The children of Kensuke Sasaki are keeping the tradition of meathead
battles alive. I am so glad that in this age of flash and GIFs someone
is doing a Masa Saito tribute gimmick, Kitamiya may not be able to do
the Omaga/Okada feats of athleticism and do Moonsaults over the
guardrail but he has really good basics. So many wrestlers these days
don't know how to stomp, kick a lag or throw a bodyslam, all things
Kitamiya is great at. Even his legwork was badass. They built a smart
match with a beginning, middle and end and a clear trajectory. If there
was a criticism I could point at the match it's that shaving a couple of
minutes would've made it even better, because it seemed they could
produce something REALLY special and making it more concise would've
certainly helped. These two put in great effort, keeping their offence
varied and also keeping the viewer on his toes, constantly modifying
sequences you thought you'd already know how they'd end. When Kitamiya
way about to shoot Nakajima off the ropes Nakajima would pull him back
in a Headlock and start really wrenching it, when it seemed Kitamiya was
gonna Shoulder Block Nakajima Nakajima kicked him in the head and they
built to a shoulder block, making everything feel earned. Kitamiya feels
so refreshing, here's a guy who turns a Samoan Drop into a holy shit
spot and has all these awesome hulk ups and knows how to get the crowd
riled up. It comes as a given they worked incredibly stiff. Nakajima's
biggest stregnth may be how great his cut-offs are-he really knows how
to time and adapt a kicking variation to best match the moment. ***1/2
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