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**Blasko** · 12-27-2009, 01:15 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hiloM01dRo

Holy shit, is this great or what?

Takayama is the man in this.

**TheUnholyDragon** · 12-28-2009, 06:10 PM

Arisa Nakajima vs. Yumiko Hotta - JWP - 12/28/2008 - *****

First match I've rated ***** since 2004, iirc. Hotta is an unstoppable bitch, and Nakajima can't so much as hurt her. A lot of this is either Hotta slapping Nakajima around effortlessly or Nakajima throwing offense which Hotta just shrugs off, making her look like an ineffectual little girl against an unstoppable monster. Which is exactly why this works. Hotta beats on Nakajima until she can't even stand, while Nakajima refuses to stop getting back up. She just keeps coming and coming and coming, trying again until she can find something that works. In the end, Hotta is just too much for her, but even after the match Nakajima just won't stop.

I really have to see the rest of this feud. I can't remember the last time I've seen a match this good.

**smitlick** · 12-29-2009, 04:12 PM

New Japan - 5/12/09
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs TAJIRI
***1/2

NJPW - Super J Cup 2009 Night 2
8 Man Tag Match
**3/4

Super J Cup Final
***1/2-***3/4

Dragon Gate Infinity 156
FIP Title Match
Davey Richards vs Masaaki Mochizuki
***1/2-***3/4
Is it unusal for Infinity shows to have Bon Jovi playing plus the song Good Girls Gone Bad?

BxB Hulk vs Susumu Yokosuka
***1/2
Think this was for the DGUSA Title but not 100%. Dont think i'll ever understand why there are always so many interferences and use of stupid weapons in most of these matches and why they no sell finishing moves... its super confusing.

**Blasko** · 12-29-2009, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by smitlick

BxB Hulk vs Susumu Yokosuka
***1/2
Think this was for the DGUSA Title but not 100%. Dont think i'll ever understand why there are always so many interferences and use of stupid weapons in most of these matches and why they no sell finishing moves... its super confusing.

You just described DG with your closing sentences.

**Derek** · 12-30-2009, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Blasko Clause

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hiloM01dRo

Holy shit, is this great or what?

Takayama is the man in this.

The best part is when you see what he's doing in the video and then you remember he's headlining the Tokyo Dome in less than a week.

**smitlick** · 12-30-2009, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Blasko Clause

You just described DG with your closing sentences.

the box the heel faction uses is just stupid...

seancarleton77 · 12-30-2009, 07:52 AM

If Wrestle Kingdom was on television here I would miss the American Monday night wrestling showdown, besides the Bret Hart part, even a good TNA pay per view doesn't touch Wrestle Kingdom.

**WillTheBloody** · 12-30-2009, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Blasko Clause

You just described DG with your closing sentences.

It's even worse than you think. Near the end of the match, Hulk hit two consecutive EVOs and Yokosuka just kind of got up like he was startled awake from a nap. Hulk got his leg REALLY worked over the entire and sold none of it. I felt like screaming at the fucking television everytime Hulk would run at full speed throwing kicks and backflips only to briefly touch his leg afterwards. Hulk tried out a new finisher for some reason, and it fell absolutely flat. Like..."new wrestler on ECW winning with a reverse DDT" flat.

The good news is that the fans are starting to turn on all the nonsense. Every time Hulk started with his barrage of kicks after getting the leg worked over, the crowd was noticeably quieter. Same goes for Yokosuka and his ridiculous no-selling. It's subtle, but hopefully this means that people are tired of the no-selling, and the bullshit in singles matches will stop...or at least lessen drastically. My hopes are not high, though.

**smitlick** · 12-30-2009, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by WillTheBloody

It's even worse than you think. Near the end of the match, Hulk hit two consecutive EVOs and Yokosuka just kind of got up like he was startled awake from a nap. Hulk got his leg REALLY worked over the entire and sold none of it. I felt like screaming at the fucking television everytime Hulk would run at full speed throwing kicks and backflips only to briefly touch his leg afterwards. Hulk tried out a new finisher for some reason, and it fell absolutely flat. Like..."new wrestler on ECW winning with a reverse DDT" flat.

The good news is that the fans are starting to turn on all the nonsense. Every time Hulk started with his barrage of kicks after getting the leg worked over, the crowd was noticeably quieter. Same goes for Yokosuka and his ridiculous no-selling. It's subtle, but hopefully this means that people are tired of the no-selling, and the bullshit in singles matches will stop...or at least lessen drastically. My hopes are not high, though.

exactly for like the first 10 mins Hulk sold his leg and then all of the sudden he starts doing all these flips and kicks, was fairly ridiculous.

**Devildude** · 12-30-2009, 06:55 PM

If you think Hulk vs Yokosuka was bad, you should probably avoid Naoki Tanizaki vs. Kzy from the 28/12 Final Gate event - it was almost as bad as Evans vs Hart from Final Battle in terms of selling, I shit you not.