Posted April 27, 200817 yr comment_5430911 Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Dynamite Kid (WWF Junior Title) (2/5/80) - Fujinami is phenomenal. In between the two Keirn matches, he fits time into his schedule to have this gem of a match. DK brings the high impact offense. He lays in the nice headbutts and European uppercuts. At two different points, DK tries to apply an Octopus hold and Fujinami evades the move both times. After both guys reset after tumbling out of the ring, DK gets caught in a leg scissors so he goes after the cut that Fujinami received in the Keirn match. After escaping the scissors, DK unloads with punches, headbutts and a nice kick to the head to get the blood flowing. After Fujinami attempts a Dragon Suplex, DK gives him a headbutt while Fujinami was behind him. It looked cool to me. The rest of the match has DK attacking the cut with Fujinami trying to escape pins or fight back. At one point, Fujinami gets a gut wrench into a pin and as he is standing up, DK kicks him in the head while lying on his back. This allows DK to finally hook in the Octopus hold. Shortly after, DK hits the flying headbutt and Fujinami has to be done but he kicks out. After a few more minutes, including a missed headbutt by DK, Fujinami pins DK with the same pin that put Keirn away in the 2/8 match. Is there a name for that pinning combo? I have the Jumbo and Tenryu comps coming out shortly but the Fujinami comp cannot be far from behind. Another nomination and this set is going to be hell trying to carve out a final list. (NJC 81)
November 27, 200816 yr comment_5436022 DK gets hit with a roll of toilet paper to start this off and there are some couple spots of awkwardness to begin but Dynamite Kid is stiff as all fuck. Fujinami with bandage on his head that of course gets opened up. The Octopus attempt stuff is really neat and the brawling is pretty great. This should go forward.
November 27, 200816 yr comment_5436023 I am not a Dynamite Kid fan, but he was pretty great in this, really nasty punches to the cut, a kick to eye, there were lots of points in this where he was Ikeda level stiff, Fujinami's bump on the missed dive was lunatic too. Good shit, send it forward
May 6, 200916 yr comment_5439182 This is the best version of Dynamite -- mean little bugger who just will not stop clubbing and headbutting until you're bleeding and left for dead. My only criticism of Fujinami is that he relied a little too much on the formula of taking a lot of punishment and then winning with a roll-up or suplex out of nowhere. But this is a really good version of that formula, because Dynamite came off so relentless that Fujinami almost had to outguile him. This definitely should go on.
