Posted June 30, 200817 yr comment_5432552 New Japan Pro Wrestling TV (January 14th & 21st 1983) 1. Tiger Mask, Kantaro Hoshino & Gran Hamada vs El Signo, Navarro & Texano Navarro was the best thing in this as he tossed off some nasty punches and set a dirty, brawling tone for his team. As a whole, the match was kind of aimless. 2. Killer Khan vs Seiji Sakaguchi This was the return from Khan's betrayal the week before. OK brawl but Sakaguchi had trouble converting his righteous anger to anything compelling in the ring. Ended with a dq as the ref couldn't control them. 3. Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami vs Riki Choshu & Masa Saito This was OK as another early segment in the Choshu's Army vs. Inoki/Fujinami feud. But it certainly wasn't any kind of signature match for the series. 4. Kuniaki Kobayashi vs Black Tiger (20/1) I could see these guys having a really cool, set-worthy match but this never rose to that level. It featured some nifty mat exchanges but was JIP and ended pretty quickly on a countout or dq (couldn't tell which.) 5. Tiger Mask vs Negro Navarro (20/1) Phil reviewed this on another compilation and I agree with what he said. Navarro was an excellent worker and is worth discovering for new fans. But he never clicked with TM. 6. Tatsumi Fujinami, Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi vs Killer Khan, Masa Saito & Riki Choshu (20/1) Another fairly unmemorable chapter in NJ's biggest feud from this era. These matches served a purpose in building heat around the major players but don't stand out on their own.
