Re: The 2008 MOTYC Thread
Takeshi Morishima vs Takeshi Rikio
***3/4-****
I was really quite surprised by this match, neither of these guys are well known for putting on a decent match but this one (I felt) was the best match of Morishima's reign. Yes it was only 13Minutes long but it was short and very sweet.
I'm quite the sucker for Lariat's and this match gave no shortage of them, with a lot of spots based around them. Rikio didn't get to much offence in (Which will please most people on this board) in this Morishima dominated match. The finish saw Morishima hit a nasty Lariat almost out of nowhere followed by a Backdrop Driver for the 3 count, (Multiple Finisher's done leading up to that as well) nothing epic or really special but still very convincing and put Morishima over as Bad Ass Mother Fucker.
A strong notch in Morishima's unfolding GHC Heavyweight Championship reign.
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