Posted January 28, 200916 yr comment_5436923 This was pretty short but I dug every minute. Early on, Buzz kept outmaneuvering Choshu on the mat and then yelping like a madman. Choshu responded with some great "What the fuck is this guy?" looks. Other Buzz highlights included him headbutting the metal rail while taking a powder and him breaking a Choshu hold by biting the inside of his thigh. Match didn't build into anything epic, but these are two of my favorite guys from the '80s so I'm nominating it.
June 13, 200916 yr comment_5440697 Kind of felt like a nothing match to me. I enjoy both guys, although Sawyers NJ run has felt underwhelming. This set has too many great matches to put on something that is two great wrestlers going through the motions.
June 18, 200916 yr comment_5440885 1/11/88 Riki Choshu vs. Buzz Sawyer - I thought I would enjoy it more than I did. Buzz looks really out of shape and I just saw Choshu and Inoki have a helluva fight. This one had too much nonsense in it. Choshu rolls out of the ring to catch a breather after he was the one in control? The ref keeps pushing Buzz over out of pin attempts out of a Choshu sleeper that seemed sort of stupid. Buzz made a go out of it but ultimately he was treated like a mid-carder who did the clean job. This wouldn’t sniff my Top 200 at this point and does not represent the best of either man.
