Tatsumi Fujinami vs. El Canek (UWA Title)

- Early on, both guys feeling each other out. Nice spot where Fujinami has Canek in a leg lock only for Canek to reach back and yank FUjinami's head back in a headlock to force Fujinami to let go. It looked cooler than I described it. First fall has some really nice back and forth holds and counters. Canek wins the first fall with a strange flying elbow to the back of the neck followed by a bionic elbow. 2nd fall doesn't last long as Fujinami end sit in short order with a back suplex. 3rd fall, Canek goes back on offense, working holds but Fujinami counters with a bow and arrow and ab stretch. Cool spot when Canek hooks Fujinami in a figure four and they roll out still locked in the figure four and Canek doesn't break. He gets Fujinami back in with a supllex but can't get the pin. Fujinami is favoring the leg selling the shit out of it. Pretty wild ending with fujinamki accidentally dropkicking the ref out of the ring, getting knocked off the apron by Canek. Helping the ref up outside only for Canek to wipe everyone out with a tope. I think this was a SOLID NOMINATION between two top guys and the little post match brawl only helps. I'll make a copy of this disc and send it your guys way.

Do we have a date on this? This was a very 70s style match with some solid matwork building to pretty basic finishes in two falls. Then a big bomb throwing 3rd fall. I always love the figure four roll to the floor spot and the tope was well timed. Would have liked to see some of the post match fire in the regular match. Liked this, feels like it should make the set, especially because we don't have much Canek, and Fujinami is always a treat.

6/12/83

UWA World Heavyweight Title: Canek © vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (6/12/83)

 

Very sharp back and forth matwork to start the match here as both men looked great working in and out of holds. Canek using a barrage of elbows to take the 1st fall was fun even the one in the back of Fujinami's head. Like most lucha matches the 2nd fall doesn't go long as it's the revenge fall and Fujinami would make a comeback putting Canek down with a backdrop suplex. The 3rd fall saw Canek get back in control working over Fujinami's left arm but Fujinami would comeback getting a Bow & Arrow then following it up with a neck crank. Canek to his credit got free and locked on a figure-four leglock which Fujinami would roll and roll forcing them to go to the floor where Canek maintained the hold. It takes a while but they finally get Canek to break the hold and Fujinami is selling the shit out of his leg. Canek would suplex Fujinami back in the ring and got a nearfall before Fujinami made a fiery comeback which saw him give Canek an enzuigiri before dropkicking the referee by mistake. Canek would send him to the floor and hit a tope suicida which took out Fujinami and the referee who got back in the ring after the others did and awarded the match to Canek by DQ. Fujinami was upset and threw Canek to the floor where they brawled for a bit. I dug this match and I'll pass it forward as a nomination.

I didn't dig this as much as you guys, but I have no problems with it going onto the set as something a bit different and to give more Canek representation.