Posted November 1, 200816 yr comment_5435489 Fujinami and Maeda played off a lot of the same sequences they used in their classic singles match from June. Crowd was way into all of their interactions. Kido turned in an unusually energetic performance as well. It ended very suddenly, as Kido caught Kimura in a roll-up during what felt like a normal, mid-match exchange. Weird to have no build to the ending in a title change but I guess that was a nod to the more opportunistic, real fight style pushed by the UWF guys. I'll throw it a nomination because the wrestling was very strong throughout and it seemed like a significant step in the big factional rivalry. Appears on NJ TV 8/5/86 and NJ Classics 240
June 10, 200916 yr comment_5440493 Akira Maeda & Osamu Kid vs. Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura - (IWGP Tag Title) (8/5/86) - I wasn’t expecting Maeda to be so tentative at first but then Osamu comes in and kicks Fujinami in the chest…hard… to remind me that the feud is in full effect. I guess Maeda was waiting for Kimura because he kicked the shit out of him and that left my jaw hurting. These guys just abused each other. You would get about 400 strikes and then they would throw in a wrestling move just to remind you it was still worked. I love how Maeda escapes the Figure 4 by tagging Osamu who jumps from the top rope with a knee to Fujinami’s face. I love the ending with the flash roll up as well. NJ Classics 240
June 26, 200916 yr comment_5441197 This was super solid, and I am a huge fan of all four, this was especially a big Kido match. Still it isn't a top 15 match for this feud and while I will endorse the nomination, I could see this being something cut.
