Posted February 29, 200817 yr comment_5428846 All Japan Classics 57 Giant Baba & Kintaro Oki vs. The Sheik & Bugsy McGraw (6/3/81) - The Sheik does his shtick which is fun but watching Oki vs. McGraw was not. Billy Robinson & Les Thorton vs. Nick Bockwinkel & Jim Brunzell (12/5/80) - I really had high hopes for this one but it felt like the Terry-Dory of tag matches. Both teams turn out some cool stuff but only after mind-numbingly long holds. Seriously, if you are going to go 40 minutes, you can have some kind of story but there didn't seem to be any major theme in this match. All 4 guys worked the same matwork/killing time game. Again, I can see someone liking this but after watching Steamboat-Sheik, I don't have the patience for this kind of thing right now.
August 21, 201015 yr comment_5454746 Giant Baba & Kintaro Oki vs. Bugsy McGraw & The Sheik (6/3/81) Oki hits his headbutts as Baba & Sheik brawl on the floor with Sheik juicing immediately while Bugsy's job here is to sell. Nothing much else to say. Real World Tag League: Billy Robinson & Les Thornton vs. Nick Bockwinkel & "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell (12/5/80) This was a good match with everyone working pretty hard which is good for a 45 minute match but this lacked a spark IMO. There was no real aggression here as they basically spent the whole match on the mat and it picked up at the end but they were working for the draw and it just felt flat. Not enough for a nomination.
