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 CARD(Match Rating): I - Katsuyori Shibata vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (8/10)(**3/4) II - Yutaka Yoshie vs. Yuji Nagata (8/10)(***) III - Manabu Nakanishi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi (8/10)(JIP mid) IV - Osamu Nishimura vs. Masahiro Chono (8/10)(JIP mid) V - Tadao Yasuda vs. Yoshihiro Takayama (8/10)(JIP early **) VI - Jun Akiyama vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan (8/10)(***1/2) VII - Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Yutaka Yoshie (8/11)(**3/4) VIII - Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tadao Yasuda (8/11)(DUD) IX - Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan (8/11)(JIP early ***) X - Jun Akiyama vs. Osamu Nishimura (8/11)(***1/4) XI - Manabu Nakanishi vs. Masahiro Chono (8/11)(JIP mid) XII - Yoshihiro Takayama vs. Yuji Nagata (8/11)(***1/4) XIII - Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Masayuki Naruse (8/12)(*1/2) XIV - Masahito Kakihara, Heat & Tiger Mask IV vs. Naufumi Yamamoto, Koji Kanemoto & Jushin Thunder Liger (8/12)(**) XV - Josh Barnett vs. El Samurai (8/12)(1/4*) XVI - Hirooki Goto vs. Naofumi Yamamoto (8/14)(*1/4) XVII - Ryusuke Taguchi, Heat & Tiger Mask IV vs. Jado, Gedo & Koji Kanemoto (8/14)(**1/2) AVERAGE RATING: - PPV RATING: ****1/4 NOTES: Kicking off one of the best G-1 tournaments ever in style with tremendous heat and crowds from the very first match, and some hot main events in Akiyama/Tenzan and Nagata/Takayama. This volume features the two opening days(Kobe 8/10 and Nagoya 8/11), plus five non-G-1 matches from the next two shows. |
 WHEN: August 8-17 2003 WHERE: - ARENA: - ATTENDANCE: - COMMENTATOR(S)/HOST(S): ? (Japanese) ORIGIN: Video Pack Nippon DVD/ESPN International MASTER/1st/2nd/3rd/3+ COPY: 2nd PICTURE QUALITY: 3/4 SOUND QUALITY: 3/4 LENGTH: 3 hrs. 59 mins. NOTES: - REVIEWED BY: JThue, January 2004. |