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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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“J SPORTS CROWN SUPER J TAG LEAGUE 2010″

■ A BLOCK ブロック

・Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai
・Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (Apollo 55)
・Davey Richards & Rocky Romero (ROH-FREE)
・NOSAWA Rongai & FUJITA (Tokyo Gurentai)
・Mascara Dorada & La Sombra (CMLL)


■ B BLOCK ブロック

・Kohji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask IV (Current GHC Tag Champions)
・Jado & Gedo
・Fujita “Jr” Hayato & Taro Nohashi (Michinoku Pro-Wrestling)
・Masaaki Mochizuki & Super Shisa (DRAGON GATE)
・AKIRA & KUSHIDA(SMASH)


NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN SUPER J TAG LEAGUE 2010″, 11/9/2010 (Tues)
Tokyo Differ Ariake​

1. Young Lion 3 Match Series I: King Fale vs. Hiromu Takahashi
2. Super J Tag League ~ Block B: Fujita “Jr.” Hayato & Taro Nohashi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki & Super Shisa
3. Super J Tag League ~ Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai vs. La Sombra & Mascara Dorada
4. Super J Tag League ~ Block B: Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask vs. Jado & Gedo
5. Super J Tag League ~ Block A: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Davey Richards & Rocky Romero
6. Special Six Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, AKIRA & KUSHIDA vs. Yuji Nagata, NOSAWA Rongai & FUJITA

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN SUPER J TAG LEAGUE 2010″, 11/10/2010 (Wed)
Tokyo Differ Ariake​

1. Young Lion 3 Match Series II: King Fale vs. Hiromu Takahashi
2. Super J Tag League ~ Block A: Davey Richards & Rocky Romero vs. La Sombra & Mascara Dorada
3. Super J Tag League ~ Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai vs. NOSAWA Rongai & FUJITA ZERO1
4. Super J Tag League ~ Block B: Jado & Gedo vs. Masaaki Mochizuki & Super Shisa
5. Super J Tag League ~ Block B: Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask vs. AKIRA & KUSHIDA
6. Special Six Man Tag Match: Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Takashi Iizuka, Fujita “Jr.” Hayato & Taro Nohashi

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN SUPER J TAG LEAGUE 2010″, 11/11/2010 (Thurs)
Tokyo Differ Ariake​

1. Young Lion 3 Match Series III: King Fale vs. Hiromu Takahashi
2. Super J Tag League ~ Block B: Jado & Gedo vs. Fujita “Jr.” Hayato & Taro Nohashi
3. Super J Tag League ~ Block B: Masaaki Mochizuki & Super Shisa vs. AKIRA & KUSHIDA
4. Super J Tag League ~ Block A: NOSAWA Rongai & FUJITA vs. La Sombra & Mascara
5. Super J Tag League ~ Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai vs. Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi
6. Special Six Man Tag Match: Manabu Nakanishi, Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Davey Richards & Rocky Romero

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN SUPER J TAG LEAGUE 2010″, 11/12/2010 (Fri)
Tokyo Differ Ariake​

1. Young Lion Special Challenge Match: Yuji Nagata vs. King Fale/Hiromu Takahashi
2. Super J Tag League ~ Block B: Fujita “Jr.” Hayato & Taro Nohashi vs. AKIRA & KUSHIDA
3. Super J Tag League ~ Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai vs. Davey Richards & Rocky Romero
4. Super J Tag League ~ Block B: Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask vs. Masaaki Mochizuki & Super Shisa
5. Super J Tag League ~ Block A: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. NOSAWA Rongai & FUJITA
6. Special Eight Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, La Sombra & Mascara Dorada vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Jado & Gedo

NJPW “J SPORTS CROWN SUPER J TAG LEAGUE 2010″, 11/13/2010 (Sat)
Tokyo Differ Ariake​

