2/28/26 AAA World Cruiserweight Title #1 Contendership: Dragon Lee vs. Jack Cartwheel 8:17
ML: Cartwheel lives up to his last name as one of the best gymnasts in all of wrestling. He is incredibly flexible and nimble. There was a time before Vikingo's injuries when Cartwheel had to take a backseat to him as a high flyer, but given Vikingo's current form, those days seem to be well in the rearview mirror. This probably looks even more like parkour then even most of the modern stuff, but at least if they are going to do that style, this is top shelf athleticism on display and they work well together. The mere presence of Cartwheel turned Lee into the power wrestler. Although Cartwheel is very showy (generally in a good sense), the match felt more like it had some stakes than like an exhibition. Lee definitely showed more stiffness and intensity. He was impressive here too, and he brought some things that Cartwheel didn't to help balance the action, in addition to doing a couple spectacular moves. You knew Lee was going to win because he's a WWE guy, and it came all of a sudden. The main downside here was the length, but it was all action from start to finish, so that's better than stretching it out just because. ***1/4

5/23/26 AAA World Cruiserweight Title: Laredo Kid vs. Rey Fenix 8:51
ML: I thought this was mostly a slight improvement over their first match. Both are in the same vein where they are just trying to show out, but they had more chemistry on the second try, and did a better job of countering one another. Laredo was still wrestling as a tecnico, although the majority of the fans were rooting for Fenix. They treated it as a big title match, and it felt like either man could win. The best spot saw Laredo spike Fenix on his head with a Destroyer DDT. Fenix then saved his head on the poisonrana and answered with a German suplex. Laredo turned the Mexican muscle buster into a small package, which I wish was just the finish if they were going to do a short match. The action was fast and furious until Fenix hit goodbye amigo and instead of Fenix finishing him off, the ref had to stop the match to check on Laredo because he kept starting to get up then falling back to the canvas to sucker the ref in. I really hate that refs never stop matches, and when they randomly interject themselves, it's essentially another stall tactic. This match had a nice brisk pace up to this point, too. The ref eventually walked away and started talking to unknown officials, so Laredo recovered and low blowed Fenix for his heel turn, then won with the frog splash. They basically did the complete match they were going to do before the silly ref stuff, so I don't finish itself really hurt the match, it was just played out in the silly manner that shows pro wrestling will probably never move beyond it's carny roots. ***

5/30/26 AAA World Cruiserweight Title: Laredo Kid vs. Rey Fenix 11:54
ML: This was their third match in less than a month, and probably the decider, at least for now. It was my least favorite of the three because in the other two both were tecnicos just trying to top each other, and one could make the argument that either were better, more exciting, whatever. Laredo didn't do a lousy job of playing rudo by any means, but taking a guy who exceeds at being spectacular and instead having him work a slower pace and use more filler offense and less flying is never an improvement. At least he wasn't doing the usual walking in circles and playing to the crowd like seemingly every heel in WWE, AEW, and NJPW. This had more time than their previous matches, and while it was good that it felt a little less rushed, they didn't actually do more with the extra time, and as a title change on a big show, I expected a little more finally. Fenix was basically as good as he's been in any of the matches in the trilogy, but he seemed better here because he was doing a higher percentage of the match's spectacle. Fenix was pushing here, but even hitting the Mexican muscle buster didn't end it. I found it extra corny that after all these years, Laredo suddenly actively wanted to cheat to win, and this just made him seem inferior to Fenix, whereas in the first two matches he was showing he was actually on his level. Fenix blocked the low blow early, but Laredo was able to turn the tide with it later when Tirantes noticed the exposed turnbuckle then hit his frog splash for a near fall. Laredo was the one that took the bump into the turnbuckle when Fenix avoided his charge though, and this time the Mexican muscle buster finished. These two could have delivered something far more spectacular than we got in any of these matches, but the first two where they filled the little time they had as well as they could were more satisfying than this one where they were content with playing their roles. Fenix is still an excellent worker, but even in a "longer" match like this, he still wasn't doing anything particularly creative or surprising as per usual with WWE involvement, and his creativity and variety of high flying were previously what made him special. ***

