AJPW 04/15/95: Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa
Misawa's elbows look too damn good here - maybe the best they ever have, which is saying something. Taue is such a bastard by going after the face/eyes constantly too. It's all just terrific. One of my all-time favorite matches. *****
AJPW 06/09/95: Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa
It's the mothafuggen 06/09 aka the best tag match ever. Literally wrestling perfection. *****
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9: Kota Ibushi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Loved the mental games throughout, and the match kicks into a high gear
that never goes away once Ibushi counters Nakamura's Boma Ye attempt w/ a
high kick. After that it's just fireworks - favorite bits would have to be them just PUNCHING the shit out of each other & Nakamura being a dick by stomping the face. The only reason it's not a 5* is because I feel like there was some dead stuff in between the mental games of the start & the Ibushi high kick. ****3/4
AJPW 12/06/96: Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Jun Akiyama & Mitsuharu Misawa
This is just too good. My favorite thing about it was the performance of the one Dynamic T - after the Kawada vs. Misawa exchange that ends with both of them laying on the ground, Kawada making the tag & then Taue coming in & just stepping on Misawa's face has to be the actual GOAT moment, right? His overall role in this, as kind of Kawada's big brother is just phenomenal; Kawada loses most of the exchanges vs. Misawa, but then Taue is always around the corner, ready to help his tag partner get the job done. The ending with him being like "yeah, you go son" & patting Kawada on the back after he pinned Misawa sealed the deal as this being an all-timer performance by the man. *****
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