Samoa Joe vs. Kenta Kobashi - Top 5 Greatest - ROH 9th Anniversary

[FRArognetwork]

man i was hoping to see more highlights of the match itself against these 2 greats

[shizeninho]

both of these niggahs are pussy's. if they ever crossed paths with john cena they would get five knuckle shuffled and choked the fuk out

[wrestlefan2107]

@shizeninho joe and cena are friends, they trained with each other

[RickRifle009]

people saying this match is just only chop after chop, but they got to understand, in order to make a good match or a great match, every move u pull or punch chops or kick, theres got to have a reason to behind that. The reason way people get so hype up for Kobashi's chops its because thats his signature, his chops meant to be brutal and hurt. Every chops there are fire and passion behind it. And everytime he does it, the timing is right.

[thazodiak05]

who the fuck would dislike this?? ANSWER: JOHN CENA FANS

[TheAnt2244]

@thazodiak05 And ungreatful mainstream fans who don't know the story of this match.

[MyNameIsNotBrad]

I try not to watch this match often. Ever since I bought the DVD way back when it first came out, I've only seen this match in its entirety four times. And every time I do, muhfuckin' tears come to my eyes out of excitement. It's hard to explain. That match was truly one of the best matches that I'VE seen. The emotion from the fans, from Samoe Joe & Kenta Kobashi, the atmosphere as a whole. THAT'S pro wrestling. This match got me into ROH. Fuckin' amazin'.

[CMY187]

WOW...the ROH haters actually dare to dislike a video containing KENTA KOBASHI, one of the greatest wrestling legends in the entire world?

It shows that they know nothing about professional wrestling. Zero. None. To disrespect someone like Kobashi means that those idiots have no idea what that man has done in AJPW or NOAH.

Return to your pens, WWE sheep. Don't mess with things you do not understand.

[TheWesternLariat]

And no appear the Half Nelson and Sleeper Suplexs,two of greatest move of Kobasi?

[tonyjaffer]

If I ever found myself in a wrestling ring facing Kenta Kobashi I imagine a wave of raw terror would wash over me as I collapsed into the fetal position crying.

[stindelicious]

me too plz



[Carlitonsp1]

How the hell can I watch this match? I can't find it anywhere.

[hynwa97]

On what DVD can I get this? I'm a fucking 14 year old from Norway, and I have to get it!!!

[StephenAlexWalker]

@hynwa97 The DVD is called "Joe vs Kobashi" it's out of print now so your best bet is to sign up to ROH.com were you can watch all the out of print DVD's in their archive.

[Wurzelknecht]

@hynwa97 as StephenAlexWalker already said, the DVD is "ROH Joe vs Kobashi". You could try looking on ebay for it. Sometimes it pops up there. I myself got it on ebay a few years back.

[frenchfrey65]

I wish I could see that full match! for free -_-

[GregorywithaG]

@frenchfrey65 I'm sure it's online some where I'm looking for it right now

[GregorywithaG]

@frenchfrey65 hey I found the site that should have this match on there I'll inbox you it now

[TehLeek]

@GregorywithaG SEND IT TO ME TOO PLEASE

[GregorywithaG]

@TehLeek sent you the link check your inbox

[GregorywithaG]

@frenchfrey65 I FOUND IT !

[MrNabeel92]

kobashis chops are insane

[Joeki11a]

COLT CABANA's favorite ROH match ever

[TheWrestlingGuru1]

@Joeki11a offtheropesshow lol

[mistyflips]

This was the most disappointing match I've ever seen.

[Wurzelknecht]

@mistyflips how come? what did you expect?

[mistyflips]

@Wurzelknecht I read about it for such a long time and when I finally watched it, it was just such a let down. All I remember was that it was just chop after chop after chop and it seemed like they were to show the crowd how tough they were opposed to putting on much of a match... just my opinion, and I'm sure it's not of the consensus. I don't know... maybe the match just got over hyped to me. No offense to either wrestler... it just didn't interest me.

[Wurzelknecht]

@mistyflips Well maybe. Puro style is not everyone's taste after all. And you'll have to be a bit familiar with Kobashi's history to appreciate some little things they did in this match like Joe using attacks of old Kobashi opponents. The chops were sure to come since both men are famous for their stiff chops and how much they can take. Of course it was about who's tougher. That was basically the matchstory. But there also were many awesome wrestling sequences in it and the crowd was insane.

[mistyflips]

@Wurzelknecht Yea, the crowd was on fire, which is why I was so confused. As they chanted "This is awesome" I remember thinking "No it's not".

