Posted December 16, 200519 yr comment_4147167 1988 ALL JAPAN REAL WORLD TAG LEAGUE FINALS Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy v Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada Anyone have any thoughts on this match they'd like to share? I personally thought it was a great match with a lot of exciting work and an unbelievably hot crowd, but there were some legal man issues that kept it from being an all-time classic for me and made it hard to stay involved in the match. That's really the only flaw I have with this match at all, and it's amazing how the 1988 style in Japan is probably more modern than the 2005 WWE style. Probably the second best RWTL final of the 80s, behind the '81 one featuring Hansen's All Japan debut.
December 16, 200519 yr comment_4147833 Haven't seen it in years, but I loved it. It was one of the first Japanese matches I saw and truly loved. Hansen and Gordy killing the crap out of Kawada was a joy to behold. I need to go back to it one of these days.
December 16, 200519 yr comment_4148439 It seems I have this match on my hard drive. The video quality isn't exactly the highest on the planet, mind you. But it's clear enough to tell who is doing what. The file itself is a little over 40 Megs. If anyone wants it I could post it here or pm you.
December 16, 200519 yr comment_4148496 1981 was Brody & Snuka vs. The Funks, which was a great match in its own right. 1988 was just short of the full monty for me just due to how one-sided it was. That's alright in terms of the story, but didn't create enough back and forth drama in the match.
December 17, 200519 yr Author comment_4148944 Tim made a post a while back about how Akiyama on 12/06/96 is a reference to Kawada's performance in this match. Wonder if I could prompt him to post it again ...
December 17, 200519 yr comment_4150021 I also don't think it's an all time classic, although it is a great match. But I do feel it's a huge reason that 12/3/93 is looked at as an all time classic.
