First Tiger Mask, Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask vs. Jushin Thunder Liger, The Great Sasuke & Ultimo Dragon

[7.0] "This is mostly a well wrestled exhibition which i guess is to be expected. The big highlight is the original Tiger Mask moving great despite looking completely out of shape."

[7.0] "This was a NIGHTMARE to find, Christ. Trying to find early to mid 2000's indie stuff in Japan has always been difficult, but this was a struggle and a half. We get Kanemoto in his Tiger Mask III gear alongside IV and First Tiger, with Tiger IV having some decent starting sequences with Liger, as well as Sasuke and Tiger III exchanging holds before speeding up into kicks. Sasuke bumps very well as per standard and helps to get the crowd softened up for the starting action, which is mostly dry outside of that. In particular he stumbles into the bottom rope after a savate kick and gets his face washed with boots after Kanemoto removes his mask and forgoes his Tiger Mask identity. First Tiger and Ultimo have some speedy exchanges followed by a Tiger Spin and Dragon Hold respectfully from the pair: basically how you'd imagine both of them work by this point. I mean First Tiger is 46 at this point and banged up with injuries and additional size, but he moves like a man half his age and has some terrific agility left in him. I actually think he outpaces a lot of these guys just by how he performed here. Tiger IV has a fun sequence where he's able to outpace the older vets by dodging their double team attempts and nailing his big dives, namely a big splash to the outside to all of them. Kanemoto has a solid limb targeting section with Sasuke where he hones in on his bad leg (Sasuke has been plagued with knee issues since forever) with kicks and holds: while his kicks can be quite light in areas his opponent sells them like he's been dropped in boiling acid, screaming at points. First Tiger hits a springboard knee to it at one point and it looks nasty as anything. Sasuke bumps really well for a Dragon Screw as well: instead of doing what everyone else does and falling in the direction of the leg, he like sticks his leg out and almost slides when he's falling. It's a simple variation of a regular move but it makes people in the audience noticeably wince in response. Naturally a minute or so later he's doing handspring elbows, but that's par for the course here. Tiger IV continues getting his ass beat with a stiff powerbomb and palm strike by Liger. We also get some awesome sequences between Kanemoto and Sasuke: namely them hitting dual savate kicks until Kanemoto hits Sasuke's worked leg with one and drops him. Eventually the leadup to the finish has First Tiger take some near falls from Ultimo, him hitting a Lionsault before the Tiger trio take out everyone else and hit a big combo: IV's Tiger Driver, Kanemoto's moonsault, and First Tiger's Tiger Suplex for the pin. This might've been more of a vet showcase but it's pretty well done and everyone at this point could still go really well, with little stopped motions or awkward moments. Sasuke was a definite highlight: big risky moves mixed in with good selling to make the slower sections more exciting. Everyone else puts on a spirited performance. Definitely check this out (if you can find it, anyway)"