Curt McGirt Posted March 21 Posted March 21 14 hours ago, Dragon said: AJPW 1992 10/25 20th Anniversary Giant Series Haruka Eigen and Masa Fuchi and Motoshi Okuma vs Mighty Inoue and Rusher Kimura and Ryuma Izumida More of that "Fun Pro Wrestling" of AJPW. The old man/comedy/broken down guys/gimmick guys "division". Thanks for this! I've actually never seen any of the AJPW comedy matches before, and this was really entertaining. Probably because it was the stiffest comedy match of all time. Maybe also because it introduced a dreaded move that somebody nowadays should steal that I guess you can call the TAINT CLAW. If Onita and Kojika were seconds following around Abdullah the Butcher thinking "we could do this for a living", then surely Sanshiro Takagi was sitting there watching NTV as a ten-year old kid seeing this and thinking "I can do that for a living". 1
Dragon Posted March 21 Posted March 21 (edited) 3 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: Thanks for this! I've actually never seen any of the AJPW comedy matches before, and this was really entertaining. Probably because it was the stiffest comedy match of all time. Maybe also because it introduced a dreaded move that somebody nowadays should steal that I guess you can call the TAINT CLAW. If Onita and Kojika were seconds following around Abdullah the Butcher thinking "we could do this for a living", then surely Sanshiro Takagi was sitting there watching NTV as a ten-year old kid seeing this and thinking "I can do that for a living". They had two units at war. I think the names were Family Gundan vs Villain Shokai. The names of the units were different in NOAH. Kobashi was also with the face unit in his early rookie years in AJPW. Specific correct right amount of wrestlers were doing that stuff in the "division". It's mostly all tags matches. The good guys were Giant Baba, Rusher Kimura, The Great Kabuki (he left in 1990), Mitsuo Momota, Mighty Inoue (he joined the Villain's in 1994) the associate members were: Kenta Kobashi (rookie days, around 1989 to 1991. His last match as part of this unit was in the 1993 New Year Giant Series). Andre the Giant, Izumida (He joins the other side later) Jumbo Tsuruta. Misawa had a match with them in 1992, it was Baba, Kimura, Misawa vs Fuchi, Eigen, Okuma. When Baba passed away Rusher Kimura became the leader. The "bad guys" were Haruka Eigen, Masanobu Fuchi, Okuma, Joel Deaton (he joined in 1993, then he left after his tours to Japan stopped) Mighty Inoue, Jun Izumida. The associate member was Kikuchi. Not members but fighting alongside with them, Abdullah the Butcher and Giant Kimala 2. Both units were said to be the bright, fun part of the "bright, fun and intense pro wrestling" catchphrase of AJPW. (Stardom copied this phrase into "Bright, intense, new and beautiful".) Here's one more of the "Fun Pro" style at the Dome in 1998 with Jumbo It's different from the more serious King's/Royal Road. It's lighthearted, comedic, focus on strikes over slams, because slamming old or broken down people with bad or old backs too much wouldn't be so wise to do for obvious reasons. They brought this "Fun Pro Wrestling" style to NOAH, but it died out in the 00s. Edited March 21 by Dragon 1
Cobra Commander Posted March 22 Posted March 22 (edited) this week on Saturday Night: Ronnie Garvin took a fireball recently, Jimmy Garvin's now a face, part of a Dusty promo gets snipped out (probably involving the words "Yellow Man" in his speech to Dick Murdoch), a bunch of dudes get way longer matches than usual, Jimmy Valiant keeps flirting with Tony, Mike Rotunda is here, Bill Dundee gets a promo for the upcoming Memphis show, and Ole insists that there's only four members in the Four Horsemen, not Five Edited March 22 by Cobra Commander
Cobra Commander Posted March 22 Posted March 22 so I think we're a few weeks from Ole being kicked out of the Horsemen and Cornette coming back from Hawaii suspension with a suntan. Considering how JCP was by the end of 87, holy shit are they cooking up some stuff in early 87
Dragon Posted March 22 Posted March 22 All Japan Summer Action Series 1993 7/28 Stan Hansen and Johnny Ace and Big Bubba vs Steve Williams and Terry Gordy and Richard Slinger It is slightly clipped. Wild and fast gaijin match. It's really the Bossman gimmick here.