1. Super J Tag League ~ Block B: Jado & Gedo vs. AKIRA & KUSHIDA SMASH
2. Super J Tag League ~ Block B: Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask vs. Fujita “Jr.” Hayato & Taro Nohashi
3. Super J Tag League ~ Block A: NOSAWA Rongai & FUJITA vs. Davey Richards & Rocky Romero
4. Super J Tag League ~ Block A: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. La Sombra & Mascara Dorada
5. Super J Tag League ~ Final: Block A #1 vs. Block B #1

-------------------------

IGF NEWS:
Bobby Lashley and Shane "The Hurricane" Helms announced to be a part of the "INOKI BOM-BA-YE 2010" Show on December 3rd! There is also a mysterious "X" to be announced on a later date.
Rumors: "X" could be Dave "Batista" Bautista.
 
#1,226 ·
Well it is pro wrestling NOAH's arena, and New Japan "should" sell the arena out for the majority of this tournament in the end helping NOAH with the traffic. At least that is what I a guessing upon, and usually for the "J Sports" stuff they are usually the ones helping out with funding if need be. So even though there are no NOAH stars, other than Kanemoto & Tiger Mask with the GHC Jr Tag Belts, the arena should benefit from the exposure.

Plus with almost no travel whatsoever it makes it a lot easier to keep the wrestler's in better condition in between back to back shows.
 
#1,228 ·
Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs Jado & Gedo - NJPW 26.09.2010
Pretty much as you'd expect from these two teams. Apollo 55 start off hot and then Jado & Gedo have their control segment building up to the hot tag which is the catalyst to the big finishing strecth. The finish which went a good few minutes too long but it wasnt too bad. Apollo 55 looked like a million bucks in this one and there's some great false finishes for Jado & Gedo.

***

Koji Kanemoto vs Davey Richards - NJPW 26.09.2010
I actually thought this was really great. I wasn't expecting it to be MOTYC material given it was upper midcard juniors match and I'm normally not as high on Davey matches as others but I loved this. Tons of stiff strikes with bucket loads of intensity. Really helped to get Davey over as a younger version of Koji too and they matched up really well together I thought.

****+

Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson vs Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue - NJPW 26.09.2010
Holy fuck this was awesome btw. When I was looking at the card to decide which matches to watch this was like a "I'll watch it if I've got the time but I'm not gonna make time for it". Fuck all of that and make some fucking time to watch this. Alan touched on most of what made it so great. Bernard's been having really good matches all year (see G1) but he hasn't had THAT match to make him stand out above everyone else. Now he has. He's a motherfucking monster in this and Anderson aint too shabby either. The powerbomb spot on Nagata is an immense transition spot and sets up Inoue's amazing FIP segment. Nagata's selling is first class and the teased hot tag first time around is glorious. When he does make the tag the pace steps up to yet another gear and the finishing stretch is brilliant. No overkill and stupid kicking out of huge moves but still loads of awesome near falls. There's one particuarly awesome tease of a win for Nagata and Inoue. Awesome heel showing from Bad Intentions and just as good babyface performance from Blue Justice. Currently my #2 MOTY only behind HBK/Taker.

****1/2+

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Hirooki Goto vs Shinsuke Nakamura & Tetsuya Naito
Didn't think anything of this. Seemed like the bare minimum these guys could throw up together and there was nothing going on that made me take any notice.

**1/2

Togi Makabe vs Masato Tanaka - IWGP Heavyweight Championship - NJPW 26.09.2010
This one really shot out of nowhere as being awesome too. Was expecting something good but nowhere near this standard. Normally in New Japan matches when they throw some hardcore spots they generally suck but the hardcore aspect of this match was brilliantly done. Tanaka going to the weapons to gain the upper hand after failing to do so in the ring made sense given his background and the table spot was glorious. Brainbuster through the table on the rampway and it looked awesome. The other weapon spot that looked amazing was Makabe's chair shot to Tanaka which looked absolutely ridicolous. I dont know who came off worse, the chair or Tanaka's head. Last few minutes are brilliant action, which accompanied by the red hot crowd was a great watch. The crowd really added a lot to this match to I thought. Also they got the perfect mix of making their champ look like a champ but still making the challanger look just as good as him. One of the best heavyweight finishing stretches I've seen in a puro match in a long time. Some great teased falls for Tanaka and the Makabe finish didn't feel unjustified or as if it came out of nowhere. Great match.

