RIPPA Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 So today is the anniversary of ECW forming (going by it being the date of Shane Douglas chucking the title) So looking at that show it reminded me that Osamu Nishimura fucking worked ECW. God I love Osamu Nishimura God I hate ECW http://youtu.be/tMfNpqp9PT4 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2lhhzk_black-cat-osamu-nishimura-vs-nobukazu-hirai-yuji-yasuraoka-war_sport 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GojiColin Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Here's a little Nishimura vs Minoru Suzuki http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x210ae_osamu-nishimura-vs-minoru-suzuki_sport and here's some Nishimura vs Bas Rutten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 HOLY SHIT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5FKwgqDMmw http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2avl8v_osamu-nishimura-vs-yoshihiro-takayama-njpw-2002-08-10_sport aaaaand nowhere to be found is the amazing Fujinami match from MUGA. Oh well. EDIT: That Takayama match... I don't have the words. You know something's great when Chono, Tenzan, and Nagata are staring ringside like young boys trying to learn from what's going on in the ring. And if anyone can find the full Kawada match I will make it rain on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimLivingston Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 There was a time in 2002 where if you told me Nish was the best wrestler in the world, I wouldn't have argued. The 2002 G-1 was all his and while it was Tak's coming out party, it was Nish who shined. This is my personal favorite match from the 2003 G-1, complete with Jun Akiyama being the best invading heel ever. Osamu Nishimura vs Jun Akiyama (NJPW) | PopScreen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I also love Nishimura but do not hate ECW as much as Rippa does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 w/Masanobu Fuchi vs Kenso and Reid Flair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsNAzAqMwAc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 The Nish is my all-time favorite midcarder-slash-round robin tournament disruptor of all time (apologies to Yutaka Yoshie and Toru Yano). His ability to be a 30 minute draw threat AND a flash rollup threat made those sort of Nish matches particularly engaging - including his underrated Champions Carnival runs. Glad somebody posted a match of his with Suwama, they jelled pretty well. They had a good Triple Crown match in 2008. Nishimura/Kawada also happened in the 2005 G1 Climax and I remember it being solid. Can't say I remember a thing about Kawada's Triple Crown defense against him, thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I was looking for the Nishimura vs. Yamamoto (Tenzan) YLC final but I found this instead. (I think this Yamamoto was a RINGS guy.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnH-kaJwjWU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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