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This is my fourth and unfortunately final match from New Japan's BOSJ '98 (however I will be uploading some more matches from earlier and later BOSJ tourneys), but boy is it a doozey. Dr. Wagner had been dominating nearly everyone in his path, and now all that stands between him becoming the first foreign invader BOSJ champion is NJPW stalwart Koji Kanemoto. Can Kanemoto avenge his disappointing loss in the previous year's finals and finally say he's the best in the world? Or is his speed advantage and high impact striking ability simply not enough to counter the raw power and technical prowess of Dr. Wagner, Jr.? If 90% of this match is in any indication, things aren't looking too bright for the former Tiger Mask III...

Another match from NJPW's Best of the Super Juniors, '98. Heavily clipped down from it's original length of 16:52, leaving in most of the good stuff. This is the match that features the infamous "poisoned 'rana", a move that miraculously doesn't kill the recently unmasked Hayashi.

Another tournament match from NJPW's Best of the Super Juniors 1998, this time time featuring fan-favorite Shinjiro Ohtani in somewhat of an underdog role against then-2 time winner (now 3 after his victory in 2001), Jyushin "Thunder" Liger. For NJPW juniors action, it doesn't get much better than this.

Features: Koji Kanemoto vs. Yuji Yasuraoka - Kanemoto apparently hates Yasuraoka with the heat of a thousand exploding suns, but the young representative of WAR refuses to back down. Jyushin "Thunder" Liger vs. Masakazu Fukuda - This would sadly be Fukuda's first and last BOSJ appearance before passing away only a few years later. Don't skip this just because he doesn't have the name recognition of an Ohtani or Kanemoto, because he takes Liger to the absolute limit. Shinjiro Ohtani vs. El Samurai - ElSam shows NO RESPECT for Ohtani and Ohtani returns the favor by dumping Samurai on his head as often as possible. Heavily clipped, so what you end up with is all the awesome near-falls and the super-hot finish. El Samurai vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa - Also clipped, but a very good introduction to the junior wrecking ball that is Takaiwa. Ohtani vs. Takaiwa - So good, they showed up twice! Veteran fan-favorite Ohtani takes the questionable strategy of trying to match power with the young upstart Takaiwa.

At the time, Honma was considered the biggest star of the deathmatch-themed Big Japan, whereas Kasai was practically a nobody. Prepare to see a much younger, not yet scarred Kasai as he fights his way to becoming the deathmatch icon he is today. Keep your eyes on the move at 11:04, which may be the most sickening brainbuster I've ever seen.