Continuing on my journey through GUTS World, I really enjoyed this match-up
for the most part, especially the performance from Mr. Gannosuke and the
Hayabusa tribute spots. Yoshino takes control early on after a big somersault
plancha to the outside, staying on Gannosuke’s neck with neckbreakers and
holds. Good selling from Gannosuke throughout, going back to remind us of
Yoshino’s previous work. Gannosuke does a tremendous job of working over
Yoshino’s back and dictating the flow of the match, smartly taking breathers
and forcing Yoshino back into his game. Really neat transition from the
surfboard stretch into the single leg crab. Yoshino’s failed comebacks were well-sold
but some of his selling down the stretch left something to be desired, particularly
on those back-to-back German suplex spots. I loved Gannosuke’s use of the full
nelson slam into the Nirvana Strangle as a wear down mechanism for the dragon
suplex. Yoshino gets off one last gasp with a Michinoku Driver after escaping
the Fire Thunder Driver but when he misses the Firebird Splash, Gannosuke
delivers vicious lariats to the back of the neck and front, setting up the
kneeling powerbomb for two. When that doesn’t do the trick, he relies on the
trusted Fire Thunder Driver to get the job done. Really fun match!
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