Loss Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Talk about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted July 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Last few minutes. Looks to be a decent match, slower paced with more selling. Kong does her own top rope double stomp as a revenge spot, which is interesting. Even before the talent exodus which would come later, this feels like a dying promotion compared to the glory years. Match goes to a 30-minute draw after Ito powerbombs Kong from the top rope. I'm not sure if I'd like this match if I saw it in full or not. I could see it going either way. This was included to show the Ito push really beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIK Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 This was included to show the Ito push really beginning. Should also note that this is a mentor/protege match too this feels like a dying promotion compared to the glory years What (about this match) made you think that out of curiosity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted July 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Darker lighting and a crowd that cared, but less so than usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soup23 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 I liked the clips we got here and thought it really showed that Ito could hang. the draw ending with the top rope powerbomb felt like the appropriate spot to end the match with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenjo Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 In a nice piece of long term booking this was the 4th consecutive year that Kong and Ito had a televised singles bout. Ito was her long time second before joining a group led by Toyota in 1995. Each year Ito would get closer and this time she was able to get a draw. She'd have probably won in 98. So the booking was strong but the match certainly wasn't. It was approached from the attitude of 'how do we fill the time?' It wasn't planned well at all, with slow pacing and too much outside stuff. The tag title match from this show is underwhelming too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Ito holds Kong to a draw, which feels like a significant result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...TG Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Darker lighting and a crowd that cared, but less so than usual. Yes, overall the production felt careless - the overhead lights in each corner are visible and shining into every ringside camera shot. Also, the logo in the center of the ring was chipping and fading away, which seems like some foreshadowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-P Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 No money left. AJW was indeed fading away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB8 Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Of the two matches from this show, this is the one I'd be more likely to check out in full. Decent selling of exhaustion, a huge back fist, Aja's brutal double stomp, and Ito managing to see out the time limit while even leaving you wondering if the powerbomb at the end might just have been enough for more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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