I've been going through the year 2018, and I found this gem. It's a main event match on a New Beginning Tour, in Sapporo. It's also a rematch from six years prior, though I haven't seen that one.
Tanahashi went into the match as the Intercontinental Champion with several documented injuries- biceps, back, leg/knee. Suzuki, then at age 49, was in his prime. He looked as good as he ever was.
It's a roughly 32-minute match that features a lot of mat wrestling and submission holds, with an unexpected finish. Anyone who hasn't seen it yet, go ahead and give it a try. It's a good one.
by WinterTrabex
