FMW Flying Assassin
*They show a little mini intro to the tape.
*The hosts are "The Mouth" Lovranski and "Straight Up" John Watanabe.
*They show a montage of Hayabusa's moves and what he is thinking when he does them. The montage is very good.
1) Hayabusa vs. Masato Tanaka
They tieup. Side headlock and a shoulderblock by Tanaka. Hayabusa kips up anyway. Hayabusa nails Tanaka with his awesome high flipping dropkick sending Tanaka outside. Tanaka avoids a baseball slide and lariats Hayabusa down hard. Tanaka gets in the ring and Hayabusa gets on the apron. Hayabusa blocks a slingshot clothesline attempt by nailing Tanaka with a hard kick. Tanaka knocks Hayabusa down, but then is backdropped outside. Hayabusa gets a baseball slide and hits a perfect ASAI MOONSAULT. Back in the ring Tanaka gets a hammerlock, but Hayabusa gets his own hammerlock. Tanaka droptoeholds Busa down. They do a little mat wrestling with no one getting a clear advantage. Tanaka and Busa go into a Test of Strength with Tanaka getting the advantage. Busa breaks the test of strength with a swift kick to the stomach. Busa locks on an armbar, kneedrops the arm, and reputs the armbar back on. Tanka gets out of the armbar and locks on a ankle pick. Tanaka works on the knee. Tanaka misses a corner running forearm smash. Busa then starts to work on Tanaka's arm. Busa locks on a fujiwara armbar, but Tanaka gets out of it. Busa locks on a side headlock and locks a hammerlock on the ground. Busa continues to work on the arm. Busa then stomps on Tanaka's arm!! Busa really is working the arm! Busa throws Tanaka into the corner and follows up with a running knee smash landing on the apron. Busa nails a springboard missile dropkick to to Tanaka's hurt arm. Tanaka blocks the cross arm breaker for a few seconds until Busa gets on the cross armbreaker, but Tanaka's gets rope anyway. Busa blocks a corner whip by going on the apron. Busa roundhouse kicks Tanaka in the head then nails a springboard clothesline to the arm. Tanaka comes back with a well placed kneecap dropkick. Tanaka follows up with a dragon screw leg whip. Tanaka tries a la tapatia, but messes it up. Tanaka eventually locks on a figure four leglock, but Busa gets rope. Tanaka nails a running corner forearm smash. Tanaka then gets a powerslam. Tanaka nails a vicious TORNADO DDT for a 2 1/2 count. Tanaka nails a running forearm smash. Busa blocks another with kick. Busa ducks a clothesline and drops Tanaka on his head with a Release German Suplex. Ehhh!! Busa kicks Tanaka to the outside and follows with a Tope' Con Hilo.
In the ring Busa nails his springboard somersault senton/quebrada combo for a 2 3/4 count. Busa nails a Fishermanbuster for a 2 3/4 count. Busa continues the assault with a tiger driver for another 2 3/4 count. Busa slams Tanaka and does an awesome PHOENIX SENTON for a 2 9/10 count! Busa pulls out the Falcon Arrow, but only gets a two count. Hayabusa slams Tanaka, but Tanaka stops him up top. Busa kicks him away, but Tanaka stops Busa's flying attack with a forearm smash. Tanaka nails another forearm smash, but Busa hurricanranas him down. Tanaka lariats Busa for a 2 3/4 count. Tanaka running corner forearm smashes Busa again (!) then hits a weird corner swinging stunner for a 2 3/4 count. Tanaka nails a Superplex then a Frog Splash for another 2 3/4 count. Tanaka Thunderfire Powerbombs Busa for a 2 1/2 count. Busa comes back with a head dropping Tiger Suplex. Busa follows up with a Dragon Suplex for a 2 9/10 count. That was really close. Busa slams Tanaka and does his Firebird Splash for a 2 3/4 count. Busa nails another falcon arrow for a two count. Tanaka stops Busa up top and hits a Crucifix Powerbomb for a 2 3/4 count. Tanaka running death valley drivers then thunderfire powerbombs Busa again for a 2 1/2 count. Busa blocks another and gets a kick, but Tanaka forearm smashes Busa down for a 2 9/10 count. Tanaka nails another running death valley driver for a 2 9/10 count. Busa nails a vicious reverse spinkick, but Tanaka nails another forearm smash. Busa release german suplexes Tanaka again(!). Tanaka forearm smashes Busa back down. They exchange blows. Busa gets a hard kick and release dragon suplex. Busa picks Tanaka up and drops him a huge Falcon Arrow for a 1...2...3. Hayabusa is your winner. This match was simply too long. The building was good, but end dragged and dragged. They repeated moves over and over again. It became a little ridiculous. If the match had been shorter then it could have been better. Overall, a great effort though. ****
*Segment is shown showing Hayabusa at a Temple in Taiwan.
