I am going to try and write a bit more on here, and also try and get some more variety instead of just current WWE stuff. I actually had an idea to write about a different match from a different company every day this week, which would have been cool, but then I remembered that I’m probably going to be away from home for a few days, so that’s the end of that. Anyway, I did watch these…

Low Ki vs. Tiger Mask IV
(NJPW Circuit 2008 New Japan Generation, 21/09/08)
I wondered where Low Ki had gotten to, what with his incredible talent for burning bridges and all. Turns out he’s wrestling Tiger Mask for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title, which is pretty cool, but personally I’d still prefer him to come back to ROH. This is a pretty fun match, mostly thanks to Ki but Tiger Mask does some cool stuff too, including a very impressive ‘standing-on-the-top-rope’ double arm superplex which looked really good. Ki does his usual painful kicks and also does some cool heel stuff such as stealing the Tiger Feint (619, but as a taunt instead of a finisher). They also play off the classic Dynamite Kid/Tiger Mask I matches, with Low Ki going for, and missing the Dynamite-style diving headbutt, and then Tiger Mask hitting a Tombstone (with a botch because TMIV is an idiot) and a headbutt of his own. Eventually, Low Ki takes control and hits a devastating running dropkick to the face, the Tidal Crush and the Ki Krusher to win the match and the title. This was good, not great, but fun, mostly for Low Ki being a vicious beast of a man.

Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson vs. Milano Collection AT & Taichi Ishikari
(NJPW Leonis, 20/10/08)
I decided to watch some recent Giant Bernard because I’ve liked him since he was Albert and I was interested in what he’s been up to lately. I haven’t seen Milano Collection AT in years but I always thought he was pretty good and I forgot how good his music was. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the other two guys. For some reason, Bernard comes out with a rose between his teeth and it is one of the more terrifying things I’ve seen recently. This is worked half as a comedy match, with the big lumbering Americans getting tricked and outfoxed by Milano and Ishikari. They get kicked in the balls a lot and they do a funny spot where Anderson and Bernard end up in the 69 position. Eventually the heels get the advantage by overpowering (and cheating), and Anderson actually seems pretty good at working the crowd and stuff. Bernard does an awesome job as the big tough powerhouse who doesn’t need to cheat but does anyway, and his ‘no you must be mistaken’ face when the ref catches him red-handed is hilarious. It breaks down to double-teaming etc. and there’s a good bit where Milano and Ishikari use stereo kicks, dropkicks and enziguris to finally take down Giant Bernard. The bad guys win in the end though after a Bernard avalanche and Anderson’s Gun Stun (Stunner with a really terrible name). I quite liked this. I mean, it was nothing amazing or really worth going out of your way to see, but it was enjoyable enough and A-Train still rules.