Riki Choshu vs. Tatsumi Fujinami

[8.0] "Very solid story match that hits a little less hard than their meeting on 4/3 of the same year. I enjoyed the extended sequence with Fujinami trying to avoid and then escape the sasori-gatame before ultimately getting his legs wrecked by the hold. As on 4/3 Choshu escapes with another indecisive victory, this one by count out."

[7.0] "This card is just chock full of matches that are good but non-finishes and less intensity make them less than the best I've seen them do. This match, unlike the April 3rd meeting of Choshu & Fujinami, doesn't have the same fire these two brought to the prior match, which also had a more decisive finish. This is still a good chapter in the rivalry of these two, and I loved some sequences like the battle to put on the Scorpion, but this was just a good early 80's title match and nothing as memorable as that prior encounter."

[8.0] "You've got to feel for these guys. It's the same as Okada/White at WK17: two extremely capable main eventers put on a great match but have the misfortune of following one of the greatest matches of all time and are thus a bit overshadowed by it. My one complaint would be that I was a bit disappointed to see this also end in a count-out, with this technically being the third count-out of the night. Regardless, solid stuff from both men and especially strong work from Choshu here. Loved the selling in this one in particular."

[8.0] "I felt that was a great hard-hitting strong-style match. Choshu and Fujinami continued their rival in a brutal way, giving each other heavy shots and placing some tough submission attempts. The finish made sense as the count-out was used as a way emphasize how much punishment Choshu gave to Fujinami. 8/10"

[8.0] "Choshu is so unbelievably petty in this one. I don't think it's better than the first as a whole but Choshu's performance in this is absolutely top tier. He's a total jerk for the sake of it. Might actually be better than the first, I'm not sure. The point is, this is great, and both guys played their parts wonderfully."

[8.0] "Great match with Choshu upping the dickishness of his offence and controlling the match via some nasty leg work on Fujinami which was sold excellently, especially after the match where he was stumbling around on one leg. Loved the little slaps and cuntish kicks they threw at each other. Amped up the hate a mega ton which is good to the new viewer. Better than the one earlier in the month. ****"

[7.0] "Fujinami is hurt in his pride after losing the belt to Choshu earlier in the month, with a clear and heavy defeat, so he looks to compete with everything he's got to take his tough rival down. Technically sound, intense, great atmosphere altogether, with great storytelling at the ending stretch. ***1/2"