Started by the "Wrestling Genius" Chris Hero, this Subreddit is a place for us to talk about the nuances of professional wrestling- miscellaneous trivia, technique, short-lived gimmicks, origins of wrestling maneuvers.. you know, real wrestling nerd stuff! And my god, what an awesome show. It’s been a while since I’ve watched sleazy Japanese deathmatch shit from the mid-90s so here’s a review of a 1995 tape from IWA Japan. One of the first tapes I ever bought online (circa 2000) was a "Best of Cactus Jack in Japan" tape. 100% Upvoted. Running Kawasaki Stadium where FMW was doing its May 5th shows as well as an exploding ring match as the main event? Press J to jump to the feed. © 2020 - The Overtimer. Had a long holiday last week during which I was at my in-laws house with nothing to do and so I killed a bunch of time by watching old WCW B and C-Shows on YouTube. His favorite wrestlers includes Jun Kasai, Bobby Eaton, and Dr. Wagner Jr. 5 Finishing Moves That Lost All Effectiveness, First Month Fire: WWE Monday Night RAW #3. While the ring explosion didn’t go as fans expected—there was a lot of excitement here and a good finish with Cactus Jack winning. To be the king of the death match you need to kick out of all the moves.". Funk took on Tiger in this semi-finals match when he should’ve just gotten a bye and rested up for the finals. Let’s get started with this Into the Vault ‘95 Special! Click here to remove banner ads from this forum. Foley was a decent wrestler at this time but a great, charismatic brawl who would take big risks—and his had potential in the tank. IWA Japan actually considered itself a competitor to FMW and its style of brawling, hardcore, and, , and Flying Kid Ichihara from FMW. Cactus Jack pinned Shoji Nakamaki (9:49) in a "barbed wire board bed of nails death" match. Don’t expect a lot of futuristic, pioneering high flying here. Much like they did earlier in the year, out of character, with Dustin Runnels. Held at the Rungrado May Day Stadium the two day event boasted a two day attendance record of 340,000 (190,000 on day two alone) a fact that WCW oddly never really played up. His barbed wire boards and spike nail board deathmatch against Cactus Jack was the best match on the card. You can support the development of the CAGEMATCH.net website and database backend via Patreon! Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed For Good Reasons And Why You Should Still Be Excited. It was a quasi-decent match depending on if you can deal with Gordy’s decline during the period. That sounds like a W*ING.
Let’s check it out! Running Kawasaki Stadium where FMW was doing its May 5. shows as well as an exploding ring match as the main event? That was not the case in 1997. The NWA World Title was defended here and it was a style mismatch. That’s why. This was a chain deathmatch featuring barbed wire boards. Singh vs. Gannosuke sucked eggs, just so you know. In IWA Japan, his regular partner was Hiroshi Ono and the two put on a good but short bout that featured thumbtacks and a barbed wire bat—the same as Gordy vs. Cactus.
I was in shock and awe. It was a great way to bridge what I was familiar with (Foley) with what I was just discovering (Japanese wrestling). Swift is a fan of old school wrestling, lucha libre, and puroresu. The show begins with a brief clip of Hogan getting jumped by the Dungeon of Doom from this past week’s episode of Nitro after which we head to Orlando, Florida for another ALL ACTION episode WCW Pro! Barbed wire boards and broken glass?
Foley suggested they do the interview in character with Mankind. Cactus Jack pinned Terry Gordy (6:58) in a "barbed wire baseball bat thumb tack death" match. Kyoko Ichiki pinned Motokava (10:24). Watch the show for these matches but if you’re a fan of Foley, I’d toss the match versus Terry Gordy in there as well. 1 comment. Yeah, Tiger won his match but someone should’ve pulled the performance clause and said his quarterfinals disqualified him from the semi-finals or something. Each week Foley would get more over. The finals, Cactus Jack vs. Shoji Nakamaki, and Nakamaki vs. Ono were the best matches on a card of eleven matches. "To be the king of the death match, you don't need to know all the moves. It had been years since I first saw it since … Why this episode of all things? This tape is no exception as it features a wrestling match in a house in a suburban neighborhood. too long. It even managed to get Tarzan Goto, Mr. Gannosuke, and Flying Kid Ichihara from FMW. Continue reading “WCW Monday Nitro (September 25, 1995)” →. Log … Stronger. Please select your desired shirt style and size from the drop down above. Let’s check this shit out! @copyright; 2015 ILoveMeSomeTshirts.com, All Rights Reserved. It wasn’t just flat out bad so much as it was pretty boring and was match meant to cool the crowd down. I’m like “Ugh” and other times it’s a mildly acceptable match. I don’t know if this one was made longer so that Foley and Funk could get another 30 minutes or what but it should’ve been 10-12 at most. In IWA Japan, his regular partner was Hiroshi Ono and the two put on a good but short bout that featured thumbtacks and a barbed wire bat—the same as Gordy vs. Cactus. Vince wanted to do a sit down interview with Mick Foley. Please Login or Register. FIFA 21: Five Deadly Players From Set-Pieces In FIFA 21.
