Posted June 11, 200817 yr comment_5432150 New Japan Classics 91 Stan Hansen vs. Seiji Sakaguchi (8/22/80) - Early on, this was stiff as hell with Seiji giving Hansen a taste of his own sloppy medicine. Seriously, Sakaguchi might as well be Kawada here becasue there is no give in any shot. Check out the shot that nHansen gives Sakaguchi outside the ring. Hansen whips him into the post, follows through with a lariat that causes his head to bounce off the ringpost. This only lasted about 5 minutes because you knew Seiji could not recover from that lariat outside the ring. He made it back into the ring but was laid out by a lariat for the pin. Bob Backlund vs. Antonio Inoki (WWWF Title) (8/22/80) - Alot of feeling out to begin with but it didn't really flow. You thought Inoki was working the leg but then goes to the back. Early on, Bob was trying to set Inoki up for the butterfly suplex but it kept getting blocked. He eventually hits it after escaping an abdominal stretch. After Inoki rolls out of the ring, they go through a really nice stretch where neither guy can hit a move because it keeps getting blocked. Inoki eventually pounds Bob with a headbutt that sends him to the outside. The counters continue as Bob almost suplexes Inoki outside but he reverses it to bring Bob back inside. Finally, each guy starts popping off big moves but you have to deduct points for an enziguiri barely grazing Bob's shoulder and he ends up over-selling it anyway. The last 10 minutes were frigging great but Stan Hansen comes in for the DQ to leave you with a bad taste in your mouth. This is still a nomination but that ending leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
