Posted November 13, 200816 yr comment_5435713 You can pretty much guess that this was good. They traded all of their biggest stuff and had the crowd going nuts. Some might find the ending abrupt. Koshinaka ran off a bunch of nearfalls on Takada but then Takada reversed a roll-up into a leg submission. The crowd seemed caught off guard when Koshinaka tapped. But I took it as an affirmation of the UWF style wherein a shooter can always catch his opponent, even if he's taking bombs. Anyway, it's a nomination.
June 17, 200916 yr comment_5440835 3/26/87 Akira Maeda/Nobuhiko Takada vs. Keiji Mutoh/Shiro Koshinaka - Early on, neither team gains an advantage but Maeda is still a beast abusing with kicks and capture suplexes. I was surprised that one of the matchups I enjoyed early on was Mutoh-Takada which was a weaker matchup in the first match. Great visual of Mutoh coming from the top rope with a knee to Maeda’s head. Because of the camera angle, you had no idea it was coming. It didn’t mean much since Maeda was back on offense soon but it caught me by surprise. Maeda and Takada take turns torturing Koshinaka including a slap sequence and follow-up back kick by Takada that was cool as fuck. Mutoh finally hits the ring and continues his sweet run with Takada including some missed strikes by both men and sweet moonsault by Mutoh. Mutoh and Koshinaka double-teaming Takada was pretty sweet with a sick spike and a top rope butt bump. Great ending with both teams unloading the kitchen sink only for Koshinaka to get caught in a leg submission and forced to submit. Easy nomination. NJ Classics 264
August 5, 200916 yr comment_5442530 I thought this was a really Maeda and Koshinaka performance, but as a match I didn't like this as much as their first match. Still pretty great and Meada is just a killing machine here. I loved that finish too, and it really put it over the top
