4/16/94 Super J Cup 1st Stage Final: Great Sasuke vs Chris Benoit

Fans went nute for Sasuke's entrance stemming from his previous upset of Liger. This match was great- technically flawless, although not as spectacular or as enthralling as the previous match. Benoit was great early as most of the first half of the match consisted of mat wrestling. Although that was Sasuke's weakness, especially when done for en extended period of time, you couldn't tell that here. Ssauke did more of his breathtaking flying here, including his tope con hilo. Benoit's flying was just as spectacular, but in a different way. His top rope headbutt and top rope suplexes were far simpler than Sasuke's moves, but nearly as daring given how Benoit and Sasuke would land. Lots of great near falls back and forth over tha last several minutes, ending when Benoit gave Sasuke a back suplex off the top rope and pinned him in 18:46 to win the match and the tournament. Five stars may be an overestimation, but they were less than 5 minutes from that mark. In terms of style and quality, this can best be described as a 90's version of Tiger Mask vs Dynamite Kid. ****3/4

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