Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Yuji Nagata

[dashonhurts]

Tanahashi absolutely got his ass kicked! how he really won is beyond me. No way!

[Mutough]

How the hell did he survive that brainbuster on the floor?

[wolvesbane420]

Fantastic Match!

[wolvesbane420]

I dropped everything to watch this match when I found it

[japanpro1]

davidducker, didn't mean to fool you :) i make it a point not to say who wins. thanks for the response.

[japanpro1]

takes a very long time for this match to get interesting. all of a sudden, about 12:00, yugi begins meting out some good punishment like we're used to from him. he's commpletely in control for five minutes. the tide turns. hiroshi does some good work but it's lackluster. i think yuji cuts hiroshi some slack, compared to the ruthless, unrelenting punishment he laid on koji kanemoto. all in all an okay match, not all that exciting. don't know why it impressed so much first time i saw it.

[seb2112]

good match. you could see Tanahashi was a future main eventer

[Fabio1349]

these two are as tough as bricks, complete, versatile athletes who deserve appreciation whether wrestling or puroresu is your piece of cake or not. Chapeau.

[japanpro1]

amazing the punishment hiroshi's body can withstand. would like to know the lead up to this match..

[japanpro1]

classical gimmick: veteran heel poses as a high hurdle a young rising star must get over. no real action until 12:05. then hiroshi gets a brutal ass kicking for five unrelenting minutes. the rest of the match is nowhere near exciting. in classical gimmick young star loses but then gets a major push.

[davidducker]

@japanpro1 hahaha i read your post before i watched the match and totally though tanahashi was gonna win lol you tricked me! hahaha very good match love the dragon suplex, enzugiri, dragon sleeper moves from tanahashi really reminds me of inoki/fujinami era.

[fredfaboolooze]

awesome match. i marked out for that headbutt spot. :D

[miggy25]

Nagata has the hardest kicks I think I've ever seen....I thought he broke Tanahashi's sternum at one point....the only other comparable ones I can think of are those from Shinya Hashimoto in the 90's

[mkl62]

Good match between Tanahashi and Nagata. I'm glad that TNA has a working agreement with them. Yuji fought Kurt Angle last year for the IWGP 3rd belt, but Kurt retained it.

[vhamp]

That was a good match. Solid work both ways.

[mkl62]

Agree. I hope someone posts Yuji's matches with Ultimo Dragon from WCW.

[Limie316]

great match. that camera man on screen most of that match reminded me of abyss. i dont understand how 30,000 fans can b so quiet.

[ShinaMMA]

I remember the first time I saw a match live, in Japan, I thought something was wrong.. It was so quiet, you could literally hear individual people coughing in the audience. Afterward, though, the audience erupted in a polite but VERY loud applause. It's just one of those interesting differences in culture. =D

[Bdub216]

Hiroshi's theme sounds like somethin out of a video game

[kycklingsallad]

Yeah, I just had to download it right away.

[Stargate174]

When the ref dose the count outside the ring, what is the max number he has to reach? before it's a DQ

[bigdeadlydave]

20, I think.

[Bdub216]

20 seconds

[kevinx619]

Hiroshi Tanahashi is coming to TNA

is fist match The Motorcity Machine Guns vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Volador Jr.

[squattingbuffalo]

This only my 3rd or 4th match watching Nagata, but he's a bad man. I wish he'd come to ROH!

[sakonhagakure]

He used to be in WCW a long time ago but was relegated to jobber status after his feud with ultimo dragon.

[sucka9202]

魂が燃えてる!!!

[IAMHAVOKFEARME]

Im a noob at japan pro wrestling but is the IGWP title part of NJPW

[gig0n5]

Yes.

[mkl62]

Hiroshi is currently ranked at #20 in Pro Wrestling Illustrated.

[JacobSijsma]

are you sure this is real xD ?.

[kenodobi]

Great stuff.

[y2jbrock]

great match!

[D2A2K6]

Not anymore...Lesnar was stripped of the IWGP title a few months after this match and Tanahashi later won a tournament to crown a new champion for the vacated title.

[phreecfrancis]

The was a great match, and I love how slow he did that brain buster. That's the slowest brain buster I've seen in my life, check out 12:13.

[LeoMonsoon]

Whatever became of the U-30 belt? I thought it was a great concept - I thought it was exactly what WWE's intercontinental title should be... Instead of the way it is now with ambiguous meaning.

[orton2008]

has anyone got tanahshi vs aj styles at final resoultion 2006

[Mr1700]

they're having a rematch in feb and its going to be better.

[geldofpunk]

I demand Tanahashi vs Morishima.

[jhartson92]

impressive match

[GypsyRed]

Don't know what it is, but I get a sick joy out of watching Tanahashi get slapped. LOL.

[armandroh666]

Heh maybie cause he's overrated:P?..who knows

[GypsyRed]

Nah. I just get a kick out of when things just degrade to all out slapfests. Most especially when they involve Tanahashi. :P

[armandroh666]

Hehe not as bad as Joe/Kobashi though

[crazymike1706]

You people love exagerating **

[Rabidsan]

Great Match.

That's what pure pro wrestling is all about.

[katamari84]

Nothing stupid with dragon suplex finish but its just sloppy,nagata FTW at april 13!

[patrickthadude]

emo hair would be a good look for a pretty boy heel in the states... tanahashi is probobly the only guy that can have emo hair and still be baddass.

[kyotanahashi]

maybe because thats the hairstyle that some japanese (or asian overall) pretty boys prefer...in tanahashi's case he thinks so

[MysticForceSimon]

Nice match! I can't wait for their championship match in April 13. This time, Nagata is the challenger for Tanahashi's title.

[Suriel1981]

Quality match. I'm not Tanahashi's biggest fan but he meshed really well with Nagata. Good stuff!

[ibobs1]

Damn Tanahashi got his ass kicked! Still won though so its all good

[ArmandECW666]

Though I haven't seen much of'em, I've always bin a Nagata fan..good match

[bryandanielson]

good match but stupid finish

[Supaman4]

where do u get these things! IWGP IS GREAT!!!