****

Roderick Strong & Eddie Edwards vs KENTA & Atsushi Aoki - NOAH 17.10.2010
These guys actually had a great match going for the first 15 minutes or so of this and then they just ruined it. Started off with KENTA & Aoki basically targetting Edwards out after Eddie cheap kicked KENTA on the apron. The transition spot was awesome btw and Edwards trying to roll back into the ring after Aoki sent him out when he realised KENTA was there waiting for him after he suckerkicked him was brilliant. KENTA destroys Edwards with his kicks and the beatdown of Edwards is great. Even better than that though is Edwards' selling which is phenomenal. What they should have had was this segment leading to Edwards making the hot tag to Roddy and then into the finishing strecth where Strong gets the pin of the hot tag. For some reason though, Edwards make the hot tag, or not so hot tag in this case and they just have another basic 15 minute match with all 4 men involved so they basically had a good 10 minutes of this match which were toally pointless. Once Edwards tagged out and that segment was done with the match just went to sleep for me and I stopped caring about anything that was going on once it turned into any other NOAH juniors tag that you've ever seen before. By the time the pinfall came I'd actually stopped caring altogether which was a shame because the first half of the match was awesome and they had 2/3rds of an awesome match but they messed the last 3rd of the ideal scenario up big time. Them new ROH belts looked like an even bigger embarrassment in Japan than they do in America too.

***1/4
 
#1,230 ·
NJPW 「Circuit2010 NEW JAPAN TRUTH ~G1 TAG LEAGUE~」 (Day 5), 10/30/2010 (Sat) 19:00
Yokkaichi City Gymnasium
2100 Spectators

(1) Kohji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask IV vs. King Fale & Hiromu Takahashi
Winner: Kanemoto (10:04) with a Stomping Modified Boston Crab on Hiromu.
(2) Jushin Thunder Liger, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Takashi Iizuka, Jado & Gedo.
Winner: Taguchi (11:27) via DQ (Gedo).
(3) G1 TAG LEAGUE BLOCK A: Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Strongman
Winner: Nagata (10:39) with a Backdrop Hold on Strongman.
(4) G1 TAG LEAGUE BLOCK B: Giant Bernard & “The Machine Gun” Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Daniel Puder.
Winner: Bernard (10:46) following the Bernard Driver on Puder.
(5) Satoshi Kojima vs. Tomohiro Ishii
Winner: Kojima (11:06) following a Lariat.
(6) Hiroshi Tanahashi, El Terrible & El Texano, Jr. vs. Tohru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naitoh
Winner: Yano (13:14) following a Red Mist on El Terrible.
(7) G1 TAG LEAGUE BLOCK B: Hirooki Gotoh & Tama Tonga vs. Tohgi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma
Winner: Gotoh (14:09) following the Shouten Kai on Honma.

NOAH “AUTUMN NAVIG. 2010 ~ NTV CUP Jr Heavyweight Tag League 4th” (Finals), 10/30/2010 (Sat) 18:00
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,100 Spectators (overcrowded)​