Cobra Commander Posted March 22 Posted March 22 the WCW Vault guy putting his work in early by uploading the Sunday Clash of the week at midnight instead of Sunday morning. It's the Sting/Flair Clash where Flair turns heel, as you'd expect 1
Cobra Commander Posted March 22 Posted March 22 I skipped 86 Memphis last week due to a lack of a WMC edition (I guess I could have watched 3/22/86 Evansville last week), but this week, we're back to Memphis and it should be apparent why soon enough Memphis Wrestling (WMC Edition), 3/22/86 Quote Dutch Mantel! Jos LeDuc! Bill and Buddy! Billy Travis! The Mod Squad! an interesting interview with Paul Diamond (we'll see about that, Lance). The Central Appliance Guy went on to steal Richard Karn's identity. Hair styling. Taco Bell! Rush a piece of paper with "HELP" to Taco Bell, which works better than handing papers with other things on them to a cashier. $168.50 a month for this Dick Moore Home. Hey fancy graphics to make sure I spell Keith Eric's name right. Keith Eric has a t-shirt about himself. We need a True Life about people who got their asses beat as TV jobguys in their home turf in the 80s. Dutch beats Keith Eric with a clothesline and teabags him for the pin. No commercial break before the next match! Memphis Vice taking on Garman and Trailer. We have Memphis Vice and the Mod Squad at the same time. So many low/mid-card tag teams right now? Benny Trailer getting offense in, meaning he's yeeting guys with armdrags. Jerry Bryant with sort of a Shane Douglas/Jacques Rougeau look to him (his career would end with being diagnosed with ALS a few years after this). Could have done without listing the arms up on that evaded double clothesline. Winston wins with an elbow off the second turnbuckle. I think furniture stores are perpetually in clearance sales. The Chevy Spectrum (did not stick around in America). Are you an alcoholic? do you want a sausage McMuffin from people trying to rip off the Andrews Sisters. KNOW THE WORKPLACE RULES: Dutch Mantel plays a guitar. "Oh how charming". Dirty Rhodes plays a guitar, "HELLO HR?". Oh man, this interview pivots hard into Dirty Rhodes talking about his mother getting MS. Jos LeDuc is touched by Dirty Rhodes story. Jos LeDuc with the look of someone who was either going to get into wrestling or serial killing. Jos LeDuc has a story about a woman at a lumber camp. Jos LeDuc getting a job guy to beat up. LeDuc wins with a clothesline while looking like he could make money as a Scared Straight speaker. Frank Morrell has another promo with his adult son Billy Travis. Frank is explaining about why he threw in the towel in a match with Billy Travis and Abdul Gaddafi. But they're getting a rematch for whatever reason. Billy's father died last summer as everybody in the promotion has a dying relative. Mayor Dick Hackett here for the public school system. Coca Cola Classic. Colortyme! Reneault Jeep as people gather to see jeeps rolling past them. Some action around the territory. Paul Diamond on the Jerry Lawler Show. The complete pom pom shuffle from Memphis State also on the Jerry show. Jonesboro tomorrow! Arkansas State College students can get in for $4 (is that more or less than the usual ticket price). Jackson TN on Friday. Friday April 18th Erin TN. Wednesday April 23rd Oxford MS. Here's a clip of recent Mid-South Coliseum action and Jeff Jarrett gets busted open. Dutch and Jerry join Lance. Jerry's been winning the matches but not getting satisfaction. This time it'll be a Texas Death Match with Jerry and Dutch vs Bill and Buddy (this being the 26 falls match). Dutch with an amazing visual of getting down on the ground to talk to lowlifes like Bill and Buddy. Jerry telling the people you're gonna see blood on Monday. Our card for Monday March 24th is.. $3 GA tickets (less than those special tickets for ASU students). Frank Morrell vs Keith Eric, Jos LeDuc vs Dirty Rhodes, Paul Diamond and Mike Lee vs Tony Falk and Pat Rose, Abdul Gaddafi vs Billy Travis, The Fantastics vs the Mod Squad, Texas Tornado Death Match: Lawler and Dutch vs Bill and Buddy. More furniture savings! Toyota Upside Down Days with a guy who looks like a game show host. Billy Dee Williams for Colt 45 (feels early in a morning to run Colt 45 ads). Colt 45, it'll get you laid. April Fool's Day slasher film with Biff Tannen. Bill and Buddy take on David Haskins and Billy Travis' legal guardian Frank Morrell. Buddy beats Haskins with the figure four. Lance won't interview Bill and Buddy. Bill talking about how discrimination doesn't exist in Australia because they only let white people live there. Well, that's a sentence. Lance wants Bill and Buddy to leave and walks out there. Lance tells them they lost and Bill isn't happy about that. "Don't say we lost" "Lawler and Mantel won so that means you guys lost". And Bill Dundee slaps Lance Russell. Lawler and Dutch come out and we go to break. Bill King's Brake-O! Sully Van spring clearance with a guy who is one bad sale away from living in a van. Memphis Furniture is still going out of business. Every day is Mothers Day on "That's My Mama". Billy Travis takes on the Invader. Billy Travis wins with a second rope kneedrop. Tony Falk joins Lance and Tony Falk wants to take on Jackie Fargo or Jeff Jarrett. Tony Falk is taking on Jim Jamison for his first