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| Topic | Board 8 Match of the Week - Week 2 (G1 Special) [wrestling] |
| Steiner 09/15/20 5:36:23 AM #5: | Steiner's Match Recommendation (Week 2) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi NJPW, G1 Climax 23 - August 2, 2013 Dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7sy1iz NJPW World: http://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00211_1_10 Like everyone else, I did decide to travel back to somewhat before the NJPW boom - not as far as Bidoof, but slightly further than Iceman. And then I have chosen two wrestlers who everyone, by now, is intimately familiar with and expects this sort of performance from in the G1. But, in August 2013, people didn't expect this from Ishii. this is Ishii's first great New Japan match - and set the tone for the rest of the decade for him. This is a new to NJPW, underestimated, undersized Big Tom vs. Peak Powers, God King Tanahashi. And Tanahashi absolutely plays that up, working as an arrogant dickhead from the outset. Two days later Ishii would go on to have maybe my favourite match of all time, but this is wonderful setup for it that showcases two of the best workers in the G1's history, playing their roles to perfection --- Born to bear and bring to all the details of our ending To write it down for all the world to see ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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