3.9k views
-
-
-
-
Talk about it here.
-
- 12 replies
- 4k views
-
-
Talk about it here.
-
- 6 replies
- 2.3k views
-
-
Talk about it here.
-
- 10 replies
- 3.1k views
-
-
Talk about it here.
-
- 7 replies
- 3.5k views
-
-
Talk about it here.
-
- 6 replies
- 2.5k views
-
-
Talk about it here.
-
- 6 replies
- 2.7k views
-
-
Hey look it's Viktor Krueger! For those of you who don't know: Krueger was this big austrian guy who for some reason showed up in BattlARTS and looked like a behemoth next to all those tiny half-juniors. Even more obscure: Krueger got BattlARTS a TV deal in GERMANY!! It was only on mini regional TV, and like a couple minutes of a highlight show once per month or something, but it counts! Maybe it's because I haven't seen this stuff in years, but I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this. Krueger didn't really have a clue, but he was highly efficient as he was willing to get to the mat and clobber it out aswell as bring a little personality. He and Greco made a very good …
-
- 0 replies
- 1k views
-
-
Talk about it here.
-
- 29 replies
- 9.7k views
-
-
Talk about it here.
-
- 18 replies
- 7.5k views
-
-
Talk about it here.
-
- 8 replies
- 7.2k views
-
-
This is pretty slow and disjointed to start, then picks up at the end as Yoshida and Inoue start throwing every near-fall they have at their opponents. Yoshida shows off some fancy new offense, including one of the first chronological appearances of the Air Raid Crash. We get some pretty good near-falls, but the nagging feeling that this is all for naught persists. I'm not one to go this route in criticizing a match, and in fact I'm pretty sure I've never made this complaint to this degree about any '90s match in this project, but having Aja and Dynamite decisively go over as they did feels like a real missed opportunity. AJW seems desperate for new star talent and th…
-
- 1 reply
- 1.4k views
-
-
Goddamn, I want to see everything Tomoko Watanabe ever did. I should start a Microscope thread on her or something because as it stands now I definitely want to squeeze her into my GWE ballot. I don't know if the Great Matches are there but holy shit is she fun to watch. Big flying fat woman offense, unbelievable velocity and snap to her moves, and she bumps like a maniac and is a fine seller to boot. Bennett gamely attempts to match her move for move and bump for bump, but can't quite do it. Nakanishi, less than 6 months into her career is in for a few minutes just to get abused starting with Mita seemingly shoot sandbagging her as she attempts to apply a Boston crab. Af…
-
- 0 replies
- 1.3k views
-
-
Talk about it here.
-
- 15 replies
- 4.2k views
-
-
-
Talk about it here.
-
- 7 replies
- 2.5k views
-
-
Squash match! Helmsley gets no offense. Eats a POWERBOMB! He rolls out for a countout loss. Vince's bitching out of the IC Champion was happening as early as 1996. Did it happen earlier than that? I feel like the prestige dropped when Jarrett/Razor were feuding and when Shawn dropped it due to Syracuse was the last straw. Interesting match. Also the opener which continues the trend of WWF not starting with promos but with big names in big matches (Bret/Owen, Austin/Mankind and now the World Champ).
-
- 0 replies
- 846 views
-
-
Talk about it here.
-
- 5 replies
- 2.4k views
-
-
