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Post by maddog1981 on Jan 6, 2018 9:39:28 GMT -5
I remember getting the Barely Legal DVD maybe in 2000 and being absolutely blown away by this. I had seen a lot of those great WCW matches with the luchadors but this was like those matches on crack. A great spotfest with some really great workers. It hasn't aged well I don't think but it's still a highly enjoyable match.
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Post by Grimmas on Jun 20, 2018 18:05:20 GMT -5
Yes very enjoyable, but not the best M-Pro trios in ECW and way down the list of M-Pro matches in M-Pro. Won't make it for me.
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Post by elliott on Jul 17, 2018 20:48:54 GMT -5
Agree with Grimmas here. I'm happy to call this great, but it would struggle to make a top 750 for me.
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Post by Cap on Jul 19, 2018 16:03:10 GMT -5
I'll add a third (or forth) and go ahead and call this nominated.
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Post by superstarsleeze on Jul 28, 2018 20:04:31 GMT -5
M-Pro in M-Pro is way better. Fun touring match and glad they got their shot in the US.
bWo Japan (Taka Michinoku, MENS Teioh, Dick Togo) vs Great Sasuke, Gran Hamada, Masato Yakushiji - ECW Barely Legal 1997
Very good touring match that I assumed help greatly in getting them a partnership with the WWF in the summer of 1997, which also ended up killing the promotion well that and Sasuke basically retiring. Sasuke has not looked his best in these American outings. He was willing to take a beating, but something felt off. He was not being his daredevil self. I thought Gran Hamada was good. There are times when he can be a mini-Tenryu and be all ornery and pissed off and other times he fades into the background, more of the latter here. The young Yakushiji actually carried the babyface side he was both the best face in peril and the best flier in the match. The crowd really popped for his highspots especially his great armdrags. Kaientai is badass as always. Taka Michinoku has so much charisma. Flipping off the crowd was great. bWo Japan just made so much sense I am glad they did it. So many good Kaientai double & triple teams and the ECW faithful was popping for all of them. The Mutants could be sick fucks, but they were mostly respectful of international styles so kudos to them. The classic Kaientai poses were great. Shieldbomb on Yakushiji. I really like this idea of the Shield watching old Kaientai matches and aspiring to be like them. They fuck up Shieldbomb with Sasuke. Sasuke hits his classic Asai Moonsault. Taka gets his CRAZY springboard splash. The finish stretch is good. Nothing too big until then end when Taka hits a springboard dropkick that even Ohtani would be jealous of on Sasuke and nails a Michinku Driver. 1-2-NO! Now we run through Sasuke's stuff, quebrada, HUGE Crucifix Powerbomb and finally Tiger Suplex. Lets be honest it was a total spotfest, it lacked a lot of structure that the other M-Pro matches had, but they were trying to get over with a new crowd and they did so by throwing out a ton of spots and they were great. Even it is not the best of M-Pro, you can appreciate by watching other M-Pro. ***1/2
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