AJPW 3/4/92 Tokyo Nippon Budokan: Danny Kroffat & Doug Furnas vs. Dean Malenko & Joe Malenko 14:09
DC: The Malenko’s had been appearing in AJPW since 1988. Dean Malenko would start touring extensively for NJPW in October of ‘92, and would return to NJPW many times. Joe Malenko was pretty much a part-time wrestler (due to his job as a pharmacist) and didn’t follow the same career path as that of his brother. As no-nonsense as Dean was, Joe was arguably even more stoic and shoot-style-esque. Danny Kroffat showed his tremendous versatility. Around that time, he could mix it up in hard-hitting stand-up brawls with guys like Toshiaki Kawada, he could mix it up in fast-paced tag sequences with the likes of Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, and here he showed that he could really hang in there with mat wrestling experts like the Malenkos. Doug Furnas was more of a Scott Steiner-esque slam bang powerhouse style wrestler who was able to hang in there with the more technically refined guys when needed. But Furnas certainly played his role well and adapted to the unadaptable Malenkos, even encouraging them to be open to his more energetic style and setting them up nicely for success. The Malenkos' technical ability and unique style made this match-up quite intriguing, but it was the Can-Am Express of Kroffat and Furnas that made it a good match. Kroffat was the worker of the match, as he worked circles around the monotonous Malenkos, making them look more vigorous than they were. Kroffat was such a great worker in 1992, especially in tag team action. In the end, Kroffat scored the pinfall win over Dean to win this interesting but somewhat uncompetitive match. Good match. ***¼  

AJPW 3/4/92 Tokyo Nippon Budokan: Toshiaki Kawada & Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr. & Andre the Giant 14:48
DC: Three members of the Super Generation Army, who were three of the top stars in AJPW and roughly in their mid 20s at the time faced off against a team consisting of three legends who were all over 44 years old at the time and whose respective primes had roughly come to an end about ten years prior to this match. Dory Funk Jr., however, could still go and was easily the most effective worker of the legends team. His giant tag team partners dragged the match down, unfortunately. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, the smallest guy in the match, did a particularly good job of making Andre the Giant, the biggest guy, in the match look almost passable. This was less than a year before Andre would pass away. He had known for years that he wouldn’t live long, but in the years and months prior to his death, he was clearly having more and more trouble even walking, let alone getting into a wrestling ring. Even WWF, who had always worshiped the legendary status of Andre, did not want to book Andre anymore by this time (as Andre’s final WWF appearances were in 1991). Kenta Kobashi hitting a moonsault on his boss, Giant Baba, was a pretty cool sight. This was a really fun match. Andre could barely move at the time, but it was surreal to see him in a match with these guys in 1992. All things considered, including the limitations of the giants, this was actually a well-worked and well-designed match. Honestly, this was about as good as it could possibly be. The match ended when Kikuchi did the submission job to Dory’s spinning toe hold. Decent match. **¾   

AJPW 3/4/92 Tokyo Nippon Budokan, Triple Crown Title: Stan Hansen vs. Mitsuharu Misawa 19:12
DC: Stan Hansen had been the champ since beating Jumbo Tsuruta on 1/28/92. As expected, this was a slow and methodical match that relied a lot on selling. The quality of the storytelling was quite good, as the execution was solid, and the timing and pacing worked well here. Everything made sense, and they were able to capture the attention and interest of the viewers. Jumbo Tsuruta was the man who made Mitsuharu Misawa a star, but Misawa was significantly better than Tsuruta was by this time. And this showed, as Misawa had a far more compelling match with Hansen than Tsuruta had earlier in the year. Hansen’s clunkiness prevented this from being really good, but it turned out to be better than expected. Strong performance by both. Good match. ***¼ 

AJPW 3/4/92 Tokyo Nippon Budokan, AJPW World Tag Team Title: Steve Williams & Terry Gordy vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue 31:18
DC: Steve Williams & Terry Gordy was such a successful tag team that they even were hyped on WCW TV around that time and were able to work with WCW in spite of WCW being closely tied with AJPW’s rival league NJPW. This was a decent match with a decent amount of excitement. There was plenty of action. The main issues were that the execution was generally not that great and that this was pretty much the Miracle Violence Connection show with Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue acting like side shows. Somehow, Tsuruta & Taue won this bout and the title. Decent match. **½   

