WAR 1998/01/14
Nobutaka
Araya vs. Genichiro Tenryu
Hands down
the greatest puroresu brawl of all time, this goddamn helter-skelter was 13
minutes of sheer violent perfection. I can guarantee you’ll never again see a
kendo stick usage like in this match, because the way Araya was annihilating
Tenryu with it was breathtaking. First, one would not expect that Tenryu of all
people would take a BEATING like that. Second, WAR is his goddamn promotion and
yet he got manhandled like that. And third, that scene was nasty and ugly to
the point where it felt like a medieval torture of the heretics. Never before
or after I’ve seen the Greatest of All Time in such a precarious position, as
he was receiving rough shots all across the hands, arms, neck and head, his arm
was bleeding due to Araya’s fury. But all that punishment he took was just a
trigger for things to come, as Tenryu turned the malicious mode and unleashed
all hell on Araya in a brutal, merciless and blood-soaked comeback. Definitely
one of the best comeback punishment sequences ever, with Tenryu going ECW at
Araya by doing all kinds of crazy shit all over the ringside, and then the
punches – oh my fucking god, the punches were absolutely devastating as Tenryu
was going full contact at Araya’s nose, shit got bloodied very fast. Straight
outta Irish bar! When Araya managed to regain some control later in the match,
we got an amazing and highly dramatic closing stretch where every move could
mean a death blow due to all the previous violence we just witnessed. Holy
fuck, this match is insanely wonderful!
*****
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