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Official Puro Match/DVD Discussion Thread (NO SPOILERS)

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#1 ·
About time we made a Puro thread seeing as there's an Indy one and it deserves a seperate thread. You can use this to discuss any Puro matches or shows, past or present.

I've just finished this awesome set so I may as well get the thread up and running with some ratings for it.


ivp's Top 25 Matches in NOAH History

Disc 1

25. Jushin 'Thunder' Liger & Koji Kanemoto vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi - January 26th 2003 - Kobe World Hall
***1/2

24. Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA - April 25th 2004 - Tokyo Nippon Budokan
****1/2+

23. Jushin 'Thunder' Liger vs. Makoto Hashi - March 6th 2004 - Tokyo Nippon Budokan
***3/4

Disc 2

22. Kenta Kobashi vs. Minoru Suzuki - January 8th 2005 - Tokyo Nippon Budokan
***3/4

21. Jun Akiyama & Takeshi Rikio vs. Takeshi Morishima & Muhammad Yone - April 1st 2007 - Tokyo Korakuen Hall
****1/4

20. Naomichi Marufuji & Minoru Suzuki vs. Makoto Hashi & Jun Akiyama - July 18th 2005 - Tokyo Dome
****

19. Jun Akiyama & Takeshi Rikio vs. Yoshihiro Takayama & Takashi Sugiura - April 28th 2007 - Tokyo Nippon Budokan
***3/4

Disc 3

18. Kenta Kobashi & Yoshihiro Takayama vs. Jun Akiyama & Mitsuharu Misawa - December 2nd 2007 - Tokyo Nippon Budokan
****1/4

17. Akira Taue vs. Yuji Nagata - June 6th 2003 - Tokyo Nippon Budokan
***1/2

16. Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Makoto Hashi - September 12th 2003 - Tokyo Nippon Budokan
****1/4

Disc 4

15. Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito vs. Kenta Kobashi & Tamon Honda - June 6th 2003 - Tokyo Nippon Budokan
****1/4

14. Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA vs. Juventud Guerrera & Ricky Marvin - November 1st 2003 - Tokyo Nippon Budokan
****1/4

Disc 5

13. Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Takashi Sugiura - June 5th 2005 - Sapporo Media Park Spica
****1/2

12. Takeshi Rikio & Takeshi Morishima vs. Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA - July 16th 2006 - Tokyo Nippon Budokan
****1/2

11. KENTA vs. SUWA - September 18th 2005 - Tokyo Nippon Budokan
****1/4

Disc 6

10. Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue - September 10th 2004 - Tokyo Nippon Budokan
****1/2

9. Kenta Kobashi & Kentaro Shiga vs. Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito - 19th October 2002 - Tokyo Korakuen Hall
****

8. Naomichi Marufuji vs. KENTA - October 29th 2006 - Tokyo Nippon Budokan
****3/4+

Disc 7

7. Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA vs. Jushin 'Thunder' Liger & Takehiro Muruhama - July 16th 2003 - Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
****1/2

6. Kenta Kobashi vs. Tamon Honda - April 13th 2003 - Tokyo Ariake Colosseum
****1/2

BONUS Kenta Kobashi vs Jun Akiyama - December 23rd 2000 - Tokyo Ariake Colosseum
****3/4

Disc 8

5. Kenta Kobashi vs. Yoshihiro Takayama - April 25th 2004 - Tokyo Nippon Budokan
****1/2

4. Kenta Kobashi vs. Jun Akiyama - July 10th 2004 - Tokyo Dome
****3/4

Disc 9

3. Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi - March 1st 2003 - Tokyo Nippon Budokan
*****

2. Kenta Kobashi & Go Shiosaki vs. Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima - November 5th 2005 - Tokyo Nippon Budokan
*****

1. Kenta Kobashi vs. Kensuke Sasaki - July 18th 2005 - Tokyo Dome
*****

Overall:
Absolutely amazing comp. Perfect for any new NOAH fans with an insane amount of brilliant matches.
 
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#1,028 ·
I don't, there's no gain in Akiyama vs Kobashi for the title besides 1 good gate in the Budokan. They still could do that match with no title on the line and it would still draw big.

Besides, nobody knows if Kobashi is capable of a big main event singles match (it's been 4 years since his last one?). And if he only has 1 more big match in him, it should be saved for a paasing the torch kinda deal with Go Shiozaki.
 
#1,030 ·
The star ratings are not the Meltzer type of ratings, this is my Netflix ratings on whether I liked the match or not. * for hating a match and ***** for loving the match.

Rikidozan vs. Masahiko Kimura [JWA – 12.22.1954] ***
This is a very important match and a fascinating one to watch. A portion of the beginning is a bit of a hype package as we see both competitors preparing for the bout and the audience filing in to watch. I love how the match begins with some polite wrestling and they take their time as the original plan was for them to go to a time limit but it then quickly turns into a shoot.

