Awesome August: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Prince Devitt

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Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Prince Devitt (08/12/10): G1 match. Wow! Holy cow, that was a great little match! Nice wrestling to start. Tanahashi works Devitt's leg which they actually come back to later (although wish they would have revisited in the final third). Great finishing stretch nonetheless and an excellent wrestling match. RECOMMENDED


I'm still working on my New Japan 2010 project. If you missed it, check out my look at 2010 Best of the Super Junior Tournament. Click the yellow text and it'll take you right to it 👍

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