PRO WRESTLING FUJIWARA-GUMI SHOW #5 9/28/91

Pro-Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi 9/28/91

I was weary of a Fujiwara-Gumi show with no Fujiwara, but this continued their run of great shows.

Lato Kirawarik v. Kazuo Takahashi

I am really enjoying Takahashi as the Lee Scott of this promotion, as he is the guy that they match their outsiders against to show their stuff against. We get to see all that Lato Kirawarik has to offer. It isn't a ton,, but he had some nice rushes, and some hard slaps. Perfectly fine stuff, and Takahashi eats it like a champ.

Yusuke Fuke v. Wellington Wilkins Jr.

This was alot of fun, as Wilkins continues to be my favorite of the random PWFG gaijin. He was really working heel here, as their was a ton of little cheap shots, a low blow, a shot on the break, kicking on the ground. At one point the ref even shoves him and I half expect him to bump like Flair to Tommy Young. Fuke gets really pissed off and is all firey and feisty.

Bart Vale v. Naoki Sano

Sano continues to be the absolute king of PWFG as he manages to have a really fun match with Bart Vale of all people. Vale throws these wild awkward kicks, and most of the time they land weakly, Sano is anticipating where the are going and leaning deeply into them. Vale actually looks like a killer here. The mat stuff is great too, with Sano really working towards half crabs and boston crabs like they are legit shoot moves. Vale is in his Bart Vale Tudo mode too, and looked really good countering. It is a tragedy we never got a Sano v. Fujiwara or Sano v. Funaki match out of his little run.

Masakatsu Funaki v. Mark Rush

This was only semi-competitive, as Funaki controlled this. It was a nice showcase for how fucking fast and smooth Funaki is, although it wasn't a particularly compelling match. Rush did have a nice takedown, but this was a Funaki show.

Wayne Shamrock v. Minoru Suzuki

I liked this alot more then their debut show match. Much like the first match, the opening was both guys working for ankle and leg locks and both guys rolling with some nice counters. The stand up and suplexes in this match looked alot better then they did in their first match, and it actually built to the finish well. Suzuki has really fast hands, and landed some really nasty combos. Shamrock official ruled in 1991, and he was throwing hands too. I love how they established Shamrocks dragon suplex as a deadly finisher. Once he hits the dragon, it is lights out, and the dragon he landed here looked like it should end a night.