Posted September 14, 200817 yr comment_5434565 This is JIP which is weird for these classics, we miss the first three minutes or so. Still we get plenty as this is really great. My favorite juniors match I have seen so far. Yamada has a ton of great looking offense which was different then what he did as Liger. Super slick powerslam, Savage flying elbow, dragon sleeper hammerlock. You had this cool story with Koshinaka using his aggression against him and catching him when he tries too hard. Finish run never over did it, and the crowd was going bezerk by the finish. Slam dunk stuff. Sky A 115
September 14, 200817 yr comment_5434574 This period of the junior division will probably end up holding up the best, I'd guess, as it's much less flyer based.
February 16, 200916 yr comment_5437258 Yamada played the underdog role better than anybody in NJ at this point, and he also had the best flying offense. They didn't just run through all their spots. Moments of selling that deserved time got it. And the closing burst of nearfalls worked really well, because it fit the story of Koshinaka trying to put away this improbably resilient little squirt. Really good shit here -- best juniors match in awhile and an easy yes vote.
April 30, 200916 yr comment_5438947 Keichi Yamada vs. Shiro Koshinaka (Jr. Title, 12/09/88) - Agree with Phil here. Early on, I noticed that Koshinaka had a really nice standing dropkick. Yamada sold it well enough that you thought to yourself when the dropkick was invented, that was how it was supposed to look. Using the tombstone so early as a trasnition move is smoething I am not used to though. Everything else loked silky smooth and the match built to the ending perfectly.
