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Post by lemming on Jun 30, 2023 8:29:54 GMT -5
If there was ever an “I just don’t get it” match, it’s this one. This one isn't a GME candidate for me, but I think it is super fun, maybe its rep sets expectations too hight? Hot crowd, weird dream match that somehow happened, clearly Joe delighted to have the opportunity. And as fxnj says, they have the story hook of 'big fish in small pond meets bigger fish from out of town' so it's not purely exhibition. Can see why people hold it fondly.
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Post by tetsujin on Jun 30, 2023 9:12:02 GMT -5
A Moonsault and/or BH should have happened though.
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Post by Kadaveri on Jun 30, 2023 17:57:38 GMT -5
A Moonsault and/or BH should have happened though. Come on why? When the crowd was going absolutely fucking bananas for chops and side suplexes you don't need to be doing that.
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Post by tetsujin on Jun 30, 2023 23:11:12 GMT -5
Because it would have made the match even better (imagine the crowd's reacción) and Joe needed a more protected win in my opinion.
Also, the Muscle Buster came too early.
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Post by fxnj on Jul 1, 2023 8:24:33 GMT -5
Kobashi having to empty out his moveset wouldn't have worked with the story. Joe was good enough to keep up with Kobashi early on, but struggled once he got into the deep waters. Kobashi was also smart with using a front-chancery to contain Joe during the middle part of the match and work over his neck with chops, leading to Joe having a hard time coming back once the head drops started.
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Post by elliott on Jul 1, 2023 11:42:42 GMT -5
Definitely needed at least one space flying tiger drop.
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Post by mrjmml on Jul 1, 2023 17:00:55 GMT -5
The match didn't need any of that.
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Post by [Darren] on Sept 26, 2023 20:15:47 GMT -5
I was wrong. This fucking rules.
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Post by TheDutifulWebmaster on Feb 7, 2024 12:10:48 GMT -5
I saw this match recently and, while not on my list, it's a gem. Those three back-drops onto Joe were nice near the end of the contest.
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