Posted April 7, 200817 yr comment_5430481 8/6/99 Ric Flair vs. Genichiro Tenryu (2/3 Falls) (9/12/84) - In the first fall, both guys are working holds but also working moves inbetween holds at a faster pace which really helps early on when your mind tends to wander during the long Flair match. They play the game of one upmanship where each guy responds to a move or spot by doing the same spot in attempt to capitalize where the opponent could not. You see both guys get thrown out for the ring and attacked when they come in. Both guys attempt elbow drops that miss. After Tenryu's miss, Flair attempts a suplex but Tneryu escapes and hits two enziguiris followed by a piledriver for the pin. To be honest, I would rate the first fall of this match better than the 1981 match. In the 2nd fall, Tenryu tries to take Flair out and controls the match but Flair keeps escaping but isn't able to take control himself. In the middle of the fall, Flair escapes a Tenryu headlock with a legbreaker. Tenryu hits an enziguiri after but takes too much time in covering Flair. Flair smells blood after a back suplex and ends up getting the Figure Four to take the fall. In the 3rd fall, Flair attacks the leg. Every time Tenryu blocks a move or counters a Flair attack, he winces in pain and sells the leg. You can see this after he hits a suplex and counters Flair with a backdrop. Flair continues to attack the leg mercilessly and pushes the ref for getting in his way and gets disqualified. Shitty ending aside, this was a great match. Despite going 35 minutes or so, it never dragged and it was so much better than the 1981 match. Easy nomination. Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody vs. Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr. (8/26/84) - - Brody and Hansen worked really well as a team here but the same old problems plague this as the others.... Dory a punching bag, no-selling, non-finish. Dick Slater gets busted open on the outside and it ends in a big brawl 8/13/99 6/3/81 Baba & Oki vs. The Sheik & Bugsy McGraw 6/10/81 Jumbo & Genichiro Tenryu vs. David & Kevin Von Erich 6/10/81 Ricky Steamboat vs. Jimmy Snuka
