Sakakida watches Puroresu

So ECW was too hard to watch with the American Gladiators guy now announcing, AND I accidentally deleted Impact off my DVR. Since I have a bunch of stuff from Japan sitting on my computer waiting to be watched, ya' boi Sakakida figured he'd give himself a reason to watch them by reviewing the matches on WRESTLINGTRUTH.COM!!!~~~!~!~!!

Feel free to share your thoughts on the matches, if yo ass has seen them.


4/06/08 - Z1MAX - Ikuto Hidaka vs. Koji Kanemoto

This is part of the NJPW vs. Z1MAX feud currently(?) going on. The match was great. Lot's of hate. Loved the last few minutes with the great reversal sequences and strike battles. Kanemoto is such a great heel, this match was no different. He is one guy who I think could do very well in America. Hidaka was great here as well in the valiant, but overmatched babyface against one of the top Junior Heavyweights from the top promotion in Japan, in Kanemoto. Great, great match.

3/23/08 - AJPW - Kaz Hayashi & El Samurai vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Ryuji Hijikata

This was the finals of AJPW's Junior Heavyweight Tag League. Good match. Started off slow with Sammy's leg getting worked over a bit, with him and Kaz then taking turns murdering Hijikata, only for Hijikata to keep battling on. Picks up when Nakajima is tagged in. Good match, like I said.

3/29/08 - NOAH - KENTA, Taiji Ishimori & Genba Hirayanagi vs. Bryan Danielson, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Atsushi Aoki

Good 6-man. Danielson, Kanemaru & Aoki kept control pretty much through the whole thing. The rookie Genba was isolated early and worked over. Even when Ishimori or KENTA tagged in, the advantage would always swing back to Danielson, Kanemaru & Aoki. KENTA, Ishimori & Genba finally get some stuff in towards the end, with Genba getting in some decent offense. Good match.

3/30/08 - Dradition - Masahiro Chono & Riki Choshu vs. Yutaka Yoshie & Hisamaru Tajima

Solid match. Chono, Choshu & Yoshie held it together. Anytime they were in, the match was going good. Tajima looked lost alot of the time and he just wasn't very good. The story of the match, though, was that Yoshie was too outmatched having the younger guy on his team, against two legends. He would gain momentum for the team, but then when he tagged in Tajima, Chono & Choshu quickly gained back control. Fun match, though.

3/30/08 - Dradition - Ultimo Dragon & Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Hajime Ohara & Mineo Fujita

Good match. Ohara & Fujita heel'd it up pretty good here. I thought Ultimo looked really good in this match. Best I've seen him look in a while. Just a good, fun match.

3/12/08 - AJPW - Shuji Kondo & Silver King vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Ryuji Hijikata

SILVER KING COMBACK OF '08~!!!!!~! For real though, Silver King has been really fun in AJPW. This one was no different. The heel team gets the advantage early, laying out Nakajima & Hijikata before the bell. Silver King & Kondo work pretty well as a team, imo. Both guys are good heels and they both murder motherfuckers with their moves. The ending to this one is crazy. I've never seen someone reverse a DVD with an armbar. Dope finish.