Let’s kick off IWA King of the Deathmatch 1995 with a pretty bad match as Tiger Jeet Singh takes on Mr. Gannosuke. 100% Upvoted. Kamikaze vs. Iceman was a meh match. Kawasaki Dream Tournament IWA August 20th 1995 Hardcore Classic Wrestling T Shirt is available on a Charcoal Grey 100% Cotton Tee. Been on a bit of a mid-90s WCW kick as of late so here’s another review of a random-ass episode of the Pro from November 1995, specifically the November 25, 1995 episode.
Yeah, Tiger won his match but someone should’ve pulled the performance clause and said his quarterfinals disqualified him from the semi-finals or something. Even though he didn’t advance to the finals, Shoji. Get real time updates directly on you device, subscribe now. Let’s get started with this Into the Vault ‘95 Special!
The best match of the IWA King of the Deathmatch 1995 quarterfinals was Shoji Nakamaki vs. Hiroshi Ono. I didn’t expect a match in IWA Japan to be his best work. The browser you are currently using has JavaScript disabled. For my fellow 90s and early 00s puroresu nerds and fellow deathmatch nerds, Okano is better known as The Winger of Big Japan and FREEDOMS fame. at 320-plus pounds. I can't forget IWA Japan Pro Wrestling's progressive days in 1994-1995, especially the King of the Death Matches Tournament at Kawasaki Baseball Stadium show on August 20, 1995.
This was more pre-razzle dazzle lucha. In fact they never made a big deal about this this thing at all choosing to air matches pulled from both days of the event as a PPV special months after the fact. Faster. Bathhouse Death Match: Keisuke Yamada & Shoji Nakamaki vs. Tarzan Goto & … He’s joined by Bobby Heenan, Mongo, and Mongo’s dog, Pepe, who is dressed as a horse for some reason this week.
Continue reading “WCW Pro (November 25, 1995)” →. In an industry where weird occurrences are often the norm, perhaps one of the strangest events of all took place when in April of 1995, when WCW and NJPW went to North Korea to hold two days of grappling in Pyeongyang (April 28-29) headlined by Japanese wrestling legend, Antonio Inoki, taking on the dirtiest player in the game, Ric Flair. Singh vs. sucked eggs, just so you know. He also had a good showing in the first CZW Best of Best junior heavyweight tournament. I just remember Gordy being badass and thats about all. Looking at those tapes you might see something of a pattern as they all have wrestling matches unfold in venues that one would not expect a wrestling match to break out. That isn’t to say brawlers and technicians can’t have a decent or good match but Tarzan Goto and Dan Severn weren’t going to change opinions on that. More posts from the WrestlingGenius community.
Kawasaki Dream August 20, 1995 in Kawasaki, Japan Kawasaki Stadium drawing 28,757 ($1,200,000) Keisuke Yamada & Keiza Matsuda beat Yoshihiro Tajiri & Daisuke Taue (11:44) when Yamada pinned Tajiri.
That isn’t to say brawlers and, can’t have a decent or good match but Tarzan. Each week a segment of the interview with JR and Mankind would air on Raw.
25 years ago today, IWA Japan held The Kawasaki Dream and Cactus Jack became The King of the Deathmatch! It was during these interviews, I was introduced to deathmatches and IWA Japan’s King of the Deathmatch. Today we’re reviewing the All Japan Women’s Wrestling The Sneak Attack Wrestling tape (ザ闇討ちプロレス) since it’s only like an hour long and all the matches are hella short.
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