Posted August 7, 200817 yr comment_5433747 #137 December 10, 1982 Andre the Giant & Dino Bravo vs. Masked Superstar & Dick Murdoch Short match, it was fun to watch Murdoch and Superstar bump and stooge for Andre, but this wasn’t long enough to mean much January 6, 1983, Tokyo - Korakuen Hall Jesse Ventura vs. Kengo Kimura Lots of Jesse strength spots, he can’t bump at all, so he did almost everything without leaving his feet. Fuck does Ventura stink Seiji Sakaguchi & Killer Khan vs. Riki Choshu & Masa Saito This was pretty fun as Choshu and Saito really work over Sakaguchi and then you have Khan turn on him and join Choshu’s army, crazy pull apart after the match too with Inoki and Choshu brawling. Crowd goes batshit. Match itself was good, and the crazy angle puts it over the top. Tiger Mask vs. Kuniaki Kobayashi (NWA Junior Title) I remember liking this series when I first watched it (I think this match may be on Schneider comp #1), but figured this wouldn’t age well. Well I was wrong, you get the sense Kobayashi might be Tiger Masks best NJ opponent, as he seems to be good at slowing the pace down instead of trying to work as fast as Sayama, so when the match gets big, it feels big. Good build, super hot end run and great finish. Here is a Tiger mask match I can whole heartedly endorse.
