Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Go Shiozaki for the GHC Heavyweight Championship, from Pro Wrestling NOAH 20th Anniversary – NOAH The Chronicle Volume 4

Having not watched NOAH with any degree of consistency in five years, my point of reference into this match is both guys being protégés of legendary wrestlers, and goodness gracious did they live up to that standard. They spend the first couple of minutes making minimal progress with their offense, then tee off on each other for the better part of half an hour to illustrate why they were hesitant to lock up in the first place. It was dumb and awesome and might have been an all-time great if it condensed its action into a bout ten minutes shorter.

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