Rikidozan vs. Lou Thesz [JWA – 10.7.1957] ****
One of, if not the most important match in the early history of puroresu. This is the match with the one-hour time limit and is the best match from these two that I’ve seen. The opening minutes of the video that I have of this match is of both men training for this match, Lou Thesz arriving in Tokyo to meet his opponent and an impressive parade in the streets of Tokyo for the father of puroresu, Rikidozan. These men were treated like royalty. This match also drew an 87 rating which is a mind-boggling rating to this day. I was a bit worried as it is 53 years old, if the match would be entertaining or not but I really enjoyed it. It’s essential viewing for anyone who wants to see historically important matches.

Rikidozan vs. Lou Thesz [JWA – 10.13.1957] ****
Some more great hype footage before this shorter, livelier rematch from the record breaker the week earlier. Fantastic mat work all around. There’s a surprising amount of crowd heat that is garnered by Thesz. I might like this one slightly more then their hour-long bout as this has more heat. The brawl at the end is fantastic.
 
#1,032 · (Edited)
Results from today's big NOAH show (credit to d232009):

NOAH "PRO-WRESTLING NOAH 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 3RD SHOW ~ NEW NAVIGATION 2010 IN TOKYO", 8/22/10 (G+)
Tokyo Ariake Colosseum


1. Akira Taue & Kentaro Shiga defeated Takashi Okita Image & Satoshi Kajiwara Image (9:00) when Shiga used the Shiga Sleeper on Kajiwara.
2. Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Genba Hirayanagi defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima Image & Kento Miyahara Image (10:44) when Genba used the Shoryu Genba on Miyahara.
3. Takeshi Morishima, Yutaka Yoshie & Akitoshi Saito defeated Yoshihiro Takayama, Takuma Sano & Masao Inoue (14:00) when Morishima used a Backdrop Suplex on Inoue.
4. KENTA defeated Atsushi Aoki (12:35) with the Go 2 Sleep.
5. Kensuke Sasaki Image defeated Shuhei Taniguchi (12:00) with the Northern Lights Bomb.
6. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles: Koji Kanemoto Image & Tiger Mask Image defeated Taiji Ishimori & Ricky Marvin (c) (21:27) when Kanemoto used an Avalanche-Style Tiger Suplex on Marvin - Title Switch.
7. Special Singles Match: Satoshi Kojima defeated Mohammed Yone (11:50) with a Lariat.
8. Special Singles Match - No Time Limit: Go Shiozaki defeated Shinsuke Nakamura Image (19:08) with the Space Go Flasher.
9. GHC Heavyweight Title: Takashi Sugiura (c) defeated Jun Akiyama (25:26) with an Avalanche-Style Olympic Slam (4th defense).

- The Balcony is closed but the Main Seats seem to be filled. 80% is the estimated Attendance in the first row and more people are just starting to come.
- Red Shoes Unno is the Referee for the 3rd Match.
- Atsushi Aoki should a much Rougher Style today. He was said to be very aggressive and matched KENTA move for move. He added the Head Butt to his moveset and even used a Variation of the Tornado Bomb during the match. After the match, KENTA asked Atsushi Aoki to team up with him for the Jr. Tag League. Aoki accepted it. KENTA then provoked Kotaro Suzuki, who was doing commentary. Kotaro retaliated and the two brawled in the ring.
- After Match #6, Kanemaru & Genba Hirayanagi challenged Tiger Mask & Kanemoto for the Jr. Tag Belts.
- After the Main Event, Go Shiozaki challenged Sugiura for the GHC Title at Next Months Budokan Hall show.



Big win for Sugi and a good reign, now Go is probably gonna win it in September. Their last match at the Budokan was a classic, so i have high hopes for the rematch.
 
#1,041 ·
Stan Hansen vs. Andre the Giant [NJPW - 9/23/81]
How does one explain this match to the unfortunate people who haven't seen this? Ditch explained it like this "Normally I try to come up with my own description of a match, but "real-life Godzilla battle" is too accurate not to use. The irresistable force versus the immovable object has never been so fully realized in a wrestling ring."
 
#1,043 · (Edited)
Stan Hansen vs. Andre The Giant - 23-09-81

After hearing a lot of recommendations, I finally watched that match. And yes - it was awesome. Great chemistry between one of the best gaijins ever, stiff punches, one EPIC lariat and nice cheering crowd. Finish sucks, I hate no contests, countouts, etc. ****-.
 
#1,044 ·
Finish would have been perfect if it had a big rematch. Watch Andre/Khan 1/4/82 if you liked that btw, it's not the same level or anything, but it's kind of a similarly worked match and you won;t regret it. I gave Andre/Hansen ****1/2 fwiw. :D Watched it five times this year too.
 
#1,051 ·
what would you guys rate Jushin Liger vs Ultimo dragon from 1/04/1997...its one of my fav matches tbh
 
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