RINGS 3/5/92 Amagasaki-shi Kinen Koen Sogo Taiikukan: Volk Han vs. Gennady Gigant 12:37
DC: Volk Han was taken to the mat several times by Ukrainian judoka Gennady “Gigant” Yaremenko, and Gigant was able to keep Han on the mat for a bit. However, Han remained calm and trusted in his own ability. Gigant used his weight advantage well and tried his best, but Han’s quickness and skill level proved to be too much for Gigant. Han understood that the debuting Gigant was relatively limited as a shoot style pro wrestler, as Han smartly worked around that. Gigant was able to follow Han’s lead, but Gigant wasn’t really able to make more advanced contributions. In the end, Han was able to use his superior and more diverse skill set to beat Gigant relatively easily. Han was only in his second pro wrestling match here, but he was already able to carry Gigant to a good match, which proves how much of a natural talent Han was. Good match. ***¼

AJPW 3/6/92 Hiratsuka: Kenta Kobashi & Dory Funk Jr. & Andre the Giant vs. Johnny Ace & Stan Hansen & Fire Cat 13:34
DC: Fire Cat was Brady Boone, a wrestler from Minnesota who had worked as Battle Kat in WWF earlier in the decade but was released by WWF not too long after his debut due to an incident at a bar. He certainly looked a bit out of place here with this Fire Cat gimmick amongst these more traditional wrestling characters. He looked like he'd mistaken AJPW for Universal. His work looked smooth, though. Kenta Kobashi and Johnny Ace carried the bulk of the work and were the best workers in this match. Stan Hansen showed a lot of intensity and added a lot of heat. This is not meant to be a surly comment, but I’m genuinely surprised that Andre the Giant made it to the building based on how immobile he was at his point in his life. This trios match was a lot less memorable than the one from Nippon Budokan a couple of days prior, due to the absence of AJPW’s founder Giant Baba and the absence of peak-level Tsuyoshi Kikuchi. However, thanks to this 3/6/92 match relying so much on Kobashi and Ace, the work was generally of higher quality. The man of the match, Kobashi, scored the deserving pinfall after a graceful-looking moonsault on Boone. Good match. *** 

CMLL 3/6/92 Mexico City Arena Mexico: America & Ciclon Ramirez vs. El Felino & Gran Sheik
DC: America was the truly excellent luchador El Pantera II. It was not surprising that his opening segment with up-and-coming superstar El Felino (brother of Negro and Canelo Casas) was quite fascinating. You could tell Felino was a Casas family member because of his tremendous display of talent back in the early 1990s. Gran Sheik (Ari Romero) and Ciclon Ramirez didn’t want to be second fiddle, so they did some very solid mat-based stuff. This competitive spirit kept this match interesting all the way through. All four of these guys wanted to keep impressing everyone that was watching. In spite of this turning into somewhat of a chaotic match, they managed to make the chaos seem organized, which is something the main event guys like Konnan were often not able to accomplish. In spite of being a solid technician, Romero was the weak link of the match, because he wasn’t a convincing bumper and looked basic next to these three spectacular guys. Felino was oozing talent. Ciclon Ramirez showed he was still very relevant. America (El Pantera II) was the man of the match, though, because he executed everything he did excellently. Excellent match. ****

CMLL 3/6/92 Mexico City Arena Mexico: Ultimo Dragon & Octagon & Kato Kung Lee vs. Bestia Salvaje & Blue Panther & Javier Cruz
DC: Bestia Salvaje didn’t look like the Warlord thanks to his recent hair vs. hair victory over Huracan Sevilla. He bumped and sold masterfully here. Javier Cruz was a thinking man’s wrestler, and he played his role well here. He’s kinda like a lucha version of Larry Zbyszko. Some of his bumping looked good, but he was definitely the weak link of his team. Blue Panther was a solid and reliable technician who always tried his best to adapt, even if he wasn’t actually able to due to him physically not being very flexible. His chemistry with Ultimo Dragon was tremendous, as we know from their excellent 1/31/92 singles match. Ultimo Dragon and Octagon were the two most over tecnicos in lucha libre Mexicana at the time. Octagon’s performance in this match was quite decent, especially his tope suicida on Panther. However, it was Ultimo Dragon who truly was the worker of the match (closely followed by Salvaje). Panamanian wrestler Kato Kung Lee was the obvious weak link in this star-studded match. Kato Kung Lee, this poor guy, must have been trained by a fake martial arts master, because this guy just acts like he’s auditioning for some kind of bad B-movie. His selling also looked comical. In his defense, though, he was in his mid 40s here, and supposedly this guy used to be good. The tecnicos won the first fall, which was quite a fast-paced spectacle. The second fall was a moderately paced brawl that saw the rudos get back on track. Surprisingly, we didn’t get the predictable quick equalizer for the rudos. Instead, this became a wild back-and-forth battle that ended up being out of control. The chaos certainly took away some of the class of this match, but it was overall quite enjoyable. Good match. ***¼ 

