Chigusa Nagayo vs. Yumiko Hotta (Japan Grand Prix) 5/10/87 plus disk 24 retrospective

this match is good but an odd viewing experience for a match still within the boom period. This match is really decided by a battle for control of distance Hotta is able to get a flurry off to start with but Chigusa answers back with a singular power that over the course of the match Hotta just can't match. the bodypart work portion comes mainly in the form of Chigusa targeting Hotta's legs and Hotta going after Chigusa's abdomen which is smart given Hotta is kind of the young powerhouse. the match eventually ends via a top rope wheel kick for the win by Chigusa. The inputs for this match are really fun but the clip in the middle makes me downgrade it to a flat 7/10 just cause of the inherent disconnect between pre and post clip. 

I found myself asking a question that i would've thought ludicrous watching the 85-86 stuff am i kind of done with dump or more specifically has she terminally peaked and is there no where else for her to go. It feels odd cause the crowd is still going ballistic everytime she goes for the scissors and tries to cut a face's hair but the character feels a bit static to me at this point and the usage of the scissors feels a tad rote which is in stark contrast to Leilani Kai's usage of the brass knucks a match ago. opinion still tbd in the end but i'm interrogating how much of it is on me watching all this in sequence.

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