(12.2.1998) Jun Akiyama & Kenta Kobashi vs. Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada (RWTL)
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00:00Matsumoto enters the ring for the first time.
00:03Kawada and Akiyama are aiming for a 3rd straight win.
00:07Both of them are determined to win.
00:13He's in a low position.
00:18Kawada strikes first.
00:20He's turned around!
00:23Both of them have experience in amateurs.
00:31A quiet start for Kawada.
00:34He's turned around!
00:35He's been hit!
00:37Tauwe has taken off his mat!
00:40What will he do?
00:41DDT!
00:44DDT to the concrete floor!
00:47A dull sound is heard.
00:51And now Akiyama...
00:52No, it's the other way around!
00:56Tauwe had more power.
01:00And now a stretch plug!
01:02Stretch plug!
01:05If he can't get a 3rd straight win, he'll give up.
01:09The stretch plug is working!
01:11But Kobashi is here!
01:15Is it Kobashi and Akiyama?
01:17Or is it Tauwe and Kawada?
01:20The sleeper has been hit.
01:22This is the right of the match.
01:24Oh!
01:25The spine!
01:26And the neck!
01:27The neck bone!
01:28The neck bone!
01:30The stretch plug!
01:32Will Akiyama sink?
01:3515 minutes have passed.
01:3730 minutes into the match.
01:39This is the final round.
01:42Akiyama's movement has stopped.
01:44Oh!
01:45He's still twisting!
01:47He's crossing the line!
01:51And now Kawada!
01:52Akiyama!
01:53Can he turn it around?
01:55He's turned it around!
01:59Akiyama has turned it around!
02:02The light of the revolution
02:04hasn't gone out yet!
02:09He's stopped!
02:10The knurling has stopped!
02:12And now a powerplug!
02:145.1 seconds!
02:15The powerplug has put Nisao down!
02:20He's pulled it out!
02:22The powerplug!
02:24The height!
02:26The powerplug!
02:32The powerplug has made it in time!
02:35The powerplug!
02:36Oh!
02:37The high kick!
02:39The spin!
02:40The knurling chop!
02:43The knurling chop!
02:45Kawada!
02:46And the powerplug!
02:48The powerplug has put Nisao down!
02:50Akiyama!
02:53Akiyama!
02:54Will Kobashi be able to make a touch?
02:58A touch!
03:00It's Kobashi!
03:01The powerplug!
03:02The orange crusher!
03:04The knight of the revolution, Kobashi Kenta!
03:08In the final match,
03:10the one fighting at the Budokan is
03:12Kobashi!
03:13Akiyama's pick-up!
03:16He can't afford to lose tonight's match!
03:21It's Hurstelson!
03:22The elbow strike!
03:24The high kick!
03:26The knurling chop!
03:27Is he going for the back?
03:30He's going for the back!
03:33The powerplug!
03:38Kawada is going to attack!
03:43The powerplug has won!
03:46Kobashi still has some powerplug damage!
03:49Nisao continues to kick!
03:53The powerplug!
03:56The powerplug!
04:00What is Kobashi Kenta going to do?
04:03Kawada is closing in!
04:05Kawada is closing in!
04:08If he gets hit by the powerplug,
04:10it's dangerous!
04:11He's going for the knurling chop!
04:12He's going for the knurling chop!
04:15The powerplug!
04:16The powerplug!
04:19He's going for the powerplug!
04:22The counterattack!
04:24Kobashi Kenta still has some powerplug damage!
04:29The powerplug!
04:33The powerplug!
04:35The powerplug!
04:38Kobashi can't afford to lose!
04:41The powerplug!
04:42He's grabbed the top rope!
04:43He's released his hand!
04:44The powerplug!
04:46He's not going to cover!
04:47He's not going to cover!
04:50The powerplug!
04:51The powerplug!
04:52The powerplug!
04:53The powerplug!
04:58The left shoulder has been lifted!
05:03Kaume has opened his throat!
05:05But he can't cover!
05:06The powerplug!
05:08The powerplug!
05:11He showed the powerplug!
05:12But the count is 2!
05:16Now, Kobashi...
05:18The top rope!
05:19Akiyama has come!
05:20It's Akiyama!
05:23Now, Taue and Kobashi!
05:26The king's family!
05:28Shinsei!
05:29Kobashi!
05:30Akiyama's family!
05:33DDT!
05:34Nagameshiki!
05:37Just now, outside the ring,
05:38he took off his mat,
05:39and now he's giving back to DDT!
05:41Kobashi is DDT!
05:44And now, Akiyama!
05:45Akiyama!
05:47He reached out his hand,
05:48and now, Akiyama!
05:49From the top rope,
05:50jumping up!
05:53He's kneeling!
05:54The powerplug!
05:56He's returning it with 2!
05:58From the top rope,
06:00he's diving,
06:01and now, an exploider!
06:04This is what Taue was watching!
06:06He's taking off his mat!
06:07Taking off his mat!
06:08He's from the world cup!
06:09He's taking off his mat!
06:10He's taking off his mat!
06:11He's taking off his mat!
06:13Akiyama has been thrown to the other side!
06:15He's dodging it,
06:16and now, an exploider!
06:17He dropped it!
06:18He dropped it in front of him!
06:20And now,
06:21a double-armed DDT!
06:26A double-armed DDT!
06:2920 minutes have passed!
06:3020 minutes have passed!
06:3120 minutes have passed!
06:33What a fierce match!
06:34An exploider!
06:38In front of Kobashi,
06:39and now,
06:403,200 people!
06:41Will he be able to show it to Matsumoto's fans?
06:42Will he be able to show it to Matsumoto's fans?
06:43Kobashi! Akiyama!
06:45First, Akiyama showed us an exploider!
06:48Jumping to the top rope!
06:51One more time!
06:52Exploider!
06:55He doesn't care!
06:56He doesn't care!
06:57He doesn't care!
07:002.8 seconds!
07:030.2 seconds left!
07:040.2 seconds left!
07:07Now, an exploider!
07:08Now, an exploider!
07:10Kawada enters…
07:13Will he be a Kawada-Taue,
07:14or an Akiyama-Ah Wrestling Club?
07:15between the 2 clubs?
07:16The match is getting faster!
07:17The match is getting faster!
07:19Now, Kobashi's exploider!
07:22First, Kobashi's right arm
07:24fired!
07:26First, Kobashi's right arm
07:27fired!
07:28Kawada, down!
07:29And now,
07:30the Akiyama-ah Breaking!
07:31the Akiyama-ah Breaking!
07:32An all-metal attack!
07:33He blocked it!
07:34He blocked it!
07:36Come too!
07:39Hey, Kawada, down!
07:40Kawada down!
07:44Now, Kobashi Akiyama!
07:48One more step to the revolution!
07:50Exploider!
07:52The final Exploider!
07:55Running Elbow!
07:57Kawada still can't stand up!
07:59Ah! Under the ring!
08:01Now, he's going to attack!
08:04Will he lift the wall?
08:06Exploider!
08:08Will he sink it?
08:10Exploider!
08:14Kobashi Akiyama!
08:16He survived!
08:18Kobashi Akiyama won the heated battle for more than 20 minutes.
08:22He kept his feet on the winning line.
08:25Now, Kobashi Akiyama!
08:28He won 5 battles and won 3 wins and 1 loss.
08:31He won 7 battles and managed to survive!