Pro Wrestling Chronicle

Match # 14: Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Ron Starr (9/30/80)

No idea who Ron Starr is, but he has curly hair and an outfit that can only be described as era appropriate. He looks like a jobber, but there is most likely a good reason this is on the set.

There is nothing actively bad about this match. In fact, Starr is a very capable wrestler despite his look. However, this is where the “sameness” of the juniors formula (or maybe Fujinami formula) I have seen to this point crept in for me. Starr doesn’t make a mammoth effort during the long holds segment where Fujinami is working from the bottom. It creates a “going through the motions” feel, even when there is effort given. This didn’t feel special, it felt solid, and solid on this set means you knew how to do a few things on the mat, and get out a Fujinami’s way when he does his comebacks. This one felt more average then the other run of the mill matches I’ve seen so far.

I do enjoy the parts where Fujinami has his hope spots and comebacks, not to mention him getting beat up looks decent too. The airplane spin from Fujinami was a good surprise. I’m getting sick of the double drop kick miss spot though. The way Fujinami goes over strong and clean with the Boston crab at the sixteen minute mark was a plus to the match. 2 ½ and 5/10.