Everything posted by Phil Schneider
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[1990-01-16-UWF-with '90] Kazuo Yamazaki vs Yoji Anjoh
Yamazaki was in my top OJ 80’s ballot match, and some of my least favorite matches on the set. This may be the period he started to get good, as this wasn’t just Fujiwara dragging by the neck into something watchable. It is also possible that this was when Anjoh started getting really good and Yamazaki was yet again along for the ride, but I am giving him the benefit of the doubt.
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- UWF
- January 16
- Tokyo
- Budokan Hall
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[1990-01-16-UWF-with '90] Akira Maeda vs Nobuhiko Takada
This is a matchup that can be really great, but this wasn’t one of those times. Really listless for large sections of the match, with neither guy showing much emotion. Individual spots were okay, but this felt like they were sleepwalking. They heated it up for the finish, but at that point it really was too little too late. This was the worst match on the card which is pretty bad for you two biggest stars.
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[1990-02-09-UWF-with '90 2nd] Akira Maeda vs Yoshiaki Fujiwara
This was less of a brawl then their matches usually are, as they seemed more interested in really hitting the mat hard. Of course being Maeda and Fujiwara they interspersed the counter wrestling with some violence. Meada counters an ankle pick with a WOS leg stretch and Fujiwara responds with a diving headbut right into Maeda’s mouth, and Maeda counters a leg grapevine by drilling Fujiwara in the mouth and then the back of the head. Fujiwara is truly the master of the wrestling finish, as they basically switch the awesome finish of the Miyato v. Suzuki match, with Maeda using the choke to counter the ankle pick. This wasn’t their best match against each other, but fuck that is such a high bar.
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[1990-02-27-UWF-Road] Nobuhiko Takada vs Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Incredible match, ranks up with the great virtuoso Fujiwara performances. Fujiwara worked this match as a wily veteran who is going to need to use style and guile in the face of a physically stronger, more athletic younger opponent. In the early part of this match, Fujiwara was completely defensive, subtly moving and blocking Takada’s shots so they never landed flush, he really reminded me of how James Toney would roll his shoulders and catch punches on his arms. Takada however eventually began to overwhelm his opponent with his activity and power. Fujiwara was still catching his body kicks, but they was more impact as he caught them, he was still blocking the head kicks, but just a second slower. It really looked like that despite all of his skill, he wasn’t going to be able to win this one. As the shots started landing, Fujiwara started dancing and taunting, the way a fighter will smile when he gets hit with a good shot. He knew his time was running short, and he needed to taunt Takada into making a mistake. Finish was awesome, Takada is chasing him around the ring, landing big shots, and he grabs a kneebar, Fujiwara kind of lies in the ring defeated, and then you can see him muster his final reserves, negotiate to his feet and reverse the kneebar wrenching it with all of his might and getting the submission. The crowd goes completely insane, chanting FUJIWARA, FUJIWARA, and Fujiwara celebrates with tears in his eyes. Really a one man show, but goddamn what a one man show.
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Dave Meltzer stuff
It was a true embarrassment either way
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WON HoF Candidate Poll Thread
That is a really great joke. Possibly the best Fuerza Guerrera joke I have ever heard
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Comments that don't warrant a thread - Part 3
I don't know much more then you guys. Servers need to be switched, and Rippa is on it. Dean posted on Facebook that it would be back up next week.
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Comments that don't warrant a thread - Part 3
I don't know much more then you guys. Servers need to be switched, and Rippa is on it.
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Jerry Lawler in serious condition
He was definitely going to be in the WKO 2012 list. Folks should watch the Derrick King/Precious v. Jerry Lawler/Brian Christopher tag, classic Lawler and the kind of match which would make every old school wrestling fan smile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxp2imB-lXs
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Wrestler of the Year?
Here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQqKYIXkgLk&feature=plcp
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Memphis
For people looking for Memphis style wrestling in 2012. Here is my review of an awesome Derrick King/Precious v. Jerry Lawler/Brian Christopher match, would be right at home in the Mid-South Coliseum 25 years ago. http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2012/08/t...e-cause-he.html
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Memphis
That sounds so awesome. I would rather watch, Memphis style then anything besides great lucha libre
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French catch
Looks like someone grabbed it and put it up as a hidden youtube file with classical music overdubbed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgOdNO-aY18...player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgayO4ZPGrA...player_embedded
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French catch
I reviewed this match from the 60s which showed up http://segundacaida.blogspot.com/2010/07/m...utte-libre.html It isn't on youtube anymore, but a copy of it is on Schneider Comp 25
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WON HoF Candidate Poll Thread
How many FSM articles do I have to publish to get a ballot? Kris pull some strings
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[1994-11-29-WAR] Genichiro Tenryu vs Tatsumi Kitahara
Back when I was watching a bunch of WAR, one of the things that really impressed about Tenryu was his ability to work with lower ranked guys. He was a master at walking the line between giving a guy too much and giving a guy too little. Everyone comes out of these matches looking better
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- WAR
- Osaka
- November 29
- 1994
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- [1992-02-01-USWA-TV] The Moondogs vs Chris Frazier & Brian Collins
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[1992-06-25-PWFG-Turn Over] Yoshiaki Fujiwara vs Bart Vale
This was awesome, each mat exchange didn't just have one reversal, it had reversals reversed into a reversal. Alot of Fujiwara's signature reversals got modified as Vale countered their initial move. I don't know what the politics of the promotion were, but Fujiwara doesn't job to anyone but he does two straight jobs to Vale without ever getting the win back. This really was the only match where Vale actual looked good enough to deserve to go over Fujiwara.
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Would wrestling benefit from one World Champion?
You don't need two titles for that. Right now you could have one show main evented by Punk one by Cena. That would draw better then a show headlined by Sheamus even if Sheamus has a belt.
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[1994-10-31-PWFG] Daisuke Ikeda vs Yuji Nagata
This was pretty great, for some reason the yutz doing the handheld, finally realizes how to use the zoom function, so it is a lot more watchable then the other matches. This is worked really BattlArts style, as there is less matwork and more kicking people in the face and dumping them on the top of their heads. Nagata especially breaks out some nasty suplexes, you get the sense from this match if he had just worked BattlArts he could have ended up a second rate Usuda rather then a eighth rate Masahiro Chono
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- PWFG
- October 31
- 1994
- Daisuke Ikeda
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[1994-08-13-PWFG-Future Star II] Carl Greco vs Shoichi Funaki
Wow this was fun, this was a total mat spotfest, as both guys were working at a million miles an hour, spinning into combinations and counters. I remember Funaki breaking out almost a Casita into an armbar, and Greco is just great at the mat sprint.
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- PWFG
- August 13
- 1994
- Carl Greco
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- [1994-07-19-ECW-TV] Interview: Cactus Jack