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Post by gordi on Jan 7, 2018 21:27:34 GMT -5
The famous 2 out of three falls match from Hurricane 2003. This introduced most of the world to Osaka Pro's signature comedy style. I'd absolutely argue that this is both the greatest comedy match of all time and the funniest match of all time. It's also a hugely influential match, as almost every subsequent comedy match out of Japan has obviously taken some inspiration from this classic.
In addition, these two have superb ring chemistry and timing. It's not merely the best comedy match, it's also a pretty darn good pro wrestling match.
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Post by elliott on Jan 13, 2018 1:44:24 GMT -5
Second.
Just watched this for the first time ever. It was enjoyable and very funny. Not something I'll really consider for my list, but I'm very glad I watched it. The slow motion stuff early on was hilarious and really well done. Their timing was really good both from a comedic sense and in a wrestling sense. Cool ass nominee.
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Post by Cap on Jun 21, 2019 9:10:42 GMT -5
Third
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Post by mrjmml on Feb 9, 2024 0:17:58 GMT -5
Ebessan vs Kuishinbo Kamen (Osaka Pro - 1/2/2003)
I don’t really know how to introduce this match luckily, most people reading this are already familiar with these two unique performers that revolutionized comedy wrestling. This one is clearly not for everyone, in fact, it’s not the kind of match you would show to someone when you’re introducing them to the art form but if you go here with an open mind you’ll be surprised by what they achieve in the squared circle. It’s without a shadow of a doubt the greatest match in Osaka Pro history even better than Naohiro Hoshikawa vs Takehiro Murahama in my humble opinion. The consensus greatest years of the company’s history were 2000 and 2001 and we aren’t far away from its the golden era at all I’d argue that Ebessan and Kuishinbo Kamen hit their peak in this match that’s how special this is, the chemistry between these two is perfect, they understand each other in the ring so well, if it wasn’t the case the match would have been an absolute mess but it ended up being the greatest piece of comedy ever seen in a wrestling ring. This match can’t be rated with the traditional rating system, stars can’t represent the quality of this match accurately because what it does can’t be described by the traditional ways we measure quality with, it challenges our preconceived notions of what makes wrestling great. If you’re searching for an introduction to comedy in wrestling this is definitely the way to go, it doesn’t get any better than this, I love how the comedy mixes with the actual dramatic escalation of the match. It starts being a pretty run of the mill comedy match in the first half but the second half is a complete change of pace that personally took me by surprise and made this match a modern classic. If this sounds good to you go watch it.
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