Posted June 26, 200817 yr comment_5432455 New Japan Classics 153 Higo Hamaguchi vs. Seiji Sakaguchi (11/3/83) - If you blink, you'll miss a sweet knee to the head by Sakaguchi as he is picking Higo up. I like how they start slapping the hell out of each other almost any time the opportunity presents itself. There are some boring transitition points though and when they go to the finish, they start trading moves with little or no selling. You kind of wish these guys would just have a 15 minute bloody brawl in them Riki Choshu vs. Akira Maeda (11/3/83) - Maeda starts off hitting wrestling moves in quick succession so Choshu chooses to slow it down. After being controlled on the ground, Maeda makes a comeback after hitting a clothesline and flying spin kick to set up some big moves. Choshu repsonds in kind with a back suplex and Sharpshooter. Maeda won't give up so Choshu knocks him loopy with a SWEET lariat. It looked better than it was thanks to Maeda's bump. Choshu locks in the Sharpshooter and Maeda taps cleanly. This was a nice 12 minute match that I wouldn't mind see going longer but I enjoyed it throughout with no complaints. Nomination. Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Killer Khan (11/3/83) - Khan is showing alot of energy here but I think that bothers me about him in almost any match is that he is so awkward in his movement. His gutbuster (?) wasn't blown but it looked wierd. Then he does some simple stuff that I mark out for like rubbing his forearms over Fujinami's head. The first few minutes are all Khan abusing Fujinami so Fujinami bails and regroups outside. Fujinami takes control and I really wasn't enjoying his offense. However, there was one spot to look out for. Fujinami is trying to hook on a Sharpshooter but he can't turn Khan over... so he drops down and hooks him in a Figure 4 with ease because he already has the legs in position. One of themes that is quietly played on is Fujinami working on Khan's legs throughout the match. He'll do something like kick the leg and then they will go to another segment. Later on, he hooks on the Figure 4. After Khan controls for awhile, Fujinami goes to the leg again. He then tries to embarass Khan by taking him out with the top rope knee drop. Khan fights back and hits his 2nd rope knee drop for a close two. Soon after, Khan goes up to the top rope but is superplexed off by Fujinami. The match ends in a countout but there was plenty of fun stuff here to move it forward. Antonio Inoki vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu (11/3/83) - Yatsu attacks quickly but Inoki wastes little time in taking him out after an enziguiri.
