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Post by elliott on Dec 17, 2017 16:15:38 GMT -5
Tatsumi Fujinami vs Dynamite Kid (NJPW - 2/5/1980)
I love this match. I generally like Dynamite more than most people who run in our circles and this is probably his best match. Kid is super vicious in this just beating the shit out Fujinami with punches, kicks and brutal headbutts. Fujinami is one of the best wrestlers to ever live and his comebacks are perfectly timed. This has some big bumps and cuts a really good pace. I don't envision voting for it. I think it would have a better chance on a top 100 favorites list to be honest. But I feel like it is a match that some people will vote for so I wanted to nominate it. Without thinking about it too much, it might be in my top 10 juniors matches ever. But I don't expect 10 juniors matches to make my list. Still. Great match that I think deserves consideration.
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Post by stunninggrover on Jan 4, 2018 19:41:04 GMT -5
This is one of my favourite 1980s New Japan matches. Dynamite Kid showed a lot of intensity. I would like to find a place for this match in my top 100. I think it's a great juniors match that isn't the "typical" juniors match. It's an intense and vicious brawl. There is even some blood.
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Post by microstatistics on Mar 17, 2018 0:01:31 GMT -5
Third. Great match. Dynamite Kid often gets painted as a workrate guy but he displays a lot of heel charisma and viciousness here. Fujinami turns in a super babyface performance.
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Post by superstarsleeze on Jul 22, 2018 18:09:17 GMT -5
This match nominated I ran across that I have watched but don't remember much from. I remember liking it a lot and reading my review it is a great match. Just not one I think makes the Top 100.
WWF Junior Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami vs Dynamite Kid - NJPW 2/5/80
I thought this was even better than the Keirn match. I love how loud Dynamite is. On offense every move has more impact from his sound effects and every blow he takes feels that much more painful from his verbal selling. I thought Fujinami sold even better and his comeback felt like an even bigger deal in this match. Dynamite came out to play. His buzzcut in 1980 with everyone else rocking medium-to-long hair gave him a crazed look. He set the tone early with no matwork and focusing on strikes and throws. He definitely wanted to lock in the Octopus, the first time he was met with the Dragon Screw Legwhip and the second time they tumbled out of the ring. Dynamite was persistent, headbutting him during a test of strength. In general, he was such a sadistic prick. This was the big difference between his bomb heavy WWF work and this. This had a lot more grit. He was elbowing, kneeing, headbutt, it was intense. He still threw his suplexes, but it was a lot meaner. He reopens Fujinami's cut with a nasty headbutt. Fujinami sells really well. I like Fujinami trying to fight fire with fire with huge European uppercuts and some of the best dropkicks this side of Jim Brunzell. We are talking pinpoint accuracy right to the head. Dynamite always had a response either attacking the cut or casually walking away from a dropkick or plancha. So that's where Samoa Joe got the idea from! Love that spot. Dynamite gets the Octopus, but Fujinami powers. He also gets his big finish, Diving Headbutt, but Fujinami kicks out! His second try ends in disaster. Great selling from Dynamite! Fujinami is able to get him in quite pinning predicament to win the match.
I really enjoyed the strike vs strike battle. The Keirn match felt like your standard face vs heel match where Fujinami focused more on selling. This had face vs heel dynamics with a strong Dynamite control, but it also had more Fujinami fighting back and struggling to win. Dynamite's offense and verbal selling made this special. Fujinami bleeding and roaring back definitely met him at Dynamite's level. A little short and anticlimactic to be a true classic, but highly entertaining. ****1/4
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