December 14, 201113 yr comment_5490135 A fun spotfest that probably would have gotten a bunch of snowflakes had it been reviewed in WON (I'm assuming it wasn't). Not something that stands up as a classic juniors match but good for what it is.
December 17, 201113 yr comment_5490287 Was this the match that (allegedly) got Jericho his job with ECW? If it is, Dave has talked about it in the WON where he might have reviewed it at some point.
December 17, 201113 yr Author comment_5490293 It was the Benoit match in December, but I think Jericho was putting this match on tapes he was sending to promoters.
December 20, 201113 yr Author comment_5490503 Such pristine quality. Jericho has the goodhelmet set, he could have used this on his WWE DVD instead of the crappy version he did use. That out of the way, why is Ultimo dressed like this? Anyway, yes, this is a really fun, if overhyped match, and probably Jericho's first real breakout singles match in Japan.
June 8, 201213 yr comment_5505953 Yeah what is the deal with Dragon's outfit? He looks like Milano Connection AT. I liked this match though. Easily the best non WWE Jericho match I've seen. He seemed to be on the mission to impress.
September 18, 201411 yr comment_5626402 High spot, high spot, 2.9 count, high spot, 2.9 count, high spot, "Come on, baby," high spot, 2.9 count, high spot, high spot, 2.9 count, high spot, "Come on baby," high spot, high, spot, high spot, 2.9 count, high spot, 2.9 count, high spot, 2.9 count., high spot, finish. If this is one of the touted matches on Jericho's resume then I'd hate to see the matches that aren't. Their March match from the same year was better but only because it was less bad.
October 13, 201410 yr comment_5632771 "COME ON, BABY!" "THIS IS IT!" "AAAAH! AW, FUCK! SHIT!" "ASK HIM!" Jericho's Iron Mike Sharpe-esque vocalizations in Japan are always fun. Now, Jericho is *not* a guy I expect to drag a good match out of Ultimo at this point, or any other point pre-'98. And this starts off with the indy standoff spot that just hasn't aged well, no matter how cool it may have seemed at the time. That said...they ended up getting me into this. This is a match that you expect to go off the rails at any point, and aside from a couple of botches from Ultimo, it really doesn't. Jericho actually has some really well-timed dives and offense in general and I started biting on a bunch of the near-falls, particularly Dragon's la majistral cradle which was a really clever set-up. That said--this goes on WAY too long with, literally, probably ten 2.9-counts too many. I can see why people of the time would go nuts for it, and I in fact enjoyed this more than some other mid-'90s spotfests. Coming from Ultimo that is high praise indeed. Not one of the high-end junior matches of any year, but I can see it as a coming-out party for Jericho as a worker.
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