(1) Akira Taue vs. Takashi Okita (Kensuke Office)
Winner: Taue (6:21) following the Nodowa Otoshi (Chokeslam).
(2) Taiji Ishimori, Ricky Marvin, Katsuhiko Nakajima & Satoshi Kajihara vs. Yasu Urano, Atsushi Kotoge, Daisuke Harada & Kenbai
Winner: Nakajima (8:40) following a Kick to the Face of Kenbai.
(3) [B....V CUP Jr Heavyweight Tag League Semi-Final ~ Block A vs. Block B[/B]: KENTA & Atsushi Aoki vs. Jack Evans & Extreme Tiger
Winner: KENTA (9:21) following the Go 2 Sleep on Evans.
(4) [B....V CUP Jr Heavyweight Tag League Semi-Final ~ Block A vs. Block B[/B]: Yoshinari Ogawa & Kotaro Suzuki vs. Roderick Strong & Eddie Edwards
Winner: Edwards (11:21) with a Modified Prawn Hold.
(5) Kensuke Sasaki vs. Shuhei Taniguchi
Winner: Sasaki (12:25) following a Lariat.
(6) Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Genba Hirayanagi vs. The Great Sasuke & Dick Togo
Winner: Sasuke (14:31) following the Sasuke Segway on Hirayanagi.
(7) Takashi Sugiura, Go Shiozaki & Mohammed Yone vs. Yoshihiro Takayama, Takuma Sano & Masao Inoue
Winner: Yone (21:59) following the Muscle Buster on Inoue.
(8) [B....V CUP Jr Heavyweight Tag League ~ Final[/B]: KENTA & Atsushi Aoki vs. Roderick Strong & Eddie Edwards
Winner: Aoki (28:01) following the Assault Point on Edwards.
~ KENTA & Atsushi Aoki are the 2010 NTV Jr Tag Cup Champions!

Osaka Pro-Wres “BATTLE AUTUMN 2010″ ~Osaka Pro vs CHIKARA~ 10/30/2010 (Sat) 18:00
Osaka Minami Move On Arena
141 Spectators​

1. Osaka Pro-Wrestling Battle Royal Title Match: Takoyakida, Ultimate Spider Jr, Kuishinobu Kamen, Ebessan, Miracleman, Tadasuke & Tigers Mask.
Winner: Ebessan (9:34) over Miracleman.
~ 5:00 Black Buffalo 6:03 Kuishinbo Kamen 7:08 Takoyakida 7:31 Ultimate Spider Jr. 7:37 Tigers Mask 9:20 Tadasuke
2. Kuuga & Orochi vs. Vin Gerard & STIGMA
Winner: Kuuga (14:03) following the Gamen Stamp on STIGMA.
3. Kanjyuro Matsuyama vs. Dasher Hatfield
Winner: Hatfield (6:38) with a Schoolboy.
4. Billyken Kid vs. Frightmare
Winner: Nillyken (9:04) with the Vertigo.
5. Hideyoshi & Masamune vs. Lince Dorado & Tim Donst
Winner: Hideyoshi (16:55) with the Katanagari on Dorado.

SMASH.9
Shinjuku FACE
590 Spectators​

(1) Lin Bairon & Yusuke Kodama vs. Kim Nanpun & Danny Duggan
Winner: Nanpun (8:29) via pinfall on Byron.
(2) Shuri & Nagisa Nozaki vs. Toshie Uematsu & Tomoka Nakagawa
Winner: Shuri (7:21) following a Flying Knee Kick on Uematsu.
(3) Akira Shoji vs. Hajime Ohara
Winner: Ohara (1:21) via pinfall.
(4) Mentallo vs. El Samurai
Winner: Mentallo (9:41) with a Monsault Press.
(5) TAJIRI & AKIRA vs. Dimitri & The Omen
Winner: TAJIRI (11:15) following a Buzzsaw Kick on Dimitri.
(6) OVW Heavyweight Championship Match: Mike Mondo [c] vs. KUSHIDA
Winner: Mondo (21:02) with a Cloverleaf Lock.
~ I am personally interested in what the means for KUSHIDA? OVW is a training camp for the WWE and there have been some interest between the WWE and KUSHIDA in the past, and with TAJIRI having strong ties to the WWE it makes me think that he has caught their attention again after today’s show?
 
#1,231 ·
I don't believe that OVW is currently affiliated with the WWE, and hasn't been since they made FCW their primary developmental fed, but who knows, maybe KUSHIDA caught somebody's attention.

And I totally called the team that won the Jr. tag tournament (not like it was hard to predict, though).
 
