Posted October 16, 20159 yr comment_5705027 http://placetobenation.com/all-japan-excite-series-11/ Parv and Steven are on a roll and review four more matches, including one very special one. Get excited. 06/09/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue 07/24/95 - Kenta Kobashi vs Akira Taue 07/24/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada 10/15/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue
October 16, 20159 yr Author comment_5705042 Steven and I forgot to mention, and I've just realised, that this and ep #10 marked the one-year anniverary of AJ Excite Series. Christ, time flies doesn't it. AJ Excite Series, of course, has an end date: March 2016.
October 18, 20159 yr comment_5705455 Agreed on Misawa being Yoda. Another great show, although you guys didn't mention Kobashi turning himself into a human missile during 6/9/95 to knock Kawada off the apron. I have this feeling Taue ranks very high with me, easily top 20. Not only for the sheer amount of great performances, but because I think the guys is criminally underrated because of awkwardness and the company he keeps. As you go into 96 I would suggest at least side watching the 6-man tag involving Kawada and Akiyama on 4/20/96. It will give insight into the rest of their interactions throughout the year. And the 6-man involving Kawada and Misawa on 7/8/95 would be a good backtracking project to see angry Misawa. Which is the best Misawa.
October 18, 20159 yr comment_5705456 Agreed on Misawa being Yoda. Another great show, although you guys didn't mention Kobashi turning himself into a human missile during 6/9/95 to knock Kawada off the apron. I have this feeling Taue ranks very high with me, easily top 20. Not only for the sheer amount of great performances, but because I think the guys is criminally underrated because of awkwardness and the company he keeps. As you go into 96 I would suggest at least side watching the 6-man tag involving Kawada and Akiyama on 4/20/96. It will give insight into the rest of their interactions throughout the year. And the 6-man involving Kawada and Misawa on 7/8/95 would be a good backtracking project to see angry Misawa. Which is the best Misawa. Thanks. Really too many great moments to mention from 6/9/95. I will try to work in that 96 match, if it's not on my list. Taue will be top 20, for me, I believe. It's so hard to say at this point.
October 18, 20159 yr comment_5705462 It's not a great match in the grand scheme of things. If it's *** I'd be surprised. It's just that the Kawada/Akiyama dynamic that drives the major tag team battles between Kawada/Taue and Misawa/Akiyama derive from that match specifically. I wish there was a version that skipped the Albright early match awkwardness and just hit the highlights, but you will need to sit through that to get to the meat of the match. Albright isn't bad for the finish, but as a whole he is a detriment to most All Japan matches he's in.
November 14, 20159 yr Author comment_5709966 Ratings: 06/09/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue Parv: ***** Steven: ***** 07/24/95 - Kenta Kobashi vs Akira Taue Parv: **** Steven: ****1/2 07/24/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa vs Toshiaki Kawada Parv: ****1/2 Steven: ****1/4 10/15/95 - Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi vs Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue Parv: ***3/4 Steven: ****
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