2) Hayabusa vs. Mike Awesome
Awesome pushes Hayabusa. They tieup and Awesome pushes Busa down, but Busa kipps up. Woo hoo!! Awesome chops Busa hard and nails two short arm clotheslines. Awesome nails a clothesline off the top rope then clotheslines Busa outside. Awesome pulls out a huge SPRINGBOARD PLANCHA. Awesome lariats Busa and hits Busa with a chair. In the ring Awesome does a flying chairshot breaking the chair over Busa's head for a 2 1/2 count. Awesome flapjacks Hayabusa up in the air then nails a splash. Awesome locks on an Argentine Backbreaker and dumps Busa outside!! Awesome throws Busa into some chairs. Awesome continues to work on Busa outside. Busa comes back with forearm smashes in the ring. Busa then avoids a an Awesome catapult shoulderblock kicking Awesome hard. Busa slams Awesome and nails a springboard somersault senton/quebrada combo. Busa hammerlock suplexes Awesome. Busa follows up with a nice TIGER DRIVER for a two count. Busa slams Awesome and nails the PHOENIX SENTON then FIREBIRD SPLASH for a 2 3/4 count. Busa Michinoku Drivers Awesome for a two. Awesome stops Busa up top and nails a Reverse Kamikaze Awesome Bomb!!! Awesome can't make the cover right away because of his back. Awesome makes the pin and gets a two count.
Awesome gets an Awesome Bomb and an Awesome Splash for a 2 3/4 count. Awesome locks on a Camel Clutch (?). Then Awesome lets go of the hold then punches Busa in the corner. Busa avoids a corner avalanche and nails a head dropping German Suplex. Awesome rolls outside and Busa follows him out with a Tope' Con Hilo. In the ring Awesome stops a springboard attack with a lariat. Awesome face first underhook piledrivers Busa and then sets up a table outside. Busa blocks an Awesome Bomb to the outside and kicks Awesome on to the apron. Busa forearm smashes Awesome off the apron through the table. Busa follows up with a catapult somersault senton suicida. In the ring Busa nails a huge Falcon Arrow for a 2 3/4 count. Busa slams Awesome and goes up top. Awesome low blows Busa up top. Busa blocks a Kamikaze Awesome Bomb with a sloppy rana. Awesome blocks a springboard rana with a powerbomb for a 2 3/4 count. Awesome gets a vicious german suplex for a 2 3/4 count. Awesome pulls out the Running Awesome Bomb for 2 9/10 count. Busa blocks another Awesome Bomb and rolls up Awesome for a two count. Busa ducks a clothesline and nails a Dragon Suplex for a 1...2...3 What! That was a surprise. The match pretty good. Not much technical wrestling in here. More like the usual Mike Awesome style match. A few spots were done very sloppy. Also the camel clutch came out nowhere. It was out of place. Good match though. ***1/2
*They show a segment showing the history between Mr. Gannosuke and Hayabusa.