[Wurzelknecht]

@mistyflips As I said if you're into Puro style the match WAS awesome beyond believe . One if not THE greatest japanese Legend and Samoa Joe beating the shit out of each other and going full steam ahead for at least 20minutes. Matchstory was also neat with Joe trying to prove he can hang with Kobashi, gets beaten down but keeps coming back for more, busting out Misawa- and Kawada Moves and the most beautiful submission sequence he ever did but in the end being no match for Kobashi's power.

[ChaostheClown]

@bruceky13 I think ROH would be better in many respects. TNA used to be so awesome, but they've definitely teetered away from that trying to be more like "sports entertainment." Don't get me wrong, I was a huge TNA fan in their early days, and I'm still a huge fan of most of a ton of their talent, I just think they get misused far too often and it saddens me haha. Also, Sting holding a world title in 2011 is just...weird.

ROH v TNA invasion, though, could be a very interesting angle.

[liveandletrock864]

@ChaostheClown i agree with u except for sting. i usualy hate older guys hogging the main event, but he can still preform. his matches are still better than mmost of wwe's roster and his promos are still some of the best.

[ChaostheClown]

@bruceky13 ROH doesn't really wanna work with TNA these days. They fucked em over in the past.

My hope is that TNA dies and all the great talent from there can end up on ROH since they'll be on TV in september, and then we'll have a true alternative to the monopoly that has become the WWE. and it'll be awesome. I really wanna see ROH rise to extraordinary heights. They've always provided me with awesome wrestling, the likes of which you rarely see [if ever] between the top 2 promotions.

[LionDen8]

Joe use to be so badass, but TNA fucked him up

[sheepysheepish]

i heard this was match of the year or something, must've been watching another match

[xsKiitz]

God damn that's an enthusiastic crowd. Haven't seen one of them since the ECW days..

[ChaostheClown]

@xsKiitz dude, ROH has had some spectacular crowds. but it's no surprise, they run shows in a lot of the same places ECW used to. in fact, their whole creation is directly linked to ECW in that RF Video needed a new top-of-the-line indy promotion to sell tapes and DVDs of after ECW went bankrupt, so they just funded ROH themselves and voila. It's taken off huge since then.

ROH and their fans are amazing.

[mikemikemikemikeeee]

its such a shame that so many wrestling (well wwe) fans dont even realise what real wrestling is! Its not sports entertainment....its a entertaining sport!

[ChaostheClown]

@mikemikemikemikeeee that's a pretty awesome way of putting it.

[Sdzamarron]

That was epic

[rockerganas1993]

Imagine if Mitsuharu Misawa was still alive and he went one on one against Bryan Danielson .

[YoungBuddy]

I was here...when they was in nyc...it was great. I been looking for this match everywhere! Someone definetly needs to post this!

[johnrkocena14]

Joe got the buggest wrestling honor in this match. He chopped with Kobashi.

[jfkawesome13]

great fucking match

[Juunanagou777]

39 dislikes.... this is how you know wrestling fans have gone to hell

[SindielxEternal]

Joe made a fatal flaw, a flaw which many a man has committed whilst facing Kenta Kobashi...trying to out-chop him.

[silverbeast75]

somebody needs to post this match

[JDGreat2205]

Kobashi looks really surprised with the amount of respect the ROH crowd is giving him!!!! ROH has great crowds...

[silverbeast75]

i love kobashi stands there after joe slaps him like ...i know you didnt just fucking slap me

[firemoder]

WTF!!

Who Won The Match ?

[DraconusStar]

@firemoder kenta obviously. He is like one of the greatest wrestlers all around, in the world. Been in more 5 star matches than anyone.

[telkevolon]

@DraconusStar Anyone other than Misawa.

[dragonmark1]

@firemoder it was a draw

[AmericanNohbuddy]

@dragonmark1

No it wasn't. Kenta won.

[Tank207]

What really made this match for me was the crowd. I can only imagine how loud it was in that building.

[CMY187]

You can download and watch this match at filetube.com.

I've noticed that nowadays, Puroresu wrestlers, when they travel to the United States, would almost always pick ROH as their promotion choice to wrestle in.

When's the last time a NOAH star went to WWE? Forever, I think.

Samoa Joe was involved in all 3 matches in the United States that were given a 5-Star rating since WWE's last one in 1997. He truly is a man to be respected, and TNA does not give him that.

I wish Joe'd return to ROH.

