Koji Kitao's fed. They have a drum instead of a bell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFXBGHz2lhA
Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Yuji Yasuraoka
This was one of the best rookie vs. Rookie opening matches I've ever seen – and really the perfect opening match for this kind of fed: fast, short, brutal, to the point, and with purpose – as the audience was dying to see young Mochi make a dent and topple the slightly more experienced Yasuraoka. This match also shows how good Yasuraoka could be when he wasn't stuck in a spotfest with Lance fucking Storm, simply by not backing down from reckless kicker Mochizuki. Yasuraoka absorbing Mochi's opening barrage, creating an opening with a big headbutt and then downing Mochi with a huge slap was such a simple, but badass sequence. Both guys came across as aggressive, fast moving, and willing to bite a face off when necessary. Neither of them were afraid to get nuked with huge suplexes either, and did I mention Mochi recklessly kicks the shit out of Yasuraoka anyways? This was a bonafide sub 5 minute war.
Masanobu Kurisu vs. Takashi Okamura
YEAH~~! I cannot express how perfect Kurisu is on this card. Okamura
is the next ultra-green reckless kicker from Kitao's Dojo and nowhere
near as on-point as Mochizuki. This goes exactly how you imagine it to
go from how it looks on paper: Okamura recklessly kicking Kurisu in the
face a bunch of times, and Kurisu Kurisu'ing the fuck out Okamura.
Because this fed is quasi-shootstyle, there's no brawling or chairs, so
instead Kurisu mainly focusses on stomping and headbutting Okamura into a
coma. Kurisu has about the most god awful stomps on film, as he puts
the boots to Okamura's head, ears, and neck. To make things worse,
Okamura even increases the trainwreck potential by blowing stuff and
even trying a spin kick from the second rope. It eventually resolves
into Kurisu almost popping Okamura's knee with a twisted Single Leg
Crab. This match was ugly, grotesque, primitive, and fun as hell.
Akio Kobayashi vs. Nobukazu Hirai
Eh, this was alright too. Kobayashi is the least of the green kickers so far, but Hirai has nice suplexes.
Koki Kitahara vs. JR Carson - FUN
Okay, SOMEONE has to be able to tell me what the deal with the US
guys on this card is. JR Carson is one of the most strip club bouncer
looking wrestlers I've ever seen, and he seems to have no shoot ability
whatsoever. Altough his pro style offense is admittedly pretty nice
looking, but what do ya know, Kitahara kills him off very fast with a
nasty neck crank because Koki Kitahara has no chill. And this leads us
to...
Koki Kitahara vs. Akio Kobayashi - FUN
I liked that Kobayashi seemed to target Kitahara's weak spot that Carson softened up in the previous match. Kitahara actually sells a good deal for Kobayashi and this was about as good as a 4 minute match you can have with a dude as limited as Kobayashi.
James Magnum vs. Koji Kitao
WHO IS JAMES MAGNUM?? Magnum looks like Randy the Ram and I love him and the bullseye he has on his butt. They totally missed out not showing Randy the Ram getting KO'd in a 90s primitive MMA fight in that movie. Magnum pussies into the corner, to start but blindsides Kitao with a huge forearm to the eye and looks in a quasi stretch plum. Kitao NUKES him with a Uranage, but Magnum says fuck YOU and headbutts him in the jaw! Magnum follows with some more awesome headbutts holding Kitao's pants, but eats a knee to the face before Kitao cripples him with a series of low kicks. Awesome squash match.
Al Snow vs. Koji Kitao
Yeah, Al Snow. Snow says before the match that he's been watching Godzilla movies to prepare for this match. Snow looks jobber as hell, but makes the most of this match, acting like a shootstylist and hitting a huge palm rush and gigantic suplex on Kitao before he gets kicked in the eye and dropped with one of the most brutal piledrivers I've ever seen. Snow actually beats the count after almost getting Chono'd but squash monster Kitao immediately finishes him off with a choke. Al Snow, you gave your best.
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