Posted August 16, 200520 yr comment_3186966 Use this thread to nominate matches you've seen that you think are good that would fit in this category. We'll keep this and all other topics open for the remainder of the year so you can add matches anytime you come across something you see that you like.
August 17, 200520 yr comment_3193510 Fujanami v. DK 2/80 (I like it alot better than any of the DK/Sayama matches) Rick Martel v. Ric Flair AJPW 1985 Maeda v. Fujanami 1986 (I'm awful with dates) I'm trying to think of a specific Jumbo/Flair match, but all of them are good enough to be nominated. There's also a Tsuruta v. Von Erich match that deserves nomination. The finals of the 81 tag league also. I can't think of any Joshi right now and this list should have alot of Takada, Tenryu, Jumbo and a fair amount of early NJPW junior stuff and late 80's stuff involving Liger. Fuck I'm gonna have to dig up a tape list.
August 17, 200520 yr Author comment_3194349 This will help some. Tatsumi Fujinami v Dynamite Kid (NJPW 02/05/80) Ric Flair v Rick Martel (AJPW 10/21/85) Akira Maeda v Tatsumi Fujinami (NJPW 06/12/86) Dory & Terry Funk v Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka (AJPW 12/13/81) Nobuhiko Takada v Keichi Yamada (NJPW 05/01/86) Jushin Liger v Naoki Sano (NJPW 08/13/89) Jumbo and Flair had five matches against each other in the 80s. 10/09/81 06/08/83 04/24/85 10/19/85 And then one in '87 I can't remember. I'd definitely nominate the first two. I'm not as big a fan of the third one as most, but it should still go here so people can see it and decide for themselves.
August 17, 200520 yr comment_3194604 Jumbo Tsuruta/Genichiro Tenryu vs Riki Choshu/Yoshiaki Yatsu (1/28/86) Genichiro Tenryu/Toshiaki Kawada vs Stan Hansen/Terry Gordy (12/16/88)
August 18, 200520 yr Author comment_3205029 08/05/82 - Tiger Mask v Dynamite Kid (NJPW) 12/13/82 - Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody v Dory & Terry Funk (AJPW) 04/03/83 - Riki Choshu v Tatsumi Fujinami (NJPW) 04/21/83 - Tiger Mask v Dynamite Kid [2/3 FALLS] (NJPW) 08/31/83 - Dory & Terry Funk v Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (AJPW) 12/08/83 - Riki Choshu, Yoshiaki Yatsu & Animal Hamaguchi v Akira Maeda, Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura (NJPW) 07/23/84 - Nobuhiko Takada & Satoru Sayama v Akira Maeda & Yoshiaki Fujiwara (UWF) 08/02/84 - Cobra v Kuniaki Kobayashi (NJPW) 12/05/84 - Nobuhiko Takada v Kazuo Yamazaki (UWF) 12/08/84 - Tiger Mask v Pirata Morgan (AJPW) 06/21/85 - Tiger Mask v Kuniaki Kobayashi (AJPW) 08/22/85 - Lioness Asuka v Jaguar Yokota (AJW) 03/20/86 - Jumping Bomb Angels v Lioness Asuka & Chigusa Nagayo [2/3 FALLS] (AJW) 06/12/86 - Akira Maeda v Tatsumi Fujinami (NJPW) 07/31/86 - Riki Choshu v Killer Khan [TEXAS DEATH MATCH] (AJPW) 10/09/86 - Akira Maeda v Don Neilsen (NJPW) 11/07/86 - Chigusa Nagayo v Dump Matsumoto (AJW) 11/24/86 - Nobuhiko Takada & Shiro Koshinaka v Tatsumi Fujinami & Keiji Muto (NJPW) 02/05/87 - Nobuhiko Takada v Shiro Koshinaka (NJPW) 01/04/87 - Lioness Asuka & Chigusa Nagayo v Yumi Ogura & Kazue Nagahori (AJW) 02/26/87 - Lioness Asuka v Chigusa Nagayo (AJW) 03/20/87 - Akira Maeda & Nobuhiko Takada v Keiji Muto & Shiro Koshinaka (NJPW) 03/26/87 - Akira Maeda & Nobuhiko Takada v Keiji Muto & Shiro Koshinaka (NJPW) 08/20/87 - Antonio Inoki, Seiji Sakaguchi, Keiji Muto, Kantaro Hoshino & Yoshiaki Fujiwara v Riki Choshu, Tatsumi Fujinami, Akira Maeda, Kengo Kimura & Super Strong Machine [ELIMINATION MATCH] (NJPW Summer Fever) 10/06/87 - Lioness Asuka & Chigusa Nagayo v Bull Nakano & Condor Saito (AJW) 12/05/87 - Chigusa Nagoya, Yumiko Hotta, Mika Suzuki, Yachiyo Hirata & Mika Takahashi v Lioness Asuka, Mika Komatsu, Kazue Nagahori, Mitsuko Nishiwaki & Etsuko Mita [60-MINUTE IRONWOMAN MATCH] (AJW) 12/11/87 - Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy v Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara (AJPW) 02/04/88 - Nobuhiko Takada v Hiroshi Hase (NJPW) 02/05/88 - Nobuhiko Takada v Keichi Yamada (NJPW) 03/09/88 - Jumbo Tsuruta v Tiger Mask (AJPW) 06/10/88 - Owen Hart v Keichi Yamada (NJPW) 07/19/88 - Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki v Shinichi Nakano & Shunji Takano (AJPW) 08/08/88 - Antonio Inoki v Tatsumi Fujinami (NJPW) 09/20/88 - Toshiaki Kawada & Ricky Fuyuki v Shinichi Nakano & Shunji Takano (AJPW) 06/24/88 - Owen Hart v Shiro Koshinaka (NJPW) 10/28/88 - Genichiro Tenryu v Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW) 07/13/89 - Jushin Liger v Naoki Sano (NJPW) 09/20/89 - Jushin Liger v Naoki Sano (NJPW)
August 18, 200520 yr Author comment_3205040 Those were the matches on Bowdren's 80s list that hadn't yet been mentioned here.
