Yoshiaki Fujiwara Did Not Give Us a Spirit of Timidity, But a Spirit of Power

Yoshiaki Fujiwara/Kazunari Murakami vs. Egan Inoue/Yuki Ishikawa Riki Pro 8/14/05 - EPIC

Holy hell what a war. This is the exact kind of match which Puroresu did so well, and rarely ever does anymore. A wild semi out of control faction war, where it doesn't feel like everyone is on the same page. Fujiwara and Murakami come out flanked by a bunch of Yakuza looking dudes and look totally badass. Murakami and Ishikawa immediately go to war just strafing each other with potato shot kicks and punches. I love this match up so much, every time they have ever interacted has been totally awesome and this is no exception. This match is filled with great matchups though, there isn't much Ishikawa v. Fujiwara out there, but that is student v. teacher and is always great, they mix up with some really beautiful mat work and some nasty slaps and punches too. Egan Inoue v. Fujiwara isn't a match up I have seen before but was also awesome, Inoue is a PRIDE dude with crazy tattoos and not much pro-wrestling experiences, and comes forward like a tank. Fujiwara is one of the best counter wrestlers ever, and it is great to watch him absorb the beast. Man Fujiwara vs. Brock Lesnar would have been the best thing ever. Not long, but this kind of thing shouldn't be, every second of this was great. Hell of a discovery.


COMPLETE AND ACCURATE FUJIWARA