Posted June 26, 200817 yr comment_5432458 New Japan Classics 154 John Studd vs. Killer Khan (10/14/83) - Not a good matchup. Studd goes for a clothesline but Khan throws the referee in the way and the ref gets laid out. Riki Choshu & Higo Hamaguchi vs. Seiji Sakaguchi & Kengo Kimura (MSG Tag League '83) (11/25/83) - Hanaguchi and Sakaguchi pick up where they left off in the singles match and go through some of the same sequences. Choshu and Hamaguchi make a pretty good team. One of the things I love about New Japan is that the superplex is a counter move and there is no convoluted setup to pull it off. The spike piledriver sequence was pretty sweet. Choshu gives Kimura the spike but is saved by Sakaguchi. Instead of staying in the ring, Kimura rolls out, goes to to his side of the ring and immediately tags out, selling the damage from the piledriver. When Kimura tags back in, Choshu and Hamaguchi go after the neck and back area with Sakaguchi having to save him. Eventually, the positions are reversed and Kimura tries to take Hamaguchi out with Choshu saving. The ending is pretty great too. It looks like Kimura has the match won after Choshu lariats Higo accidentally and Kimura follows with a jumping face kick. He whips Higo to the ropes but gets upset by a sunset flip in. Andre the Giant & Swede Hanson vs. Tatsumi Fujinami & Akira Maeda (MSG Tag League '83) (11/25/83) - Not a good tag match. There were some fun parts but way too much Swede Hansen as Gaigin in Peril. The problem is he doesn't sell anything. The segments with Andre are mainly comedy segments or both natives trying in vain to hurt him but getting destroyed in the process. Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis vs. Antonio Inoki & Hulk Hogan (MSG Tag League '83) (11/25/83) - This doesn't last too long before all 4 men end up outside. Adonis rolls into the ring to beat the count and wins the match.