AJW 3/7/92 Yokosuka: Akira Hokuto vs. Bull Nakano 9:06 of 14:33
DC: Bull Nakano was the holder of The Red Belt, the most prestigious belt in all of women’s pro wrestling history. This was a non-title match, however. Nobody gets better matches out of Nakano than the great Akira Hokuto, so this was an interesting match-up to say the least. Hokuto worked hard, and Nakano worked smart. This match was essentially a more condensed and more no-nonsense version of their excellent 1/4/91 match, although perhaps it just seemed that way due to the immaculate editing skills of AJW TV’s editor. What aired was all fast-paced high-end pro wrestling. In the end, Nakano scored the pinfall win to prove her status as the top women’s champion in the world. Excellent match. ****¼  

AJW 3/7/92 Yokosuka, UWA World Women’s Tag Team Title: Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada vs. Suzuka Minami & Yumiko Hotta 22:47
DC: Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada had become the first holders of this title at the 1/19/92 Universal show by beating Kaoru Maeda & Lady Apache in a decision match. Their first title defense was on 2/12/92 against Akira Hokuto & Kyoko Inoue. This 3/7/92 match was their second title defense. The underrated Suzuka Minami worked hard and showed great intensity. Yumiko Hotta showed the focused attention and snug execution required from a top challenger. Yamada did a great job putting over the attack by the challengers, selling in a sympathetic and relatively realistic manner. Toyota’s main strength in this match was her tremendous urgency and passion. It was very easy to get into what she was doing and want to see what she was going to do next, both from a fan and reviewer perspective. When Yamada was tagged back in, she showed a level of urgency that showed she understood that after being on the receiving-end of so much punishment earlier that she had to be way more firm and aggressive, which is exactly what she displayed. Minami and Hotta were a tremendously effective tag team that would not stop trying to destroy the opposition. They were so destructive in their approach that if it wasn’t for Toyota being so flexible that she shouldn’t have survived the onslaught. Even when Yamada tried to increase speed, Hotta showed swiftness in her replies to the point that she would get the final word in. Yamada’s kicks were what saved her, as her precision in hitting the kicks to Minami’s head is what turned things around for the champions. Toyota showed a great deal of resistance whenever the opposition tried to execute moves on her. Minami remained dangerous even on defense, as she would try to use the momentum of gravity to escape an oncoming sequence. Minami’s tope suicida was like a torpedo launched to destroy. Toyota then hit a super Asai moonsault to take everyone out who was nearby. Toyota almost scored the win via the JOC suplex, but Hotta wasn’t hurt enough yet to not be able to kick out. Hotta’s selling was very accurate and represented the level of damage done to her (AJPW guys should learn how to sell from Hotta). The action got more speedy and exciting, and this was needed to take the tough Hotta down. Yamada eventually pinned Hotta, which resulted in Yamada displaying a relieved and beautiful smile. Great match. ****¾ 

Universal 3/12/92 Tokyo Korakuen Hall, Universal Strongest Trio Decision League Semifinal: Silver King & El Texano & Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. El Hijo del Santo & Coolie SZ & Bulldog KT 5:15 of 20:12 shown
DC: It’s a shame we didn’t get to see the entire match, because the highlights shown looked really good. Silver King showed his excellent athletic ability in the brief moments that were shown of his work. Perhaps the biggest highlight of the match was El Hijo del Santo literally knocking a Japanese lady off her chair at ringside when he hit a tope suicida on Dr. Wagner Jr. They all tried hard and gave a strong effort. This appeared to be at least a good match, judging from what was shown. Good match. ***¼

Universal 3/13/92 Tokyo Korakuen Hall, Universal Strongest Trio Decision League Final: Gran Hamada & Dos Caras & Kendo vs. El Hijo del Santo & Coolie SZ & Bulldog KT 9:00 of 18:11
DC: Half the match was shown, but based on what aired, it looked like Hijo del Santo was definitely having a very strong week. Dos Caras and Gran Hamada were also impressive. Coolie SZ, who was wearing Mr. Perfect-inspired gear, was the most consistent and most solid performer of his team. Hamada’s team won in two straight falls. Decent match. **¾ 