#1,239 ·
Ya, but they keep a close eye on the happenings that go on in the promotion though. WWE never completely severs ties with any promotion they even held a tryout camp with OVW earlier this year, and they are holding the same camp early this December as well.
Though ROH will be at the camp there as well I actually wouldn't mind seeing KUSHIDA in ROH, but in a couple blogs I have noted that KUSHIDA stated that he wants to be in the WWE someday.
 
#1,237 ·
Meh, there's only really a handful of NOAH guys that I'd care about seeing back in NOAH. KENTA will more than likely be back next year for some dates when he's got his momentum back in Japan after being out for so long. Other than him there's only really Shiozaki, Sugiura, Marvin and Suzuki that I'd want to see back in ROH.

New Japan however might blow my mind because it's so fresh and their current roster completely smokes NOAH's.
 
#1,240 ·
Osaka Pro-Wres “BATTLE AUTUMN 2010″, 10/31/2010 (Sun) 14:00 (w/ Chikara talent)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2
1,116 Spectators
(1) Tigers Mask, Black Buffalo & Tadasuke vs. Vin Gerard, STIGMA & Dasher Hatfield
Winner: Tigers Mask (14:02) with the Tigers Suplex Hold on Hatfield.
~ It should be noted that Tigers appeared today in his classic Baseball uniform.
(2) It is Halloween! Special Costume Tag Match: Ebessan & Miracleman vs. Kanjyuro Matsuyama & Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru
Winner: Ranmaru won the contest.
(3) Tsubasa & Frightmare vs. Lince Dorado & Tim Donst
Winner: Frightmare (11:51) with the Kneecolepsy on Donst.
(4) Osaka Pro-Wrestling Owari Championship 3WAY Match: Takoyakida [c] vs. Kuishinbo Kamen vs. Kikutaro
Winner: Takoyakida (12:52)
~ He then accepts and defeats Kuishinobu Kamen for his first defense.
(5) “Seikigun vs JOKER” Elimination 8man Tag Match: Billyken Kid, Hideyoshi, Masamune & Ultimate Spider Jr vs. Kuuga, Orochi, The bodyguard & HAYATA
Winner:
× 1:44 Hideyoshi (Over The Rope) 8:09 Masamune & The bodyguard (OTR) 11:06 HAYATA 12:18 Ultimate Spider Jr (OTR) 15:03 Orochi (following a Super Rana)
~ Kuuga (21:26) with the Hornet on Billyken.
(6) Osaka Pro-Wrestling Tag Championship Match: Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii [c] vs. Atsushi Kotoge & Daisuke Harada
Winner: Kotoge (20:49) with the HIMEI on Fujii.
~ Kotoge & Harada become 26th Generation Champions!

NJPW 「Circuit2010 NEW JAPAN TRUTH ~G1 TAG LEAGUE~」 (Day 6), 10/31/2010 (Sun) 19:00
Hukui Citizens Civic Gymnasium
850 Spectators​

(1) Tiger Mask vs. Hiromu Takahashi
Winner: Tiger (7:21) with a Boston Crab.
(2) Giant Bernard, “The Machine Gun” Karl Anderson, Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. El Terrible, El Texano Jr, Jado & Gedo
Winner: Anderson (12:06) with the GunStun on Gedo.
(3) Yuji Nagata, Wataru Inoue & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Manabu Nakanishi, Strongman & Kohji Kanemoto
Winner: Nakanishi (13:16) with the Argentine Backbreaker on Liger.
(4) G1 TAG LEAGUE BLOCK A: Hirooki Gotoh & Tama Tonga vs. Super Strong Machine & King Fale
Winner: Gotoh (10:56) following a Lariat on Fale.
(5) G1 TAG LEAGUE BLOCK B: Tohru Yano & Takashi Iizuka vs. Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naitoh
Winner: Yano (14:46) via pinfall on Takahashi.
(6) Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tohgi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Daniel Puder & Tomohiro Ishii
Winner: Tanahashi (18:51) with the High Fly Flow on Puder.

