Akebono vs. Tadao Yasuda

[4.0] "Come into this with the expectations required: this is a uber out of prime Yasuda battling with lots of injuries, wear and tear, and a alleged suicide attempt (I say alleged because Yasuda himself denies it, but that may have more to do with the very negative connotations of such a act than any truth behind it) that did leave him out of commission for a good while. This is mostly paced around Yasuda being the bumbling old guy struggling with someone who's way stronger and way more durable than he is, so he has to play things dirty to try to inch out a advantage with low blows and the like. Listen, Ake was never going to amaze much here, but he plays a good roadblock that can just run over his opponent real convincingly with big slams and some nasty sumo chops. There's some natural sloppiness from Yasuda given he's not in the best shape for this: he tries his best as the underdog and the crowd naturally cheer him on, but it's all for nothing as Ake is just way too much for him in the end, with him finishing Yasuda off with a elbow drop and a big running splash for the win. This was mostly played for laughs, the right decision given the two involved here; but it wasn't very good beyond that fact. I mean if you want to see Akebono of all people carry someone in a match then sure, I guess it'll be of interest, but otherwise there's no real point in checking this out."