Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi 3/5

[rnbqw057]

ジャーマンの投げあいが凄い。

[ShaolinDynasty]

It's matches like this and company like NJPW make me happy that I'm a wrestling fan. It's nice to watch something that kids in america hardly know about. These two athletes are just way too awesome. This match rules...

[jonnyboy5000]

@ShaolinDynasty u kno is said the same thing to my friends at school who thought it was lame to watch wrestling then i showed them these matches from puro and they were like "what is that MMA? KickBoxing?" and i just go "see, you made fun of me for liking pro wrestling and yet you like the way japanese do it" and they became fans instantly

[japanpro1]

i wish i knew the storyline leading up to this match, because both of these wrestlers are amped to the max. it's mutual destruction, if necessary. it's a wonder hiroshi didn't break his neck, when shinsuke dropped him in the third minute. i don't know that i've ever seen hiroshi as ruthless and unrestrained as he is here after he rallies, even refusing to let the doctor check shinsuke's shoulder. hiroshi is an uncaged lion. the last minute is awesome. this segment is priceless.

[japanpro1]

from the get go of this match hiroshi has continued show disdain for shinsuke. i admire the work of these two so much that i really hesitate to point it out that between 1:30 and 1:45, when both are flat on the mat, you can see shinsuke turn and mouth the next spot. that's brutal when hiroshi goes goes after shinsuke's shoulder with karate chops, then with stomps. he's in stellar form her, being totally unscrupulous.

[ibm198708]

physical match and brutal german suplexes

[japanpro1]

beautiful, when hiroshi goes after shinsuke's injury. and the smile on his face. both sell beautifully but shinsuke much better. i can't remember the last american pro show i watched, but it can't imagine wwe or tna producing anything like this.

[japanpro1]

only flaw in this match, not on the part of shinsuke and hiroshi but on the part of the camera man: early in this part they roll over and face each other and we're allowed to see hiroshi mouth a spot to shinsuke.

[johnnypistoledo]

indeed is a fantastic/crazy-ass match....

[KingAndy1992]

Fantastic match