Kensuke Office, 10/31/2010 (Sun) 13:00
Kensuke Office Dojo in Yoshikawa, Japan.
252 Spectators (packed)​

(1) Takashi Okita, Kento Miyahara & Jun Nishikawa vs. Bear Fukuda, Go & CHANGO
Winner: Go (15:32) with the ソラリーナ (Sorarina) on Nishikawa.
(2) Catfish Man vs. Yutaka Yoshie
Winner: Yoshie (7:19) with a Body Press.
(3) Katsuhiko Nakajima & Satoshi Kajihara vs. Takeshi Minamino & Manji Maru
Winner: Minamino (13:04) via pinfall on Kajihara.

~ Next KO show will be in a couple weeks here is the early card:
Kensuke Office, 11/14/2010 (Sun)
Odawara Arena Sub Arena

1. Satoshi Kajiwara vs. CHANGO
2. Catfish Man #1 & Catfish Man #2 vs. Junji Izumida & Kikutaro
3. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Jun Nishikawa vs. Big Murakami & Kentaro Shiga
4. Takashi Okita vs. Go
5. Kensuke Sasaki & Kento Miyahara vs. Yutaka Yoshie & Bear Fukuda
 
#1,243 ·
Quick question. What do you guys think of Misawa/Kobashi from 03? I am watching it right now and the match is awesome so far but my biggest problem is Misawa's selling at some points of the match. He gets blasted with moves that look like they could kill a person yet he gets up before Kobashi does actually.
 
#1,250 ·
It's my favorite Misawa vs. Kobashi match, but it's not their "best" match. It's the start of Kobashi's reign as the Absolute Champion and the match where Misawa passed the torch to him. The match itself is the logical conclusion for the Misawa vs. Kobashi feud and they never had another singles match again, with the exception of a special random 10 minute X-mas match.

It was established before this match that if Kobashi could hit the Burning Hammer on Misawa, he would beat him. It took over ten years for Kobashi to pin Misawa for the first time and Kobashi had to create the Burning Hammer for it to even happen. Kobashi debuted the Burning Hammer in a tag match on October 24th, 1998 on Misawa to show Misawa his unstopppable move for his Triple Crown title defense against Mitsuharu Misawa on the 31st. Kobashi could not use the move, as Misawa blocked it multiple times and he lost the Triple Crown to him. In June of 1999, Misawa defended the Triple Crown against Kobashi, but again, Kobashi could not use the Burning Hammer and lost the match. On October 23rd, 1999, nearly a year after Kobashi's first pin of Misawa, Kobashi would pin Misawa once again with the Burning Hammer and win the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Titles with Jun Akiyama.

Flash forward to 2003, Misawa is the GHC Heavyweight Champion and Kenta Kobashi is the number 1 contender. In a special tag match in Jan of 2003 (Mitsuharu Misawa & Masahiro Chono vs. Kenta Kobashi & Akira Taue), Kobashi pins Misawa again, but with a special Vertical Drop Brainbuster. He uses that move in the 2003 Misawa vs Kobashi match, but Misawa kicks out. He uses the Burning Hammer and beats Misawa decisively.

It's too bad that you didn't watch all their previous matches before you watched that one. Watching All Japan and to a lesser extent NOAH matches in context makes the enjoyment of the matches even better.
 
#1,244 ·
I went crazy the first time i saw that match, at that time i had never seen heavyweights take those kinds of sick bumps. Nowadays i still love that match, but don't think is the best thing ever, i don't even think that's the best Misawa/Kobashi match (that is 1/20/97). I don't have a big issue with selling, specially in puro matches...Misawa is this God like character who survives and makes a comeback no matter what punishment he takes so i don't mind that kind of stuff.
 
#1,247 ·
Anyone got that match in the full quality with the entrances? I watched it a couple weeks without the entrances and it just didn't feel right. Ditch needs to reup that with the whole deal.
 
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