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FMW Wrestling
Historic Conquests
Distributed by: TOKYOPOP
Rating:Unrated. Contains EXTREME Violence. Parental discretion advised.
Reviewed By: Jon Minners
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Matsunaga vs. Mr. Pogo-Fire Match
The 
first match on the tape featured a brutal match where the ring was surrounded by fire torches on two sides and barbed wire on the other two sides. Pogo started the chain of violence off by wrapping a chain around Matsunaga's face, but Matsunaga, that sadistic bastard, went one step further, wrapping barbed wire around his head and smashing his head against Mr. Pogo's. Yes, there was lots of blood in this match and Pogo, who has a penchant for using a sharp sickle in his matches, drew most of it. Using the sickle, Pogo scraped it across Matsunaga's head, into the man's cheek and in his mouth. Pogo followed the action off by throwing his opponent into the fire and then pulling up one of the torches so he could spit fire across his back. However, Pogo set Matsunaga's elbow pad on fire and Matsunaga hit Pogo with that Dreaded Clothesline of Fire, before ramming Pogo face first into a torch. Matsunaga then picked up the big pin to cap off the comeback.
Tanaka vs. Gladiator
Probably two of the biggest names from FMW's storied history, Tanaka and Mike "Gladiator" Awesome have a heated rivalry that dates back many years. The powerful combatants relied on their power to wear down one another in this hard-hitting brawl. Awesome landed a flying clothesline and then picked up Tanaka and rammed him into the turnbuckle corner. Tanaka fought back and tied awesome up in the Tree of Woe, before landing a big dropkick right in the Gladiator's face. Awesome fought back once again; in fact the tide changed so many times and so fast, a true testament of how much work these men put into their matches. Awesome would eventually grab a big advantage, landing his Awesome Frog Splash that usually puts out his opponent. However, Tanaka broke from the pin and ended up hitting three Forearm Dmashes. His greed got the better of him, and as he went for the fourth smash, Awesome hit Tanaka with a Big Boot. Not learning his lesson, Tanaka went for it again, and was hit with a Flapjack, followed by an Awesome Bomb and a Gladiator victory. I don't think anyone ever won this rivalry.
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