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Post by kas on Sept 16, 2019 7:04:32 GMT -5
A bit different from Dragon Gate here, as this was a lot more grounded and less "epic" than your typical DG title match. This had a huge emphasis on grappling and limb-work, and while the grappling gets abandoned about 15 minutes in, the limb-work pays off in the match, as there's several tense submission sequences, and all the counters during the big move portion of the match were based off attacking the injured limb of the opponent, though it definitely could have been sold a bit better by both men. There's also a few fighting spirit spots during the grappling that feel out of place, and it is a shame that they abandoned the grappling, as it would have made for something truly unique in DG had they kept that going all the way, though I suspect both of these elements are to do with the audience they were working towards to keep them engaged. Still, this is an excellent match and would have an outside chance at making my list.
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Post by elliott on Sept 17, 2019 0:25:13 GMT -5
I would love a comprehensive Mochizuki recommendation list. I've seen a little bit of young Mochizuki and really dug him. But there are all these 40+minute long videos of Mochizuki matches and I have no idea where to start.
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Post by kas on Sept 17, 2019 5:04:58 GMT -5
I would love a comprehensive Mochizuki recommendation list. I've seen a little bit of young Mochizuki and really dug him. But there are all these 40+minute long videos of Mochizuki matches and I have no idea where to start. My knowledge isn't the best as I still need to go through Toryumon and Dragon Gate, but these are some of his best that I just happened to watch. Vs Shinjiro Ohtani 12/13/1995 Vs Minoru Tanaka 05/27/1998 w/ Dragon Kid and Kenichiro Irai vs CIMA, SUWA and Don Fujii vs Milano Collection AT, YOSSINO and Condotti Shuji vs Genki Horiguchi, Magnum Tokyo and Susumu Yokosuka 08/30/2003 Vs BxB Hulk 07/24/2010 Vs YAMATO 05/05/2011 Vs BxB Hulk 07/17/2011 Vs Tozawa 03/30/2012 Vs Yoshino 01/12/2014 w/ Don Fujii vs Tozawa and Shingo 05/05/2014 vs Shingo 11/01/2015 Vs Shingo 05/17/2017 Vs Big R Shimizu 09/05/2017 Vs YAMATO 09/18/2017 Vs Susumu Yokosuka 11/03/2017 Vs Kzy 02/07/2018 Vs Ben-K 03/04/2018 Vs Yoshino 06/10/2018 w/ Shun Skywalker vs BxB Hulk and YAMATO 09/24/2018 Vs Shun Skywalker 05/09/2019 Vs Kenou 08/29/2019 |
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Post by makaiclub on Apr 2, 2021 11:10:13 GMT -5
This is a big match, as shown by Mochizuki pulling out his Big Match Theme. And I'm not sure why, but Red Shoes Umino (the New Japan referee) is the official for this match, in a New Japan shirt as well.
I've been waiting for the right time to watch this and I'm glad I was able to because I thought it totally lived up to the ungodly expectations I had of it. It was pretty much everything I want out of a match. First things first. The selling in the match is good. YAMATO actually sells the arm longer than required. Mochizuki never blew the leg selling off - he was in clear discomfort. But that's just an extension of the fantastic mat work this match had. Normally I'd expect a five minute grappling section and move on but they kept it going. And it was so gripping. The tight holds, the struggle and counters, how they incorporated their work into the big move stage of the match. It was a tremendous effort. Not only that, but the character work by YAMATO was off the charts early on. So subtle but not unnoticed by me. The smug smile and fixing of the hair. Mochizuki was fantastic as the fired up champion against the disrespectful challenger. The escalation was superbly done as well. And the finish wasn't overwrought, just concise and well timed. ****3/4
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Post by elliott on Oct 3, 2023 23:24:56 GMT -5
Couldn't find this one either dang.
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Post by AndrewGB79 on Oct 3, 2023 23:53:20 GMT -5
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Post by elliott on Oct 4, 2023 23:30:29 GMT -5
Well executed & surely great for what they're going for but not really my thing.
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