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Kyoko Inoue vs. Takako Inoue From Battle Station Neo Ladies Taped 5/5/99 Kanagawa Kawasaki Shi Taiikukan (2,200) |
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I was pleasantly surprised by this match. Takako gave one of her better performances in recent memory and Kyoko put her over enough that she was credible. I still didn't expect Takako to win, but she gave us a good ride. Takako used a stun gun early so she could gain the advantage, an advantage she would maintain for almost the entire match. The pace was pretty slow, but Kyoko was really trying to put the moves over. Her selling still wasn't great, but at least the effort was there. Takako focused on Kyoko's right knee for a little while. She really did a good job of making it look like she was putting every ounce of energy into her hizajujigatame. The problem was that she left the knee after this hold. Takako got nasty once she left the knee, doing a version of her aurora special onto a table and another onto the floor. Takako piled chairs in the ring, and before ARSION referee Daichi Murayama could get in her way, she hit him over the head with a chair. Takako proceeded to nodowa otoshi Kyoko onto the chairs, but Kyoko came back with a uranage onto the chairs. They fought on the top rope until Takako arm whipped Kyoko off. This set up a series of destiny hammers by Takako. Kyoko tried to come back with a lariat, but Takako laid her out with an uraken. Kyoko didn't sell this much after kicking out, but Takako turned her Niagara driver into a sloppy kaiten ebigatame for a near fall. Takako proceeded to take her gloves off and give Kyoko a nasty right straight punch for a near fall. Kyoko was unable to get back to her feet after kicking out, so Daichi started a 10 count. Kyoko beat the count, only to get nailed with a destiny hammer. The match was basically ruined after the destiny hammer because Kyoko
no sold it. She made this really quick comeback out of nowhere with
a German suplex hold, lariat, and then her Niagara driver for the win.
Poor Takako. The match did a good job of making her look like she belonged
at the top level, but this was just an awful way for her to lose. It
was three moves in succession by Kyoko after Takako had dominated 98%
of the match. If it wasn't for a few lapses in psychology along the
way and a finish where Takako went down like she was a young scrub,
this might have been one of the best women's matches of the year. 18:54
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