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FMW: Ring of Torture: Great Matches from FMW's history

     The matches contained a mix of hardcore, technical, men's and women's matches, giving something for ever wrestling fan. The tape starts off with a quick match as Getkou, who dresses in a clown-like costume, beat his opponent, Gosaku bloody, hitting a Fisherman Bomb and getting the pin with one foot. The nest match featured women as Submiss Sato used her power in an effort to subdue Nakayama, and Nakayama used her speed to tire Sato out. Nakayama though hurt, but she wouldn't give up, bridging out of several pin attempts and eventually shocking Sato with a rollup and a pin.

     The women continued to put on a show as Bad Nurse Nakamura took on Ishikura. Now, while Bad Nurse is something to look at, she isn't that much of a wrestler and relies on dirty tactics to take advantage of her opponent. Ishikura used her speed, but was slowed down in her tracks when Bad Nurse applied medical powder to her eyes. (She's a bad nurse, I guess). Ishikura fought back, and used some power herself, hitting a big Body Slam and then landing a flying bodypress, but only getting a two count. She went for it again, and landed it, but Bad Nurse flipped over and got a two count of her own. Bad Nurse went for a Superplex from the top ropes, but Ishikura shoved her off and went to the well once too often, attempting another Flying Bodypress, missing and getting tied up in a STF-Like Submission Move. Bad Nurse picked up the win, when Ishikura couldn't take her form of medicine and gave up.

     The next match sucked, not because there wasn't any action, but because both men looked too ordinary and neither man stood out. Neyama took on Korota in a match of the unknowns. I couldn't keep up with the match and I didn't know who was who, so I felt lost. I was impressed with the stiff nature of this fight as both men put each other through the ringer. If you want to see a straight wrestling match, this is the match to see. I think Neyama won?

Tanaka vs. Mr. Pogo

     What a match. This match is one of the top matches I have seen in FMW. Mr. Pogo is known for his violent attacks and Tanaka is known for his pain threshold. Both men went to battle in what was sure to be a bloodbath. The fight started right on the outside as Tanaka landed some brutal chair shots, only to be attacked with the old school boot to the head. Surprisingly, Tanaka started bleeding from the Dusty Rhodes-Style Boot Shot. Pogo worked on the bloody gash by hammering it repeatedly with a chair. Pogo had the advantage for much of the beginning of the match, using a sickle and driving it into Tanaka's head. Pogo lightened up a bit and decided on using a chain instead, tying it to Tanaka's leg and throwing him over the ropes. Pogo pulled on the chain, effectively putting Tanaka's leg through hell. Pogo then choked Tanaka with the chain and went for the big finish, fire.

     However, that is when things took a turn. Pogo had Tanaka tied to the ropes and went to spit fireBig Forearm. Tanaka sent Pogo through a table and then use that piece of table to slice into Pogo's head. Pogo fought back and turned the tide by slamming Tanaka's head into the table repeatedly. Using brutal force, Tanaka literally smashed a piece of wood through Pogo's head. Minutes went by and Tanaka hit two brutal forearm smashed followed by a DDT and the first two count of the night.

     Pogo brought the match back into his favor with a Bulldog onto a chair. The master of insane violence took out a barbed wire bat and used a piledriver agains Tanaka's head. Eventually, things got too much for Tanaka, and Pogo was able to choke out Tanaka to get a surprising TKO Victory on the FMW Legend.

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