Union 9/15: Main Event Delivers in TANKERS!

Union Harvest Festival 2014

(2014/9/15)

4.       Hiroshi Fukuda vs. MEN’S Teioh

Good match, Fukuda’s quickly climbing my own ranks, he does American style better than many, many American wrestlers. Teioh still busts out some good shit here and there.

***

5.       UWA World Tag Team Championship: Shuji Ishikawa & SAGAT vs. Isami Kodaka & FUMA ©

Huge disappointment. The challenging duo had the significant size advantage, but Shuji was the only one actually using it, as SAGAT was preoccupied with doing stupid shit, what a dumb hack. He basically ruined what could’ve been a good match.

**

6.       Union MAX Championship: Daichi Kazato vs. Hikaru Sato ©

Daichi Kazato is a small lowcard wrestler who yelled his way through the title shot against the dangerous shoot genre soldier Hikaru Sato. In order to meet the roster’s big expectations, he goes all in for his career defining match. But is it enough to dethrone the savvy, gritty and invading Pancrase/All Japan crippler? Find out by watching this high end, legit MOTYC. I’m struggling to think of two or three better matches than this one in 2014, in all the world. Just glorious on so many levels.

*****

Union 8/31: Shuji and Hikaru Work an Indie MOTYC

Union Summer Festival 2014

(2014/8/31)

4.      Mitomi Masayuki vs. Madoka

I’ve always been fond of Madoka, he’s a useful part time addition to BJW’s roster, so I decided to check this match, out of pure curiosity, and I did not regret. This Masayuki fella looks like a fine prospect, he wasn’t carried too much by the much more experienced Madoka, good match here.

***1/2

6.      UWA World Tag Team Championship: Isami Kodaka & FUMA vs. MEN’S Teioh & Hiroshi Fukuda ©

Good tag title match, although worked in a somehow different pace than expected, they were quite slow and methodic. Fukuda’s “American brawler” gimmick is excellent.

***1/4

7.      Union MAX Championship: Shuji Ishikawa vs. Hikaru Sato ©

As much as I freakin’ LOVE this match, I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone. It goes half an hour, it’s slow, sluggish and methodical, and its physical selling is mostly based on fatigue and exhaustion. You really have to be into the characters to fully grasp and appreciate this beauty of the match, I dug it immensely, an excellent match between two great pro-wrestlers.

****1/4