(taped 11.26.87) 4 - Tenryu/Ashura Hara vs. Bruiser Brody/Jimmy Snuka - This never grabbed me. Lots of no selling by Brody and a shitty countout finish.

 

(taped 12.4.87) 5 - Tenryu/Ashura Hara vs. Jumbo Tsuruta/Yoshiaki Yatsu - The way they worked screamed draw from early in the match. The wrestling was fine, but I felt they were filling time and getting their stuff in rather than working for a win. I did like Tenryu refusing to engage Jumbo unless he had an obvious advantage, but they didn't really go anywhere with that idea. Eventually, Yatsu and Jumbo worked a long control section on a bloody Tenryu, but nothing about it stood out nor did anything about Tenryu's rally. Another disappointing match in a disappointing RWTL.

Real World Tag League: Bruiser Brody & "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka vs. Revolution (Ashura Hara & Genichiro Tenryu) (11/26/87)

 

Snuka & Hara are the punching bags for their teams of course but they get some offense in as well but the stars here are Brody & Tenryu and it doesn't really pick up until they have their exchanges. Brody would kick Tenryu as he had Snuka pinned then Hara would follow with a lariat on Brody sending him to the floor where they would brawl and as this happens, Tenryu drops Snuka with a powerbomb but Brody would come in with a steel chair and bashed Tenryu with it. Brody would then go to the floor and rolled Snuka back in the ring but it wasn't before the 10 count and we get yet another double countout. This had some fun moments but not a nomination.

 

Real World Tag League: Revolution (Genichiro Tenryu & Yoshiaki Yatsu) vs. Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu (12/4/87)

 

Jumbo & Hara start off chopping each other then Jumbo goes over and paintbrushes Tenryu who looks at him like What the Fuck then looks at his chest shrugging it off and that was awesome. Jumbo then does it again and Tenryu just stands there stoic as hell like John Entwinstle playing bass for The Who before he tags in so of course Jumbo goes over and tags Yatsu with Tenryu giving him this cocksucker look. Jumbo would tag in eventually so Tenryu decides to tag in Hara so we will have to wait a little longer but it was entertaining to watch Jumbo & Hara just tee off on each other. Tenryu would get his revenge on Jumbo's chops as when he ran the ropes, Tenryu opened up the ropes and Jumbo tumbled to the floor before tagging in Hara and the war started. We got high knees from Jumbo and an enzuigiri sending him to the floor then Tenryu just slapped the piss out of Jumbo when he returned to the ring. Yatsu then came in and got worked over with Tenryu slyly going over and paintbrushing Jumbo across the chest with a chop. Jumbo would tag in and went over to clubber Tenryu but Hara would catch him with a lariat before Jumbo nearly took his head off with his own lariat. Tenryu would then tag in and hit a stiff lariat of his own before hitting a backdrop suplex for a nearfall. Jumbo taking down his kneepad before nailing Tenryu with a high knee into the corner then following up with another one on the floor which brought out the juice was great. Jumbo & Yatsu would then viciously work over the cut and Tenryu in general until Tenryu would get a tag after a desperation inside cradle for a nearfall. Hara then came in firing huge blows giving Tenryu a chance to rest as they work over Yatsu until Jumbo comes back in for another huge lariat on Hara then a double lariat on Tenryu taking them both down. The action was hot and heavy as the time was being counted down and Yatsu would hit a German Suplex at the bell making this a draw. This was an awesome match and a slam dunk nomination. Such hard hitting violence.