Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Best AJPW matches of the 70's and 80's
Have to get some of these AJPW matches!
From http://www.otherarena.com/cgi/post.cgi?20984&1&4&eighties
n 1990 All Japan ran a TV special where fans voted their top 10 favorite All Japan Matches from 70's and 80's. Here is the list along with the voting tallies:
1) (769) Terry & Dory Funk vs. Abby & Sheik 12/15/77
2) (543) Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu 6/5/89 <-- Got this
3) (394) Nick Bockwinkel vs. Jumbo Tsuruta 2/24/84
4) (343) Bruiser Brody vs. Jumbo Tsuruta 8/31/83 <-- I have one of their matches together, where Brody wins a pre-Triple Crown title
5) (309) Giant Baba vs. Stan Hansen 2/4/82
6) (288) Riki Choshu/Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Genichiro Tenryu 1/28/86
7) (264) Stan Hansen/Bruiser Brody vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Genichiro Tenryu 12/12/83
8) (251) Terry & Dory Funk vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy 8/31/83 - Terry's rtirement match
9) (227) Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu 6/21/85
10) (195) Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mil Mascaras 8/25/77 <-- High priority match; can Jumbo vs. MM beat Angle vs. Mysterio?
13) (153)Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Riki Choshu 11/4/85 - 1 Hour Draw in Osaka
14) (149) Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. The Road Warriors 3/9/85
15) (133) Ric Flair vs. Rick Martel 10/21/85 - Double Title match
16) (128) Jack Brisco vs. Giant Baba 12/2/74
17) (122) Giant Baba vs. Fritz Von Erich 7/25/75
18) (115) Terry & Dory Funk vs. Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka 12/13/81
19) (107) Terry & Dory Funk vs. Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen 12/13/82
20) (93) Antonio Inoki vs. Hulk Hogan 6/2/83 - Finals of the '83 IWGP Tournament
I'm going to guess #20 is a rib of some sorts? <-- I saw the 2nd match between these two which ended in the riot. But the first match had Inoki knocked unconcious. Never seen it yet.
From http://www.otherarena.com/cgi/post.cgi?20984&1&4&eighties
n 1990 All Japan ran a TV special where fans voted their top 10 favorite All Japan Matches from 70's and 80's. Here is the list along with the voting tallies:
1) (769) Terry & Dory Funk vs. Abby & Sheik 12/15/77
2) (543) Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Genichiro Tenryu 6/5/89 <-- Got this
3) (394) Nick Bockwinkel vs. Jumbo Tsuruta 2/24/84
4) (343) Bruiser Brody vs. Jumbo Tsuruta 8/31/83 <-- I have one of their matches together, where Brody wins a pre-Triple Crown title
5) (309) Giant Baba vs. Stan Hansen 2/4/82
6) (288) Riki Choshu/Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Genichiro Tenryu 1/28/86
7) (264) Stan Hansen/Bruiser Brody vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Genichiro Tenryu 12/12/83
8) (251) Terry & Dory Funk vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy 8/31/83 - Terry's rtirement match
9) (227) Genichiro Tenryu vs. Riki Choshu 6/21/85
10) (195) Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Mil Mascaras 8/25/77 <-- High priority match; can Jumbo vs. MM beat Angle vs. Mysterio?
13) (153)Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Riki Choshu 11/4/85 - 1 Hour Draw in Osaka
14) (149) Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu vs. The Road Warriors 3/9/85
15) (133) Ric Flair vs. Rick Martel 10/21/85 - Double Title match
16) (128) Jack Brisco vs. Giant Baba 12/2/74
17) (122) Giant Baba vs. Fritz Von Erich 7/25/75
18) (115) Terry & Dory Funk vs. Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka 12/13/81
19) (107) Terry & Dory Funk vs. Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen 12/13/82
20) (93) Antonio Inoki vs. Hulk Hogan 6/2/83 - Finals of the '83 IWGP Tournament
I'm going to guess #20 is a rib of some sorts? <-- I saw the 2nd match between these two which ended in the riot. But the first match had Inoki knocked unconcious. Never seen it yet.
