December 25, 201113 yr Author comment_5490877 Oh, New Japan booking, you and your upsets. Another match where I was sure who was going to win and I was surprised. So I guess the early stages of the G1 were about giving both Muto and Hashimoto an early loss so they could fight back from it. This was a really solid, hard-fought back, but it's pretty slow-paced. I think some people will really dig it because of the stiffness. I liked it myself, but it felt a little on the bland side. The Tokyo Dome match from earlier in the year is the Hashimoto/Sasaki match you want to see.
July 1, 201213 yr comment_5508671 I thought this was mostly boring with good things in between. The chops while on knees spot was nice. The restholds were not. Felt more like a house show match than a G1 match
October 28, 201410 yr comment_5636253 Pretty solid and straightforward, from a work and psychology standpoint. Hash kicks the shit out of Sasaki, but Sasaki keeps targeting Hash's legs and using it to buy time and counter moves, before getting in a fluke pinfall. Not much wrong with it, but while Sasaki is better than I remembered, I really hate how he applies his various Strangle Holds. Those are some STFU levels of weak.
February 1, 20187 yr comment_5830875 This was a fairly long one going over 21m. There wasn't anything particularly bad to point out, just being a bit on the dull side. Lots of holds employed, but the matwork wasn't captivating. Could've done with more action and a shorter duration. The work on Sasaki's left arm wasn't a whole lot of use as it was the other one that hit the winning move.
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