Yuji Okabayashi vs Ryuichi Kawakami - BJW Ryogokutan 2018
Ryuichi Kawakami vs. Yuji Okabayashi
It's a very basic match whose whole purpose is to show that Yuji is back and is the same dude that fukking awesome to watch. I liked Kawakami doing everything in his power to focus on Okabayashi's arm - the reason he was out for 1 year - so it could have the mandatory "guy who returns has to take the L" booking rule in puro. Yuji's selling was a little iffy but they clearly wanted to make him look like a beast and that's what he does best. I'm so happy he's back brehs
Hideki Suzuki vs Daisuke Sekimoto - BJW Strong Heavyweight Title, Ryogokutan 2018
Hideki Suzuki (c) vs. Daisuke Sekimoto
They finally did it. They were able to combine the "human chess game" element of their 2 draws (and the Strong Climb match) and transition nicely to a good finishing stretch. I fukking loved the first 10 minutes or so with them just wrestling and fighting every inch to gain an advantage, there's nobody who does it better than them today and it's such a lost art in current wrestling. Hideki worked so fukking smart too, the ways he finds to get the upper hand never cease to amaze me, and the fact that he was always going for the win because he knew Daisuke ain't no one to fukk with - because he's the only one that has taken Suzuki to his limits every time they've faced each other - was a dope little touch. Hideki's defenses sometimes suffer because the first portion of the match is just him dominating and his opponent cant do much to make it compelling. This doesn't have any of that, stuff like Suzuki keeping the cravat on even though Sekimoto was trying to break free with body slams and then flipping roles with Daisuke not letting go of a hammerlock even though Hideki was trying to break free with a snapmare is the type of shyt I just adore in my wrestling. There's zero excess in this, there's barely any strikes and here's like 5 moves total, the finish came out of nowhere, but that's how the Strong division is. Any move at any time can seal the deal. I realize not a lot of people will love it as much as me, but this was pretty much catered to my tastes. It's one of the best matches of the year
@Scottie Drippin I need your take on this match breh, please
@trick if you want a "make shyt matter" type of match, this one wont disappoint you.
@SubZeroDegrees @PlayerNinety_Nine @3Rivers @Beautiful Bobby Eatin @stro
Also, it was WALTER approved
that shyt was lit as fukk from bell to bell
Good enough for me.
