RVD in Japan- I don't think Kawada liked him

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www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/+Kenta+Kobashi/video/x2w7xg_hansen-rvd-vs-kawada-kobashi_sport

Interesting to see RVD's moves at this stage of his career are pretty much the moves he'd use later. I have no idea why Kawada is so stiff with him (at least it looks stiff), though.

[Matt Rogers]

Kawada hates Americans.

Young, newcomer Americans, probably moreso.

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I've heard that he didn't like Americans before but I was a bit unsure. Yikes.

[Matt Rogers]

It doesn't look TOO bad to me, just a usual Kawada shoeing. It doesn't look like he was trying to seriously hurt him anyway.

[Joekishi]

That's how Kawada kicked everybody back in his younger days.

nowadays he's more relaxed

[Matt Rogers]

basicboogeynomix said:

That's how Kawada kicked everybody back in his younger days.

nowadays he's more relaxed

I think discovering singing has calmed him.

[Joekishi]

Jeez AJPW really missed out on Kawada in terms of his mic skills and charisma. Seriously I know he won the triple crown, and he sold out the Dome and Budokan so many times. But just imagine how much more business he could have done as his current character

[Limey]

Kawada hates Americans, Despises Caucasians and has nothing but contempt for women.

If you shoot him a defiant eye, he'd pluck it right out.

And if you insult him by failing to respond to any gestures he may make, no matter how slight, he will hunt you down and slaughter not only you, but your entire village and monestary.

[Mozenrath]

limey said:

Kawada hates Americans, Despises Caucasians and has nothing but contempt for women.

If you shoot him a defiant eye, he'd pluck it right out.

And if you insult him by failing to respond to any gestures he may make, no matter how slight, he will hunt you down and slaughter not only you, but your entire village and monestary.

Excellent Pai Mei reference.