PRO WRESTLING FUJIWARA-GUMI SHOW #4 8/23/91

Pro-Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi 8/23/91

Duane Koslowski v. Kazuo Takahashi

This is another really fun Koslowki match, as he was chucking Takahashi all over the ring, with Takahashi getting in his fair number of shots. I think someone could make the argument that for US Olympic wrestlers turned pro Koslowski > Angle, I might not be the guy to make that argument, but someone could.

Bart Vale v. Jerry Flynn

I imagine Flynn was a Vale trainee, as he looks like the fuck up nephew to Vale's older wiser redneck uncle. Like Bart stole his share of cars in the day, but doesn't understand why Jerry has to stick up liquor stores for crank money. "Hell if I have to whoop that boys ass, to teach him a lesson, then I gots to whoop his ass." This wasn't as great as one would hope a mulleted redneck County fair karate fight would be, but it was still fine. Feels like it would have been better if it was contested in THE BLOCK.

Yoshiaki Fujiwara v. Lato Kirawarik

This was a total blast. Fujiwara puts on kickpads in the beginning of the match and decides to use his kickboxing. Really had the feel of Matt Serra breaking out his highkick, as Fujiwara just has a shit eating grin on his face the whole time he is landing axe kicks, high kicks and Tiger Mask style spin kicks on the befuddled Sumo dude. Lato does get some offense including an awesome rush where he lowers his head and gores Fujiwara like a bull. Finish was great as Lato bulls Fujiwara into the corner and pops him with shots, Soronaka breaks them up, and Fujiwara points to the ref and says something, and when Lato is distracted smacks him with a high kick. "Hey look over there...BAM"

Napataya v. Minoru Suzuki

First round was exactly like Napataya's match with Fuke. Napataya throws a kick, vamps, Suzuki tries to take him down, fails, Napataya makes Joan Crawford faces. Second round was quick, as Suzuki gets the takedown that PWFG has been working towards for two shows, and slaps a crossarmbreaker on for the tap out. It was what it was.

Masakatsu Funaki v. Wayne Shamrock

So I am going to go on record. Ken Shamrock used to rule at the pro-wrestling. I imagine if he ended up going to New Japan instead of WWF he would have had some great matches and we would all be Shamrock fans. This wasn't as good as the transcendent Shamrock v. Sano match, but it was pretty great. Both guys were clearly great athletes, and work a really fast style. I get the same vibe from this as I got from the Takada v. Yamazaki series although I like this match up more. Not a ton of selling, alot of moves, ext. Still for workrate shootstyle this was great workrate shootstyle. Great ending, with Shamrock and Funaki exchanging really fast strikes, Funaki goes for a German, ends up eating some nasty back elbows and Shamrock does a standing switch and crushes him with a dragon suplex for the KO. I was worried this was going to another 30 minute draw, and was really happy to see a winner.