Taka Michinoku & Shochi Funaki & Gran Naniwa vs. Great Sasuke & Shiryu & Tiger Mask IV

Contestants
Today players are Taka Michinoku the master of the Michinoku Driver, Gran Naniwa, and Shochi Funaki. Their opponents are The Great Sasuke, Tiger Mask IV, and Shiryu AKA Kaz Hayashi. This match is sure to be a highflying masterpiece.

Match
At the beginning we see Funaki cross corner whip Sasuke, but Sasuke backflips off the top rope. Sasuke misses a roundhouse kick and Funaki does the rollup into the leg lock combo. TM and Taka in. Taka gets the advantage nailing a corner forearm smash. TM comes back with a second rope crossbody with twist. Then TM levels Taka with a flurry of kicks. Taka hangs on the ropes avoiding a roundhouse kick. TM manages to lock on a sleeper, but Taka escapes and falls victim to the roundhouse kick. That was a brilliant sequence. Taka rolls outside has lost the battle. Shiryu & Funaki in. Shiryu locks on a side headlock and manages a shoulderblock. Shiryu just pounds on Funaki. Funaki blocks Shiryu suplex attempt with a fujiwara armbar. Shiryu comes right back with a hip toss. Shiryu goes for a lariat, but Funaki blocks it with another fujiwara armbar again. Naniwa(!) and TM in. Naniwa gets a side headlock and shoulderblocks TM. TM drops down, but falls victim to an elbow drop. Brilliant!! TM ducks a lariat and does a crazy flying shoulderblock!!! TM feeds Naniwa feeds Naniwa the leg and roundhouse kicks him with other. Naniwa rolls outside.

Sasuke and Taka in. Taka runs straight at Sasuke with a forearm smash. Taka then kicks TM off the apron. Taka then nails a sweet overhead belly to belly suplex. The owner, Sasuke, has had it and gives a spinkick. Taka rolls outside. Taka and Shiryu in. Shiryu pounds on Taka and gives him a Lucha Style spinebuster. Shiryu locks on a underhook leg lock type of submission. Sasuke & TM slap Taka down. Then Sasuke & TM do the old arm wringer/ flying axehandle combo. Shiryu full nelsons Taka, but then Sasuke accidentally axehandles Shiryu. Sasuke actually says sorry and Shiryu accepts!? TM does exact same thing to Shiryu. Taka knocks TM outside. Naniwa in. Naniwa kneecap dropkicks Shiryu and locks on the figure four leglock. Sasuke comes in and stomps on Naniwa to stop it. Funaki in. Naniwa jumps on the leg and Funaki locks on a half crab/armbar hold on Shiryu, but TM makes the save. Taka in. Taka does a rolling leg lock on Shiryu, but Sasuke comes and stomps on Taka. Sasuke walks away, so Taka forearm smashes him in the back of the head!!! Taka is great! Taka knocks Shiryu outside and stomps on Sasuke. Naniwa in.

Naniwa backbreakers Sasuke and does his crab elbow. TM is in, but he is caught. Funaki & Taka stuff piledriver him for a two count. Taka & Funaki nail the Hart Attack for a two. TM is whipped in the corner. Uh Oh! Naniwa nails a corner clothesline, Funaki a running corner forearm smash, and Taka does a corner knee smash landing on the apron. Funaki snap suplexes TM then Taka springboard kneedrops him. That tag team combo was just plain awesome. Kaientai Deluxe! TM nails the Tiger Wall Flip on Taka and roundhouse kicks him in the ribs. TM roundhouses Funaki outside then gives Naniwa a sweet floating rolling salvate. TM completes his assault with a plancha on Naniwa outside. Shiryu does the somersault tope`(!) on Taka. Then Sasuke finishes it with a Super Quebrada on Funaki.

In the ring Naniwa lariats Shiryu for a 2 1/2 count. Shiryu does a sloppy huracanrana for a 2 1/2 count. Shiryu backbreakers and flying moonsault splashes Naniwa, but Taka makes the save. TM comes from behind and backdrop suplexes Taka. TM nails a tombstone piledriver then his diving headbutt drop for a 2 3/4 count. Taka blocks a flying attack with a dropkick. Taka nails an almost nadare shiki no brainbuster (Brainbuster) for a 2 1/2 count. Taka nails a spinning Michinoku Driver II, but Sasuke makes the save. Sasuke ducks a double lariat from Taka and Funaki then a quebrada presses both of them for a two count. Taka accidentally decks Funaki. Sasuke puts Taka up for the Thunderfire Powerbomb, but Naniwa kneecap dropkicks him. TM kicks Naniwa down, but Naniwa blocks a tiger and german suplex. Shiryu forearm smashes Naniwa into a TM german suplex, but Funaki makes the save. Sasuke accidentally springboard missile dropkicks Shiryu!! Taka then springboard missile dropkicks Sasuke. Funaki fishermanbusters Sasuke, Taka Michinoku Drivers (II) Sasuke, and Naniwa nails a off the top splash on Sasuke for the 1...2...3.

Opinion
This match was very good. It had great flow. It was a little sloppy at times, but still good. The best wrestler was TMIV. He was just awesome in this match. While, Shiryu seemed to be the worst. The match had a great amount of moves making the match more fun to watch.

Rating: ****