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Post by KB8 on Jun 19, 2023 8:28:22 GMT -5
An absolute slobberknocker of a 10 minutes. Nakano was amazing here, just the ugliest, meanest runt of the litter going hell for leather to put the prodigy on his butt. Some brutal palm thrusts and as always Nakano gets his whole nose splattered across his face. Of course he won't relent and Funaki's willingness to get cracked in the face for dramatic effect was never more obvious than it was here (unless we count the Rutten quasi-shoot). I thought some of his knockdown selling was sublime as well. Molten crowd, non-stop brutality, one of the best sub-10-minute matches ever.
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Post by elliott on Sept 7, 2023 15:29:08 GMT -5
Great match, very exciting. I've never been as crazy about this as others but it's great.
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Post by [Darren] on Sept 7, 2023 19:34:07 GMT -5
One of those matches I could put on any day and never get bored.
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Post by Control21 on Mar 10, 2024 0:11:58 GMT -5
Perhaps the second-best UWF match up to this point, behind Takada vs Maeda from November 1988. This was a thrilling clash between two energetic wrestlers who wanted to stake a place in the promotion. Funaki has the flash and the toughness to back it up, and Nakano is a relentless machine who fights through anything to exert his will on his opponent. This match represents the UWF philosophy, where violence and sport meet to create something very special in the ring. Funaki draws blood from Nakano's delicate nose, but Nakano just keeps coming and Funaki has to defend and get creative to win the match. The crowd eats it up, because everything feels real and the intensity behind this match is second to none. It's one fo the best sub-10-minute matches you will find. ****3/4
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