Posted June 7, 200916 yr comment_5440317 #216 10/2/97 November 29, 1985 Kendo Nagasaki & Mr.Pogo vs. Kantaro Hoshino & Tatsutoshi Goto - Just a tag match with some nice kicks from Pogo. They did a lot of offense running the ropes. Moving on. Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura vs. Dick Murdoch & Masked Superstar - Early on, Kimura plays FIP but the gaijin offense isn’t setting the world on fire until it goes outside. Fujinami leads Kimura back to their corner but when Kimura gets inside, Superstar grabs him before he can make the tag and throws him outside to Murdoch who then picks him up and rams him into the post. Crowd picks up when Fujinami gets tagged but the gaijin treat him much the same way. However, at one point, with Superstar and Fujinami outside, Murdoch decides to go over to Kimura (who is still hurt) and work on the ribs some more. Nice. Superstar is ok in this but I kind of wish that Murdoch and Orton had this tag. When the natives make their comeback, they work over Murdoch’s leg in the hopes they can soften him up for the Sharpshooter. However, Murdoch counters with a nice enziguiri. Later on, when he does get the Sharpshooter, Superstar saves with a sweet clothesline. One awkward spot as Murdoch gets kicked in the chest but it seems like he is selling the mouth. Weird. The ending was pretty freaking cool even if the outcome kinda sucked. Easy nomination. Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi vs. Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka - It is pretty hard to get behind a match when no one sells. I mean, the match was pretty good but you wouldn’t know that anyone had been in control or had worked a body part. I mean Brody makes a funny face when Inoki nails a picture perfect enziguiri. Compare to Fujinami getting nailed by Murdoch. Anyway, this doesn’t last very long and is not a nomination.
