Posted June 25, 200916 yr comment_5441158 June 13, 1985 Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch vs. Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura - (International Tag Title) - Damn, Murdoch is channeling his inner-Brody as he interacts with the crowd. Only missing the chain. North/South controls early on the match.. oh shit, they are in control, déjà-vu! If you c=guys can’t get hyped for the way they tore Kimura apart early on, I don’t know what the fuck to say to you. After some brawling in the crowd, they reset the match with Fujinami and Kimura firing up and putting the North-South on the defensive with no miscommunication between the two gaijin. North/South end up falling out of the ring again and more brawling outside leaves North-South damaged. Ending was weak but this was nothing like the Manila match. Not as strong as that match but still a nomination. I am calling bullshit on the ‘North/South matches are all alike” memo. Maybe they use the same offensive moves but that is like saying that “Fujiwara always uses headbutts “ or “Maeda kicks too much”. No, it is part of what makes them enjoyable to watch. New Japan Classics 197
June 26, 200916 yr comment_5441173 This featured a mid-match restart as the ref seemed to disqualify Murdoch and Adonis for their tactics on the outside but then asked for a new bell. They wrestled for another few minutes and went to another non-finish. As usual, Adonis and Murdoch worked most of the match on offense, but they weren't as impressive here as in the previous meeting. No vote.
September 26, 200916 yr comment_5444559 This felt a little more back and forth then the other matches between these two teams. Kimura was bringing it more in the brawling instead of just being dominated. With a better finish I would fully endorse this, but that bad ending hurt this. So a yes, but nothing I would use a pick on.
