This had moments of future greatness for sure but both boys are still very green at this point, especially Kawada, and this match has its fair share of slog and slop, with really long control segments from Kobashi, working over Kawada's leg, but not enough on Kawada's part to convey the extent of all that legwork. But onto the cool stuff, like Kawada whiffing on the plancha, Kobashi kicking him over the guardrail, some rando kid patting Kawada's ass as he stands before he gets taken out with a big swandive from Kobashi. They engage in a pretty great pissy exchange in the corner that ends with Kawada forearming a grounded Kobashi in the face. Kawada's a real grunt on top, implementing the stomps to the head while applying the sasorigatame, but once Kobashi counters a spinkick with a cloverleaf hold, it's snoozeville. Kawada doesn't do much else in the match, aside from a springboard somersault plancha that mostly takes out the guardrail, and the finish is an absolute mess. But hey, we all gotta start somewhere, am I right?
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