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TAKA Michinoku vs Pantera - 02/15/98

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TAKA Michinoku vs Pantera (WWF) : A rare WWF match here on Dream Battles. But it's here because this is an awesome cruiserweight (light heavyweight?) match between two international greats. This all kinds of spectacular moves PLUS they get time to work a story. The announcing is pretty awful and distracting (and I loved JR & the King) so mute it. Anyhow, this is one you will definitely enjoy the heck out of 😁 πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡Check out the labels for more matches you might like

May Madness! Michinoku Pro '99 - Great Sasuke, Mochizuki and more!

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Hey you guys! More Madness! This time we're looking at Michinoku Pro Wrestling in 1999. " Evil" Great Sasuke & Masaaki Mochizuki vs Gran Hamada & Tiger Mask IV (01/10/99 Michinoku Pro) : This was very good, heated stuff! Excellent action when both pairs interacted. I've seen this given 2 stars (**!?) but this is much better than that. 11 minutes. Great Sasuke vs Jinsei Shinzaki (04/27/99): Yes! This was a great match. I loved all of the twists and surprises. Sasuke had a counter or reversal for Shinzaki at nearly every turn. It's probably not as got as their 1994 match but it's absolutely worth your time. Strongly RECOMMENDED Masaaki Mochizuki, Gran Naniwa & Pablo Marquez vs Great Sasuke, Magnum Tokyo & Kendo (04/29) : 10 of 26 minutes. What we get is pretty damn great. Great tag moves, dives & the other good stuff you want from these guys. Very good stuff!  Going to be watching more Michinoku '99. This is really good stuff and hasn...

Early 2000's Puroresu You Might Have Missed

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I haven't seen it all but contrary to popular belief, early 2000's Japanese wrestling doesn't suck. Is it different than the greatest decade in modern wrestling (1990s) ? Yup but there's plenty of great wrestling to enjoy. I think the inter-promotional stuff is very interesting and although it would stay a part of puro, it was best when it was fresh & new. You might be familiar with a couple of these but there's a bunch that I think flew under the radar or have been forgotten about: Curry Man, CIMA & Super Boy vs Minoru Fujita, Shiryu II & Jody Fleisch (M-Pro 12/21/99) A few days short of 2000 but I'm counting it! Akitoshi Saito & Jun Akiyama vs Takao Omori & Takashi Sugiura (06/16/01) NOAH Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jun Akiyama (07/27/01) NOAH Jado & Gedo vs The Great Sasuke & Tiger Mask IV (M-Pro 08/19/01)  Kentaro Shiga & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Naohiro Hoshikawa & Tatsuhito Takaiwa  (ZERO1  09/15/2001)  Naomichi Marufuji vs. Naoh...

March Mayhem: Michinoku Pro '98 - Tajiri, Hayabusa & more

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  03/01/98 Gran Hamada, Masato Yakushiji & Naohiro Hoshikawa vs. MEN'S Teioh, Shoichi Funaki & Yoshihiro Tajiri - 8 of 13 minutes shown. This was very good Michinoku action. It's not as crisp as the top shelf stuff but is still damn good especially once they start picking up the pace. Tajiri fits in wonderfully and wish we got more of him in this one. I'm looking forward to seeing more Hoshikawa. Hayabusa & Super Delfin vs. Gran Naniwa & Tiger Mask - 10 of 20 minutes shown. This was really good stuff with great action and near falls which is typical of these guys. We get the dives, big moves and a little bit of everything that you want πŸ™‚ πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡ Check out the labels below for more stuff you might like!