Posted August 20, 200817 yr comment_5434132 Now this was a terriffic match. Fujinami came out hot to regain his title and slapped a figure four on Choshu. Riki fought his way out and went after Fujinami's wrapped knee, working to set up the scorpion deathlock. As in their last match, they kept it fairly simple but sold that they were fighting over every little move and shift in position. High drama at the end as Fujinami fought his way out of the scorpion twice and nearly pinned Choshu on a sunset flip from the apron after he survived a lariat on the floor. Choshu ultimately said the hell with it and slammed Fujinami's injured leg on the guardrail to get the countout. Postmatch was great too as a crippled Fujinami still tried to get at Choshu, and trainees had to stop Riki from destroying his knee even more. Dynamite-Tiger Mask is the more hyped match from the card, but I'd rather watch this one any day. Strong nomination.
June 15, 200916 yr comment_5440739 Riki Choshu vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (WWF International Title) - This started out action-packed as it always does when these two meet up. They fought in the figure-four for an awfully long time. Choshu should sell the leg the rest of the match. Since Fujinami was also softened up in the figure-four struggle, Choshu tries to set him up for the Scorpion which causes Fujinami to bail. In the meantime, Choshu is massaging his legs, still selling the figure 4. Gotta respect that. Awesome spot where Fujinami was able to break a head scissors by lifting the legs off of him due to Chochu’s weakened state, and Choshu and Fujinami just start kicking each other’s legs all set up by the figure-4 and counters from earlier on. There was a point later on where bothguys have weakened legs, Fujinami gets whipped, Choshu puts his head down so Fujinami knee lifts him, injuring Choshu and his knee in the process. Great. Choshu ends up winning by countout but the way he did it was completely fucking awesome. STRONG RECOMMENDATION. I really loved this match. NJ Classics 140
June 28, 200916 yr comment_5441273 After watching the 4/3 match and skimming the 8/4 match, this one stands out even more as such a badass match.
August 23, 200916 yr comment_5443259 This is another that should be on, Choshu was such a nasty bastard here, beating on the wrapped leg, I am not positive this is better then the match earlier in the month, but they both should make a set.
