Posted October 12, 200817 yr comment_5435153 Dick showed his mastery of the little things here. He stayed active and aggressive during an early arm control sequence, put over Fujinami's offense with great facial selling and let a big wad of spit go whenever Fujinami popped him in the kisser. Fujinami was a worthy dance partner and they really elevated a pedestrian match structure with their craftsmanship. Nomination. Appears on NJ TV 5/4/85
August 12, 200916 yr comment_5442736 I am a sucker for Dick Murdoch arm work, and enjoyed this up until the finish but I don't know where it would stand compared to the Murdoch-Inoki match that was a Top 20 candidate. I think I may have to revisit this with the other Murdoch-Fujinami matches and see which one stands out the most. The problem will be finding all three of us to agree which one is best. I don't think this is it. This one suffers from a bad ending with the countout finish. After seeing TM and Kobayashi teasing to the finish throughout the whole match, this one seems like such a copout. The slugfest after the match was fun but didn't amount to anything.
September 7, 200916 yr comment_5443905 This was pretty good, Murdochs spitting was a highlight as he really let go with some flem on the punches. Really nice calf branding too, still not much of a finish and I agree with Will we should really see which one of these are the best.
