Yesterday was a pretty big day in pro wrestling history as Kassius Ohno, formerly known as Chris Hero, pointed out on twitter.
For those that haven't seen the match, or the segment about it on the CM Punk DVD, then you are missing out. This was the hottest feud of 2002-03 in the mid-west indy circuit. The WWE was training fans that matches lasted 6 minutes. Hero and Punk were wrestling a series of matches that totaled three hours for the IWA:MS title. I never got to see it live as I didn't start working with Ian Rotten and IWA:MS until late 2003-04. I did however get a copy of the tape and watched it a few times because it was a true classic.
For 90+ minutes these two kept the crowd in the palm of their hands. The last part of the match is maybe the best wrestling I have ever seen. Just think about this, the crowd had seen these two go for nearly 70 minutes and yet were standing, cheering, for the last 15-20 minutes of this match up. It took almost a year to build up the feud, but it showed that with time & talent in wrestling, anything is possible.
Ohno celebrated by having his teeth kicked in last night in FCW.
CM Punk also tipped his cap to Ohno's teeth and their anniversary
I couldn't find any highlights or match clips from the epic encounter. I was able to find this music video from their 56 minute TLC match that lead to Hero vs. Punk for 90+ minutes. It is a physical, brutal match, but also has loads of psychology. A rare thing for hardcore wrestling. Enjoy this four minutes of when Hero met Punk.
