Posted February 2, 200817 yr comment_5427773 All Japan Classics 81 Kabuki v. Cyclone Negro (09/03/83) - Nothing happening here. Kerry Von Erich vs. Greg Valentine (Missouri Title, 02/11/83 in St. Louis) - Early on, Kerry controls with the headlock and they work spots out of that position including a one legged Kerry monkey flip and a Manhattan Drop from Valentine to turn the tide in his favor. When Valentine controls, he attacks Kerry with no particular purpose moving from the head, back and leg. The end stretch from Kerry’s claw until his roll-up finish was pretty hot but this is a far cry from the great Kerry-Flair matches. I’ll nominate it for discussion but won’t go to the wall for it. Dory and Terry Funk v. Bruiser Brody/Stan Hansen (Tag Final, 12/13/82) - This was pretty damn fun with Terry and Hansen bringing a lot to the table. This actually makes me want to seek out those Terry-Stan singles matches and check those out ASAP. The one good thing about the Brody-Dory matchup is that it makes sense for Brody to manhandle Dory since he was so damn old at this point. For good measure, both Funks end up bleeding, seemingly for the hell of it. But fuck, every time Terry and Stan were in the ring together, they went at it like dogs. I am nominating this match on that fact alone. The post-match beatdown on Dory, while Terry was down and out in a pile of streamers, was also great.
