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[2015-03-31-BJW] Daisuke Sekimoto vs Shuji Ishikawa


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Good Lord, this match. What a manly modern spectacle. Sloppy at times and a wee bit overkill, it wasn't the illusive "perfect match" but felt perfectly organic and brutal, not to mention one of the best false finishes in recent memory. Sekimoto won't lay down. Great heart and energy, great selling for the most part, especially in his facials, and he wrestles with this real sense of urgency throughout. I loved the the early suicide dive after Ishikawa gets extra saucy with his elbow shots. And Ishikawa is such a great super bully champ in this, constantly cutting Sekimoto off at every opportunity and just laying into him fully with everything in his arsenal. I genuinely felt bad for Sekimoto's head and neck.The final stretch of this thing was pretty epic. They trade suplexes, clash lariats, and then Sekimoto pulls away with his meat cleaver chops, a gamengiri, a lariat, and a big deadlift German suplex hold for the huge nearfall. The crowd is fully invested at this point, Ishikawa's mouth is a bloody mess, Sekimoto can't believe it. We get the dying breath of the great champ here, as Ishikawa pulls out every brain-scrambling move in the book and still can't beat Sekimoto. In a great moment during the final slap off, Ishikawa unleashes a flurry of slaps and the only way Sekimoto can stop him is to just punch him directly in the face. Doesn't get much better than this when it comes to modern strong style.

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BJPW Strong Heavyweight Champion Shuji Ishikawa vs Daisuke Sekimoto - BJPW 3/31/15

I have never seen a Sekimoto match but I have been hearing his name bandied around for a decade or so at this point. He has a cool look. Trash can for a body. Tree trunks for legs and arms. He falls into the "Heir to Kensuke Sasaki" archetype which is very popular in modern puroresu. Kensuke Sasaki is far more influential than people give him credit for, but I guess his detractors would say that the real influence is Riki Choshu. I would say to that Sasaki kept the style and look alive so that another generation could be sprouted. I need to revisit the Kobashi vs Sasaki Dome Match. I didnt like that much when I reviewed, but it is clearly incredibly influential because so many modern strong style puroresu matches use that as the archetype. I feel this match is Kobashi vs Sasaki meets Bill Watts meets Mick Foley Death Match Sado-Masochistic Theatre.  

Watts would love these two big uglies just charging at each charging. I loved the lock ups and the test of strengths and bouncing off on the shoulder tackles. I am a sucker for that. Sekimoto hitting a dropkick and then a dive to the outside was great. I thought the beginning was super-charged. Ishikawa, who looks like a death match wrestler, hits a piledriver on the floor to change the momentum which I am fine with. Then in the most disturbing spot of the match. Ishikawa has Sekimoto in a Full Nelson and proceeds to RAM HIS HEAD INTO THE STEEL POST UNPROTECTED! HOLY FUCKING SHIT! The Japanese crowd politely claps when Ishikawa throws Sekimoto back in the ring. What the fuck. I hated the spot because it was totally under-sold and presented as a transition that should have been a game changer. Instead we get Sekimoto Fighting Spirit rallies minutes later.

Sekimoto worked most of the match from underneath. He thrives there. He has a ton of fire. He hits a meaty lariat. Ishikawa was great at the cutoffs. He let Sekimoto gets some shit in with a spear, but then hit a massive dropkick and double stomp. I liked the suplex struggles. There was a sick cutoff where Ishikawa just headbutted Sekimoto repeatedly.  Sekimoto would not be denied with MONSTER BURNING LARIATS! Lots of headdrop suplexes. Ishikawa did a Rainmaker, but with Multiple Headbutts as the conclusion instead of a lariat. Holy Fuck! This is ridiculous! Piledriver that has to be it! Only 2! Wow! They went overboard but fuck in a match of this violence just go for it. They were just hitting each hard as hell and dropping each other on their heads or blasting their heads into each other. Eventually Sekimoto's head is busted wide open from all the headbutts. This is gross. Mick Foley would lap this shit up. The final turning point is Ishikawa is just WAILING on Sekimoto with Slaps and Sekimoto puts a stop to that with a closed fist! Sekimoto charges for a Lariat, they meet and like just Rams, Butt Heads! OW! Sekimoto is BUSTED! HARDWAY JUICE! BURNING LARIAT! Second one and then a German puts Ishikawa away for Sekimoto to win the title. 

I must be sick in the head but I liked this. Far from perfect, but it was heated and it felt important. Sekimoto didnt blow me away. He has a cool look and is definitely an asskicker. I dont think he is quite as charismatic as Hashimoto, Sasaki or Choshu. But this is just my first match so I will keep an open mind. I liked Ishikawa, he was a solid foil. Brutal! ****

 

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