Posted August 18, 20232 yr comment_6009724 Togo and Takemura jump-start the match by attacking our heroes at the bell. It leads to some brief but spirited brawling between Hayashi and Togo before the faces rally with a pair of suicide dives. Takemura, the competitor I’m least familiar with of the four, does enough endear himself to me here. His offense is nasty, as he grinds his boots into AmDrag’s face and claws at his eyes. CTU isolates Dragon, with Togo taking potshots behind the referee’s back. Hayashi’s look of disdain as he watches Togo and Takemura dismantle his partner is priceless. Togo hits a springboard senton and gets some incredible hangtime. It should come as no surprise Dragon’s an excellent face in peril. He sells until it’s time to make the hot tag to Hayashi. Hayashi cleans house and tags back out. AmDrag attempts a superplex on Takemura, and the latter loses his grip, causing Dragon to spill to the floor as the crowd shrieks in horror. Hayashi will Dragon on, and he rolls Takemura back into the ring for a superplex. Dragon gets overconfident, however, and misses a diving splash. The match feels like it peaks at the right time. Togo hits his signature diving senton as AmDrag has the Cattle Mutilation locked in, allowing Takemura to capitalize with an F5 for the win. Perhaps this match isn’t all it could be, given the names involved, but it’s an enjoyable junior heavyweight tag team romp.
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