Shinya Hashimoto vs. Riki Choshu (NJPW, 1/4/01)

This was Hashimoto and Choshu beating the snot out of each other -- just a ton of nasty kicks, lariats, chops, and punches. Count a single DDT from Hashimoto as the only non-strike piece of offense but this was mostly Hash being a dick, stalling at the beginning, and then not letting up on Choshu at the end, forcing Tatsumi Fujinami to throw in the towel. The selling was pretty great from both guys and Choshu comes off as the sympathetic defender of NJPW. Tons of heat with a hot crowd - great match-up!