August 18, 200520 yr comment_3205364 I was gonna nominate both of those Owen matches, but I didn't have dates.
August 18, 200520 yr comment_3205453 I suspect all of these deserve nomination for one reason or another, but these are the ones I can vouch for and you can count them as nominations from me, if you'd like. 08/05/82 - Tiger Mask v Dynamite Kid (NJPW) 12/13/82 - Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody v Dory & Terry Funk (AJPW) 04/03/83 - Riki Choshu v Tatsumi Fujinami (NJPW) 04/21/83 - Tiger Mask v Dynamite Kid [2/3 FALLS] (NJPW) 08/31/83 - Dory & Terry Funk v Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (AJPW) 12/08/83 - Riki Choshu, Yoshiaki Yatsu & Animal Hamaguchi v Akira Maeda, Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura (NJPW) 07/23/84 - Nobuhiko Takada & Satoru Sayama v Akira Maeda & Yoshiaki Fujiwara (UWF) 08/02/84 - Cobra v Kuniaki Kobayashi (NJPW) 12/05/84 - Nobuhiko Takada v Yoshiaki Fujiwara (UWF) 08/22/85 - Lioness Asuka v Jaguar Yokota (AJW) 03/20/86 - Jumping Bomb Angels v Lioness Asuka & Chigusa Nagayo [2/3 FALLS] (AJW) 06/12/86 - Akira Maeda v Tatsumi Fujinami (NJPW) 11/07/86 - Chigusa Nagayo v Dump Matsumoto (AJW) 02/05/87 - Nobuhiko Takada v Shiro Koshinaka (NJPW) 01/04/87 - Lioness Asuka & Chigusa Nagayo v Yumi Ogura & Kazue Nagahori (AJW) 02/26/87 - Lioness Asuka v Chigusa Nagayo (AJW) 08/20/87 - Antonio Inoki, Seiji Sakaguchi, Keiji Muto, Kantaro Hoshino & Yoshiaki Fujiwara v Riki Choshu, Tatsumi Fujinami, Akira Maeda, Kengo Kimura & Super Strong Machine [ELIMINATION MATCH] (NJPW Summer Fever) 10/06/87 - Lioness Asuka & Chigusa Nagayo v Bull Nakano & Condor Saito (AJW) 12/05/87 - Chigusa Nagoya, Yumiko Hotta, Mika Suzuki, Yachiyo Hirata & Mika Takahashi v Lioness Asuka, Mika Komatsu, Kazue Nagahori, Mitsuko Nishiwaki & Etsuko Mita [60-MINUTE IRONWOMAN MATCH] (AJW) 12/11/87 - Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy v Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara (AJPW) 02/04/88 - Nobuhiko Takada v Hiroshi Hase (NJPW) 02/05/88 - Nobuhiko Takada v Keichi Yamada (NJPW) 03/09/88 - Jumbo Tsuruta v Tiger Mask (AJPW) 06/10/88 - Owen Hart v Keichi Yamada (NJPW) 06/24/88 - Owen Hart v Shiro Koshinaka (NJPW) 10/28/88 - Genichiro Tenryu v Jumbo Tsuruta (AJPW) 07/13/89 - Jushin Liger v Naoki Sano (NJPW) 09/20/89 - Jushin Liger v Naoki Sano (NJPW)
August 18, 200520 yr comment_3205671 "12/05/84 - Nobuhiko Takada v Yoshiaki Fujiwara (UWF)" This is actually vs. Kazuo Yamazaki.
August 20, 200520 yr comment_3218164 Harley Race vs. Ric Flair - AJPW 5/22/84 Kerry Von Erich vs. Jumbo Tsuruta - AJPW 5/22/84
August 21, 200520 yr comment_3228875 Super Tiger vs Akira Maeda UWF -- I haven't watched this in awhile but I remember really liking it. Does anyone know the date? Dynamite Kid vs Cobra Tourney Finals 2/7/84 Dynamite vs Tiger Mask 4/23/81 Dynamite vs Tiger Mask 1/1/82 Dynamite vs Tiger Mask 1/28/82 Dynamite vs Tiger Mask 7/23/82 Dynamite vs Tiger Mask 8/5/82 Dynamite vs Tiger Mask 4/21/83 I hope I didn't forget anything there. Basically, I nominate all the Tiger vs Dynamite matches.
August 23, 200520 yr comment_3247777 The Crush Gals (Lioness Asuka/Chigusa Nagayo) v. Devil Masami/Jaguar Yokota (6/28/84) Wowzers. I highly recommend this to anyone who's not seen it yet.
August 23, 200520 yr Author comment_3247912 Antonio Inoki v Andre the Giant (NJPW TV 06/22/84) Two **** matches on one 60-minute TV show. Wow. This just confirms the belief I've always had that 1984 is the greatest year for wrestling ever, at least on a global level where every promotion everywhere is booming.
November 6, 200519 yr comment_3849542 Jaguar Yokota/Mimi Hagiwara/Yukari Omori vs. Devil Masami/Leilani Kai/Velvet McIntyre (AJW - 5/15/82 - 2/3 Falls) This might be tough to find. The VQ from the comp that I have it is what I would call 'good enough', but you guys might be able to find better. Bob Backlund vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (New Japan - 8/5/82- WWF Title) Jaguar Yokota vs. La Galactica (AJW - 9/17/84 - WWWA vs. UWA Title)
