Reel in Place

vs Kenta Kobashi & Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW 7/15/1989) This is violence right off the rip, and man, Tenryu and Jumbo what a pairing. Kobashi really isn't up to this sort of thing here in 1989; he's game, but he can't match what Jumbo, Tenryu, and Hansen bring in terms of presence and violence, plus he's only got one kneepad. Hansen and Tenryu bully Kobashi early, to the point that Kobashi pretty much runs towards Jumbo to tag out. When Jumbo gets in there, he really takes it to Tenryu, enough that he thinks Kobashi stands a chance. Kobashi tries, but he just isn't on the level. Tenryu is so dismissive of him, and Hansen doesn't give a shit and just jumps in the ring to beat on Kobashi for fun. Kenta escapes again, and Jumbo comes back in. Tsuruta grabs Hansen's arm and takes the tone down a notch. He gives Kobashi another shot, and Kobashi continues the arm work. Hansen eventually fights out and tags Tenryu back in. Kobashi fires up, nailing Tenryu with a bar...

Vs Super Destroyer & Umenosuke Ueda (Real World Tag League 12/13/1982) Ueda comes in with a stick and just goes to town, with Super Destroyer joining in. They isolate Hara and get to work. After the hot start, Ueda works an abdominal claw and things come to a screeching halt. Tenryu eventually tags in, but he gets cut off shortly thereafter after. The faces get another tag, but get cut off again. Eventually, Tenryu mounts some offense, and Revolution wins, only to again get pelted with Ueda’s stick. This didn't really work, the hot start was great, but Ueda and Super Destroyer take a lot of the match, to pretty little effect. The second they lose control, they pretty much lose.  Vs Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase (Summer Action Series 7/23/87) You really can't put Hansen & Tenryu in a match and have it be anything other than all about Hansen and Tenryu. DiBiase is setting some sort of injury to his side, which is bandaged up, and means that Hara and Tenryu can pretty effe...

The whole playlist is here , for your continuous viewing pleasure.  Ted DiBiase vs Magnum T.A. - July 6, 1984 I'm slowly making my way through the DVDVR Mid-South set, and a lot of it is good, but nothing so far has struck me as great. This isn't great, but it's the best thing I've seen thus far. Stan Hansen vs Jerry Blackwell - June 28, 1986 Blackwell's a guy with a rep as an all-time great wrestler, which in my limited viewing I don't see, but Hansen rules, and he beats the shit out of Blackwell with a boot here.  Stan Hansen and Genichiro Tenryu vs Giant Baba and Rusher Kimura - November 29, 1989 Hansen and Tenryu assault senior citizens. An all-timer. Rey Mysterio Jr, Solar, and Volador vs Fuerza Guerrera, Juventud Guerrera, and La Parka - October 30, 1993 An all killer, no filler Lucha 6 man. Masahito Kakihara vs Yoshinari Ogawa - January 15, 1999 Ogawa trying to beat a UWFi guy with eye pokes and cradles, great stuff. Mariko Yoshida vs Megumi Fujii - May 2...

The whole playlist is  here , for your continuous viewing pleasure.  Bull Curry vs Johnny Valentine - June 20, 1969 Here is a comprehensive list of the best things in wrestling: cool suplexes, wild dives, shoot punches to the head. The second fall of this match is mostly Curry punching Valentine in the head a bunch, it is incredible.   Nick Bockwinkel vs Ricky Morton - July 2, 1982 Bock rules, 1982 Ricky Morton does a real bad figure four leg lock.  Jumbo Tsuruta vs Genichiro Tenryu - April 20, 1989 This is the first match of the Tenryu/Jumbo series. The second match is one of the greatest matches of all time, but this one is great too. The botched powerbomb at the end is brutal.   Tatsuo Nakano vs Masakatsu Funaki - July 24, 1989 The opening strike exchanges here are great, and Nakano getting beat up is always worth watching. Naoki Sano vs Rick Martel - December 12, 1992 I've been trying to watch more Martel, there was a match with him and Choshu on an ear...