victory. Tony Falk picking up Jim Jamison at two multiple times. Falk crotches himself on the top turnbuckle and Jim Jamison beats him. Amazing replay of that spot going into the break. Network Dollar Days! Richard Petty for headache powder (why do you think he wears those shades). John Ellis Chevrolet! What's Happening Now! (is totally in the same syndication package as "That's My Mama"). Bill and Buddy are out here again and Lance departs. "Endurance is our middle name". And here comes Lawler and Dutch to run them off. JD Costello gets promo time after all this. Kinda feels like JD would be a better gimmick if he just didn't mention his mother. Paul Diamond talks to Lance about marijuana. The drugs were causing him to lose matches. So many fade cuts. Paul almost botches the line at the end "Don't let it happen to me.. to you". Mod Squad takes on Diamond and Mike Lee. Amused at JD wearing the saddest high school prom tuxedo this week. Diamond and Lee win the first fall and Lee catches a beating after that. An adorable child joins an old man to sell some furniture. More Coca Cola. Buy a GMC truck or van and drive it across your yard. The dark side of comedy, jokestealing, next on Fame. Remember when they ran syndicated shows on weekends instead of infomercials. Another look at the card for Monday Night at the Mid-South Coliseum. Texas Tornado Death Match, a fight to the finish (that's a good place to stop it). Here's a commercial for the Jerry Lawler VHS tape. Now to the second fall. Michael Lee is hurt so Paul Diamond is going in there 1-on-2. "Not a good idea" says Lance. JD Costello talking about how much richer he is than Jim Cornette which is some real "I'm not mad, don't put it in the newspaper that I'm mad" energy. Lance is just so busy with the whole Bill Dundee thing that he just does not give a crap about JD Costello. Kicking the tag partner's hand to try and block a tag is fun. JD Costello getting so many cut-ins to talk and he's talking way too much. Another fucking JD Costello cut-in. Okay, maybe he wouldn't be good if he toned down the Cornette aping. Michael Lee runs out to even things up and it's not a DQ because this isn't early 80s WWF. The Mod Squad leaves and this match is over. Hey we have a feud for the Mod Squad since the Fantastics are leaving this promotion and not showing up for the Coliseum show. Greyhound Racing commercial! It's fun if you don't ask too many questions about the ethics. This original song about greyhound racing is amazing. It's fun on the runnnnnn. Dodge Country with a guy who is trying to look like Mike Henry. This guy in a diner just doesn't know what the deal is with all these foreign names, which is an ad for Action News 5. The Lone Ranger coming up. The weather is warming up. National Hot Rod Association. Tennis. It's all on WMC 5. Come on down Monday night
Curt McGirt Posted March 22 Posted March 22 I watched the Jos LeDuc part and I swear to god, in several different ways, he reminded me of Moxley.
Dragon Posted March 23 Posted March 23 AJPW Real World Tag League 1992 Real World Tag League 1992 Match Super Generation Army Mitsuharu Misawa and Toshiaki Kawada vs The Patriot and The Eagle
Dragon Posted March 23 Posted March 23 AJPW 20th Anniversary 9/17 1992 Kenta Kobashi vs Jun Akiyama Jun's debut match. He probably will retire in DDT. He went from AJPW to NOAH to AJPW to DDT. He still going at age 56.
Cobra Commander Posted March 23 Posted March 23 Slow day on the Vaults. So here’s a Vault video of Wrestlemania opens
Dragon Posted March 23 Posted March 23 (edited) WWF Raw Is War, March 10, 1997 Undertaker and Sycho Sid vs. Vader and Mankind Main event of the first Raw Is War rebranding and War Zone. The episode was the debut of the Titantron and ramp. Edited March 23 by Dragon
Dragon Posted March 25 Posted March 25 (edited) AJPW Real World Tag League 1997 Real World Tag League 1997 Match Hayabusa and Jinsei Shinzaki vs Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada Edited March 25 by Dragon 1
Dragon Posted March 25 Posted March 25 AJPW October Giant Series 1998 11 10 Jinsei Shinzaki vs Mitsuharu Misawa
odessasteps Posted March 25 Posted March 25 (edited) There’s a WWF MSG show in 1973 that has Verne, Dory Sr and Eddie Graham all on the card. It struck me as so unique that JC did a segment on the drive thru, Edited March 25 by odessasteps
Dragon Posted March 25 Posted March 25 AJPW Super Power Series 14.05.1993 Mitsuharu Misawa vs Al Perez Stan Hansen vs Barry Horowitz from the same show. It's very short. 1
Dragon Posted March 26 Posted March 26 (edited) AJPW New Year Giant Series 1994 Johnny Gunn vs. Mitsuharu Misawa I picked the vid with Japanese commercials. Johnny Gunn is Tom Brandi or Salvatore Sincere, he had a short stint in 1994 AJPW. Edited March 26 by Dragon 1
Zimbra Posted March 26 Posted March 26 Pez Whatley's shootstyle career I'm mostly putting these here so I remember to watch them later 3
Dragon Posted March 26 Posted March 26 AJPW New Year Giant Series 1998 26 01 Giant Baba, Mitsuo Momota, Rusher Kimura vs. Haruka Eigen, Masanobu Fuchi, Kikuchi Another one of those fun pro matches Giant Kimala 2, Jun Izumida vs. Masao Inoue, Tamon Honda Takao Omori vs. Skull Von Crush (Big Vito in WCW) Vito does a Stunner in this.
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