Posted November 10, 200916 yr comment_5445738 4. Genichiro Tenryu/Ashura Hara vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Yoshiaki Yatsu (15:47 aired) This was really good and had a nice chaotic feel to it without actually leaving the ring too much. Yatsu was just throwing people around, and Tenryu hits a nasty Jumbo knee and some big moves. Everything had a kind of sloppiness to it, not in a bad way, more in a believable kinda way. Really fun stuff. NOMINATE.
May 6, 201015 yr comment_5450501 Full version aired on Classics. This was a lot better than their RWTL draw a few weeks earlier. It didn't feature a lot of plot development, just ragged, violent offense thrown at a fast pace. I liked how a lot of the spots didn't seem perfectly set up. Hara nailed a couple of lariats from odd angles, and Yatsu hit him with a missile dropkick while he appeared to be walking away. Jumbo and Tenryu traded a bunch of their big stuff as well. I'm not sure why Jumbo needed Yatsu to hold Hara outside for a countout, but that's just a quibble. This will probably be mid-ballot or below for me, but I enjoyed it enough to second the nomination. All Japan Classics 161
June 22, 201015 yr comment_5452258 Genichiro Tenryu/Ashura Hara vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Yoshiaki Yatsu, 1/2/88 (All Japan Classics 161) - IF the first match was about anticipation between watching Tenryu and Jumbo square off, this one feels like it is time for the subordinates to rise to the occasion. However, this is another match where the teams sort of randomly tag in and out before any real ddrama can unfold or any heat can be sustained on any particular wrestler. The work was good but I didn’t feel the same sense of excitement that the first match teasing the Tenryu-Jumbo pairing. In a way, this felt like playing a long tag on All Japan Giant Gram or Virtua Pro. Don’t get me wron. This is another solid tag but what makes it stand out from any other tag? You have random pairings early on, a nice stretch run but I didn’t feel there was anything unique. Maybe I need to revisit it later.
September 15, 201015 yr comment_5455646 Revolution (Ashura Hara & Genichiro Tenryu) vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu (1/2/88) Yatsu & Jumbo are now dressed alike and they are now the Olympic Heroes. This started out as more of a regular match than their RWTL match which was all emotion but Jumbo & Tenryu would still bring the stiffness with chops early. Yatsu slapping Hara viciously on the chest with him just looking at him thinking I know you aren't doing this before headbutting him very hard was great. Tenryu trolling Jumbo by using high knees before eating a belly-to-belly by Yatsu was also great. Jumbo & Tenryu would do the double lariat spot again but this time both were sent to the floor so Hara took advantage by bashing Jumbo's head into the table then smashing a steel chair across his back. Jumbo would fight back though hitting a lariat on Hara then a spike piledriver would give Yatsu a chance to get some nearfalls on Hara before Tenryu comes in and Yatsu would eventually get the Prison Lock on him until Hara breaks it up setting a hot stretch run with everyone getting big blows and nearfalls with Jumbo giving Hara brutal backdrop driver then going for another one until Tenryu hits a shoulderblock sending both men to the floor then catching Jumbo with a high knee as he was on the apron but he would make it back in the ring as Yatsu held both of Revolution on the floor for the countout. Another great match with these two teams and a definite nomination.
