This was for Ishii’s RPW British Heavyweight Championship.
Now, this was real fucking good. These two have now had so many battles in NJPW and RPW, and they worked the exact kind of match given that context. They knew each other so well so they were both simultaneously ready for each other at all points while also constantly battling to find openings to expose.
The centerpiece to the match was that Zack managed to connect on some big stuff on Ishii’s right arm. From there, Zack had to scratch and claw to get more offense in on Ishii’s now injured arm. Ishii was ready for all of Zack’s usual stuff so the latter could not settle or lazily rely on stuff that works on his everyday opponent. He add to earn every inch…which made his eventual submission victory all the more satisfying. GREAT match. (****)
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