Sunday, January 31, 2016

Hideki Suzuki vs. Masato Tanaka (ZERO-1, 1/1/16)

Perfectly fun strong champ vs. fiery veteran match-up. Suzuki controlled the flow of this match, cutting Tanaka off consistently to wear him down on the ground, or toss him with a suplex. It never really felt as though Tanaka had a shot at winning this, despite some signature offense, including the splash through the table on the outside. The finish was a little odd, considering Tanaka survived much worse throughout the match. But Suzuki came off looking like a dominant champion, and I'd love to see a similar match between he and Ohtani in the near future. Definite B match but not much to complain about.

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