(20:22, 11/19/89) - Interesting teams, here. Actually, you had three perfect match-ups -- Dynamite and Fuchi in a battle of mean-spirited little guys, Kobashi and Kroffat in a battle of super-athletic middleweights and Furnas and Davey in a battle of powerhouses. It didn't cohere into a great match but they produced a long string of nifty episodes. You had Dynamite whipping Kroffat through the guardrail and snap suplexing him on concrete. You had Furnas and Davey hitting simultaneous press slams in a kind of dick-swinging contest. You had Davey dead lifting Fuchi out of an armlock and holding him up for a missile dropkick from Kobashi. You had Fuchi punching Dynamite in the nose and landing enzuigiris right to his grill. It all added up to enough fun that you guys should take a look. I could see some folks shitting on this and some absolutely loving it, and I like putting divisive matches on these sets.

All Japan Classics 199

Davey Boy Smith/Dynamite Kid/Kenta Kobashi vs. Doug Furnas/Dan Kroffat/Masa Fuchi, 11/19/89 (All Japan Classics 199)

- Fuchi and DK have a nice little sequence early on with Fuchi being frustrated with DK’s stiffness. Next, Kroffat and Kobashi square off. Now the power guys have their go. Shit, Furnas hits Bulldog with a SWEEEEET dropkick. That dropkick was Todd Morton level good. Now that the exhibition is over, we begin the match proper. DK makes the mistake of coming in because he gets run over by a tackle that sends him flying outside. Kobashi and Kroffat have a nice little battle between ending in a stalemate and Fuchi now tries his hand with Bulldog. Nice spot as Bulldog gets Fuchi in the Press Slam, Furnas comes in to press slam Kobashi and they have another stare off. The Bulldogs finally gain control of the match over Kroffat including a clothesline by DK that looked pretty wicked. They attack Kroffat on the outside including a falling headbutt from the apron to the floor by DK. I wish the peril section lasted longer. Furnas tagged in shortly after and when he was in danger, he tagged Kroffat back in. Not very smart considering the damage he took earlier when you have a fresh KObashi right there. Big moves in the stretch run with Bulldog dead lfting Fuchi who gets dropkicked by DK from the deadlift. Badass. Nice ending where the Bulldogs set Fuchi up for the powerslam. I am not going to call this a definite nomination but it was definitely enjoyable and I agree with the nomination.

The Can-Am Express (Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat) & Masa Fuchi vs. The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith) & Kenta Kobashi (11/19/89)

 

Korakuen was very pro Dynamite here. I agree with Childs here on the matchups analogy and it makes a good bit of sense especially Davey & Furnas and this starts out with all 3 matching up against each other in a contest to see who could get the edge but it would even out. I loved Kobashi using the Canadian Backbreaker on Kroffat which pissed off Furnas enough he had to attack him. The press slam contest between Davey & Furnas was great ending up with them talking shit on each other before Fuchi just dropkicks the piss out of Davey. DK looks pretty good here even breaking out the diving headbutt to the floor on Kroffat then throwing him so fucking hard into the railing it broke followed up by a snap suplex. The next great spot was Davey picking up Fuchi who had him in an armlock high in the air so Kobashi could hit a missile dropkick off the top rope. Fuchi would eat more abuse but would end up drilling DK with enzuigiris then punching him right in the face until it broke down into a 6-way brawl with Fuchi eating the double-team slam off the middle rope with Davey getting the win. This had enough good action and overall being fun as hell to be a nomination.