LLI 3/13/92 Neza Arena Neza: Negro Casas & Espanto Jr. vs. Halcon 78 & Super Pinocho
DC: Halcon 78 would become known as El Mexicano in AAA a year later. He was alright. Pinocho’s gimmick was presumably based on Pinocchio. Espanto Jr. was a solid rudo and did some good bumping and selling. Negro Casas was obviously the worker of the match, and made this interesting. His sequences with Pinocho were particularly good. Pinocho was interested in working hard and trying to play his part in keeping the pace high. It was a relatively long match, but the work was generally quite decent, plus the dives and bumps at the end made it worthwhile. The main issue was that the match failed at grabbing the viewer’s attention sufficiently, as the match felt a bit disjointed. Overall, it was entertaining enough. Decent match. **¾   

Universal 3/14/92 Tokyo Korakuen Hall: Silver King & El Texano & Dr. Wagner Jr. vs. Gran Hamada & El Hijo del Santo & Dos Caras 11:00 of 13:48 shown.
DC: The action was pretty much non-stop with everyone trying hard. Dos Caras probably stood out the least, especially since this usually isn't the type of match he excels at (and he was somewhat inconsistent as a worker most of the time anyway), but he still showed some good moves. Gran Hamada may not have been the most graceful flyer, but his flying moves always look effective. Hamada was definitely a worker who stood out in this match. Silver King & El Texano bumped around very well for the opposition. El Hijo del Santo knew his role, and he knew exactly when it was the right time to add something to the match. He certainly was a smart trios match worker. The high pace combined with the high-quality wrestling made this a memorable match. After the match was over, the fans stormed towards the ringside area to shake the wrestlers' hands and ask them for autographs. Very good match. ***¾  

UWF-I 3/17/92 Nagoya Tsuyuhashi Sports Center: Hiromitsu Kanehara vs. Masakazu Maeda 18:04
DC: Technically, this was impressive, because they did a good job of trying to have a realistic-looking contest. However, they were trying so hard to have a realistic match that it lacked conviction. They didn’t know how to really captivate the viewer. Of course, this was all great for rookie standards. But it’s exactly the rookieness that took the match down, as it came across as two kids sparring for the sake of it without really knowing why. The best thing about this match was that the execution and timing were better than in their disappointing 2/29/92 match. However, the match seemed to go on forever, especially during the latter and less inspiring parts of the match, which lacked consistency. This was their fifth match, and they’re running out of ideas to come across as not being sick and tired of being booked against each other all the time (and I’m running out of motivation to keep seeing them wrestle each other, lol). Also, this was their longest match together, perhaps a bit too long for two rookies. The finish looked cool, though. And all things considered, this is worth a mild recommendation. Good match. ***¼  

UWF-I 3/17/92 Nagoya Tsuyuhashi Sports Center: Masahito Kakihara vs. Mark Silver 30:00
DC: The best thing about this match was that they made everything they did look like it made sense in that moment. What Mark Silver lacked in technique, he made up for in drive and determination. Masahito Kakikhara focused on working a smart match without being concerned about entertaining anyone. Kakihara did a particularly good job of being as realistic as possible, even when Silver at times wasn’t necessarily (which in Silver’s case mainly was due to lack of knowledge and therefore can be forgiven). Kakihara’s selling was exactly enough (not too much, not too little, perfectly subtle). Silver’s selling was fine overall, but his loud wailing was something you’d expect in a Manami Toyota match, not in a UWF-I match. During the final stages of the match, Silver’s nose started bleeding after a stiff hand strike to the face. All in all, this was a darn good match, especially for a match of this length. Silver’s performance was quite good overall, and Kakihara gave one of the best performances any pro wrestler gave that week. Kakihara’s timing and execution were particularly proficient. Very good match. ***¾ 

UWF-I 3/17/92 Nagoya Tsuyuhashi Sports Center: Kiyoshi Tamura & Yuko Miyato vs. Yoji Anjo & Mark Fleming 20:40
DC: This was yet another recommendable match on a very strong card. Kiyoshi Tamura worked in the fourth match on the card, as he teamed with the booker to face the experienced Yoji Anjo and his tag team partner. Anjo's tag team partner in this match was a gaijin called Mark Fleming, who spent a large portion of the 1980s wrestling for the NWA, but he also toured NJPW in 1989. When Fleming was in the match, the match was good but also rather basic and slow. Fleming used his amateur wrestling skills and his size to his advantage. Fleming is definitely a good wrestler, but he's not a very interesting one to watch. When Anjo was in the ring, the match was a lot more exciting because of the countering and occasional flashy action. Yuko Miyato gave a good performance and threw several good moves, but the match was at its best when Tamura and Anjo were facing off. Not only did Tamura vs. Anjo provide us with nice counters on the mat, it also gave us some really good stand-up striking moments. Very good match. ***½

