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Post by Wifflebat on Sept 5, 2014 7:24:46 GMT -5
I figure this would be a good place to post classic puro matches and discuss them and stuff. When I get a bit more time I'll do threads for NJPW, NOAH etc. Anyone who knows about the other promotions (DDT, MPro etc.) can do threads if they want.
A good start would be Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa Vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue from June 9 1995. A very strong case could be made that it's the best tag match ever. Don't be put off by it being 40 minutes, it's literally non-stop action from bell to bell.
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Post by dockmuraco on Sept 5, 2014 22:56:35 GMT -5
I just got Nico Nico which means I finally get Mpro.. I was watching a pretty good Fujita Jr match until I got pulled away from the tube. But I digress.. Here ya go..
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Post by adammoore on Sept 6, 2014 12:01:58 GMT -5
So, for those of us who may want to start watching some puro, where is a good place to start? I've heard good things about the famed Misawa/Kawada series for years (and I think I have a VHS of some of their matches somewhere, for some reason), but is that too "advanced" (for the lack of a better word) for newer fans to the style? Would it be better to go back and watch their series from the beginning? As in, do the matches build on each other?
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Post by Wifflebat on Sept 6, 2014 12:05:09 GMT -5
So, for those of us who may want to start watching some puro, where is a good place to start? I've heard good things about the famed Misawa/Kawada series for years (and I think I have a VHS of some of their matches somewhere, for some reason), but is that too "advanced" (for the lack of a better word) for newer fans to the style? Would it be better to go back and watch their series from the beginning? As in, do the matches build on each other? I've never felt the need to watch them in sequence. I'm sure there are things that build on previous matches that detail nerds will love, but as long as you appreciate good ring psychology (ie. you don't get annoyed that wrestlers start off wrestling matches with lockups, or that the big moves don't start straight away) then you can easily watch them as standalone matches. |
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Post by adammoore on Sept 6, 2014 12:13:19 GMT -5
Okay, sounds good, WB. I'll eventually get around to checking them out. That's the awesome thing about the IWC: You can find just about anything.
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Post by dockmuraco on Sept 6, 2014 18:05:11 GMT -5
If you're actively trying to "get into puro" I would just start with today and move forward. You'll pick up on the historical stuff as you go along. Truth be told, this is a pretty goddamn great era we're in the middle of right now, and history will reflect that.
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Post by mprice on Sept 10, 2014 3:27:40 GMT -5
I finally watched that 6/9/95 tag match a few months ago for the first time.
What a storyline it brought out for the entire match. I loved watching the psychology of the entire thing and just watching the leg get destroyed for basically 25 out of 40 minutes was a thing of beauty.
As for today's stuff, I got interested a lot in the NJPW stuff recently, as Dock was talking about. I am quite impressed with Tanahashi, Okada, and AJ's resurgence as a force to be reckoned with since joining their company. It's so interesting to me how reinvigorated a person can be with one swift move of a contract.
By the way, long time reader and first time poster.
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Post by dougie on Sept 12, 2014 9:25:15 GMT -5
I actually just watched this match again after a few years last night. TBH, its a tad overrated. I mean, its light-years ahead of the lame crap that has come out of japan in the last few years, but non-stop action is a lot easier to do when its at a pretty slow pace. There's always the goofy chop/quick kick psychology from stuff that looks like it barely hurts and Misawa, as always, looks like someone's dorky dad, but Kawada brings the unparalleled 'I'm a dick and don't give a fuck'-ness and Kobashi brings the babyface intensity.
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Post by primetimeten on Sept 14, 2014 16:16:59 GMT -5
This is the perfect match for an introduction to Kobashi and Misawa as they both dish out the moveset and you don't need to know any backstory to get your socks knocked off:
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Post by mprice on Sept 22, 2014 3:44:54 GMT -5
Here is a killer tag match from 1992. And to think that one of these teams was in the opening match of Wrestlemania 13.
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