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[2014-02-23-DDT] Masa Takanashi vs HARASHIMA


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I really enjoyed this, it felt like something different which isn't something you get much in current wrestling. Wrestling Takanashi must be like wrestling a boa constrictor or one of those face huggers from Alien. He just hangs all over HARASHIMA and uses body contact to transition into submissions and roll ups. Meanwhile when HARISHIMA was able to get a little separation he would brutalize the little guy, there was some especially violent looking stomps to the chest. This never got no selly or excessively 2.9y which are the major flaws of current Puro. I am not sure this is a matchup that would survive lots of repetition as I am not sure if this would be as much fun if the newness was gone, but the first time it was great.

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This was was a lot better than it had any right to be, still not great, but definitely a solid, very good match though. I agree that it gets extra points in its favor mainly because it's worked very differently than almost every match in Japan today specially for a Jr.'s match which really sets it apart.

I believe Takanashi is from the T2P Toryumon class. He was King Pocota I believe. I could be wrong though.

 

This was worked very smartly as it's a given Takahashi is ranked lower than HARASHIMA and if he has any of actually beating HARASHIMA it's by surprising him with some type of pinning combination and that's what he does exactly pulling out some pretty awesome and contrived pinning combinations meanwhile HARASHIMA plays the bully throwing Takahashi around and beating him up with some pretty good strikes.

 

However I thought the early ground work was a bit weak and cooperative or maybe I've been watching too much Rumina Sato combat wrestling and grappling in Shooto and I've set my standard too high.

I thought the armwork by Takahashi was solid, but HARASHIMA isn't exactly 1990's Shinjiro Ohtani at selling, but he still did fairly well at selling it. Takahashi also isn't exactly Johnny Saint at the pulling the arm trick, but it still worked since it allowed Takahashi to continue working over the arm.

 

There was too many awesome spots in this such as the HARASHIMA reverse curb stomps to the chest and the Yama Ori Manjigatame counter by Takahashi. HARASHIMA's deadlift moves weren't exactly at the same level of how awesome Cesaro is at pulling them off, but they were still pretty much on point. HARASHIMA's striking was particularly good in this and Takahashi's slaps were pretty awesome. HARASHIMA countering the standing kimura with the crazy throw dumping Takahashi was one of the many awesome counters in this match.

 

The finishing stretch was particularly awesome as the crowd who was dead for the majority of the match came alive and brought into Takahashi's pinning combinations and into the crazy spots they pulled out. The Gannosuke Clutch counter leading to the Canadian Backbreaker Piledriver was particularly nasty and legit made me cringe and shout ouch out loud.

 

Overall a very good match which I highly recommend, so give it a watch.

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