A fun little match, but one I can't really include on my ongoing list
of best <5 minute matches, and the more I think about why that is I
keep coming back to the finish. I mean-it wouldn't have mattered if the
match was unbeliavably super great-but it was more just really solid
classic All Japan stuff. They're really good at using the rope running
the counter sequences, but that only goes so far in a match like this
where you need something to instantly raise the stakes. Akiyama
countering the Snake Eyes was a cool moment, as was the Chokeslam on the
floor tease and Taue slapping Akiyama around, but overall it felt like
they tried out too many ideas that they could've turned into a great
match had they had the time All Japan matches usually do instead
focusing on a little less and then getting the most out of that in the
time they had. Maybe it's fine to have the recepient of a giant German
Suplex running around shortly in longer matches, I think they could've
dwelled on a spot like that a little bit more here. As it was, the match
was on its way on being something I'd put on the lower end of the list,
but Taue's ridiculous dizzy sell of Akiyama's knee was hard to buy
into, him waving his hands manically just looked totally unconvincing as
any type of a KO sell. ***
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