Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Masanobu Fuchi vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (AJPW, 2/28/93)

Welcome to the original Suplex City, Kikuchi-bitch. I remember the first time I saw this match back in high school and my prayers went out to Kikuchi’s neck. Short, violent match, with Fuchi brutalizing Kikuchi with at least 10 belly-to-back suplexes. Fuchi tries to bully Kikuchi early on but Kikuchi ain’t having it and he unloads with forearms and a German suplex hold for a believable early nearfall. Great running dropkick from the apron, a series of snap suplexes and a big diving headbutt. A busted open Fuchi reels toward the ropes as Kikuchi stalks him for another German and counters the attempt with an awesome armbar takedown. At one point, he just wrenches the arm and punches Kikuchi in the trapezius. Kikichi gets in a couple of more suplex two counts before Fuchi goes to town on Kikuchi with back suplex after back suplex after back suplex. Kikuchi wants to survive, he’s trying to survive – he hooks the leg to block another attempt and grabs the ropes but Fuchi connects with an enziguri and dumps him on his head again. I loved the desperation of Kikuchi as he crawls around on the canvas, looking for a way out, but the merciless Fuchi continues to backdrop him until there’s nothing left in the tank. These two have such great in-ring chemistry and watching Fuchi's hyper-aggressive onslaught is something to behold. 



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