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[1988-10-19-NJPW] Antonio Inoki vs Riki Choshu


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Man Choshu is sick of doing hold for hold wrestling. Anytime he gets the chance he is stomping Inoki's ass. Inoki is not having it and... removes the turnbuckle pad? Choshu also agrees to remove 1 turnbuckle pad and this is now an Onita deathmatch with the exploding barbedwire boards replaced by exposed turnbuckles! They do some cool phone booth fighting throwing punches and trying to be the first to smash the other guy into the corner. Inoki dominates for a bit, but Choshu finally catches him and... breaks his own hand doing a backdrop. Choshu bloodies Inoki and works over him with nice punches but they are forced to do a quick finish with Inoki choking Choshu in the ropes and getting DQ'd. This was looking good until the unfortunate finish. Admittedly a bloody Inoki was really crazy looking, his face was turning very pale and he did these creepy groans and growls. When all the jumpsuit trainees jump on him and he erupts it looked like something from a 60s horror schlock movie.


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You thought he broke his hand? I thought the blade got loose and slit his wrist. I was freaking the fuck out during that. @KinchStalker do you have any info on this? 

Antonio Inoki vs Riki Choshu - NJPW 10/19/88

Another great installment in the Inoki vs Choshu series. I really want to see the '89 match now. This more of an angle progression match where they have gone from the bomb-throwing championship style to blood feud style. Choshu beat Inoki clean as a sheet in July (ok there was a little ref distraction and then an Axe Bombah finish). Big rematch. Lots of strong close-quartered grappling. Inoki surprisingly fumbled on his signature Indian Deathlock bridge. It was so weird hearing Tony Schiavone call a Mutalock in a Penelope Ford match in 2021. Crazy shit. I think Inoki is awesome to watch if you want to see how to properly apply holds. He makes up for it with an impeccable headscissors. If you want to learn good form, watch Inoki. Inoki always one who is down to brawl decides to exposed the turnbuckle and Choshu is like I dont like to wrestle anyways I am here to fight so he exposes one. This of course leads to awesome battles over who will smash the other's head into the turnbuckles which is like my favorite thing ever. Choshu's head is of course smashed first and brutha he takes it but no blood. Kal Rudman would be pissed. Where is the blood? Choshu is able to get a deep beginnings of a Scorpion Deathlock but he cant turn it over. 80s New Japan is so great for deep, strong execution of holds. He DEMOLISHES Inoki with a Saito Suplex only his wrist starts bleeding profusely! I am freaking out! Rewinding trying to figure what happened. I am thinking the blade in his wrist tape got loose and slit his wrist. FUCKKKKKKKKK! Another reviewer thought he broke his wrist either way it is a shitty day for Choshu. I dont know if that expedited the finish but next thing you know they are outside and Choshu bashes Inoki's skull into the post and Inoki is wearing a Crimson Mask. DOUBLE JUICE! They are becoming blood brother tonight. INOKI SNAPS~! Rear Naked Choke in the ropes, Choshu slips free as the ref was trying to pull Inoki off. Back in the ring, Inoki applies the choke again and the ref has to call it and the Choshu Young Boys (including a young Kensuke Sasaki) save their mentor. Inoki looks totally crazed as his young boys which includes a very young Minoru Suzuki tries to towel him off. Inoki is the personification of middle-aged and crazy!  Awesome spectacle match that took a crazy turn at Albuquerque! **** 

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15 hours ago, Superstar Sleeze said:

You thought he broke his hand? I thought the blade got loose and slit his wrist. I was freaking the fuck out during that. @KinchStalker do you have any info on this? 

Inoki kept his blade taped to the inside of his trunks, and it cut Choshu when he put his arms around Inoki's waist for that suplex.

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