AJPW 3/20/92 Tokyo Korakuen Hall, Champion Carnival Block B: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kenta Kobashi 20:40.
DC: This was better than expected. The storytelling could have been better, as they didn’t really manage to grab the viewer’s attention and tried to get away with this by pretending to do meaningful things in the hope they’d trick the viewer. All the wrestling moves and holds, while not very spectacular (yet relatively exciting for average heavyweight standards perhaps) were executed quite well, though. And the selling was quite strong as well (even though it sometimes became a bit too pretentious and “epic”). In the end, it felt like it was worth watching and mildly recommendable. Good match. ***¼ 

AJPW 3/20/92 Tokyo Korakuen Hall: Mitsuharu Misawa & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshinari Ogawa 8:21 of 21:15
DC: The storytelling and build were solid, as expected. They did a good job getting people interested in the final minutes, but it took them a while to get there. Less than half of the match being shown may have also contributed to this match feeling underwhelming. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi did a very good job of “playing Ricky Morton” as people used to say. Decent match. **¾ 

CMLL 3/20/92 Mexico City Arena Mexico: Felino & Ponzona & Comando Ruso vs. Oro & Plata & Bronce
DC: The lucha displayed in this match was perfectly fine. Felino stood out for his bumping and his awesome gear and mask. Ponzona also had a cool mask. Oro stood out for his athleticism and high flying. Bronce was a solid luchador, and his Asai moonsault near the end of the third fall was very spectacular, as he landed in the second row and almost took out a fan. Plata seemed to hurt himself (at least temporarily) at the end of the first fall, which was won by Los Metalicos (Oro, Plata y Bronce). Comando Ruso was very bland but he could work. The short second fall was won by Ruso and his furry tag team partners. The third fall was not very long either, but it was easily the most spectacular. Oro pinned Ruso after a very graceful-looking moonsault. All in all, this was lots of fun. Good match. *** 

CMLL 3/20/92 Mexico City Arena Mexico: Blue Panther & Jerry Estrada & La Fiera vs. Love Machine & Hijo de Lizmark & Hijo del Solitario
DC: Prior to the match, they showed footage of Love Machine and Blue Panther getting in a fight when they arrived at the arena, but it was immediately stopped by Antonio Pena and others. This feud was heating up more every week. Jerry Estrada was the lucky one who got escorted to the ring by the bodacious blonde, the one who seemed to always be the most preferred ring girl. The heels pretty much dominated the first fall. In the second fall, Hijo de Lizmark and Hijo del Solitario, the two sons of famous luchadores, were able to pin Jerry Estrada and La Fiera respectively. The main story of the match was that Machine and Panther would just constantly try to beat each other up, which had pretty much been the ongoing theme since they arrived at the building. Panther and Machine definitely showed the most intensity in this match. Machine really tried to do his best here, as he even did an Owen Hart-esque flip, which he’d rarely do. In spite of the rudo team being far more experienced, the tecnicos scored the big win when Machine pinned Panther. Machine and Panther would even continue to fight after the match. Panther’s mask ended up getting partially ripped. And it was announced that these two would soon meet in a mask vs. mask match! Decent match. **¾ 

AJPW 3/31/92 Toyama, Champion Carnival Block B: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Akira Taue 8:55 of 17:03.
DC: The match started off in an energetic way, as Akira Taue was relentless in his attack on Toshiaki Kawada. Once Kawada was able to fight back, it became more of a back-and-forth affair. The match lost quite a bit of steam and moves didn’t really feel like they had meaning, as they failed to keep the high energy momentum they had early in the match. The crowd was really into this, and the crowd reaction made the match feel more memorable than it was. The work was good enough for a mild recommendation, but the subpar structuring of the match and the subsequent withering of the momentum of the match prevented it from being more than that. Another downside of the match was that it felt they were more interested in putting on a good show than actually winning the match. Good match. ***