Posted June 9, 200916 yr comment_5440482 Hulk Hogan vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (2/5/85) - The old “Hogan works hard in Japan” theory is in place here. Well, Hogan is working hard and he quickly takes control early on and Fujinami seems frustrated in not being able to gain any sort of advantage. Eventually he trips Hogan up and applies the sharpshooter. This results in Hogan getting a rope break and taking a breather. So far, so good. It looked like Hogan had it won with the Axe Bomber but Fujinami was able to put his foot on the ropes. I thought the match was done. After a tumble outside, Fujinami posts Hogan and he starts bleeding. Fujinami takes control inside and is pounding on the cut. Great ending as the ref tries to separate Fujinami fron Hogan and right after Fujinami pushes the ref away, he gets nailed with a lariat for the three count. Really good stuff from both guys here. Hogan gave Fujinami plenty and even allowed himself to be dominated later on before putting the match away. Thumbs up from me. NJ Classics 183
July 17, 200916 yr comment_5442052 This was really solid. As Will said, Hogan brought his working boots, applying a bunch of holds in an early sequence that could almost be called chain wrestling. He really drilled Fujinami with the axe bomber for an effective mid-match nearfall. This match benefited from going a beat longer than expected. I thought it would end when Fujinami busted Hogan on the post. But then we got the savage attack from Fujinami back in the ring, and a nice heelish moment from Hogan, taking advantage of Fujinami's overeagerness to pull out a win. This had to be one of the best Hogan matches of the decade, and it belongs on the set.
September 6, 200916 yr comment_5443890 I don't know if this will be above Hogan v. Abby on my list, but this was good. The finish of this was really great, I don't know why Hogan didn't use the ax bomber more in the WWE it is pretty great. This should be on
