[1998-07-24-AJPW-Summer Action Series] Johnny Ace, Johnny Smith & Wolf Hawkfield vs Giant Kimala & The Headhunters (Headhunter A & Headhunter B)

If your only exposure to 90's AJPW is the big matches between The Four Pillars & Co, then there is a strong chance you've never seen anything from the forgettable midcarders that featured in this match. Johnny Ace is probably the most prolific and he spends the majority of this match being beaten down by the monster heels until he is able to score a tag to Wolf Hawkfield. Wolf, who has brilliant look, sadly has the gimmick of being a character from the Virtua Fighter series and he didn't impress me much during his brief time as the legal man. Johnny Smith is a generic decent wrestler who has obviously based his entire wrestling style on Dynamite Kid. He's nowhere near the talent or as innovative, but he's a decent hand. He hits an impressive German on one of the Headhunters to get the win. The crowd pop big for the suplex and the win, but it doesn't seem like they are too invested into any of the babyfaces. Kimala isn't the same guy as the Kamala who wrestled in WWF. Instead he's a much more athethic guy who able to take some impressive aerial bumps for a man his size. This was decent and short enough to not bore me. 

★★¼