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I watched a ton of random awesome wrestling tonight (Marvin/Nakajima, Kenoh/Ridgeway, Vikingo/Omega I & II), but when I saw this one, I had to pick it due entirely to the story. It's a rare match that should be more common: the one where someone pulls rank. T-Hawk and Kento are both young guys, but based on what I saw, I'm guessing T-Hawk is just a tad older and for this reason, thought he could run through Miyahara without showing a smidgeon of respect. Not only is Kento larger, though, he's ...

Hot dog! What a match! I'll say this wasn't a great match, but it contained some really excellent wrestling. It seemed like M.S.G.-level house show match where the workhorses decide to call it in the ring and send the fans home believing they saw some real bad blood fisticuffs get thrown. Some of it was sloppy, but I don't know where being-professional dictates that the work has to be extra-tight.

Two matches to compare and contrast with this one are Mind Games and Bret/Austin at ...

I've probably seen more Triple H than any other wrestler. I don't know why, it just seems that way. I'm always trying to reconcile the fact that so many Triple H viewings left me feeling my wrestling habit is but a waste of time. This match I wanted to see because I know he wore blue, and that the match holds up as good upon multiple viewings. My basic thesis on this is that this is fine WWE as lucha spectacle, and Triple H is great as an American luchador, and WWE knew how to put on a fine lucha ...

I finally got around to seeing some Pac on youtube.

Pac vs Penta Zero Miedo - TNT
What a cool little match; I guess this is when Pac and Penta earned eachother's respect. They basically beat the crap out of eachother in a tiny little ring. Pentagon's strikes are so precise and loud that halfway through the match, I start feeling sorry for Pac and wondering if this match is supposed to be a new Joe/Low Ki stiffness competition. I guess that it's both partly due to ring-size ...

There's a bit of psychological breakdown in the introduction to this match, but the real highlight of these old Coliseum videos is the old lighting of the arenas. This event, Royal Rumble '97, took place in a pack'd Alamo-Dome and the brightness of the in-ring action makes the superstars appear truly larger-than-life. I want'd to see these matches again because the storyline was serious 'nother-man-putting-his-hands-on-my-wife sort of business and the participants really can't be ignore'd. On one ...