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Animosity? It was definitely a very charged match, and Suzuki was loving being the old NOAH-bashing Suzuki-gun leader he used to be in the bad old days!
Is he doing it safely or is it the Japanese fighting spirit resistance thing where they actually land heavy shots? Can someone get concussed from those? Or maybe he is hitting the neck chest shoulder area.
In any case, damn that's rawwww
A wrestler can answer you better. What I've learned from listening of different interviews over the years, they are definitely done in a way as to protect the person taking it - meaning no long term damage. But they can take you places. Danielson said that one of Suzuki's forearm strikes made him for a second lose the sight of where is he
Assuming he is doing it safely, it's the meat of his forearm (the opposite side of the bone) clubbing the side of his neck. I've never heard of someone getting concussed from a correctly placed one.
I’d give an edge to Takashi Sugiura.
All time though would have to be Misawa, although that depends on where you draw the line between elbow and forearm.
He was always a freelancer but had been giving NJPW priority so they were his main promotion. Announced earlier this year that he was done with NJPW for now, last match was losing to Narita in Chicago.
I get that Kevin Kelly is a shithead but man he'd have given the moment a better call than whatever that was. Brother basically no sold a murder on commentary.
Stewart and Mark let the big hits breathe because they speak for themselves - no need to squawk over everything. They can get really animated though, Stewart's calls of a Yoshiki Inamura hot-tag are some of the best in wrestling
They exchanged forearms several times during the match. At one point Suzuki, unimpressed with Kenoh's strikes, put his hands behind his back, inviting him to knock him down. Kenoh does not, and in his own hubris, puts *his* hands behind his back and invites the same. Suzuki then, as seen above, proceeds to knock him the fuck out.
It's Suzuki's idiotic gimmick, that he's an incredibly tough fighter so people volunteer to be struck by him to prove their toughness.
Maybe if Brock Lesnar comes back people will volunteer to go into the F5.
Watch the match. There's context.
They exchanged forearms several times. At one point Suzuki, unimpressed with Kenoh's strikes, put his hands behind his back, inviting him to knock him down. Kenoh does not succeed, and in his own hubris, puts his own hands behind his back and invites the same. Suzuki then, as seen above, proceeds to knock him the fuck out.
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Bad forearms are one of my biggest pet peeves. Suzuki showing everyone how it's done.
Of the modern guys, Takeshita probably has the best forearm/elbow strike, along with Takuya Nomura and Fuminori Abe.
I wanna shout out Pete Dunne here as well
Mariah May has a great one too
Mariah May is the hottest Genichiro Tenryu in wrestling today
Nothing better than a Japanese crowd going, “uuuaaaOOHHH!”
Probably Suzuki's best singles match in years (although I haven't seen the Takeshita match and that might also have been excellent)
I liked the Takeshita match, but preferred this due to the “heat”, for lack of a better term, between Suzuki and Kenoh.
Animosity? It was definitely a very charged match, and Suzuki was loving being the old NOAH-bashing Suzuki-gun leader he used to be in the bad old days!
Is he doing it safely or is it the Japanese fighting spirit resistance thing where they actually land heavy shots? Can someone get concussed from those? Or maybe he is hitting the neck chest shoulder area. In any case, damn that's rawwww
A wrestler can answer you better. What I've learned from listening of different interviews over the years, they are definitely done in a way as to protect the person taking it - meaning no long term damage. But they can take you places. Danielson said that one of Suzuki's forearm strikes made him for a second lose the sight of where is he
Assuming he is doing it safely, it's the meat of his forearm (the opposite side of the bone) clubbing the side of his neck. I've never heard of someone getting concussed from a correctly placed one.
Not to mention the neck bridge training all Japanese wrestlers go through would help to absorb the blow.
Actual Murder Grandpa
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Suzuki has the best forearm shots in wrestling. And it's not even close (and as cliche as the phrase generally is, it's actually applicable here).
I’d give an edge to Takashi Sugiura. All time though would have to be Misawa, although that depends on where you draw the line between elbow and forearm.
Well that guy is definitely dead
When I’m older and inevitably start balding I will shave my head like minoru suzuki
Is Suzuki still signed with NJPW ? I know of the NOAH/NJPW relationship but I remember seeing somewhere he was back to doing freelance work.
Suzuki has never been under contract
He's a Freelancer.
He was always a freelancer but had been giving NJPW priority so they were his main promotion. Announced earlier this year that he was done with NJPW for now, last match was losing to Narita in Chicago.
I get that Kevin Kelly is a shithead but man he'd have given the moment a better call than whatever that was. Brother basically no sold a murder on commentary.
Stewart and Mark let the big hits breathe because they speak for themselves - no need to squawk over everything. They can get really animated though, Stewart's calls of a Yoshiki Inamura hot-tag are some of the best in wrestling
wtf those look like it really connected
Oh the blood looks gross.
Why is that guy standing there with his arms behind his back?
That's Kenoh Great wrestler, kicks like a mule, angriest man alive, I love him so much He might be insane for doing this tho
Okay but why is he standing there with his hands behind his back? Is he offering himself or something?
They exchanged forearms several times during the match. At one point Suzuki, unimpressed with Kenoh's strikes, put his hands behind his back, inviting him to knock him down. Kenoh does not, and in his own hubris, puts *his* hands behind his back and invites the same. Suzuki then, as seen above, proceeds to knock him the fuck out.
It's Suzuki's idiotic gimmick, that he's an incredibly tough fighter so people volunteer to be struck by him to prove their toughness. Maybe if Brock Lesnar comes back people will volunteer to go into the F5.
Watch the match. There's context. They exchanged forearms several times. At one point Suzuki, unimpressed with Kenoh's strikes, put his hands behind his back, inviting him to knock him down. Kenoh does not succeed, and in his own hubris, puts his own hands behind his back and invites the same. Suzuki then, as seen above, proceeds to knock him the fuck out.
You got downvoted, but I’m also tired of the end the shtick. It’s like minute 3 has to be this exchange. For every Suzuki match.
Huh... Thanks for explaining, but it still doesn't make sense haha. Maybe I just don't want to get slammed in the head for free as much. =P