The first half of the show ended with this match as the big man from Japan hoped to rebound from a disappointing outing last time around. But standing in his way was the Moscow Missile, Velimir Radinovic. Two men from two very different wrestling backgrounds set out to light up Broxbourne.
And, to their credit, they did a pretty good job. Radinovic had the best of the early going and used his speed advantage and array of high flying moves to wear down his opponent. But Yamamoto catches Radinovic as he tries for a cross body and slams him down so hard that Radinovic cries out in pain, arching his back and rolling away. Yamamoto does not let up. He grabs the Russian and pulls him to his feet, whipping him into the ropes and almost taking him out of his boots with an enormous lariat. Yamamoto beats his chest and shouts “kingu” at the fans as he does so. The crowd responds by chanting his name, which only seems to drive him on further.
Kenchi is pumped up and grabs Radinovic once more, this time taking him down with a Grand Crash that scores him a two count. Yamamoto pulls Radinovic back to his feet once more and this time it’s the Giant Driver. But Kenchi doesn’t make a cover, instead he waits as Velimir slowly gets back to a vertical base. Then the big man puts the final nail in the proverbial coffin as a Grand Impact seems him pick up an easy three count.
The crowd cheered and applauded wildly at Yamamoto, a dominant display that will leave many others in this tournament quaking in fear at the thought of facing this giant. FRONTIER be warned, Yamamoto is back to his best!