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Post by concrete1992 on Sept 21, 2018 5:32:21 GMT -5
Probably not the person to make this thread but definitely want to shed light on the premier deathmatch wrestler of 2018. The Kodaka match seemed to cut through to the more typical hardcore fan but the Kasai match was the one that felt like a revelation to me. Favorite part about the lad is that he seems to always be hyped, gets violent as hell with the weapons, and gets violent as hell with the suplexes.
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Post by bossrock on Sept 29, 2018 19:07:43 GMT -5
There's no wrestler who's been a bigger revelation this year for me than Masashi Takeda (especially considering deathmatch wrestling has always been a blind spot). Not just a great deathmatch wrestler, but a legitimately great wrestler who does death matches. He effortlessly weaves big move offense and dramatic selling with light tube and barbed wire spots. And while some of the "strong style" light tube spots are silly, he has a tremendous sense of psychology and escalation. While the Kodaka match got him the most attention (and rightfully so), the Jun Kasai match is really his best outing and a legitimate MOTYC. Easy top 15-20 contender.
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Post by problematic on Sept 29, 2018 20:23:33 GMT -5
I liked him at Gage's show. The Kodaka match did little for me but was probably hurt by the hype. Need to watch the Kasai freakshow I guess. What else is there?
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Post by bossrock on Sept 30, 2018 9:39:36 GMT -5
vs. Ryuji Ito (9/16) vs. Violento Jack (5/2) vs. Ryuichi Sekine (3/12) vs. Yuko Miyamoto (8/19) vs. Abdullah Kobayashi (5/5)
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Post by pto on Jan 11, 2019 20:40:15 GMT -5
All I watched for Takeda this past year was his FREEDOMS and BJW title matches. That body of work alone made for #2 -- he would have been #1 if L.A. Park didn't spend the summer conquering two promotions.
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