May 1992

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This actually got **** from Meltzer. This had the kind of bell to bell action you expect from a Meltzer approved match, as there's no feeling out process, it opens with Aoyagi landing a huge punch to the sternum and then pretty much just putting a major ass stomping on Koshinaka. Koshinaka when challenged can bring the asskicking when it counts and he does here, he is probably the only guy who can make a butt attack feel violent, and really dug his desperation sweeping lariats, dropkicks etc. a lot. Match was a lot like Lawler/Mantell as both guys just exchange back and forth and it builds into guys trading punches on their knees, trading punches while standing, one guy t…

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Ludvig Borga: Formidable japanese big match worker is not something you hear about, but it's likely true. It helps he's facing Hashimoto. This is pro style so not as great as their different style fight, but Halme is a fun powerhouse who throws a lot of nice punches that Hashimoto sells in a big way. Hashimoto challenging Halme to a boxing fight and then headbutt him is classic Hashimoto. Really enjoyed Hashimoto destroying the big guy as usual and the finish was something Daisuke Ikeda would do.

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Another fun spirited young boy match with Maeda being feisty with his strikes and Kanehara looking to suplex>submit. What they may lack in finesse they make up for with their hearts and determination. But there's some cool shit like Maeda blocking Kanehara's defensive kicks when he's got him in the single leg grab. It heats up heading into the finish with some big strikes and submission attempts. I really liked the desperation of Kanehara's single leg crab/side facelock when Maeda won't tap. They're both exhausted and swatting by the end of it and Kanehara wins after a German suplex into the armbar. One of the better matches of the show.

Ready? Tamura leg cuts Matthew and submits him with a rear naked choke. This was like 20 seconds long. Tamura rules.

Not a very good match but totally a GREAT match. I loved it. Kitao's this big dumb judo guy eating leg kick after kick, waiting patiently for the right moment. Oh, and t's coming. I love that his counter to the double leg takedown is just standing there. At some point, Yamazaki's nose gets busted but he still wants to German suplex Kitao but settles for a sleeper hold, to which Kitao counters by trying to dump him over the top rope. Kitao's selling after he slowly crawls to the ropes to break a heel hold is off the charts. Kitao's monent comes when he swats Yamazaki's spinning heel kick out of the air. Then he proceeds to destroy Yamazak - a nasty running knee, a big uran…

This was way too long but it had its moments and fires off hot with both guys swinging for the fences. Silver's rawness is sort of his saving grace and he has a couple of cool suplexes, including a backdrop driver and a high-angle German. Of course, Kakihara is slappy happy and mostly works Silver over with takedowns and holds. The matwork slows this down quite a bit but the moments in between are fun. Silver is probably the third best gaijin behind Albright and Scott at this point.

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Hey it's two pudgy guys trading open hands and trying to grapple. Burton still sucks at this point in his UWFi career but thankfully, Nakano is Nakano and we get some fun Nakano moments between him snapping him over with a suplex or slapping Tom silly. When he almost gets knocked through the ropes, Nakano's pissed and quickly submits him with the dreaded single leg crab.

I love Yoji Anjoh and his fucking smirks. What a run he's had in UWFi so far. Steve Day is another Wonderbread amateur and not very good. You get the sense throughout that Anjoh is waiting patiently to finish him off while Day tries to wrestling his way out of a paper bag. Anjoh gets a pretty slick leg trip into an STF attempt but the finish was shitty. Steve Day is not a good opponent for Yoji Anjoh.

Takada really loved the most American dudes ever. This was a whatever match. Fleming is sloppy at everything but at least he's trying, and Miyato's just trying to survive the attempts.

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