Posted February 24, 200817 yr comment_5428509 Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Harley Race (UN Title, 8/1/82) (19:14) - I do understand where Phil is coming from since Race does throw out a lot of moves that other people were using as finishers. This doesn’t bother me though because I love his selling and Race doesn’t treat them as finishers. I have seen Terry Funk, Jerry Lawler, and a ton of other guys use the piledriver, only to see people pop up so I won’t hold it against Race. Harley busts Jumbo open again in this match as well and goes to work on the cut…. Headbutts, punches, knee drops. I love how Jumbo’s blood smears over Harley’s head with each headbutt. Jumbo shows his fighting spirit and fights back but that blood is flowing! One spot you have to watch out for is Jumbo’s SICK running clothesline… he just decapitates Race. I think Race is bleeding but there is so much blood I can’t tell. Race ends up winning cleanly and I like this match much more than the April match. Solid nomination.
April 7, 201015 yr comment_5449116 This was definitely better than their match from earlier in the year. They worked a rock-solid structure with Jumbo hitting a high knee to take control early, Harley turning the tide by busting him open and Jumbo staging a big rally. Harley was great at working a cut. Both guys looked sharp with their timing during the finishing stretch. Will mentioned that great clothesline, but Jumbo also hit a great driving forearm and dropkick. And lord, they went to a clean finish. This was an easy yes.
August 28, 201015 yr comment_5455066 NWA United National Heavyweight Title: Jumbo Tsuruta © vs. Harley Race (8/1/82) This is your standard fare Harley/Jumbo match to begin until Race just starts destroying Jumbo with headbutts then posting him on the floor forcing the juice and Jumbo tapes a gusher with the blood going down like water. Race is vicious working over the cut but mixes in other moves as he just plants him with a nice backdrop suplex. Jumbo then fires up a comeback then forcing him to juice from as well and we have another juicefest and I tell ya AJPW is giving Southwest a run for it's money in the juice department. This also turns into a war of attrition with both men going all out trying to get the win like Jumbo just destroying Race with a neckbreaker drop then hits a German Suplex hold for a nearfall. Harley then goes for what looks like a kneebreaker but drops down with a backdrop suplex still holding the knee to get the clean pin and to win the title. Cool finishing move that ends a damn good match. Easy nomination.
