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This was a great match. I didn't think it would be, because Hayabusa is so quick and agile and Kanemura is fat. However, the contrast in styles worked and the action went in and out of the ring, exciting the fans in the arena and this fan at home. Hayabusa started things off with an amazing display of kicks, dropkicks and a display of power I didn't even know he possessed. Kanemura fought back, and using a table, really took advantage of his power. First, he body slammed the masked man onto the table, smashed a chair across Hayabusa. Then as he layed prone on the table and Kanemura flew off the ropes, into the Flying Eagle, and through the table. Hayabusa looked dead to rights and could barely stay in the match, struggling to kick out of pin attempts and at one point, surviving the match just by placing his hand on the ropes to stop the count. Kanemura had the match in hand, but he let frustration get the better of him, attempting a High-Risk Flying Maneuver, which he missed onto the hard floor outside the ring. Kanemura went to the top ropes again, this time with a chair, only to be met with an awesome kick from Hayabusa, which sent the chair into Kanemura's head. Hayabusa then used his trademark move, ending the match with a Phoenix/Firebird Splash from the win. Kanemura shook Hayabusa's hand as a symbol of respect.
In other matches, Tanaka could not catch a break and even lost his match to Super Leather after some big Headbutts laid the FMW Superstar out. In a women's Tag-Team Match, Nakashima and Mad Dog Nagayo beat Sub Miss Sato and Shark. Nagayo confronted Megumi Kudo about the quality of women's wrestling in FMW, prompting Kudo to insult Sato and Shark's wrestling ability and get a huge pop from the fans. Matsunaga continued his winning ways, beating Kanemura in a brutal, nasty barbed wire street fight. In a 30-minute draw, Hayabusa and Ooya put on a wrestling clinic, starting out the first half of the match bringing back some old school ground wrestling flavor, before energizing the fans with high flying action. These guys looked good in the ring and after thirty minutes, they looked tired. This was one of the best matches on the card, but it is a match you have to see to appreciate. Neither man won, but both men were victorious to the fans.
Again, this was a contrast in styles as Hayabusa is a small, highflying wrestler and Awesome is a huge man who relies on power as well as an aerial assault of his own. The match started out slow, but moved along quickly as things went on. Awesome hits the first high flying move of the night, after throwing Hayabusa over the top ropes, and flying over those ropes on top of his opponent. Imagine a big man flying so high. Now, imagine that assault sending his opponent through a table. Ouch! There was plenty more of that to go around and Awesome was very brutal in this match, working over Hayabusa with one hard shot after another. Watching this match made me wonder why Awesome could be so good in Japan, but suck so bad in the WWF.
After getting over that sad thought, I realized Awesome was not that good, as he slammed a piece of the table across the pole, even though it was supposed to look like he hit Hayabusa's arm. Even still, after the shot imaginarily heard round the world, Awesome could only get a two count. Hayabusa fought back, landing a beautiful superkick, a big DDT and a firebird splash, only earning a 2¾ count. Oh so close, but Hayabusa went right back to his perch, only this time, he missed. Awesome went back on the assault, landing an Awesome Bomb and a two count, then a Running Razor's Edge and another two count. Sensing that he needed a big move to put him away, Awesome took Hayabusa with him as he climbed the ropes and attempted a huge Powerbomb from the top. However, Hayabusa had other ideas and turned the move into a Hurricanrana from the top ropes to get the big win. Afterwards, Hayabusa thanks the fans and tells them that the new FMW will never die as long as they have the fan's support, simply another reason why FMW is the People's federation.