Tag: Match Focused
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Mayumi Ozaki vs Saori Anou: How to build upon and twist catharsis
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Professional wrestling as a medium has one main goal among others, which is to allow the audience to feel emotionally invested into what is presented to them. Accomplishing such a feat in any form of art or, in the case of wrestling, in “a medium with artistic potential”, never is an easy task which should…
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“Don’t say rivals”: The match that marked the beginning and end of a rival story.
When Harada walked into the arena, he was facing an opponent who could barely acknowledge the ties between them, who repeatedly denied their connection as rivals or as partners. But by the end of this match, something important shifted.
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Clearing the Rainy Skies-I, The First Dance
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The date is 4th of January 2017. It is Wrestle Kingdom 11 and the match between IWGP Heavyweight champion Kazuchika Okada and challenger Kenny Omega is the main event of the night. The bout they have is widely praised by wrestling fans, industry veterans & wrestling journalists alike. The match was about control, not just…
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The life and burial of Super Hardcore Katsumata
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Super Hardcore Katsumata (SHK) was, for the man under the facepaint, Katsumata Shunma, an embodiment of Shunma’s specific talents. Talents that, over the 14 months of SHK’s existence, found recognition and helped establish ‘idol wrestler’ Shunma as a serious competitor whose creativity brings far more than just novelty value to his wrestling. In between the…