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Post by jetlag on Sept 8, 2020 10:49:07 GMT -5
Kino opening here as Oki is busy with his coat (is that a damn mushroom cloud on his back?) and won't shake Inoki's hand, so Inoki floors him with a huge punch. Oki is down, covering his face and officials are swarming on Inoki. This match is ultra heated and really feels like a protoype for the kind of spectacles NJPW would run later on: there are no long headlocks or brainy 70s style hold exchanges here, they just go for broke. They lock up and immediately move into suplex and submission attempts. This is all really gritty hard fought stuff – when Inoki hits a suplex, he goes for another, but Oki reverses with all his might, then a mat scramble ensues with Oki breaking out of Inoki's grip. At one point Inoki just grounds Oki and grinds on his face with his forearm. Finally, Oki has had it and starts using his head as a battering ram and just wastes Inoki. Inoki is bloodied and beaten down and the crowd is roaring. When Inoki lands that punch you really feel why he is who he is. OJ compared this to a prehistoric Ishikawa/Ikeda match and that comparison is right on the money.
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Post by elliott on Apr 16, 2021 19:16:16 GMT -5
2nd
Holy shit this was awesome. Super dramatic and stiff fight. Loved this.
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Post by makaiclub on Apr 23, 2021 18:11:33 GMT -5
This was awesome. Inoki punches Oki in the face during the entrances and kicks off what was a real heated match. The match at first has a lot of lock ups and classic wrestling but soon Oki uses his hard head to ust open Inoki, which pisses Inoki off and we get a hot finish with a classic Inoki fired up spot. ****1/4
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Post by conker on Feb 14, 2023 20:28:15 GMT -5
4th
Dramatic match, the crowd is so hot at the end. Great match for sure.
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Post by superstarsleeze on Apr 23, 2024 0:39:07 GMT -5
Watched this a couple nights ago in Hakone, Japan. A really unique match from Inoki where he actually looks to be in danger and you actually think he might lose. All time great finish. Oki is one of those wrestlers where the beauty is in the simplicity.
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Superstar Sleeze
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NWF Heavyweight Champion Antonio Inoki vs Kintaro Oki - NJPW 10/10/74
Jet lag is a bitch (no not that Jetlag, he’s a boss) I am in Japan lying awake after that bitchin’ Inoki/Kobayashi let’s do another. The other thing is I got a cold a couple days ago before I left and it has complicated things. My nose was like faucet on the plane today. Now I’m congested as fuck.
Heard the name Oki, don’t think I have seen him wrestle. I knew he was Korean. I didn’t realize he was the same class as Inoki and Baba was basically their third wheel. I thought this was fantastic.
Inoki fucking clocks Oki before the bell; dude still had his robe on. The real Jetlag pointed out Oki wouldn’t shake his hand, which I didn’t catch. I just thought Inoki was being a dick. Was this interpromotional? Was Oki IWE? The hate between these two is palpable. This is brutally uncooperative in the best way possible. They are just tussling but can’t land anything. Inoki is looking to end this early with two Octopus Stretch attempts both stymied by Oki.’When Inoki does take Oki down he just grinds his forearm into Oki’s jawbone. It is nasty shit like that. Each pops off a great Suplex into a pin. Then what makes the match unique Oki goes low into the breadbasket with a couple butts. Then he follows up with a headbutt that rocks Inoki. A curious thing happens…Inoki does not immediately go back on offense. He takes probably four or five more brutal headbutts before one of them knocks him Out of the ring to a BIG reaction and Oli celebrates like his victory is academic. Inoki is trying to fire himself up but Oki is pouring on the headbutts. For once Inoki looks in danger, Oki hits a headbutt for two. He winds up and cracks Inoki with a headbutt which busts Inoki open. INOKI FIRES THE FUCK UP!!! Huge punch, Saito Suplex for the win! Awesome match really unique and entertaining. I am wondering if they were trying to open Inoki up hard way because he kept checking himself for blood (it also looked he was trying to blade himself a couple times). I think it was too perfect on the windup headbutt that was the one that drew blood so it was probably a blade. Anyways killer finish! Definitely give this match a spin. ****
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