[KenFan4life]

@CMY187 word....i just don't ....get how tna could drop the ball on Samoa (FIVE STAR MATCHES) JOE!!!!

[triplejpm]

@KenFan4life Because, they inevitably will drop the ball with all there talent, because they plan nothing. they hire old, washed up talent from WWE mainly now, and they turn home grown talent into clones of characters from the 90's. They hire guys who got big else where, run them untill they fuck up there face persona, turn them heel, they drop the ball on that, then they switch again. I think Vince Russo has a mental disorder.

[ncm1985]

Cannot beleive I have not watched this match yet, it looks stupidly stiff!

[Lippy802]

So much respect from the fans its amazing.

[canUsaythis]

I want Joe to come back sssooo badly to ROH and not on TNA

I am a TNA fan and Joe is not being used well there and I bet he will come back by the end of the year

[ItsTifferTime]

Ppl expect too much out of wrestling these days its about putting on a show....And Koboshi gets old like the rest of us maybe if Misawa finished his career doing matches like this he'd still be alive. This i one of the greatest matches in ROH history cause how well it was worked. And how electric the whole thing was. Don't expect so much and maybe this wouldn't be such a let down

[dgnr82cool]

Agree, the match is over-rated. But not BAD, by any stretch. Just a chopfest.

[kingmula2]

amzing match

[mhc12k]

Hardest hitting match ever. 5 stars. The crowd was so electric that night. The atmosphere took this over the top. Easily the greatest moment in ROH history.

[hachano24]

this was a very good match but for me it was just more about the slaps, chops etc. so i dont rate it as high as most people do

[ROHManUp07]

This match was overrated by the ROHbots.

[TheAnt2244]

@ROHManUp07 Fuck you, this was a very good match.

[dietfreeman42718]

This one of the best and hardest hitting matches I've ever seen!

[Anihero69]

roh should book more of these japanese talents like they did back then

[Manonfire310]

@Anihero69 Kobashi is a God, not a talent

[Anihero69]

@Manonfire310 agreed

[allhell138]

Aaahh, angry internet marks calling each other out online never gets old:)....the match was great too!

[ScramblestheDthDlr13]

I have this DVD. I still get goosebumps and pop every time I watch it

[Crack3044]

When I saw Samoa Joe v Kobashi, I though this was a hot dog eating contest :/

oh well, awesome match anyway!

[BigDaddy0207]

Great match in my ROH top 5 for sure.

[Daikaiju92]

SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP

[theperfectone]

#1 ROH moment right there.

[IndyX]

That was an awesome match

[kakuichi]

LOL, I was gritting my damn teeth throughout this entire video clip! joey styles says it best.......(say it yourselves!)

[MarvelousMatt]

A match so good no commentary was needed.

[Primetime09Nick]

One of my favorite matches ever......

[EdmondSwitch]

Awesome Match....

[dontonydeblasi]

@EdmondSwitch Yes a great match. Now onto Edmond Switch The Marky Bitch: Why dont you give me a few examples on how you say I lie. And better yet, if you are really a man, why not confront me verbally in front of the entire listening and viewing audience. You wont because youre an internet pussy.

No you dont sit in your mama's basement and eat cheetos looking at the computer.

You are just a pussy. A flat out pussy. Confront me and I will show you the respect you deserve.

[EdmondSwitch]

@dontonydeblasi Oh look who is stalking me this fat fuck.

[EdmondSwitch]

@dontonydeblasi Also, Fuck you pay me and I will show up secondly I have my own house that I FUCKING OWN! Too bad you fatass judgemental lying ass can't say the same thing. When your fatass wants to leave the mic and podcasts behind and come meet face to face which you will never do. I will come meet you so until then I am not getting on there just so you can play sound effects and corner me in. I'm no stupid and why are you watching something you don't like.

All the lies you make up...

[dontonydeblasi]

@EdmondSwitch LOL. Take a Xanex and relax dude.

[dbdh8]

That match was as physical and good as it gets. All-time great moment for sure. Kobashi is king.

[InstantClassic8]

As epic a battle that you'll see in the United States...it doesn't get better than this fight.

[Angelrust]

Thank you ROH for Booking this match, This is one match that is Flawless in every sense of the word.

[threedayswaste]

@Angelrust who won?

[CapTashman]

@threedayswaste Kenta Kobashi

[Angelrust]

@threedayswaste The Fans Won, cause we got to watch that match

[DCEnigma]

easily one of the best matches I have ever seen