3. Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Kaito Kiyomiya, NOAH 6/13/2021
This reminded me of a Destroyer carryjob. Ogawa is in his mid 50s now and for some reason he gets a longer match than I can ever remember him in during his prime. Opening battle of side headlocks was just beautiful and felt like a struggle for control. Kiyomiya reminded me a bit of a young Jumbo, as in he did everything right, trading holds and going along for cool things like criss cross spots, but didn't do anything outstanding. I liked how he bridged out of Ogawas headlocks and that about was it. Ogawas ratboy tricks and veteran moves kept the match entertaining. I especially liked the bit where they ended up in a side headlock on the outside, one of those examples of an old wrestler breaking out an exciting new trick. Kiyomiya struggling out of Ogawas stretches was nice, but his dainty offense didn't do anything for me. Thankfully, we get a very good section of Ogawa twisting up Kiyomiyas leg and essentially bullying him. Kiyomiyas tried his hardest to ruin the match by acting like superman, but Ogawa saved the whole thing by busting out some amazing counters. Beautiful, beautiful finish. Best 70s style match since... Nishimura/Tajiri, I think?
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