Ah, the glorious period of New Japan when wrestlers were forced to
shave their heads and wear gloves. It is always interesting to see what
conclusions workers came to when doing matches like these. Kensuke's
Lariats and Strangle Holds aren't exactly shooty, but they don't feel
*that* out of place in these hybrid matches either, and certainly give
the match a unique flair. There's a lot of face punching, which is
enjoyable on its own but these two find smart ways to incorporate them
into transitions as well as make it look like a struggle-you'll see
dodging, shoving, blocking and so on. Kensuke's great timing maximized
the value of his flash attacks and hearing the echo of the Dome crowd is
always a special feeling. Fujita's side
mount knees were a nice callback to what he was doing in PRIDE at the
time and the TKO finish was worked about as well as it gets. ***1/2
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