Kenta Kobashi vs. Toshiaki Kawada (1/19/95) | L&WRR #49 w/ Rich Fann
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🗓️ 4 October 2025
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Joining WH Park to discuss Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kenta Kobashi from 1/19/95 (Kawada’s first defense of his inaugural Triple Crown reign) is Pro Wrestling Torch & POST Wrestling’s Rich Fann.
WH and Rich break down the booking of this match and how it reflects Giant Baba’s overall approach to positioning Kawada as a main event player in All Japan.
They also explore how to spot when a match is going “broadway” and why selling a body part later in a match isn’t always as crucial as it might seem.
Watch the match on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de6-dWXYsdY&t=11s
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| 0:00.0 | This month at post wrestling cafe.com, go excel, and you get live editions of Rewind a raw, |
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| 0:11.1 | and answers, as well as feedback. Post Wrestlingcafe.com. $6 gets you in the door. |
| 0:29.9 | Hello. Hello, everyone, and welcome to the long and winding railroad. |
| 0:32.9 | This is episode number 49. |
| 0:40.3 | So we're going to hit the Big 50 in next episode, whenever that might be. |
| 0:47.8 | I'm hoping it'll be soon because the guest I have has picked a match that has an anniversary coming up. |
| 0:55.1 | And the guest also said he's known for this match, like for seeing this match live. |
| 0:58.5 | Some people might know who I'm talking about, but I'm not going to say he's got to surprise, got to say the surprise. |
| 0:59.7 | But he said with me is the last time he will ever talk about this match. |
| 1:07.8 | That's the next episode, that's this episode. |
| 1:10.2 | This episode is very special as well |
| 1:12.2 | because we have returning to post-wrestling. Well, not really. He's always here. It's my good |
| 1:21.3 | friend from MCU later. My co-host, the man with the plan, the Rich fan. There's some |
| 1:26.8 | alliteration and some rhyming there. |
| 1:29.2 | How are you doing, Rich? |
| 1:30.8 | I am alive. |
| 1:32.4 | I am surviving. |
| 1:33.5 | I am doing well. |
| 1:35.0 | And I am looking forward to talking about this one of my favorite matches in all Japan's storied history. |
| 1:43.2 | That's correct. |
| 1:44.0 | It's an interesting match. |
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