Posted August 16, 201015 yr comment_5454538 "Nature Boy" Ric Flair vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (10/19/85) This is a 15:00 non-title match which was interesting and it reminded me of some of Flair's TV matches in Florida where they would be non-title against guys like Scott McGhee or Barry Windham where both men would go back and forth ending with either Flair jobbing or going to the draw. This was no different as both men were solid here hitting their spots with Jumbo working the Flair style match very well and Flair being Flair. Korakuen was getting hot as they were counting down the clock on the mic with Jumbo getting Flair in the figure-four but time would run out before he could get the high knee. This was fun but I'll give this a mild endorsement because I want to see the other Flair/Jumbo matches that were given more time. Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Curt Hennig (12/4/85) This is basically Jumbo vs. mid-level gaijin and that's the way it was booked as Curt got some offense but it was basically a spotlight match for Jumbo. Okay for what it was but the crowd couldn't give a shit. Next is Jumbo vs. Hamaguchi which I've seen already. Real World Tag League: Ted DiBiase & Stan "The Lariat" Hansen vs. Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr. (12/4/85) Heavy armwork by Baba & Dory on DiBiase's left arm early in the match until Hansen would chase Dory off into the crowd setting up for when he came back in they would work him over. I thought the DiBiase 2nd rope boot to the face was a cool spot and he should've used that more. Dory took a lot of punishment here from both men which was the smart way to go since he would be a better FIP than Baba who when he got the hot tag hit all his spots but you could tell that his days in matches like this were ending. Baba would eat a lariat on the floor and both teams would get counted out before Dory would get destroyed in the ring until Baba cleaned house with a chair. Baba checked on Dory but as this happened, Hansen attacked him with the cowbell then along with DiBiase beat on them some more before leaving. This was good stuff and the brawl after the match was fun as well so I'll push this forward.
