Akiyama vs. Omori for the Vacant TCC and Much More

Dynamite Series 2014

(2014/6/15)


1. Mitsuya Nagai & Kengo Mashimo vs. Kento Miyahara & Menso~re Oyaji

Going into this, you knew exactly who’s gonna get his ass kicked, who’s gonna deliver the asskicking, and who’s gonna be the hot tag & savior. Simple and effective formula and story about stamina and persistence. Miyahara/Mashimo chemistry makes me wet.

***


2. Masao Inoue vs. Ryuji Hijikata

Solid little match between two jobbers who have nothing to lose. There was even some harmless comedy in there, and the finish was awesome. I’m starting to appreciate Hijikata more and more, tbf.

**1/2


5. GAORA TV Championship: SUSHI vs. Kotaro Suzuki ©

Unfortunately, the video starts fucking up halfway through. Shame, because the first half of the match looked rock solid, Kotaro was doing everything in his power to draw something out of SUSHI, but you can only do so much with that green pile of mediocrity. If Kotaro’s opponent was someone better or more charismatic, then I’d be really, really pissed at the corrupted video.

N/A


6. KENSO & Hideki Suzuki vs. Suwama & Hikaru Sato

Okay, now if this video fails to deliver, I might murder someone. *20 minutes later…* Okay, it worked, thank fuck. Yet another match with clear and defined roles, of course Hikaru would take the ungodly amounts of punishment, of course Suwama’s gonna be the behemoth that must be taken out by any means necessary. Hikaru Sato is the fucking man, his sessions with Hideki are beautifully cautious and shooty, I love how Hideki acknowledges him more and more throughout the match, because Hikaru is a bigger danger than previously thought, hence that INSANE backdrop driver later in the match. KENSO is so good in his comfort zone, and Suwama is good in every zone. Hideki needs to stay, he’d definitely be a very useful heavyweight addition.

***3/4


7. Vacant AJPW Triple Crown Championship: Jun Akiyama vs. Takao Omori

From behind, Jun Akiyama looks and walks like a giant mean baby. Okay, now onto wrestling: HELL YEAH, another great All Japan main event, and another Omori gem. He stepped the fuck up this year. This was your classic King's Road layout with two dudes having a rich backstory, where Dude A is more accomplished and "better" than Dude B, which means a structure with tons of punishment, perseverance and fighting spirit. Akiyama is all about sportmanship up until the point where Omori hurts his own shoulder, which turns Akiyama into a merciless dick who will work dat limb. He does a long workover and gets himself leverage, which turns Omori into a total underdog, which makes the crowd root for Omori hard. Basic structure, and I love it. Omori's selling was not perfect, but it was good enough, however he nailed fighting throught the pain to a T here. Not as good as Omori/Suwama, but that ain't no flaw.

****