Dick Togo is Up and Down With the Price, The Corner's Playing Pogo

Dick Togo vs. Gangrel WWF Sunday Night Heat 9/6/98 - FUN 

PAS: Short semi competitive squash, but a nifty one. Togo gets a couple of moves early including a nice spin kick, but Gangrel takes over and just chucks Togo around the ring with suplexes. I had no memory of the period where Gangrel worked as Taz, but he was a fun Taz, and Togo is an awesome Pablo Marquez. 

PAS: Dick Togo v. Rui Hiugaji MPRO 12/16/10 - EPIC 

PAS: Another excellent 2010 Togo singles match, and one worked dramatically different from either the Billy Ken Kid or Hikaru Sato matches. This really reminded me of a 80's Lawler v. Austin Idol match. The first part of the match is all about Hugaji trying to stall and avoid a punch and Togo finally landing it. Then Hiugaji takes him to the floor and busts him up with a chair shot, and then works a really simple effective beatdown based around opening up a cut. Hiugaji doesn't do anything flashy, but he is a nasty fucker, and his bumping when Togo punches his way to a comeback is great. They also exchange some really solid haymakers. Togo has been unleashing a great superkick lately and he obliterates Hiugaji with one here, and I loved the rolling around for the crossface finish. No Togo dive (outside of a flip off the apron) and no big senton, this was a match built on selling and timing not athleticism. It's a match Togo could work into his 60's, so Dick, if you are reading this, no need to retire. 

COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DICK TOGO