3) Hayabusa vs. Mr. Gannosuke Double Titles Match
They tieup and Gannosuke gets a hammerlock. Busa reverses it into his own hammerlock, but Gannosuke reverses it back. They do little chain wrestling. Side headlock by Busa and a shoulderblock by Gannosuke. Bus nails a hurricanrana. Gannosuke avoids a pescado and lariats Busa down. Gannosuke throws Busa into the guardrail. Gannosuke stops Busa on the apron and drops him neck first on the rope. Gannosuke stomps on Busa. Busa comes back with a kneecap dropkick. Busa works on the knee for awhile until Gannosuke rolls out the ring. Gannosuke gets back in the ring and Busa continues to work on the leg with various holds such as a figure four leglock. Gannosuke blocks a leg move with a well placed enziguri. Gannosuke locks on a fujiwara armbar on the right arm then switches to the left arm to prevent Busa from getting rope, Busa gets rope anyway. Gannosuke works over the arm, but keep hurting his while doing! Gannosuke does two jumping arm takedowns. Busa does a corner knee smash landing on the apron then nails a springboard kneecap dropkick. Gannosuke rolls outside. Busa gets a baseball slide, Gannosuke avoids an ASAI MOONSAULT. Gannosuke lariats Busa over the guardrail. Back in the ring Gannosuke nails a Falcon Arrow for a two count. Gannosuke hits a sloppy praying powerbomb (Jinsei Shinzaki is ringside) for a two. Gannosuke lariats Busa. Busa blocks another praying powerbomb with a rana. Busa sidekicks Gannosuke outside and nails a Tope' Con Hilo. In the ring Busa nails a catapult legdrop for a two. Busa gets a Tiger Driver for another two count. Busa pulls out a sweet Bridging Hammerlock Suplex for a two count. Gannosuke does a weird looking cradle (Gannosuke Clutch?) for for a 2 1/2 count. Busa powerbombs Gannosuke and nails a stiff Phoenix Senton then a Firebird Splash for a two count. Busa hits a Falcon Arrow, but still only gets a 2 1/2 count. Busa slams Gannosuke, but Gannosuke stops him. Gannosuke thunderfire powerbombs Busa. Gannosuke ducks a lariat and release german suplexes Busa hard! Gannosuke does a Fire Thunder Driver, but his knee does not hold during the move. Gannosuke backdrop suplexes Busa for a 2 3/4 count. Busa blocks another Fire Thunder Driver and kicks Gannosuke in the head. Busa gets another kick, but Gannosuke blocks a third with a Dragon Screw Leg Whip (!). Gannosuke nails the Fire Thunder Driver, but hurts himself in the process. Busa gets a kick. Waistlock reversals. A low blow by Hayabusa (?). Hayabusa follows up with a TIGER SUPLEX after for a 1...2..kickout. Busa nails a painful looking Falcon Arrow for a 2 3/4 count. Busa slams Gannosuke, but Gannosuke stops him up top. Busa kicks him away. Gannosuke blocks a Busa springboard attack with a punch to the jaw. Gannosuke lariats Busa down hard for a 1...2..shoulder up. Gannosuke blocks a Dragon Suplex with a low blow. Then Gannosuke follows up with another thunderfire powerbomb for a 1...2..kickout. Gannosuke nails an amazing hammerlock northern lights suplex ,protecting his knee in the process, for a 2 3/4 count. Busa blocks a falcon arrow and gets a huge kick to Gannosuke's head. Busa nails a head drop DRAGON SUPLEX. That was just disgusting!! Busa slams Gannosuke then pulls out a perfect PHOENIX SPLASH for a 1...2...3. Your winner Hayabusa. Mr. Arai presents Hayabusa with the Double Titles. Busa gives an emotional speech after. The match was great. Gannosuke was very good unlike other matches I have seen him in. He sold the knee injury very well. Busa was very good like usual. A fitting match to end the tape. ****1/4
*Replays are shown of matches that were shown on the tape to end the tape.
Recommendation: The announcing as usual can get a little annoying. It is better than the older Tokyo Pop FMW Titles though. The matches are a great showcase of Hayabusa. If you want to see some good FMW wrestling this is the tape for you. The downside is the amount of matches, but overall this tape is great buy though. I recommend it.