Posted June 11, 200817 yr comment_5432161 Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Tony Rocco (WWF Junior Title) (9/11/80) - You get the mandatory groundwork to start off. Fujinami establishes an armbar and thehy work in and out of the armbar including some nice pinning sequences and a spot where both men run the ropes, lock arms, fall to the ground and Fujinami clinches the armbar again. While Fujinami controlled the first part of the match, Rocco takes over in the 2nd half with some decent offense. We also get some nice exchanges and some unexpected counters. At one point, it looks like Rocco was trying to do a Flair flip but couldn't keep the flip out of the corner. Before I could type in blown spot, Fujinami dropkicks him out of the ring. Nice. The end run is really great with both guys going all out before Fujinami catches Rocco with a rollup. Easy nomination. (NJC 92)
June 16, 200916 yr comment_5440761 I don't have much to add. This was excellent. Rocco kept surprising me with the stuff he came up with on offense, and Fujinami as junior ace was gold. It will be neat for people to compare his stuff from early in the decade to his great run as the top heavyweight in '88. Anyway, this should make the set.
August 25, 200916 yr comment_5443336 I love these Fujinami vs. random dudes juniors matches. Rocco is a guy I haven't heard of before but he had a bunch of fun stuff, Fujinami is so amazing and versatile.
